- The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Search for Elizabeth Smart

June 11, 2002

After 14-year-old Federal Heights resident Elizabeth Smart was found missing, the community showed an outpouring of support, time and effort?and the U community was no exception. As the lawn of Shriners Hospital filled with camera crews, food suppliers and first aid tents, volunteers from the U?including about 20 U football players and their coaches?came to provide their services.

The Salt Lake Coffee Break: A Late-Night Coffee Shop Reaches Out To Students

By By Alex Lee • June 11, 2002

It's almost midnight on a Friday. Most of the customers at the Salt Lake Roasting Company have left, and the coffee shop's employees are going through the routine of closing the caf. Just a block up the street is the newer Salt Lake Coffee Break, and the party seems to be just getting started.

New Nursing Prof, Other Profs Honored

June 11, 2002

Nursing Prof Appointed Kathleen Mooney, professor in the U's College of Nursing, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Institute of Medicine's National Cancer Policy Board. The Institute of Medicine is part of the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Cancer Policy Board addresses issues that arise in prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

ASUU Appoints New Supreme Court Justices

June 11, 2002

It appears Mike Nelson can't pull himself away from student government. Only a few short months off the job as student body vice president, Nelson received an appointment to serve as Associated Students of the University of Utah's Supreme Court chief justice next year.

U Involved With Enron Investigation

June 11, 2002

The U may soon have deep impact on the investigation of the now defunct energy company Enron. U finance professor Hendrik Bessembinder will aid federal investigators in determining if Enron and other energy giants followed fair competition rules. Bessembinder, the Blaine Huntsman presidential chair in finance at the School of Business, is part of an investigating committee appointed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission assessing whether Enron and other power traders fairly sold electricity in California and other parts of the West.

Ski Season Not as Bad as Predicted

June 11, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Utah's 2001-02 ski season saw 9 percent fewer skiers as compared to the record season the year before, according to the final count on skiers released by Ski Utah this week. Fearing shock waves from Sept. 11 and a flood of non-skiers during the Olympics, pre-season predictions said the count could be down by as much as 30 percent.

Car Hits Cougar in Small Community

June 11, 2002

SMITHFIELD?A car hit and killed a cougar during the weekend as the animal darted across a road. The cougar was later measured at 81 inches long, or 6-feet 7-inches tall if standing on its hind legs, with a chest width almost 3 feet thick, police said. The collision occurred at 10:38 p.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • June 11, 2002

"More than 100 U students a day have come to volunteer, but we need more."

Former KY Mayor Indicted for Porn

June 11, 2002

ASHLAND, Ky.?The former mayor of Ashland was charged Tuesday with receiving and possessing child pornography. Paul R. Reeves was charged in a federal indictment with conspiring to receive child pornography, receiving child pornography and possessing child pornography.

UN World Summit Addresses Hunger

June 11, 2002

ROME?Led by Cuba, developing countries on Tuesday demanded greater access to international markets and an end to export subsidies, saying fairer free trade is the only way to end world hunger. On the second day of the U.N. World Food Summit, leaders of the world's poorest countries called on the United States, European Union and other exporting nations to give poor farmers a competing chance to sell their wares.