- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Due to TRAX construction on South Campus Drive, campus transit has reorganized the U's shuttle routes. "We've been talking about changing shuttle routes since the Olympics, but have only made minor adjustments before now," said Ken Searles, manager of campus transit.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: U Student Drowns in HPER

May 21, 2002

U student Keval Patel, died May 23, after classmates found him unconscious shortly before 8 p.m. in the HPER Complex dive pool the evening of May 22. The 23-year-od Patel, who was studying pre-biology and was an Airman at Hill Air Force Base, was swimming qualifying laps for scuba diving certification.

State Budget Woes Promise Additional Tuition Increases

May 21, 2002

U administrators said students will almost inevitably face a second tuition increase before the beginning of Fall Semester. Dave Pershing, senior vice president for academic affairs, said that a tuition increase in addition to the 9.3 percent increase announced in March is "probably 100 percent likely.

Post Chapel Gets Mixed Reactions

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Machen, Parking Services Face Lawsuit

May 21, 2002

Naming U President Bernie Machen both professionally and personally as well as other U officials, a Salt Lake woman filed a lawsuit against the U, saying that the U failed to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements. When Mandi Maree Shaw attended a gymnastics meet in mid-March, she said that handicapped parking places weren't located in the closest lot to the arena as required by federal legislation.

Graduates Finish With Tumultuous Year

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Business Bureau Director Dies of Pancreatic Cance

May 21, 2002

Professor Thayne Robson, director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the School of Business, died May 13 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 72. "Thayne's passing is a great loss to the U and to the state of Utah. He has been a valued adviser to governors, legislators and the business community on economic matters for decades.

U Professor Appointed to District Court

May 21, 2002

U law professor Paul Cassell will serve as a District Court Judge for the District of Utah after the United States Senate confirmed him on May 13. Though the Senate voted Cassell through to serve on the United States District Court, the 20 votes against him mark the largest number of votes against a candidate of any of Bush's 57 judicial nominees so far.

K-UTE Retains Two Percent of ASUU Funding

May 21, 2002

On May 9, the Associated Students of the University of Utah's new Student Senate and Assembly maintained K-UTE's 2 percent portion of the student activity fee. Representatives held the meeting following a weekend hearing at the ASUU Supreme Court that overturned an earlier vote to cut the station's funding.