- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Tensions Erupt in Hindu Ceremony

March 14, 2002

AYODHYA, India?India's prime minister appealed for peace Thursday following Hindu Muslim violence that has killed more than 700 people, and police arrested hundreds of Hindu activists. More than 14,000 police and troops patrolled streets and canals in the northern city of Ayodhya, where Hindu nationalists vowed to pray Friday near the site of a razed 16th-century mosque despite a Supreme Court ban on the ceremony.

“Two Strikes” Bill Passed in House

March 14, 2002

WASHINGTON?The House passed legislation Thursday mandating automatic life sentences for two-time federal child sex offenders. The vote on the "two strikes" bill was 382-34. Life sentences would be mandatory for any federal child sex offense if the defendant was previously convicted of a federal or state sex crime involving children.

Guangdong Revisited: The Bustling Chinese Province Is in Constant State of Flux

By , , and • March 14, 2002

Right next to the busiest Daoist temple in Hong Kong are a cluster of new 40-story apartment buildings. There's nothing special about these high-rises except that they are built on what used to be my old neighborhood. Minus the temple, nothing here resembles the environment that surrounded me during my childhood.

Some Lessons Better Learned at Home

By , , and • March 14, 2002

Consider the books some people want to put in the hands of students at an elementary school near you: "Heather Has Two Mommies" and "Gloria Goes to Gay Pride." The school chancellor of School District 24 in Queens, New York City, already tried to introduce these books?part of the "Children of the Rainbow" curriculum?almost 10 years ago.

Letter to the Editor: Residency Shenanigans Shameful

By By Jonathan G. Jemming, First-year Law Student, By Jonathan G. Jemming, First-year Law Student, and By Jonathan G. Jemming, First-year Law Student • March 14, 2002

Editor: This year, the Utah State Legislature enacted House Bill 331, which will essentially double the time it takes for out of state students to gain in-state residency. In the law school, for instance, this means that those who came here anticipating resident tuition fees next year may end up paying an additional $10,000 to remain.

The Chronicle’s View: Regents Make Move in Right Direction

By and • March 14, 2002

Between the annual costs of rising inflation and the Utah Legislature's continued failure to sufficiently fund higher education, it is a sad fact of every college student's life that tuition will get more expensive. For the first time in quite a while, however, the higher education higher-ups are recognizing the equally inherent fact that with higher tuition must come more financial aid.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • March 13, 2002

"The state Legislature's wierdness, however, seems well grounded in reality."

Online Students Do Worse

By By U Wire • March 13, 2002

GAINESVILLE, Fla.?While a recent study shows online courses may not be giving students the education they are paying for, many University of Florida professors and students feel differently. According to a study conducted at Michigan State University, students who took courses with a live instructor received an average of 4 percent more correct test answers.

A.I. Helping to Fight Cancer

By By U Wire • March 13, 2002

COLLEGE PARK, Md.?In movies like The Terminator and The Matrix, evil forms of artificial intelligence attempted to enslave mankind. Researchers at the University of Maryland's Greenebaum Cancer Center are proving artificial intelligence can do good things, too.

Media Treated LDS Church Fairly During Olympics

March 13, 2002

Two ingredients mixed together to create a mostly accurate and fair portrayal of the LDS Church during the Olympics?a media expecting to find a quirky and stodgy society and church officials curtailing proselytizing practices downtown. This is the conclusion of a panel discussion held Tuesday on the effect of worldwide media attention during the Games.