- The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Chronicle’s View: Despite Setbacks Season Was a Success

By and • January 2, 2002

This time just a year ago, U football coach Ron McBride was contending with headhunters out for his job for the umpteenth time after the promise of a potential conference championship quickly degenerated into a 4-7 finish. Through it all, he remained unperturbed, expressing support for his players, making changes to the staff and personnel and all the while maintaining his belief that his football team was a good one.

Letter to the Editor: Toppling the U’s Parking Tyranny

By By Carlos Buckner, Junior, Bioengineering, By Carlos Buckner, Junior, Bioengineering, By Carlos Buckner, Junior, Bioengineering, By Carlos Buckner, Junior, Bioengineering, By Carlos Buckner, Junior, Bioengineering, and By Carlos Buckner, Junior, Bioengineering • January 2, 2002

Editor: I would like to express my support for Steve Rinehart and wish him well in his endeavor to topple the parking tyranny at the U. Although I do not own a parking permit, I agree that those who have bought them have been treated dishonestly and that parking services needs to compensate those it has cheated and lied to.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Legislature to Discuss U Gun Policy in January

By and • December 15, 2001

U officials expect state lawmakers to call a legislative hearing in January to debate the campus' concealed weapons policy. The policy prohibiting all guns on campus came under fire when Attorney General Mark Shurtleff presented legislative leaders with his formal opinion about Utah gun laws in early December.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: U Light Rail Line Opens for Business

By and • December 15, 2001

A delighted group of business owners, residents and politicians watched as a light rail train smashed through a wall of red paper announcing "TRAX to U." The university light rail line opened for business at midday Dec. 15 to hundreds of passengers. Light rail "is no longer a line, it is a system," announced John Inglish, general manager of the Utah Transit Authority.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Parking Employee Says She Was Fired for Talking to Media

December 13, 2001

Parking Appeals Officer Elisabeth Wilkinson was fired Wednesday, she said because she talked to the newspaper about something "corrupt" that happened at parking services. The son of prominent U donors came into parking services Tuesday "threatening" that his family would withdraw funds if a boot weren't taken off his girlfriend's car and her fines nullified, said Wilkinson, a senior studying psychology.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Deer Busts Into West Institute

December 11, 2001

A deer broke through a window in the West Institute Building Monday morning. Apart from a bloody nose, the deer was not injured. Beyond the window, there was no significant property damage. U Police Sgt. Don Bird responded to a call from employees in the building at about 8 a.

Police Report: Transient flushed out of MBH, arrested

December 11, 2001

Lurker arrested?A transient was flushed out of Milton Bennion Hall and ran from security. The police caught and questioned him. He gave the questioning officer false information about his identity, but another officer at the scene recognized the transient from a previous encounter and corrected the deception.

Crackdown Meets Angry Resistance

December 7, 2001

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip?Yasser Arafat's intensified crackdown on Islamic militants met angry resistance on his own territory Thursday, as 1,500 Hamas supporters battled Palestinian riot police for hours outside the home of the group's leader. One Hamas supporter died in an exchange of fire.

Try to Remember: The Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

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U and Opera Company Settle on Archive Suit

December 7, 2001

The U and Utah Festival Opera Company settled a two year legal battle over more than 50,000 musical recordings memorabilia and instruments with the creation of a non-profit organization Wednesday. For the last two years, lawyers representing both organizations have fought a custody battle for the Mariska Aldrich Music Archive, worth $3 million.