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Summer School and the Brink of Graduation

April 28, 2002

The air was cold that day. It was raining and exceptionally depressing. Clouds graced the sky, only to deny the sunlight from shining down on our beautiful green Earth. It was early May, and anticipation for summer and eighth grade graduation was approaching rapidly, so joy filled the air, despite the weather.

Hebron Invaded by Israeli Soldiers

April 28, 2002

HEBRON, West Bank?Israeli forces took over this West Bank city early Monday, killing nine Palestinians, just hours after Israel's Cabinet reluctantly agreed to a U.S. proposal to release Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from his month-long confinement and allow him to travel freely.

ISU Opens Case for Oly Skating Judge

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Senate: Oil Price Increases Forced

April 28, 2002

WASHINGTON?While the industry often blames gasoline price spikes on market-driven shortages, a congressional investigation has found that some oil companies reduce supplies when markets are tight to force up prices and profits. The investigation by a Senate subcommittee found that industry manipulation of gasoline supplies exacerbated tight fuel markets and helped produce some of the sharp price spikes over the last three years, especially in the Midwest.

Edwards Appoints Executive Cabinet

April 28, 2002

The 15 students who will organize many student government programs next year and determine the fate of $67,600 have been chosen. The Executive Cabinet of the Associated Students of the University of Utah is the group who direct some of the most visible programs of ASUU, including the student advocacy forums and the family fun days.

Presenter’s Office Will Release Student Survey

April 28, 2002

Two weeks ago the Student Senate spent no time discussing the Presenter's Office budget, despite a bill threatening to cut its funding by nearly half. Sen. Sam Swenson, humanities, proposed a resolution to decrease the funding of the Presenter's Office to 20 percent of ASUU's annual budget.

Coles Gets Ready to Take Reins of Academic Senate

April 28, 2002

She is considered by most to be a poet and teacher, but next year Katharine Coles will also be a top administrator at the U. As the Academic Senate president for the 2002-2003 year, Coles will represent the U's 3,500 faculty members as she takes her seat on the U's Executive Cabinet.

What Tomorrow Brings: Last Conversation With Father Fitzgerald

April 28, 2002

This is the last opinion column I will ever write. So instead of shamelessly promoting my crackpot philosophies, I decided to share with you another recent conversation with my buddy, Catholic priest and fellow beer sipping Irishman, Father Fitzgerald. "How are you, James?" "Well, Padre, I've got to tell you, writer's block has me again.

Letter to the Editor: Fighting Academia’s Pro-Machine Bias

By By Bill McCormick, Salt Lake City, UT, By Bill McCormick, Salt Lake City, UT, and By Bill McCormick, Salt Lake City, UT • April 28, 2002

Editor: I read your coverage of the science and literature conference with growing dismay. From your coverage?as well as what I've heard elsewhere?the symposium seemed to have been totally dominated by the type of person who broke into wild cheering when IBM's "Deep Blue" beat Gary Kasparov a few years back.

Opinion Cartoon

By By Sarah Morton, , By Sarah Morton, , By Sarah Morton, and • April 28, 2002

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