- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Rabbi Says Judaism Can Help Society

April 23, 2002

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach doesn't want to convert the world to Judaism, just to its practices. Boteach, who was the rabbi of Oxford College for 11 years and is now a prominent author and radio talk show host, will kick off his book tour today with a speech in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts' Dumke Auditorium at 11 a.

A Collegiate View of the Catholic Conundrum

April 23, 2002

As the media-feeding frenzy regarding sex abuse in the Catholic Church intensifies, Americans of all faiths and religious persuasions have begun asking serious questions about sexuality. Speculation about the psychological stability of both heterosexuals and homosexuals, the origins of sexual deviance and the viability of celibacy have splattered the front pages of leading newspapers all over the country.

Assembly Approves Budget, Asks for Fee to Fund K-UTE

April 23, 2002

After only five minutes of discussion, the General Assembly passed the bill detailing the student government budget for next year. The Associated Students of the University of Utah plans to receive $1.2 million in student fees next year, which will fund the many projects and areas ASUU oversees including the Presenter's Office, child care and the budgets and compensation for Executive Cabinet members.

Kotwara Experience Discussed at Hinckley

April 23, 2002

Colorfully draped in traditional Hindu garb, five students who traveled to India this semester related their experience to a campus audience on Tuesday. While in India, the group met with government officials, generals, city planners and other VIPs. The students and supporting U employees also "saw the dirty side of India," said Ted Wilson, who accompanied the group and is the Hinckley Institute of Politics director.

Former Police Office Sues U, Wants Job Back

April 23, 2002

A former U police officer has filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging he was unlawfully discharged from his position. Samuel Beene worked as a police officer in the U Police Department from June 1998 to September 2000, and a U Hospital security officer for more than two years prior to that.

Captive: Al Qaeda Has Radioactive Weaponry

April 23, 2002

WASHINGTON?A senior al Qaeda member has told interrogators that the terrorist organization knows how to build a "dirty bomb" capable of dispersing radioactivity over a wide area, a U.S. official said. Officials don't know whether to believe Abu Zubaydah, who also recently claimed al Qaeda was targeting banks in the northeastern United States.

IRA Denies Role in Columbia Bombing

April 23, 2002

DUBLIN, Ireland?Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said Tuesday he won't attend a U.S. congressional hearing to discuss the Irish Republican Army's alleged training of Colombian rebels. Adams, who travels regularly to the United States to raise funds for his IRA-linked party, was invited last month to a Congressional hearing.

A Whimper or A Bang? Contemplations on the End of the World

April 23, 2002

As anyone will tell you, there are many problems with the world today. For instance, if you look up, you'll notice a grotesque gray swamp attempting to pawn itself off as spring. The short skirts the girls were just beginning to sport for the good weather have been replaced, once again, by warmer, considerably more boring attire.

94 Arrests Made in Airport Personnel

April 23, 2002

ALEXANDRIA, Va.?Federal authorities have arrested 94 workers at two Washington area airports on charges of fraudulently obtaining airport security badges. The arrests at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan National Airport are part of an ongoing investigation to ensure "that people who have access to secure areas of our airports are worthy of the trust granted to them by the public," Attorney General John Ashcroft said.

Marines Attacked by Puerto Ricans

April 23, 2002

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico?A mob armed with bats and pipes attacked 10 U.S. Navy Marines, leaving one with a cranial fracture and others with injuries from broken bones to minor scrapes, the Navy said Tuesday. All 10 were released from the hospital Tuesday after a brawl that erupted Monday night in the colonial section of San Juan, capital of this U.