- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Split Squad Track Team Heads to San Diego, Logan

By , , and • April 10, 2002

After a very impressive meet at Provo, in which the U track and field team flexed their muscles to place well in many events, the team will split up for weekend competition. The women's team heads to San Diego, while the men travel to Logan to compete in the Utah State Invitational.

Women Netters Host Southern Utah, BYU

By , , and • April 10, 2002

The in-state war will begin for the U women's tennis team this weekend, as BYU and Southern Utah head north to match up against the Utes. Utah is 8-11 overall, and 2-4 in Mountain West Conference play, while BYU is 8-12 overall, and 3-3 in conference play.

Utilites Want UT Nuclear Waste Site

By and • April 10, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Two supporters of the plan to store used nuclear fuel on Utah's Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indian Reservation met with The Associated Press on Wednesday to tell their side of the story. Private Fuel Storage, a group of nuclear utilities, is now seeking a license from federal regulators.

Hot Tubbing For Charity

By and • April 10, 2002

Sigma Phi Epsilon members Jim Garcia (left) and Zach Robinson sit in a hot tub outside the Union on Wednesday. The fraternity held its fourth annual "Tub-A-thon" from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Part of its Philanthropy Week activities, the day-long event included a hot dog barbecue from 11 a.

Want to Get Chipped? Consider This

By and • April 10, 2002

"Mom, I want to be the first kid implanted with the chip." Sound like something from Star Trek? Think again. They were the first words that came out of 12-year-old Derek Jacobs' mouth after watching a "Today Show" segment on the rapidly emerging technology called the VeriChip.

The Chronicle’s View: New Computer Policy A Double-Edged Sword

By and • April 10, 2002

There are five student computer labs on campus, but oddly enough, U students must often endure exceedingly long waits to utilize them. It's not because every student on the hill is clamoring to use one?it's just that those who do are increasingly forced to compete with the local high schoolers and others who get to them first.

U Softball Readies for Cougars

By and • April 10, 2002

The break was short from Mountain West Conference play and not as productive as it could have been, as the U softball team split with Southern Utah last Wednesday. But all that is irrelevant as the Utes get back to conference play with BYU tomorrow. The Cougars are 24-16 (3-5 MWC) and are coming off a game against Utah State yesterday.

Tunisia Explosion Leaves Five Dead

By and • April 10, 2002

TUNIS, Tunisia?A truck filled with natural gas crashed into the outer wall of a synagogue on a Tunisian resort island Thursday, killing five people and injuring about 20. The official news agency and the synagogue president both said they believed it was an accident, but Israel's deputy foreign minister called it a deliberate anti-Semitic attack.

Grand Jury Hears Priest Abuse Case

By and • April 10, 2002

NEW YORK?Expressing concern about a possible cover-up by Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese, a district attorney Thursday announced he was convening a special grand jury to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by priests and how the allegations were handled by the church.

Smoking Cost U.S. 7 Dollars a Pack

By and • April 10, 2002

ATLANTA?Each pack of cigarettes sold in the United States costs the nation $7 in medical care and lost productivity, the government said Thursday. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the nation's total cost of smoking at $3,391 a year for every smoker, or $157.