- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Business School Wants Students to ‘Agree With Jack’ and Donate

April 9, 2002

Throughout the week, fliers and sidewalk chalk will ask business students if they agree with Jack. Jack Brittain, business dean, wants more of his students donating to the School of Business. The percentage of alumni who donate to the graduate school affects national rankings?the more donors, the higher the ranking.

Barring Rain, Softball to Play

By and • April 9, 2002

Coming off a weekend where the Utes downed conference foes three of four times and are currently riding their longest winning streak of the year (at three games), the U softball team gets a temporary break from conference play, when it takes on in-state rival Southern Utah.

Baseball Only Splits Versus Mesa

By and • April 9, 2002

After a close and emotional loss to BYU last weekend, it was almost to be expected that the U baseball team might have been a little drained for the midweek doubleheader against the Mesa State Mavericks, but what happened in the ninth inning of the first game was inexcusable.

Anybody Interested in Buying My Used Gum?

By and • April 9, 2002

My Tuesday afternoon consisted largely of trying to convince my work colleagues to buy my chewed-up wad of gum for a hundred bucks. Perhaps not the most productive couple of hours I've ever spent, but with graduation just a month away and my lucrative college journalism career about to end, the thought of unemployment and poverty led to the unorthodox would-be money making venture.

Apostles Relocated to Foreign Service

By and • April 9, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?For the first time in four decades, two of the Mormon Church's governing 12 apostles will be stationed on other continents. Beginning in August, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland will serve as an area president in Chile and Elder Dallin H. Oaks will be area president in Manila, Philippines.

Forced Floods Fail in Grand Canyon

By and • April 9, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?An artificial flood created six years ago by opening Glen Canyon Dam floodgates failed in its mission to distribute sediment along Colorado River beaches in Grand Canyon, a group of researchers concluded. The idea was to churn sand and silt from the bottom of the river channel and distribute them on the banks, sandbars and side canyons.

Pres. Bush Pushes Against Cloning

By and • April 9, 2002

WASHINGTON?President Bush called on the Senate Wednesday to pass legislation banning all human cloning, including the cloning of embryos for research and treatment of diseases. "Life is creation, not a commodity," Bush said in a speech to 175 doctors, scientists, lawmakers, religious activists and disabled people.

Prison Population Growth Rate Slows

By and • April 9, 2002

WASHINGTON?The number of people in prison grew last year at the slowest rate in three decades, the Justice Department reported Wednesday. The total population in all prisons and jails rose a bit more than 1 percent, nearing 2 million, according to the annual report.

Students Sample: Did you vote in the Associated Students of the University of Utah elections? Why?

By and • April 9, 2002

I didn't have any information about voting, and I didn't know how to do it. ASUU doesn't do things for international students, so voting's not as important as it is to American students. Thanat Wiriyapinit Freshman, Business I did not vote. Most of it is a big joke.

Men’s Tennis Takes on BYU

By and • April 9, 2002

The U men's tennis team is undefeated at home. It has a perfect 7-0 record in Salt Lake City, and hopes to take advantage of that when it hosts three straight Mountain West Conference foes this week. At 12-8, 1-1 MWC, the Utes will not exactly be on their home courts, though, when they host BYU, San Diego State and UNLV this week at the Canyon Racquet Club near Big Cottonwood Canyon.