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Letter to the Editor: Romney’s Reality

By By Brandon Bingham, First Year, U Medical School, By Brandon Bingham, First Year, U Medical School, and By Brandon Bingham, First Year, U Medical School • April 7, 2002

Editor: Once again, I am a little perplexed by a Daily Utah Chronicle column. This time it was a little too off-the-cuff to ignore. John Morley's March 26 column "Mitt Needs a Dose of Reality to Continue Success" was a rather weak attempt to go after someone just for the sake of going after them.

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Presenter’s Office Is Underserving U Wipping Boy

April 7, 2002

Recently, the Associated Students of the University of Utah Presenter's Office has become the on-campus organization that everyone loves to hate. Many of the recent ASUU presidential debates focused on the office's funding, and some of the campaigning parties even threatened to get rid of it entirely.

U.S. News Ranks U Higher Than Other Schools in Utah

April 7, 2002

In its annual university ranking, U.S. News & World Report put the U in eight categories, more than any other Utah school. University officials hope students refer to the rankings when deciding which college to attend. Some of the U's highest marks are in health and medicine.

Budgets Spread Thin to Prevent Layoffs

April 7, 2002

After lawmakers hacked $11 million from the U's budget, administrators asked each department to trim its costs by 4.7 percent. And Friday, department heads turned in what remains of their 2002 2003 budget. Since last week, when the biology department laid off non-tenured professor lecturer Fred Montague?and days later reversed the decision?many junior faculty members have worried about job security.

U. Arkansas Lecturer Says Terrorism Still Present in Colombia

By By U Wire • April 7, 2002

Will Myers Arkansas Traveler University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.?War broke out in Colombia 50 years ago, and more than 40,000 people have died since the war started, a professor told University of Arkansas students Wednesday. Professor Marc Chernick of Georgetown University spoke to UA students and faculty on the factors that are killing the Colombians.

Olympics Helped Lemmon Become U Police Chief

April 7, 2002

Citing his understanding of a university campus and excellent performance during the Olympics, U officials made Ben Lemmon chief of the U Police Department Thursday. A 29-year UUPD veteran, Lemmon has acted as interim chief since Chief Robert Wilson left last June.

U Neuroscience Students Introduce Kids to Brains

April 7, 2002

A group of grad students from the U's neuroscience program took their show on the road last week to help Utah elementary school students celebrate Brain Awareness Week 2002. "The brain is the most complex and least understood organ in the human body," said Arie Sitthichai, spokeswoman for the group.

Fathers’ Love Just as Important as Mothers’

April 7, 2002

Scientific research has proven that a mother's nurturing is pivotal in an infant's early development, but according to research conducted by one U professor, the role of the father is just as important. The relationships between children and fathers during the first year of life plays a significant role in determining future emotional development, says Marissa Diener.

Larry H. Miller Creates 10 Minority Scholarships

April 7, 2002

U administrators have teamed up with car mogul Larry H. Miller to create a new scholarship for 10 disadvantaged minority students, beginning in Fall 2002. The Larry H. Miller Enrichment Scholarship is intended for students who qualify for financial aid, said Dean of Students Stayner Landward.