- The Daily Utah Chronicle

McDonald’s Chain to Use Foreign Beef

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Telecom to Lay Off Over 3,700 Workers

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Spain Finds Snake with Two Heads

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MADRID, Spain?Scientists studying a two-headed snake found in Spain have two major questions: Does one head boss the other around? Will the creature ever find a mate? The star attraction of the University of Valencia's zoology lab these days is a 10-inch ladder snake, a nonpoisonous species native to Spain, Portugal and France.

U’s Bowles Is Regional Gymnast of the Year

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Senior Ute gymnast Shannon Bowles was named a co recipient of the 2002 North Central Region Gymnast of the Year Tuesday, sharing the award with Iowa's Alexis Maday. "It's exciting, an honor. It's always nice to be recognized like that," Bowles said. Bowles' climb to the Gymnast of the Year plateau is additionally exceptional considering her gymnastics future was once in jeopardy.

Probable Cause Votes Could Sway Election

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Although Impact won the presidential primary elections with 276 more votes than second-place contender Elevation, the 785 students who voted for Apathy and Probable Cause can still easily sway the outcome. "The primaries are no indicator of what's going to happen in the finals," said Bill Edwards, Impact presidential candidate, after learning he won the primary vote.

Soon-to-Be Engineering Students

By , , and • April 3, 2002

College of Education faculty member Kenneth Petersen judges sixth-graders' efforts to build a tower out of straw Tuesday in the Union Ballroom. As part of the U's Elementary Engineering Week, the Union hosted about 550 fifth- and sixth-graders from five elementary schools in the Salt Lake area.

Quote of the Day

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"What type of election would we be running if Snoop [Dogg] didn't get at least one vote?"

Letter to the Editor: Lay-Off Is Legislature’s Fault

By By Michelle Cook-Farnsworth, Senior, Environmental Studies, By Michelle Cook-Farnsworth, Senior, Environmental Studies, and By Michelle Cook-Farnsworth, Senior, Environmental Studies • April 3, 2002

Editor: It seems as if this year, more than ever, the Utah government has extremely misplaced priorities when it comes to funding. Each year it seems like less and less attention (and funding) is paid to the ones who need it the most and who will be commanding the future ?the students.

Letter to the Editor: University’s Quality Diminishes

By , , and • April 3, 2002

Editor: My name is Brian Emerson, and I am in the process of completing my second to last semester here at the U and will graduate this summer in environmental studies. I am writing to express my utter shock and discontentment regarding the possibility of Fred Montague's termination as professor and academic adviser in the biology department.

Al Qaeda Pleads Guilty to Prison Guard Death

April 3, 2002

NEW YORK?A purported key backer of Osama bin Laden pleaded guilty Wednesday to stabbing a prison guard in the eye with a sharpened comb, leaving him brain-damaged. Mamdouh Mahmud Salim entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan before Judge Deborah A.