- The Daily Utah Chronicle

AL East Belongs Not to Red Sox, But the Yankees

By , , and • April 2, 2002

The start of the baseball season is truly the great equalizer, when 30 teams begin the season tied for first place. Hope springs eternal as grown men emerge from their winter slumber to play a boys' game. And though everyone begins the season with high hopes, a few teams will see their whispers turn to shouting when the dog days of summer separate the contenders from the pack.

Letter to the Editor: Unreasonable Gun Phobias

By By Charles L. Perschon, Senior, Psychology, By Charles L. Perschon, Senior, Psychology, and By Charles L. Perschon, Senior, Psychology • April 2, 2002

Editor: Students attend the U for an education, but most don't even bother to educate themselves about guns, gun control, concealed weapon permits, or the gun debate before foaming at the mouth in anti-Second Amendment rhetoric. So it's time for an education.

Opinion Cartoon

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Police Catch 4 in Car Smoking Marijuana

By , , and • April 2, 2002

Marijuana possession?Four men were cited for possession of marijuana. An officer on patrol late at night noticed a car parked with the windows down and lots of smoke pouring out. The officer investigated, smelled the marijuana and asked the passengers about it.

Biology Prof Loses Job in Budget Pinch

By , , and • April 2, 2002

For months, lawmakers and U administrators discussed the possible impact of cuts to higher education's state funding, but Thursday, the budget crisis hit home for Fred Montague. Montague, a U educator, said telling his wife he had been laid off was the hardest thing he has ever done.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • April 2, 2002

"I don't feel that the department knows the good I do."

Lindh Trial Needs ‘Broad Conspiracy’

By , , and • April 2, 2002

ALEXANDRIA, Va.?Prosecutors do not have to prove that American-born Taliban John Walker Lindh personally killed CIA agent Johnny Micheal Spann or other Americans, but only that he participated in a broad conspiracy with the Taliban, a federal judge said Monday.

Regulars Get Rested, Baseball Earns Split

April 2, 2002

After defeating San Diego State last weekend in what was one of the biggest series victories the U baseball team has had all season, the BYU series looked as if it had a large X on it; however, the Utes had to play a doubleheader against Albertson College before the series against the rival Cougars.

Opportunities Abound Despite Bad Graduation Year

April 2, 2002

Graduating in May? You picked a bad year. I suggest hanging around a bit. Take a few extra classes. Hell, hide under a desk if you must. Just don't go beyond academia's protective confines, where an uncertain world looms. As for the youngsters?students that have several or more semesters to go?don't smile too gleefully as you enjoy your cartoons and cereal.

Turkey Officials Seize Morphine

April 2, 2002

ISTANBUL, Turkey?Seven suspects have been arraigned in Turkey in connection with the seizure of an estimated $29 million worth of unrefined morphine from Afghanistan. Some 7.5 tons of crude morphine, an opium extract used to produce heroin, were confiscated over the weekend in a raid on carpenter's studio in a village in the northwestern province of Sakarya.