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Dept Maintains Its Focus on the Family

By , , and • March 27, 2002

One of the U's oldest academic departments, family and consumer studies, is still under construction, paradoxically. Although they offer no classes on sewing, the focus remains on the family. "Our roots are in home economics, and our department is a place where women have been welcomed on this campus for a very long time?I'm very proud of that history," said Cathleen Zick, current chairwoman of the FCS department.

Small Number of Women Caused Cadet to Join Army

By , , and • March 27, 2002

First-year U student Jennifer Cheney appeared a little intimidated as she looked over the jumble of steel last Friday. However, with the help of a supervisor, she assembled an M60 machine gun piece by piece with only her hands . By far, Cheney is not the average pre-med student at the U.

Women’s Resource Center One of Few Left From 1970s

By , , and • March 27, 2002

As a wave of feminism washed over the country in the 1970s, centers devoted to women's issues sprang up at universities nationwide. Out of the 275 centers started by the 1970s activists, only seven remain. One of those seven is the U's Women's Resource Center.

U Offers Eating Disorders Workshop

By By Fred Thaller, By Fred Thaller, and By Fred Thaller • March 27, 2002

Anorexia entered the public consciousness when well known pop singer Karen Carpenter died of the condition, an affliction she kept secret during her all-too short life. After Carpenter died, her family publicized eating disorders and encouraged others to seek help for the problem.

Single Moms Study Despite Challenges

By By Rosemary Winters, By Rosemary Winters, and By Rosemary Winters • March 27, 2002

After a long day of classes, her internship and studying, Cassie Jackson returns home from school dreading one thought: fixing dinner. It is time to prepare something nutritious for her family of four. Jackson is one of many single moms attending the U who balances student and parental obligations.

ASUU Voting Begins Today, Candidates Scramble for Votes

By , , and • March 27, 2002

Voting for student body offices begins today at 7 a.m. on www.asuu.utah.edu or via a link on the U's main Web site www.utah.edu. The primary election will continue until Thursday at 9 p.m. The two winning parties for the presidential office will be announced that night, as well as the candidates proceeding to the final election for Student Senate and General Assembly.

Legislative Bills Affecting Higher Education

By , , and • March 27, 2002

The following bills were approved by both houses of the state Legislature and Gov. Mike Leavitt, who signed them yesterday. House Bill 111: State Responsibility for Regulation of Post-secondary Schools, sponsored by Rep. Afton Bradshaw, R-Salt Lake. Summary: The bill transfers responsibility of regulating post-secondary proprietary schools from the state Board of Regents to the Division of Consumer Protection.

Rice-Eccles Getting New Turf

March 27, 2002

Rice-Eccles Stadium got its big old facelift done in 1998. The minor plastic surgeries, however, keep on coming. The stadium is getting its third playing surface in four years installed. The latest ground the players will walk upon is FieldTurf, a synthetic that looks and plays like natural grass.

Mormonism Doesn’t Influence Suicide

By By U Wire • March 27, 2002

Craig Kartchner The Daily Universe Brigham Young University PROVO?Utah is the land of Jell-O and funeral potatoes, but it also has a more somber quirk. The Beehive State is included in the region with the highest suicide rate in the nation. The U.S. Census Bureau reports suicide accounts for 14.

Men Netters to Take on ISU in Pre-MWC Meet

March 27, 2002

After a 12-day layoff, the U men's tennis team returns to action today at the Eccles Tennis Center, where it faces Idaho State at 5 p.m. The Utes last pounded the courts on April 15, when they scored a 6-1 victory over Sacramento State to erase a two-game losing streak and improve to 9-7 overall on the season.