- The Daily Utah Chronicle

A Healing Bond: Animal Visits Brighten Patients’ Days

March 25, 2002

Once a week on Tuesdays, Midnight, an adorable black/gray cocker spaniel mix prances her way into University Hospital. She is greeted by nearly everyone she meets. "Middie!" one woman exclaims. "You're gorgeous, baby doll," another states as she walks hurriedly by.

Voting Rates in Asian-Americans High, Prof Says

March 25, 2002

The voting behavior and politics of Asian Americans is the focus of a study by U Political Science Professor Pei te Lien A native of Taiwan, Lien specializes in the voting behaviors of Asian Americans. Lien has relied on newspapers, historical manuscripts and the federal government as the sources of her research.

U Kappa Sigma Loses Its Charter

March 25, 2002

Kappa Sigma International decided to revoke the local chapter's charter Saturday, prompted by a Jan. 19 party which resulted in 52 alcohol violations at the Kappa Sigma house . Reed Sutton, president of Kappa Sigma, said the decision had more to do with political pressure than disciplinary violations.

Studying Genetics of Heart Defects Gets U Prof Honors

By By Fred Thaller • March 25, 2002

U Professor Anne Moon won the 2002 Ross Award in Research by Young Investigators from the Western Society for Pediatric Research. The award honors Moon for her research in identifying genes that cause heart defects. Moon, assistant professor of pediatrics at the U School of Medicine, said the award includes $1,000 and a plaque.

$150,000 in Cash Stolen From Safe

March 25, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Nearly $150,000 in cash was stolen from a 72-year-old woman's home safe. Investigators want to interview the woman's grandson-in-law. "We're not ready to call him a suspect yet," said Peggy Faulkner of the Salt Lake County Sheriff's office.

Layton Man Fakes 9-11 Victim Claim

March 25, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?A Layton man who pocketed $47,000 after claiming his relatives died in the World Trade Center attacks is facing criminal charges in New York for lying about his loss. The New York County District Attorney's office charged Ricardo Frutos last week.

Annoying Roommate? Mine Was Worse

By By Fred Thaller • March 25, 2002

Have you ever had that roommate from hell experience? If so, I would like to hear from you. I just had my first experience with someone like that. I'm convinced that this person is Satan's younger brother or first cousin, at least. By way of a warning and lesson learned, let me tell you what happened.

Finding Footprints: Museum Restores Moccasins From a Mysterious People

March 25, 2002

Pottery shards, a shred of carrying band, a stone worn into a pestle, needles made of bone, old moccasins bearing the marks of wear, tear and repair?ancient people left clues, perhaps the past equivalent of litter, scattered on the landscape now known as Utah.

U.S. Troops to Train New Afghan Army

March 25, 2002

WASHINGTON?U.S. troops will begin training Afghan army soldiers to bolster security and guard borders in that still unstable nation, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday. The training will begin in four to six weeks and will be led by 125 to 150 members of the U.

Iraq Reconsiders Arms Inspection

March 25, 2002

UNITED NATIONS?U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will meet Iraq's foreign minister in April for two days of talks, hoping to focus on the return of arms inspectors to the Mideast nation, Annan's spokesman Fred Eckhard said Monday. Eckhard said Annan and Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri will meet April 18 and 19 in New York, stressing that two days of talks might be warranted.