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New-Age Nostradamus Makes Oscar Picks

By By Panda McCann, Comical Opinion Columnist • March 24, 2002

OK, ladies and germs. It's time for more fantabulously orgasmic predictions by the Sage from Salt Lake, Panda McCann. By the time you read this, the future events I am about to describe will be artifacts of a long-distant past. I am writing this mere hours before the Academy Awards ceremony, predicting exactly what will happen.

College Board to Change SAT Test

March 24, 2002

BERKELEY, Calif.?In a move that could affect high school seniors nationwide, the head of the College Board is proposing major changes to the SAT I test. Possible revisions include adding a writing test, dropping or reducing the analogy questions and toughening up the math section, which does not require students to have taken advanced courses such as Algebra II.

Olympic Supplier Makes Donation

March 24, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?An Olympic supplier is donating $45,000 in string instruments from Olympic ceremonies to Utah school children. The Olympic instruments were provided by Southwest Strings of Tucson, Ariz., to the Utah Symphony, whose members wanted to protect their own instruments from the freezing temperatures of February's Opening and Closing ceremonies.

Time Reveals that New Yorkers Are Survivors

By , , and • March 24, 2002

Last weekend, I visited New York City, roughly six months after the life-altering events that we will forever refer to simply as Sept. 11. To the naked eye, much of New York remains unchanged. The city still rises out of the ocean, its towers of concrete and steel forming a canopy over the urban jungle below.

Law School Examines Justice Alternative

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Official Reflect On U’s Support in Washington

March 22, 2002

Laura Snow was in the House gallery and watched as Utah's congressmen, both Democrat and Republican, spoke on behalf of the U Tuesday. Special Assistant to President Snow sat next to U lobbyist Nancy Lyon when the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill providing up to $15 million to construct a new Utah Museum of Natural History at the U.

Democrats Grill Law Professor Paul Cassell Nominated for Judgeship

March 21, 2002

WASHINGTON?Democrats, in a rare grilling of a U.S. District Court nominee, questioned law professor Paul Cassell on Tuesday about his attempts to overturn the requirement that police inform suspects of their right to remain silent. Cassell, a U law professor seeking a federal judgeship in Utah, persuaded the U.

37 Candidates Fined, Impact Appeals Ruling

March 21, 2002

Although the 37 candidates who missed a mandatory meeting will not be disqualified, they will have to pay a $25 fine. The Elections Committee reversed an earlier decision Tuesday that disqualified all student body office candidates that failed to attend one of three mandatory meetings in January.

Living Costs Find Sharp Inflation

March 21, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Inflation along the Wasatch Front rose for the second consecutive month because of rising housing and health care costs, Wells Fargo reported Thursday in its monthly survey. "Housing and health care cost increases outweighed savings in transportation, clothing and groceries," said Kelly Matthews, a Wells Fargo economist.

Quote of the Day

March 21, 2002

"New York is also the only state in the country that can be a noun, an adjective or an excuse."