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Legisaltive Bills Affecting Higher Education

By , , and • March 7, 2002

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.

Sharon Criticized for Palestine War

By , , and • March 7, 2002

WASHINGTON?Secretary of State Colin Powell reproached Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday for declaring war on the Palestinians and advised him "to take a hard look at his policies.'' "If you declare war against the Palestinians and think you can solve the problem by seeing how many Palestinians can be killed?I don't know if that leads you anywhere,'' Powell said.

ASUU Adds More Features to Web Site

By , , and • March 7, 2002

Student government members say they want to be useful. They want students to buy and sell books, download documents, post news and find information through their Web site, www.asuu.utah.edu. After five months of work, the Associated Students of the University of Utah has added an online document section and a news section where any registered student can post news and information.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • March 7, 2002

?They spend three times as much per pupil, and it shows."

U Geographers Study Crisis Traffic Patterns

By By Adam Benson and • March 7, 2002

U geography professors are working on a study to help everyone get home safely and quickly. The study, in its third year, identifies hazards to transportation systems caused by natural disasters and studyies the vulnerabilities of transportation networks in the event of an attack.

A Mormon’s Experience Inside The Chronicle

March 7, 2002

I love telling people I write for The Chronicle. As a Mormon and political conservative, most people I tell?both liberals and conservatives?seem surprised that I do it. They're surprised because the Chrony has a reputation of being less than kind to conservatives, and specifically to Mormons.

U Faculty Serve as Legislators: An Environmental Planner Leads His Party

March 7, 2002

The terrain of the West, both social and natural, drew Ralph Becker, transplanting the Washington, D.C., native to the land of sage brush and misplaced sea birds. The draw of the open spaces which he now works to preserve infected him when he applied for a summer job with the National Park Service.

Legislators Argue About ‘Vindictive’ Political Season

March 7, 2002

One of several themes could have defined this year's legislative session, according to Hinckley Institute of Politics Director Ted Wilson as he opened Thursday's Legislative Wrap Up. Two Democrat and two Republican leaders attended. Fresh from a late night of law making, the legislative leaders present agreed that crafting a budget in the face of a $250 million shortfall was the 2002 session's defining act.

9.3% Tuition Hike Proposed For Next Year

March 7, 2002

A bad budget year forced U administrators to propose a 9.3 percent tuition increase next year. "We are not making students fix the problem, we are just asking them to help," Paul Brinkman said. As associate vice president for budget and planning, Brinkman spent the majority of the past week at his desk in the Park Building crunching numbers to come up with this figure, which will equate to an extra $284 in tuition for the year.

Checheb Rebels Upset with U.S.

March 7, 2002

TBILISI, Georgia?U.S. plans to train Georgian troops in anti-terrorist operations have prompted some Chechen rebels to leave the Pankisi Gorge even before the American soldiers arrive, Georgia's deputy defense minister said Thursday. Gela Bezhuashvili said the government has been conducting a public relations campaign in the tense region along the border with the Russian separatist province of Chechnya about Georgia's growing determination to restore order.