- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Geologist Gets Pettijohn Medal

By By Adam Benson, By Adam Benson, and By Adam Benson • March 5, 2002

Poet and world-renowned sedimentologist Dane "Duke" Picard, a professor at the U for 34 years, has been awarded the 2002 Pettijohn Medal for excellence in sedimentology. Picard, who retired in January, will receive the award at a ceremony in Houston on March 12, hosted by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.

My English Major Inspires Awkward Questions

By , , and • March 5, 2002

I spent the Olympic break outside of my comfort zone. Nobody knew me, and unlike college students bogged down with more important things like grades and money, my co workers wanted to know me. After "What is your name?" and "Do you go to the U?" somebody always asked "What is your major?" That is the question I dreaded at every handshake and have frantically tried to prepare for at every Thanksgiving and family reunion.

Egypt’s President Plans Peace Talks

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Letter to the Editor: A Disappointing Attitude on Hate Crimes

By By Danyelle White, Junior, English, By Danyelle White, Junior, English, and By Danyelle White, Junior, English • March 5, 2002

Editor: I was greatly disturbed and saddened by John Morley's March 5 opinion column, "Real Debate Over Hate Crime Bill Impossible," on the defeated hate crime bill. What disappointed me was Mr. Morley's attitude concerning the bill. He implies that because Utah has a statistically small hate crime problem and because the Legislature has other issues on which to concentrate, the victims of hate crimes do not deserve justice.

Women’s Season Could Come to an End Versus Rebs

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U Skiers Upbeat About Chances As NCAAs Start

By , , and • March 5, 2002

The Utah ski team finished second for the third time in five season meets March 28 at the NCAA Regional Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. But perhaps the most important placing was not of the Utes, but of Denver University. Denver, which had won every Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association tournament going into Regionals, slipped to third place, and Colorado took first.

Monson Deposed in Tribune Trial

March 5, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?A federal magistrate has ruled that attorneys in Salt Lake's newspaper battle may question Mormon church leader Thomas S. Monson, but may not depose the other two members of the church's First Presidency?its highest body. The Tribune's management group has wanted to question the Latter-day Saint church leaders about what role, if any, they had in AT&T Corp.

Bronze Medal Brit Flunks Drug Test

March 5, 2002

LONDON?Alain Baxter, the first Briton to win an Olympic skiing medal, flunked a doping test after his surprise third place finish in the slalom at the Salt Lake City Games. Officials say he could be stripped of his bronze medal. The British Olympic Association said the 28-year old Scottish skier?nicknamed "The Highlander''?tested positive for methamphetamine after the Feb.

Student Does the Impossible When He Divides by Zero

By By Minneau Parrish, Comical Math Expert • March 5, 2002

Math has never been Harry Albert's strong suit. But that didn't stop the sociology and hotel studies double major from solving a puzzle that has stumped mathematicians for decades. On Friday morning, Albert divided by zero. "Centuries of work, mountains of paper covered in equations, and it hasn't been done until now," said Horace Everett, a U professor of theoretical mathematics.

Shortened Session Scandalizes Democratic Process

March 5, 2002

While lawmakers attempt to create statutes governing our society, the 2002 session proves the Utah State Legislature can't effectively govern itself. Instead of extending the session to run for the six weeks required by Utah's Constitution, legislators have two fewer weeks than normal to set the state's budget and pass its laws.