- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Legislators Target Spam, Junk Mail

March 4, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Junk email will be easier to spot, and easier to get rid of, under a bill approved by the Utah Legislature Monday. The law targets mass emailings, also called spam. The House concurred Monday on minor changes made to the bill in the Senate.

Skiers Second at Regionals; NCAA Is Next

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The Chronicle’s View: Tuition Cap is a Reasonable Compromise

By , , and • March 3, 2002

The U has three ways of raising money: from tax revenue, from donors and from students. In a recession, when tax revenues are $256 million lower than expected and the dip in the stock market has taken a sizeable chunk out of the pocketbooks of many would-be donors, guess where administrators are going to raid for cash? If you are a student, grab on to your wallet now.

Opinion Cartoon

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Letter to the Editor: Don’t Be Afraid of Open Debate

By By Michael Pearson, Surgical Processing, U Hospital, By Michael Pearson, Surgical Processing, U Hospital, and By Michael Pearson, Surgical Processing, U Hospital • March 3, 2002

Editor: I was thoroughly impressed with Cris Brockway's Feb. 28 opinion article, "A Separation of Church and?Science?" If we intend to be an educated society, we MUST allow different views to be voiced. It's called "free speech." If creationists have enough facts and evidence to build a museum, then it should be built.

Lawmaker Targets Medical School

By , , and • March 3, 2002

On Feb. 27, Rep. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, was at the Capitol by 7 a.m. At an early morning meeting, the House Judiciary Committee was scheduled to vote on a bill Dayton sponsored. Her bill, as it originally stated, prohibited "institutions of higher education from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any group on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, ethnicity or national origin in admissions policies and practices.

Legislative Bills Affecting Higher Education

By , , and • March 3, 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.

Totally Sweet Ninja Class Taught at U

By By Elvis Faucett, Comical Editor in Chief, By Elvis Faucett, Comical Editor in Chief, and By Elvis Faucett, Comical Editor in Chief • March 3, 2002

The facts: 1. Ninjas are mammals. 2. Ninjas fight all the time. 3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people. These are the three basic facts one must know before delving deep into the fascinating world of ninjas. Did you know ninjas fly, play guitar, control bio-slime? Did you know ninjas totally cut off heads all the time and don't even think about it? Well, if you didn't you are lame, and Robert, a student from UCLA, has traveled to Utah to tell you why.

Women Stun UNLV, Prepare for MWCs

March 3, 2002

Though she's played in the shadows of teammates Lauren Beckman and Erin Gibbons all year long, the U women's basketball team is virtually always better when senior forward Lindsay Herbert is playing aggressively and providing a viable third scoring option.

Men Lose Conference Title to Wyoming

March 3, 2002

For the first time in seven years, the Utah men's basketball team will not bring home at least a share of the conference crown. That distinction belongs to the Wyoming Cowboys. In front of the largest Arena Auditorium crowd ever (16,089), the Utes failed to snap an eight-year losing streak in Laramie, Wyo.