- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Gymnasts Now Second in Nation After Win

January 22, 2002

The Utah gymnastics team had to count a fall in its opening event, but responded with no lower score than a 9.800 in its next three events in a 197.150?196.100 win over Arizona at the Huntsman Center Friday night. The score extended Utah's regular season home win streak to 166, and catapulted the U two spots in the national polls to No.

Security So Solid, Oly Should Return

January 22, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Olympic security preparations are so solid, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday, he would suggest holding the Games here regularly. Ashcroft finished a five-day tour of Winter Games venues and said he is impressed with the cooperative model created by the 60 agencies involved in Olympic security.

Bush Family Feels Enron Bankruptcy

January 22, 2002

CHARLESTON, W.Va.?President Bush said Tuesday that he is outraged that Enron workers did not know the extent of the energy firm's financial problems and disclosed that his mother-in law had invested in the company. "What I'm outraged about is that employees didn't know all the facts about Enron.

Countries Bypass State Liquor Laws

January 22, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Some foreign Olympic entourages have found a way to get around Utah's strict, costly liquor regulations by using diplomatic channels. Italy is not alone, Earl Dorius, licensing attorney for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Department, said Tuesday.

Senators Return to Closed Government Office

January 22, 2002

WASHINGTON?Senators and staff returned Tuesday to an office building shut for three months by anthrax contamination. "I go in with confidence and a prayer," said Sen. Joseph Lieberman. That mix of caution and optimism was typical for the politicians and employees reclaiming the nine-story Hart building, home to offices of half of the 100 senators.

Family of detained Ann Arbor Muslim faces deportation

By By U Wire • January 22, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich.?For the family of Rabih Haddad, it may seem that equality has passed over them on a day which is supposed to represent freedom. In a new twist in the case concerning Haddad, a Muslim community leader jailed on an expired visa violation, Haddad's wife and her four children were served removal papers Sunday.

Air Med Part of Torch Relay

January 22, 2002

An Air Med airplane will carry the Olympic torch during its journey through Utah. Several of the torch's final stages will pass through Utah landmarks, such as the national parks and monuments in the southern regions of the state. Air transport of the torch between some of these stages is more desirable than other methods because of time constraints and remoteness of the sites.

Machen Says He’s Not Looking to Return to Michigan

January 22, 2002

Since the University of Michigan began searching for a new president weeks ago, rumors about the possibility of the U's president returning to Ann Arbor, Mich., have spread quickly. U President Bernie Machen, who was provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the U of Michigan from 1995-1997, dispelled the rumors.

U Enrollment High Despite Crazy Semester

January 22, 2002

The Olympics might be the largest academic disruption the U has ever had, but it wasn't enough to keep students out of the classroom. Despite predictions of a Games-influenced enrollment drop-off, student numbers are up?way up. U administrators admit guessing enrollment figures for a typical semester is difficult, but for "the most unusual semester ever," it was nearly impossible, said Paul Brinkman, associate vice president of budget and planning.

Dean Candidate Hertz Speaks to the School of Architecture

January 22, 2002

John Hertz does not know what he would do as dean of the Graduate School of Architecture. "I would not be here to invent something out of nothing," he said. "The school is the result of a collective effort." Hertz said the quality and direction of the school comes from the faculty and students, not from the dean.