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Showing Compassion in the Oly Rodeo Controversy

January 21, 2002

Last weekend a high-school aged activist, purple hair and all, gave me a pamphlet titled, "Why Vegan?" "Because you're a teenager and you want to piss off your parents," I thought. Nevertheless, amused by this young firebrand's enthusiasm, I opened up the glossy booklet to see if I could find a better answer to the question.

The Chronicle’s View: Rally Is a Chance to Voice Tuition Concern

January 21, 2002

A massive tuition hike is on the horizon. Maybe student leaders can stop it, maybe they can't. Because tuition hikes are bad for students and bad for the economy, students must be hopeful that it can be stopped. Tuition increases are a part of higher education, but astronomical, unrealistic tuition hikes hurt students in every subsequent year, not just the year the increases start.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • January 18, 2002

"They are not crazy. They are smart business people."

Aboard the Crapshoot

By , , and • January 18, 2002

"Transit ridership is hard to predict. It's really a crapshoot." Steve Swan, UTA Service Planner, 9/17/2001 How naive can one man be? Very. My first day of class, I hopped smugly into my slightly unkempt Geo Metro and drove up to the U determined that, like Y2K, this whole parking controversy had been dramatically embellished.

Tracksters to Compete In Year’s Second Meet

By , , and • January 18, 2002

The Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho, will be the next hurdle the U track and field team will have to jump this season. More than 10 teams will be competing at the meet, including, Southern Utah, Utah State, Boise State, BYU, Weber State, Idaho State, Northwest Nazarene, Ricks College, Treasure Valley Community College and individual runners sponsored by Nike and the Greater Boise Running Club.

Men’s Hoops Starts Two-Game Road Swing

By , , and • January 18, 2002

Coming off two of the hotteast shooting performances in its history, the Utah men's basketball team must venture outside the comfortable confines of the Huntsman Center as it enters a two-game road trip this weekend. Utah (12-3, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) begins play Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Opinion Cartoon: In the Spirt of the Olympics…

By , , and • January 18, 2002

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Guest Lecturer Hands Honors for Infectious Diseases

January 18, 2002

Musicians have their Grammys. Actors have their Emmys. And infectious disease doctors have?nothing like what the entertainment business has. So on Thursday, the U's department of internal medicine decided to have their own awards ceremony at the School of Medicine.

FAFSA Applications Offer More Money Than in Past Years

By By U Wire • January 18, 2002

PROVO?College students and high school seniors can start filling out federal financial aid applications for the 2002-03 school year to help pay for their college education. The U.S. Department of Education estimates $49.4 billion in federal grants, loans and work-study opportunities will be awarded to approximately 8.

Martinez Delivers MLK Day Address

January 18, 2002

The public education system discourages young people from questioning governmental policies?the silence continues into adulthood, Elizabeth Martinez said. As keynote speaker at the Martin Luther King Jr. 18th Annual Celebration at the U, Martinez spoke on the topic "'Welcome' Means All of Us" Thursday in the Union Ballroom.