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Read the Comments of U President Bernie Machen Before the Administrative Rules Committee Jan. 14.

By , , and • January 14, 2002

Comments of U President Bernie Machen, Before the Administrative Rules Committee Jan. 14. Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the University of Utah's policies regarding guns on campus. While I am pleased to be here, I must confess I am a bit unclear why this is an issue at this time.

Opinion Cartoon

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U Will Keep Two Lots Untill Jan. 18

January 14, 2002

On Jan. 9, the U was scheduled to lose 650 parking spots to the Olympics, but it didn't. Salt Lake Organizing Committee officials announced they would not need the spots until Jan 18. "It helps us out a lot," said Alma Allred, director of Transportation and Parking Services.

Research in Autism, Trauma and Vision

January 14, 2002

Reproducing Geometric Hallucination A team of researchers that includes U Mathematics Professor Paul Bressloff created a model explaining how the brain generates geometric hallucination. Using what is already known about the visual cortex, the area of the brain responsible for vision, the scientists deduced its circuitry and mathematically reproduced the geometric patterns.

Business School Helps Students with High Tech

January 14, 2002

The School of Business provides many hands-on experiences for its students, and a new one has just opened. The Lassonde New Venture Development Center plans to let business, engineering and science students test the waters of starting a company without drowning.

Bag of Ashes Falls from the Sky, Puzzles Investigators

By By U Wire • January 14, 2002

GRAND FORKS, N.D.?The discovery of a mysterious object that seemingly fell out of the sky has had some in the community scratching their heads for the past two weeks. Southern Grand Forks, N.D., resident James McDonald first noticed something was wrong on Sunday, Dec.

Track Underway as U Sweeps Shot Put

January 14, 2002

In the first meet of the season, the U indoor track and field team did not disappoint at the Wildcat Invitational, held in Ogden. This was the first meet for new U coach Lisa Collet, and her athletes did not seem to have a rough transition from the previous coach, Mike Jones, who retired after 22 years.

Players at Fault, But the Coaches Take the Blame

January 14, 2002

The NFL is a league where parity looms large, teams consistently play inconsistently, and players who get the large amounts of cash, i.e Randy Moss, become cancers by never playing up to their potential. It seems through all this, the coaches are bearing the brunt of the retaliation from the front office.

Men’s Basketball Uses 17 Treys to Blast Rebs

January 14, 2002

The U men's basketball team found a remedy for its offensive struggles in the low block?step behind the 3-point arc. On the power of a team record 17 3-pointers, Utah (11-3, 1-0 MWC) defeated visiting UNLV (8-6, 1-2 MWC) 86-63 Saturday afternoon in the U's conference opener.

Harper Earns Academic Honor

January 14, 2002

U soccer star Maren Harper was honored with a spot on the Verizon Women's Soccer Academic All-American Team for District VIII. The team consists of the top female student-athletes in the country. There were 11 spots for District VIII. In order to be considered for the award, student-athletes must maintain a 3.