- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Gymnasts Overcome Injuries for Win

January 14, 2002

Senior Shannon Bowles took home wins in the floor, beam, bars and the all-around, but a pair of falls stole the spotlight in the No. 5 Utah gymnastics team's 196.200 to 193.800 victory over No. 18 Ohio State Friday night. Bowles beat fellow Ute Deidra Graham 39.

Assistant Football Coach Goes to BYU

January 14, 2002

The Utah football team will be looking for a new assistant coach after Steve Kaufusi, a seven-year U staffer who oversaw the team's defensive ends, left the Utes to take a position at his alma mater, BYU. After earning All-Conference honors on the defensive line for the Cougars through 1987 and playing in the NFL for the next four years, Kaufusi joined the U staff as a graduate assistant in '94 after earning his bachelor's degree from the Y that year.

U Ready to Make History?

January 14, 2002

Regardless of whether or not the Olympic Games next month are successful for Salt Lake City, they will add to the relatively young history of the Winter Games. The Winter Olympics have been historically considered the "stepchild" of the Olympics, and therefore have been less glorified than the Summer Games, according to Professor Roland Renson, who spoke at the U Thursday.

Candidates for ASUU Top Spot Are In

January 14, 2002

Five students plan to run for president of the Associated Students of the University of Utah this semester. The filing deadline for president and vice president was Friday afternoon. Candidates for the General Assembly, Student Senate or senior class president must file by Wednesday afternoon.

Alcohol in the Union

January 14, 2002

Among the many Olympic changes?parking disruptions, giant cauldrons and building size banners?one comes in liquid form. Alcohol will be served in the Union for "the first and last time," said Stayner Landward, dean of students. "I believe the attorney general said that under this special circumstance, alcohol can be served, even though this is an alcohol-free campus," Landward said.

Pugsley to Replace Allen as Senior Class President

January 14, 2002

The former president of a large sorority will now preside over the senior class. Clara Pugsley, who recently finished her term as president of Kappa Kappa Gamma, will replace AnnMarie Allen as senior class president. The senior class president is responsible for planning graduation and related events, selecting a class gift, overseeing the Freshmen Council and working with the Student Alumni Association.

Salt Lake One of Meanest To Homeless Folks

January 14, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Two advocacy groups have ranked Salt Lake City as the fourth "meanest city" to the homeless, based on ordinances against such things as public sleeping or camping. The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty claim that the homeless are finding their civil rights increasingly threatened by such ordinances.

Army Retaliated After Complaints

January 14, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Claims by a former chemist at Dugway Proving Ground that the Army retaliated when he revealed safety problems at the chemical-biological warfare research facility are before a U.S. Department of Labor judge. David Hall, of Salt Lake City, first brought the complaints in 1997, contending the Army punished him after he complained to state and federal regulators about how Dugway handled its chemicals and tested for contamination.

Yemen Says U.S. Citzens Unsafe

January 14, 2002

SAN`A, Yemen?The U.S. Embassy in Yemen suspended most consular services Monday and warned Americans they could be targeted by terrorists, while Yemeni security officials stepped up protection of the compound, saying it received a specific threat. It was not the first time Americans have faced threats in Yemen, where a terrorist attack on a U.

Colombian Government Resumes Talks

January 14, 2002

SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, Colombia?Colombia's government and main leftist rebel group agreed Monday to resume peace talks, diplomats and a U.N. envoy said, overcoming an impasse that threatened to plunge the country into a new round of fighting. France's Ambassador to Colombia, Daniel Parfait, read a statement saying the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, had dropped its objections to returning to peace talks that were paralyzed since October.