- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Bush Fine After Weekend Faint

January 14, 2002

WASHINGTON?President Bush's fainting?blamed by the White House on a pretzel?should have no long term consequences for his health, doctors say. The medical experts say his good physical condition may have contributed to the incident. Bush's physician, Dr.

The Chronicle’s View: Student Leaders’ Absence Indicative of ASUU Apathy

January 14, 2002

Life, death and civil rights are topics guns and gun control encompass. Gun control is an issue where everyone has an opinion?especially in a Western state like Utah where many people grew up with guns in their homes and where the frontier spirit mandates protecting your homestead with a rifle for some.

Scientist Wins McKnight Award

January 14, 2002

Maureen Condic likes using car analogies to describe her research on nerve regeneration. "It's as though you have a '57 Chevy on blocks?," she'd say, or, "The proteins provide traction for the cells." In Condic-speak, the road is the surface on which neurons (nerve cells) grow.

Lawmakers Deem U Gun Rule Unlawful

January 14, 2002

Lawmakers believe a 20 year-old U policy banning students and employees from carrying weapons on campus is illegal. After hearing opinions from many college and university representatives from across the state, the Administrative Rules Committee appealed all campus gun-control policies.

Police Report: Skateboarder Charged With Trespassing

January 14, 2002

Skateboarder caught on campus?Police checked on a report of skateboarders on the north side of the Student Services Building. They were boarding in a way that damages U property. When the officer arrived, he saw only one man boarding, so he talked to him. The man said he didn't know of the U's policy on skateboarding.

Students Create Web Site for Missionary Correspondence

By By U Wire • January 14, 2002

PROVO?Two Brigham Young University students are tackling the challenge of going to school and running a business at the same time. Dave Bateman, a junior majoring in business from Billings, Mont., teamed up with Benjamin Zimmer a senior majoring in English from Port Orchard, Wash.

Administrative Gun Battle Is All About Power

January 14, 2002

The shoot-out at the Crazy-U corral is about to begin. On one side of the fence stand Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and his state Legislature deputies. On the other stand U president Bernie "the kid" Machen and his band of academic desperados. The battle is shaping up over the U's ban on concealed weapons on campus.

Opinion Cartoon: Don’t Get Caught in the U Olympic Hang-Up!

By , , and • January 13, 2002

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Letter to the Editor: Determined to Seek Parking Justice

By By Elisabeth Wilkinson, Senior, Psychology, Former Parking Services employee, By Elisabeth Wilkinson, Senior, Psychology, Former Parking Services employee, and By Elisabeth Wilkinson, Senior, Psychology, Former Parking Services employee • January 13, 2002

Editor: It just goes to show that if you have enough money, laws don't apply to you. So what if we all "know" by now that donors get these types of perks (though it is a bit harder to understand why the girlfriend of a son of these donors also receives these understood perks), does that make it right? What exactly do I benefit from as a student from these perks? Please spell it out for me, because I am mistakenly under the presumption instilled in me by my hard working parents that we are all equal and no one is above the law, no matter who they are.

Two Dancers, One Machine and A New World Record

By , , and • January 13, 2002

If an entire dance club were condensed into four square feet, perhaps this is what it would look like: Pink and yellow lights pulse as dancers spin and step to driving techno music. Then the song ends, the arrows on the floor stop blinking, and the video screen flashes words of praise.