- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Many students take temporary leave, return later to get degrees

By By U Wire • January 9, 2002

OVIEDO, Fla.?In 2000, 28 percent of freshmen entering public colleges did not return for their second year. In the same year, only 42 percent of the students in public colleges graduated within five years, according to educational research by ACT Inc. Some students may prolong school to pursue dreams in music, acting or traveling.

ASUU Candidate Filing Deadline Approaches

January 9, 2002

Students planning to be involved in student government next year must act soon. The filing deadline for students who wish to run for president or vice president of the Associated Students of the University of Utah is this Friday. Students running for the General Assembly, Student Senate or senior class president need to file by Wednesday, Jan.

Private Company May Buy TRAX

January 9, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?The Utah Transit Authority is considering selling its $500 million light-rail system to a private company and leasing it back to take advantage of federal tax law and raise millions of dollars. UTA officials said the sale lease back plan, in use in several other states, could provide an immediate $25 million to $50 million.

Man Who Rammed Mosque Gets 5 Years

January 9, 2002

CLEVELAND?A man was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday for ramming Ohio's largest mosque with his car six days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Common Pleas Judge Kathleen Ann Sutula sentenced Eric Richley, 29, of suburban Middleburg Heights, on burglary, ethnic intimidation and vandalism charges.

Raiders Will Make Way Through AFC

January 9, 2002

My, how things have turned around in the AFC for two of last year's Playoff rejects. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots were not predicted to get a first round bye, and I still can't believe it. Who would have thought that a team like the Baltimore Ravens would become worse after signing Pro Bowl quarterback Elvis Grbac? Who would have thought that the Raiders would finish the season with a three-game losing streak and look as if they will never be able to put the wheels back on? Who cares? That will never stop me from picking against Kordell "I will never take my team to the Super Bowl" Stewart and, of course, the New England Patriots led by Tom Brady.

Spivey’s Return Unknown

January 9, 2002

Senior point guard Travis Spivey didn't travel to Utah's game Monday in California, and his status on the Utah men's basketball team is still in the air. Spivey was suspended for the St. Mary's game for team misconduct. According to a Deseret News report, he walked out on a U practice last week following a disagreement with coach Rick Majerus.

Plane Crashes Into Pakistan Range

January 9, 2002

WASHINGTON?A U.S. military plane carrying at least seven Marines crashed into a mountain in Pakistan Wednesday night. A search and-rescue mission was launched but there was no word on casualties. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he understood the plane was carrying passengers.

Violence Lull Ends in Israel; 6 Killed

January 9, 2002

JERUSALEM?In the first deadly Palestinian attack on Israelis in nearly a month, two Palestinians stormed an Israeli army post near the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, killing four soldiers before being shot dead in a gunbattle, the military said. The attack, claimed by the Islamic militant Hamas group, dealt a severe blow to U.

Student Sample: What are you doing during the Olympics?

January 9, 2002

I'll stay here. I am an international student and can't pay to travel. Asthma Shaikh Sophomore, Mass Communications I'll going to South Carolina to visit friends for two weeks. Adel Alhosani Freshman, Mechanical Engineering I'm going to San Diego to go to a friend's wedding.

MIT Prof Dismisses Global Warming in Darmouth Speech

By By U Wire • January 9, 2002

HANOVER, N.H.?Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Richard Lindzen's dismissal of carbon dioxide emissions as the source of global warming met with mixed reactions from a crowd last Friday at Darmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering. The effects of global warming?an environmental buzzword of the 1990s?are not worthy of the recent political and scientific hype they have received, said Lindzen, a professor of meteorology and atmospheric sciences.