- The Daily Utah Chronicle

An NFL Season Gone Wrong

January 8, 2002

Judging from my thought process prior to the 2001-02 NFL season, I would have said the Monday Nighter between the Vikes and the Ravens would have carried different implications. In evaluation of my preseason picks in the Chrony, dated Sept. 5 and 7, I might have seen the Vikes jockeying for home field advantage in the Playoffs at this point in time.

Skiers Go Back to Montana in Search of Win

January 8, 2002

Pierre Olsson and the U alpine team did their part, now it's up to the nordic skiers to bring home first place at the Montana Invitational. The invitational continues today and Thursday in Bozeman, Mont., with the cross-country portion concluding the competition.

A Big Wallet Shouldn’t Mean Inflated Prices

January 8, 2002

It was once said of legendary Chicago Bears owner George Halas that the man was so tightfisted with his money, the extent of his largesse spending was throwing quarters around like manhole covers. Dallas Mavericks honcho Mark Cuban, on the other hand, has a slightly different philosophy?one that considers spending $500,000 just to tell the NBA's head referee, Ed Rush, that he isn't competent enough "to manage a Dairy Queen.

Letter to the Editor: Utah Heritage Boasts Expensive Roots

By By Juan Hernandez Jr., Senior, Political Science, , By Juan Hernandez Jr., Senior, Political Science, , By Juan Hernandez Jr., Senior, Political Science, and • January 7, 2002

Editor: I was amused and yet disturbed by the Jan. 4 letter to the editor in The Daily Utah Chronicle, "Mormon Influences Rooted in Heritage," written by Bart Gatrell. Gatrell begins his campaign with a cry for understanding, stating that we are inaccurate when we make claims that there is not an overabundance of Mormon influence here at the University of Utah.

The Chronicle’s View: Playing Parking Favorites Creates Campus Inequality

By , , and • January 7, 2002

Elisabeth Wilkinson lost her job as an appeals officer for the University of Utah Parking Services in early December. Such an event would not normally warrant newsworthiness except that Wilkinson said she was fired unfairly for talking to the news media about a "corrupt" incident that happened at Parking Services.

U.S. Bombers Wipe Out Taliban Tanks, Weapons

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U Students Volunteer as Interpreters at Hospital

By , , and • January 7, 2002

As a child, a visit to the hospital can often be a scary experience?it can be even more unsettling when the patient can't understand what the doctor is saying. Every day, many families that don't speak English visit Primary Children's Medical Center, according to Matt Miller.

Olympics Bring Uncertainty and Excitement to U Families

By , , and • January 7, 2002

Salt Lake Organizing Committee signs have sprung up all over campus. Stadium seats sit in the middle of South Campus Drive. The pickings are slim for parking spaces. And the campus looks like a Midwest trailer park?all signs the 2002 Winter Olympics are coming fast.

Mayor Navigates Local Airline Security Turbulence

January 7, 2002

Call me a traitor. Call me a bum. Call me a bleeding heart, pot-smoking, never done-an-honest-day's work-in-his-life, long haired, no good liberal. I like Rocky Anderson. When the Salt Lake City mayor first won election in 1999, my moderate democrat's heart sank.

USU Space Dynamics Laboratory Helps Navy

January 7, 2002

LOGAN?Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) has developed a real-time digital reconnaissance system equipped with the technology to effectively plan a mission during wartime. This system?partly funded by the U.S. Navy?will leave no time for enemies or targets to escape or relocate.