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Engineering a Way for U Students to Communicate

December 5, 2001

The Daily Utah Chronicle is a great little newspaper?just ask anyone who works here. But seriously, the Chrony published one news article in particular that caught my attention last week, and I haven't been able to shake the idea of it since. Apparently, the mechanical engineering department is attempting to implement a program that integrates communication skills into the hard science curriculum.

Utah State U. National Guard students help with Olympic security

By By U Wire • December 5, 2001

LOGAN?Students from Utah State University who serve in the National Guard will be helping to make sure Utah is safe during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Although it is difficult to tell how many students serve in the Guard and how many will actually be called on active duty, the number is still high, said Terry Haslam, public affairs assistant for the Utah National Guard.

U Students Share Holiday Traditions

December 5, 2001

The snow is falling, holiday events are starting and families are beginning to gather together. It is the most wonderful time of the year?for family traditions. It's not traditions like arguing with siblings about who got the most presents, or fighting over who gets the wishbone, but traditions that families undertake each year in order to bond with one another and create memories that last a lifetime.

The Eternal Question: 12-Page Paper of Multiple Choice Exam?

December 5, 2001

I used to prefer writing papers to taking traditional final exams. But after this semester, I'll take a traditional two-hour, 50 question, multiple choice, short answer, essay exam any day. The lure of replacing traditional exams with a take home paper is enticing on its face.

Men’s Hoops Trounced by ASU

December 5, 2001

The Utah men's basketball team's road woes continued in Phoenix Tuesday night, as the Utes (3-3) dropped to 0-2 on the road with a 71-62 loss to Arizona State (4 -2). Utah followed its formula from the loss at Alabama, as it started the game turnover prone and with cold shooting from the field.

Do Masochists Deserve the Pain?

December 5, 2001

Ever envisioned a 40 something, white bread, midwestern male hooked up with a leather-clad dominatrix who keeps a closet full of studded whips and handcuffs just for kicks and giggles? OK, I guess it is just me. It's not a constant vision, though; I only get that mental image when I'm thinking about Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd, mind you.

Legislature and U Want to Beef Up Microtech

December 5, 2001

Educators, researchers, industries and the state have joined forces under the banner of the Utah Microtechnology Consortium. Still charting a course for itself?the consortium wants to beef up local facilities for small-scale technology. The consortium is one of the state's many efforts to foster high-tech development under Gov.

Utah Population Database

December 5, 2001

When Lynn Jorde used to present genetic disease data at conferences, other scientists would scoff, "Oh, that's just the Utah population." Believing that inbreeding is more common among the Latter-day Saints population, many scientists often qualified research findings coming from Utah.

U Student Dies

December 5, 2001

History student Ronald Sean Keller was found dead Nov. 22 in his Fourth Avenue home. He had apparently shot himself, but the police have not issued an official cause of death, said Annie Nebeker, associate dean of students. According to Nebeker, Keller's roommate Mark Dunn found him in their home on Nov.

Will Students Have Rooms in Spring?

December 5, 2001

With less than two weeks before students are evicted from the residence halls, Brian Brown doesn't know where he's going to live next semester. A freshman studying biology, Brown signed a contract before the semester began which ensured him a room through fall.