- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Letter to the Editor: Watering Down the Regulation Facts

By By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology, By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology, and By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology • November 29, 2001

Editor: Unfortunately for the readers of The Daily Utah Chronicle, Michael Chidester's Nov. 28 opinion piece, " Navigating Environmental Waters With Local Action," on water regulation seemed to consist primarily of knee-jerk, right-wing ignorance and little else.

Taliban Leader Orders ‘Fight to the Death’

November 29, 2001

KABUL, Afghanistan?The Taliban's supreme leader radioed his commanders Wednesday and called on them to fight to the death against Americans in southern Afghanistan, where U.S. Marines were building up their forces at a desert base. In Washington, U.S. officials said a small group of soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division has assembled outside the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif to serve as a quick-reaction force in the event of renewed Taliban resistance.

First International Anthrax Letter Sent to Bern

November 29, 2001

BERN, Switzerland?A suspected anthrax letter sent to Chile bore a Swiss postmark but may have been mailed from New York, Swiss police said Wednesday. Dr. Antonio Banfi, a pediatrician in Santiago, Chile, received the letter?with a Swiss postmark and a Florida return address?two weeks ago in what may be the first confirmed case of anthrax contaminated mail outside the United States.

Lawsuit May Hurt Search and Rescue

November 29, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?Utah sheriffs fear the multimillion dollar claims brought by relatives of a 2-year-old boy who died when he wandered away from his father's truck could cripple Utah search and rescue programs. "Whatever comes of this action will certainly affect search and rescue efforts in Utah for quite some time," Davis County Sheriff Bud Cox.

Gov’t to Purchase Smallpox Vaccine

November 29, 2001

WASHINGTON?The Bush administration signed a contract Wednesday to buy 155 million doses of smallpox vaccine from a British firm in case terrorists try to spread the deadly virus. The contract with Acambis Inc. will bring the United State's stockpile to 286 million doses of the vaccine by the end of next year, promising protection for every American should bioterrorists ever attack with the all-but-extinct virus.

Hostages Freed After Standoff

November 29, 2001

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines?Eighty-nine hostages?most still in the nightclothes they were wearing when seized?were freed Wednesday by Muslim rebels in a deal with the government to end the two-day standoff. For releasing their captives, the rebels loyal to a renegade local governor were allowed to move to another guerrilla camp 40 miles away and?at least temporarily?avoid prosecution.

ASUU Raises Cabinet Budgets

November 29, 2001

The Executive Cabinet of the Associated Students of the University of Utah now has another $36,750 to work with. On Tuesday, the ASUU General Assembly passed Joint Bill #9, a bill adding money to the budgets of 14 boards within ASUU. The increases range from $750 for the executive assistants to $4,000 each for five other boards.

The Chronicle’s View: Diversity Week Unsuccessful

November 29, 2001

So far, the Union's Diversity Week celebration failed to attract many of the U's diversity groups. Because of poor communication skills, only about five groups set up tables at Wednesday's diversity fair. Union Programs' record this year is largely unsuccessful though its staff has their hearts in the right place.

Marriott Digitizes Records

November 29, 2001

Whenever Kenning Arlitsch shows off the Marriott Library's digital collection, people are amazed by the technology. The problem is that not enough of them take advantage of it. The collection is a database of online multimedia files produced from the library's archive of rare manuscripts, historical maps, famous diaries and other documents it wants to share with a wider audience.

A Global Double-Edged Sword?

November 29, 2001

Sanja Tatic saw children studying under mango trees on a trip to India. Life was more laidback. The U.S. students found this lifestyle very appealing, but the Indians felt differently. "They seemed satisfied, but at the same time, they wanted more," said Tatic, an audience member at a panel discussion on the challenges of globalization Wednesday at the Hinckley Institute of Politics.