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U. Arizona labs well regulated, secure, officials say

By By U Wire • November 29, 2001

TUCSON, Ariz.?Anthrax scares across the nation have raised fears about laboratory safety closer to home. However, University of Arizona officials say the biological agents in university laboratories are monitored and regulated. "We certainly have concern for the security [of laboratories]," said Herb Wagner, associate director of risk management and safety.

Tradition and the NFL Do Not Mix Well

November 29, 2001

Ever since I was a little kid, I wake up and go outside to pick up a copy of The Salt Lake Tribune. I used to read it thoroughly every day, but after a long while, I lost interest in reading the paper. However, my daily inclination was to get the paper, so I woke up everyday and went outside to get the paper.

Utes Open NCAAs Tonight Versus Texas Tech

November 29, 2001

The NCAA Tournament starts tonight, and you might think the University of Utah volleyball team would be nervous about the opening match with Texas Tech and come out with the jitters. Coach Beth Launiere disagrees. "I don't think that we will be nervous because this is the funnest time of the year, and even if we lose, we know we have had a great year," she said.

Women’s Hoops Faces Tough Test Vs. Pac-10

November 29, 2001

Though this year's Utah women's basketball team has already lost half as many games through four contests as last year's squad did over an entire season, U coach Elaine Elliott is hardly concerned. After all, four games is hardly sufficient time to work out all the kinks on a team that has two new faces in the starting lineup and a bench comprised of sophomores and freshman.

Ute Swim, Baseball Teams Add Recruits

November 29, 2001

The Utah swim and baseball teams have bolstered their respective rosters by adding four recruits apiece. The swimmers will not join the Utes until the 2002-03 season, while the hardballers are expected to be on next year's roster. In the pool, the Utes get: ?Amy Barefield from Bozeman, Mont.

Thrown for A Curve

November 29, 2001

After the conclusion of his sophomore baseball season at the U, dual-sport star Phil Cullen was ready to hang up his mitt. The right-handed pitcher underwent surgery, and he wondered if he should continue to pursue the sport he grew up with. "I was ready to give up.

Military Tribunals Needed, Bush Says

November 29, 2001

WASHINGTON?Brushing aside criticism, President Bush defended his authorization of military tribunals and the questioning of Middle Easterners in the United States. "We're an open society, but we're at war," the president said Thursday. "We will act with fairness, and we will deliver justice, which is far more than terrorists ever grant to their innocent victims," the president told federal prosecutors visiting the White House.

Police Will Begin Fingerprint Scans

November 29, 2001

WEST VALLEY CITY?The police department will begin using electronic fingerprint recognition devices in the next few weeks, giving it another piece of high-tech crime fighting equipment. Two weeks ago, the department said it would be using a computerized facial recognition system at the E Center?an Olympic hockey venue?beginning next month.

Many People Go Untested for HIV

November 29, 2001

ATLANTA?Nearly 30 percent of people deemed at risk for HIV have never been tested, the government said Thursday in warning they could be unknowingly spreading the virus that causes AIDS. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involved more than 30,000 people in the United States.

Romney Says Oly Should Scale Back

November 29, 2001

WASHINGTON?Salt Lake Olympic chief Mitt Romney says the costs of the Olympic Games are growing out of control and the pageantry surrounding the games should be scaled back. Romney, responding to a new General Accounting Office report, said he plans to give International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge a series of recommendations to keep costs down.