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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Senate Decides K-UTE’s Fate Tonight

April 16, 2002
Tiffin Brough is an Asian Studies major who has been at the U for four years. Now in her senior year, she says that without K-UTE she never would have applied to the U. "When I started applying for colleges, I made sure each one had a radio station. Without K-UTE, I wouldn't have come here," Brough said.

Angel of Death’ Is Sentenced to Life

April 16, 2002
LOS ANGELES?A former respiratory therapist who once called himself the "Angel of Death" was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for killing six elderly patients with drug injections. In addition to six life terms, Superior Court Judge Lance Ito gave Saldivar wo 15 years to life for the attempted murder of Jean Coyle, who appeared in court and told how she was almost killed by a drug injected into her intravenous tube.

Archaeology Find Reveals Mummies

April 16, 2002
WASHINGTON?Thousands of ancient Inca mummies, some bundled together in small groups with their possessions, have been discovered beneath a shantytown near Lima, Peru. Archaeologists say the find may solve some of the mysteries surrounding the Inca civilization.

Nurses to Vote on Joining Union

April 16, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY?Nurses at Salt Lake Regional Medical Center will vote to decide whether to join the United American Nurses union. The National Labor Relations Board office in Denver may rule as early as this week on a Feb. 1 petition for an election. More than two-thirds of the hospital's registered nurses signed the petition.

Income Taxes Ease U.S. Treasury Debt

April 16, 2002
WASHINGTON?A flood of income tax payments has helped ease pressure on the national debt ceiling and allowed the Treasury Department to begin restoring money shifted out of government employee pension accounts to avert a government default, officials said Wednesday.

Nuclear Power Is no Longer Child of ’70s

Environmentalists beware: Nuclear power may be making a comeback. For the first time in more than 20 years, permits will be requested for new nuclear power plants in this country. These new requests stand up in defiance of the blackout on new plants that has existed since the 3-Mile Island nuclear incident of 1979.

The Chronicle’s View: ASUU Must Look At Funds Closely

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Netters Probable to Go Indoors Vs Portland St

April 16, 2002
In the last home match at the U for seniors David Mercier, Corrie Scheepers and Nik Yip, the U men's tennis team will host Portland State, most likely at the Eccles Tennis Center today. It was scheduled to be at the Canyon Racquet Club, but since Mother Nature has had different plans as of late, the match will likely be moved to the Eccles Tennis Center.

Letter to the Editor: The Lessons of Niang Situation

Editor: Many of the people who are writing letters to the editor in support of the teaching assistant who broke the university policy have chosen to ignore the real reasons that students are angry. First, he asked a question which is specifically forbidden in a class at the U.

Letter to the Editor: Flag Burning Promotes Negativity

Editor: This letter regards the April 17 Chronicle news story "Student Threatens to Burn Flag for Class Discussion." Kudos to David Reichner for his action regarding the potential flag burning in his Freedom of Expression class on Tuesday. Granted, the other students meant well in attempting to sway Mr.