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Architecture Criticized for Lack of Women

March 27, 2002

When the Graduate School of Architecture was up for re accreditation in July, the team assessing the school found the greatest deficiency in the area of social equity. "The current faculty composition does not reflect women in positions of stature and responsibility," the report from the National Architectural Accrediting Board said.

Lighty Awarded for Efforts to Recruit Women

March 27, 2002

The 2002 Linda K. Amos Award for Distinguished Service to Women will be presented to JoAnn S. Lighty, associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering, later this week. Gerald Stringfellow, dean of the College of Engineering, thinks Lighty is deserving of the honor.

Number of Women in U Top Positions Grows

By , , and • March 27, 2002

In his instillation speech, Bernie Machen listed three main objectives he has for the U: "The constant pursuit of excellence, placing academics first and improving diversity." Under Machen's administration the U has received praise and scrutiny for its efforts to diversify campus.

Caucus Helps Women Lawyers in School

March 27, 2002

Melissa Bean has a friend in law school who recently had a child. Many people automatically assumed the woman should drop out to care for the child full time. "[She] got a lot of flack for having a kid," said Bean, a second year law student at the U and the president of the Women's Law Caucus.

Baseball Beats S. Colorado

By , , and • March 27, 2002

After only two days after finishing a series with UNLV, the U baseball team was scheduled to play Southern Colorado in a short two-games series. Utah won Game 1 of the series on Tuesday afternoon by a wide margin, 12-4. The win extends the Utes' winning streak to three games, with the record rising to 15-12 overall.

Golfers Take 13th at Irvine Tournament

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Men Netters to Take on ISU in Pre-MWC Meet

March 27, 2002

After a 12-day layoff, the U men's tennis team returns to action today at the Eccles Tennis Center, where it faces Idaho State at 5 p.m. The Utes last pounded the courts on April 15, when they scored a 6-1 victory over Sacramento State to erase a two-game losing streak and improve to 9-7 overall on the season.

Mormonism Doesn’t Influence Suicide

By By U Wire • March 27, 2002

Craig Kartchner The Daily Universe Brigham Young University PROVO?Utah is the land of Jell-O and funeral potatoes, but it also has a more somber quirk. The Beehive State is included in the region with the highest suicide rate in the nation. The U.S. Census Bureau reports suicide accounts for 14.

Rice-Eccles Getting New Turf

March 27, 2002

Rice-Eccles Stadium got its big old facelift done in 1998. The minor plastic surgeries, however, keep on coming. The stadium is getting its third playing surface in four years installed. The latest ground the players will walk upon is FieldTurf, a synthetic that looks and plays like natural grass.

Retired Sheriff Shoots Self, Kids

March 26, 2002

MERCED, Calif.?A retired sheriff's deputy shot and killed his 5-year-old daughter and his three stepchildren Tuesday, before committing suicide with the body of one of the youngsters in his arms. John Hogan, 49, had apparently entered the house after his wife had set out on her morning walk, authorities said.