- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Geologist Gets Pettijohn Medal

By By Adam Benson, By Adam Benson, and By Adam Benson • March 5, 2002

Poet and world-renowned sedimentologist Dane "Duke" Picard, a professor at the U for 34 years, has been awarded the 2002 Pettijohn Medal for excellence in sedimentology. Picard, who retired in January, will receive the award at a ceremony in Houston on March 12, hosted by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.

Regents and Students Strike Deal

March 5, 2002

The state Board of Regents and the Utah Student Association both work on behalf of higher education, but after Regents squashed a student-proposed tuition cap, student leaders began wondering if their relationship with the Regents should change. Student leaders went about their work quietly.

Campus Closes at Noon Tomorrow for Paralympics

March 5, 2002

Predicting a grim parking situation for this Thursday, March 7, U President Bernie Machen decided to cancel afternoon classes that day. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee will take more than 47 percent of parking on campus that day in order to accommodate the Paralympic Opening Ceremony later that evening.

Shortened Session Scandalizes Democratic Process

March 5, 2002

While lawmakers attempt to create statutes governing our society, the 2002 session proves the Utah State Legislature can't effectively govern itself. Instead of extending the session to run for the six weeks required by Utah's Constitution, legislators have two fewer weeks than normal to set the state's budget and pass its laws.

Student Does the Impossible When He Divides by Zero

By By Minneau Parrish, Comical Math Expert • March 5, 2002

Math has never been Harry Albert's strong suit. But that didn't stop the sociology and hotel studies double major from solving a puzzle that has stumped mathematicians for decades. On Friday morning, Albert divided by zero. "Centuries of work, mountains of paper covered in equations, and it hasn't been done until now," said Horace Everett, a U professor of theoretical mathematics.

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Bronze Medal Brit Flunks Drug Test

March 5, 2002

LONDON?Alain Baxter, the first Briton to win an Olympic skiing medal, flunked a doping test after his surprise third place finish in the slalom at the Salt Lake City Games. Officials say he could be stripped of his bronze medal. The British Olympic Association said the 28-year old Scottish skier?nicknamed "The Highlander''?tested positive for methamphetamine after the Feb.

Monson Deposed in Tribune Trial

March 5, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?A federal magistrate has ruled that attorneys in Salt Lake's newspaper battle may question Mormon church leader Thomas S. Monson, but may not depose the other two members of the church's First Presidency?its highest body. The Tribune's management group has wanted to question the Latter-day Saint church leaders about what role, if any, they had in AT&T Corp.

Bush Announces 3-Year Steel Tariff

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