- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Israel Renews Bar On Arafat’s Travel

By , , and • January 6, 2002

JERUSALEM?Israel renewed its ultimatum to Yasser Arafat on Saturday: Arrest the assassins of an Israeli Cabinet minister or remain barred from traveling. The standoff took on new importance with the approach of Orthodox Christmas celebrations in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on Sunday.

Plane Crashes Into Tampa Skyscraper

January 6, 2002

TAMPA, Fla.?A 15-year-old student pilot took off in a small plane without permission Saturday and crashed into a skyscraper after ignoring a Coast Guard helicopter's signals to land, authorities said. The crash occurred after Charles Bishop's grandmother took him to the National Aviation Academy flight school for a 5 p.

Bush Promises to Not Raise Taxes

January 6, 2002

ONTARIO, Calif.?Firing back in an election-year debate over the recession, President Bush on Saturday painted Democratic opponents as tax raisers and pointedly vowed he won't allow his tax cuts to be rolled back. "Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes," he shouted to California workers.

Slow Oly Tix Sales Hurt Local Broker

January 6, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Yas Tokita, owner of Mountain West Travel, "bet the bank" on turning a profit by snapping up Olympic tickets and hotel reservations for the 2002 Winter Games. Now, with barely a month before the Games, the resale market for Olympic tickets remains sluggish.

Presenter’s Office Organizes Weekly Lecture Series

January 6, 2002

The events of Sept. 11 changed the habits of many students. Some exhibited a surge of patriotism. Others reacted in fear. The Associated Students of University of Utah started a weekly lecture series. The series, "9/11: Responding to Global Affairs," will begin this semester, featuring speakers addressing topics associated with Sept.

U Student Appointed as Associate Vice President

By , , and • January 6, 2002

Printed on his business card is the title U associate vice president for marketing and communication. However, his U identification lists him as a student. As it turns out, both titles prove true for Mark Woodland. In 2000, after taking a class from the communication department, Woodland's professor persuaded him to apply for candidacy to begin studying for a doctoral degree.

Marines Capture Camp Leader, Omar Escapes

January 6, 2002

KABUL, Afghanistan?U.S. Marines took custody of the chief of Osama bin Laden's terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, while the Afghan government said Saturday it appeared former Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had escaped forces penning him in.

Sports Lacking in Priorities

January 6, 2002

As I make a haphazard, uneven attempt these days at splitting time between attending classes, doing homework, working at my job, seeing my girlfriend and talking to my family just often enough for my mother to remember that she has five offspring, rather than four, I am reminded, quite Forrest Gump style mind you, that my mama once told me that in life, you gotta have priorities.

U Skiers on Top of Invite After Alpine Events

January 6, 2002

If this weekend's Montana Invitational was any indication of things to come, then the biggest competition for Utah's Jernej Bukovec to reclaim his NCAA slalom title is at his side every day in practice. Led by a first-place finish in the men's slalom by freshman Pierre Olsson, the Utah ski team rests in first place after alpine competition at the Invitational in Bozeman, Mont.

Men’s Hoops Faces St. Mary’s Tonight

January 6, 2002

The first edition of life without center Chris Burgess for the Utah men's basketball team wasn't pretty. Utah played haphazard and unenthused as a lifeless Huntsman Center crowd watched Division III Whitworth threaten the Utes before losing by just six, 63-57.