- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Women’s Hoops Falls to SMU

By , , and • November 26, 2001

The Utah women's basketball team dropped to 2-2 on the season after losing a 49-48 decision to Southern Methodist in Dallas, Texas, Saturday night. The Utes had hoped for their third straight victory and seemed likely to get it against the Mustangs?a team they beat by 39 points a year ago.

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U Student Discovers the Virtue of Skimming

By By Rupert Fancipants, Comical News Editor, By Rupert Fancipants, Comical News Editor, and By Rupert Fancipants, Comical News Editor • November 26, 2001

English student Fatima Good may have revolutionized homework for college students. Two weeks ago, Good began "skimming" as a way to speed through the thousands of pages the U English department demands her and hundreds of other English students read during a semester.

Powell to Ask for European Support

November 26, 2001

WASHINGTON?Secretary of State Colin Powell will solicit support from Turkey and Russia for an expanded U.S. campaign against terrorism during an eight-day trip to Europe. With U.S. forces routing the Taliban in Afghanistan and postwar planning under way, the focus on efforts to counter terrorism is shifting to Iraq and other nations accused of sanctioning terror.

Guerrilla Attacks Put Nepal in Crisis

By and • November 26, 2001

KATMANDU, Nepal?Nepal, plunged into a state of emergency after a rash of deadly guerrilla attacks, sent soldiers in pursuit of the Maoist rebels across the Himalayan kingdom Monday. The rebels, who have been fighting for six years to oust Nepal's monarchy and to install a socialist state, broke off a four-month cease-fire with a series of attacks that have killed 76 soldiers, police officers and government officials since Friday.

Nativities as Far as the Eye can See: Christmas Decorations and Baby Jesus

November 26, 2001

As a time-honored tradition, my house was decorated for Christmas on Thanksgiving. Another time-honored tradition is that my participation in decorating the house is nearly exclusive. Of course, the other four members of my family take part in the little things, like putting tinsel on the tree and keeping the coffee freshly brewed for me.

Birth Control and Sex Education: Pro-Choice Points of View

November 26, 2001

With the "Condom Games" at the University of Utah's Heritage Center just wrapping up and World AIDS Day coming on Dec. 1, sex education has come to the forefront. While safe sex and abstinence are often discussed in the media or in classrooms, methods of birth control remain a touchy issue for many religious, education and government institutions.

Marines Strike Column in Afghanistan Desert

November 26, 2001

SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN?U.S. Marine helicopter gunships attacked an armored column Monday "in the vicinity of" the new base the Americans created in the Afghan desert to press their war on terrorism, a Marine spokesman said. The Cobra gunships destroyed some of the 15 vehicles in the column after it was spotted by "fast-moving aircraft," Capt.

Ashcroft Appoints Sept. Fund Adviser

November 26, 2001

WASHINGTON?Attorney General John Ashcroft named Washington lawyer Kenneth Feinberg on Monday to oversee a government compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks and their families. Feinberg, a former assistant to Sen. Edward Kennedy, D Mass., will play a pivotal role in deciding how much money victims' families will receive and how the compensation fund will work.

Man Kills 2, Self in Resturant Spree

November 26, 2001

GRANTSVILLE?A man opened fire in a restaurant, killing his wife and the restaurant owner and critically injuring the restaurant's cashier before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. Thomas Schutz, 57, Grantsville, pulled a .38-caliber handgun and shot his wife, Marilyn, just before 8 p.