- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Family grant program brings siblings to George Washington U.

By By U Wire, By U Wire, and By U Wire • November 20, 2001

WASHINGTON?Some George Washington University parents just can't seem to pass up a good deal. About 150 families are taking advantage of a program to send a child to GW for half price. Emphasizing the importance of family, GW gives the tuition break to any sibling of an undergraduate student who gets in.

U Wants Students From West Side

By , , and • November 20, 2001

Jacquelyn Molina wakes up every weekday morning at 7 a.m. in her Rose Park apartment, and helps two of her siblings get ready for school. She walks with them to North Star Elementary, trying to beat the 8:15 a.m. tardy bell.

Olympic Aspirations Light Dangerous Fire Within

By , , and • November 20, 2001

The Olympic flame symbolizes the ancient tradition of the Games. Heat, light and purifying power are the quintessence of the Olympic ideal. But for some, fire has a different meaning. It burns and destroys. It leaves only ashes behind. For Dave Johnson and Tom Welch, the Olympic flame was an all-consuming force of unbearable intensity.

Letter to the Editor: Playful Rivalry Steps Out of Bounds

By By Tom Roberts, Resident, Salt Lake City, By Tom Roberts, Resident, Salt Lake City, and By Tom Roberts, Resident, Salt Lake City • November 20, 2001

Editor: I admit it. I am a Brigham Young University fan. Nevertheless, prior to the "big game," I frequently commented on the fine football team at the University of Utah this year and how good it was for the entire state to have two excellent teams. Then I became aware of Matt Canham's article, "Corky Humps the Y.

The Chronicle’s View: The Realities of Rape on a University Campus

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ASUU Gets Ready to Launch Online Book Exchange

November 20, 2001

In two weeks, students will be able to buy and sell textbooks online through ASUU. The online book exchange is part of the new Web site created by the Associated Students of the University of Utah. ASUU plans to launch the book exchange on Dec. 1, in time for students to exchange books for Spring Semester.

Olympic Flame on Its Way to SLC

November 20, 2001

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece?The flame that will burn at the 2002 Winter Games began its long journey to Salt lake City on Monday after a ceremony held among the ruins where the Olympics were born. Cloudy skies and sporadic showers prevented the flame from being lighted during the ceremony.

Fighting Continues in Mideast, 1 Killed

November 20, 2001

JERUSALEM?Israeli troops killed one Palestinian and wounded another Monday as the two were planting a bomb along a road in the West Bank. Earlier, three Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack. The relatively minor fighting?and a brief incursion into Gaza by Israeli tanks?came as Secretary of State Colin Powell called on the Palestinians to stop violence immediately and insisted that Israel halt settlement construction.

Countries May Be Aiding bin Laden

November 20, 2001

GENEVA?The United States accused Iraq, North Korea and four other countries Monday of building germ-warfare arsenals, and said it worried one of them might be helping Osama bin Laden in his quest for biological weapons. "We are concerned that [bin Laden] could have been trying to acquire a rudimentary biological weapons capability, possibly with support from a state," said John Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control.

Stategy Will Help Find Mailer Soon

November 20, 2001

WASHINGTON?Government scientists have a strategy they hope will help lead them to the sender of a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy that is believed to contain anthrax, the FBI said Monday. The bureau said investigators are convinced the letter to Leahy and an anthrax-laden letter to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle were sent by the same person.