- The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Chronicle’s View: Paralympics Deserves Equal Respect

November 15, 2001

Tickets to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games are difficult to come by?not to mention incredibly expensive. Many Utahns who signed up to reserve tickets in advance didn't even get the option of purchasing their first-choice tickets. And although tickets started at $20, most people actually paid significantly more than that for their chance to see a blurred figure riding the luge flying by at 65 miles per hour.

Volleyball Begins Quest for League Postseason Title

November 15, 2001

This is the week that will determine if the University of Utah's volleyball team is ready to take the next step at the NCAAs. The Mountain West Conference Tournament, which Provo will host, is on tap for this week, as the Utes, through their 19-5 regular season play, have nabbed the second seed.

Men’s Hoops Begins Season at Home

November 15, 2001

Big man Rick Majerus is back on the Utah sideline, the Utes have won their last 12 openers, and they completed their exhibition slate a perfect 2-0. But are the Utes ready for the regular season opener Friday against 1-3 St. Francis (Ill.)? Maybe not, but it doesn't matter.

Football Isn’t Worried About Going to Provo

November 15, 2001

As the Utah football team begins its final preparations for taking on undefeated and top-10-ranked BYU this Saturday, it at least has the comfort of knowing the game will be played in friendly confines. True, the contest will take place at Provo's LaVell Edwards Stadium in front of 65,000 mostly hostile Cougar fans, but after winning on each of their last four forays into Provo, and not dropping a game there since 1991, the Utes are not overly concerned with playing BYU at BYU.

Bush, Putin Don’t Reach Agreement

November 15, 2001

CRAWFORD, Texas?President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin couldn't resolve their dispute over U.S. missile shield plans Thursday, but pledged on a harmonious final day of summitry to fight terrorism and deepen U.S.-Russian ties. "Our differences will not divide us," Bush told hundreds of students and townspeople in a high school gym.

Blair Praises U.S. Military Actions

November 15, 2001

LONDON?British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that the U.S.-led military coalition has gained momentum since the Taliban was forced from the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif. The capture of Mazar-e Sharif was the biggest success since President Bush launched the U.

Aid Workers Flown Out of Afghanistan

November 15, 2001

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan?In a dramatic nighttime evacuation, six aid workers set fire to their all-encompassing burqas so U.S. special forces pilots could find them on an Afghan field. Along with two men, they were whisked to safety early Thursday after three months of Taliban captivity.

Police Buy Special Oly Surveillance

November 15, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?Spectators at one Olympic venue will be examined by the same facial recognition technology that led this year's Super Bowl to be dubbed the "Snooper Bowl." West Valley City police will purchase about a dozen cameras for the E Center from Pennsylvania-based Graphco Technologies Inc.

SLOC to Banner Local Buildings

November 15, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?The first of 11 gigantic images of Olympic athletes has gone up on a downtown building. By mid-January, nine more office towers and a building at the University of Utah will be similarly transformed. The building wraps, measuring as much as 141 feet long and 97 feet wide, will depict winter sports athletes, including a figure skater, snowboarder and Paralympian.

FAA Orders National Plane Inspections

November 15, 2001

WASHINGTON?The Federal Aviation Administration plans to order U.S. airlines that fly Airbus A300 planes to inspect their fleets, focusing on the tail that sheared off in Monday's plane crash in New York. The order was expected to be issued Friday, FAA spokesman William Shumann said.