- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Project Youth Brings Elementary Students to College

April 18, 2002

Cheerleaders, red and white balloons and nearly 6,000 screaming sixth-graders filled the Hunstman Center Thursday afternoon. The elementary students visited campus as part of the Bennion Community Service Center's Project Youth, now in its 13th year. "Besides instilling the desire for higher education, Project Youth encourages the pursuit of dreams and helps kids envision a bigger picture for their lives," said AnnMarie Allen, project coordinator and former senior class president and student body presidential hopeful.

Students, Tutoring Get Bigger Piece of the Pie

April 18, 2002

Child care, the tutoring center and student groups stand to get big funding increases next year. The Student Senate approved a draft of the budget Thursday that gave child care $8,000 more, increased the Tutoring Center's funds by $16,000 and budgeted nearly $159,000 for student groups, up from $134,555 the groups received last year.

American Indians Celebrate Heritage

April 18, 2002

Throughout the week, Native American jewelry, crafts and movies have filled the Union as part of Native American Awareness Week. The 30th annual celebration, "Weaving Our Educational Path," has focused on the traditions and customs of American Indians. "It's important to bring about awareness about Native American issues on campus, and to say that we have been here, we are here and we will always be here," said Wilma Tyner, Intertribal Student Association adviser.

U Commits 500 Acres to a Wildlife Preserve

April 18, 2002

In an effort to protect and maintain natural habitat surrounding the U, President Bernie Machen and Red Butte Gardens have officially committed nearly 500 acres of open land to a new wildlife preserve. The U will restrict any future development or expansion in the area, to be called Heritage Preserve.

Student Councils Get More Funding

By , , and • April 18, 2002

Only with considerable amendments did the controversial bill which would have cut the Presenter's Office budget almost by half pass the Student Senate. But the Presenter's Office hefty budget remains intact. Sen. Sam Swenson, humanities, originally drafted the bill, intending to divert money from the Presenter's Office and into the hands of college student councils, which would then use the money for student groups and functions indigenous to their own respective colleges.

ROTC Numbers On Campus Are Way Up

By , , and • April 17, 2002

More than eight months since the tragedy that changed the world, ROTC officials say the economic fallout that has emerged in the wake of Sept. 11 has not directly impacted the number of recruits in the U's military programs. "Our numbers over the last four years have been increasing," said Air Force ROTC commander Col.

Celebrity Look-A-Like? The Barbers Didn’t Notice

April 17, 2002

My hair has grown a lot recently. Many have noticed and commented. But it was only this past week that I realized that my hair is significantly longer than it has ever been. This isn't because I'm careless. It's because I've stopped caring. Last January I went to get my haircut at the same place I'd been going to since it opened up near my house.

Russian Rebels Kill 21 Police Officers

April 17, 2002

VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia?In their biggest attack in months, rebels set off explosives and opened fire on a police convoy, killing 21 officers only yards from police headquarters in the Chechen capital Thursday, an official said. The ambush?a day after 11 Russian servicemen were killed and 13 wounded in attacks in the southern Shatoi region?represented a significant surge in rebel activity after months of small scale attacks.

Abercrombie Pulls Slant-Eyed T-Shirts

April 17, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO?Clothier Abercrombie & Fitch is pulling a line of T-shirts that triggered protests from Asian groups that said they reinforced negative stereotypes. The T-shirts, some of which show smiling men with slanted eyes and conical hats, will be pulled from all of the company's 311 stores in 50 states, company spokesman Hampton Carney said Thursday.

Letter to the Editor: Common Sense In Gun Debate

By By Joanna S. Coolidge, Senior, Pre-Med, By Joanna S. Coolidge, Senior, Pre-Med, and By Joanna S. Coolidge, Senior, Pre-Med • April 17, 2002

Editor: I am disturbed by some of the letters published in this paper supporting the right to bear arms on campus. It seems that I may not be living in an open-minded community, as I once thought. I have been at the U full-time since last August, and every student I meet here is friendly and enthusiastic.