- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Computer Use Will Require Passwords

By and • April 11, 2002

To increase accountability and safety, U computer labs will soon be closed to the public. By Fall Semester, students will need an identification number and password to gain access to any of the computers found in student labs controlled by Administrative Computing Services.

Quote of the Day

By and • April 11, 2002

""We are not cutting you out of the ASUU funding family," Swenson said. "We're taking away words in a document, we are not taking away the money."

Break Out the Map: Transfer Students Become Acquainted with a New Campus

By By Brenda Ballou and By Brenda Ballou • April 10, 2002

With sweaty palms and a nervous stomach, junior Sheri Davis stepped onto the U's campus for the first time. She had put in two years at Salt Lake Community College, and she felt like a seasoned college student. She wasn't worried about the classes or the homework, but she had to admit, she was a little intimidated by the sheer size of the campus.

Yugoslavia Adopts War Crimes Bill

By and • April 10, 2002

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia?The Yugoslav Parliament passed a law Thursday that removes legal obstacles for the arrest and extradition of top associates of former President Slobodan Milosevic and other war crimes suspects to the U.N. tribunal. Hours later, one of the suspects, former Serbian interior minister Vlajko Stojiljkovic, shot himself in the head in front of the downtown federal parliament building.

An Unfulfilled Dream of J School and My Sojourn Out of State

By and • April 10, 2002

My intentions were simple. I wanted to be in a journalism school to study, well, journalism. Probably with a mass communication focus, but in essence, journalism. It's what I do. It's what I love. This journalism school wouldn't be just any school though. It would be a school that specialized in journalism?a big school.

Afghan Police Discover 151 Chinese Rockets

By and • April 10, 2002

KABUL, Afghanistan?In a joint operation with Afghan police, international peacekeepers seized a cache of 151 Chinese-made rockets, the same kind fired at the security force over the weekend, a peacekeeping spokesman said Thursday. In another sweep Wednesday, police killed one man and arrested two others while seizing a large number of weapons, including two American-made Stinger anti aircraft missiles, the government's Bakhtar news agency said.

Hatch Honored for AIDS Contribution

By and • April 10, 2002

WASHINGTON?Sen. Orrin Hatch's work as an advocate for children's health and pediatric AIDS issues is being recognized by the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS Foundation. The organization is honoring Hatch with its Commitment to Children Award. Hatch is expected to receive the award at a reception Wednesday evening.

Smoking Cost U.S. 7 Dollars a Pack

By and • April 10, 2002

ATLANTA?Each pack of cigarettes sold in the United States costs the nation $7 in medical care and lost productivity, the government said Thursday. The study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put the nation's total cost of smoking at $3,391 a year for every smoker, or $157.

Grand Jury Hears Priest Abuse Case

By and • April 10, 2002

NEW YORK?Expressing concern about a possible cover-up by Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese, a district attorney Thursday announced he was convening a special grand jury to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by priests and how the allegations were handled by the church.

Tunisia Explosion Leaves Five Dead

By and • April 10, 2002

TUNIS, Tunisia?A truck filled with natural gas crashed into the outer wall of a synagogue on a Tunisian resort island Thursday, killing five people and injuring about 20. The official news agency and the synagogue president both said they believed it was an accident, but Israel's deputy foreign minister called it a deliberate anti-Semitic attack.