- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Baseball On a Roll After Month Away

March 8, 2002

It has been more than a month since the U baseball team started its season; however, it has not played one single game at home. All of that will change this weekend, as the Utes face Southern Utah today in their home opener. "It's going to be nice to be home.

Miss Aguilera Can’t Compete With Hoops

March 8, 2002

I was supremely confident that if there was ever a time that Christina Aguilera might alter her long-standing policy of appearing in public half naked (not that there's anything wrong with that), it would be in the sub-Arctic outdoor environment of the Olympic Closing Ceremony.

Snow Cancels Softball Series With No. 2 Arizona

March 8, 2002

U softball coach Mona Stevens has canceled this weekend's games with No. 2 Arizona because of "way too much snow." Stevens said she called Arizona softball coach Mike Caldrea and told him not to make the trip to Salt Lake City because the field could not be made playable by Saturday.

Weather Could Delay Softball’s Home Opener

By , , and • March 8, 2002

The wet weather, although desperately needed for the state's water needs, may cause some havoc for the U softball team. No. 2 defending NCAA champion Arizona is scheduled to come to Salt Lake City this weekend. It would be a great opportunity for the U softball team to get a high-ranked team onto Ute Field.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • March 7, 2002

?They spend three times as much per pupil, and it shows."

Bill Allows Testing for Criminal DNA

March 7, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?All adult felons and juveniles considered "serious youth offenders'' would have to submit to DNA testing under a bill passed by the Utah Senate Wednesday. The bill passed the Senate 27-0. It now goes to Gov. Mike Leavitt for his signature.

Drag Racer Kills Mother in Crash

March 7, 2002

TAVARES, Fla.?A drag racer who accidentally plowed into his mother's car, killing her and an elderly passenger, has been charged with their deaths. Dwight Samples, 21, faces up to 30 years in prison and a $20,000 fine if convicted on two counts of vehicular homicide in the Dec.

Legislative Session Ends?Higher Ed. Takes Hit

March 7, 2002

After months of discussion and millions of dollars in cuts to higher education's budget, lawmakers finalized state appropriations Wednesday. Many lawmakers held on to hope that the cooling economy had heated up in 2002. However, when Gov. Mike Leavitt announced the tax revenue shortfall had slid past $200 million to $256 million on Feb.

Bill Targeting U of U Gun Rule Dies in House

March 7, 2002

Lawmakers tried again to reprimand the U for standing behind its no-gun policy, but legislation that could have punished U administrators financially failed to pass in the last hour of the legislative session Wednesday. In the afternoon, the Senate approved the bill, but with a vote of 37-34 in the House, at 11 p.

ASB Gives Students First Int’l Volunteer Opportunity

March 7, 2002

During the Olympic break, the U welcomed the world?a select group of U students let the world welcome them. A group of 19 U students and faculty traveled to Grenada, Nicaragua, for the U's first-ever international Alternative Spring Break. It lasted from Feb.