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Checheb Rebels Upset with U.S.

March 7, 2002

TBILISI, Georgia?U.S. plans to train Georgian troops in anti-terrorist operations have prompted some Chechen rebels to leave the Pankisi Gorge even before the American soldiers arrive, Georgia's deputy defense minister said Thursday. Gela Bezhuashvili said the government has been conducting a public relations campaign in the tense region along the border with the Russian separatist province of Chechnya about Georgia's growing determination to restore order.

9.3% Tuition Hike Proposed For Next Year

March 7, 2002

A bad budget year forced U administrators to propose a 9.3 percent tuition increase next year. "We are not making students fix the problem, we are just asking them to help," Paul Brinkman said. As associate vice president for budget and planning, Brinkman spent the majority of the past week at his desk in the Park Building crunching numbers to come up with this figure, which will equate to an extra $284 in tuition for the year.

Legislators Argue About ‘Vindictive’ Political Season

March 7, 2002

One of several themes could have defined this year's legislative session, according to Hinckley Institute of Politics Director Ted Wilson as he opened Thursday's Legislative Wrap Up. Two Democrat and two Republican leaders attended. Fresh from a late night of law making, the legislative leaders present agreed that crafting a budget in the face of a $250 million shortfall was the 2002 session's defining act.

U Faculty Serve as Legislators: An Environmental Planner Leads His Party

March 7, 2002

The terrain of the West, both social and natural, drew Ralph Becker, transplanting the Washington, D.C., native to the land of sage brush and misplaced sea birds. The draw of the open spaces which he now works to preserve infected him when he applied for a summer job with the National Park Service.

Leaders Want to Rent Computers to Students

By , , and • March 7, 2002

This year, the U delegation to the intercollegiate assembly will propose resolutions changing the structure of the assembly, providing rental computers to students and recommending teachers post class syllabi. The Utah Intercollegiate Assembly is the legislative branch of the Utah Student Association, a lobbying group representing all 120,000 students in the higher education system of Utah.

Opinion Cartoon

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A Mormon’s Experience Inside The Chronicle

March 7, 2002

I love telling people I write for The Chronicle. As a Mormon and political conservative, most people I tell?both liberals and conservatives?seem surprised that I do it. They're surprised because the Chrony has a reputation of being less than kind to conservatives, and specifically to Mormons.

U Geographers Study Crisis Traffic Patterns

By By Adam Benson and • March 7, 2002

U geography professors are working on a study to help everyone get home safely and quickly. The study, in its third year, identifies hazards to transportation systems caused by natural disasters and studyies the vulnerabilities of transportation networks in the event of an attack.

U Skiers Upbeat About Chances As NCAAs Start

By , , and • March 5, 2002

The Utah ski team finished second for the third time in five season meets March 28 at the NCAA Regional Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. But perhaps the most important placing was not of the Utes, but of Denver University. Denver, which had won every Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association tournament going into Regionals, slipped to third place, and Colorado took first.

Baseball On a Roll Since Arizona Loss

March 5, 2002

Ever since the U baseball team lost a weekend series against the Arizona Wildcats, it has not tasted defeat in a series. Four weeks have gone by since the tripleheader with Arizona, and by winning two out of three games against Washington last weekend, the streak continues for Utah.