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Keeping Watch: Olympic Security Measures

January 6, 2002

One month away from the Opening Ceremony the Olympic presence can be seen across campus?not in the form of athletes and spectators, but in fences and tents. Olympic security is always a big priority. But the events of Sept. 11 shook the nation and sparked an avalanche of safety concerns leading to changes in legislation and government policy across the nation.

Games Will Force Some Students Out of Homes

January 6, 2002

Students may already feel the daily impact of the Olympics with limited parking, the mass residence halls relocation and the prospect of a month-long Spring Break. But few may realize some students must scramble to find new housing during the Olympics. Many landlords throughout town are hiking up rental rates or evicting tenants to make room for Olympic guests.

Pro: U Correct in Canceling February Classes?

January 6, 2002

2001 Christmas vacation is now dead, God rest its soul. But even as we dry our tears and attempt to move on, some among us would dishonor its memory by complaining about the prospect of even more time off in just a few weeks. I don't get it. A deep instinct, eternally burned into my student's soul from the first days of afternoon Kindergarten, tells me that any vacation from school, regardless of when, where or how long, is good.

Con: U Corrent in Canceling February Classes?

January 6, 2002

With excitement swirling around the coming Olympic Winter Games, one issue remains terribly neglected. Should the University of Utah cancel three and a half weeks of class in February? The question now seems academic because the Games will commence exactly one month from tomorrow.

Modern Olympic Gold Finds Way to Wrong Pockets

January 6, 2002

I gave in. It was a challenge of Olympic proportions, and I lost?big time. As I walked along the sterile main street of Salt Lake's newest shopping kingdom?The Gateway?the Olympic ideals whispered my name, caressed my purse and, one hour later abandoned me, alone with 39 cents and a 100 percent cotton sweatshirt emblazoned with Salt Lake City 2002.

Student Sample: How do you feel the Olympics will affect you academically this semester?

January 6, 2002

"As long as teachers don't give us loads of homework while we are gone then I don't think it will affect us too much," Brandon Black Senior, Communication "It will be good for me. That is about the time I get run down and burnt out. I am fine with the break," Jake Strait Junior, Geography "It will probably make me do worse because I will forget everything during the break," Ashley Mortensen Sophomore, Communication "I have no problem with the break.

Debunking Olympic Myths About Economic Prosperity

By By Matthew Burbank, U Associate Professor Political Science • January 6, 2002

Is it a good idea for Salt Lake City, or any American city for that matter, to host the Olympics? With the Games here in Salt Lake only days away, it may seem a little late in the day to raise such a question. Still, Samuel Johnson once wrote the prospect of being hanged in a fortnight tends to concentrate the mind wonderfully, so perhaps now is a good time to examine this question.

Rodeo Will Extinguish Spirt of the Games

By By Eric Ward, Founder Student Organization for Animal Rights • January 6, 2002

This February, during the Olympic Games, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) is planning to hold an Olympic Rodeo. Yes, that's right?a rodeo. With cowboys, horses, bulls and such. In case you're wondering what a rodeo has to do with Olympic athletes and amateur sports, SLOC states that it is an integral part of our Western heritage; a cultural event.

Olympics and Academia: A Special Combination

By By Wayne Clough, President Georgia Institute of Technology, By Wayne Clough, President Georgia Institute of Technology, and By Wayne Clough, President Georgia Institute of Technology • January 6, 2002

Almost a century ago, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, was asked why he restored the Olympic Games. His answer: "To ennoble and strengthen sports?and to enable them to better fulfill the educational role incumbent upon them in the world.

The Chronicle’s View: Finding an Education when Games Arrive

January 6, 2002

We gawk at enormous banners on buildings, plan our extended Spring Break and gripe about parking. But in the midst of the hoopla, it's easy to forget why we're here. U President Bernie Machen has long worried academics would take a back seat to the Olympic festivities.