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Bowler Arrested in Union

December 2, 2001

Lane courtesy?A man was reportedly harassing people in the Union bowling alley. The police responded, but the suspect denied harassing anyone. The police ran a warrant check on him?he had an outstanding warrant. They arrested him and booked him into the county jail.

Math Explains Hallucinations

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Fine Arts Students Can Evaluate Profs with On-line Forms

December 2, 2001

Fine arts students can now tell their teachers they don't like the lectures, love the examinations or hate their grading policy via the Internet. The College of Fine Arts is the first U college to put teacher evaluations online. These evaluations are the same as those U students encounter in every class, but the College of Fine Arts now allows students to fill these out on their own time and from their own computers.

Hinckley Institute Raises Funds in Pete Suazo’s Honor

December 2, 2001

It's been more than three months since state Sen. Pete Suazo was killed, but his legacy will continue, according to Ted Wilson, director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics. The institute of politics has begun to raise scholarship money for minority students at the U in Suazo's name.

Machen Asks Regents to Understand Research

December 2, 2001

U President Bernie Machen explained the role of research institutions at the state Board of Regents meeting Friday. Machen's comments came only minutes before state budget representatives reported the state's economic situation. Their statement: State monies are low.

U Awarded for Efforts to Reach Out to Hispanics

December 2, 2001

The U has focused on increasing its diversity with the West Side Initiative and scholarships, and one diversity agency has taken notice. Last week, the U received a 2001 Educators of Distinction award from Saludos Hispanos, a career and education magazine for bilingual Hispanics.

Looking at LASIK

By , , and • December 2, 2001

The Death Star had one. The aliens in "Independence Day" killed with them. Dr. Evil even tried to blow up the world with one. But in the real world, lasers can be used for good as well as evil. Laser eye surgery is "a life changing phenomenon," said Dr. Majid Moshirfar, the director of refractive surgery at the U's Moran Eye Center.

Botched Attempts: Desperate Patients Come to U to Save Vision

December 2, 2001

Most corrective eye surgeries complete without a hitch, and patients receive the vision they always wanted. But for the few who do develop complications, the experience can be a nightmare. The Moran Eye Center is often the place local patients are referred to when things go awry.

Impossible Feats Expected of Fox

December 2, 2001

MEXICO CITY?President Vicente Fox said Saturday that an economy slumping at a record pace and "absurd" expectations that he would build a new Mexico overnight have made his first year in office far more difficult than he anticipated. Exactly one year after taking office promising a "revolution of hope" that would stamp out corruption, create thousands of new jobs and undo the wrongs of 71-straight years of single-party rule, Fox said many Mexicans had expected too much, too fast from his first year in office.

Tribal Warriors Attack, Gov’t Talks Continue

By , , and • December 2, 2001

KABUL, Afghanistan?Tribal warriors claimed to be making a major assault on Taliban forces defending Kandahar's airport Saturday night as thousands more fighters from another anti-Taliban faction headed toward the city from the north. In Germany, negotiations for a post-Taliban government saw progress when the northern alliance reversed itself and submitted nominees to serve on an interim administration alongside three other factions.