- The Daily Utah Chronicle

AIDS and Diversity Recognized in Union

November 27, 2001

Black paper shrouded art display cases in the Union Monday morning in observance of World AIDS Day. The practice of shrouding began in the late 1980s, when AIDS became an international epidemic. World AIDS Day takes places Dec. 1. "Since World AIDS Day falls on a Saturday, we held the events the week before," said Zack Wahlquist, Union Board director.

New Twists for This Year’s ASUU Elections?

By , , and • November 27, 2001

Every year before spring break, about 200 candidates vie for the attention of the student body. Signs proclaiming the virtues of each candidate fill the halls, and presidential and legislative hopefuls line the student walkways distributing food and information, hoping to collect the necessary votes to get elected.

Men’s Hoops Team Dropped by ‘Bama

November 27, 2001

To compete with No. 22 ranked Alabama Monday night on ESPN2, the Utah men's basketball team needed to have an answer for the Crimson Tide's quickness and defensive pressure. Utah also had to combat its own shooting problems that led to a 78-65 loss to Utah State last Friday.

Swimmer Earns 2nd MWC Award in Three Weeks

By , , and • November 27, 2001

The Utah swim team doesn't officially compete again until January, but the Utes did make their last few competitions of the fall season count. Good results in tough meets against non-conference Pacific and MWC foe San Diego State especially paid dividends for U sophomore Neringa Statkeviciute, who earned her second MWC Swimmer of the Week award Wednesday.

Professors Give A Toe or Two to the U

By By Hadassa McTavish, Comical Opinion Columnist • November 26, 2001

With one kidney and three fewer toes than she had a week ago, Margin Overa, a professor of economics at the University of Utah, is searching for a pair of two-toed socks at All-a-Dollar. "It's the only place that I can afford to buy things since the incident," she said.

U Student Discovers the Virtue of Skimming

By By Rupert Fancipants, Comical News Editor, By Rupert Fancipants, Comical News Editor, and By Rupert Fancipants, Comical News Editor • November 26, 2001

English student Fatima Good may have revolutionized homework for college students. Two weeks ago, Good began "skimming" as a way to speed through the thousands of pages the U English department demands her and hundreds of other English students read during a semester.

Violence Dampens Peace Prospects

November 26, 2001

JERUSALEM?A spike in Mideast violence Sunday dampened prospects for a U.S. mediation effort, as a Palestinian teenager died in a clash with Israeli soldiers and Israeli helicopters blasted buildings in Gaza after a mortar shell killed an Israeli soldier. The violence came a day before Assistant Secretary of State William Burns and new envoy Anthony Zinni, a retired Marine Corps general, were to begin their peace mission there.

Prisoners Uprise In Afghanistan

November 26, 2001

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan?Hundreds of Osama bin Laden's foreign legion were killed after staging an uprising with smuggled arms in a northern alliance prison Sunday, officials said. U.S. airstrikes helped quash the daylong insurrection. A U.S. special forces soldier inside the fortress was taped by a German television crew saying an American may have been killed in the fighing.

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Volleyball Earns Split; Now Waits for NCAA News

November 26, 2001

Losing to Hawaii has been a trend for the University of Utah volleyball team in the past few years. However, the past years had the Rainbow Wahine defeating the Utes in the NCAAs. This year, Utah was looking for revenge in the Bankers Classic. Utah did not lay down in front of the 10th-ranked Rainbows after Hawaii defeated the Utes in the first game of the match.