Abby Holden is worried that retail stores in the proposed Universe Project, a mixed-use development west of Rice-Eccles Stadium, will force small local businesses such as B&D to close.

Three years of writing at The Chronicle have come and gone, and now I'm on my way to bigger and hopefully better things. They say that once you write for The Chronicle, you never truly leave.

The Utah women's basketball team locked up its place in the NCAA tournament with a 63-58 victory over the San Diego State Aztecs to win the MWC championship.

I had half-assed two years at Southern Utah University and spent one semester at Salt Lake Community College attempting to waltz my way back into the parents' good graces by bloating the GPA. I had been rejected twice by the U. Finally, I mustered up the courage to refuse to take no for an answer.

Administrators donned hard hats April 22 to break ground for the construction of the new science, technology and research building and drive the final nail into the coffin of the U's golf course.

With more stories and more experience, I toughened up. I found my voice. It might have been the football to the face during a friendly game in the office gone awry, or perhaps it was being yelled at on the phone by Utah Sen. Curt Bramble, but I learned that there's a time to laugh and let things go, and there's a time to stand your ground.

Rushing the football field is typically saved for special occasions. Count snatching a victory from the jaws of defeat to preserve a chance at a Bowl Championship Series Bowl one of those moments.

This past summer, the Utah women's volleyball team lost an important member of its squad.

"Champions keep playing until they get it right"-Billie Jean King. Maybe that's what kept me at The Chronicle for three years.

If the old adage "defense wins championships," is true, crown Utah and San Diego State as co-MWC Tournament champions.