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Graduating at the U: Most dropouts are freshman

By By Ryan Shelton • April 16, 2008

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Graduating at the U: More grad degrees handed out

By By Michael McFall • April 16, 2008

The number of graduate students earning their degrees is up by nearly 5 percent since 2003, increasing from about 27 percent in May 2003 to about 31 percent in May 2007. The Colleges of Education and Engineering have seen the largest rise in the number of graduate degrees awarded, proportionate to the number of graduate students enrolled in the college that year.

Rising to the occasion

April 16, 2008

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Bateman: A skybridge to nowhere

By By Joseph Bateman • April 16, 2008

Alaska's proposed $398 million bridge linking Ketchikan and Gravina Island was infamously labeled as the "bridge to nowhere." Today, it is invoked to demonstrate the controversial problems of Congressional pork-barrel spending and earmarks. Alaska isn't alone in bridge controversy.

Dicou: Could this be the year?

By By Natalie Dicou • April 16, 2008

My head is killing me. That's what I get for trying to figure out the complicated Sudoku puzzle known as "Whom will the Jazz face when the playoffs start this weekend?" Equally puzzling, "Will they have home-court advantage?" There are so many "if this happens, then this" scenarios, and to be honest, it's all making my head spin.

Letter: Don’t kick him while he’s down

April 16, 2008

Editor: I was rather disappointed by the front page of today's Chrony (April 15), specifically the story "Students relieved by professor's dismissal." I am a student of Richard Sherman's political analysis class and was part of the group of students that asked the political science department to, please, make our professor come to class.

Gymnastics: Championships Preview

By By Jon Gilbert • April 15, 2008

The NCAA announced the seeding for the 2008 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships on Monday. Utah received the fifth seed of the 12 qualifying teams. A new format, introduced this season, determines a team's National Qualifying Score by adding each team's Regional Qualifying Score -- an average of a select six regular season meets -- to its regional competition score.

Utah Jazz: Monday’s game could be a playoff preview

By By Jason Peterson • April 15, 2008

As they say, what goes around comes around. The Utah Jazz closed out its 2007-2008 season Monday night with another convincing home win over the Houston Rockets, 105-96. The win was Utah's 37th home win in 41 tries this year, which ties the second-best home-winning mark in Jazz history.

Study says warming projections accurate

By By Carlos Mayorga • April 15, 2008

Projections showing that global temperatures could increase by 7 degrees Fahrenheit during the next 100 years are accurate, two U researchers concluded in a study published earlier this month. The study, which was published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, is based on research from U meteorologists Thomas Reichler and Junsu Kim.

Reimherr selects executive cabinet

By By Michael McFall • April 15, 2008

Patrick Reimherr, ASUU president-elect, selected his new executive cabinet and created a new position for a deputy chief of staff Monday. Reimherr and his cabinet will take over the Associated Students of the University of Utah in May. The deputy chief of staff position will replace the former executive assistant position.