- The Daily Utah Chronicle

LGBT groups find U’s friendly rankings misleading

By By Clayton Norlen and By Clayton Norlen • February 29, 2008

Some students and administrators say that a ranking, indicating the U is an extremely friendly environment for queer students and faculty, doesn't match the experiences they've had on campus. Generally, queer students don't have issues until they do something that is obviously gay, said Shawn Boley, a junior in social work.

Gymnastics: Red Rocks having fun

By By Jon Gilbert and By Jon Gilbert • February 29, 2008

Utah gymnastics head coach Greg Marsden is constantly asked to compare last season to this season. Almost every time, he answers with a smile on his face. Since the team struggled through the 2007 season before rallying to finish second at nationals, Marsden is much more pleased with the cruise control-esque way which his team is gliding through 2008.

City of Men’ worth seeing

By By Sam Potter and By Sam Potter • February 29, 2008

Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles turned the cinematic world on its head with his breakout 2002 feature "City of God," a panoramic snapshot of life in one of the most notorious favelas, or slums, outside of Rio de Janeiro.

Softball: Slinging the rock in the Lone Star state

By By Jason Peterson and By Jason Peterson • February 29, 2008

The U softball team is back on the road this weekend -- this time in Austin, Texas -- to participate in the Texas Classic. In the Utes' previous road trips to St. George, Utah, and Tempe, Ariz., the club went 7-3. Most recently, Utah suffered a one-point loss at the hands of No.

Baseball: Learning process

By By Cody Brunner and By Cody Brunner • February 29, 2008

Utah baseball head coach Bill Kinneberg knew it would be rough in the beginning. Opening with a 17-game road stretch, fostering a young team and not being able to practice outdoors for almost the first month and a half, Kinneberg expected there to be a transition period.

Ute Briefs (2/29)

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MWC Power Rankings

By By Cody Brunner and By Cody Brunner • February 29, 2008

1. BYU (22-6, 11-2) Up next: Air Force 3/1 Get this: The Cougs were the leading non-ranked vote-getters in the ESPN/USA Today poll last week. Despite a loss Saturday at SDSU, BYU still jumped into the rankings this week at No. 25. Either nobody is paying attention to what is going on in the MWC or it is finally getting the respect it deserves.

Finding a niche

By By Adam Fifield and By Adam Fifield • February 29, 2008

French conceptual artist Daniel Buren opened an exhibit titled "On Two Levels with Two Colors" in 1976. It was two empty rooms with bare walls except for vertically striped bands running close to the floor. Buren's gallery space itself was the artwork, and the stripes were a red-herring.

Five reasons to get off your couch

By and • February 29, 2008

"Trespass: Living on the Edge of the Promised Land" tells the tale of Amy Irvine's search for solace in southern Utah's Red Rock Country after the suicide of her father. Not the average journey for spiritual fulfillment, "Trespass" reveals the beauties of a natural world ignored by its inhabitants and the dangers of humanity's environmental ignorance.

Penelope’ a tale of hope

By By Rachel Adams and By Rachel Adams • February 29, 2008

We live in an age of cynicism and disbelief. We have to. We have information coming at us from all sides. If we didn't filter, we would be lost. If we didn't scoff, we would look like fools most of the time. However, we also live in an age of hope.