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Women’s Hoops: Whip it good

By By Natalie Dicou • February 15, 2008

Kalee Whipple, the U women's basketball team's starting small forward, won't be offended if you tell her you've never heard of her hometown of Hiko, Nev. No one's heard of it. In fact, it's described as a "semi-ghost town" on Wikipedia.com. "If you go north of Vegas for a hundred miles, you'll just randomly run into (it)," said the sophomore.

Ute Briefs (2/15)

February 15, 2008

U softball team looks to defend undefeated record The Utah softball team will put its perfect 5-0 record to the test this weekend as it heads to Arizona for the Kajikawa Classic. Headlining the competition in the desert this weekend will be No. 25 Oregon State, Western Michigan, Texas Tech and Notre Dame.

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February 14, 2008

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U to honor distinguished alumni

February 14, 2008

Nobel Laureate Mario Capecchi and four U alumni are being recognized as distinguished and honorary alumni by the U's Alumni Association. Members of the association and faculty selected recipients for the Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is given in recognition of Founders Day on Feb.

Letter: Don’t ignore legal out-of-staters

February 14, 2008

Editor: I sympathize with anyone who has to pay more tuition than I do without receiving any educational benefits of paying extra ("The Chronicle's view: Let your voice be heard: Call Utah representatives about HB 241," Feb. 12). However, this does not address other issues at stake here.

Pappas: Anyone free tonight?

By By Nicholas Pappas • February 14, 2008

My first love was a girl named Jessica. She was blonde. She had a lisp, and she was about 6 inches taller than I was. We were four. I had to pull her hair to bring her down to my level. I've had a thing for tall girls ever since. I think we all tend to pine for what could have been.

Free HIV testing offered

By By Jonathan Ng • February 14, 2008

The U Office of Health Promotion will offer students free HIV screenings today. "Since Valentine's Day falls into Sexual Responsibility Week, we thought it appropriate to offer our students free HIV screenings to make sure they are healthy and not passing on the virus to others," said Elizabeth Craig, health educator at the U Health Center, which also offers a variety of other services including STD/STI testing for less than $30.

Employee sues U after termination

By By Ana Breton • February 14, 2008

A former accountant in the U physics department filed a lawsuit against the U claiming she was terminated because of her sexual orientation and appearance, and because she cared for animals instead of children at her home. Heidi Borjesson said her supervisor helped an employee, who had worked at the U for a shorter amount of time, obtain a promotion after it was announced that the physics department would reduce the size of its staff, according to the civil lawsuit filed in 3rd District Court.

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February 14, 2008

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Journalist ‘not optimistic’ about Middle East

By By Ryan Shelton • February 14, 2008

When he was in power, Saddam Hussein threw extravagant birthday parties every year and invited foreign journalists, such as Ethan Bronner, to watch the "poets" of Iraq sing verses of praise to their dictator. These events were some of the only times American journalists were openly welcomed to Iraq.