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He says, she says: Go ahead, get plastered!

By By Clayton Norlen and Alexandra Gregory • December 7, 2007

Dear He says, She says, I'm just finishing my first semester at the U and it's been an eye-opening experience. I was raised in a devout LDS family, but over the past few months my faith has begun to wane. I really like the college life and I'll admit I enjoy partying and drinking, even though it goes against the morals I grew up with.

Red Herring: Whoville struggling with post-war existentialism

By By Orion Archibald • December 7, 2007

Fifty years after world-famous journalist and author Theodore Seuss traveled to Whoville to report firsthand the story of the thieving Grinch, much has changed in that sleepy town in that snowy valley. The oil crisis of the '70s hit the town hard and many working Whos were forced to leave when the local steel-smelting plant shut down.

Healing your headache

By By Tayler Covington • December 6, 2007

Headaches come in all shapes and sizes, whether they are tension headaches or full-blown migraines. That's why doctors say it is important to know what causes them and what treatments are available to prevent them. An informational "Ask the Expert" meeting was held last week providing information about headaches.

Attendance spikes in research training program

By By Constance Yonashiro • December 6, 2007

The Research Administration Training Series, which aims to educate the campus research community about methodology for all of its personnel on and off campus, has been steadily increasing in class attendance since its inception two years ago. The training series, known as RATS, had 900 attendees the semester it began.

Hatch’s juvenile take on global warming

By By Joseph Bateman • December 6, 2007

Recently, Utah senator-for-life Orrin Hatch told an audience at Utah Valley State College that if environmentalists "had any brains," then they would support nuclear energy as a solution to global warming. As the fallacy of this argument has already been exposed ("Nuclear power isn't the answer to our crisis," Nov.

Program aids parents of premature babies

December 6, 2007

When Becky Hatfield's daughter was born three months premature in 1974, she weighed 2 lbs. Hatfield was sure her baby was dead when she was admitted to the University Hospital's intensive care unit for premature babies. "When the nurse showed me Allison for the first time, I woke up with smelling salts under my nose," she said.

Chronicle’s view: Let sleeping dogs lie

December 6, 2007

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Letter: “You don’t feel safe, yet you don’t feel as if you’re in danger.”

December 6, 2007

Editor: After reading Ana Breton's article about the threats within the College of Architecture ("Threat averted," Dec. 3), I was extremely upset. The quotes submitted under my name were in no way what I said at any point in the discussion. Her comment which states, "We're feeling like we're not safe but not in danger" doesn't even make sense to me, and I allegedly said it.

Letter: Big pharma isn’t the only industry against marijuania

December 6, 2007

Editor: Regarding David Servatius' thoughtful column, "Big pharma doesn't want to legalize" (Dec. 5): It's not just the pharmaceutical industry that has a vested interest in making sure marijuana is not legalized. Marijuana consumers consume substantially less alcohol than non-marijuana users.

A look at Pakistani politics

By By Parker Williams • December 6, 2007

As presidential campaigns in the United States flood the news, students at the U want to bring Pakistani politics into the spotlight. A group of students will be viewing a documentary today in Union Room 161 at noon and discussing the politics surrounding Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.