- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Animal abuse still needs attention

By By Anastasia Niedrich • November 20, 2007

Bodies were hurled from bridges as high as five stories and crushed upon impact as they fell on top of other rotting bodies in mass graves. Live beings were tied up in sacks and drowned, burned, driven over or beaten to death. Some were told their sick loved ones would receive euthanasia and die peacefully.

Bragging rights

By By Natalie Dicou • November 20, 2007

When it comes right down to it, the Utah-BYU football game is all about the bragging rights. Nothing else really matters. Occasionally, there is something else on the line, such as bowl eligibility or a battle for recruits. But the fans of both teams know that the right to brag surpasses everything else.

Great Debate: Utah’s best better than BYU’s

By By Jon Gilbert • November 20, 2007

OK, Cougar fans, you should take a seat. Get your tissues ready. You're about to get hit with an unsettling truth. Utah's surreal 2004 season was more impressive than BYU's 1984 national championship. Now stop yelling, take a deep breath and sit back down.

Security to be stringent

By By Eric Williams • November 20, 2007

After driving only 45 minutes and playing in front of a crowd that's nearly 20 percent Utah fans, it's hard to call the Utes' biennial trip to Provo a real away game. Nonetheless, LaVell Edwards Stadium will feel a long way from home for the folks in red, both on the field and in the stands.

Utes and Cougars carry Mountain West

By By Cody Brunner • November 20, 2007

Brigham Young University ran away with the MWC title in football last year. In volleyball, the Utah Utes went undefeated throughout their conference schedule to take the regular-season championship. The Utes or Cougars have won softball titles in each of the last four years.

Throw records out the window

By By Cody Brunner • November 20, 2007

If history has shown us anything, it's that you can throw records, win streaks and talent levels out the window for Utah and BYU. None of it matters. It's typically going to be a competitive game, and fans can usually count on a thrilling finish. Just flip through a couple pages in the rivalry's recent history.

Opinion: Are we really that different?

By By Lauren Mueller • November 20, 2007

From the bench-clearing brawls of the late 1890s to write-ups in The Washington Post, the so-called Holy War between the University of Utah Utes and the Brigham Young University Cougars is one of the most celebrated rivalries in college sports. Of course, this isn't news to anyone -- red or blue -- but this consummate rivalry claims to be more than just wins and losses.

Warm weather pushes opening dates back

By By Jessica Dunn • November 20, 2007

There is a rumor of an old man who has skied Alta Ski Area his entire life. People say he has figured out the Utah weather pattern for snow and he's almost always right. The old man believes that this pattern determines when the resorts will open. As far as this year is concerned, he's dead on.

LEAPing into college life

By By Edgar Zuniga Jr. • November 20, 2007

Members of the U's LEAP program want potential U students to have a real glimpse of college life -- even if they are several years early. Students from the Learning Engagement Achievement Progress program took about 100 English as a Second Language students from Northwest Middle School on a campus tour as part of the third annual See You at the U event last Thursday.

Red Herring: Wildfire victims move to Oklahoma

By By Orion Archibald • November 20, 2007

The fires which ravaged Southern and Central California last month have turned what used to be a vibrant and bustling cultural mecca into a charred wasteland, and the catastrophic effects are already beginning to make themselves felt well beyond the borders of the Golden State.