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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.

U groups quiet over pill price

By By Constance Yonashiro • November 20, 2007

A grassroots college movement opposed to the recent spike in birth control prices received a big break at the beginning of this month. But don't expect to find many U students championing the cause. In response to complaints about the increase, Congressman Joseph Crowley, D-NY, introduced a bill to the House of Representatives on Nov.

Pro skier/U student finds success

By By Jessica Dunn • November 20, 2007

At the end of last season, Grete Eliassen traded in her skis and strapped on a snowboard for a day. Two of her pro snowboarder friends stepped into skis. They started at the top of the Little Cloud chair at Snowbird, and while one of her friends was spinning 360s, Eliassen was just proud of making it all the way down the mountain.

Cholera’ not contagious

By By Sam Potter • November 20, 2007

Two out of four stars Love is a pain. Let's face it. Everyone wants it. Everyone seeks it. Love gives the greatest bliss we can imagine. It also drives us to lie, drink, cheat, murder -- to the extremities of human emotion and back again. Nearly everyone in life has met that certain someone who stood out from the crowd, gave required pause, and remained ingrained in their memory for years.

The Drop: Chronicle’s guide for the music store

November 20, 2007

Still bummed Metallica reloaded with blanks? Sick of Orange County-bred pretty boys passing off pop garbage as heavy metal? Miss real thrash? Ringworm feels your pain. The Venomous Grand Design is the thrash record these Cleveland hardcore veterans have been shooting for since their 1993 debut, The Promise.

Beowulf’ not just visual butter

By By Sam Potter • November 20, 2007

Three-and-a-half out of four stars With fantasy stories once again accepted as a legitimate genre, what better story to be translated into film than the archetypical epic poem "Beowulf?" With its stoic and superhumanly-gifted hero and one of the most tragic monsters in the history of literature, it seems ripe for the grandiose, CGI realism that modern cinematic storytelling now provides.

The Word: Chronicle’s guide to the SLC music scene

By By Makena Walsh • November 20, 2007

A satirical hip-hop duo from Pittsburgh Grand Buffet has been serving sucker emcees with Lara Croft-themed freestyles since its self-released, '96 demo tape, High Grabber. Members Jackson O'Connell-Barlow (aka Iguanadon, Grape-a-Don, Nate Kukla, Mr.

Horoscopes

By By Gabi • November 20, 2007

Aries (March 21-April 19) This week, you're overly concerned with the things people are saying about you. Your obsession, however, is unfounded and leaves you looking like that guy in the propaganda film "Reefer Madness," who bludgeons his family with a copper kettle in a fit of paranoia.

The Salt Lake takeover

By By Trevor Hale • November 20, 2007

In downtown Salt Lake City, the chances are pretty high that you could throw a rock out of a moving car and hit someone in a band. More than that, the chances of you hitting someone in a good band are almost just as high. Salt Lake City has always had a reputation for producing good, often great, bands, and most of the time they're playing for the love of music and not to snag the cover of Rolling Stone.

The Edge: Breaking down the rivalry

November 20, 2007

Whether it's a succulent strawberry shake from the Malte Shoppe or a pint from The Pie, the nightlife comparison between Provo and Salt Lake City is no contest. Although it's tremendously difficult to turn down flag football, night games, Monopoly or even knocking a few pins down at Fat Cats, the nightlife scene in Happy Valley cannot compare to the assortment of clubs, bars and sporting events that dominate the Salt Lake scene.