- The Daily Utah Chronicle

History predicts Lobos’ victory

By By Jon Gilbert • November 16, 2007

The New Mexico football team seems to have broken down its schedule into a four-game pattern. After losing their season opener to Texas-El Paso 10-6, the Lobos rebounded with three straight victories. The second interval began with a loss to BYU in New Mexico's conference opener.

Utes are soft

By By Natalie Dicou • November 16, 2007

Go ahead, talk. Say what you want about the Utah football team. Predict, guarantee, forecast. Consult your crystal ball. Laugh at its defense. Tell it the season is over. It's only going to rile them up. Whatever you say is going up on the bulletin board and will be used against you.

New Mexico vs. Utah: The X-factor

November 16, 2007

Will the Utes be able to contain one of the most prolific offenses in the Mountain West Conference? Utah comes into the game against New Mexico with a highly touted defense that ranks 18th in the nation in total yards allowed per game (313.0). The Utes have been particularly tough defending against the run as of late, holding opposing teams to an average of 70.

Senior sendoff

November 16, 2007

U volleyball head coach Beth Launiere said if any person can finish a four-year degree while being a student athlete, he or she should be congratulated. Whitney Webb, Kate Robison, Hillary Taylor and Connie Dangerfield will receive that honor as they set to play in the last two home matches of their careers this weekend on Crimson Court.

Hollinger or hogwash?

November 16, 2007

I love America. You can invent the most random, useless thing in the history of man, and somebody will buy it. Just look at John Hollinger. No, he's not that creepy inventor who graces the airwaves at 3 a.m. He's the "so-called" statistical juggernaut that has put APBRmetrics on the map.

Putting the T in LGBT

By By Luke Hinz • November 16, 2007

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that supporters have called a landmark in civil rights legislation and have even compared to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The bill grants broad protection against discrimination in the workplace for gays, lesbians and bisexuals on a federal level.

Women’s hoops wins opener

By By Natalie Dicou • November 16, 2007

The women's edition of the Runnin' Utes are off and running. Utah demolished UC Irvine, 91-50, in its season opener in a game that more closely resembled an exhibition game than a typical regular-season matchup. The Utes' performance had a mid-season quality to it.

Financial Literacy for students

By By Jane Stringham • November 16, 2007

To help increase women's graduation rates, U faculty members created a subcommittee of Safe Passage, the peer mentoring program, several weeks ago. Safe Passage members include Theresa Martinez, assistant vice president of the sociology department; Debra Daniels, director of the Women's Resource Center; Kim Hall, WRC coordinator; and Karla Motta, associate vice president for enrollment management.

Building to house USTAR researchers

November 16, 2007

In a step toward jump-starting a new statewide effort to encourage technology research, the U opened its recently purchased BRAIN Institute Building to temporarily house new researchers. Faculty celebrated the opening of the new building in Research Park last night, which will function as a temporary facility for faculty hired under the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative.

International week encourages global education

By By Clayton Norlen • November 16, 2007

Students walking through the Union this week might have noticed a little extra international flair. The International Center is hosting international week to spur global education on campus and encourage students to become active in and informed about the world outside of Utah.