- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Clarity is key to $40,000 in Utah Entrepreneur Challenge

By By Michael McFall • November 6, 2007

Aspiring entrepreneurs learned from guest speaker Devin Thorpe that a clear and easily-understood business plan -- the description of the product and how to sell it -- is the key to getting a venture idea off the ground, and what the judges of the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge will be looking for.

Play with fire, burn your parents?

By By Anastasia Niedrich • November 6, 2007

Around 1,700 buildings and homes have been destroyed by 18 separate fires that erupted across California a little more than a week ago. The fires forced an estimated 500,000 people to flee their homes and burned at least 426,000 acres of land, stretching from Malibu to Mexico.

Elliott wants loose ends tied up

By By Jon Gilbert • November 6, 2007

After getting the oil changed Nov. 3 in the first phase of preseason tune-up, it's time for the Utah women's basketball team to rotate the tires against Fort Lewis tonight. The engine is running and Utah has already put the pedal to the metal. After an impressive rout of Montana-Western in which five Utes scored in the double digits, the Utes will get the chance to work out a few more kinks in an exhibition contest against Fort Lewis in anticipation for the regular season.

Buddies gather to raise awareness about the disabled

By By Edgar Zuniga Jr. • November 6, 2007

More than 150 people gathered Thursday night to spread awareness and raise funds for Best Buddies, a nonprofit organization that fosters friendship between people with intellectual disabilities and non-disabled individuals. The organization, founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver in 1989, also provides opportunities for employment.

Legislators question timing of U voucher report

By By Rochelle McConkie • November 6, 2007

The timing of a recent U report on school vouchers irritated some Utah lawmakers who said the release left the impression of being a political move to skew voters in the upcoming election. House Speaker Greg Curtis, R-Sandy, told KUTV Channel 2 that because of the report, "the University is going to create hard feelings with certain members of the Legislature.

Bush’s character should be questioned

By By David Servatius • November 6, 2007

It's almost become a comedy routine. Every few weeks, in a moment of frustration, a Democrat bravely blurts out the raw truth about some issue, the usual Republican hypocrites and cowardly fellow Democrats start clucking with phony indignation, and within a couple of days, the offender slinks up to a microphone, apologizes and, more often than not, bursts into tears.

Football notebook: Line leads the charge

By By Cody Brunner • November 6, 2007

Plugging the holes Getting called out by an opposing coach might not be the best source of motivation, but it has worked for the Utes this season. After allowing UNLV running back Frank Summers to plow through their defense for 190 yards and three touchdowns earlier this season, Utah players caught wind of the Rebel coaches and players making fun of how they shied away from tackling the 6-foot, 232-pound back.

District 4 candidates debate

By By Clayton Norlen • November 5, 2007

District 4 city council candidates Luke Garrott and Nancy Saxton debated possible plans for making downtown more vibrant and how best to support and encourage local business in Salt Lake City. Saxton said that the city never extends grants to small businesses -- only big businesses, which typically receive lower interest rates.

U recruits nanotechnology researchers

November 5, 2007

The U recently hired two prominent scientists in the field of nanotechnology as part of the state's new Utah Science Technology and Research initiative. Marc Porter from Arizona State University and Hamid Ghandehari from the University of Maryland start at the U within the next few weeks and bring with them research programs, private and public research funding and promising innovative technology for business commercialization in Utah.

Actors poke fun at racial slurs

By By Carlos Mayorga • November 5, 2007

After months of controversy, more than 1,400 people showed up to see "N*gger, Wetb*ck, Ch*nk: The Race Show," last Friday and Saturday nights at Kingsbury Hall. Although student ticket sales were up just days prior to the show, attendance was about 700 each night, short of the 800 tickets Kingsbury Hall was hoping to sell, said Sheri Jardine, a spokeswoman for Kingsbury Hall.