- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Dumbledore is gay!?

By By Nicholas Pappas • October 29, 2007

Albus Dumbledore is gay. It's true. The former headmaster of Hogwarts prefers the company of men. He walks around in long, elaborate robes. He spent a summer trouncing around Europe with a male-companion-turned-jilted-lover. He even owns a phoenix, Fawkes, who could be described as "flaming.

Roles reversed in soccer win

By By Natalie Dicou • October 29, 2007

In sports, roles are rarely set in stone. Sometimes the passer becomes the scorer, and vice versa. That's precisely what happened Sunday when Ute midfielder Kelly Isleib -- who has garnered national attention for her passing prowess -- scored her first goal of the season in the 88th minute, lifting her team to a 2-1 win over San Diego State (8-7-3) at Ute Field.

Ute briefs

By By Chris Kamrani • October 29, 2007

Cross Country Flu season has found a new victim in the Ute Cross Country team, plaguing the runners last week and into Saturday's Mountain West Conference championships. The Utes took home fifth place in the 6K run -- led by sophomore Alyssa Abbott and juniors Lauren Endersen and Chelsea DiGrazia.

Running away with it

By By Cody Brunner • October 29, 2007

FORT COLLINS -- It didn't matter whether it was Darrell Mack or Ray Stowers in the backfield for Utah -- yards were easy to come by against Colorado State on Saturday. Utah (6-3, 3-2) piled up a whopping 322 yards on the ground against the Rams (1-7, 1-4) and left Hughes Stadium with a 27-3 win.

Sigma Chi recognizes favorite professors

By By Michael McFall • October 29, 2007

Members of the fraternity Sigma Chi honored 12 professors Wednesday night for their relationship with their pupils. Each teacher receiving the Distinguished Teacher Award was recognized with a plaque and words of praise from the group members and Leon Peterson, a Sigma Chi alumnus.

Cartoon: Socialism in the Utah Legislature

By By Phil Cannon • October 29, 2007

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The Germans have the green idea

By By David Servatius • October 29, 2007

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. As we ponder solutions in this country to the climate change crisis and realize just how fundamentally everyone is going to have to alter the way they live, solving the problem can seem like that proverbial thousand-mile journey.

Brighton outlaws early jibbing

By By Jessica Dunn • October 23, 2007

Brighton Resort recently posted some new signs. But they weren't shiny new welcome signs or a new trail map. The signs banned preseason riders from jibbing on Brighton's rails and boxes. They read, "Due to vandalism and total disrespect, Brighton's property is closed to preseason jibbing.

People must change politics

By By David Servatius • October 23, 2007

If Al Gore somehow manages to save us from ourselves and the human race is still hanging around two or three hundred years from now, historians are going to have a puzzle on their hands when they study 21st-century America. Looking back, they are going to have a hard time figuring out how a lame duck president with a 30-percent approval rating consistently and repeatedly forced his will upon the majority party in Congress.

Who’s juiced today?

By By Anastasia Niedrich • October 23, 2007

Competitive sports have been around for thousands of years. For as long as humans have been able to count, we've been keeping track of points in competitive sports. They are a means by which humankind tests and measures the boundaries of personal excellence and performance.