- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Sustainability conference inspires, informs

By By Arthur Raymond • October 22, 2007

U faculty members and students were among the featured speakers at this weekend's first-annual Salt Lake City satellite hosting of the national Bioneers Conference. The event, hosted by Westminster College, focused on sustainability issues and enhancing environmentally friendly practices through the stories, strategies and information provided by national and local speakers.

Soccer: Drawing a blank

By By Natalie Dicou • October 22, 2007

One hundred and ten minutes of soccer didn't produce a single goal at Ute Field on Sunday afternoon as the U women's soccer team tied New Mexico 0-0 in a Mountain West Conference stalemate. The Utes had one of their best chances of the match in the final seconds of the second overtime when Ute forward Adele Letro found herself wide open in front of the goal.

Accomplished Composer gives Salt Lake a sneak peak

By By Christie Franke • October 19, 2007

Tonight, the Utah Symphony hosts a world premiere. The piece debuting is "Terpsichore's Dream," composed by Augusta Read Thomas. Terpsichore, in Greek mythology, is the muse of dance and lends her name to the word "terpsichorean." She is the spirit of motion and she gives this spirit to the piece.

Punk Rock godfather, Henry Rollins, to spill his heart at The Depot

By By Trevor Hale • October 19, 2007

In 1981, Henry Garfield was working 60 hours a week managing an ice cream parlor just outside Washington, D.C. One night, he went to New York City to see a show by a semi-known punk band called Black Flag. Garfield asked the band to play "Clocked In" for him, since he had to leave the show to make it back to work on time.

Concert to raise funds for art, humanities

By By Darcy Posselli • October 19, 2007

By donating a couple of dollars, U students and community members will be able to listen to music about hobbits, pirates and astronauts while supporting a local high school. The Skyline Arts and Humanities Council is holding a benefit concert aimed at raising funds for the arts and humanities programs at Skyline High School on Saturday at 7 p.

Boylen will breathe life back into Runnin’ Utes

October 19, 2007

As convincing as 2003 and 2004 were at the U, this is not a football school. Not really, anyway. Just as Keanu Reeves almost convinced everyone he was a good actor in "The Matrix," and Orenthal J. Simpson had a lot of people fooled into thinking he could be a productive member of society, 2003 and 2004 almost fooled U fans into thinking this was a football school.

Senate honors U Nobel winner

October 19, 2007

The United States Senate passed a resolution honoring U professor Mario Capecchi for his Nobel Prize-winning research on genetically altered mice Thursday. Utah Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett sponsored the act to recognize Capecchi's research on mice that have been genetically altered, enabling scientists to study diseases in detail.

The value of a good education

By By Janice Kopaunik • October 19, 2007

Utah has been known for its family-friendly policies, but apparently responsibility to children stops with having them -- forget educating them. As college students, we should be able to appreciate what a good education can bring to the individual and the community at large.

Vouchers are not the answer

By By Nicholas Pappas • October 19, 2007

Who doesn't love Oreos? Oreos are the cookie sandwich of champions. There are so many ways to eat them -- a twist and a lick or crumbled on ice cream. I dip them in milk until they become a mushy mess of high fructose heaven. Oreos warm my heart and clog it all at the same time.

Letter: What surplus?

October 19, 2007

Editor: I find it incredibly difficult to believe that the U has $22 to $28 million in surplus funds ("Legislators question U's $28 million surplus," Oct. 16). This is in direct contradiction to what the Financial Aid Office told me right before the semester began.