- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Soccer defeats Air Force in overtime

By By Jason Peterson • October 19, 2007

Adele Letro and the rest of the Utes survived a close call Thursday night and eeked out a 2-1 win over Air Force in overtime. With 23 minutes remaining in the second half, Air Force forward Katherine Slogic powered in a left-side goal off a perfect lob from teammate Corbin Sanford.

Utes roll over TCU, extend streak to four

By By Cody Brunner • October 19, 2007

In a game where points were scored in bunches and defense and special teams reigned supreme, the Utes outlasted TCU 27-20 to run their winning streak to four consecutive games. "It wasn't pretty from an offensive standpoint by any means, but we got the win," Utah quarterback Brian Johnson said.

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.

Baha’i faithful find refuge at U

By By Jaime Winston • October 19, 2007

Refugee Naeim Sobhani moved to Utah to attend college because he thought he would be thrown out of school in Iran as some of his friends were because of their Baha'i religion. "They were trying to find any reason to kick us out of school or class," said Sobhani, a sophomore in electrical engineering.

Peptide could stop HIV progression

October 19, 2007

A new preventative measure developed at the U could block HIV progression in women. Biochemistry professor Michael Kay and his team of researchers have developed a way to prevent HIV from spreading and infecting cells. "We're primarily interested in prevention and protecting women who can't convince their partner to wear a condom," Kay said.

RSL has eyes on Rocky Mountain Cup

By By Jon Gilbert • October 19, 2007

The home schedule is finished and team honors have been awarded. But, even with one match remaining, in no way is the season over. RSL will visit the Colorado Rapids with the winner claiming ownership to the Rocky Mountain Cup on Saturday. In its three-year history, Real has yet to win a single trophy.

Wise up about water, consortium says

By By Jaime Winston • October 19, 2007

Lisa Cohne was shocked when she discovered that Utah is the second driest state and one of the highest water users in the nation. Cohne, an instructional services specialist for Utah Education Network, is promoting an effort by the Water Wise Utah program for which she serves as manager.

Bioneers conference offers sustainability solutions

By By Arthur Raymond • October 19, 2007

A three-day conference featuring presentations about environmental restoration as well as biological and cultural diversity kicks off today at Westminster College. The gathering is the first annual Salt Lake version of the Bioneers Conference. The national group, founded in 1990, advocates for solutions to a variety of progressive issues.