- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utes get rid of hiccups

October 6, 2007

If the U volleyball team's 3-1 loss to No. 22 New Mexico State on Wednesday was a few step back for the Utes, Friday's sweep of New Mexico proved to be a step back in the right direction. A step of Emillie Toone proportions. The Utes 3-0 (33-31, 30-28, 31-29) win Saturday extended their MWC winning streak to four games and proved that their memories are as short as their resolve is strong.

Ghosties and ghoulies and krakens, oh my!

By By Christie Franke • October 5, 2007

A captain doomed to sail the seas for eternity seeking a woman to save him with her love. A romantic young woman who has heard all sorts of ghostly tales. A young man who would have the girl as his wife. Surprisingly, this is not "Pirates of the Caribbean.

Young applauds U sustainability efforts

By By Rochelle McConkie • October 5, 2007

Students who pushed for a greener campus received an answer from administrators -- the creation of the new Office of Sustainability. U President Michael Young formally announced the opening of the office at yesterday's Environmental Impact Day, calling it an "important milestone on campus" with the students as a "motivating, driving force.

Saving the earth, one spoon at a time

By By Arthur Raymond • October 5, 2007

Shut up and spoon me. No shirt, no shoes, no spoon. Spooner of the month. These are just a few of the phrases that Bub Hatch and Ryan Combe are considering as in-store marketing ideas to put smiles on the faces of customers at their new frozen yogurt shop, Spoon Me.

Construction shuts east library entrance

By By Parker Williams • October 5, 2007

When students return from Fall Break on Oct. 15, they will find that the Marriott Library isn't as accessible as it used to be. As part of the renovation project underway at the library, the east entrance will be closed until construction is completed next fall.

Author gives voice to Southern gay blacks

By By Carlos Mayorga • October 5, 2007

"I am gay, I am the South -- Miss South," proclaimed a proud Patrick Johnson, impersonating a man he once interviewed in Atlanta named Duncan. Johnson, author of the forthcoming book Sweet Tea and director of graduate studies in the performance studies department at Northwestern University, performed the oral histories of six men featured in his book in front of a packed Union Theatre on Wednesday night.

Surgeon general offers obesity solutions

By By Clayton Norlen • October 5, 2007

Obesity could prevent the United States from meeting its goal of increasing the average life span and quality of life by 2010, said former Surgeon General David Satcher in his keynote address at the Siciliano Forum on Wednesday. Now, three years before the goals should be met, Satcher said the American public might not increase its average life span or eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.

Heartbreaker edgy, yet sappy

By By C. Glen Bellamy • October 5, 2007

Ben Stiller is not a leading man. I cannot emphasize that enough. Omnipotent forces beyond our control have been trying to sell us on the idea for a decade or so, and it's just not sticking. For him to be even remotely effective, he must be either in a supporting role ("Dodgeball," or as Tony Wonder in "Arrested Development") or paired with Owen Wilson ("Starsky and Hutch").

Cartoon: Utah fans

October 5, 2007

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Health insurance should not be required at U

By By Janice Kopaunik • October 5, 2007

In 1948, the United Nations declared that "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care." Yet, to this day, more than 43 million Americans have no health insurance, and an estimated 50 million have inadequate coverage, up more than 2 million since last year.