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Mathematicians help predict global warming impact

By By Lauren Mangelson • September 27, 2007

Floating between giant slabs of Antarctic ice, the RSV Aurora Australis rests, sheltering its inhabitants from the stark and freezing conditions outside. Two residents of the Australian research ship are a U student and professor, who are studying the flow of salt water through ice, which can be applied to forecast the impact of global warming.

The Drop: Chronicle’s guide for the music store

September 27, 2007

Iron & Wine The Shepherd's Dog Sub Pop Three out of five stars Sam Beam, the enigmatic beardo behind nu-folk phenom Iron & Wine, has ushered in the future of folk with his latest soulful soliloquy, The Shepherd's Dog. The evidence is in the instrumentation.

Horoscopes

By By The Guru • September 27, 2007

Aries (March 21-April 19) People are having difficulty understanding you this week, and not just because you've been completing your court-ordered community service at the retirement home. Oh, no. It's all you, Taurus. You are a tangle of mixed signals. Focus on ensuring what you say and do are one in the same.

Unity through paint

By By Ana Breton • September 27, 2007

Anton "Tony" Rasmussen sat back and carefully eyed the 13-foot canvas in front of him in the Union Lobby. It was Sunday night and he had a couple of hours to finish painting. "No, it needs more," Rasmussen said. With the help of Ryck Luthi, a Union staff specialist, Rasmussen tipped the 8-by-13-foot painting vertically on a chair and without missing a beat, continued painting.

Research aims to squelch wildfires

September 27, 2007

U researchers are looking at ways to protect the state from future blazes after the largest wildfire Utahns have seen charred thousands of acres last July. Four U geographers have received more than $700,000 in grants to research wildfires and how people can better protect themselves in an emergency.

Student Alumni Association ranks top in nation

By By Rochelle McConkie • September 27, 2007

The U Student Alumni Association must really be "up to snuff," as the Utah fight song says, ranking this year as one of the top three organizations of its kind in the country. The Association of Student Advancement Programs, a networking group comprised of more than 300 colleges and universities, recognized the U group as an "outstanding organization of the year," with programs and events such as the MUSS, the Rivalry Week food drive and the Spring House Party leading the way in student alumni associations nationwide.

Stalled Republicans are hurting our troops

By By Luke Hinz • September 27, 2007

After a failure by Democrats to stop a filibuster on two crucial votes last week, they stated that their strategy would now focus on portraying Republicans as opposing any change to the war in Iraq. With the Republicans' current track record, that should not be too difficult.

A world without hunger

By By Adam Kirk • September 27, 2007

As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I fast once a month. I hate being hungry, which makes going without food or water for 24 hours one of the hardest things for me. The first time I ever fasted, at the peak of my hunger, I thought of the starving children and people in the world and thought to myself, "No one should ever ever ever ever ever have to feel this way.

Hate: a disease worth fighting

By By Ryan Shattuck • September 27, 2007

As British actor Michael Caine once said, "There are only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch." To be fair, I don't know which I hate more: people who are intolerant of Michael Caine or the British.

Broader Ute TV coverage still in negotiations

September 27, 2007

The mtn. network announced that it is expanding into more homes, but not quite to the extent most fans of Mountain West Conference teams would have liked to see. In a press release dated Sept. 20, the mtn. announced it would be expanding to three different markets in three different states, including Utah.