- The Daily Utah Chronicle

Football notebook

By By Cody Brunner • September 18, 2007

No rush Before the game against UCLA, dual-threat quarterback Brian Johnson and the Utah coaching staff were both hoping that the star would be back for the game against UNLV this Saturday. While the re-emergence of Johnson is still on everyone's mind, the Utes can breathe much easier now.

Utahns urged to turn off the lights

By By Arthur Raymond • September 18, 2007

A simple flick of a switch. That's all that will be required to participate in Wednesday's "Lights Off Utah" event, an effort to encourage residents and businesses to turn off all non-essential lighting statewide between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. The event is an off-shoot of "Lights Out London" which took place June 21 to coincide with the summer solstice.

Safety task force monitoring troubled students

By By Rochelle McConkie • September 18, 2007

When Seung Hui Cho shot and killed 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech University last spring and injured 17 others before taking his own life, a red flag went up for universities nationwide. At the urging of a campus security task force, U administrators and counselors are working together in an attempt to prevent students in need of mental or emotional help from taking tragic measures like those at Virginia Tech.

Primary elections are of primary importance

By By Anastasia Niedrich • September 18, 2007

I've volunteered on campaigns for both major political parties and numerous causes each year since I was 16. Up until the last primary election day, I maintained a certain level of faith in the fairness of the political process. I now realize that I was somewhat na've before my recent disillusionment.

Rampton instrumental to U’s development

By and • September 18, 2007

A friend of the U has passed on. Cal Rampton, a three-term governor of the state of Utah, died Monday at the age of 93 after a battle with cancer. Although most students at the U might are not familiar with Rampton, we should mourn his passing to the same degree as his close friends: with fond thoughts for a man who did many great things for us.

Letter: Philosophizing from Vermont

By and • September 18, 2007

Editor: Regarding Steve Coons' comments about Vermont ("There's some trouble brewing in Vermont," Sept. 12), while reading them, all I could think of was something I learned studying the youth empowerment model of the Native Americans called "The Circle of Courage.

Letter: Quit generalizing

By and • September 18, 2007

Editor: How disappointing it was to read Nicholas Pappas' column ("Married for power," Sept. 11). It's a shame that Pappas would use his talents to present a patchwork of hyperbole about Sen. Larry Craig's wife when the senator himself has offered up such a rich source of material to comment upon.

Letter: A message from a PR practitioner

By and • September 18, 2007

Editor: The article ("International textbooks: cheaper alternative?", Sept. 13) fails to mention the textbook options available within the United States. Publishers understand students' concerns about higher education costs and have responded by introducing options at a lower cost, including electronic books, loose-leaf editions, black-and-white editions, abbreviated texts, textbooks by the chapter and customized editions.

Mon, Sep 17, 2007

By By , Cartoon: Light up a cheeseburger and By , Cartoon: Light up a cheeseburger • September 17, 2007

By , Cartoon: Light up a cheeseburgerPhil Cannon#post_author_author, .post_author_avatar, .post_author_box{ display: none; }

His name was Mike’

By By Ana Breton and By Ana Breton • September 17, 2007

Michael Holman was a quiet, private person who found a peaceful sanctuary in his garden. Holman, who was called "Mike" by those who knew him, loved plants and landscaped his own house with a lot of color and very little grass. The window in his room had the perfect view to his backyard, so he would sit, "admiring the beauty of the yard that he worked on quite often," said his friend and roommate, Zak Syndergaard.