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Offensive Kingsbury shows do not stop at NWC

By By Nicholas Pappas • September 7, 2007

Dear Daily Utah Chronicle, I thought I was safe. I go to a mostly white campus, though I don't have a problem with colored people. I think they are important members of society, actually. The other day I was just gushing at the job my lawn boy did. He really knows how to even the edges.

Letter: Don’t hate on Brian Johnson

September 7, 2007

Editor: This is a response to Peter Dalton's letter "Study harder, Johnson" (Aug. 28). How dare we question Brian Johnson's intelligence? Assuming that he is a poor student "who could care less" is ridiculous. Brian has been named to the Academic All-MWC Team twice.

Who needs normal?

By By Adam Kirk • September 7, 2007

There seems to be no effective way to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. As I sat in the doctor's office with my mother, the nice doctor looked over my ADHD test. With a concerned look on her face, she looked up at me and said: "Oh yeah, you got it bad.

Game Guide: The X-Factor

September 7, 2007

After backup quarterback Tommy Grady took over against Oregon State, the Utah offense went dead. Grady completed nine of his 24 pass attempts for 59 yards and the Utes failed to score. Can Grady get the Utah offense back on track? Or will he go down the s

When injury strikes

By By Jon Gilbert • September 7, 2007

As the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard in Corvallis, Ore. on Aug. 30, Utah fans found much more to agonize over than just the Utes' loss to Oregon State. Injuries to starting quarterback Brian Johnson and starting running back Matt Asiata clouded expectations for this year's gridiron warriors.

Game Guide: The Edge

By By Cody Brunner • September 7, 2007

Quarterback The Utes took a huge blow during the Oregon State game when starting quarterback Brian Johnson went down with an injury. Backup Tommy Grady isn't quite as accurate and definitely isn't as mobile. The Falcons' quarterback situation, on the other hand, is better than it has been in a long time.

What is all the FUSS about?

By By Natalie Dicou • September 7, 2007

If you're like many college students, you eagerly anticipate graduation, but dread it at the same time. On one hand, graduation means that you can land a good job and finally trade in your 1987 Geo Metro for a brand-new Audi. On the other hand, it means that you have to grow up.

On the other sideline: Air Force displays new attack formation

By By Jason Peterson • September 7, 2007

Week one's disaster left U coach Kyle Whittingham and his staff with far more questions than answers. For Air Force, however, the clouds are starting to clear up after a somewhat enlightening season-opener. The Falcons, led by first-time head coach Troy Calhoun, helped to soothe the uneasiness of fans in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Is lake algae killing birds?

By By Jaime Winston • September 7, 2007

Tania Datta and Ramesh Goel have seen many dead birds in the Great Salt Lake and they want to prevent the numbers from going up. Central Davis Sewer District awarded Goel, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a $60,000 contract to study bacteria and toxins in the lake that may be causing the birds' deaths.

Experts discuss creation of Kurd nation

By By Tina Siu • September 7, 2007

If the Kurdish population in northern Iraq and Turkey were to form an official nation, there is a strong possibility it would be the second non-Islamic state in the Middle East, Robert Olson said. This topic, along with other issues facing the Kurdish population in the Middle East, was discussed during the opening presentation of the 2007 Middle East and Central Asia Politics, Economics and Society conference on Thursday.