The Daily Utah Chronicle

U.S. Attacks Compound In South Afghanistan

January 24, 2002

KABUL, Afghanistan?U.S. special forces attacked an enemy compound in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, capturing or killing a number of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters, U.S. officials said. One American was wounded in the ankle. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, threats of clashes between rival warlords menaced the fragile peace, and a local governor accused Iran of sending vehicles and weapons into the country to undermine the new interim government of Hamid Karzai.

BYU Student Claims *NSync Singer Stole Song

By By U Wire, By U Wire, and By U Wire • January 24, 2002

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Up the Frozen Mountain, Ice Climbers Brave the Cold

January 24, 2002

Under the veil of winter, climbers must cover their fingers and attack the mountain with axes. Richard Green, a U senior studying anthropology, applied his mountaineering skills to the ice of Little Cottonwood Canyon earlier this January. Ice climbers are often those who scale the rocks in summer; winter challenges are different.

Student Candidates Support Capitol Rally

January 24, 2002

Although the U students rallying at the Capitol Wednesday were there ostensibly in support of low tuition increases, many of them were representing their own political parties. The Associated Students of the University of Utah encouraged candidates from the five parties running for student office to attend the rally.

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Letter to the Editor: Concealed Weapons Will Save Lives on Campus

By By Bryant Weber, Junior, Accounting, By Bryant Weber, Junior, Accounting, and By Bryant Weber, Junior, Accounting • January 23, 2002

Editor: This gun issue is not about allowing a free-thought environment to exist on campus. Controlling thoughts or opinions with guns is what terrorists try to do. The debate is not about safety concerns at the Olympics. One can already see the fences and security check points coming into place for the Games.

Letter to the Editor: Rationalizing the Concealed Weapon Agenda

By By Tyson A. Romney, Junior, Political Science, By Tyson A. Romney, Junior, Political Science, and By Tyson A. Romney, Junior, Political Science • January 23, 2002

Editor: I write in response to the Jan. 22 guest opinion column written by Assistant Professor of Political Science Mark Button, "Concealed Guns Poison Soil of Academic Freedom." In his article, Mark seems to be convinced that the great majority of students walk around campus under a cloud of "suspicion, anxiety and fear" about guns.

Bush Wants $50 Billion For Terrorism War

By , , and • January 23, 2002

WASHINGTON?President Bush called Wednesday for nearly $50 billion in additional military spending for the war on terrorism, the largest increase for the Pentagon in two decades. Privately, he assured Republican and Democratic leaders that he has "no ambition whatsoever" to exploit the war on terrorism for political gain in this election year.

Combat Economic Drought With Rainy Day Fund

January 23, 2002

What annual event features more trash talk than WWF Smackdown and more punches than a Mike Tyson news conference? The Utah state legislative session, of course. This year promises not to disappoint. Even before Monday's opening of the six week session, legislators and lobbyists displayed signs of surliness, including a brawl over gun rights.

Softball Earns Top Ranking in Pre-Season Poll

January 23, 2002

The U softball team was once again picked to win the Mountain West Conference in a league coaches poll in Colorado Springs, Colo. It is the third straight season the Utes have been picked to win the conference. Utah just edged BYU for the No. 1 spot, receiving 21 points to BYU's 20.

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