The Daily Utah Chronicle

Mongolian ambassador tackles poor education in BYU speech

By By U Wire, By U Wire, and By U Wire • January 21, 2002

PROVO?The Mongolian ambassador to the United Nations told Brigham Young University students Wednesday the United States needs to recognize the problems of small countries. "There are 113 million children in the world without school," said Ambassador Jargalsaikhainy Enkhsaikhan.

BYU freshmen skip dorm life, head off campus

By By U Wire • January 21, 2002

PROVO?Despite the amenities of living on campus, which are enough to entice most freshmen, about 2,000 at Brigham Young University skip life in the dorms and head straight to off-campus housing. While most freshmen have the convenience of three meals prepared for them on a daily basis, free high-speed Internet connection and a less than five-minute walk to campus, those freshmen living off-campus go without such benefits.

Police Report: Two Parkers Arrest Each Other

January 21, 2002

Two women started arguing in a parking terrace near University Hospital. Woman A claimed woman B acted aggressively and used abusive language for no apparent reason. Woman B said woman A had opened her car door into woman B's car and when woman B took steps to prevent it from happening again, woman A became irate.

Student Leaders Plan to Rally Legislature

January 21, 2002

In a year with few state dollars to spread around, student leaders are planning a rally to tell lawmakers not to neglect the state's colleges and universities. The state's $200 million tax revenue shortfall forced lawmakers to spend the past two weeks behind closed doors re-writing this year's budget.

Letter to the Editor: Weapons at U Detrimental to Focus

By By Wilson Fatongia, Freshmen, Pre Communication, By Wilson Fatongia, Freshmen, Pre Communication, and By Wilson Fatongia, Freshmen, Pre Communication • January 21, 2002

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Haley’s Son Works To Further Legacy

By , , and • January 21, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?The son of Alex Haley, author of "Roots: The Saga of An American Family," says it is important to keep the work's legacy alive. William Haley, in Salt Lake City this week to participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances, said, "Roots gave us a thirst for figuring out who we are, not only about ourselves but about others," said Haley, president of the Maryland-based Alex Haley Center.

Opinion Cartoon

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Sheer Makes Case as Candidate for Architecture Dean

January 21, 2002

Brenda Scheer has spent most of her architectural career studying how urban neighborhoods change with time. As dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Scheer would like to apply these studies to the cities of Utah. Scheer is the third of four candidates for dean of the Graduate School of Architecture to address faculty, students and local architects at the U.

Showing Compassion in the Oly Rodeo Controversy

January 21, 2002

Last weekend a high-school aged activist, purple hair and all, gave me a pamphlet titled, "Why Vegan?" "Because you're a teenager and you want to piss off your parents," I thought. Nevertheless, amused by this young firebrand's enthusiasm, I opened up the glossy booklet to see if I could find a better answer to the question.

UEC Changes Deadline

January 21, 2002

The Olympic break has affected many campus organizations' schedules?including the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge's. Challenge officials moved the deadline for executive summaries, originally set for Jan. 18 to Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. Business professors at Brigham Young University had the most sway in the change.

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