The Daily Utah Chronicle

Winter Olympic Lecture Series Comes to a Close

By By Beth McPhee, By Beth McPhee, and By Beth McPhee • January 21, 2002

The Winter Olympic Lecture Series concluded Thursday with Robert Barney's presentation of "Flame and Fanfare: Olympic Celebration of People and Athletes." This lecture, subtitled "Ritualization, Institutionalization, Commodification: The Olympic Torch relay and Victory Award Ceremonies," traces the evolution of the torch relay and the medal award ceremony.

MLK Remembered Across the Country

January 21, 2002

BOSTON?Yolanda King, the eldest daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., recalled Monday that her father long expected that he wouldn't live past age 40. That expectation came true on April 4, 1968, when James Earl Ray shot King at a Memphis motel, one day after he predicted his own death.

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.

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.

The Chronicle’s View: Rally Is a Chance to Voice Tuition Concern

January 21, 2002

A massive tuition hike is on the horizon. Maybe student leaders can stop it, maybe they can't. Because tuition hikes are bad for students and bad for the economy, students must be hopeful that it can be stopped. Tuition increases are a part of higher education, but astronomical, unrealistic tuition hikes hurt students in every subsequent year, not just the year the increases start.

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.

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.

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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