The Daily Utah Chronicle

Conspiracy Theorists Are People Too

January 18, 2002

Conspiracy theories represent symbols of enlightened skepticism, not paranoia, according to one U professor. History Professor Robert Goldberg is considered an expert on conspiracy theories. He studies, teaches, writes and speaks about suspected government cover ups.

Deseret Book Lets BYU Bookstore Sell &quotI Speak Pins&quot to Bilingual Population

By By U Wire • January 18, 2002

PROVO?Ten-thousand Olympic "I speak" pins in 43 languages will be coming to the Brigham Young University bookstore Thursday. The pins display the 2002 Olympic logo along with the phrase, "I speak" in languages such as Spanish, French, German, Croatian and Afrikaans.

Huntsman, Annex Lots Finally Close

January 18, 2002

The annex and Huntsman Center parking lots?which are composed of 650 spaces?close for U usage today. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee was scheduled to take the two lots over on Jan. 9, but SLOC officials decided they didn't need the spaces until today, so the U had them for an extra week and a half.

Aboard the Crapshoot

By , , and • January 18, 2002

"Transit ridership is hard to predict. It's really a crapshoot." Steve Swan, UTA Service Planner, 9/17/2001 How naive can one man be? Very. My first day of class, I hopped smugly into my slightly unkempt Geo Metro and drove up to the U determined that, like Y2K, this whole parking controversy had been dramatically embellished.

Groups Wanting ASUU Cash Must File by March 15

January 18, 2002

Student organizations that expect money from ASUU next year need to act now. This year, more than 200 clubs and organizations shared $134,555. A similar amount should be budgeted for student use next year. Groups that want some of this funding need to turn in a budget request form by March 15.

Stop to Ponder Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 18, 2002

When Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday was first observed as a national legal holiday on Jan. 20, 1986, I was not complaining. My own birthday that year was the previous Saturday, and to my 8-year-old mind, a day off of school was the ultimate birthday celebration.

Genetics in the Courtroom: U Program Educates Judges

January 18, 2002

In the state of Delaware, Jeffrey Chase was on trial for killing his parents. His defense team used neurogenetic defense, claiming he had a gene mutation that made him unable to control his acts. Surprisingly, the state found that Jeffrey had a mutation that causes hyper-excitability, chronic impulsiveness and violent discharges.

Tracksters to Compete In Year’s Second Meet

By , , and • January 18, 2002

The Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho, will be the next hurdle the U track and field team will have to jump this season. More than 10 teams will be competing at the meet, including, Southern Utah, Utah State, Boise State, BYU, Weber State, Idaho State, Northwest Nazarene, Ricks College, Treasure Valley Community College and individual runners sponsored by Nike and the Greater Boise Running Club.

Men’s Hoops Starts Two-Game Road Swing

By , , and • January 18, 2002

Coming off two of the hotteast shooting performances in its history, the Utah men's basketball team must venture outside the comfortable confines of the Huntsman Center as it enters a two-game road trip this weekend. Utah (12-3, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) begins play Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

U Gymnasts Battle Seventh Ranked Arizona Tonight

January 18, 2002

The No. 4 U gymnastics team (1-0) will get a stiff early test to its 22-year regular season home winning streak Friday night. No. 7 Arizona (5-0) visits the Huntsman Center after beating a host of ranked teams, while the U looks to plug in reserve gymnasts after the injury bug hit the team in its season-opening defeat of Ohio State.

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