The Daily Utah Chronicle

Powell Hopes Talks Can Halt Violence

January 15, 2002

SHANNON, Ireland?Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday he hopes his talks this week in Pakistan and India can build on a recent easing of tensions and lead to a "complete halt" to the nations' monthlong confrontation. Speaking to reporters before a refueling stop in Ireland, Powell said a conciliatory speech by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf showed that "the rush toward conflict has slowed quite a bit.

2 Seriously Injured In School Shooting

January 15, 2002

NEW YORK?A teenager opened fire in the hallway at a high school near Lincoln Center on Tuesday, seriously wounding two fellow students in what may have been a gang-related shooting, authorities say. The gunman was arrested two blocks away, police said. The shooting on Manhattan's Upper West Side occurred at Martin Luther King Jr.

U.S. Department Tries to Delay Plane Sales

January 15, 2002

WASHINGTON?A senior State Department official plans meetings in Israel this week in an apparent effort to delay the potential sale of advanced radar planes to India. A department spokesman, Philip Reeker, said John Bolton, undersecretary for arms control and international security, flew to Israel on Tuesday "for regular U.

Countries Prepare For Oly Terrorism

January 15, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Australia's team won't be allowed to open mail during the Winter Olympics. Other countries are hastily hiring security guards for their athletes. And almost everyone is stocking up on Cipro. Despite promises the Salt Lake Games will be as safe as humanly possible, many nations are taking extra precautions to make sure no harm befalls their skaters, skiers and others.

Commission OKs Nuclear Storage

January 15, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a final environmental study that sanctions a plan to store highly radioactive nuclear waste in Utah's Skull Valley. The study cites the economic benefits of consolidated storage for spent nuclear fuel rods from eight of the nation's nuclear-powered electric utilities.

Skiers Second at Nevada Invite

January 15, 2002

Thus far, the U ski team's preseason No. 2 national ranking appears prophetic. The Utes placed second in last week's Montana Invitational, and did so again in this week's Nevada Invitational (held, oddly enough, in Sugarbowl, Calif.). After wrapping up the two day meet on Monday, the Utes' 551 points placed them second behind defending champion Denver's 583.

U’s Gibbons Is MWC’s Women’s Player of Week

January 15, 2002

Erin Gibbons, a senior guard on the U women's basketball team, was named the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. In the Utes' two games of last week (in which they defeated Wyoming 80-59, but lost to No. 23 Colorado State 87-77 in triple overtime), Gibbons scored an MWC-best 22 points per game (on 47.

Shaq Embarrasses Himself in Saturday Night Fight

January 15, 2002

A commentator working a Lakers game last year mentioned how mild-tempered Shaquille O'Neal is. However, he also talked about how Shaq could do some serious damage to someone if he got in a fight. He then mentioned how hard O'Neal is fouled on occasion (i.e.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • January 15, 2002

"Classrooms, libraries, dormitories and cafeterias are no place for lethal weapons."

Men’s Survive SDSU, Run Streak to Nine

January 15, 2002

It came down to the wire, but the U men's basketball team preserved its conference home winning streak, which now stands at 46. Utah (12-3, 2-0 MWC) used 14 trifectas, the second-most by any U team, to claim its ninth straight win in defeating the San Diego State Aztecs (10-6, 0-2) 76-70 in the Huntsman Center on Monday night.

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