The Daily Utah Chronicle

Read the Comments of U President Bernie Machen Before the Administrative Rules Committee Jan. 14.

By , , and • January 14, 2002

Comments of U President Bernie Machen, Before the Administrative Rules Committee Jan. 14. Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the University of Utah's policies regarding guns on campus. While I am pleased to be here, I must confess I am a bit unclear why this is an issue at this time.

U Will Keep Two Lots Untill Jan. 18

January 14, 2002

On Jan. 9, the U was scheduled to lose 650 parking spots to the Olympics, but it didn't. Salt Lake Organizing Committee officials announced they would not need the spots until Jan 18. "It helps us out a lot," said Alma Allred, director of Transportation and Parking Services.

Pugsley to Replace Allen as Senior Class President

January 14, 2002

The former president of a large sorority will now preside over the senior class. Clara Pugsley, who recently finished her term as president of Kappa Kappa Gamma, will replace AnnMarie Allen as senior class president. The senior class president is responsible for planning graduation and related events, selecting a class gift, overseeing the Freshmen Council and working with the Student Alumni Association.

Opinion Cartoon

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Research in Autism, Trauma and Vision

January 14, 2002

Reproducing Geometric Hallucination A team of researchers that includes U Mathematics Professor Paul Bressloff created a model explaining how the brain generates geometric hallucination. Using what is already known about the visual cortex, the area of the brain responsible for vision, the scientists deduced its circuitry and mathematically reproduced the geometric patterns.

Visiting Zion: An Introduction to the Conflict

By , , and • January 14, 2002

Before visiting Israel, when the subject of Israel or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict came up, I generally threw my hands up in the air in defeat, acknowledging how unqualified I was to form an opinion on the subject because of my ignorance. As a hip, avant-garde news editor I wasn't completely ignorant, of course, but the whole situation seems so steeped in history, hatred and politics that you need a doctorate before you can intelligently express an opinion about it.

Administrative Gun Battle Is All About Power

January 14, 2002

The shoot-out at the Crazy-U corral is about to begin. On one side of the fence stand Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and his state Legislature deputies. On the other stand U president Bernie "the kid" Machen and his band of academic desperados. The battle is shaping up over the U's ban on concealed weapons on campus.

Business School Helps Students with High Tech

January 14, 2002

The School of Business provides many hands-on experiences for its students, and a new one has just opened. The Lassonde New Venture Development Center plans to let business, engineering and science students test the waters of starting a company without drowning.

Salt Lake One of Meanest To Homeless Folks

January 14, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Two advocacy groups have ranked Salt Lake City as the fourth "meanest city" to the homeless, based on ordinances against such things as public sleeping or camping. The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty claim that the homeless are finding their civil rights increasingly threatened by such ordinances.

Bag of Ashes Falls from the Sky, Puzzles Investigators

By By U Wire • January 14, 2002

GRAND FORKS, N.D.?The discovery of a mysterious object that seemingly fell out of the sky has had some in the community scratching their heads for the past two weeks. Southern Grand Forks, N.D., resident James McDonald first noticed something was wrong on Sunday, Dec.

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