The Daily Utah Chronicle

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.

Army Retaliated After Complaints

January 14, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Claims by a former chemist at Dugway Proving Ground that the Army retaliated when he revealed safety problems at the chemical-biological warfare research facility are before a U.S. Department of Labor judge. David Hall, of Salt Lake City, first brought the complaints in 1997, contending the Army punished him after he complained to state and federal regulators about how Dugway handled its chemicals and tested for contamination.

Track Underway as U Sweeps Shot Put

January 14, 2002

In the first meet of the season, the U indoor track and field team did not disappoint at the Wildcat Invitational, held in Ogden. This was the first meet for new U coach Lisa Collet, and her athletes did not seem to have a rough transition from the previous coach, Mike Jones, who retired after 22 years.

U.S. Warplanes Pound Terrorist Hideouts

By , , and • January 14, 2002

KABUL, Afghanistan?U.S. warplanes pounded terrorist hide-outs in eastern Afghanistan on Monday in bombing raids aimed at striking Osama bin Laden's die hard supporters, and the United Nations called on donor nations to step up aid to rebuild the country. The Zawar region along the border with Pakistan, where al Qaeda and Taliban holdouts are believed to have taken refuge in a complex of mountain caves, has been under air assault for nearly two weeks.

Players at Fault, But the Coaches Take the Blame

January 14, 2002

The NFL is a league where parity looms large, teams consistently play inconsistently, and players who get the large amounts of cash, i.e Randy Moss, become cancers by never playing up to their potential. It seems through all this, the coaches are bearing the brunt of the retaliation from the front office.

Yemen Says U.S. Citzens Unsafe

January 14, 2002

SAN`A, Yemen?The U.S. Embassy in Yemen suspended most consular services Monday and warned Americans they could be targeted by terrorists, while Yemeni security officials stepped up protection of the compound, saying it received a specific threat. It was not the first time Americans have faced threats in Yemen, where a terrorist attack on a U.

Men’s Basketball Uses 17 Treys to Blast Rebs

January 14, 2002

The U men's basketball team found a remedy for its offensive struggles in the low block?step behind the 3-point arc. On the power of a team record 17 3-pointers, Utah (11-3, 1-0 MWC) defeated visiting UNLV (8-6, 1-2 MWC) 86-63 Saturday afternoon in the U's conference opener.

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