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Campus Will Close Because of Ceremony

By , , , , , , , , and • January 14, 2002

Because of the Paralympics, the U will close on March 7. The Opening Ceremony for the Paralympics happens in Rice-Eccles Stadium that evening, so classes will be held only until 1:45 p.m. to make room for preparations. Faculty, students and staff who come for classes should depart campus by 2 p.

Some Nerve: Science and Athletics Collide

By , , and • January 14, 2002

Here's a piece of Olympic paraphernalia that is sure to make collectors drool: an Olympic ring logo made of nerve cells. Coined the "Living Rings," the logo was made by scientists at the Keck Center for Tissue Engineering, a bioengineering laboratory at the U.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Swimmers Fall to UW in Last MWC Tune-Up

By , , and • January 14, 2002

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