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Fired Parking Employee Gets Her Job Back

January 7, 2002

Elisabeth Wilkinson went back to her job Monday. After firing her for talking to the media, parking officials rehired her as an appeals officer. She was fired in early December following a dispute with the son of prominent U donors. She said she was fired for reporting the event to The Chronicle.

U.S. Bombers Wipe Out Taliban Tanks, Weapons

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BYU International Studies Program’s Future Shaky

By By Shaughan Sparks, The Daily Universe • January 7, 2002

PROVO?The new year has begun, but it seems the administration and some faculty members have conflicting resolutions. The start of a new semester is a time generally thought to be a new beginning, but a battle of words and politics has carried over from the previous year and rages on at the Brigham Young University David M.

U Students Volunteer as Interpreters at Hospital

By , , and • January 7, 2002

As a child, a visit to the hospital can often be a scary experience?it can be even more unsettling when the patient can't understand what the doctor is saying. Every day, many families that don't speak English visit Primary Children's Medical Center, according to Matt Miller.

Former U. South Florida Students Create Bookstore Alternative

By By U Wire • January 7, 2002

TAMPA, Fla.?Former University of South Florida students Christian Beiter and Paul O'Grady were frustrated from buying expensive books from the University of South Florida Bookstore and selling them back for a small percentage of the original cost. Their response was to join forces with programmer Matthew Oucen and create a Web site with a simple message for students: "Don't be stupid!" Beiter said the goal of the site is to provide students a place online where they can sell their books to one another.

Olympics Bring Uncertainty and Excitement to U Families

By , , and • January 7, 2002

Salt Lake Organizing Committee signs have sprung up all over campus. Stadium seats sit in the middle of South Campus Drive. The pickings are slim for parking spaces. And the campus looks like a Midwest trailer park?all signs the 2002 Winter Olympics are coming fast.

Big Tuition Increase on Horizon

January 7, 2002

Unable to cut another $3.2 million out of the current year's budget, U officials announced they would request a loan to cover what the Legislature is asking them to cough up. U administrators already trimmed $5.4 million from the current year's budget at the request of Gov.

Globalization Has Helped Higher Ed, Bennett Says

January 7, 2002

Sen. Robert Bennett described the current recession as "very mild indeed" to a crowd of U students and others Monday. "Higher education is always competing for tax dollars," Bennett said. When there's a recession?and accordingly fewer tax dollars?public universities get less funding.

U Hospital Passes the Test

January 7, 2002

University Hospital has just received its report card, and Executive Director Rick Fullmer is beaming with pride. The hospital earned a 91, the best preliminary score it has ever received, beating the national average of 88 and its previous score, which was also 88.

Media Tours Olympic Village at U

January 7, 2002

On Monday, the U held a media tour of the Olympic Village and the clinic before SLOC takes it over. The tour highlighted the Polyclinic, located in the Guest House. To make sure athletes' injuries and illnesses do not put a damper on the spirit of the Olympic Games next month, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, along with the U, has created a Polyclinic like no other.

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