The Daily Utah Chronicle

More Parking Closures Loom

January 6, 2002

After analyzing the parking situation, U President Bernie Machen canceled afternoon classes March 7. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee will take over 47 percent of parking on campus in order to accommodate the Paralympic Opening Ceremony later that day. With parking already limited, the closure will help relieve some of the parking stress.

International Students Embrace Hassles and Opportunities of Olympics

January 6, 2002

The U was only one of five choices Saara Ollikainen specified on her student exchange application. The Finnish student had no strong preference and didn't know she would end up in Utah during the 2002 Winter Games. And while she didn't expect to be so close to the action, Ollikainen "thought it would be a good and interesting experience to be here during the Olympics.

Residents Adapting to Old Dorms

January 6, 2002

One of the advantages of living in the Olympic Village is that "semi-private" bathrooms for four people to share are provided, according to Ladon Roeder, assistant director of residential living. That is a luxury student residents will not have this semester.

Olympics and Academia: A Special Combination

By By Wayne Clough, President Georgia Institute of Technology, By Wayne Clough, President Georgia Institute of Technology, and By Wayne Clough, President Georgia Institute of Technology • January 6, 2002

Almost a century ago, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern Olympics, was asked why he restored the Olympic Games. His answer: "To ennoble and strengthen sports?and to enable them to better fulfill the educational role incumbent upon them in the world.

Nuclear Reactor A Major Olympic Security Concern

January 6, 2002

In recent months, nuclear reactors have become the focus of tightened security procedures and rising anxiety. Throw the Olympics into the picture, and concerns reach a whole new level. And under these conditions, the U's small nuclear reactor may have caused more than a few ulcers.

National Guard Gears Up for Olympics

January 6, 2002

SALT LAKE CITY?Eight-foot fences surround the Olympic Village. Nearby, commuters on Wasatch Boulevard speed past utility poles festooned with bright decorative banners. For every bright flag flapping outside a venue, there's likely to be a National Guard soldier dressed in camouflage checking each car allowed into a parking lot.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • January 6, 2002

"We don't want the Games to look like a large military camp."

NCAA Should Ease Transfer Regulations

By and • January 6, 2002

I love money. Who doesn't? The prospect of getting more cash from another job always interests me, and always will. However, should it be the defining factor in taking or leaving a certain job? The sports world seems always to have players and coaches leaving a certain position for another team for more money, even though they had been doing very well at their previous locations.

The Chronicle’s View: Finding an Education when Games Arrive

January 6, 2002

We gawk at enormous banners on buildings, plan our extended Spring Break and gripe about parking. But in the midst of the hoopla, it's easy to forget why we're here. U President Bernie Machen has long worried academics would take a back seat to the Olympic festivities.

The Sledding Lawyer

January 6, 2002

Most Olympic hopefuls don't have a representative from their national team continuously call and beg them to compete. Most Olympic hopefuls don't attend law school, or have a husband participate in the same Olympic sport, just for a different national team.

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