The Daily Utah Chronicle

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.

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.

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.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • January 6, 2002

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

Rodeo Will Extinguish Spirt of the Games

By By Eric Ward, Founder Student Organization for Animal Rights • January 6, 2002

This February, during the Olympic Games, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) is planning to hold an Olympic Rodeo. Yes, that's right?a rodeo. With cowboys, horses, bulls and such. In case you're wondering what a rodeo has to do with Olympic athletes and amateur sports, SLOC states that it is an integral part of our Western heritage; a cultural event.

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.

Volunteers Prepare for Olympic Games

January 6, 2002

When Salt Lake City was awarded the Olympic bid for 2002, Chris Keeler participated in the celebration held downtown for the announcement. "I've been looking forward to [the Olympics] ever since," the senior studying public relations said. Keeler, along with 3,122 U students, will volunteer during the Olympic Games.

Debunking Olympic Myths About Economic Prosperity

By By Matthew Burbank, U Associate Professor Political Science • January 6, 2002

Is it a good idea for Salt Lake City, or any American city for that matter, to host the Olympics? With the Games here in Salt Lake only days away, it may seem a little late in the day to raise such a question. Still, Samuel Johnson once wrote the prospect of being hanged in a fortnight tends to concentrate the mind wonderfully, so perhaps now is a good time to examine this question.

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.

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.

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