The Daily Utah Chronicle

Landowner Wants To Sell Artifacts

December 7, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?A Utah landowner wants to sell off the artifacts in an ancient Anasazi ruin, infuriating some archaeologists who say there's no way to put a price on the relics. For $2,500 per day, souvenir hunters and aspiring archaeologists can spend the day digging at 1,000-year-old Montezuma Village in San Juan County, keeping whatever they find.

Letter to the Editor: Laughter Is Utah’s Best Medicine

By By Katy Corneli, Junior, Anthropology, By Katy Corneli, Junior, Anthropology, and By Katy Corneli, Junior, Anthropology • December 5, 2001

Editor: In response to John Morley's Nov. 13 opinion column, "Local Beer Advertisements Done in Bad Tastes," discussing Wasatch Brewery's new brew, I have to say that I disagree with his opinion. While I can see how some people might take offense at this "distasteful advertising," I don't think that realistically these billboards will fuel tensions between any Utahns with a sense of humor.

The Chronicle’s View: Don’t Wait to Find Olympic Shelter

December 5, 2001

Students will begin moving out of the dorms Dec. 7 in anticipation of the Olympic athletes moving in. That's right, many unfortunate students will spend the reading day before Finals Week packing stuff into boxes and shipping it all out. Trouble is, some of these students aren't sure yet where they're headed after they pack.

Opinion Cartoon

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NYUonline set to fold, poor revenues to blame

By By U Wire • December 5, 2001

NEW YORK?New York University is pulling the plug on its for-profit Internet education venture, NYUonline, because of lacking support from investors in the struggling economy, according to a report in Friday's edition of The New York Times. NYUonline is a private company run in conjunction with the university that offers non-credit online classes to business and professional clients.

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Congress OKs $3M for Light Rail Extension

December 5, 2001

The Utah Transit Authority and the U received the congressional green light on the hospital light rail line Tuesday. The U.S. Congress appropriated $3 million to extend the TRAX line from Rice-Eccles Stadium to University Hospital as part of its annual Transportation Appropriations Act.

Legislature and U Want to Beef Up Microtech

December 5, 2001

Educators, researchers, industries and the state have joined forces under the banner of the Utah Microtechnology Consortium. Still charting a course for itself?the consortium wants to beef up local facilities for small-scale technology. The consortium is one of the state's many efforts to foster high-tech development under Gov.

Tis The Season for Giving, How About a Y Loss?

December 5, 2001

Perhaps I should drag myself to Smith's, shell out $30 bucks and purchase a Christmas tree, because I have an early holiday gift wish. My holiday hopes spawn from an announcement made by BYU athletic director Val Hale December 4. With the backing of Mountain West Conference university presidents, Hale said BYU might file an antitrust lawsuit against the Bowl Championship Series for the snubbing into a big-money bowl game.

Pharmacy Prof. Named Head of Drug Institute

December 5, 2001

U Professor Glen Hanson has become the acting director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, one of the National Institutes of Health. Hanson's specialty is psychostimulants, addictive drugs like amphetamines and cocaine. "In addition to being a well recognized scientist, he's one of the finest teachers at the school," said William Crowley, chairman of the pharmacology and toxicology department.

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