The Daily Utah Chronicle

Standing Out and Fitting In

December 3, 2001

Last Sunday, I peeled myself out of bed and made it to Calvary Baptist Church by 11 a.m. I wish I could say that I did this on my own initiative, but no, I went for a class. Sure, this was an assignment?but that is not to say that I wasn't excited to go. It was a joyous feeling just to be awake and dressed in a clean outfit at that time on a Sunday morning.

Harrison’s Ashes to Be Put in Ganges

December 3, 2001

NEW DELHI, India?George Harrison's intimate relationship with Indian mysticism, music and Hinduism sent his wife and son on a pilgrimage to the holy Ganges River, where authorities said the former Beatles' ashes would be scattered before dawn Tuesday. Harrison's widow, Olivia, and his 23-year-old son, Dhani, were to be accompanied by two Hare Krishna devotees who performed Hindu rites on Harrison's ashes with the family in London, said Maha Mantra Das, a New Delhi spokesman for the International Society of Krishna Consciousness.

Arafat Must Stop Suicide Bombings

December 3, 2001

WASHINGTON?As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declared war on terror Monday, the White House pressed Yasser Arafat to crack down on Palestinians whose suicide bombings killed at least 26 people over the weekend. "Chairman Arafat has an obligation to make a 100 percent effort," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said as Israeli missiles slammed into the West Bank and Gaza.

Drunk Man Shoots At Cops from Coop

December 3, 2001

HARRISVILLE?An inebriated man angry about the loss of his house and business shot at police from inside a chicken coop, authorities said. No one was injured in Sunday's three and a half hour standoff between police and 51-year-old Albert Zampedri. The man fired twice at police from inside the coop and police returned fire, said Harrisville Police Chief Maxwell Jackson.

Shurtleff is A-OK

By By LaVerl Josiah Possum, Comical San Juan county correspondent • December 3, 2001

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has decided people should be able to carry guns at the U. In fact, he has released a statement saying it is illegal for administrators to prevent students from bringing concealed weapons on campus. Shurtleff told reporters this morning, "There is no reason to be alarmed.

Ethical to Pay for Donated Organs

December 3, 2001

HERNDON, Va.?It's ethical to pay families who donate a loved one's organs, as long as the money isn't enough to constitute a bribe, a newly created organ transplant advisory committee was told Monday. The committee, meeting for the first time, is charged with advising the secretary of health and human services on ways to increase organ donation and how best to distribute organs that are donated.

Senate Offices Will Reopen Early 2002

December 3, 2001

WASHINGTON?Officials cleaning up a Senate office building contaminated with anthrax now hope the work will be finished in time to reopen early next year. Employees returned to work Monday at the adjacent Dirksen Senate Office Building, closed while cleanup crews fumigated Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle's office suite in the Hart Senate Office Building with chlorine dioxide gas over the weekend.

Immigrants’ Lives Hard After Sept. 11

December 3, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?Life has gotten tougher for immigrants since the September terrorist attacks, according to an aid group. The Multi-Cultural Legal Center and an official from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service spoke on the subject Sunday at the League of Women Voters' annual holiday meeting.

Hot Shooting Lifts Men to Win Vs. Waves

December 2, 2001

The U men's basketball team used 71.4 percent shooting from 3-point land to snap a two-game skid and score an 81-74 win over Pepperdine Saturday night. Utah (3-2) bounced back from its first consecutive non conference losses since 1994, using defensive aggression, unselfishness and exceptional shooting from the opening tip.

Botched Attempts: Desperate Patients Come to U to Save Vision

December 2, 2001

Most corrective eye surgeries complete without a hitch, and patients receive the vision they always wanted. But for the few who do develop complications, the experience can be a nightmare. The Moran Eye Center is often the place local patients are referred to when things go awry.

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