The Daily Utah Chronicle

Sifting Through Skepticism to Reveal Cloning’s Benefits

By , , and • November 29, 2001

His name is Rael, and he wants you to live forever. Immortality is not the only goal of the 28-year-old Raelian religion, named for its founder, but it is the primary motivation behind Clonaid?a Raelian sponsored organization dedicated to human cloning. The credentials of Clonaid scientists are questionable, as the organization has never published any research, but their intention to produce human clones has garnered the public's attention nonetheless.

Letter to the Editor: Watering Down the Regulation Facts

By By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology, By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology, and By Gordon Swift, Junior, Biology • November 29, 2001

Editor: Unfortunately for the readers of The Daily Utah Chronicle, Michael Chidester's Nov. 28 opinion piece, " Navigating Environmental Waters With Local Action," on water regulation seemed to consist primarily of knee-jerk, right-wing ignorance and little else.

First International Anthrax Letter Sent to Bern

November 29, 2001

BERN, Switzerland?A suspected anthrax letter sent to Chile bore a Swiss postmark but may have been mailed from New York, Swiss police said Wednesday. Dr. Antonio Banfi, a pediatrician in Santiago, Chile, received the letter?with a Swiss postmark and a Florida return address?two weeks ago in what may be the first confirmed case of anthrax contaminated mail outside the United States.

Tradition and the NFL Do Not Mix Well

November 29, 2001

Ever since I was a little kid, I wake up and go outside to pick up a copy of The Salt Lake Tribune. I used to read it thoroughly every day, but after a long while, I lost interest in reading the paper. However, my daily inclination was to get the paper, so I woke up everyday and went outside to get the paper.

The Chronicle’s View: Ceremony Requires Campus Closure

November 29, 2001

On Feb. 8, 2002, the University of Utah will play host to more than 50,000 spectators and athletes. Officials will block roads surrounding the Rice-Eccles Stadium, shut down the nearby TRAX line and drastically restrict access to the area surrounding the stadium.

Bush Signs Ban on All Internet Taxes

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Utes Open NCAAs Tonight Versus Texas Tech

November 29, 2001

The NCAA Tournament starts tonight, and you might think the University of Utah volleyball team would be nervous about the opening match with Texas Tech and come out with the jitters. Coach Beth Launiere disagrees. "I don't think that we will be nervous because this is the funnest time of the year, and even if we lose, we know we have had a great year," she said.

Lawsuit May Hurt Search and Rescue

November 29, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?Utah sheriffs fear the multimillion dollar claims brought by relatives of a 2-year-old boy who died when he wandered away from his father's truck could cripple Utah search and rescue programs. "Whatever comes of this action will certainly affect search and rescue efforts in Utah for quite some time," Davis County Sheriff Bud Cox.

Women’s Hoops Faces Tough Test Vs. Pac-10

November 29, 2001

Though this year's Utah women's basketball team has already lost half as many games through four contests as last year's squad did over an entire season, U coach Elaine Elliott is hardly concerned. After all, four games is hardly sufficient time to work out all the kinks on a team that has two new faces in the starting lineup and a bench comprised of sophomores and freshman.

Gov’t to Purchase Smallpox Vaccine

November 29, 2001

WASHINGTON?The Bush administration signed a contract Wednesday to buy 155 million doses of smallpox vaccine from a British firm in case terrorists try to spread the deadly virus. The contract with Acambis Inc. will bring the United State's stockpile to 286 million doses of the vaccine by the end of next year, promising protection for every American should bioterrorists ever attack with the all-but-extinct virus.

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