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Military Tribunals Needed, Bush Says

November 29, 2001

WASHINGTON?Brushing aside criticism, President Bush defended his authorization of military tribunals and the questioning of Middle Easterners in the United States. "We're an open society, but we're at war," the president said Thursday. "We will act with fairness, and we will deliver justice, which is far more than terrorists ever grant to their innocent victims," the president told federal prosecutors visiting the White House.

Bush Won’t Call Cease Fire for Oly

November 28, 2001

WASHINGTON?President Bush on Tuesday turned aside the International Olympic Committee's request for a military truce during the Winter Olympics next year. He will propose a U.N. resolution calling for athletes to travel safely to and from the games. After a meeting, IOC president Jacques Rogge said Bush assured him he would submit the resolution, a tradition for Olympic host nations, to the United Nations on Dec.

Williams to Create Ceremony Music

November 28, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?While the Olympic closing ceremony will encourage spectators to rock out to Bon Jovi and 'N Sync, the opening ceremony may reduce the sentimental to tears. Think of the soundtracks from "Star Wars," "Saving Private Ryan," "Harry Potter" or the rousing theme music from past Olympic ceremonies.

Football Will Play USC in Las Vegas on Christmas Day

November 28, 2001

From snowfall, eggnog and wrapping paper to casinos, strip clubs and Elvis impersonators, it's an odd confluence of circumstances that will define the Utah football team's Christmas day this year, but it's one the Utes are plenty happy to accept. After all, before the 7-3 Utes have even concluded their 2001 schedule, they now know it will be extended by at least one game, having accepted the Las Vegas Bowl's invitation to play the USC Trojans on Dec.

Letter to the Editor: Manipulating Utah’s Olympic Look

By By Rebecca Walker, Junior, Electrical Engineering, By Rebecca Walker, Junior, Electrical Engineering, and By Rebecca Walker, Junior, Electrical Engineering • November 28, 2001

Editor: I can just imagine the Jerusalem Olympics, where ham and cheese sandwiches should be within arms reach at every public gathering. At the Calcutta Olympics, large porterhouse steaks should be sold 24-7 at every booth. Birth control pills should be handed out as people go through security at the Rome Olympics.

Opinion Cartoon

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Navigating Environmental Waters With Local Action

By , , and • November 28, 2001

Imagine how University of Utah students and administrators would react to this hypothetical situation: The federal government orders the U to build a new parking structure on the U campus. While the government mandates the structure be constructed, it promises no funding to support the project.

ASUU Hopes to Tie Off Election Loopholes for 2002

By , , and • November 28, 2001

A unanimous vote passed the new elections policies and procedures through the General Assembly Tuesday. These policies were hotly debated in the Student Senate, but passed in the Assembly without amendments. The bill makes numerous changes to the elections policy, and student leaders hope that these changes will help make the elections run more smoothly.

The Chronicle’s View: Showing Support at the Tournament

November 28, 2001

With University of Utah sports fans' attention attuned to the football team's drive toward a bowl game, and the return of coach Rick Majerus to the men's basketball team, it is no surprise that the volleyball program gets lost in the shuffle. That shouldn't be the case anymore.

Volleyball Had a Tough Road

November 28, 2001

Considering the adverse situations the University of Utah volleyball team was facing before the season, who would have thought that the team would have won its first conference title and be hosting NCAA Tournament matches in November? "We have broken so many barriers this year, and the program has come so far," Ute coach Beth Launiere said.

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