The Daily Utah Chronicle

Harry Potter: Episode 1

November 15, 2001

J.K. Rowling bottled a potion that sent America, and the rest of the world, into supernatural Pottermania?and she packaged her potion in hardback books. The story may seem to be a new one, but the formula for Potter's wee-warlock success has been around arguably as long as stone tablets and the stylus?at least as long as George Lucas.

U Graduate Works Wonders With Water

November 15, 2001

Water is one of the most simple substances of all, yet through fountains and other installations, it can bring joy, according to Mark Fuller, chairman and CEO of WET Design. WET Design has completed 200 installations throughout the world, most notably The Fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas. The fountain incorporates light and water streams to put on a show set to music. Fuller's lecture took place Wednesday afternoon in the Marriott Library's Gould auditorium. Audience members lined the back of the room and sat on the floor in the front.

FAA Orders National Plane Inspections

November 15, 2001

WASHINGTON?The Federal Aviation Administration plans to order U.S. airlines that fly Airbus A300 planes to inspect their fleets, focusing on the tail that sheared off in Monday's plane crash in New York. The order was expected to be issued Friday, FAA spokesman William Shumann said.

U Reopens Pool Today

November 15, 2001

The HPER pool is scheduled to open again today at about 1 p.m. After a swimming student reported possibly having the parasite cryptosporidium, the College of Health closed the pool Monday at about 9 a.m. While closed, the pool was hyperchlorinated, curing it of any contamination.

SLOC to Banner Local Buildings

November 15, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?The first of 11 gigantic images of Olympic athletes has gone up on a downtown building. By mid-January, nine more office towers and a building at the University of Utah will be similarly transformed. The building wraps, measuring as much as 141 feet long and 97 feet wide, will depict winter sports athletes, including a figure skater, snowboarder and Paralympian.

Quote of the Day

By , , and • November 15, 2001

"With a kiss from Ken, she was already daydreaming of him popping the question on their third date."

Police Buy Special Oly Surveillance

November 15, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?Spectators at one Olympic venue will be examined by the same facial recognition technology that led this year's Super Bowl to be dubbed the "Snooper Bowl." West Valley City police will purchase about a dozen cameras for the E Center from Pennsylvania-based Graphco Technologies Inc.

Officials May Halt Toxic Materials

November 15, 2001

SALT LAKE CITY?Olympic security officials may restrict hazardous material shipments from passing near Olympic venues during the Winter Games. City officials are working with the Utah Olympic Public Safety Command and Secret Service to determine the cost of limiting truck traffic near venues, said Joshua Ewing, a city spokesman.

Aid Workers Flown Out of Afghanistan

November 15, 2001

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan?In a dramatic nighttime evacuation, six aid workers set fire to their all-encompassing burqas so U.S. special forces pilots could find them on an Afghan field. Along with two men, they were whisked to safety early Thursday after three months of Taliban captivity.

INS Restructuring Now in the Works

November 15, 2001

WASHINGTON?Attorney General John Ashcroft announced a major restructuring of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Wednesday and said it would help fight terrorism and speed up service. The plan seeks to separate the two often-conflicting INS missions of keeping out foreigners who violate U.

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