The Daily Utah Chronicle

Ill Markson can’t help Utes defeat Cougs

January 9, 2006

Entering the weekend match-up with archrival BYU, the Utes' leading scorer and seventh-best point producer in the Mountain West Conference, Bryant Markson, averaged 15.3 points per game.But it seemed he...

Alcohol abuse hurts U students

By By Matt Simmons • January 9, 2006

By Matt SimmonsScott Moses, a sophomore in business, lost a friend last May to an accident in which drugs and alcohol played a role.His friend was returning home late at night from a party and was in a...

The Chronicle’s View: Little strokes fell great oaks

January 9, 2006

What happened to the Phi Delta Theta fraternity last month is a good example of how a few bad seeds in an organization can ruin the whole thing for everyone.The vast majority of its members honored the...

Stop insulting Provo people

December 6, 2005

Editor:I am writing in response to Tia Knighton's letter to the editor ("Who cares about Provo?," Dec. 5).I agree. Please, never publish anything written by someone who lives in Happy Valley again. It's...

Students’ opinions matter to ASUU

December 6, 2005

Editor:This is in response to The Chronicle's recent editorial ("ASUU failed student's interests," Dec. 1). The Chronicle called members of the Senate and General Assembly liars. For the record, I've been...

Home for the postseason: Volleyball kicks off NCAA tournament tonight at Crimson Court

December 2, 2005

The Ute volleyball team (22-8) got a pleasant surprise when it found out it would get to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. Now the Utes get the chance to take advantage of having the home-court...

Suns not NBA champion material

March 10, 2005

A=B. That's the logical analysis a lab rat will use to deduce that stepping on a lever, which shocks the living hell out of you, is bad. Rats aren't very smart, and we are, so we should be able to understand this. See that? A>B, B>C, therefore A>C.

Football schedule released

March 9, 2005

With no powerhouse opponent on the docket, next year's football schedule looks a lot like this year's. At least the Utes will gain a little national exposure from last year's success. Two games are slated to be nationally televised-away at MWC-newbie Texas Christian University and at home against Air Force the following week.

Will I ever live happily ever after?: One girl’s search for a dream amid reality

March 9, 2005

Everyone's heard of "they lived happily ever after." However, I wonder what really happened after Snow White rode off with her prince on the white horse. Or what about Cinderella? What did she and the prince really do with her wicked stepfamily? In the real world, wicked stepfamilies don't disappear; they become in-laws.

Music review: Breathing underwater

March 9, 2005

Aqualung "Strange and Beautiful" Sony BMG Four and a half out of five stars Matt Hales, the somber genius behind Aqualung, was born to play music. Raised above his parent's record shop, Hale began writing songs at the age of four and conducted his first symphony at 17.