The Daily Utah Chronicle

Chrony Comics display immaturity

December 1, 2005

Editor: What in blazes are you people (particularly your editor in chief) thinking? Did you seriously believe that you'd be able to print "funny" cartoon entries like today's (Chrony Comics, Nov. 30) without...

Women’s Hoops: MWC breakdown

March 9, 2005

Air Force No.7 seed 7-20, 2-12 MWC Like most bad programs, the Falcons are building for the future. Relying heavily on freshmen Alecia Steele and Lauren Henderson, it looks like the women from Colorado Springs finally have a glimmer of hope. For the first time in six years, the Falcons are a seven seed, instead of an eight, in the MWC Tournament.

Women’s Hoops: A closer look at the U starters: #5, Lana Sitterud

March 9, 2005

The lone senior on this year's edition of the Utes, Sitterud is a three-time captain and a tenacious defender. She was recently named a Third-Team All-Conference selection as well as the MWC's Defensive Player of the Year. Sitterud was third in the MWC in steals this year with 2.

Women’s Hoops: A closer look at the U starters: #10, Shona Thorburn

March 9, 2005

Thorburn has been a force since she arrived at the U her freshman season. She received some long-overdue recognition Monday when she was named a First-Team All-Conference selection as well as MWC Player of the Year- a title she shared with Kim Smith. Thorburn finished the regular season as the conference leader in assists with 6.

Women’s basketball dominates year-end conference honors

March 9, 2005

The U women's basketball team might not have been the outright winners of the Mountain West Conference regular season title, but they were definitely the outright winners of the season-ending conference awards. U juniors Kim Smith and Shona Thorburn were named conference Co-Players of the Year, and the Utes' lone senior, Lana Sitterud, was named Defensive Player of the Year.

Title quest: U women’s basketball opens play in the MWC Tourney against Air Force

March 9, 2005

The U women's basketball team opens play in the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Denver on Wednesday at 6 p.m. when they face the Air Force Academy for the third time this year. The Utes (23-6, 12-2 MWC) come into the tournament as the No. 2 seed after tying the New Mexico Lobos for the regular-season conference title.

Bigger than the average game: No. 13 Runnin’ Utes get ready for big game against archrival BYU

February 25, 2005

Ordinarily, when a 23-4 team plays a 9-18 team, the matchup doesn't raise many eyebrows. But for the No. 13 Runnin' Utes, the stakes in Saturday's game with BYU couldn't be higher. "Everyone's up for this game," U center Andrew Bogut said. "We definitely don't take (BYU) lightly at all.

BYU doesn’t have much to cheer about

February 25, 2005

This year's installment of the BYU men's basketball team hasn't given Y fans much to cheer about. The Cougars (9-18, 3-9 MWC) visit the Huntsman Center this Saturday to play the No. 12 Utes (23-4, 11-1) for the second time this year. If the first meeting/beating between the two schools taught us anything, it's that nothing short of divine intervention will save the Cougars this weekend.

Ready for the road: No. 4 Ute gymnasts look for redemption at No. 8 Georgia today

February 25, 2005

The No. 4 U gymnastics team is no longer the top-ranked team in the nation. They are coming off a loss to Nebraska and are back on the road, as they head to Athens to take on the No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Utes left for Georgia Thursday, so they only had two days to train.

Pioneering ‘Gonzo’ journalist dies at 67: Hunter S. Thompson, 1937-2005

By By Eryn Green and Foster Kamer • February 22, 2005

Hunter S. Thompson was a genuine innovator in the field of journalism over the past 30 years, and his no-holds-barred style of reporting forever changed the way modern journalists approach a story. As a writer, Thompson was fundamentally concerned with delving into the underbelly of issues, placing himself within the context of his stories so that he could personally verify and explore deeper, more personal concerns.