The Daily Utah Chronicle

Where the Calendars have no name

January 25, 2005

Jan. 25 Tuesday KISS army, look out: Your new mortal enemies have emerged from the transgender New York New-Wave glam rock cesspool that shows no fear of "performance art" and comes stock with a keyboardist/bassist named Babydaddy? We kid not-take the Scissor Sisters, performing tonight at Park City's Suede (1612 Ute Blvd.

How is ASUU doing?

January 25, 2005

[Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a series about the effectiveness of the U's student government so far in this academic year.] Moving forward With more than $1.4 million in hand, this year's Associated Students of the University of Utah is moving forward with its campaign agenda, perhaps in a more effective manner than previous ASUU administrations.

Yo La Tengo brings its abstract brand of indie-pop to the U

January 25, 2005

If Cody Roberts of the Associated Students of the University of Utah's Presenter's Office is right, then people might finally be ready for Yo La Tengo. Roberts believes that young people are "getting sick of the stuff on the radio" and are consciously seeking out music "that is worthwhile"-music like that of genre-bending, quiet alterna-poppers Yo La Tengo.

re:Dancing Smokefree

By By [email protected] • December 19, 2004

By [email protected], that my 52 year-old body is getting restored with lots of energy and flexibility, I'm thinking that maybe dancing would be fun and a challenge. (Bought my first ice skates...

Alfred Brock

By By [email protected] • December 18, 2004

By [email protected] Editor, It seems to me that after the Intelligence Departments are finally rolled into one that other Departments need to be fixed. Consider for example : Studies by the Department...

Heisman Finalists

December 9, 2004

For a kid who was on the bench to start last season, Alex Smith has come a long way. The junior quarterback added to his legacy when he was named a Heisman Trophy finalist Wednesday afternoon. Smith is joined by Oklahoma quarterback Jason White, Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, USC quarterback Matt Leinart, and USC running back Reggie Bush.

Opinion Cartoons

December 9, 2004

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The Chronicle’s View: Is 1984 your birth year or federal policy for Middle East Centers?

December 9, 2004

A set of lobbyists have succeeded in convincing the federal government to consider withholding funding from Middle East Centers in universities across the country. Their justification is that the centers' usefulness was tested and found lacking by their inability to predict the attacks of Sept.

Letter to the Editor: Leave former coach alone

December 9, 2004

Editor: Can't we give Urban Meyer a little slack? Was it best to handle things the way he did? Perhaps not, but would it have been better had he announced to his team and everyone else that he had taken the Florida job a month ago, or whenever the deal was done? They might not even be in the Fiesta Bowl right now if he had-it would have been a major distraction to the team.

Letter to the Editor: Kirk is a browbeating idiot

December 9, 2004

Editor: Responding to Kirk's counterpoint (Dec. 7's "If the Supreme Court had addressed gay marriage, what should they have decided?"), his points were so ripe with reason, so deliciously understanding of cultural evolution and basic human rights, how could anyone disagree? Now that he mentions it, of course I see that racism is an "invented bias" but homophobia is not, and "status quo rights" should stay put simply because they exist presently, and words like "sanctity" have some intrinsic value that corresponds to specific, real-world situations.