The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utes-At-A-Glance

February 17, 2005

Soccer Ute coach Rich Manning announced that five high school seniors have signed letters of intent to play soccer for the Utes next season. "This is a small but potent group," Manning said. "These five new Utes will have an immediate impact." The new recruits feature four players from Utah, and one from Arizona.

White coats don’t make you God

By By Anne Looser • November 18, 2004

Mississippi, Washington and Rhode Island enacted laws allowing pharmacists the right to deny women their birth control based on moral or religious biases. The American Pharmaceutical Association agreed on adopting a policy allowing pharmacists to refuse to fill a prescription based on moral or religious beliefs.

The great rivalry comes full circle

By By Andrew Canon • November 18, 2004

Once upon a time, baseball was considered the national pastime. Summer and fall afternoons meant hot dogs, keeping score on a bleacher seat and watching a pitcher trying to outsmart a batter. In the 1990s, basketball and football reigned. People crowded around TV sets to watch Michael Jordan, John Elway or Troy Aikman dominating the opposition.

Letter to the Editor: Y fans should cheer for a U win

November 18, 2004

Editor: The whole MWC conference should want Utah to beat BYU this Saturday. Sports radio hosts in Denver, whose audience includes fans of Air Force, Colorado State and Wyoming, say that the best thing for the MWC is for Utah to win big against BYU.

Friend’ donations go to newborn ICU

April 14, 2004

The Student Health Advisory Committee is asking people at the U to donate a friend and brighten someone's day. From plush Jeff Gordon dolls to bright, stuffed SpongeBob SquarePants figures, the committee has collected nearly 100 toys, which it will donate to the University Hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

You might be a brain-dead leftist if…

By By Right-Wing Randy • April 2, 2004

If you've ever accused anyone of being "species-ist," you might be a brain-dead leftist. If you think Dick Gephardt is "too right wing," you might be a brain-dead leftist. If you have ever used "jingoist," "reactionary," or "McCarthyist" as an accusation, you might be a brain-dead leftist.

Letter to the Editor: SLC bum wars spiral out of control

April 1, 2004

Editor: There was a rock thrown through my window last night in the giant campus riot. I'm a patient person, but even I've had enough. The chaos all started, as you're probably well aware, when the on-campus activist group, Bum Central, started gaining serious momentum and a dedicated following.

It’s time to destroy campus buildings and organizations

By By Optimistic Ollie • April 1, 2004

There is a large variety of departments and organizations on campus at the U that are an extremely large waste of money. These organizations, which I will identify below, should be permanently closed in an effort to reduce tuition. These people and places are worthless and contribute nothing to the community and many of them take away from the U at large.

I think George W. is cool, and so should you

By By Monakah Liwynskie • April 1, 2004

I really feel like George W. Bush and I have a lot in common.He likes baseball and I do, too.He's in the oil industry and I use oil in my car.He sometimes mixes up his words and so does my little brother.Cute.Sometimes I can't find my keys, just like he can't seem to find those elusive weapons of mass destruction.

Meyer reaching out to the entire student body

By By Archibald Keen • April 1, 2004

It's all about reaching out to the student body for U football coach Urban Meyer. In his first year at the U, Meyer instilled a new tradition where the team would have to sing the fight song with the students after every home victory. This season, he decided to let two student body members try out and make the team as part of the kickoff coverage squad.