The Daily Utah Chronicle

Less-than-stellar year for university funding

By By Jay Logan Rogers • March 6, 2006

The Utah State Legislature allocated an "average" amount of funding for higher education this year, in spite of a budget surplus, experts said. That means more funding will probably be needed from students. "Higher education had a modest legislative session with regard to appropriations," said Kim Wirthlin, U vice president for government relations.

My life is hell

By By Alex Steele • March 6, 2006

This country puts people in prison to punish them, not for rehabilitation, said defense attorney and U professor Ron Yengich at an Honor's Program lecture on Dante's Inferno. Yengich strongly advocated a system that favors restorative justice with rehabilitation facilities and programs rather than incarceration.

The Big Idea party is fiscally responsible

March 6, 2006

Editor: ASUU elections are here again, and that means thousands of dollars of donated money are being utilized to fund student campaigns. This money does not come from student fees, but rather from student's pockets and, sometimes, mommy and daddy's checkbooks.

Israel/Palestine relations are very difficult to sort out

March 6, 2006

Editor: I was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Forces as an infantry officer for three years. The character and acts of the prime minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, have been controversial. He made some serious political and military mistakes, which may not be forgotten, especially by those who were affected by these decisions.

The Daily Utah Chronicle changes hands

March 3, 2006

The U Publications Council announced Danyelle White, graduate student in creative writing/poetry, as the new editor in chief of The Daily Utah Chronicle for the 2006-2007 school year. White, who was named as the new editor on March 1, started at The Chronicle in the summer of 2002 as a part-time copy editor.

Money talk

March 2, 2006

U administrators will host a meeting discussing increases in tuition for the 2006-2007 school year on Thursday. Truth in Tuition will be held Thursday in the Panoramic East room in the Union at 2 p.m. The public, especially students, is invited to attend.

U Profile: From sand to snow

February 28, 2006

Lue Cee Rusiang Kotaro, a senior in psychology, is from a worldly family. Kotaro, whose friends call her "Rus," is from the South Pacific island of Palau. Her twin sister is studying medicine in Fiji, and her brother lives in Seattle. After spending one year at Palau Community College, Kotaro decided to come to the United States.

And the survey says: absolutely nothing

By By Chronicle Senior Staff • February 28, 2006

U administrators and the student government have combined forces on yet another survey, supposedly aimed at answering the big question: Should health insurance be mandatory for U students? The health insurance debate is one of the most daunting issues students currently face.

Counselors educate, help families dealing with cancer

February 28, 2006

A genetic counselor's job includes supporting research efforts, participating in community outreach programs and seeing patients on an individual basis to search for genetic links for cancers and other diseases between family members. Oftentimes, genetic counselors have to make the scientific information more accessible to cancer patients.

To protest or not to protest

By By Davey Davis • February 28, 2006

Dayne Goodwin, U custodian, felt the need to mobilize in 2003 as he foresaw the United States' attack of Iraq. Goodwin, a lifelong activist, wanted the U community to take a larger part in anti-war efforts. In February of that year, he and a number of professors and graduate students created the Campus Coalition for Peace and Justice to organize and publicize anti-war events.