The Daily Utah Chronicle

Party over here

December 3, 2004

The Heritage Center will be transformed into a dance club today from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. to help students relax before Finals Week. Called "Club HC," the party will have the traditional club aspects such as music, dancing, and bartenders mixing (non-alcoholic) drinks.

Letter to the Editor: What’s wrong with recycling newspapers?

December 3, 2004

Editor: While I may not be as gung-ho about recycling as some, I am astonished by the lack of foresight from the student leadership regarding their endeavors. I live in the Benchmark student apartments and we have big blue recycling bins on each floor with labels on the top to remind us about what is recyclable and what is not.

Please Stay Urban

By By [email protected] • December 2, 2004

By [email protected] Coach Meyer-We have been extremly grateful for the wonderful leadership you have provided the football team and the hope and influence you have brought to the University....

Can you blame him?

December 1, 2004

I don't like Notre Dame, I never have and I am always happy to see them lose, unless, of course, them winning helps the Utes. There is something about the Irish that makes me cringe. It's the same feeling I get when somebody mentions the Dallas Cowboys.

Public smoking ban

By By [email protected] • December 1, 2004

By [email protected] a study done by the Center for Disease Control and reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, it was found that, "Nearly 9 out of 10 non-smoking Americans are...

The Fletch Fetch

December 1, 2004

The Exies Head For The Door Virgin Records One out of five stars Ten years after grunge was swept under the pop culture rug, its successor, nu-metal, is facing the broom. In a desperate attempt to avoid the cleansing, The Exies have camouflaged its nu-metal sheen with a layer of grunge-soiled flannel.

Summer solstice

December 1, 2004

Summer In Abaddon Pinback Touch And Go Records Four and a half out of five stars Even before the album starts spinning, the juxtaposed theme of Pinback's latest release, Summer In Abaddon, is already making noises. Sure, Abaddon sounds like a nice place to spend all that summer vacation time, but as translated, Abaddon is actually a Hebrew word referring to a place of eternal damnation.

“Girls Night out”

By By [email protected] • December 1, 2004

By [email protected] Editor:I am writing in response to the advice column in your Dec. 1st edition, "Girls' night out or 'Girls Gone Wild?'" By Danni Nutter. I am glad to see that the Chronicle will...

Girls’ night out or ‘Girls Gone Wild?’

December 1, 2004

Dear Danni, I'm a gay man who has recently come out and I have been taking one of my best "girl friends" to the bars with me. She is one of the cutest, funniest and all-around great gals I know. However, whenever we go out she tends to get really, really drunk.

Police report: November mischief

December 1, 2004

A crazy way to spend turkey day A man spent part of his Thanksgiving in the math lab between the Cowles and Widsoe buildings of Presidents' Circle discharging a fire extinguisher, collecting markers and phone and computer cables. Police met the "troubled, rambling" individual at the scene.