The Daily Utah Chronicle

Winter months mean dangerous conditions

By By Natalie Hale • December 5, 2006

With the arrival of winter comes snow, freezing temperatures and dangerous ice-covered sidewalks and roads. And with the vastness of campus, chances are students are going to have to brave some ice and snow on the roads and sidewalks while the removal crews scurry to keep things safe.

Science Day helps recruit high-schoolers

By By Emily Moench • November 14, 2006

More than 70 U students volunteered to help present the U's 18th annual Science Day for more than 700 high-school students on Saturday. "I went to Science Day as a high-school student last year and thought it was awesome, so I really wanted to help out this year," said Heidi Payne, an undeclared freshman volunteer.

Just make lemonade

By By Natalie Hale • November 8, 2006

Comedian Demetri Martin is the kind of person you'd want to take to a park and sit on a bench with simply to watch people pass by. To him, it's all one big show and gives him ideas for his routines. Wordsmith, amateur skateboarder, break-dancer, unicyclist, pencil twirler, singer, guitarist, trendspotter, writer, artist, poet, Yale graduate, law-school dropout and professional comedian, Martin certainly has a large hat collection.

United we stand

By By Aaron Zundel • November 8, 2006

The 2006 midterm elections are over. That means no more phone calls with prerecorded candidates on the other end, no more slimy television ads peddling half-truths and scare tactics and no more billboards with snazzy, insincere catch phrases. It also means that at least one of the candidates you were backing lost his or her race.

Censoring hurt Banned at BYU

November 8, 2006

In response to some common misconceptions concerning the Academic Freedom panel that occurred on the evening of October 27th, I would like to clarify a few issues. It has been stated by some that censoring the name and format of the panel was a good move by ASUU as it likely saved the university from a loss of support and funding by the legislature.

Putting the humanities in focus

By By Beth Ranschau • November 8, 2006

It's 6 p.m. on a Monday night and the classroom fills with 18 students ranging in age from 18 to 65. Spanning six ethnicities and five languages, these are not typical university students--individuals in the program include victims of poverty as well as domestic and criminal abuse.

Danger Zone

By By Cody Brunner • November 8, 2006

Most people have had the misfortune of having a major injury sometime in their lives. That was the case for Utah volleyball player Connie Dangerfield, who tore her rotator cuff in a tournament last spring. For many athletes, this type of injury would have ended a career, but for Dangerfield, her dedication to the game conquered all her hurdles.

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.