The Daily Utah Chronicle

Comedy Dinner aims to unite U diversity groups

March 2, 2004

Some well-known comedians will help transform the Union Panorama Room into a comedy club for a few hours this Wednesday, beginning at 6 p.m. Comedians Felipe Esparza, Flye and Edwin San Juan will tell jokes during the Associated Students of the University of Utah's "Comedy Connection.

U named School of the Year

March 2, 2004

The U has been recognized as School of the Year by the Intermountain Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. The Intermountain Affiliate is one of eight regions within a larger, nationwide league-the National Association of College and University Residence Halls.

Letter to the Editor: Be tolerant in gay debate

February 23, 2004

Editor: The recent debate on gay marriage has provoked a careful inquiry into the morality of homosexual acts and relationships. Professor Deen Chatterjee wrote a very interesting column on Feb. 17 ("Is there a link between homosexuality and immorality?") on this very issue, where he questioned the idea of sinfulness.

Utah: The next Auschwitz?

February 23, 2004

It was just an innocuous sounding statement in a story that ran in The Salt Lake Tribune Feb. 15, so why am I bringing it up now? "We're the new Jews," said Paula Wolfe, director of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah. To Zion, pussycat! I've never wavered in my opinion that gay and lesbian couples deserve to live in state-sanctioned civil unions with all the perks of a nice, straight married union, and I won't divert from that.

Letter to the Editor: Poulton is an Honest Politician

By and • October 28, 2002

Editor: I am writing in response to Dan Thatcher's Oct. 24 column, "Don't Vote for Steve Poulton," in which Thatcher attacked Poulton, who is running for state Senate in the 4th District. I could take the road frequently travelled, not standing up for anything or anybody and simply sink behind another article, angry, offended and embarrassed that my university publishes such unprofessional things.