The Daily Utah Chronicle

Ivory Homes provides eight new scholarships

By By Ana Breton • January 31, 2006

Hispanic students with parents in the construction industry have another reason to build up their educations. Clark Ivory, CEO of Ivory Homes, announced on Jan. 25 that he will create eight new scholarships for Hispanic students at the U in the next five years.

Doctoral student examines masculinity, wilderness identity

By By Tim Ivan • January 31, 2006

On Wednesday, Tracy Marafiote, doctoral candidate for the department of communication at the U, spoke on her "work in progress," titled "Gender, Race and Nature: A Cultural History of the Wilderness Society and the Cultural Politics of the Wilderness Act of 1964.

Martin Luther King Jr. doesn’t need embellishment

January 30, 2006

Editor: I am a 60-year-old, retired medical doctor and a divinity student at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. I am researching a paper on Martin Luther King Jr.'s anti-Vietnam War ministry. In so doing, I came across Jay Richards' Jan. 17 column, "Remember Martin Luther King Jr.

Battle of the basement

January 27, 2006

Ordinarily, the Runnin' Utes would be licking their chops when a team like TCU (5-15, 1-5 MWC) came calling to the Huntsman Center. They could jump out to a big lead early and put in the youngsters and walk-ons in the second half on a breezy afternoon. But this is no ordinary season.

Legislature kills rec center

By By Steve Gehrke and Patrick Muir • January 27, 2006

Students looking to run laps and lift weights may have to stick with the Field House and HPER building after the Utah State Legislature killed a bond request Thursday. In a 5 to 3 vote, the Capital Facilities and Administrative Services Appropriations Subcommittee denied the bonding necessary to build the state-of-the-art facility on campus.

Abortion film fosters discussion

January 26, 2006

Women have abortions for many reasons, said members of Students for Choice Monday, Jan. 23, in honor of the 33rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in the United States. The film "The Abortion Diaries," by Penny Lane, was screened in the Post Theater.

Students win money to help start their own company

January 23, 2006

Four students walked away $5,000 richer last Friday after their company won first place in the Opportunity Quest business competition. The first place winner, Thermoscan, submitted by Robert Teel, Kirk Anderson, Jon Lindsey and Heather Trecker, represents a noninvasive method of diagnosing vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), a cause of kidney infections, in children.