The Daily Utah Chronicle

Letter to the Editor: Mayor didn’t oppose light rail

January 26, 2005

Editor: In my letter ("Rocky deserves to be booed," Jan. 25) there is a factual error. I said that Mayor Rocky Anderson had adamantly opposed light rail. That isn't true. I called the Wasatch Front Regional Council and learned that it was Mayor Anderson, now retired, from West Valley City who worked to block light rail initially.

Yo La Tengo brings its abstract brand of indie-pop to the U

January 25, 2005

If Cody Roberts of the Associated Students of the University of Utah's Presenter's Office is right, then people might finally be ready for Yo La Tengo. Roberts believes that young people are "getting sick of the stuff on the radio" and are consciously seeking out music "that is worthwhile"-music like that of genre-bending, quiet alterna-poppers Yo La Tengo.

Where the Calendars have no name

January 25, 2005

Jan. 25 Tuesday KISS army, look out: Your new mortal enemies have emerged from the transgender New York New-Wave glam rock cesspool that shows no fear of "performance art" and comes stock with a keyboardist/bassist named Babydaddy? We kid not-take the Scissor Sisters, performing tonight at Park City's Suede (1612 Ute Blvd.

How is ASUU doing?

January 25, 2005

[Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a series about the effectiveness of the U's student government so far in this academic year.] Moving forward With more than $1.4 million in hand, this year's Associated Students of the University of Utah is moving forward with its campaign agenda, perhaps in a more effective manner than previous ASUU administrations.

The joy of learning

January 20, 2005

Barbra Champion, an attorney practicing law for 25 years, left her practice to return to school. Champion said she chose this path not because she needed classes for her profession, but for the sheer joy of learning. Champion described her new schooling as "selfish education.

U Mid East authority sees no end to terrorism

January 19, 2005

Since Sept. 11, 2001, America has been in the middle of an ongoing terrorist phenomenon that has existed for ages outside of the United States. The epidemic is something that may never go away, according to Ibrahim Karawan, the U's Middle East Center director.

Youth gone wild

By By Brian Shaw • January 19, 2005

"Youth Gone Wild," the heavy-metal tune of the 1980s would have been most apropos on a day like last Friday. That's the day MLS expansion team Real Salt Lake wasted no time shocking the audience in Baltimore-and those watching on cable channel FOX Sports World-with its first selection.

The Buzz Bin: ‘Freaking’ out the man

January 14, 2005

The students of California's Lemoore Union High School just wanna dance. But the now disenfranchised youth will be forced to fight for their right to party this semester, as their principal, Jim Bennett, has crushed the school's remaining dances with a fun-hating iron fist.

CSI: University of Utah

January 12, 2005

Do you have your library, er, grinder card? On Jan. 6, a man made his way into the Marriott Library, located the tool room and headed for the exit with a grinder. A library employee noticed and followed the man toward the exit. Once the man realized his plan had been discovered, he dropped the grinder, which caused it to break, and ran.

Vote delayed on Accommodations Policy

January 11, 2005

Members of the Academic Senate on Monday delayed a vote regarding the presented draft of the U's Accommodations Policy until their February meeting. After discussing procedural and philosophical concerns raised by fellow Senate members regarding the policy, the majority of the body deemed the matter too vital to rush a vote.