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Show s . -- Monday. March 28, 1 994 nn bid Vol. 103, No. 110 dp no la Gil U5U Published Since 1890 f action brings final end to 0. ResbOvecfl civil :i?.d Droc:i? '''i-t- . x " Z2. ' t '. - , Children's Hospital, of a group boycott of insurance companies, and of agreements to stabilize BY AMY SHAFERV ' 4 investigation anti-tiru- st - h Chronicle News Writer nurso wages. In June of 1993. the criminal The University of Uiah Board investigation against the U. of Trustees met on March 14 to "ended. However, the civil invesdiscuss the end of the antitrust tigation, which began in 1991. investigation first" brought continued. At the March 14 meeting. against the U Hospital in 1989. Sen. Orrin Hatch, iC Smith announced the end of the President Arthur Smith, U. civil investigation, and the end Board of Trustees Chair lames of the entire antitrust investigafardine.and U. General Counsel tion; The UT and Utah Attorney John K. Morris explained the General an Graham filed a conoutcome of the Investigation. Vo aro announcing today- the sent decree to end the matter. which says that the U. is in comend of the antitrust investiga. tion, Smith pliance with antitrust laws. "The consent decree, in ."This is a way.of resolving the. Case and stoppingiho costs. It's essence, requires that the univernot totally' satisfactory in that sity must be. in compliance with tho case should have never boon' the law." Smith said. - sard.4', ' ' f ' Z ' ' . ' " f "" " V ('' J . , '"- v " ' -" " - According to Smith, the U. has always been in compliance. Morris said the decree brings the U. to where it always should have been. "It assures that the brought," Hatch said. Utah Attorney General Paul Van Dam began th'o' .antitrust the? U. in 989. In 1991 , Van Dam referred investigation' against 1 the investigation to the U.S. " Justice Department." The allegations were brought the new1 Primary I Children's Hospital was built on ........ T"Vi u. " i uu: iiivesiigciiiuu inc campus, ti focused on allegations of air illegal market allocation between the U. Hospital and Primary when T CHRONICLPHOTCvjonalhan Barth"1 Industrious University of Utah students earned extra cash over spring break acting as hosts and shuttle " service drivers for Novell's "Brain Share .conference." U. - - . . . buys Western nstitute of N eu rb psych i at r y I Chronicle News Writer - i 'The University of Utah Research v. Foundation recently announced its acquisition ' of Salt Lake City's Institute of. .Western' -- ,' , , Neuropsychiatry. The foundation spent under $10 million in purchasing the Western , ' WASHINGTON The Clinton administration unveiled a sweeping rule Friday that would ban virtually all indoor smoking wherever anti-smoki- - . i their, jobs, according to Ross v VanVrankeiv, CHRONICLE PHOTOScotl Sine . M people work from restaurants and bars to offices to factory canteens and nursing homos. - , U.S. faces BY EDWIN CHEN Los Angeles Times . r Institute of Neuropsychiatry from National Medical Enterprises, Inc., according to Dale Gunnell, associate Health Sciences vice president for .; business operations at the U. The facility will undergo a name change, and become the University : of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute. - All employees, including doctors from the U. School of Medicine who. ' worked under the former ownership, ? will become U. personnel and retain director of the facility. All employees are on the U. staff and no cutbacks have been made, Van Vranken said. see "hospital" on page six v possible ban on smoking BY CAMILLA MOORE " university's affairs will be administered by state officials rather than federal bureaucrats." he explained. , .' "In effect, we've agreed to" drivff 55 niiles per hmtrWtrW agreed lo obey the law, which we've always done. The conclu-se- e "antitrust" on page five Ross VanVranken, director of the former Western Institute of Neuropsychiatry, is supportive of the U, acquisition of the facility. The sign in the background reflects the facility's new name.- - ... The unprecedented action would affect 6 mil-- " and proi lion workplaces tect "more than 20 million working men and women see "tobacco" on page three --I Elections are still a ways away, but it is never too early to get involved in the polit-- : ical process. Tonight voters will be able to meet with their local party caucuses. Make a difference - get out and educate yourself! Ah, spring, when a young BJttt's thoughts turn to... In his everso politically , correct way. Editor in Chief Jason taod reflects on the wonders that come with new spring season. -- " ; j Turn to the. first Focus section of tho" spring quarter, to sec a real nifty photo essay about the annual Lowell Berinion Community Service Center trip to reservation. Feature Writer Rachel. Lindhardt and dedicated Chronicle photog-- . rapher Michael Higgins have just returned from the trip to Bluff and are ready to share their insights. Also, Sander Sharp, reviews the latest effort from PTC ' '"It's like being stuck in France. The people give you dirty looks and the population hasn't yet discovered the benefits of , the"-Navaj- o Mennen." - ' - Jason Wood. Org. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT Non-Prof- U.S. it 4 |