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Show SI 3k I 6 T" "TT f 11 il s TP A XT the Right Thing: Opinion Columnist Kade Rolfson says Americans need to be sensitive about lowering the flag in times of national crisis. Do Fishing for Votes: Political candidates-an- d some protesters-ar- e finding football games to be popular forums for their platforms. L, j The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice Since 1890 Grounded: poor passing attack gave the Utes another loss and ended their MWC title hopes. MONDAY, OCTOBER A 23, 2000 52 VOL 110 NO Museum Plans Are Taking Shape IVeii; dents Circle and into the U's Research Park. But it is unlikely that the the content of announcement, which is still a secret, will mean the museum wiil move in the immediate future, George said. "I have been getting a little bit antsy, but it takes a long time to build a new facility," she said. "It is a community resource, and a vast number of people arc going to have to be consulted with, and that takes MATT CANHAM Chronicle Asst. News Editor 'Bl Cj ; The Natural History Museum has plans for a new location, but may not Student Discount Avasiaoie Starting Today time." During a Microarray Technology Looks at Cancer Drug's Cellular Effects JARED WHITLEY Chronicle Asst. News Editor Chronicle News Writer - Calling the fight against cancer "an uphill battle" would be a gross understatement But every step forward in the cancer battle is a welcome one. Such a step was taken at the Huntsman Cancer Institute when Dr. David Jones discovered a previously unknown effect of the drag Decitabine, commonly used to treat cancer by disrupting cellular division. Using microarray expression analysis, with which scientists can ascertain the "on" or "off" status of a gene, Jones learned that Decitabine could turn a certain cellular path ' v jj, iHi " ' i"vt way back "on." Jones suspects that when "on," this pathway could suppress the growth of tumors. Cancer can result when DNA methylation, a natural process, inadvertently turns the pathway "off." Jones' results were published in the November 1999 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Prompted by Jones' results, the Huntsman Institute's Dr. Sancy Leachman proposed to SuperGen Pharmaceutical, a partnership, to pursue the clinical applications of Jones' research and Decitabine's effect on patients. trials establish only the proper dosTypically, phase-on- e and ing potential toxicity of new drugs, said Leachman, operating in conjunction with the Huntsman Institute's Dr. Wolfram Samlowski. "We're not just looking at these standard things; we're at 'iWHniiiiiiBi The Crimson Lin psrforms for the crowd at j ) mil mil i imm' iw miinw t iimji- - rnm IjWI m planning see MUSEUM, page 5 ah Entrepreneur Challenge Kicks off At Cancer Institute WYCWkRRY Chronicle News Writer The ears of nearly 30 potential entrepreneurs listened with hope to the story of a successful business Thursday. Communications Convergence Senior Vice President and Troy D'Ambrosio opened the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge's kick-oevent at the Huntsman Cancer Institute with a discussion of the I'Jfii1 er ff see CHALLENGE, page 3 ..aa JI'IP w; i i'iJHm'w mi iwtn mil ' I ONLY WAITED TO DANCE: Rice-Ecci- es ses- acquired new exhibits, increased their research efforts and expanded the education possibilities, the original building would cvcntually.be see CANCER, page 4 iiilii,iminmii' !' long-ter- sion six years ago, museum administrators recognized that, as they University of Utah President J. Bernard Machen will make an announcement about the financing for a new museum early today. The announcement is part of a long string of events that has transpired in an attempt to move the museum off the west end of Presi vacate its Presidents Circle home for some time MATT CANHAM see DISCOUNT, page 4 ees. George, the director of the museum, also has dreams of new neighbors that include Red Butte Garden and Hogle Zoo. Her visions are slowly becoming a reality, as Sen. Robert Bennett and New Study Expands Clinical Trials tares Just in time for the holiday season, the Associated Students of the University of Utah will begin distributing discount cards to the student body. Beginning today, students can pick up free student discount cards when they show their student I.D.s at the information desk of the A. Ray Oipin University Union or the ASUU offices also located on the union's second floor. The cards offer discounts from 24 different Utah companies and highlight over 20 other discounts already available to U students. Camera Den, Beaches Tanning Salon and Hard Rock Cafe are a few of the companies that will offer students discounts until the card expires on Sept. 1, 2001. "This is something we, as a stu- -' dent government, can do for the said student body," Hailey Johansen, member of ASUU's student advocacy board. "It is a free service that we thought students should have." ASUU offered discount cards in 1998, but has since relied on the national Student Advantage discount card system. Student Advantage cards cost $20 each. "We are glad to start this new program. Local businesses are excited to participate, and students will be excited to receive discounts that are free," said Jodi Robinson, ASUU associate director of student services. "We hope that the program will continue to grow in upcoming years." So far, ASUU has printed 10,000 of the discount cards and will print more once the first batch is When Sarah George thinks about the future of the Museum of Natural History, she sees outdoor exhibits, multimedia displays and a little extra elbow room for her employ- Stadium during Saturday's football game. For game story see pg. 10. THE DAILY UTAH ONLINE CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.Utahchronicle.com |