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Show i WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2001 THE SUMMER UTAH CHRONICLE i UH eai tn a ciences Flooded MATT GROESBECK Chronicle News Writer A broken water main spilled tractors were installing separate chill water lines when the accident happened. No injuries were reported. sev- eral hundred gallons last Wednesday at the University of Utah Health Sciences center, flooding a portion of the Huntsman Cancer Institute parking terrace and the terrace elevator lobby, and soaking carpets that span the underground tunnel connecting the Moran Eye Center and the cancer institute. Damages are still being evaluated, but hospital and construction officials say costs may be sizable. The water main fractured late Wednesday morning when excavated dirt .crashed back into its adjacent hole. n Layton Construction Co. high-pressure- d, This was like a freak accident," said John McNary, project coordinator and liaison for U campus construction. The contractors did an excellent job of getting things in control." Officials say the break occurred at around ii a.m. and was shut off shortly thereafter with an emergency valve. However, water had already seeped into the cancer institute parking lot and pooled into a small area where a Mercedes Benz was parked. Officials said the car sustained an unknown extent of water damage.'Some storm drains became ch '. sub-co- SOS continued from page 3 he had valid issues to bring forth. "I still stand by what I've said... No lies or falsehoods have been presented here," Flickinger later wrote. He also accused ASUU and the administration of claiming the site as the U's intellectual property, though neither Landward nor ASUU have received an official legal opinion. In his statement, he said the site was destroyed, though he later recanted, saying that someone from student government lied to him about its destruction. The long delay before his statement appeared on Slashdot made some of his account inaccurate by the time it appeared." Three hours before the Slashdot statement was posted, the person responsible for the threat came forward, clearing Flickinger. And while expulsion was a possibil "' ity for a while, Flickinger never faced criminal charges, according to Landward. Though Flickinger says he is under intense scrutiny after his statement, he is now on probation and intends to return to the U. ASUU will not take any action against the person responsible for the email threat. "As far as we're concerned, it is a student-behavi- or Passes Away at well as an enthusiastic outdoorsman. Those who knew him describe him as reasonably private, and, at the same time, not aloof, according to Don Tucker, fellow faculty member. "In class, he had such a wonderfully unique way of expressing what he wanted to say," Tucker said. He is survived by his wife Fran, his children Annette, Christopher and Victor, his seven grandchildren, his sister Grace and his brother Roland. He will be missed greatly by his family, friends, colleagues and Professor Calvin Wilcox passed away June 7 at the age of 77. Wilcox was born in Cicero, New York, received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1955 and chaired the mathematics department at the University of Arizona before coming to the University of Utah. He authored more than 60 papers and several books, including "Advanced Engineering Mathematics" with fellow U professor Grant Gustafson. Wilcox received invitations to do research at major centers across Europe as well as Japan. He was an amateur musician as Mathematics 77 students. CHRIS CAVIN Sm i i ii ii i imViiniiMiiiiiir iimii miTi m n ii rMlli'iiiinMiiii hi"T'mIi'i ihmViihi One Opinion Editor. issue," Lowe said. wparrychronicle.utah.edu The Daily Utah Chronicle is accepting applications for the position of Opinion Editor. Our current Opinion Editor Scott Lewis just got a cushy job with City Weekly. Good for him, bad for us. i'- - jurats U Mathematics Prof ngroesbeckiPchronlcle.ut3h.eda FW CT1 T jammed with debris, but managed to suck most of the water out by 3 p.m. "It will take some time to repair and excavate the line," McNary said. The U will not have to cover any of the damages. He gave no time frame on the repair. Layton Construction Co. is taking responsibility for the break and subsequent water damage and will have insurance adjustors evaluate the scope of the damage. The extent of the damage has not been fully evaluated yet, and I don't want to put a dollar number on this prematurely," said Kevin Sharp, project manager for Layton Construction. "It happened, it was an accident, and we're doing everything we can to fix it quickly." Applicants should have extensive writing experience and some newspaper experience. b wv QUIZ: How can you trave! overseas, acquire valuable skills, contribute to world peace AND get paid ? ANSWER: Join the Peace Corps! if 1 Now taking applications. Visit your Peace Corps Representative at the Bennion Center Union Building Room 101 ft or Call ft 587-763- 5 www.peacecorps.qoy NEW HAZARD ON HOLE 3: Powerful winds split a tree on the U golf course during Tuesday's storm. 5 ml |