University of Utah Student Newspapers | 2005-09-29 | Page 2

.™ DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE NEWS IN BRIEF wnw.dailvutahchronicle.com Thursday, September 29, 2005 Today • Hinckley >* . : _ J J • Pioneer Theater Com- 30 ! Institute of j pany presents "MetamorPolitics: Global ' poses." Security and Terrorism • Predental admissions jj@ 9:10 a\m. to 10 a.m. speech: South Biology 306 • Biology Seminar j]@ 1p.m. to 2 p.m. @ 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Denistry lecture: Dr. • Marc Freeman Seminar Yvonne Chalkley @ 1 p.m. @ 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. to 2 p..m Monday Sunday Saturday JrMw. 13 * Learning to Lead Student Conferencce @ 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. • Utah vs. North Carolina @ 1155 a.m. • Branko Kolarevic prsents "Digital Praxis: From Digital to Material."® 530 p.m. to 7 p.m. • Operation Giving Hope: A Musical Offering - Music Students and Kingsbury Hall: 6 p.m. All events located on campus. Parts of New Orleans opens to residents Monday 10/3 if *i Isolated T-Storms 70/48 7:22 am,,SUNSET 7:13 p.m., r - QUOTE OF THE DAY ~ J "As the richest country in the world, the United States can play a huge role in fostering democratic rule in foreign countries, but not through violence and domination." -Jay Richards comparing American democracy to British colonialism. Suicide bomber kills six BAGHDAD, Iraq—A woman strapped with explosives and disguised as a man blew herself up outside an Iraqi army recruiting center in a northern town Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 30 in the first known attack by a female suicide bomber in the country's bloody insurgency. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the blast, saying in an Internet posting that it was carried out by "a blessed sister." The attack in Tal Afar, where U.S. and Iraqi forces routed militants in a major offensive two weeks ago, demonstrated the difficulty of maintaining security in the towns in the large northwestern region stretching to the Syrian border, where insurgents are most active. In Washington, President Bush predicted a surge in violence in Iraq before the Oct. 15 referendum on the new constitution, but said the militants would [fail. "Our troops are ready for them," he •said. '. The woman was disguised .as a man in a white dishdasha—a traditional male robe—and a kaffiyeh head scarf to blend in with the other applicants lined up to join the Iraqi army, which takes only • men, said Maj. Jamil Mohammed Saleh !in Tal Afar. She was standing at the first of three checkpoints outside the center when !she detonated explosives hidden under ;her clothes and packed with metal balls, • Saleh said. '. It was the first known instance that a ;woman has carried out a suicide bomb• ing in Iraq. Scooters not just : for college kids '. PROVO, Utah—With gas prices hovering near $3 a gallon, the oh-so-adorable, economical and affordable motor ', scooter is grabbing some attention in ;.Utah Valley. 1 Motor scooters can travel up to 100 ! miles per gallon of gas, have price tags ! starting around $2,000 and have access to some of the best parking spots around. Vintage or brand new, in just about every color of the rainbow, the European-style motor scooters are an object of desire for many. They have names like Vespa, Lambretta, Zundapp Bella and Kymco, and riders range from poor college students in jeans to the impossibly chic, wearing suits or dresses—complete with Grace Kelly-like head scarves to keep hair in place. A Google search for Vespa brings up more than 2 million Web sites, some selling the motor scooters, some dedicated to its worship. In Utah County, the typical motor scooter customer is the budget-conscious student, but there are motor scooter enthusiasts of all ages in the valley. On a recent afternoon, a motorcycle lot at Utah Valley State College held 12 motorcycles and 14 scooters. A pair of dogs wander the deserted streets of the Ninth Ward district of New Orleans Wednesday. The area is nearly dried out for the second time since Hurricane Katrina devastated the area a month ago. Mayor Ray Nagln said the city would be formally reopened on Thursday. DeLay indicted in Texas campaign finance probe WASHINGTON—A Texas grand jury on Wednesday indicted Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates on charges of conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily relinquish his post. A defiant DeLay insisted he was innocent and called the prosecutor a "partisan fanatic." "I have done nothing wrong. ... I am innocent," DeLay told a Capitol Hill news conference during which he criticized the Texas prosecutor, Ronnie Earle, repeatedly. DeLay said the charges amounted to "one of the weakest and most baseless indictments in American history." Republicans selected Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the current Republican whip—No. 3 in the leadership ranks—to fill the vacancy temporarily. Reps. David Dreier of California and Eric Cantor of Virginia will assist Blunt with some of the majority leader duties. Republicans expressed their backing for DeLay, and stressed a need to focus on the GOP agenda: on immigration, the budget and repair and recovery after two hurricanes. "He will fight this and we give him our utmost support," said Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois following a private GOP meeting. DeLay said he was certain the indictment would be dismissed and shrugged off the charges as a politically motivated effort to drive a wedge in the Republican ranks. Heat, big crowd make FEMA close relief center early HOUSTON—Saying they were caught off-guard by the number of people in need, FEMA officials closed a relief center early on Wednesday after some of the hundreds of hurricane victims in line began fainting in triple-digit heat. The midday closing of the Houston disaster relief center came as officials in areas hit hardest by Hur-' ricane Rita criticized FEMA's response to the storm, with one calling for a commission to examine the emergency response. Across southeastern Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency delivered ice, water and packaged meals to residents who rode out last week's hurricane, which blew ashore at Sabine Pass in East Texas early Saturday. But the agency was not ready for the roughly 1,500 people displaced by Hurricanes Rita and- Katrina who sought help at the Houston center when it reopened Wednesday. The center, offering help from a variety government and private organizations, initially opened for Katrina refugees. It closed last week when Houston was evacuated before Rita. All stories from The Associated Press some dry parts of the city, but the water is not yet drinkable. The mayor disagreed with the head of the state's Health Department about the condition of the city's water, insisting residents could now wash in it, though they shouldn't drink it. "The two things that are absolutely necessary to ensure public health— clean drinking water and proper sewage systems—simply are not available in the east bank area of New Orleans at this time," said Dr. Fred Cerise, secretary for the state Department of Health and Hospitals. "People who re-enter the city may be exposed to diseases such as E. coli, salmonella or diarrhea illness if they do not allow time for the necessary inspections to ensure public health and safety," Cerise said. Many residents of the city have returned ahead of Nagin*s official timeline, and the mayor appeared eager Wednesday to get more of them back. Nagin complained that state opposition was feeding a misperception about New Orleans, saying: "We're fighting this national impression that we're tainted, we're not ready." BATON ROUGE, La.—More areas of New Orleans that escaped flooding from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be formally reopened starting Thursday, Mayor Ray Nagin said. The areas include the French Quarter, the Central Business district, and Uptown with its historic Garden District. Business owners will be allowed in on Thursday, and residents on Friday. "The re-entry started Monday and is going very well—exceedingly well," Nagin told legislators at a hearing Wednesday at the state capitol. "Everything you hoped to happen is happening. Algiers is alive and well and breathing." On Monday, Nagin opened the Algiers neighborhood, which has electricity and clean water. Nagin said checkpoints where officers stop people will be pulled back Thursday so that only areas that were flooded will be off limits. Homes in those areas were heavilyfloodedand most are likely beyond repair. If all goes well, as of Oct. 5 only the Lower Ninth Ward, which was hit especially hard by the flooding, will be cordoned off, Nagin said. Electricity has been restored to For Sale I found my speakers in The Chrony Classifieds. Now my neighbors hate me. Students advertise in the classifieds for 6 0 % off. Call: 581-7041 orkShu^i Crossword ACROSS 1 Coslco quantity 5 Small bag 9 Passover dinner 14 Jump over 15 Big tournament 16 Gay (W.W. 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