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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE NEWS IN BRIEF At the •Issues Facing the 12006 Utah Legislature:] 10 am @ 255 OSH •Relay for Life Kickoff party: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. @ Union Saltair Room •The Odd Couple: Bush and Blair-A perspective on their improbable relationship and the future of U.S. and U.K. relations: 10:45 a.m. to 11:35 am. @ OSH 255 •Black butterflies: The beauty and resiliency of black women academia: 12 p.m to 1 p.m. @ Union 293 Women's Resource Center •School of Medicine Seminar Series: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ EIHG Auditorium •"Humble Boy": 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. @ Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre E C A Today Sunny 41/27 Partly Cloudy 42/28 Mostly Cloudy 42/29 Rain/Snow Showers 40/24 Saturday m i/28 Mostly Cloudy 38/27 USE 7:45 a,rn. SUNSET 5:36 pan. j - QUOTE OF THE DAY - i '•/ ,/ Todaij j! •Imagine; Roger Federer rallying with \. ' - Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt at i; the same time." j -Matthew Piper on ,j Kobe Bryant's 81-point game ! SEE FULL COLUMN PAGE 6. !J Senate approves evolution bill SALT LAKE CITY—The Senate on Monday gavefinalapproval to an amended version of a bill that dictates what state science teachers can say about the origins of human life. The 16-12 vote mirrored an initial approval given on Friday and moves the bill to the House for consideration. Bill sponsor, Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, missed the vote. The bill was amended to clear up the question of whether Buttars' bill mandates the state school board to add instruction on "origins of life" to state curricula- Currently, state biology classes • teach about the evolution of species but ' do not address the origins or evolution ' of man. But Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, said - his amendment "makes it clear that this is not a mandate," inserting the sentence "IF instruction IS GIVEN to students on any theory regarding the origins of life, or the origins or present state of the human race, THEN THAT INSTRUCTION shall stress that not all scientists agree on which theory is correct." Democrats disagreed and pressed Bramble to clarify how a teacher would be expected to handle a question from , students on alternatives theories. www.dailyutahchronlcle.com Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Thursday Wednesday Friday Saturday •Metallurgical Engineering Seminar: "Multicompocnt Reactive Transport Modeling in Variably Saturated Media": 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. @ INSCC Auditorium -Women's gymnastics vs. Utah State and Southern Utah: 7 p.m. @ Huntsman Center •"Humble Boy": 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. @ Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre •"On the Razzle": 7:30 p.m. @ Babcock Theatre •Crimson Nights: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. @ Union •Movie showing: "Kilowatt Hours" plus speakers: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. @ Fine Arts Auditorium •Men's basketball vs. TCU:1 p.m. @ Huntsman Center •"Humble Boy": 730 p.m. to 10 p.m. @ Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre •"On the Razzle": 7:30 p m . @ Babcock Theatre \28 •Meteorology Graduate Seminan "An Introduction to the Weather Derivative Industry": 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. @ 110 INSCC •Metallurgical Engineering Seminar: "Gas-Based Direct Reduction of Iron Oxide": 320 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. @ 207 WBB •Frontiers of Science Lecture: Harvesting the Tree of Life T30 p.m. to 9 p.m. @ 220 Skaggs •"Humble Boy": 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. @ Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre •Teaching Seminar: Teaching Large Classes: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. @ Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence •Texas College of Chiropractic: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. @ ASB 504 •Biology Seminar Series: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ 210 Skaggs •HMBG Guest Speaker: 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ EIHG Auditorium •"Humble Boy": 750 p.m. to 10 p.m. @ Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre •"OntheRazzle":7:30p.m.@ Babcock Theatre •Chess club meeting: 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. @ Union Den •Communicating Whiteness Symposium: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. @LNCOlU0 Au L ill imn • .in i 8 i Hamas, Fatah may be ready for alliance GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—The ruling Fatah Party and the Islamic militant Hamas traded bitter accusations and made impassioned lastminute appeals for support Monday on the final day of campaigning for Palestinian parliamentary elections. With polls showing Wednesday's election too close to call, Hamas and Fatah signaled an interest in forming a coalition after the vote. Hamas officials said even if they win a majority, they would prefer lower-profile Cabinet posts and to let Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas deal with the Israelis. That would likely rule out a Hamas-run government, an alarming prospect for Israel and the West that would spell trouble for future peace prospects. "We will not put obstacles in the way of Abu Mazen, but we want to correct his policy, to support him in how he can bring more rights for the Palestinians," said Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas ideologue and candidate in Gaza. He referred to Abbas by his nickname. Across Gaza and the West Bank, Palestinians plastered posters on walls and electric poles, strung up banners and held large rallies to drum up support. "Don't let anyone steal your achievements," Fatah candidate Samir Masharawi told followers in Gaza City. "It's not a shame to negotiate...It's a shame to give up." Young boys dressed as militants take part in a Hamas rally in Gaza Monday. Federal agencies Lawmakers pass mine safety legislation approve Legacy Parkway CHARLESTON, W. Va.—After 14 coal min- istration enforces federal safety laws, but states SALT LAKE CITY—Utah's long-delayed Legacy Parkway, a 14-mile highway for Salt Lake commuters, has received the approval of two federal agencies, clearing the way for construction to resume by early March. The final approval came from the US. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Highway Administration. "We sent out a signed permit by overnight mail Friday," Andrew Rosenau, branch chief for Army Corps of Engineers' Sacramento, Calif., district, said Monday. His district has jurisdiction over Utah. The corps' approval was needed for dumping fill along the Great Salt Lake wetlands for the entire stretch of the parkway. It will connect Farmington north of Salt Lake City to the Interstate-215 beltway, bypassing heavily traveled I-15. Bush: Utah State College Republicans eavesdropping is legal MANHATTAN, Kan,—President Bush on Monday rejected critics' assertion that he broke the law by authorizing domestic eavesdropping without a warrant, saying he was doing what Congress authorized him to do to protect Americans from terrorist attacks. With congressional hearings set to begin on this isLOGAN, Utah—To dramatize their opposition to minority scholarship, Utah sue Feb. 6, Bush kicked his administration's new inState University College Republicans tensive public relations effort to win support for the " have created a $100 "diversity scholar- program run by the National Security Agency. As part ship" for minority members who write of that, he attempted to give it a new label—the Tera 50-word essay on whether reverse dis- rorist Surveillance Program. crimination exists. Bush noted that Sen. Pat Roberts, the Kansas Re"We're essentially mocking the cur- publican who is opening hearings into the program, rent system as it is now," said USU was among the lawmakers on Capitol Hill who were College Republicans spokesman Jason given regular updates about the surveillance by the White House. Schane, 19, of LaytoiL University administrators say they don't have a problem with the College 8 4 5 Republicans' stunt because students have the right to free speech. 8 3 9 2 1 About a dozen ethnic minority students have expressed interest in the 3 1 6 7 5 scholarship, said the group's president, O Spencer Taylor, 24, of Logan. 5 1 2 •% m "But we received a lot offlak,"he said. "A lot of students called us racist." 2 4 5 3 Moises Diaz, director of Utah State's 9 8 1 Multicultural Student Services, said the students are "oversimplifying a compli3 8 5 2. 6 cated issue." Taylor said he and other Utah State 7 1 6 9 8 College Republicans believe scholarships should be awarded based on stu7 4 9 dents' socioeconomic status or m e r i t Answers can be found on the website at www.sudoku.com. not on race. oppose scholarships for minorities SU © Puzz ku pocom •0 m ing deaths in three weeks, West Virginia law- can pass more stringent mining regulations if makers unanimously passed a bill Monday that they want to. would require mines to use electronic devices "I just wish they would have done it before to track trapped miners and stockpile oxygen and maybe I'd have my daddy here with me," to keep them alive until help arrives. said Brittany Hatfield, 18, whose father died last The Senate and House both acted speedily at week as a result of the mine fire. Once the governor signs the bill, coal comthe urging of Gov. Joe Manchin, who unveiled the legislation about 11 a.m. and pressed law- panies in the nation's No. 2 coal mining state— •behind Wyoming—will have to comply by the makers to pass it by the end of the day. "We can't afford to wait any longer," Manchin end of February. Manchin's legislation will require improved said after two miners were found dead over the weekend in a mine fire in Melville. Three communications and the electronic tracking weeks ago, 12 miners died after an explosion at of coal miners underground, as well as faster emergency response and the storage of addithe Sago Mine. The federal Mine Safety and Health Admin- tional air supplies underground. 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