November 20, 2002 Utah State
in the News
UTAH
COURT KILLS 1876 LIBEL STATUTE
The Utah Supreme Court struck down Utah's antiquated criminal
libel law Friday after an appeal by a former Milford High student
who was charged with a class B misdemeanor for posting slurs
about students and school officials on his Web page. ... Friday's
ruling follows a national trend, said Kermit Hall, president
of Utah State University. "One of the things that has happened
since the 1960s is that the courts have increasingly moved to
a standard where individual speech has been more and more protected."
(Salt Lake Tribune, 11/16/02) Click on: http://www.sltrib.com/2002/nov/11162002/utah/17176.htm
DISASTER TRAINING
TODAY ON CAMPUS
Don’t worry, it’s not for real. To prepare for
a true emergency, Cache County fire and police agencies are
participating in a massive disaster response drill at Utah State
University today. According to USU Police Sgt. Lynn Wright,
the disaster exercise is a comprehensive and coordinated effort
involving local hospitals, fire and police departments, emergency
medical technicians, the Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol, transportation
crews and USU campus emergency response teams. (Herald Journal,
11/19/02)
NEWS
USU will finally get air conditioning after the board of trustees
approved $15 million for the new system. (KSL, newscast, 6 p.m.,
11/18/02)
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