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Pride Week makes a few stops at Rainbow Planet

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Since 1977, Tucson Pride, Inc., a non-profit organization, has been hosting and creating events involving music, performances and social gatherings. From June 20 to 29, TPI has planned entertaining events all over Tucson.

If you've been missing out on Pride Week so far, there is still time to attend some of these enjoyable and sometimes humorous events.

KAMP reps confident about August vote

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

After hearing from KAMP Student Radio representatives last Friday, the Arizona Board of Regents' Tuition Task Force decided to hold a final vote on the radio station's funding fate during their August meeting.

Because students overwhelmingly approved the funding by a two-thirds vote for the referendum in March, KAMP representative Melissa Vito is confident the proposed $1 optional student fee will be approved, she said.

Fast Facts

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

We at the Wildcat are bringing you this week's Fast Facts, tomato scare or not.

'Phoenix' team determining habitability of Mars ice

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

After weeks of speculation, the UA-led Phoenix Lander sent back data last week confirming that it had found ice from water on Mars, a huge milestone for the project.

During a June 20 teleconference with reporters, Peter Smith, the mission's principal investigator, announced that images received from 'Phoenix' had confirmed that it had unearthed ice just below the Martian surface.

Despite scare, salmonella impact proves minimal for campus area

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Although campus diners will have to wait a little longer, students can look forward to the prospect of salmonella-free tomatoes in the near future.

In response to a June 7 Food and Drug

Administration warning of a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in some types of tomato, all restaurants on campus stopped serving tomatoes in mid-June and most restaurants around the university followed suit.

UA looking beyond the 'Phoenix' Mars mission

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

The fun won't be over when the UA-led Phoenix Mars Lander's batteries fail and its computers freeze up in the Martian arctic after the end of its three-month mission.

With the permanent Science Operations Center now built in Tucson - and the recognition the UA enjoys as the first university to lead a mission to another planet - university officials are saying that 'Phoenix' is only just beginning to pay dividends to the school.

This Week in Wildcat History

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

We're taking you back into yesteryear, before the country's tomatoes started rebelling.

Arizona Board of Regents briefs

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Stressful pre-session course pays off in exhibit

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

While you were lazing around the pool this summer, the students in Nathan Abel's Alternative Methods to Printmaking pre-session course were busy making art. “Underpressuretwentythreefiftythree” is the long name for the small exhibit of artwork that was cranked out during the three-week pre-session.

Bayless brings it to the next level

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

NEW YORK CITY - Jerryd Bayless' elite performance during his one-year tenure at Arizona will soon pay off, both figuratively and literally.

Using his quickness, strength and all-around athleticism, Bayless displayed the required tangibles not only to excel through rigorous Pacific 10 Conference basketball, but also to prove attractive to the next level.

Higher fuel costs can be a good thing - in the long run

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Almost everyone I talk to back in Tucson informs me of two facts from home: It's hot as hell and gas costs over $4 a gallon. While I offer my condolences regarding the heat, I have no sympathy for the current price of gas. In fact, I welcome it. Here in Europe, gas is bought by the liter.

Mock Draft: Lottery Picks

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Who's going where in the NBA draft tomorrow? Here's what we think.

Date Book

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

What's going on this week? Don't worry, none of the events in today's Date Book involve tomatoes.

C.A.T.S. director resigns following 1-year stint with student-athletes

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

It was a short stay in Tucson for the man behind Arizona's academic improvement.

After joining the Wildcats' staff in the spring of 2007, Roger Grooters, Arizona's director of Commitment to an Athlete's Total Success, resigned from the position last week.

Police Beat

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Stop, you're under arrest! Put down the tomato!

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