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Women's golf team to tee off in match play

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The No. 20 UA women's golf team will hit the links for the last time this fall in the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championships, held Sunday through Tuesday in

Reunion, Fla.

The event is a bit of a treat for the Wildcats, as they will compete in both a medal play and match play format.

Date Book

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Halloween gives reason to wear or not to wear

Friday, October 31st, 2008

To quote a Facebook bumper sticker: “I can't decide this Halloween whether to go as a slutty witch, a slutty nurse, a slutty schoolgirl or just a total slut,” This appears to have been the mainstream mindset of young women during Halloween for quite some time.

Students turn out en masse to vote

Friday, October 31st, 2008

With the presidential election less than five days away, UA students lined up outside and around the Student Union Memorial Center on Thursday to get their votes heard for the 2008 elections.

ASUA President Tommy Bruce said that the UAVotes 2008 campaign was focused on making the voting process as easy as possible for students.

Pharmacy Day facts found on UA Mall

Friday, October 31st, 2008

HIV awareness, women's health, condom use, diabetes screening, asthma screening, blood pressure tests and hypertension tests are just a few of the booths that were set up at Pharmacy Day on the UA Mall on Wednesday.

During the event, which was established in honor of National Pharmacist Month, students were able to get information about the College of Pharmacy and find out about their own health at the same time.

Staff Picks

Friday, October 31st, 2008

If I were asked to make a joke about this game two weeks ago, I would have said two words: Texas Tech. But after their annihilation of a legitimate Kansas team, this game may turn out to be a good one. And I'm not just talking about the stereotypical gunslinger names like QBs Graham Harrell of Tech and Colt McCoy of Texas.

Students, community view 'lost films' at fest

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Scott Beibin, video jockey and co-founder of Evil Twin Booking Agency, brought his multimedia road show, the Lost Film Fest, to an audience of about 50 members of the Tucson community on Thursday night at the UA Modern Languages building.

Beibin showed several short independent films that touched on topics ranging from the upcoming presidential election, racism and the riots following the recent Democratic and Republican national conventions.

Furor over Olson's departure unwarranted

Friday, October 31st, 2008

I am sick as hell of hearing about Lute Olson. And I am not alone.

In a Daily Wildcat column on Monday, former news editor and copy chief Tom Knauer half-heartedly defended Lute Olson, but stated that he is “a son of a bitch” for “the way he held (the UA basketball program) hostage” (”Spread the blame for UA hoops chaos,” Oct.

Three things to know today

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Police Beat

Friday, October 31st, 2008

71-year-old touches lives of fraternity 'sons'

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Next to rows of fraternity rooms adorned with beer paraphernalia, pin-up girl posters and makeshift bars, lies a French country-styled apartment, complete with old photographs and teddy bears.

71-year-old Millie Louviere has called this residence home for the past three years.

Round two: 'Cats and Devils to tangle in Tempe

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Rivalry is nothing new. The Arizona volleyball team always faces its biggest enemy twice each season, as it does every other Pacific 10 Conference competitor.

The Wildcats (13-8, 3-6 Pac-10) will make the drive to Tempe to challenge ASU (11-11, 2-7) Sunday at 1:30 p.

Changes keep coming for men's hoops

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The UA men's basketball team and all of its followers have seen plenty of changes already this year.

But despite interim head coach Russ Pennell's attempts at “normalcy,” more changes are on the way. The annual Red/Blue intrasquad scrimmage will be held Saturday at 4 p.

Men's tennis heads to final fall tournament

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The Arizona men's tennis team takes the court for its final tuneup of the fall at the Nevada-Las Vegas Fall Classic this weekend.

Senior Francois VanderMerwe, junior Ravid Hazi and sophomore Andres Carrasco are making the trip for Arizona and are ready to take on some of the nation's best.

Media picks Arizona to finish fourth in Pac-10

Friday, October 31st, 2008

If the Pacific 10 Conference split itself into divisions, the four southern schools would be picked to dominate this season.

Media members picked Arizona to finish fourth in the conference this season, below UCLA, ASU and USC.

The Wildcats received 241 votes despite Lute Olson's retirement last Thursday.

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