Curtis Booth administrative secretary at electrical and computer engineering department Book: “The Menace From Earth” by Robert Heinlein and a book on medieval archery. “Robert Heinlein is probably one of the best science fiction writers of the 1960s, and 70s, and early 80s.
Last week, the Summer Wildcat reported that Centennial Hall was to be used for general education courses beginning in the fall. The courses are slated to include as many as 1,200 students.
One's first reaction to this news might be to panic. After all, a thousand-strong class doesn't promise much room for individual attention or classroom debate.
Imagine being woken up at 2 a.m. by what you perceive, at first, to be an all night circus at the end of your block. Upon investigating, you realize that the noise down the street is not coming from a large multicolored tent, but rather your new neighbors.
This is part one of a multipart series in which the Summer Wildcat will chronicle nearby bars and like-minded establishments in an attempt to find the best spots with the best deals on booze and food. Establishment #1: The Cactus Moon If you want to go to an almost over-the-top watering hole where the bathrooms are clean and easy to find, with attendants in each offering cologne, perfume and gum, look no further than the Cactus Moon.
Garbage sifting woman arrested for trespassing A University of Arizona Police Department officer spotted a woman sifting through a garbage pile next to a dumpster in the parking lot of the Sigma Pi fraternity house on June 19 at 1:22 a.m. The officer made contact with the woman, who identified herself to the officer.
For this installment of At the Table, the Arizona Summer Wildcat put Herb Stratford in the hot seat to get inside the mind of one of Tucson's cultural movers and shakers. He is the founder of the nonprofit organization that rescued Fox Theatre from the wrecking ball, professor of arts management at the UA, and a photo artist.
General education courses as students know them now are undergoing change.
A team of UA instructors and software programmers is currently developing an online writing course that will soon be paired with general education classes across campus.
The course will be introduced as a one-credit supplement to the typical three-credit general education class.
MARANA - A new Krispy Kreme opened early Tuesday morning to nearly 80 Southern Arizonans eager to get their hands sticky. They showed up in hopes of winning a grand prize of a dozen doughnuts every day for a year.
The Marana store saw a line forming around 2 a.
Ranging from a strategic plan to increase the number of bachelor's degrees issued by the Arizona university system to setting Sean Miller's contract in stone, the Arizona Board of Regents' discussions on June 18 and 19 in Flagstaff aimed to have a profound impact on Arizona students and residents, the Regents said.
NEW YORK - Jordan Hill and Jawann McClellan stood side by side in the gym at Tucson's St. Gregory's College Preparatory School on a Sunday afternoon in late June 2007 after finishing a Tucson Summer Pro League game. They talked freely to the media, signed autographs, then shed their green Desert Toyota jerseys and made an eight-mile trip to Tucson Mall to shop for sneakers together.
In the ever-growing world of technology, where small and mobile equal sleek and sexy, one Arizona university is jumping on the bandwagon of a device that could significantly lighten your backpack.
And it's not the UA - at least, not yet.
When Arizona State University Professor Ted Humphrey went on vacation last year, his summer reading list was extensive.
Talk about losing perspective.
The Arizona Senate is mulling over legislation that would let anyone carry a concealed handgun without a permit. The bill passed the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday and now faces a vote by the Senate. Even in a Republican-dominated legislature, though, it's a tough sell.
The Flandrau Science Center was in danger of closing down indefinitely until a group of volunteers stepped up to save the day … or night.
The Flandrau's Observatory will continue to be open to the public every Wednesday through Saturday from 7:00 p.m. until 10 p.
Academy Award-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy was on hand Friday for a discussion following The Loft Cinema's premiere of his film, “The Garden.” More than 300 Tucsonans came out not only to talk with Kennedy, but also to challenge him on pertinent themes of the movie.
How odd it is - in an unusually balmy Tucson
gym on Father's Day afternoon, spectators
fi ll three sets of bandstands.
Songs like Soulja Boy's “Turn My Swag On”
blast from the scorer's table, not only during
timeouts and halftime, but during play. Arizona
men's basketball player Garland Judkins
of C&J Tire and Wheel - yes, that is the team
name - is matched against Wildcat teammate
Brendon Lavender of Flooring Systems.
(UA or U of A) is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885, when Arizona was still a territory and is considered a Public Ivy. UA includes Arizona's only allopathic medical school. In 2006, total enrollment was 36,805 students.
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