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Lackluster exhibit at Kachina

Monday, August 11th, 2008

The Kachina Lounge and Gallery has had some very interesting recent exhibitions, like Jill Renne-Smith's “Forgotten Girls,” which makes the current exhibit “The Last Sin & The Mending Tree” by Ernesto Trujillo comparatively lackluster. Simple prints of black ink splotches resemble Rorschach tests while what looks like wrought-iron squares checker an entire wall.

Fast Facts

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Fast Facts waves goodbye to the summer with tears in its eyes, and presents you the greatest and most interesting facts of all time.

Bridging border health

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A paid internship to Mexico's border this summer not only gave a few graduate students from regional universities a better knowledge of the Hispanic health care system, but also improved their research skills with hands-on training to take into the future.

Textbook frenzy

Monday, August 11th, 2008

As students turn to the Internet to look for better deals on textbooks, the UofA Bookstore continues to implement programs aimed at driving down prices and keeping itself the number one source of books on campus. But addressing textbook prices isn't easy.

“It's a very complex set of problems, like a spaghetti ball,” said Frank Farias, executive director of the UofA Bookstore.

Clumpy soil becoming an annoying theme for UA Lander

Monday, August 11th, 2008

The devil is in the details on Mars. Clumpy soil on the Red Planet continues to give the UA-led Phoenix Lander team

headaches.

According to a statement released by mission officials Friday, 'Phoenix' was having some trouble filling its Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) because clumps of soil were blocking the opening to the instrument.

This week in Wildcat history

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Incoming freshman? Impress the upper-classmen with these two stories, as if you have been a student for the past 23 years and were there when they happened.

UA hosts 'Tools for Schools' donation drive

Monday, August 11th, 2008

World Care, KOLD News 13 and Cricket Wireless have paired with the UA this year to host Tools for Schools, a donation drive taking place Friday and Saturday.

“It sounded like an excellent program, particularly this year, when there's a great need,” said Altman, UA director of outreach and community partnerships.

Spectrum

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Celebrate the end of the summer with community events around Tucson.

Summer program gives med students glimpse into rural practice

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Removing growths from patients, stitching and watching cesarean sections were just some of the experiences had by UA medical students this summer.

For students in the UA College of Medicine who participated in the Rural Health Professions Program (RHPP), the summer was a chance to take what they learned in their first year of medical school and see it in action.

When words just aren't enough

Monday, August 11th, 2008

As the sun sets on another Tucson summer, the beginning of classes on Aug. 25 can be seen just beyond the red and gold haze.

The start of the semester will mean a lot of things to different people. Incoming freshmen will excitedly untie those nervous knots left in their collective stomachs, hoping for the best and that college really is made of the things they've hoped and dreamed of.

Competition heats up at fall camp

Monday, August 11th, 2008

One week into Arizona football's fall camp, the competition for position on the depth chart is just heating up. But Saturday night in the team's first scrimmage, projected starting running back Nic Grigsby may have done his fellow backs a favor.

On the opening drive of the night, the sophomore came up swinging after being tackled by cornerback Devin Ross.

Date Book

Monday, August 11th, 2008

What will you do with the rest of your summer before classes begin again? Let us plan the remainder of your weeks off.

Arizona sports final exam, summer semester 2008

Monday, August 11th, 2008

The end of second summer session means one terrible thing: finals, and therefore lots of studying.

While I was sitting in the library trying to get an early start on cramming, my eyes began to glaze over from staring at my scribbled notes on electromagnetism and my mind began to wander.

Police Beat

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A man and a woman were arrested for possession of marijuana after an officer conducted a traffic stop at East Seventh Street and North Norris Avenue in which the driver fled at 3:13 a.m Aug. 2.

The officer initiated the traffic stop after he noticed the 1996 Honda speeding westbound on Sixth Street.

UA Wildcats Olympic Schedule

Monday, August 11th, 2008

There are 30 athletes, coaches and staff with Arizona affiliations currently participating in Beijing. Here is a schedule of their events so you can follow your Wildcat athletes throughout the Olympic Games on NBC and its affiliates.

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