As students filter onto the UA campus the weekend before the first day of fall classes, country singer Randy Travis will be playing to a suspected full house at Centennial Hall, UApresents officials said.
The 50-year-old Grammy Award winner will be performing new material from his most recent album, Around the Bend, on Aug.
Editor's note: Throughout the tribute, former players, friends and family members reminisced, telling their fondest stories of legendary head coach Lute Olson to the crowd of more than 6,000. Here is a brief compilation of the stories and thoughts about Arizona'basketball's former leader: Olson's grandson, Matt Brase, discussed trips to the beach with his grandfather, who challenged his grandchildren to guess which times they would reach certain checkpoints during the road trip.
Has your mom or dad ever told you that you couldn't have dessert until you eat your vegetables? You'll feel the same sort of frustration when watching “Julie & Julia.” The movie is based on the memoirs “Julie & Julia” by Julie Powell and “My Life in France” by Julia Child, and posthumously completed by Alex Prud'homme.
The irony was clearer than HD when Lute Olson stepped up to the podium to give an eight-minute speech before thousands of glassy-eyed spectators in McKale Center Saturday. He wore khakis and a red polo with Arizona's Block A on the left breast - the same Block A that was painted on the court this past spring, replacing the navy circle at halfcourt that read “Lute & Bobbi Olson Court.
If you're in for a fun-filled night at a giant dance party, then look no further than Club Congress. This Wednesday check out Cobra Starship as they make “them good girls go bad,” with friends the Audition, Friday Night Boys and Skeet Skeet.
This concert is sure to make a “Hot Mess” just one day after Cobra Starship's third self-titled album is released.
Most of the greatest figures of the Arizona men's basketball program were in attendance for Lute Olson's retirement celebration in McKale Center on Saturday, but there were some faces that were obviously missed - Channing Frye and Gilbert Arenas come to mind.
When have you heard of a student who has traveled the world, earned both a Master's and Doctorate degree in Music Arts for Harp Performance from the UA, and plays an instrument bigger than herself? Lizary Rodríguez-Ríos, originally from Puerto Rico, is that person.
“People ask me all the time about Lute Olson, and the one word that comes to mind is `class'. He is a class act. He embodies the definition of the word.”
- Athletic Director Jim Livengood
“I want to ask Coach how it felt driving home from McKale for four straight seasons and never lose, 71 games in a row.
So school is just around the corner and you're all moved in with nothing to do. Luckily, you're reading the Arizona Summer Wildcat, which is equipped with plenty of good-time ideas. Baking or cooking is always fun and it's probably something you're not going to have a lot of time for during the school year.
“Take on Me” by Reel Big Fish RBF have given a new spin to a-ha's original. This new version includes more big band sounds with a ska-punk flavor. The prominent horns, alongside the fully backed band, give this old song a modern makeover due to RBF's quirkiness.
Thirty-one flavors? How about 50? Santa Barbara Ice Creamery, a local ice cream shop owned by Jo Jensen, serves up every flavor of ice cream one could imagine. Not to mention, it has sundaes, banana splits, shakes, and floats. On a hot Tucson day, ice cream is a delicious way to chill out.
While most bar-goers at the UA may have tried one or more of the Nimbus Brewery's six bottled beers, fewer college students are willing to brave a journey away from their local watering hole and travel to the source of Nimbus's finest ales. Jim Counts, owner and managing partner of the Nimbus Brewing Company, gave the Summer Wildcat a tour of Arizona's most productive brewery and provided a sneak peak of what Nimbus will be offering the college-aged crowd in the near-future.
In the foaming wake of July 4 enthusiasm yet lingering from last month, I am reminded that in our society there has always been a minutely fine line between radical patriotism - or, simply love of one's country - and old-fashioned jingoist chauvinism - in other words an aggressively uncritical, often fanatic devotion to one's country, government, institutions, etc.
If you've been to the UA Bookstore lately, you might have noticed that there is currently some remodeling downstairs.
It is all part of a plan to install some major changes at the bookstore, said Frank Farias, bookstore director.
The bookstore staff wants to know how the store can best be laid out to optimize space and make it convenient for customers.
Wildcat: Thanks for coming out to Arizona. Is this your first time? Snoop: Naw, naw, I've been here many times before, but I believe it's my first time performing in this, in this particular area. I've been to Phoenix and to Scottsdale, but Tucson - I ain't really been out here too much.
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