Task Force recommends UA join WRC
	In a letter to UA President Peter Likins yesterday, the University of Arizona Human and Labor Rights Task Force recommended that the University become a member of the Worker Rights Consortium. The UA is a member of the Fair Labor Association, created by the U.S. Department of Labor, and the letter urges Likins to join the WRC, perhaps establishing dual membership.    [More]

Success away from home
	Julia Kraschinski is not unfamiliar with autograph seekers, they just happen to be from New Zealand instead of the United States. Kraschinski, who is one of the top freshmen golfers in the nation, is a national celebrity in her native home of New Zealand, where she has been honored with the prestigious title, Sports Person of the Year. "Little kids ask me for autographs," Kraschinski said of her admirers. "It's just flattering. It's nice to know that people care."    [More]

Student involvement in national issues admirable
	The current state of affairs in Washington, D.C. is intimidating. The International Money Fund and the World Bank influence multinational affairs, directly affecting millions of workers in countries across the world. Overwhelming objection to the organizations' tactics have brought tens of thousands to the nation's capital. Hundreds have been arrested. Washington law enforcement has made it clear that it won't mess around.    [More]

'Show Boat' showcases the return of local talent
	When Broadway's landmark musical "Show Boat" opens tonight at UA Centennial Hall, the stage will come alive with the singing and dancing of a national act along with the talent of a local star. Jodi Darling, a Tucson-born member of "Show Boat's" ensemble and an understudy to the lead role, Magnolia (Jennifer Evans), will hit the stage tonight at 7:30.    [More]

Quotable: 'That was the first betrayal. John F. Kennedy betrayed the Cubans, now Clinton is betraying us. This is the second Bay of Pigs of the Cuban people.' -Enrique Leon, 65, a retired physician from Bethesda, Md. on the Elian Gonazalez custody battle.

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