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Local stores struggling in wake of arson
	Nearly three months have passed since Poppy's Pizzeria was torched by an arsonist. Since then, the two neighboring businesses are feeling the repercussions of having to move their operations elsewhere. Poppy's Pizzeria, 1720 E. Speedway Blvd., was gutted in a fire at 2 a.m. on June 28.

Start of Pac-10 play awaits UA
	UA head coach Dick Tomey has preached for years that non-conference football games are just a preseason of sorts. The whole idea is to gain experience by playing with teams out of the conference, so Arizona can be better going into Pacific 10 Conference play.

Editorial: UA Mall, union not only construction on campus
	Workers digging a big hole in the UA Mall and ripping apart the Memorial Student Union are not the only construction woe on campus. Last Friday, the Arizona Daily Wildcat reported that the UA will only receive $4.2 million in building renewal funds for the 2000 fiscal year, as opposed to the $18 million requested by the university. This money goes toward basic classroom and building renovation - like putting new desks and marker boards into classrooms.

Back to Basics
	Johnny and the Blades, a swinging band hailing from Santa Fe, N.M. which is set to visit Tucson Monday, dole out a slick 13-song joyride, delving straight into the roots of the rock-a-billy lifestyle with their new release Eat at Fred's Place. The group understands the true beauty of simplicity by sticking to hymns revolving around the basics - cars, girls, hair and of course, drinking.

Quotable: "Thereās fruit flying all over the place, and itās already uprooted small trees in my garden." -Eleuthera, Bahamas resident Geoff Pearce said before phone lines went silent. Pearce was one of many stranded on the island while Hurricane Floyd ripped through yesterday.

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