TA petitioning ends, students voice support
	As the petition drive for UA graduate assistants seeking improved pay and benefits wrapped up yesterday, organizers declared the drive a success, mainly because of support from fellow students. Students - undergraduate and graduate - stopped by the table on the University of Arizona Mall to sign the petitions and offer words of support, said Masami Gross, second year political science graduate student and one of five students gathering signatures.

Bench makes the difference
	If the UA starting five decides to take a night off, at least it knows the bench can come in and pick up the slack for them. But that is definitely something head coach Lute Olson doesn't want happening, as evidenced by last night's 86-62 win over Brigham Young at McKale Center. "It's a win, but if we learn one thing from this - that you have to play with passion," Olson said.

Wanted : Dead or Alive
	Researchers at the University of Nebraska have taken it upon themselves to choose a side on the most controversial issue in the history of the United States. By using aborted fetal tissue to conduct medical research, the university has taken a stance on abortion. By doing so, the university has indirectly supported abortion and overstepped its bounds by taking a side on an issue it should remain neutral towards.

Shakespeare in the cellar
	A brightly lit, sparsely decorated stage has transformed the Memorial Student Union's Cellar into the University of Arizona's newest forum for high culture. Beginning tonight, the University Activities Board, in conjunction with the Shakespeare in the Cellar Series, presents one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, "Much Ado About Nothing." Directed by University of Arizona theater arts senior Caitlein Ryan, this is the third year the Bard has been performed in The Cellar.

Quotable: "We're going to use every resource we have and move promptly against any misconduct in our streets today." -Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, who declared a state of emergency and imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in his city. Protesters have repeatedly blocked the streets in the area around the World Trade Organizationās convention. What began as a nonviolent protest has resulted in massive amounts of damage and more than 400 arrests yesterday.

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