Opposite-sex visitors bill finds little support at UA
	In her latest attempt to regulate Arizona universities, Rep. Jean McGrath, R-Glendale, proposed a bill last week that would ban opposite-sex guests in dorm rooms - but the legislation is being met with general UA disapproval. Under McGrath's provisions, only immediate family members of the opposite gender would be allowed in residents' rooms. James Van Arsdel, University of Arizona director of Residence Life, said when he arrived at UA in 1986, many of the residence halls were single-sex and had limited visitation hours. However, student behavior - and misbehavior - was not remarkably different then than they are today.

UA softball starts season ranked third
	After being the team to beat in the 1990s, the UA softball team begins the 2000 season as the hunted, not the hunter. With the Wildcats bowing out to Washington in the College World Series and UCLA capturing the national championship crown, UA begins the season ranked third in the Pacific 10 Conference. "I think both Washington and UCLA have earned the opportunity to go into this season probably ranked ahead of us because they finished higher last year and they are returning a nucleus of very good teams," UA head coach Mike Candrea said.

Editorial: In-state tuition for Nevada, Utah bad for state
	Under a proposal recently passed by the Arizona Board of Regents, students from regions of Nevada and Utah bordering Arizona would be able to enter Arizona state universities at the in-state tuition rates. This proposal forces Arizona to bear the cost of educating students to whom it has no obligation, and while it helps those who get cheaper tuition, it hurts the rest of us by costing the state money.

Native American writer Silko to speak at Poetry Center
	Two Native American poets - one acclaimed, one emerging - are slated to read at tomorrow's installment of "Poetry: Now and Next Reading Series." Leslie Marmon Silko and Daryl Ross Begay, whose works reflect their native heritage, are working together to demonstrate the influence of past generations on the present. Raised on the Laguna Pueblo reservation in New Mexico, Silko is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "Almanac of the Dead," which typifies her rendering of the issues facing the Native American culture.

Quotable: "Itās not cruel. The bull is like a boxer. They can kill other bulls if they fight outside the ring. At least inside, we can stop them." -Bull-fighting spectator Ming Hasang on bullfighting in Thialand.

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