Legislators argue schools should establish their own policies

PHOENIX - A Senate committee yesterday voted down an anti-hazing bill, saying the policies should come from the schools and not state government.

The Senate Education Committee voted 7-1 against Senate Bill 1096, which would have established hazing at any educational institute as a class 6 felony.

The measure, sponsored by Sen. Lori Daniels, R-Chandler, won the approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, but was amended to make hazing a class 3 misdemeanor.

Daniels told the committee the bill aims to protect students.

"I know there's good clean fun, but sometimes it has gotten out of hand," she said.

Wildcats open home schedule against 4 unranked opponents at Pepsi Classic

Preparing an unranked squad to face the Arizona softball team is a daunting task. Led by a balanced offensive attacked and dominant pitching, the third-ranked Wildcats (10-0) have steamrolled through teams in tournaments in Tampa, Fla. and Phoenix. Arizona has outscored its opposition 83-4.

"They looked in midseason form at the beginning of the season, so that's kind of scary for everyone else," said Lee Ann Jarvis, head softball coach at New Mexico State.

U.S. border policy - keep them out and us in - has pretty much remained the same since the late 1920s. Ironically, huge segments of our economy depend on the labor that Mexican migrants provide. So Mexicans continue to come to the United States in search of jobs, as the border has become heavily armed.

Despite increased border monitoring, the U.S.-Mexican border remains porous. Millions of migrants make their way into the United States every year. What the increased border enforcement has done is drive migrants to engage in risky behavior to work in the United States. Thousands of these migrants are either hurt, killed or swindled in their attempt to cross the border. To save both lives and money in enforcement, a new border policy - including a guest migrant worker program - must be created.

The Beating wants its listeners to shake their booties.

"We play our music for people who want to shake their asses, and feel good," said Silas Hite, percussionist and interdisciplinary studies junior. "We are not a morose band. We are about having fun."

The band's Web site boasts "hill-billy rock and chick soul, served up fresh." Hite said the name of the band revolves around the typical life lessons most people experience in life. Although it may have a violent name, The Beating's music focuses on the happier side of life