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Monday Mar. 18, 2002   |   wildcat.arizona.edu   |   Online since 1994  

Governor may cut smaller UA pay raises

Legislature passes raise plan, highest-paid employees get nothing

State legislators approved smaller pay raises, effective April 1, for UA employees Thursday, but expect that Gov. Jane Dee Hull will use a line-item veto to reduce the raises again or eliminate them altogether.

The bill now on the governor's desk reduces the 5 percent raise that all University of Arizona employees were scheduled to receive April 1.

Negotiations between the House and Senate for smaller raises broke down Thursday and the House sent the governor the Senate version of the state budget. [Read article]

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UA basketball fans, from left to right, Ryan Davis, Arthur Cuyugan, Brian Barnard, Chris James, and Marc Piro celebrate at Old Chicago as the Wildcats beat Wyoming on Saturday. Arizona defeated the Cowboys, 68-60, in Albuquerque, N.M. to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.
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Student drowns in UA pool

Corleone pool complies with safety regulations, school officials say

A student drowned March 8 in the pool at Corleone Residence Hall, police say. [Read article]

How 'Sweet' it is

Arizona shatters Cowboy slipper, heads to Sweet 16

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Judging by the reaction of the crowd to the entrance of the Arizona coaching staff and players, it would have been easy to mistake "The Pit" in Albuquerque for the "Dome of Doom" in Laramie, Wyo. Luckily for the Wildcats, they had been exposed to such conditions, and maintained an early lead to get the 68-60 victory over the Cowboys. [Read article]

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Do recycle your Wildcat

I am writing in response to Kevin Durkin's March 7 letter urging UA students to throw away their Daily Wildcats, rather than recycle them. Your firm stance, probably stemming from your business background, should not be applied to the paper industry. [Read article]

Center names new director

Gail Browne uses literary background to lead Poetry Center

Born and raised in Palm Springs, Calif., Gail Browne's "strong desire to return to a desert landscape" from her long tenure in Los Angeles and San Francisco has brought her to Tucson - and to a position as the new director of the UA Poetry Center. [Read article]

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