Cut in UA salary funds averted

Legislature may still decide where additional cuts will come from

PHOENIX - The budget compromise reached by the Legislature yesterday excluded an addition intended to force state agencies to return half of the unused salaries of employees who leave their jobs.

The initiative was found particularly threatening by Arizona's public universities, University of Arizona lobbyist Greg Fahey said. Nearly every college and department at UA has vacant positions to which the state allocates funds. [Read article]

Destiny's children

Freshmen key to driving Arizona deeper in tournament

Perhaps if Arizona would not have beaten No. 2 Maryland and No. 5 Florida to start out the season, surviving the first weekend would have been a surprise. But the youthful Wildcats are hopeful that the Sweet 16 is only the beginning. [Read article]

Letters to the Editor

U.S. media is not liberal

In his letter to the editor on Friday, March 9 ("Directed to the 'left'"), Stephen Bieda claims that the "liberal" media has not reported on the brutal shooting of a Navy SEAL after he dropped off a helicopter. I hate to break it to you, Mr. Bieda, but the media isn't liberal. That's a myth perceived by the extreme right and exploited by the moderate right when it works for them. [Read article]

UA students attempt to start their own jazz label

After decades of dreaming, UA students are ready to produce music that promises to be all that jazz with the creation of its very own student-run recording label, Park Avenue Records. [Read article]