Leaders rally for funding of level 1 trauma

City willing to give some but can't do it alone

With the possibility for hundreds of deaths to result from the impending closures of both local level one trauma centers, city and county leaders are rallying to allocate funds to keep first-rate trauma care in Tucson.

Tucson mayor Bob Walkup said he would recommend that the city provide some funding to help University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., stay open.

"We will not stand by and let the level one trauma care collapse in Tucson," he said in a press release. "Despite a very difficult city budget situation, I will support and recommend to the city council a fair-share contribution towards the short term funding gap if we determine that it is required to maintain level one trauma care in Tucson."

Feature Photo AMY WINKLER/Arizona Daily Wildcat

Faith Michaels, dressed in drag, teases non-degree seeking undergraduate student James McGovern yesterday afternoon outside Old Main during the Annual Drag Show. Sponsored by the ASUA Pride Alliance, the show was part of a weeklong celebration of tomorrow's National Coming Out Day.

ASA is prepared to fight budget cut

Three state universities to ban together to protect UA funding

Student lobbyists from the three state universities plan to lobby against state-mandated budget cuts larger than the 4 percent currently on the table.

Whatever it takes

Injuries might force three true freshmen to lose redshirt

UA head coach John Mackovic listed two reasons a player would forgo redshirt status: the player stands out in practice, or the team's dramatic need for the player presents itself.

SPORTS

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Whatever it takes

Brushed by reality

Not all they're cracked up to be

PERSPECTIVES

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Letters to the Editor

A Rock on the beach

Letters to the Editor

Staff editorial on the mark

(Yesterday's editorial titled) "Get the facts, then make an educated decision" was one of the best editorials on the topic of the current war situation that I have read so far. It's a good reminder that we should all think carefully (and consider differing viewpoints) before we act and form opinions.

Faculty exhibition reveals artists' interests, moods

Art, more than any other major, allows students to inject soul into their studies.

By the same token, art instructors often allow emotion to display through their own work, revealing personalities as varied as their students'.

ARTS

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Faculty exhibition reveals artists' interests, moods

UA's 'Jazz in AZ' performance precedes popular annual dance festival

Arts calendar