Loss of raises could put living costs out of reach

Lower-paid workers say they fear layoffs could be around the corner

Betrayal, lies and demoralization were among the words UA workers used to describe their feelings about Gov. Jane Dee Hull's proposal to nix the 5 percent raise to all state workers that the Legislature promised less than two months earlier. [Read article]

Freshman flirts with world record pole vault

Glenn wins pair of events, qualifies in another

Amy Linnen had a feeling she would one day become the college record holder in the pole vault, but she had no idea it would come so soon.

In just her first season at Arizona, and only her second year as a pole vaulter, the freshman set the college indoor record of 14 feet 10 inches, Friday in the Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. [Read article]

Letters to the Editor

Democracy is the freedom to criticize

This letter is in response to Gavin Murphy's, "A 'backwards view' of U.S. history" and is also a few ruminations of my own. I would first like to address the issue of communism. Currently in the United States, there is a gross misunderstanding of what communism truly means. [Read article]

New Orleans traditions spice up the desert

Break out your beads, because tonight Tucson gets decked out in green, gold and purple, taking on the sensational New Orleans tradition of Mardi Gras celebration.

The holiday is usually observed with carnival-like flair in the United States, most notoriously in New Orleans, La., as well as in many parts of the world. [Read article]