Presidential candidates Jered Mansell and J.P. Benedict advanced through the Associated Students of the University of Arizona primary last night, defeating Senator Travis Pritchett.

Benedict, director of the Freshman Class Council led the candidates, garnering 40.22 percent of the vote, while Mansell was close behind, acquiring 37.45 percent. Pritchett finished with 21.33 percent of the total vote. [Read article]

Autopsy results show law student didn't die naturally

A UA law student was found dead in her house at 2426 N. Fremont Ave., Monday afternoon, according to Tucson Police reports.

Police have called the death of Susan Barber, 27, a homicide after an autopsy completed yesterday showed that she did not die from natural causes, the report stated.

Police discovered Barber's body during a welfare check requested by the victim's parents. The university initially contacted Barber's parents after she did not show up to her classes, reports stated. [Read article]

When Mario Vasallo moved to Arizona from New York three years ago, he couldn't believe how little it would cost to send his daughter to the UA.

"When I came here, I said, ÎWow, this is great! This is cheap,'" he said.

But when Vasallo sends his youngest daughter to the UA in two years, that bargain price may no longer exist.

Tomorrow President Pete Likins will ask the Arizona Board of Regents to approve a $1,000 tuition increase, the largest in UA history, and almost all the regents, including Gov. Janet Napolitano, have said they support the tuition increase. [Read article]

When President Pete Likins unveiled in September his goal of transforming the UA into a leading research institution, he established a plan for reshaping the university through program cuts, mergers and reorganizations.

The process, he said, would be "transparent but not democratic."

In other words, Likins would welcome input from across the university, although he would ultimately decide what would survive, what would be cut and what would be changed. [Read article]

PHOENIX ÷ The UA could become a major stockholder in various technological and scientific corporations under proposals the House approved yesterday.

The proposed changes would make it easier for UA faculty to launch start-up companies and put their university research to use in the marketplace, the bills' supporters said.

The majority of state lawmakers have signed onto the proposals, which would head to voters for ratification next year. Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano has said that passing this legislation is one of her top priorities for improving the state's economy. [Read article]

Sophomore writer speaks on anti-war activism and ÎThe Simpsons'

Wildcat: What is it you like about creative writing?

Garnice: I like creative writing because I think it's another vehicle to portray a message in order to implement some kind of societal change.

Wildcat: Interesting. Who is your favorite author?

Garnice: My favorite author at the moment would have to be Irvine Welsh. [Read article]

· 23% of all photocopier faults are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.

· In 1985, an Arkansas boy grew a 260-pound watermelon.

· The heaviest dog on record is a St. Bernard that weighed 310 pounds.

· A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

· 56% of the typing done by an average person is done with the left hand. [Read article]

Pilfered papers

The Daily Campus
University of Connecticut

About 9,000 copies of the Daily Campus student newspaper were stolen Friday from the Daily Campus building and several dozen delivery locations at the University of Connecticut.

Thousands of copies later turned up in front of the Babbidge Library in plastic garbage bags, accompanied by red paper that read "TBC" in large lettering. [Read article]