U.S. aid to Israel goes to reconstruction, not murder

In Ali Scotten's yesterday guest commentary he states that "Many in the Middle East ask, ĪSince when has the United States been interested in the lives of ordinary citizens?'" and then goes on to talk about how the United States arms Israel and gives them aid. Well, my suggestion is that instead of using rhetoric about the "occupation," look at the fact that the United States also gives money to the Palestinian Authority. Furthermore, the United States played the role of broker in the 1993 Oslo Accords and the 2000 Camp David summit in which Israel offered the Palestinians 97 percent of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, plus partial control over Jerusalem. [Read article]

Arizona Wildcat women's basketball player Katrina Lindner says that time management and balancing everything in life is the most difficult part about being a student-athlete.

Meanwhile, I am trying to figure out a cool nickname to give the fiery redshirt freshman guard who hails from Adelaide, Australia.

"The Thunder From Down Under," I state. Nope, too cliche. Plus, she's shaking her head in disapproval. [Read article]

The massive tuition increases approved unanimously last week by the Arizona Board of Regents were probably inevitable given Arizona's dismal budget picture and the cuts facing all three state universities. As President Likins and other administrative figures have argued, steeply increasing tuition now may well end up reducing the necessity of future drastic rate hikes in the future. UA needs money. Student funds are ÷ or appear to be ÷ one of only a very few surefire avenues to obtain it. All told, the logic behind last week's increases is hard to argue with. [Read article]