City looking into dangers of turning left at Park and Speedway intersection

Nate Riordan can no longer drive through the intersection of North Park Avenue and East Speedway Boulevard without a chill running down his spine and his hands tightening ever so slightly on the steering wheel.

"Every time I go to that intersection I freak out," said Riordan, an engineering and physical sciences junior. [Read article]

More than 50 UA students only ate rice for dinner last night.

But these students weren't going hungry; they were attendees at the 9th annual Hunger Banquet.

About 150 students that came for a free meal were surprised to find that not all would receive a full course meal. Rather, they were divided into three economic classes. The upper class was served a full meal on china and with silverware. The middle class ate beans and tortillas. And those that drew the poverty card had nothing but rice and water. [Read article]

PHOENIX ÷ Future UA employees are going to have to promise not to use weapons of mass destruction or act like terrorists, under a proposal state lawmakers gave a nod to yesterday.

A measure that received preliminary approval in the state House yesterday would change the state oath that UA employees are required to take when they're hired, adding provisions for terrorism. Future employees would have to vow that they wouldn't try to harm branches of the government to influence policy decisions, or try to attack the government and interrupt services like communication and public transportation. [Read article]

The Alliance for Peace and Justice in the Middle East hosted a film series last night to demonstrate a Palestinian perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The event did not come without conflict though.

Many present argued that films such as Jenin Jenin, directed by Palestinian actor and director Mohammed Bakri, do not serve to educate, but to polarize.

"I was really upset that (APJME) showed (Jenin Jenin). It was very irresponsible and disrespectful," said Near Eastern Studies sophomore and Arizona Israeli Alliance Vice President Rachael Levy. [Read article]

Next year's freshman class will likely see an increase in the number of Asian-American and American Indian students, according to admissions data.

More than 1,100 Asian-American students had applied to join next year's class as of March 28, compared with 720 at the same time last year, a 57 percent increase.

But this year's increase follows a year when the number of Asian-American applicants decreased significantly, said Randy Richardson, vice president for undergraduate education. [Read article]

Last week, two UA women were sexually assaulted on campus.

Last year, a string of sexual assaults hit the university area.

Now, a newly created ASUA student safety advisory committee is working to combat the ongoing trend of sexual assaults, and hope to make campus a safer place in general, according to ASUA Senator Travis Pritchett, SAC's founder.

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona approved the committee, the first in UA history, last Wednesday. [Read article]

As Professor Giuliana Donnelly engages in a discussion with the students in her Spanish 330 class, the sound of Air Force jets from nearby Davis Monthan Air Force Base temporarily halts the lesson plan.

"That's the sound of freedom," Donnelly said, as she remembered what her husband would always say when he heard jets flying overhead. The Air Force jets bring back both fond and tragic memories. [Read article]

Freshman discusses his feelings on TAs and working for someone two years older than he is

WILDCAT: What are you doing here?

NIERMAN: Peer review.

WILDCAT: Peer view? Oh! Peer review. I thought it was some pure version of that show they have on daytime television. You know, that one with Barbara Walters and everything?

NIERMAN: No.

WILDCAT: What do you have to do here? [Read article]

· The game Monopoly was banned in the Soviet Union.

· Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president born in a hospital.

· There are seven points on the crown of the Statue of Liberty.

· The first Lifesaver was peppermint.

· The average car horn beeps in the key of F.

· The most common color on a state flag is blue. [Read article]

"Dr. Bobbi McKean. She teaches a theater class for elementary students called Methods of Creative Drama. She is just laid back; she talks to students on a personal level."

Amy Levine
elementary education junior

"Dr. Solomon. He teaches Greek mythology. He is pretty much a badass, and just a really good teacher."

John Humes
undeclared freshman [Read article]