In a letter addressed to UA President Pete Likins last month, the leader of a national animal rights organization said he would not rest until a specific UA program is abolished.

The letter, from Executive Director of Responsible Policies for Animals David Cantor, contained a questionnaire regarding the school's animal sciences and called on school officials to ban the teaching of animal agriculture. [Read article]

Online permission slip lets students make the donation decision now

Seventeen Americans died today because they didn't get the organ they needed, according to the Donor Network of Arizona.

With a new statewide online registry, the first of its kind in the nation, UA students are getting the chance to make a difference.

Before the installation of the online registry system officials were required to ask the families of the deceased for permission to take an organ. But now the online registry acts as a person's informed consent, saving valuable time and dodging difficult emotions that come during a moment of tragedy, said Kimi Petrick, a communication senior and student representative for the donor network. [Read article]

Today marks the culmination of a year-long celebration of the Honors College's 40th anniversary.

UA's Honors College began in 1962 as a small program that accepted only 75 students in its first year. Since then, the program has grown to include over 4,000 students.

The beginning of a fundraiser to build an endowment for undergraduate honor student support kicks-off today.

"It's a fantastic achievement for the Honors College," said Randy Richardson, vice president of undergraduate admissions, at an Honors luncheon yesterday. [Read article]

Sophomore wears a Ībanana hammock' but wouldn't want to be a monkey

WILDCAT: So that's it?

TANK: Yep. Tank.

WILDCAT: So you want to be a P.E. teacher, which you probably couldn't do because you have a gimp leg right now.

TANK: Why do you gotta call it gimp? I prefer the term "cripple."

WILDCAT: Cripple? I'm sorry.

TANK: I get more sympathy that way. [Read article]

· The world's best-selling fiction writer is Agatha Christie, whose 78 crime novels have sold an estimated 2 billion copies in 44 languages.

· On May 5, 2001, more than 2,500 people bared all in the name of art, lying naked on the streets of Montreal, Quebec, Canada for U.S. photographer Spencer Tunick. The brave volunteers lay outside the city's Place des Arts, shivering in temperatures as low as 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Tunick's project, shot from above, was intended to illustrate the vulnerability of humanity. [Read article]

Men unite

Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin

The founders of Men Making a Difference, a student group at the University of Wisconsin, say they believe sexual assault is viewed all too often as just a women's issue.

"We want to draw attention to the fact that men can take an active role in ending sexual assault," co-chair Dave Corkle said.

The group will raise awareness with an activity called "These Hands Are Not For Hurting" Thursday as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to Corkle, the group will encourage men to dip their hands in paint and put their prints on a giant sheet to symbolize their "personal commitments to nonviolence and support for sexual-assault survivors." [Read article]