On June 27, I'll be turning myself in to the Pima county jail to serve time for three drunk driving arrests.

While the exact amount of time hasn't been determined, I'll be spending at least 2 months in the work-release program. I'll be allowed to attend classes and work for up to 12 hours a day, six days a week. More time will follow pending sentencing for my third arrest in Pima County Superior Court. [Read article]

Working at the UA library is a much different experience during the summer than the regular school year. Fewer students. Fewer books to check in. Fewer crazed freshmen cramming their you-know-what off to pull out a C in Spanish.

But the most curious thing about the library in the summertime isn't what's missing, but what remains.

What's the one constant over the summer, the one mainstay of the stacks that endures year-round? [Read article]