The fajitas sizzle at El Minuto; salsa class proves to be a bit spicy

Smith: If you're ever in search of great Mexican food on a Sunday night then we've found the place for you. El Minuto was in the right place and open at the right time for a review. When we walked in we were immediately greeted by an attentive maitre'd. We asked to sit on their patio. [Read article]

The computer crashes moments before the research paper was saved to a disk. Inappropriate pop-up windows invade an innocent e-mail check.

Computers frustrated Elliott Kelly, UA alumnus and owner of the Internet Convenience Store, once too. More specifically, he cursed his machine while hurling pens at the monitor when he watched $3,000 vanish to oblivion in under two minutes. Needless to say, he emphasizes the "ex" in "ex-stock trader" after that market crash. [Read article]

Arizona State Museum employees showcase their own art for the first time in museum history

The staff at the Arizona State Museum isn't used to being in the spotlight. They usually greet visitors and point them to the spotlight. But the new exhibit, "After Hours," brings the staff out from behind the scenes and into the public eye. The exhibit features artwork ranging from photography to model trains from 40 staff members. [Read article]

Local student favorite Zia Records is expanding their market in an effort to stage a global garage sale of sorts.

The Phoenix-based record chain, which has seven locations throughout Arizona (three in Tucson), has decided to join up with the online-based Djangos.com music service in an attempt to unload their collections of dusty, used CDs that simply refuse to sell.

Zia's Tucson area manager, Bernadette Romero, said that the online move was partially because they had exhausted all other methods of attempting to sell CDs like "Do They Knooooh-ooow It's Christmas?" by 98 Degrees and "The Nine Shots Of Kwanzaa" by 50 Cent. [Read article]

Co-headlining a tour is impossible. Somebody always has to play last. But when the Counting Crows and John Mayer played at Cricket Pavilion Monday night, both put on distinctly unique performances.

It's hard to say who stole the show, but crowd favorite John Mayer definitely grabbed the attention of every female in the house with hits like "Why Georgia" and "My Stupid Mouth."

Cooing and swooning teenage girls rocked in their seats and kept their eyes on Mayer as he bounced through his mellow, funk-like set. [Read article]

Ouch! Hazing hurts fraternities' rush opportunities

Within recent years, the University of Arizona has been cracking down on fraternity hazing. As a result, some UA fraternities will not be allowed to participate in rush this fall. According to Dean of Students Veda Kowalski, the following fraternal organizations will be prohibited from participating in fall rush:

Pi Kappa Alpha ö PIKE was originally put on probation in February 2001 for hazing violations. The fraternity then violated the conditions of their probation in September of 2002 when Greeks Advocating the Mature Management of Alcohol (GAMMA) found alcohol at a dry party held at the fraternity house. PIKE's recognition was formerly revoked by UA upon hearing GAMMA's report. PIKE's national charter was then revoked on May 16, 2003, said Pi Kappa Alpha national headquarters. Following the announcement of the loss of national recognition some angry PIKE members began to vandalize their fraternity house, said member John Clark, in an interview with KVOA, News Channel 4. [Read article]

The Wildcat fielded questions and concerns from incoming freshmen about the greek community and sought advice and answers from upperclassmen involved in greek life.

Q: Does every sorority have a matching fraternity that they are paired up with for events, like it appears in the movies? ööHilary Powers, pre-education freshman, Newport Beach, Calif.

A: "No one chapter is paired up with a particular fraternity because you don't want to be exclusive with just one fraternity ÷ then you don't meet as many people. For big events such as Spring Fling and Homecoming, fraternities ask sororities to be their partner in the event, and then you do events with them that week, but it varies from year to year," said Liz Joseph, retail and consumer sciences senior and a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. [Read article]

Many guitarists dream of having an author write a book about the time they spent in a specific band. They dream their guitar skills will someday be the focus of a major motion picture directed by a famous Hollywood director. They fantasize about their songs being fixtures on classic rock radio stations 30 years after their band's demise. And they daydream about their band reuniting in 30 years and still being able to sell out amphitheaters nationwide. [Read article]

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

This movie is half James Bond, half Indiana Jones. It's all action and no plot. But I was intrigued with "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" for about 15 minutes. That is, until the buxom heroine managed to punch a blood-frenzied shark in the snout to escape its massive jaws.

I mean, come on.

The special effects guys can give themselves a hearty pat on the back, though. They were the real stars. [Read article]