Notes and quotes from the nation's news pages

Human scum and a bloodsucker ... we decided not to deal with him or consider him as an official of the U.S. administration.

North Korean spokesman, cited by Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency, on John R. Bolton, undersecretary of state for arms control, hours before North Korea agreed to a multilateral dialogue with South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the United States. [Read article]

As the fall semester nears and students trickle back to the UA, Tucson's driving conditions will continue to tighten up. Not only will students be returning from their homes in Phoenix and the rest of Arizona, but many of our friendly neighbors from California, which supplies the greatest number of UA's out-of-state students, will also be coming back or arriving for the first time.

Since motorist etiquette seems to vary significantly from Cali to Arizona, here are some helpful hints for our neighbors to the west to keep in mind when coming to Tucson: [Read article]

Closing time / one last call for alcohol / so finish your whiskey or beer. / Closing time / you don't have to go home, / but you can't stay here," sings the group Semisonic in their popular song, "Closing Time."

For many UA students, when the lights flash or the bell rings, it means the night is over. For others, it is time to cruise over to after-hour parties and continue drinking alcohol that was purchased before the magical time. [Read article]