The UA will acquire 320 acres of land west of Interstate 10 that contains a landfill still being tested for contaminants, in order to preserve nearby ongoing studies of the desert ecosystem.

"There were serious issues regarding the old landfill," said Richard Elias, a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. "Until we resolved that, we could not talk seriously about purchasing it." [Read article]

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MADISON, Wis. ÷ There were 17 of them, all guys.

Those diehard UA football fans made the 2,000 plus mile trip to Madison, Wis., to represent their school, cheer on their football team and show the cheeseheads in the Midwest that their university isn't just a basketball school anymore. [Read article]

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