Honesty is not best policy when dealing with UAPD

We are writing to warn the campus community that if you find lost money, do not turn it into the University of Arizona Police Department. A good samartitan brought a substantial amount of money into the department of history's main office. The money was found on campus with no ID or wallet associated with it. The student was asked to put the money in an envelope along with the student's name and phone number. This incident was reported to UAPD. I was told by the two responding officers that, had they been in the same situation as the student, they would have just pocketed the money. I was also told that if the money is not claimed, UAPD will be keeping the cash in their "evidence" room. The student who found the money will not get it back. [Read article]

Why didn't we have school on Monday, Nov. 11? Was it because of Homecoming? Did Christmas come early this year? Were we busy celebrating the birthdays of Kurt Vonnegut and Leonardo DiCaprio? Was it to commemorate the official patenting of the telescope in 1851? Did someone call in a bomb threat?

Oh, right. Veteran's Day. One of those patriotic holidays, but without the exploding balls of colorful fire in the sky. So, why did we have school off Monday? [Read article]

Last Tuesday, Americans went to the polls and voted in favor of a more right-wing America. In Congress, Republicans gained four seats in the House of Representatives, giving them control of 228 of 438 seats, and picked up two in the Senate, giving them a 51-47 margin over the Democrats, with one Independent and one race still undecided. Republicans also gained control of the majority of state legislatures, and for the first time in 50 years, there are more Republican than Democratic legislators in the country. [Read article]