Zone 1 lots often empty, need for more parking is dubious

Shemuel Psalm's whining in last Thursday's paper is fairly pathetic. I live two blocks north of Speedway on (East) Mabel Street between (North) Vine Avenue and (North) Cherry Avenue. Everyday on my way to class I walk by an empty dirt plot at Mabel and Cherry where the UA tore down a housing unit. Then I walk through a Zone 1 parking lot, which I have never seen completely full, and is usually very empty. Two dirt lots that used to be houses greet me as I reach Vine and Mabel. From there an alley leads me to another Zone 1 parking lot, this one recently constructed by spilling some gravel over a vacant lot. It is rarely full either. At the edge of that is another empty lot that was, until a few days ago, a house. Across the street from that are two large parking lots (by the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering building), which are used fairly heavily, although they clear out fast later in the afternoon. [Read article]

Arizona Senator John McCain recently took time out of his schedule to be interviewed by the Arizona Daily Wildcat. A wide variety of topics were discussed, ranging from the UA to world issues. What follows is the interview in its entirety.

Wildcat: What would you consider the most important issue on a college campus today?

Sen. McCain: The ability to provide every qualified American with a quality education. [Read article]

It seems reproductive rights are always under attack these days. I suppose our leaders feel it's more important to force women to have unwanted children than to take care of the children already here.

The most recent strike came from the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee, who just brought a blatantly anti-choice bill, sponsored by Representative Marilyn Jarrett, R-Mesa, one step closer to passage. [Read article]