Six UA female students had unknown pills slipped into their drinks last Friday night at Palm Shadows Apartments, according to a University of Arizona police report.

All names have been withheld from this report in order not to disrupt an ongoing investigation.

One of the women, a Palm Shadows resident, agreed to have a few drinks with her neighbor, his two other friends and the five other women who reported the incident. The three men, two of them UA students, are the investigative leads in the case, reports stated. [Read article]

Aside from Friday's alleged incident, there have been very few cases of intentional drugging reported to UAPD, according to Detective Rolf Averill.

But that only means that not many cases are being reported, not that it isn't happening, Averill said.

With the concern that date rape drugs are more accessible, some companies are taking part in preventing a date rape situation from happening. [Read article]

Administrators are close to proposing a $1,000 tuition increase for resident undergraduates and a $1,250 increase for resident graduate students, Provost George Davis said yesterday.

Although President Pete Likins will not officially announce his tuition proposal until Monday, Davis said that officials have zeroed in on those numbers. Student leaders may still attempt to influence the final proposal between now and Monday. [Read article]

Students in specialized programs such as nursing may pay more for their education, under a plan released yesterday by top administrators.

They will propose later this year that the Arizona Board of Regents approve a higher tuition rate for nursing students, and may recommend extra fees for law, business and pharmacy students, Provost George Davis said.

Davis joined President Pete Likins and Senior Vice President for Business Affairs Joel Valdez yesterday in calling for those fees. They also proposed the implementation of 18 other strategies for improving the UA's financial situation. [Read article]

For over 3,000 international students, the proposed tuition raise for next semester means they'll have to dig deeper to come up with enough money to continue their schooling in the United States.

A possible $1,250 tuition hike will put a strain on a large portion of those students, many of whom pay out-of-state tuition, said Joanne Lagasse-Long, director of the international student program and services. [Read article]

Chef relaxes by playing pool in Union, but prefers to go crazy at home on her ÎRevolution' dance pad

WILDCAT: What brings you down here to the Student Union basement?

LINDOW: Just to play pool, relax.

WILDCAT: Is this the first time you've been down here?

LINDOW: No, it's the second.

WILDCAT: What do you think of it?

LINDOW: It's a lot better than any of the other pool halls. [Read article]

"Musty paperbacks turn students on."

÷ headline of a brief in Rolling Stone about masturbation in UA libraries

"It is counterintuitive but nonetheless a fact that universities with the highest tuition have the highest access."

÷ ASU President Michael Crow speaking on the need to raise tuition at the Board of Regents meeting last week

"One funding stream that stands out because it's not a funding stream · it's like the Rillito is state-appropriated financial aid." [Read article]

Lectures
· "Neurology of the Pelvis, Bladder & Bowel," 8 a.m., Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 5403
· "Advancements in Arid Lands Paleoecology: The Rodent Midden Record in the Americas" 3:30 p.m. ÷ 4:30 p.m. Harvill building, Room 404
· "Spin Glasses: Old Questions and New Results or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Replica Symmetry Breaking"
· p.m., Math building, Room 501
· "Hospital-Based Screening of Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency as a Cause of Anemia in Children of the North of Jordan" Biological Sciences West building, Room 208, 4 p.m. ÷ 5 p.m.

Sports
· Gymnastics, 7:30 p.m. McKale Memorial Center. Arizona Baseball ÷ Home Game, 1 p.m., Frank Sancet Field

Film screening
· International Arts Society Film Series ÷ "Insomnia" 7:30 p.m. Modern Languages building Auditorium, Room 350

UApresents
· Eiko & Koma 8 p.m. Pima Community College Center for the Arts

Philanthropists

Swarthmore College ÷ Swarthmore College's men's soccer team ran a soccer clinic last Sunday for over 50 children in order to raise money for Ethiopia famine relief.

Men's soccer coach Eric Wagner started planning the soccer clinic last November after hearing a news report on National Public Radio that described the current famine in Ethiopia as the worst since 1984.

"I was shocked, because I remember how concerned we were in Î84," Wagner said.

÷ Julia Pompetti

Duke debate

Duke University ÷ A teach-in and discussion designed to initiate the DukeDivest campaign sparked into a fiery debate Wednesday night at Duke University as audience members shot back and forth with panelists over the issue of Israeli divestment.

Nine faculty members comprised the panel. Members gave individual reasons ÷ ranging from personal experience to intrinsic, moral beliefs ÷ for signing a petition calling for Duke University to cut ties with companies involved in arms deals with Israel.

÷ Charles Lin

Olsen twin prank

Pennsylvania State University ÷ Despite the rumors, Pennsylvania State University's house won't be quite as full next fall. A bogus link circulating on the Internet has raised the hopes of some Penn State students by claiming that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will be attending the university this fall.

The Web site included a link to a fake CNN.com page. The prank CNN story briefly outlines the twins' reasons for choosing Penn State, such as their desire to get away from Hollywood and the business program offered on campus.