Quotes from this week in news

"Me and my partners just be sitting around, chopping game and · the Îizzle' just sounded good on the end so we ran with it."

÷ Snoop Dogg, rapper/actor, on the origins of the popularized suffix "-izzle."

"Watching Sting play a crappy Beatles cover · stuff like that kind of blows."

÷ Brian Chase, Yeah Yeah Yeahs drummer, on his experience at the 2004 Grammy Awards. The Yeahs will be playing at Club Congress Tuesday at 8 p.m.

We weren't going to be denied. We did what we had to do.

"They're trying to get money whenever they can. What the hell do they do with my money?"

÷ Andrew Grimes, undeclared freshman, expressing his sentiments about Parking and Transportation Services after receiving a parking ticket.

"The most important thing was that Residence Life was making improvements, but we are losing space (and) still have to pay for it."

÷ Stephanie Milner, special education junior, on the 9 percent rent increase for residents of Yuma Residence Hall.

"We weren't going to be denied. We did what we had to do."

÷ Joan Bonvicini, UA women's basketball head coach, on the Wildcats becoming Pacific 10 Conference champs for the first time in school history.

"A behind-the-scenes deal takes away a student's ability to elect a person best fit for the job."

÷ Ray Quintero, former Associated Students of the University of Arizona president, on the deal struck between presidential candidate Josh Shapiro and Peter Morris, last year's president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council.

ö Joan Bonvicini
UA women's basketball head coach