Bush presidency not a historical highlight

After arduous years of practice, I thought I had finally grown accustomed to Shane Dale's reactionary and fact-deprived editorial scrawls in the Wildcat (not to mention his recent equally ill-informed writing about UA basketball). But Mr. Dale's piece in today's paper really takes the cake. He wrote: "Arguably, no presidential accomplishment in U.S. history was more important than Bush's reaction to the terrorist attacks." [Read article]

Did anyone see that show "Straight Plan for the Gay Man" on Comedy Central? I thought it was hilarious. How could you not be amused by the look on the gay man's face when the Flab Four bought him a lap dance at the strip club? I have to admit, though, that I was pretty confused by the end of the show. When they were coaching the guy on how to pick up women, they told him not to do several things that I do all the time. I probably shouldn't put too much stock in the Flab Four's suggestions, considering that it didn't sound like any of them had girlfriends. Still, I can't help but wonder if I've been doing something wrong this whole time. [Read article]

A tragedy recently made the news in the Tucson area. On March 1, Michael Coombs took his 2-month-old baby to the hospital when she wouldn't stop crying, only to find out it was his fault she was suffering. Doctors at Northwest Medical Center diagnosed the baby with shaken baby syndrome. She had to be disconnected from life support at the hospital on March 5. Since she died, police are now charging Coombs with first-degree murder. [Read article]

Question: Are you in favor of a law that would force the UA to fire faculty and other staff if they have committed a felony?

"No · the UA already does background checks, and after they do, it should be the employer's right to still hire them if they want to."

"I don't agree with it. A person may have made a mistake, and that mistake shouldn't follow him around for the rest of his life." [Read article]