Former UA hoops player Kerr will deliver address

President Bush will not speak at commencement, which has been moved back to McKale Center and split into two ceremonies, the UA announced last week.

Alumnus Steve Kerr, a former professional basketball player, will deliver the commencement speeches in McKale, which will hold morning and afternoon ceremonies as in years past.

Bush's office called President Peter Likins last week to inform him that Bush would not speak at the graduation. Likins had characterized the possibility of Bush's visit as remote since sending the invitation to the White House a month ago. [Read article]

Tequila, tacos, dancing · and more tequila.

Welcome to the UA's Mexico spring break 2004.

From Rocky Point to San Carlos to Mazatl‡n, students traveled south by plane and by car to get to beach spots and, of course, the lower drinking age.

Rocky Point, or Puerto Pe–asco, lies about 60 miles from the U.S. border with a population of around 30,000. At any time during the middle of March, however, spring breakers from around the United States can double thepopulation. [Read article]

Some students opt to volunteer their spring break time to help out less fortunante

"Making the world a better place" wasn't on most college students' spring break to-do lists.

But instead of tacos, tequila and dancing, groups of UA students had more philanthropic experiences on their week off: hanging out with transient youth and distributing food to AIDS victims.

Students who volunteered their vacation time to help nonprofit organizations in Southern California called their experiences eye-opening and said they had just as much fun ÷ if not more ÷ than their partying or lounging peers. [Read article]

Muslims, Jews and other community members walked yesterday in the first Muslim-Jewish Peace Walk to promote harmony among members of the community.

The 5 1/2-mile walk started at the Islamic Center of Tucson, 901 E. First St., and ended at the Congregation Chaverim synagogue, 5901 E. Second St. The group made stops along the way at the UA Hillel Foundation and the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center. [Read article]

Famed Southwestern writer and former prof still important to UA

When Edward Abbey began teaching creative nonfiction at the UA more than 20 years ago, students were rushing to sign up for the class. But many of them weren't interested in improving their writing skills.

To them, Abbey was more than a writer. He was a guru.

"They were just some groupies who just wanted to sit at his feet," said localauthor Tom Miller, who was a professor at the time. [Read article]

PSU fan dislikes ÎTwinkle, Twinkle' and thinks that Terry Bradshaw sucks

Rabin: Boo ya! You've just been boo yaa-d!

Wildcat: Well, I'm Claire from the Daily Wildcat and you've just been on the spotted.

Rabin: Good. My name's Malichi, the black Jew.

Wildcat: I noticed by your shirt (reading "Terry Bradshaw Sucks") that you hate Terry Bradshaw. Why is that?

Rabin: Terry Bradshaw sucks for many reasons. But for the most part, it's that I had just eaten this half-pan of brownies ÷ not that I'm gonna say what was in those brownies ÷ and we were watching Jay Leno. And Terry Bradshaw comes on, and he was all talking about how cool his clothes were. And he said he was all cool, and then he topped it off by saying he could sing. But he got up there and he was all off key and shit, and he looked like Hulk Hogan on crack. [Read article]

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