School offers projects that benefit the community as students learn the trade

The binders on a shelf in Barbara Becker's office look ordinary, and at first glance, so do the papers inside. But Becker says their contents possess the potential to change cities, to alter their appearance and even improve the quality of life for their citizens.

Becker heads the School of Planning, and the binders contain proposals for, among other concepts, an economic development plan for Hopi Indians and methods for [Read article]

RIAA demands names of students who illegally download music files

For the first time in UA history, the recording industry has subpoenaed the university for the names of students who illegally download music.

The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it had issued subpoenas to 21 universities and 89 individuals.

Although the John Doe lawsuits ÷ so-named because of the unknown identities of the defendants ÷ do not involve the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the subpoenas will be sent to the UA's attorneys' office, where attorneys will review the subpoenas' validity and determine whether to comply. It is up to the UA to find the identities of the illegal file sharers. [Read article]

Doug Hartz has always been a typical older brother to little sister Stephanie.

About 10 years ago, Doug, the former ASUA president, broke Stephanie's nose while playing basketball.

"He was the one who always beat me up," said Stephanie, a molecular and cellular biology sophomore. "I've had stitches three or four times."

But now the bruises and the broken noses have healed, and the Hartzes are finding that in college, both their hearts share a soft spot for one thing: student government. [Read article]

ASUA will be giving out free pizza and Pepsi to the first 100 Zona Zoo members who show up to the UA baseball game Sunday at noon at Sancet Stadium.

Free Zona Zoo baseball T-shirts will be handed out, and students are encouraged to come wearing their bathing suits, as there will be a beach theme.

Zona Zoo members can attend the game for free with their CatCard.

Amber Harryman, assistant spirit director, said students should come in order to support the Wildcats and keep their spring break tan. [Read article]

Engineering sophomore tries to trap sounds in a metal pipe used on a race car he's building

Wildcat: Hi, my name's Nathan and you're on the spot. (pointing to a metal tube) What were you talking into? What is this metal thing?

Liu: This is the intake manifold for the formula (Society of Automotive Engineers) car. You know that racecar that we do?

Wildcat: No.

Liu: The UA has two race cars. It has the solar power and the formula car. It's like a little F1 Indy car. This is the intake manifold. The three of us designed it and now we're finishing it up. [Read article]

Things you always never wanted to know

Question:

Why is it that none of the hot water faucets in the union bathrooms work? They are there, but when I try to turn them on, there's no hot water.

David Johnson
molecular and cellular biology junior

Answer:

But at least the water is wet, right?

David Parker, associate director of operations for Facilities Management for the Student Union Memorial Center, says our lukewarm situation is in keeping with certain "design and specification" standards. University Facilities Design and Construction followed these standards in the construction of the Student Union Memorial Center, and the specific standard that applies to this question helps conserve energy. Translated: The lack of hot water in the bathrooms saves energy. [Read article]