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OPINIONS
Thursday September 11, 2003
Mailbag

Comments in article racist, Îdehumanizing'

Your decision to run, unchallenged, blatantly racist comments from Danny Bobman, director of the Tucson Israel Center, was completely irresponsible. Before entering graduate school, I was a print newspaper reporter for six years, and I guarantee you that this type of egregious coverage would not have made it past a competent content editor.

Bobman's comment: "Just as Americans wouldn't want a student affiliated with Al-Qaida to come study here, Israelis don't want someone with pro-Palestinian ties to study there," was completely anachronistic and inexcusable. [Read article]

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Editorial: Administrative pay raises

The raises several top administrators recently received surely could have come at a better time, but when President Peter Likins defended them earlier this week at a Faculty Senate meeting, he was correct in arguing that they were needed.

The raises, which were announced over the summer, average 6.9 percent, and went to a dozen of the UA's most senior officials, some of whom already made more than $150,000 per year. [Read article]

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photo Student Union Etiquette 101

Okay, so it's understood there are a lot of new people on campus, what with it being a new year and all. That means a lot of people don't understand how the student union works, and it's not just the new folk either; clearly, plenty of those coming back to the campus need a refresher course in basic student union etiquette. So, in response to student demand and an obvious need, I present some basic tips for happy dining: [Read article]

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Save your spare change for UA auction

Do you ever have the urge to drop $5 on five computer printers? Need a refrigerator for your kegarator? If so, there is a place you ought to be.

The University of Arizona Surplus Property Office, located at 1145 S. Warren St., is where all the stuff ÷ not necessarily junk ÷ UA departments do not want ends up. Every other Tuesday they hold an auction where members of the public can bid on these items, ranging from bicycles to laptops to furniture to microwaves. [Read article]

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