Faculty senators voted overwhelmingly yesterday to support saving the School of Planning, which has been slated for possible elimination, by moving it into the department of geography and regional development.

Though the 18-0 vote was nonbinding because the senate lacked a quorum, Provost George Davis said it nonetheless sent administrators a resounding signal that the faculty opposes eliminating the school. [Read article]

Old Glory may find its way into UA classrooms

Political science senior Tyler Mott's quest began as a freshman when he came to the UA, went to class and noticed something was missing.

Red, white and blue.

Old Glory wasn't in the classrooms; it wasn't in the lecture halls. Sure, it was in front of Old Main and in the sports stadiums, but that wasn't enough for Mott.

It took him a while, but Mott has decided to follow in the footsteps of a group at the University of Central Florida that lobbied successfully to get flags in more than 200 of its classrooms. [Read article]

A UA resident assistant and an unidentified woman died Sunday morning in a motorcycle accident at North Euclid Avenue and East Edison Street.

Joseph Johnson, an economics junior and a Graham-Greenlee Residence Hall RA, and his female passenger were heading north on Euclid Avenue at 2 a.m. when the motorcycle they were riding went off the road and hit a house's brick wall, according to Tucson Police Department reports. [Read article]

The Tucson City Council decided 7-0 to shut down the suicide lane on East Grant Road yesterday.

The reversible lane runs west from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and east from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The suicide lane has existed for 20 years and the council has never evaluated it, said Ward Two council member Carol West.

The lane has been a safety concern since its inception in 1981, and members of the city council are happy that it's gone, West said. [Read article]

UA finishes 16th in national recycling competition

UA residence halls finished near the bottom of the barrel in a recycling contest involving 17 universities that ended last week.

The UA took 16th place with 5.77 pounds of recyclables per resident, finishing ahead of Washington University in St. Louis, which averaged 3.87 pounds per resident.

Arizona State University placed just above the UA in 14th place by collecting 16.82 pounds of recyclables per resident. [Read article]

Freshman sleeps with earrings, hails from San Diego and visits the 'Bank of Dad'

Wildcat: So my name's Nathan, and you're on the spot.

Maher: Nice to meet you.

Wildcat: Likewise. I came out and you were looking really mad or something. And you got the sideburns to prove it. What's going on?

Maher: No. I actually just finished eating.

Wildcat: What did you eat? [Read article]

Things you always never wanted to know

Tucson mayor under fire - April 21, 1969

"Tucson Mayor Jim Corbett sits in his car Friday afternoon after being surrounded by some 100 students protesting alleged police harassment. After about 20 minutes, the group allowed his car to leave as he agreed to meet with their representatives later in the afternoon at City Hall.

"Friday's peaceful march downtown was a spontaneous result stemming from members of the black community presenting their opinions on the bombings that took place in the area two weeks ago and the alleged police harassment that followed the bombings at speakers' corner earlier that afternoon. [Read article]