After 52 years of occupying various university basements, retribution has granted the journalism department both an elevated view and a floor of its own.

The journalism department has moved out of its windowless, underground home at the Franklin building onto the third floor of the Marshall building on 845 N. Park Ave. in time for summer session.

Electricians worked through the weekend so the department's first summer courses at its new residence could begin Monday. [Read article]

Bob Lusch's first day in the office as head of Eller College's marketing department coincided with Tucson's rise to triple-digit temperatures last Tuesday. Whether this was a sign of good things to come remains to be seen.

Prior to coming to the UA, Lusch served as dean of Texas Christian University's M.J. Neeley School of Business, which is ranked among the top 50 schools in the nation. Lusch held the same position at the University of Oklahoma, another top-50 school, and is expected to boost the national standing of Eller's marketing department. [Read article]

An increase of $12 per month in the city's garbage collection fee could have students who rent houses paying more in utilities starting August 1.

The Tucson City Council voted 4-3 on Monday to require Tucsonans to pay $14 monthly - up from $2 - to get their garbage collected. The cost is expected to trickle down to all tenants who pay water bills.

"If you're living in a single family residence- basically a house, you're subject to the $12 fee increase," said Jay Gonzalez, communications director for county city manager James Keene, who proposed the fee. "If you have a water bill and the water isn't paid for by the landlord, he'll probably pass the cost on to the renter." [Read article]

Once spring classes end in a spattered climax of two-hour finals and coffee binges, many students are left with an overflow of caffeine-induced energy and nowhere to spend it. Semester friends go back home and the emptied campus can give the semblance of an abandoned town.

It often seems like some silent summer vacuum has replaced the once sparkling nebula of campus life.

But nature abhors a vacuum and the University of Arizona community has learned to both adapt to its summer changes and to scramble around in the heat in attempts to keep itself entertained in the Old Pueblo. [Read article]

Institute seeks designers for community aid

The Drachman Institute at the University of Arizona is issuing its 2004 Request for Proposals for Planning, Landscape and Architectural Design Assistance.

The RFP program is designed to help neighborhood organizations, small cities and towns, rural associations and non-profit groups with community planning and design projects. Proposals are due by Friday, July 9. [Read article]

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Countries represented at the UA during the 2003-04 academic year. 1
The number of new UA freshmen from Greenlee County, Arizona, last fall. 6
Months it took 17-year-old Lindsay Lohan to balloon from an A cup to a D, according to Star magazine. 40
Age of Randy Johnson when he pitched the 15th perfect game in modern major league history last month against the Atlanta Braves. [Read article]

Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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