The first round of UA men's basketball ticket recipients has been announced, and this time nobody had to call the police.

The new system awarded 1,552 students who bought Zona Zoo passes before Sept. 12 the option to purchase a pair of lower-level tickets.

"The new system takes away the opportunity for people to be stupid," said Lisa Anderson, a language and culture senior at Arizona International College. [Read article]

Requesting funds from ASUA is an ordeal that Julie Kinzy hopes she never has to repeat.

Kinzy, finance senior and former president of Phi Beta Lambda, said that last year she spent hours trying to make her way through ASUA's tedious and time-consuming club funding process.

"ASUA club funding is not geared toward small clubs," she said. "Clubs get lost in the cracks if they are small."

Kinzy is not alone. [Read article]

Residence hall washers, dryers to take CatCards, cost more than coin models

Students who live in residence halls might have to start pinching pennies if they want to have clean clothes.

Laundry prices will soon increase by 25 cents in all residence halls and students will have to use CatCards instead of quarters to pay for a load.

By the end of November, all 20 residence halls will have brand new washers and dryers that charge $1 to wash and 75 cents to dry. [Read article]

Record numbers of students are arriving at the UA every year, and many of them are finding their way to the rec.

Because there are more students on campus, the Student Recreation Center is filling up faster once students get out of class, said Mark Zakrzewski, assistant director of campus recreation and fitness.

This year the UA had its highest level of enrollment with over 37,000 students. [Read article]

Sociology lecturer Bill Bunis has been fighting a battle for about one year.

But his is not a battle against students who fail to do their work or against the university for a higher salary.

Last September, Bunis was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer called granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma, and now his only chance for survival is a bone marrow transplant.

A marrow donor has to be an almost perfect match; otherwise the body will reject it, Bunis said. [Read article]

Freshman braves rain to locate some grub instead of studying for upcoming biology exam

Wildcat: Hi. My name's Nathan and you're On the Spot. And I'm on a bike. You live on campus?

Day: Yeah.

[Wildcat almost tips over]

Day: Do you want me to stop?

Wildcat: No. We don't have to stop. I'll just learn how to drive really slow and balance while not moving very much. So why are you out in the rain tonight? [Read article]

News from around campus

Building dedication to honor Ch‡vez will take place Sunday

The official dedication of the Ch‡vez/Economics building in honor of CŽsar E. Ch‡vez, the Yuma-born farm labor organizer, will take place at the UA on Sunday, from 2 p.m. ÷ 4 p.m. in front of the building. Free parking will be available at the Second Street Garage, located at East Second Street and North Mountain Avenue and in the Cherry Garage at North Cherry Avenue and East Enke Drive. [Read article]

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