University students, faculty and staff will now be able to find out if a sex offender studies or works on campus.

The Sex Crimes Prevention Act ÷ which was authored by Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, approved at the federal level on Oct. 28, 2000, and enacted by the Arizona Legislature last week ÷ will give people access to the names of all registered sex offenders working or living on campus. [Read article]

Independent radio host Amy Goodman spoke about what she said were the evils of corporate-slanted media and the power of independent journalism at Centennial Hall last night.

Nearly every one of Centennial's 2,456 seats was occupied as Goodman, host of Pacifica Radio's "Democracy Now!" which airs locally on Tucson's 91.3 KXCI FM and Access Tucson Televison, spoke for over an hour.

The event began with a 30-minute video featuring Goodman's criticism of the mainstream media's coverage of the war with Iraq, as well as disturbing images of casualties and injuries from the war. During the video, images of Secretary of State Colin Powell and Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark were booed by those in attendance, while video of author and filmmaker Michael Moore was loudly cheered. [Read article]

A man has been following two female students who use wheelchairs for about a month, but police say they cannot stop him.

The students, who recently reported the incidents, said the man has followed them into university buildings and waited for them to leave their classes.

UAPD spokesman Sgt. Eugene Mejia said police cannot take action because the reported incidents have come on public property and because the women have not designated themselves as victims. [Read article]

Building name change honors civil rights leader CŽsar E. Ch‡vez

Hundreds of people rallied on campus yesterday afternoon to support and celebrate the renaming of the Economics building, now the CŽsar E. Ch‡vez building.

Ch‡vez was a Yuma-born leader of Chicano civil rights and founder of United Farm Workers, a national labor union for exploited farm workers from California.

Supporters gathered in front of Old Main holding red and black balloons and "Viva La Raza" signs and began a celebration march up the Mall while singing songs. [Read article]

Students put their parents up this weekend as mom and dad visited their children's new homes.

Family Weekend is an annual event that provides an opportunity for the families of incoming and enrolled students to see their children or siblings, as well as Tucson and the UA campus.

In the Student Union Memorial Center on Saturday, Cathy Graham ate french fries with her daughter, Samantha, a pre-health education freshman. [Read article]

With so much time spent on campus, the Ridley family dinner table conversations often center on one thing: their day at school.

Eric Rosenwald, an aerospace and engineering junior, is not the only one in his house going to the UA. His stepfather, Carl Ridley, is a professor of family and consumer sciences, and his mother, Linda Spirk Ridley, is an undeclared student.

Rosenwald and his stepfather were honored by their respective colleges for academic achievements last weekend as part of the Family Weekend activities. [Read article]

Grad student waits around to make a Costco run with a friend to take advantage of cheap rice, orange juice

Wildcat: Hi, my name is Nathan.

Bollineni: Hey, Nathan.

Wildcat: And this is a drive-by On the Spot · and don't worry. That clicking sound wasn't my Tech-9; it was my recorder.

Bollineni: OK.

Wildcat: So how come you're standing out here all by yourself? I mean, I have that problem; don't get me wrong. I just don't have friends. [Read article]

Today

· 1792 The cornerstone of the White House was laid during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.

· 1974 Television host Ed Sullivan died in New York City at age 72.

· 1999 In Boulder, Colo., the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury was dismissed after 13 months of work, with prosecutors saying there wasn't enough evidence to charge anyone in the 6-year-old's strangulation. [Read article]

· Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood.

· The lungfish can live out of water in a state of suspended animation for three years.

· The bark of a redwood tree is fireproof. Fires in redwood forests take place inside the trees.

· There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

· The name "pumpernickel" was coined by Napoleon's troops during the Napoleonic Wars. His men complained that although they were often poorly fed, there was always bread for Napoleon's favorite horse, Nicoll. Thus the word "pumpernickel" ÷ "pain" (bread) "pour" (for) Nicoll ÷ was coined. [Read article]