Zona Zoo lottery rewards student-ticket scalpers

I am writing this letter following a recent eBay search that turned up UA students selling their basketball tickets on the online auction site. This is a slap in the face to fans like myself that purchased a Zona Zoo sports pass and failed to receive tickets via the lottery system. These tickets were selling for an astonishing $250 to $300. This practice must be frowned upon and met with strict penalties. There are plenty of students who are not looking to make a quick profit at the university's expense. The university should develop a policy on scalping student tickets at ridiculous prices. The hopeless fans that had no luck in the lottery are again losers, as they must fork over immense sums of money to set foot in McKale Center and witness the mystifying atmosphere of Arizona basketball. [Read article]

On Tuesday, Tucson voters will take to the polls to determine the future of in-town transportation. Propositions 200 and 201, if passed, would spawn a transportation network that would improve bus service, create a light rail transit system, repair streets and extend the UA trolley through downtown. The hefty price tag - $1 billion over 20 years - would fall to residents in the form of new sales and construction taxes. We asked our columnists: Are you getting on the train? [Read article]