No-guns policy doesn't prevent guns on campus

According to Mr. Wilson, the "no guns allowed on campus" rule makes us safer. The problem with that is, the people who would use guns criminally are the ones who won't follow the rules. My freshman year in 1999, I lived in Room 117 in Apache-Santa Cruz Residence Hall. One night, a man walked into our room and he had a gun in the back of his pants. He was looking for someone who lived in our hall. He stumbled around my room, obviously drunk, before he left. (If you don't believe me, search the Wildcat archives from 1999. It was front-page news). Had he wanted to shoot my roommate and I that day, there's not a damn thing we could have done about it. The "no-guns" policy didn't stop him from coming into my room with a gun, but it did prevent me from having any way of defending myself had he decided to kill us. Also, if I recall correctly, the no-gun policy did nothing to protect the three women who were ruthlessly murdered in the Arizona Health Sciences Center last year. Maybe if a law-abiding citizen (notice no quotations around that) had been able to carry a weapon for defense, those brave women's lives could have been saved. The "weapons free zone" doesn't make us safer, Mr. Wilson; it makes us victims. [Read article]

It's the beginning of the semester, which means that, among other things, various clubs and organizations are busy seeking new members, as evidenced by the onslaught of tents and booths out at the Mall and inside the recreational center. This also means that fraternity rush, which a good number of students participate in, is underway starting on Sept. 7. However, rush will be different this year, as three of the larger fraternities will not be able to partake in rushing new members. [Read article]

In just about a month, Speedway may finally have a shot at living up to its name.

After years of ignoring a disastrous situation, city officials have given the green light to installing a left turn arrow at the intersection of North Park Avenue and East Speedway Boulevard.

And hopefully, the addition will signal a host of improvements for campus area roads.

Right now, the question is, "What the hell took so long?" [Read article]

Question: What do you think of giving the domestic partners of homosexual UA employees the same benefits that the spouses of other UA employees receive?

"No, not until civil unions are legal. They're not recognized yet, so they shouldn't receive the same benefits."

Freddy Sutton
political science freshman

"I'm for it. It's what they do in their bedrooms ... it doesn't really affect anything outside of it." [Read article]