UA professor and democratic candidate Tom Volgy narrowly trailed his republican opponent Bob Walkup late last night in the race for mayor of the City of Tucson.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Walkup held a slight lead with 49.55 percent of the vote to Volgy's 47.6 percent. About 4,000 ballots still needed to be counted, including early ballots and those needing verification.

Those won't be counted until Friday or Saturday, said Jay Gonzales, a city spokesman. [Read article]

ASUA senators discovered yesterday that getting students to the polls is not as easy as offering a shuttle service.

Sen. Kara Harris said ASUA's free shuttle service to the polls was not as successful as senators had hoped because students weren't registered, had forgotten about the elections or couldn't find the time to vote.

From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., only one student used the shuttle service. After that, only around 15 students took advantage of the shuttle service before ASUA closed it down an hour early at 3 p.m. [Read article]

For Brian Savitch, a weekend trip back home was spent digging through the rubble for his most prized possessions.

Savitch's home was one of two UA students' homes burnt to the ground by the Cedar Fire, the worst fire in California history, that torched its way through Southern California.

Savitch, a journalism senior, returned to the UA early this week after visiting the Scripps Ranch neighborhood he called home for more than 19 years. [Read article]

ASUA SafeRide will no longer drive groups larger than two people in order to accommodate more students who are traveling alone or in pairs at night.

Lately, the service has driven more than 300 people per night, a volume SafeRide cannot handle with its limited resources, said Joshua Wright, the director of SafeRide.

Wright, a psychology senior, said that groups of more than two people should be able to travel safely at night without the help of SafeRide. [Read article]

American Idol is coming to campus, but there's no need to drag out your leather pants and karaoke machines. The popular reality music show isn't on the lookout for the next Britney or Justin this time.

Two performers from last season's American Idol will take the stage for a free concert Friday night at Centennial Hall.

Kimberly Locke, the Nashville native who belted her way to third place in last spring's "Idol" competition and Carmen Rasmussen, who finished sixth on the show will perform at 9 p.m. [Read article]

One year after riots broke out among UA students in line for basketball tickets, a UA student has filed a lawsuit against the university claiming she was injured while trying to buy men's basketball tickets.

Lauren Dodd, a biochemistry and molecular biophysics junior, went to purchase tickets at about 3 a.m. at McKale Center on Oct. 28 of last year, according to the complaint filed in Pima County Superior Court. [Read article]

Anthropology sophomore has a tongue ring and wants to work in the Dominican Republic

Wildcat: Hi, my name's Nathan and you're On the Spot.

Boria: OK. My name's Alina.

Wildcat: Do you have a tongue ring?

Boria: Yeah, I have a tongue ring.

Wildcat: Do you have two?

Boria: No I have one.

Wildcat: I thought I saw a bunch of glitter in there. [Boria shows her tongue] Whoa! Oh, it's just a six-pronged ring. [Read article]

1969 - UA Homecoming Queen Michele Brandt's picture covered the entire front page of the Nov. 14, 1969 edition of the Wildcat. The headline read, "Queen feels untypical, doesn't fit image." The 19-year-old zoology senior said she believed the typical image of a Homecoming Queen is "beautiful, sophisticated and always well dressed." She also said she hoped being queen hadn't changed her personality, but quickly added "ask my friends." [Read article]

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