ASUA, President Roosevelt have very little in common

The ASUA leadership in Wednesday's Wildcat had the audacity to compare itself to the Roosevelt administration by way of its "Cat Chat" - a reference to FDR's fireside chats. The analogy is laughable.

Over the past month, I've attempted to reach several ASUA leaders about a serious problem: traffic safety around the UA. Unfortunately, these leaders have evidently been too busy chatting to take action in response to my concerns. [Read article]

Question: How do you feel about the plans for the new Alumni Plaza?

"I don't see how it can be a bad thing; they aren't getting rid of anything important. If it doesn't cost the university anything, then tuition won't go up."

"I don't really know much about it, but I think as long as there's still room on the Mall to hang out, it will be a good addition." [Read article]

One of the most notable events in American history happened 40 years ago this month. However, for those of us in our 20s, Nov. 22 will slip by without much thought.

The sudden assassination of the legendary president John F. Kennedy on a sunny day in Dallas rocked the country - or as some might argue, the world. It's forgettable for college students, as our only understanding of it is from high school textbooks, and our vision of the Kennedy legacy is limited to gossip in People and US magazines. Nevertheless, the assassination is embedded in the minds of the generations before us. [Read article]

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences houses a great majority of the student body, with 16 departments and roughly 6,400 majors (including graduate students). The departments are underfunded by the state; most get a little less than $3 million each - 90-95 percent of which goes to salaries - for their budgets. The entire state budget of SBS is about $30 million - including funds doled out to each department's permanent, operation and temporary budgets. [Read article]