Twenty years ago today, UA head basketball coach Lute Olson coached his first game at the helm of the Wildcat program when Arizona squeeked by Northern Arizona, 72-65, in McKale Center.

Two decades later, on the same court and against the same opponent, Olson picked up his 500th career win with the Wildcats, a feat matched by just one other coach in school history.

"It was great to get my 500th win at Arizona tonight," Olson said. "It has been a long haul; there have been a lot of games and a lot of great memories for me and this program." [Read article]

City police have made it a point to crack down on underage drinking this semester, and now state agencies have joined forces to embark on their own campaign.

The Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, the governor's office and the Arizona Highway Patrol plan to target underage drinkers in bars and restaurants around the three state universities.

This is the first year the DLLC will work with the governor's office and the highway patrol. [Read article]

Members of the Student Global Aids Campaign sold $50 million cookies and $100 million brownies yesterday to protest Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain's vote to table $900 million intended to fight the global AIDS pandemic.

Group members, who wore signs reading "McCain, keep your promise: Fight global AIDS," said they hoped the fictitious bake sale would compel the senator to rethink his decision to vote against the funding. [Read article]

Both the communication and the journalism departments have announced plans to temporarily suspend their minor programs in an effort to increase class space for majors.

The journalism department enacted its suspension on Nov. 14, and students had their last chance to declare a communication minor last week.

Both of the minor suspensions, according to each department, come as a result of the massive budget cuts imposed throughout the UA campus in 2001 and 2002. [Read article]

Breakfast available to commuting students Tuesday mornings

Weary travelers braving the morning commute from off-campus residences are encouraged to take advantage of a spread of free donuts and coffee in a heated commuter lounge.

This is all a part of the Good Morning Commuter breakfasts that are available for the more than 30,000 students who commute to campus every day.

Held every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the commuter lounge on the fourth floor of the Student Union Memorial Center, the breakfasts give students a place to escape the cold winter weather. [Read article]

Freshmen know a lot about phases of meiosis, look forward to food on Thanksgiving

Wildcat: My name's Nathan and you're On the Spot.

Magness: Nathan? I'm Tova.

MaHusain: I'm Leena.

Wildcat: All right. Nice to meet you guys. What are you guys doing right now?

Magness: Well, we were walking. · I'm just going to my sorority house.

MaHusain: And I was walking her there. [Read article]

Nov. 26, 1980

Ginger Franco, 5, comforts her pet turkey, Henrietta, in case the bird fears fowl deeds may be done on Thursday. Not to worry. In reference to Henrietta's plans for Thanksgiving, Franco's dad Robert said, "We don't eat family."

This photo was accompanied by an article about how turkeys had more white meat per pound that year along with a lower price, according to a UA poultry specialist. [Read article]

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