Pride highlight of home football games

I just have to respond to the letter from Toni Wright commenting on the Pride of Arizona's performance at the USC game. I too was sitting in the same area, but failed to notice the Trojan Pep Band "taking over the stadium." Did I miss something?

If you mean that the Trojan band blatted their annoying repertoire of two whole songs over and over again, then maybe you're right. The POA tries not to be annoying to fans by only playing when it is appropriate. As for the halftime show, I cannot believe you take issue with how they came off the field and gripe because after halftime the band members are allowed 15 whole minutes (after a strenuous performance and being in those uniforms for four hours) to get a drink and wait in line to use the restroom! [Read article]

If anyone is looking for something to do Wednesday afternoon, I suggest that you take a trip to the fourth floor of the Student Union Memorial Center and attend the ASUA senate meeting, which kicks off at 4:45 p.m. Watching the brawl over the current issue was like watching full contact basketball, with a shove and an elbow here and a knee to the groin there. If the last meeting is any indication of how this week's meeting is going to go, it will be more entertaining than most of our football games this year. [Read article]

The threat of West Nile virus has caused stewards of standing water around Tucson to take extra care to ensure mosquito populations are kept under control. Two human cases of West Nile have already been recorded in Pima County this fall. Next summer, several species of endangered fish may be drafted to help reduce mosquito populations at wetland locations around the Tucson valley.

Last week, the Arizona Daily Star reported that state officials are currently finalizing an agreement under the Endangered Species Act that would allow the reintroduction of the Gila topminnow, Yaqui topminnow, desert pupfish and Quitobaquito pupfish into selected wetlands to begin controlling mosquito populations. [Read article]