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OPINIONS
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Mailbag

TPD's drinking enforcement bound

That was an excellent and fair article by Ty Young on the Tucson Police Department's underage drinking tactics. As the featured interviewee in the article, I have three questions: 1) After the students are arrested, then what? Answer: They continue doing whatever they would have done anyway. As long as society condones responsible alcohol consumption by adults, underage students will continue to consume alcohol. 2) After the students turn 21, then what? Answer: They continue doing whatever they would have done anyway, but the police no longer have this artificial leverage against them. 3) So what is the point of the arrests? I have yet to hear an intelligent answer to this question. [Read article]

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photo Issue of the Week: Top stories of the semester

Top stories of the semester

In the past semester, much has changed at the UA. We have - among other things - a new tuition hike, a new head football coach, and a new traffic light. What single event made the biggest impact on campus? What event should have? We asked our columnists: What was the issue of the semester?


Underage drinking gets busted

This semester saw a mighty change to a long-standing UA tradition: underage drinking. The disturbing new trend of actually enforcing drinking laws first shocked students on Aug. 29 when, after a promise to combat underage drinking and alcohol-related violence, police broke up a huge courtyard party at Jefferson at Star Ranch apartments. At the end of the night, 125 minors had been arrested and 57 were sitting in jail, wondering what had gone so terribly wrong. [Read article]

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Something for everyone

The holidays are here, and gift-givers still have a few weeks to find a present for that special someone. Two thousand and three was full of winners and losers. So, December is the time for some to cash in on what's owed to them and others to show some kindness to their fellow men in spite of their mistakes.

Below are a list of the deserving and some gifts that might be appropriate this season.


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