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Arizona Daily Wildcat
Friday, January 16, 2004

Quotes from campus and around the world

"They should let us have 20 minutes to get to class now since we have to walk around something the size of Afghanistan to get to class."

Jennifer Drubin, creative writing junior,
complaining about how the construction of the Alumni Plaza has made it difficult for her to get to class on time

"It is exciting to think we have the opportunity to put in (security) systems needed for a long time that will enable us to take on challenges when they occur."

Glenn Songer, in reference to a potential contract that could net the UA $6 million in Homeland Security funding for research

"The human thirst for knowledge ultimately cannot be satisfied by even the most vivid pictures or the most detailed measurements. We need to see and examine and touch for ourselves."

President George W. Bush on his proposal for the United States to journey back to the moon and travel to Mars for the first time

"I think I'll probably gain a ton of weight, though, since it is a shorter walk to the Park Student Union than the main union. The shorter distance, more food; I'm in trouble."

David Lee, pre-business freshman, on the recently re-opened PSU and the effect it will have on his diet

"Everybody called me 'puppy killer' and I would cry all the time."

Adrian Hernandez, business administration sophomore, concluding a story about a mishap that occurred while playing a game of "toss the puppy"