The UA's Scorch ultimate Frisbee team has proven that it is a force to be reckoned with.

After the group officially tossed its first disc in the fall of 2000, it won a bid to nationals in only its second year.

This past weekend at the Santa Barbara Invitational in Santa Barbara, Calif., the women played 4-3, winning the B division tournament and securing a ninth place finish overall.

Despite the competitive nature of the game, the veteran members of the Scorch maintain that winning is not the most important reason they play. [Read article]

With the New Hampshire primary over and the Arizona primary less than one week away, UA students are gearing up to do last minute campaigning for their favorite candidates.

Nikki Naff, a molecular and cellular biology freshman, paced the UA Mall yesterday, passing out mints and the message of her candidate, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

"We pass out mints because Kucinich is a breath of fresh air. I know it's kind of corny, but it attracts people," she said. [Read article]

ASUA hopes to recruit more senate candidates

ASUA officials decided to extend last week's deadline for students to decide whether to run for office to Feb. 6 after only nine students put themselves on the ballot for 10 senator spots.

At last night's candidate meeting, Dan Suh, ASUA elections commissioner, said the candidate packets deadline for the March elections has been extended to Feb. 6 in order to recruit more candidates, primarily for the senate positions. [Read article]

PHOENIX - One year and $440 million changed the tone but not the message as President Peter Likins asked legislators to help fight key problems, like faculty retention and enrollment growth, that threaten the UA.

Last year, Likins gave a scathing speech to the House Committee on Appropriations in which he lambasted them for two consecutive years of budget cuts and their plans to cut again.

Yesterday, Likins graciously thanked legislators for their $440 million commitment to build new university research facilities and their ability to avoid cutting the 2004 budget, calling it a "turnaround year" at the UA. [Read article]

State officials want increase in voter turnout

If you think your vote has been ignored because you're young, the secretary of state says you are probably right.

But with the 2004 election on the horizon, Republican Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer said she has made it a priority to increase voter turnout among the college-aged voter bloc, which has a history of low turnout in past elections. [Read article]

No Anchovies employee's porn name would be "Harpoon," but only if they don't show his face

Wildcat: Hi, I'm Claire and you're On the Spot.

Jason: What's that?

Wildcat: It's a regular column we do where we let people make fools of themselves ... I mean ...

Jason: Uh-oh. Well, that shouldn't be hard with me.

Wildcat: Excellent. So, is that mold on your head, or were you trying to find your inner leprechaun? [Read article]

Things you always never wanted to know

ASUA passes request for $15M from State for faculty salaries

The ASUA senate held an emergency meeting yesterday to pass a resolution asking the Legislature for an additional $15 million for faculty salary, matching the request made by UA President Peter Likins.

ASUA President J.P. Benedict said the resolution was written to show support for faculty and the university.

"The faculty are our university," Benedict said. [Read article]