After waiting nearly two decades, student basketball fans finally got their wish on Friday when the athletics department confirmed there will be a new unified student section for men's basketball games at McKale Center, beginning next year.

After months of negotiations, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and Arizona Athletics reached an agreement Friday to add a student section that will stretch from floor to ceiling on the north side of McKale Center with general admission seating. [Read article]

Unattended candle causes smoke damage, student evacuation

A small fire caused by a candle in Kaibab-Huachuca Residence Hall, 922 E. Fourth St., left dozens of residents standing outside in the street for an hour and a half Friday night.

John Ouellet, a resident assistant who oversees the hall in which the fire started, said the room sustained a lot of smoke damage, but much of the resident's personal property went untouched. [Read article]

Administrators' proposal to tax 10 percent of carry-forward funds could result in unnecessary spending and cripple departments already running low on resources, department heads said last week.

The concerns come in response to President Peter Likins' 17 budget reallocation proposals, revealed two weeks ago, which would centralize the university budget and save money in a time when the UA is facing a decrease in state funding and rising operational costs. [Read article]

Nathan Bell has Associated Students of the University of Arizona leadership experience on his side.

As a member of the Residence Hall Association for two years and a current ASUA senator, Bell said he has the knowledge and background to serve students better than the other candidates.

"I'm more abreast on recent issues," said Bell, a computer science senior.

Working beside President Alistair Chapman, Bell has had a direct role in tackling commencement issues, establishing late nights on campus as an alternative to drinking alcohol and opening lines of communication between students and ASUA. [Read article]

The cheering and sounds of drilling around the Old Main rock attracted students, visitors and teachers to the annual drilling competition held Friday by the mining and geological engineering department.

Many students were unsure what exactly was happening, but when they followed their ears to the Old Main competition rock they found themselves witnessing an annual competition.

"I was walking on the Mall and heard drilling, but I had no idea what was going on," said Dani Edelman, an elementary education sophomore. "I walked over here to see what they were doing." [Read article]

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