The academic progress of UA athletes ranks at the bottom of the Pacific 10 Conference, according to a preliminary report released yesterday by the NCAA, and as many as nine UA teams could receive sanctions if the findings were to take effect.

As part of data collected from the 2003-04 academic year for the National Collegiate Athletic Associations' Academic Progress Rate, five Wildcat squads - baseball, football, men's outdoor track, women's indoor track and women's outdoor track - would have been penalized by the NCAA, including a possible loss of scholarships. [Read article]

Students with access to a computer and a couple spare minutes can vote today and tomorrow in the ASUA primary election.

Undergraduate students can vote for president, executive vice president, administrative vice president, and senatorial candidate positions. Graduate students can vote for all positions except for senators, said Adam Falck, Associated Students of the University of Arizona election commissioner. [Read article]

Each candidate running for ASUA office has pledged some sort of campaign promise, but past presidents say candidates have to carefully consider the feasibility of their plans.

Ben Graff, 2000-2001 Associated Students of the University of Arizona president, said some candidates "shoot from their hip" with promises, but candidates who want to carry out their campaign promises must do the research beforehand. [Read article]

Victims of domestic violence are all around us. They walk the same streets, work the same jobs and share the same classes, but many of them are too afraid to share their story.

According to a 1998 Commonwealth Fund survey, nearly 1 1/3 of American women report being raped or physically assaulted by a current or former boyfriend at some point in their lives.

An estimated 4.5 million physical assaults are committed in the United States against women by intimate partners annually, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. [Read article]

The smell of clay and Crayola were in the air Saturday, as UA art education students became the teachers in art classes of their own.

Seniors and graduate students in the art department's Wildcat Art course, a senior capstone class for art education majors, practiced their teaching skills in front of students from local elementary schools, junior highs and high schools, and for many, it was the first time being in the teacher's shoes. [Read article]

A UA employee was honored Thursday by police for aiding in the apprehension of two men stealing items from a car, one who had suspected involvement in a brutal murder last year.

Marvin Landis, a scientific visualization specialist for the Center for Computing and Information Technology, called police after witnessing suspicious activity in a Zone 1 lot, 1151 N. Vine Ave., from his office window, reports stated. [Read article]

Junior unimpressed with Oscars, but wants to win one with his afro

Wildcat: My name is Kylee and you're on the spot. So, what'd you think of the Academy Awards?

Gladstein: I wasn't that impressed. Not as fun as in past years, but I was really happy that Jamie Foxx won. I was rootin' for him all the way.

Wildcat: Why didn't you think it was good as in past years?

Gladstein: I just think it was too boring. They were trying to cut the time too short and cut out people's speeches. You see how they were bringing the nominees up on the stage now, and they're having people accept their awards in the aisle. That's ridiculous. Let them get up on stage and say their piece. [Read article]

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