Few Wildcats bared it all for Playboy yesterday as they came to Tucson for the first of three days looking for women to pose for their annual college edition.

In contrast to the UA turnout, Playboy Producer Eden Orfanos said they were unable to see all the women at Arizona State University who wanted to take part in the "Girls of the Pac-10" issue.

"We just came from ASU, we had 200 girls call," Orfanos said. "We couldn't see everybody." [Read article]

Two prominent Arizonans will address May graduates during the morning and afternoon commencement ceremonies, university officials announced yesterday.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will deliver the afternoon commencement speech while Phoenix Suns majority owner Robert G. Sarver will speak in the morning for the UA's 132nd Commencement Ceremony, May 14 in McKale Center.

President Peter Likins invited the two after receiving recommendations from Student Body President Alistair Chapman last month. [Read article]

After 16 months without permanent leadership, UApresents appointed its new permanent director yesterday.

Natalie Bohnet, the interim executive director since September, was named as the permanent executive director by Saundra Taylor, senior vice president of Campus Life, according to a press release.

Will Seberger, UApresents spokesman, said Taylor began a national search for a permanent director 16 months ago when Ken Foster, the previous director, left. [Read article]

When Vanessa Sheldon was 16 years old, most schoolchildren her age were worried about getting their driver's license or finding a date to the prom.

Sheldon was beginning her doctoral program at the UA.

In May, the 19-year-old Sheldon will receive a doctor of musical arts degree in harp performance, becoming one of the youngest students to ever receive a doctorate from the UA.

A child prodigy [Read article]

Free haircuts will be offered tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to people who wish to donate their hair to the non-profit organization Locks of Love at Great Clips inside the Student Union Memorial Center.

The Jewish Law Students Association of the UA Hillel Foundation and Great Clips are sponsoring the event and will be donating the hair to Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children younger than 18 years old suffering from long-term medical hair loss, according to a press release. [Read article]

The UA Wildcat baseball team will play an exhibition game tonight against the Tucson Sidewinders to benefit the UA College of Education.

Every year the Wildcats perform a public service for the community, and this year the proceeds from the exhibition game will be donated to the College of Education.

"This is a collaborative project and I think the baseball team is being a great corporate citizen," said Ronald Marx, dean of students in the College of Education. "This is a great opportunity for us." [Read article]

A newly redesigned UA Web site will go online in July, a result of an increasing number of Web site users and, in turn, a subsequent influx of information.

Tracey Hummel, senior support systems analyst, presented a preliminary, "wire frame" version of the new Web site layout to the Faculty Senate in a meeting yesterday, citing a burst of information as the need to revamp.

"With the amount of information exploding onto the Web every year, we need a better communication tool," Hummel said. [Read article]

Hot freshman sees Playboy playmates as more than just hot chicks

Wildcat: My name is Kylee and you're on the spot. So tell me, when's the last time you checked out some hot T&A in a Playboy?

Vollmer: That would probably be two weeks ago.

Wildcat: Which issue was it?

Vollmer: The one with Brooke Burke.

Wildcat: So, do you think it's an educational publication? [Read article]

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