Tombstone was a circus on April Fools' Day. Protesters with signs that read "Borders imprison us all" merged with counter-protesters holding signs proclaiming "Osama bin Laden loves open borders." American Indian dancers performed on the main drag of Interstate 80 that runs through town. Reporters and photojournalists from media outlets like the Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio and local Arizona papers jockeyed for position on the sidewalks. [Read article]

Question: What do you think about the women from the UA posing for Playboy's "Women of the Pac-10" issue?

"I wouldn't want to be in it, but if people want to do it it's their choice."
Lauren Canty journalism freshman

"It's cool, but I think they should have the guys pose too."
Michelle Brandon biochemistry freshman [Read article]

Homeless need to get out of library

It occurred to me while reading the debate on whether "bums" should use the library that if they have so much time to spend in the library, then obviously they have enough time to get a job. If Celia Reynolds loves homeless people so much then she should bring them over to her house and spend some time with them. These people don't deserve the right to use the library, they are abusive, drunken, obnoxious, and yes, like drunk loud students, they should be evicted from this place of higher learning, the Main Library. The truth of the matter is that given the amount of scholarships available at the UA if the bums wanted to enroll and therefore use the library they probably could do it for free and keep up the tradition they have set of living off state money and taxpayer assistance. There is nothing compassionate about homeless people. They have thousands of people in Tucson working on their behalf at the local churches, during Operation Deep Freeze and in 50 other places looking out for them. The UA doesn't need to donate its precious workers' time to cleaning up after them too. [Read article]