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Monday, April 18, 2005
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By all accounts, the presidential inauguration celebration of Gen. Andrew Jackson was a wild affair. When Gen. Jackson of Tennessee defeated John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts in the election of 1828, the modern Democratic Party was born. That election, which has been described as the first triumph of the common man in American politics, pitted the moneyed interests of the Northeast against the rural interests of farmers and laborers from the South and West.
But somewhere in the last century and a half, the whiskey-slamming, farm-working, back-slapping Democrats of old have been replaced by green-tea-sippin', modern-art-buying, NPR-listening, progressive liberals.
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Latest Issue: April 14, 2005
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Berlin. Venice. Cannes. Tucson. Film Festivals are not just for ritzy European cities anymore. And for the 14th year, Arizonans - Tucsonans in particular - are proving that with the Arizona International Film Festival.
The AIFF is a 10-day long celebration of local and independent film, and it starts tonight. It is a great event for Tucson because it showcases national and international talent. But it is especially exciting because it exposes talent that has come out of the UA.
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Tucson and Campus Calendar
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Poetry |
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Sophokles and Hendrix: together at last
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Slamming words into action at Poetry Crawl
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Theatre |
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'Cannibal! The Musical' comes to stage
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Music |
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Rx Bandits make first trip to Congress
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CD Reviews: Hot Hot Heat, The Bravery, The Kaiser Chiefs, Will Smith
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Film |
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'Fever Pitch' falls a bit outside the park
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Food |
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Chopped good, but pricey
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Literature |
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Learn all about presidents' murders in 'Assassination Vacation'
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Art |
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Dancers, jugglers, poets highlight multicultural show
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Calexico join Muniz
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Latest Issue: April 12, 2005
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Andrea Hashim dreamed of becoming Miss America since she was a little girl, and she has just taken one step closer to making that dream a reality.
Twenty-two-year-old Hashim, a first-year dance graduate student, beat out nine competitors to be crowned Miss Tucson Valley April 2 and is gearing up for the Miss Arizona pageant in June. Miss Arizona goes on to compete for Miss America in Atlantic City.
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UA growth chambers visit Mars, South Pole
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