Although bright lights illuminating Tucson streets and evening sporting events are helpful for students and residents alike, the light is also a curse for astronomers in Southern Arizona.

The International Dark-Sky Association came to the UA Mall yesterday to talk about the growing problem of light pollution to UA students for UA Earth Day.

John Polacheck, the vice president for the Southern Arizona chapter of the Dark-Sky Association, said light pollution affects the ability for astronomers to gaze at the stars with optical telescopes. [Read article]

SPRING GAME • TOMORROW, 1 p.m. • ARIZONA STADIUM

The foundation for the 2005 football season gets laid tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. in Arizona Stadium when Arizona takes the field for its annual Spring Game.

The intrasquad showdown is the last workout in Arizona's 25-day spring season.

"No one should be better equipped to stop a team than the team itself," head coach Mike Stoops said.

The Wildcat offense and defense will be on opposing sides, and the score will be kept with a modified system that rewards big plays on both ends of the ball. [Read article]

Criticizing the UA's greek community is a well-worn path, and one that is especially laden with unfair assumptions grounded in common misconceptions. So let's look at the statistics. [Read article]