Tucson regent Boice to lead search for next UA president

A Tucson regent will head the committee responsible for searching for the next university president to replace President Peter Likins when he retires in 2006.

egent Fred Boice, a three-year member of the Arizona Board of Regents, will chair the presidential search committee and select viable candidates for the UA's top position, which the regents must officially appoint. [Read article]

In their last meeting of the semester, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate passed a referendum that will put a new Student Recreation Center fee on the ballot in next year's student elections.

The ASUA senators debated for almost two hours Wednesday night before passing the referendum 6 to 4, which will let students decide whether to approve a student fee of $84 per year instead of the current $50 fee to fund an addition to the Rec Center. [Read article]

Graduate program fees supported

The Arizona Board of Regents rejected all three undergraduate differential tuition requests during their meeting yesterday in a 7-2 vote but approved the five graduate programs fees, despite protests from university presidents and student leaders.

Regents were reluctant to embrace the undergraduate fees, citing voids in financial aid, allocation of fee revenue and questions if fees were in reality with tuition increases. [Read article]

The UA will open its doors today for the annual Daughters on Campus Day, inviting children of staff, faculty and students to participate in field-related events while spending time with Mom or Dad.

Zelda Harris, chair of the commission on the status of women and one of the event organizers, said the goal of the day is to show children how they can grow up to be leaders in their fields.

"Children can understand that they can achieve in areas where they may have thought were inaccessible to them," Harris said. [Read article]

The UA Network of Feminist Student Activists stopped traffic on campus last night as they led a march in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month.

More than 50 men and women met in front of the Old Main fountain to show support for women who have been abused in the past.

"We need to do better for the women of this country, we need to do better for the women of this world," said Brian Loudon, a community educator for the Brewster Center Domestic Violence Service. [Read article]

Outstanding greeks were honored at Wednesday night's Greek Awards, hosted by the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership and the Order of Omega.

About 500 students from the greek community attended the 23rd annual Greek Awards to honor members for good work, said Kathy Adams Riester, assistant director of CSIL.

"The Greek Awards ... is a celebration of accomplishments in the greek community," Riester said. [Read article]

Poet Angelou to be honored at UA Black Alumni dinner

The UA will honor extraordinary black women and their achievements tonight at the UA Black Alumni's Phenomenal Woman banquet.

This year, three women will be recognized, including Maya Angelou, a world-renowned author, poet, playwright and speaker. Angelou will also give a presentation at the banquet.

More than 650 people from throughout the city and the state are expected to attend, said Tina Johnson, assistant director of development for diversity programs at the UA. [Read article]

"We've got Justice Kennedy writing decisions based upon international law, not the Constitution of the United States. That's just outrageous. And not only that, but he said in session that he does his own research on the Internet? That is just incredibly outrageous."
-Tom DeLay, House majority leader, when asked if he thinks the justices on the Supreme Court are activist judges, critiquing Kennedy's list of works cited [Read article]