Though the U.S.S. Arizona Bell in the Student Union Memorial Center is usually rung on one occasion each month, it was rung once more yesterday in recognition of 14 outstanding achievers at the UA.

Dave Parker, a member of the Student Union Advisory Council, and Provost George Davis presented certificates to the nine present honorees in the Ventana Room in the student union yesterday at 1 p.m.

Parker said the intent of the award is to honor the work done by students and faculty, which brings recognition to themselves and the university. [Read article]

If there was one word mentioned by players and coaches on the No. 2 Arizona softball team, it's consistency.

Mostly, the word is thrown around because consistency has been hard to come by for the Wildcats in Pacific 10 Conference play, especially offensively. Their spotty hitting has hurt them in some close conference games, where they have an 8-6 record.

"One day we walk out and get the hits we need, and the next day we don't," said head coach Mike Candrea. "When you are hitting well, the ball looks big and slow, but when you have hitting troubles, it looks like an aspirin." [Read article]

There are more than 180 nations that signed on to the Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, and only nine of them are nuclear weapons states (India, Pakistan and Israel are nuclear states that aren't signed on to the treaty). The treaty demands that the non-nuclear countries not acquire any weapons, on the condition that weapon holding countries like the United States begin programs of disarmament. Every five years, the member countries meet at the United Nations to review the progress of the treaty. This year, it seems that things are going in the wrong direction. [Read article]