As a girl, I grew up longing for the adventurous spirit of Harriet and the posh lives of the Wakefield twins. Unfortunately, these idols existed purely in fiction, slipped between the covers of "Harriet the Spy" and "Sweet Valley High."

The power of books seems immeasurable to some; others find them boring and acrimonious. Years of assigned readings have caused some students to turn their noses at pleasure reading. Yet, college life serves as the opportune time for some to embrace the pages they once rebuked or for others to reclaim the passion of their youth. [Read article]

Back in those halcyon days of October 2004, I attended a speech by David T. Hardy, author of "Michael Moore Is a Big, Fat, Stupid White Man," who was on campus to act as a counterbalance to the impending arrival of the stupid white man himself.

Most people who were there would probably remember that night because of the woman in the audience who asked Hardy an anti-Bush question and was promptly hissed and booed. However, I remember it for an entirely different reason. [Read article]

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Strolling the sidewalks of the UA campus, the thought of educational inequity rarely enters the average student's mind. Why would it? Looking around, most of us are newly tanned, well rested and eager to try our luck on the massive game systems adorning the UA Mall or grab a bite in our $60 million Student Union Memorial Center. [Read article]

With steeply ascending energy prices threatening our nation's stability, it would behoove the UA to support recent proposals to integrate renewable energy into our campus life.

Associated Students of the University of Arizona President Cade Bernsen is lobbying the university administration with a proposal to run an entire building with solar energy by the end of the year, which promises to be both feasible and advantageous for the UA. [Read article]

Most students unaware of herpes infection

The one important statistic missing from your "Herpes missing in STD test routine" article is that 90 percent of the people infected with genital herpes do not know it. Putting that percentage into numbers looks something like: In a classroom of 100 students, 25 will have genital herpes, yet only two will know it. So, next time you're in a classroom, look around. [Read article]