Vigil held for 9/11, Katrina victims

Students and residence hall employees gathered yesterday for a candlelight vigil to remember the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 four years later.

About 30 students attended the small vigil in the Highland Commons plaza, organized by the Posada San Pedro residence hall council and hall director Ailton Coleman, to remember and share experiences from Sept. 11 and also to honor the victims of Hurricane Katrina. [Read article]

Cats dominate first half, hang on for home-opening win

Senior safety Darrell Brooks said it best following the Arizona football team's home opening win over NAU Saturday night.

"A win's a win," he said. "It wasn't pretty, but we got the win."

The Wildcats (1-1) jumped on the Division I-AA Lumberjacks (1-1) early and held on for a 31-12 victory at Arizona Stadium.

"I thought Northern Arizona played a feisty game all night," said Arizona head coach Mike Stoops. "They gave us some problems doing some things." [Read article]

Undoubtedly, the credit card bills, bursar statements or the hole in your wallet seems larger than usual this month. In the process of reflecting, you make that connection to why finances seem grimmer: textbooks. Whether you bought books before classes started or just last week, the enormity of textbook prices riles up most students' anger and discontent.

Unfortunately, this problem affects students across the nation. In fact, prices have risen 186 percent in two decades, according to the Government Accountability Office's report. According to the New York Times,the average student spends about $900 each year on textbooks alone (forget about tuition and other levied fees). [Read article]