A man attempted to sexually assault a UA student in the campus area early Friday morning causing police to reiterate the importance of locking doors and being alert.

A student was sleeping in her home near East Adams Street when she woke up around 3 a.m. to find an unknown man in her room, said Tucson Police Department Sgt. Kerry Fuller.

The man got into the house through an unlocked door and attempted to assault the student but was frightened away, Fuller said. [Read article]

Purdue rushing game dispatches Arizona defense

Prior to Saturday night’s matchup with No. 11 Purdue, members of the Arizona football team were expecting to see a pass-heavy Boilermaker offense, and for good reason.

After all, this was the same Purdue program head coach Joe Tiller has built around a stellar quarterbacking corps over the last decade.

But in Saturday’s 31-24 loss before a capacity crowd at Arizona Stadium, the Arizona defense faced something totally unexpected — an almost run-exclusive Boilermaker offense from a spread-option set. [Read article]

President George Bush is either a liar, an idiot or a manipulative genius, whichever you prefer. In any case, because of his presidency, there is a high probability that Iran and/or North Korea will be struck with tactical nuclear weapons sometime in the near future.

A document drafted in March by the Pentagon outlined several scenarios, under which the president would be entitled to launch pre-emptive nuclear strikes, marking a significant turn in U.S. nuclear policy. The document, titled “Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations,” awaits only Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s signature to become official policy, which it’s expected to receive in the coming weeks. [Read article]