Last week, the people of the United States were able to witness something they have not seen since 1994, the nomination hearings of a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

One would think that an event of such importance, with the opportunity for Judge John Roberts to become the chief justice for life hanging in the balance, would be a major source of concern for the people and their elected representatives. [Read article]

Two things stick out when driving around Jefferson Park, the neighborhood just north of campus - "For Rent" signs and "Re-elect Kathleen Dunbar" signs. Oddly enough, the two are inextricably linked and characterize an age-old battle.

With 42 percent of houses in Jefferson Park serving as student rentals, the area is a complicated mingling of families and students. The two seem to always be at odds. College students want to be college students, and families would rather they act like cohabitating 40-year-olds. [Read article]

More than 500 years ago, Copernicus postulated a "crazy" idea - that the Earth rotated around the sun and not vice versa. Religious scholars opposed this theory, clinging to the long-held view that the Earth was at the center of the universe.

It was not until after his death that Copernicus' heliocentric theory was finally published and until many years of dispute later that it was finally accepted as a scientific fact. This debate struck right at the heart between science and faith, pitting scientific inquiry against philosophical and religious views that held otherwise. [Read article]

ASUA works for good of whole student body

In his recent letter ("Child care shouldn't be an ASUA issue"), Jacob Levy criticizes the Associated Students of the University of Arizona as essentially incompetent and poses a question asking readers to name three programs that ASUA provides. He named SafeRide and concerts as two. I question how he knows that there are fewer than 1,000 student-parents or why he describes and discounts them as a remote and isolated group. I can, however, answer his question about ASUA accomplishments by pointing out that ASUA has devoted several years to elevating and strengthening academic advising services for undergraduate students. [Read article]