"Yes, well, just a needle, but I haven't used it today." - A man responding to a University of Arizona Police Department officer who asked him if he had anything illegal on him. The man was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and released

"Although at this moment it may seem like a dream, the whole globe should be demilitarized. It is a necessity." - The Dalai Lama speaking to a sold-out crowd of more than 8,000 Monday in the Tucson Convention Center

"We decided we are going to try to make a difference one villager at a time." - Mamadou Baro, UA anthropologist, on the mission of Niger Direct, a UA program Baro established last month, providing emergency aid directly to hunger-stricken families in Niger

What's up, Wildcats? Thanks for the invite back to Tucson. We always love it here. -Jason Mraz, to the nearly 1,600 fans who attended his performance in Centennial Hall Wednesday night. The concert was the second stop for Mraz and back-up band The Take it Easy Buddies on their Mr. A-Z tour

"We let them tee off on us. The big plays seem to be our Achilles' heel." - Mike Stoops, Arizona head football coach, on Arizona's 24-31 loss to Purdue Saturday

"I really believe that the money could be better spent elsewhere." - Matt Boepple, political science sophomore and ASUA senator, on the Associated Students of the University of Arizona's decision to spend $1,200 in sending four senators to a leadership conference in Denver later this month. ASUA's total operating budget for the year began at $8,639

"They were walking in and out of the theater, and no one recognized them as having been there to watch the movie." - Allen Menasco, a media arts sophomore, on the two prime suspects who allegedly stole $5,000 in audio-visual equipment from Gallagher Theater last week

"We're college students, and I don't think we need crossing guards, but maybe blinking lights or something to let people know there are a lot of pedestrians. Pedestrians aren't safe even in the crosswalks." - Timothy Hart, a political science sophomore, who was struck by a vehicle while crossing East Speedway Boulevard at North Mountain Avenue earlier this month, on the mixed traffic running through the UA's streets and sidewalks

"I really think it is going to be bad. That's really why I'm running. All these years I've stayed here, but I've got to go this time. I don't have but one life, and it is time for me to go." - Barbara Anders, 65, on evacuating from Galveston, Texas, ahead of Hurricane Rita, a Category4 hurricane