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Arizona Daily Wildcat
Wednesday, September 28, 2005

UA men's rugby team looking for players

The Arizona's men's club rugby team is holding open tryouts for its lock position at tomorrow's practice.

Arizona head coach Dave Sitton said that any UA student 6-foot-3 or taller is invited to try to join the Ruggers' 85-person roster. The team begins its season the weekend of Oct. 21 with road games against Texas and Baylor.

The lock position, which is similar to the tackle in American football, has not been filled because the team lacks athletes who are big enough, he said.

The Ruggers practice tomorrow from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Rincon Vista field, located at the corner of East 15th Street and South Tucson Boulevard.

ASUA women's discussion forum tonight

An open forum about women and modern issues will take place tonight in the Women's Resource Center at 7. The discussion is part of "Women's Wednesdays," a new addition to the programming provided by the Women's Resource Center, and will provide open discussions on issues such as rape awareness, rape prevention, women as professionals and body image, said Leslie Marasco, the director of Associated Students of the University of Arizona's Women's Resource Center.

Tonight's forum is called "The Structure Of Relations Between The Opposite Sex: Concentrating On The Professional Setting."

The Women's Resource Center is located in the ASUA offices on the third floor of the Student Union Memorial Center.

'Polkey' memorial service tonight in McKale

A memorial service for Shawntinice Polk will be held in McKale Center tonight.The public gathering will begin at 6:30 p.m., and visitors are asked to sit on the east side of the arena.

Funeral services are pending. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the University of Arizona for a Shawntinice S. Polk women's basketball scholarship. More information is available by calling (520) 621-9366 or

(520) 621-8110.