It might have been the thought of so much upcoming turkey and mashed potatoes. Or maybe it was the "mandate" that so many people have been talking about since the election.

But whatever it is, the conservatives in the state of Arizona have been emboldened to test their limits and see how conservative they can make Arizona.

For one, some of the proponents of voter-approved Proposition 200 have decided that they did not like how Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard interpreted the context of the proposition. In fact, they disliked it so much that they thought they would take the matter into their own hands. [Read article]

When is a win more than just a win? When it's not just an upset of your most hated rival, but a benchmark for a new beginning to a program that had all but hit rock bottom.

Congratulations to UA football head coach Mike Stoops, his staff and, most importantly, the Wildcat players on their 34-27 victory over nationally-ranked Arizona State last week.

More importantly, however, kudos to Stoops for what now can truly be called a successful first season atop the previously embattled and seemingly eternally doomed Wildcat program. [Read article]

President Likins a fat cat

A recent article exposed the fact that UA President Peter Likins is being paid half a million dollars a year. It is ironic therefore that Likins, while making the big bucks, is always calling on students to dig deeper into their pockets for tuition. I remember when I was a student at the UA, Dr. Likins told me that students who can afford to pay their own tuition should be paying more and more because they are "wealthy." But it turns out Dr. Peter "man of the people" Likins is the real fat cat on campus, all the while preaching about why student tuition must be raised and raised. Maybe the next time Likins proposes a tuition raise of, say, 10 percent, he should take a salary cut of the same percentage. That way his pocketbook and the students' pocketbooks can be hit equally. After all, Likins is always preaching about "equality," so why doesn't he start to experience what it's like to wonder if next year you will able to afford a university education that was supposed to be "as nearly free as possible." [Read article]