Student groups to hit Mall tonight for candlelight vigil

Student groups will join together tonight to honor victims of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia by holding a candlelight vigil on the UA Mall.

The Association of Sri Lankans at the UA is spearheading the effort and has contacted other student groups to join them at the memorial.

"We are having this vigil to honor the victims of the tsunami," said Suminda Hapuarachchi, president of ASLUA. [Read article]

New Icecats play roles in streak

The second half of the Icecats' 2004-05 season has been a storm for opposing squads.

In their first four games of 2005, Arizona is undefeated and has outscored its opponents 34-3.

Playing big roles in this whirlwind of dominance are two newcomers - freshman forward Kyle Chilton, giving Arizona another lightning-quick scoring option, and junior defenseman Nick Wedster, who has added a thunderous defensive presence. [Read article]

No war in Afghanistan, no war in Iraq. Rather, after Sept. 11, 2001, Bush the pacifist announces his plan to create an open dialogue between Muslims, Christians and Jews. He holds a summit between the major industrialized powers and the terrorist-harboring governments and promises to stop imposing his country's cultural will on them. He signs free trade agreements with them; American businesses are elated about the new frontier of corporate hegemony. They are willing to cease their attacks if America withdraws its armies from Muslim holy lands. Bush, empowered by his success at diplomacy and sky high approval ratings, begins to issue sweeping propaganda against violence. He secures the homeland in a truly defensive way - more port security and immigration reform. There are no Abu-Ghraibs, no mission accomplished signs, no American soldiers dead. He strengthens social security and health care with an $87 billion infusion and preaches compassion and peace like Jesus did. He easily wins re-election. [Read article]