In an effort to boost school spirit, ASUA passed a resolution last week to support reinstating a student section in McKale Center for men's basketball games.

At men's basketball games, students often cluster in small sections, but the majority of students are still spread out from one another, said Amber Harryman, spirit director for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona.

Instead of being on both sides of the court, ASUA wants to have one central student section, similar to that of football games, to encourage school spirit, said Harryman, a classics junior. [Read article]

Students can now receive a flu shot at Campus Health Service, after they recently received 1,600 doses of the anti-viral vaccine, officials said.

The flu can hit in the fall and spring seasons, and with flu activity increasing in Pima County it is important for students at high risk to get the vaccine.

Students who may be at high risk of exposure include people with asthma, heart disease, immune system disorder, diabetes and cancer. Students who are in health professions or who are around children under the age of 6 months old are urged to get the vaccine. [Read article]

A mandatory meal plan for freshman has been discussed among administration and student leaders for months, but the proposal will not be voted on by regents anytime soon because of student concerns.

The Arizona Board of Regents, who would decide if the UA would have such a policy, will vote on a mandatory meal plan for Arizona State University today to begin in 2006 after ASU student leaders voiced their overwhelming support. [Read article]

The UA Museum of Art hopes to move to the Arizona Historical Society building to overcome the space shortage they say they have suffered through for 20 years.

The museum is currently situated next to the School of Art near North Park Avenue and East Speedway Boulevard.

The space constraint allows the museum to exhibit only 5 percent of its 5,000-piece collection at a time.

"We're packed in here like sardines," said Diane Hartman, the museum's assistant director. "For a small museum we have such a stellar, world-class collection that shouldn't be all packed away." [Read article]

The UA's Undergraduate Biology Research Program has found itself in a financial crisis, due in part to its own success.

The UBRP was started in 1988 to teach students science by involving them in biologically related research.

Carol Bender, director of UBRP, said she will have to cut back the amount of students in the program, from the current 140 sponsored students, due in part to the high amount of students needing to travel to present their research at academic conferences. [Read article]

TEMPE – Regents heard an update on the restructuring of Arizona higher education yesterday, but concerns regarding the costs of the redesign remain.

The Arizona University System Redesign Project was initiated in May to help Arizona universities meet the demand of increasing student enrollment.

The original proposal would strengthen Arizona State University and the UA as research universities while changing the focus of Northern Arizona University to undergraduate education. [Read article]

Quotes from around campus and around the world

"We are just going to do our best and try not to drown."
- Swim and dive head coach Frank Busch, Jan. 21, on his teams' chances against Stanford and California last weekend.

"Our Achilles' tendon was execution, putting the puck in the net."
- Icecats head coach Leo Golembiewski, Monday, on his team's offensive performances in last weekend's two-game sweep, 4-0, 4-2, by Oklahoma. [Read article]

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