Less than a half-inch of rain fell yesterday, but it was enough to create mini rivers and lakes on campus, annoying students with wet feet and soaked pants.
"Look at my pants; drainage isn't working," said Erika Trigoso, a geography graduate student who was riding her bike around campus yesterday.
Grant McCormick, a campus planner who has been working on storm water drainage projects for the past 10 years, said two immediate projects addressing the problem are in the works.
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It ain't over till the fat lady sings. But for most UA students, "it," the experience of opera, has yet to begin.
However, "La Canterina" or "The Budding Soprano," a short comedic opera by Joseph Haydn, offers a perfect introduction to the world of opera.
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UA equestrian team provides participants with life experience
Equestrian? No, it's not an operation on a pregnant woman. Nor is it that club drug. Although the UA equestrian team may argue that the horse-showing sport gives off that same euphoric feeling.
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Former punk rocker and philosophy graduate student Marcus Arvan's double CD Pop Goes the Rock Star, which he single-handedly recorded using his home computer, is a perfect example of how individuality is expressed through music more today than ever before.
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