RA shouldn't have been fired for minor offense

Here we go with another case of hypersensitivity. After reading the article about Pima resident assistant Phillip Chavira's wrongful termination, I was so irritated that I ran to the Integrated Learning Center to sign the online petition. I can't believe that Residence Life Director Jim Van Arsdel could be so illogically heavy-handed in dealing with this situation. The act of tin-foiling a friend's room on April Fools' Day in retaliation to a toilet-papering incident hardly warrants taking away someone's job, home and income - especially because the end of the semester is so near. I believe that a compromise can be made that would satisfy both the irrational victim spurring this mess and Chavira. He should be allowed to keep his job for the remainder of the semester and, to satisfy the other party, also be ineligible to be an RA next year. There was no real crime committed here - just someone who couldn't take what she dished out. Let the punishment fit the crime. [Read article]

As the dust surrounding the student activity fee settles and everyone relaxes, realizing we don't have to rush this thing into existence, it's ironic we were just treated to the best activity our student government has to offer.

I am of course talking about Spring Fling, the carnival ASUA has put on for 30 years and counting.

It's truly a one-of-a-kind event that can only be found in Tucson.

With all the fuss about getting more events, concerts and speakers here on campus, everyone seemed to forget that Spring Fling, allegedly the largest student-run carnival in the country, was right around the corner. [Read article]

The best of last week's editorials from college campuses across the nation

Princeton University

Princeton's officials know that while sexual assault is rarely reported here - fewer than 1 percent of students identified themselves as victims in a 2001 survey - national studies suggest only one in five rapes is reported. Understanding how difficult it is for victims to come forward in the traumatic wake of an assault, let alone initiate a rape investigation, the university must remove any obstacles it can. A 40-minute ride through Route 1 traffic is more than any sexual-assault victim should have to go through. [Read article]