Subject: University of Arizona

• Hot Links: Michael Phelps' new gold, D-Backs acquire Adam Dunn, Suns dancer tryouts, and why Joe Arpaio's got to go.

  August 12, 2008

• KING OF THE MUCK RAKERS

  GO AHEAD. THROW AWAY YOUR FUTURE. GARBOLOGIST BILL RATHJE WILL BE HAPPY.

  September 9, 1992

• COSMIC EVENTS

  UOFA TELESCOPES PRODUCE STANGE PROTESTS AND WEIRED OFFICIAL REACTIONS

  September 22, 1993

• POIGNANT TIMES AT POISON CONTROLMEDICAL AND EMERGENCY EXPERTS FEAR CLOSURE OF PHOENIX FACILITY

  February 2, 1994

• FLASHES, 8-10

  August 10, 1995

• The Outer Space Undergroud

  Arizona's quiet visionaries yearn to make the state a hub of commercial space travel

  February 22, 1996

• Silver Versus Shadegg. Rad.

  A battle of GOP extremes pits environmentalist Robin Silver against conservative Congressman John Shadegg

  July 11, 1996

• Flashes

  May 1, 1997

• Prickly Subjects

  Desert close-ups probe Lee Friedlander's psyche

  May 1, 1997

• Second Helpings

  March 5, 1998

• Lute Olson Retires as Wildcat's Men's Basketball Coach

  October 23, 2008

• Far Out

  Eyes accustomed to crisp landscapes may find Imag(in)ing Mars otherworldly

  December 24, 1998

• Smoke Screening

  ASARCO says it will pay for health tests in Hayden, but residents' lawyers fear a cover-up

  April 29, 1999

• Letters

  February 24, 2000

• You like us, you really like us

  A week in which we bask in the all-too-temporary glow of readers' compliments

  January 24, 2002

• Tortilla Flap

  UFOs? No, frisbees in either corn or flour

  May 29, 2003

• Arizona Wildcats Kick Butt in Entertaining Vegas Bowl Game

  No question, University of Arizona football has been lousy at best for about a decade now. Alums like ourselves who pay attention to such weighty things quietly were suffering through yet another mediocre season until -- Hallelujah! -- the Wildcats throttled ASU down in Tucson a few weeks ago and then beat a very decent BYU squad 31-21 on Saturday night in the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl.      

  December 22, 2008

• Hot Links: Arpaio's System Called a Failure, Cable Companies Searched, and the Mark Reynolds Improvement Project

  A New York-based research group called Justice Strategies files a report calling Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's system for cracking down on illegal immigration a failure. They're not the first...A recent study examines retail closures in 65 metro markets, and Phoenix tops the list of distressed markets...The FBI searched 21 offices of Mesa-based cable company Eagle Mountain Communications and Indevideo cable yesterday, as part of an investigation into allegations that the companies misused

  February 26, 2009

• Hot Links: Woman Crawling on Freeway Causes Crash; Illegal Immigrant College Grads Can't Find Jobs; State Losing Jobs at Faster Pace

  A woman crawling on the U.S. 60 freeway was hit by three cars and caused a collision -- police don't know what she was doing there; she probably didn't know, either. Tempe's photo enforcement program is raking in dough. Navajo down: Phoenix Symphony releases CD of oratorio inspired by a Native American epic. Shocker of the week: Illegal immigrants who received private grants to attend Arizona universities are having trouble getting jobs. A Tucson judge orders the release the University of Ariz

  February 27, 2009

• MLK Basketball Classic

  January 15, 2009

• Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers

  October 30, 2008

• Baseline Killers

  B-ball doc examines peach-fuzz superstars

  June 26, 2008

• Happy Trails

  Hike! For the love of dogs

  March 3, 2005

• Metal and Might

  Copperstate Football likes its grass stains the old-fashioned way

  January 20, 2005

• One Joke Over the Line

  Pissing off Canadians is fine for this world-class stoner

  April 23, 2009

• Roll Call

  New roller derby league sets wheels in motion

  September 11, 2003

• Stoned Cold

  The party is on at "Under the Influence," the Valley's premier underground hip-hop radio show

  April 24, 2003

• Magical History Tour

  You say you want high resolution?

  April 3, 2003

• Lab Rats

  The University of Arizona's push to become one of the nation's great research institutions has paid off -- but at what cost to the state, faculty and students?

  December 20, 2001

• Stalking a Novelist

  Lydia Millet reads from her latest novel, My Happy Life

  February 1, 2001

• Retaliatory Tales

  Cases from around the state illustrate university employees' unhappy encounters with whistleblowing

  July 13, 2000

• Committing the Truth

  After years of retaliation because she was a whistleblower, a leading Alzheimer's researcher can vouch for how poorly Arizona law protects university employees who report waste or fraud

  July 13, 2000

• Power Ploys

  The Arizona State hockey team iced tough competition this season. So why did players pass on a shot at a national championship?

  March 16, 2000

• I Varied Wyatt Earp

  One of its books has been misrepresented as a memoir, but the University of Arizona Press has no plan to correct the record

  March 4, 1999

• A Reputation in Ruins

  March 21, 1996

• TAKING IT IN THE SHORTS

  June 1, 1995

• ARMS APPRECIATIONARTISTS FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME SPINE

  March 3, 1993

• ASK MY CAT ABOUT COYOTE BREATH

  December 9, 1992

• Playboy Labels UofA a Top Party School; ASU Falls to Number 15

  Arizona State University is fine for a weekend romp, but if students who want more female scenery and action ought to spend their college years at the University of Arizona, says Playboy magazine. The latest Playboy listing of top party schools puts UofA squarely in the Number Five, behind the universities of Miama, Texas-Austin, San Diego and Florida. While UofA officials may snicker at the honor, they can't be pleased with the 14 out of 20 rating for "brains" at the Tucson school. Th

  April 17, 2009

• Jay-Z Concert Screw-Up at University of Arizona Costs Student Group Almost $1 Million

  An unsuccessful stadium concert hosted by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona will be costing students for years to come.The Last Smash Platinum Bash concert took place at the Arizona Stadium in Tucson and featured Jay-Z, Kelly Clarkson, Third Eye Blind, and other musical groups. According to the Daily Wildcat 's coverage of plans for the show: The concert builds on the success of the Kanye West "Glow in the Dark Tour," which ASUA brought to the UA McKale Center one year ago.

  May 5, 2009

• Pink Moth Discovered in Arizona Named After UA Biologist's Wife

    How's this for romantic: A University of Arizona professor found a new species of moth -- one with beautiful pink wings -- and named it after his wife, who likes the color pink. Tests proved the critter was a previously unknown species.

  June 11, 2009

• Hot Links: San Tan Valley, Abortion Bills, and Frito-Lays

  Residents in an unincorporated community near Queen Creek have voted to name the area San Tan Valley. About 2,000 people voted, choosing the name over another consideration, Bella Vista...Residents of northeast Mesa held a meeting Tuesday night with Councilwoman Dina Higgins to discuss instituting a noise-abatement program from nearby Sky Harbor airport. Residents in the area complain of getting waken at all hours by the sounds of incoming planes...A bill that imposes new restrictions on a

  June 24, 2009

• "Up From the Ashes: Phoenix Goes to Mars"

  February 28, 2008

• Hot Links: CPS, U of A Frat, and Traffic Ticket Refunds

  An audit claims that Child Protective Services are taking too long to investigate complaints of abuse at group homes and treatment centers. State law requires CPS to complete an investigation within 21 days of a complaint about a care facility...University of Arizona fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon has been booted from campus for three years. Tucson police say their investigation uncovered 15 hazing incidents, including pledges being slapped...More than a thousand Valley drivers who got tickets for

  June 29, 2009

• Brain Man

  July 23, 2009

• Hot Links: Grants, Temples, and Ear-Biting Cabbies

  ​The federal government has awarded a $54 million grant to Arizona for the expansion and creation of charter schools. The state plans to open up to 92 new campuses...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints plans to build two temples in the Valley, one in Phoenix and one in Gilbert. The temple in Gilbert will sit upon 21 acres...A Franciscan Priest and a Quaker were arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border near Tucson. The Pima County Sheriff's office says the two refused to stop praying at a

  August 7, 2009

• Robert Glennon @ Changing Hands Bookstore

  August 13, 2009

• Hot Links: Pat Murphy, Ballers Out, and a Sweat Lodge Rescue

  ​Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies say they are investigating after someone painted "Kill Obama" in purple spray paint across a pair of political signs in Cave Creek. Sheriff Joe Arpaio says the Secret Service has been contacted, and asks anyone with information to contact his office...Arizona State University baseball coach Pat Murphy says he lost almost $100,000 to a condo rehab scheme during the state's housing boom. He has filed a complaint in U.S. District Bankruptcy Court, in hopes

  October 9, 2009

• University of Arizona Biologist Discovers the "Ghandi" of the Spider World

  www.junkiepictures.com​A biologist at the University of Arizona made an interesting discovery that might make some people think twice before heading for the hills when they find a spider in the house.

  October 12, 2009

• One-Loss Suns Try to Keep it That Way With Games in Boston and D.C. Lotsa Luck!

  Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen are next on the Suns' docket. ​ After getting peppered on Wednesday night by the Orlando Magic, the 4-1 Phoenix Suns continue their beast-of-an-East-Coast swing with one super toughie and one winnable one. (If, that is, they don't go all 2008-09 Suns.) First up is tonight's clash with the 6-0 Boston Celtics. This will be the Suns' first look in '09 at the team that has retained much of its nucleus from the 2007-08 NBA Championship-winning squad.

  November 6, 2009