Bringing the UA together

Wildcat Welcome unites incoming freshmen

By Nickolas Seibel

If UA upper-classmen are aware of Wildcat Welcome at all, they probably think first of the abundance of free food available on the Mall during the first week of classes. For new freshmen, however, the program is designed to provide much more - from dorm move-in assistance on that bewildering first day on campus, to help finding places that in mere weeks will seem like their second home, to hosting that final farewell to the parents they have spent the first 18 years of life with, a goodbye sure

Long wait ends with KAMP fee approved

By Shain Bergan

For the first time in several months, KAMP Student Radio officials can finally breathe easy. The Arizona Board of Regents unanimously approved KAMP's student fee at their meeting on Aug. 15, ending a drawn-out waiting game that began last semester and ext

"Rushing" to conclusions: Sororities prove to be more than stereotypes suggest

By Ashley Villareal

The sound of a thumping bass echoes across campus as a DJ provides background music for what sounds like a nearing stampede. Groups of girls run by screaming at the tops of their lungs, trying to keep up with a few in front that carr

UA students react as Olympics come to a close

By Chris Carter

The UA-Olympic tradition has been alive and well since 1960, when swimmer and UA student Patty Kempner won gold in the women's 400-meter relay. This year's Olympics featured thirty athletes and coaches with ties to the UA. Some notable names participating were former softball players and national champions Jenny Finch, Caitlin Lowe and Lovieanne Jung, as well as coach Mike Candrea, former Gold Medalist swimmer Amanda Beard and All-American Lacey Nymeyer.

Course survival guide

To thrive in early semester, persistence key

For anyone, especially freshman, the first two weeks of school can be daunting. Not only is finding your way through campus and to your classes challenging, but then you have to sit through that first day and think, what if I don't like my classes? How can I pick up others? Can I replace one of my classes with a different course?

Three things to know today

New electric bike shop opens

By Mick Childers

Look out cyclists and drivers! Bikes Electric opens today on North University Boulevard. With thoughts of reducing pollution and traffic, Daniel Mannheim, owner and founder of Bikes Electric, is enthusiastic to include electric bikes in the panorama of transportation, he said.