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The Arizona Board of Regents at the end of a meeting on Feb. 2 in Phoenix. The regents will decide the tuition increases for all the state universities on April 6.

ASUA event urges students to voice their opinion on new fees, tuition hikes at Regents’ meeting

Sam Gross
April 6, 2017
The new UA President Dr. Robert Robbins speaks during a press conference at the UA College of Medicine Phoenix on Tuesday, March 7. 2017.

Contract for next UA president includes $600,000 starting salary, numerous benefits totaling to $988,000 a year

Sam Gross
April 4, 2017
The new UA President Dr. Robert Robbins speaks during a press conference at the UA College of Medicine Phoenix on Tuesday, March 7. 2017.

Dr. Robert C. Robbins named sole finalist in search for next UA president

Sam Gross
March 7, 2017
UA Presidential Search Advisory Committee Chair Bill Ridenour speaks to fellow committee members at the first meeting on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. The committee spoke about the importance of confidentiality from the search's onset.

Regents announce Sethuraman Panchanathan and Robert Robbins as candidates for 22nd UA presidency

Sam Gross
February 28, 2017
Vice Chair Bill Ridenour speaks at the UA Presidential Search Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the Student Union Memorial Center. The committee has begun discussions with prospects to replace current UA president Ann Weaver Hart.

UA presidential search committee begins discussions with prospects

Sam Gross
February 17, 2017
A view of Old Main on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Tucson, Ariz. Old Main is the first building ever constructed at the UA, and it was originally the School of Agriculture building.

Several UA employees had their direct deposit information changed following phishing email scam

Sam Gross
December 19, 2016
Letter from the editor: Tell us your thoughts on the 2016 election

Letter from the editor: Tell us your thoughts on the 2016 election

Sam Gross
November 14, 2016
ASUA Senators and other affiliates gather together for a Senate meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

ASUA special election: Katelyn Hilde, Aaron Varela win open senate seats

Sam Gross
November 5, 2016
A view of Old Main on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Tucson, Ariz. Old Main is the first building ever constructed at the UA, and it was originally the School of Agriculture building.

Top 10 takeaways from the 2016/17 UA salary database

Sam Gross
October 25, 2016
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the audience during a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016.

Trump campaign denies Daily Wildcat entry to Phoenix speech detailing immigration policy

Sam Gross
September 1, 2016
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the audience during a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016.

Daily Wildcat staff removed from Donald Trump’s immigration policy speech in Phoenix

Sam Gross
September 1, 2016
UAPD flares light a roadblock on Helen Street and Martin Avenue, preventing cars from traveling toward the Thomas W. Keating Building/BIO5, where UAPD says shots were fired on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.

Second Bio5 shooting suspect arrested, investigation ongoing

Sam Gross, Dominic Baciocco, and Lauren Rentereia
May 4, 2016
Tucson Police bomb squad technicians, in green, operate a laptop on the side of their vehicle under a sheet on Helen Street following the evacuation of McClelland Hall by UAPD and Tucson Police after a suspicious device was found on Tuesday, May 3. The building is home to the UA's Eller College of Management.

UAPD, TPD bomb squad deem Eller’s McClelland Hall ‘all clear’ after suspicious device scare

Sam Gross and Dominic Baciocco
May 3, 2016
UAPD officers cluster near a police vehicle outside of the Thomas W. Keating Building/BIO5 after responding to a call of shots fired on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. UAPD and Tucson Police Department S.W.A.T. team made an arrest connected to the shooting Monday morning. 

UPDATE: Second suspect in Bio5 shooting turns self in

Lauren Renteria, Sam Gross, and Dominic Baciocco
April 28, 2016
Protesters crowd the steps of Old Main on Thursday, April 14. The group, mostly comprised of graduate students, demanded graduate assistants be paid a "living wage" along with better health care benefits and free child care.

Graduate students stage walkout, demand better working conditions

Sam Gross
April 15, 2016
Arizona Board of Regents President, Eileen Klein addresses the regents on April 7 at the UA. Klein recently showed her displeasure with Hart's position with the DeVry Education Group. 

Tuition costs officially going up for 2016-2017 school year

Sam Gross
April 7, 2016
Devon Maule, a former UA student and current adviser in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, addresses the audience during the Fearless Expression: Religion, Politics and Free Speech at the University of Arizona panel discussion. Boundaries of the first amendment, responsibilities of the university and how students can combat speech they think is offensive were all topics of the night. 

Expert panel addresses free speech and expression at university

Sam Gross
April 7, 2016
ASUA senators talk special elections dates during an informal senate meeting on Friday morning. The special election kicks off this Monday with candidate packet pick-up. 

ASUA senate approves dates for special election, preparation for race begins today

Sam Gross
March 25, 2016
AZ primaries prove to be a disaster

AZ primaries prove to be a disaster

Sam Gross
March 25, 2016
ASUA Supreme Court Chief Justice, James Carlson addresses the court during oral arguments on March 10.

ASUA Supreme Court moves to disqualify Cox from EVP election, special election coming

Sam Gross
March 25, 2016
UA President Ann Weaver Hart, speaks with community members at her first-ever town hall meeting on Oct. 31, 2012 in the Student Union Memorial Center. Hart has recently been appointed to a board member position for DeVry Education Group.

Professor starts Change.org petition requesting Hart to leave DeVry

Sam Gross
March 25, 2016
Left: Donald Trump speaking at his rally in Tucson on Saturday March 19. Right: Hillary Clinton speaking at her rally in Phoenix on Monday March 21.

Clinton and Trump dominate Arizona primary election

Sam Gross
March 23, 2016
Hillary Clinton held a rally at Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix on March 21. Her rally was one of the final appearances by a presidential candidate in Arizona before the March 22 Arizona primary elections. 

Hillary Clinton holds rally in Phoenix

Sam Gross
March 21, 2016

VIDEO: Trump came to Tucson and the protesters came to him, watch what happened

Sam Gross
March 20, 2016

Donald Trump, meet the protesters of Tucson

Sam Gross
March 20, 2016
Donald Trump brought his campaign to Tucson on Saturday for a final rally before the March 22 Arizona primary. 

Trump comes to Tucson, rally brings supporters and protesters alike

Sam Gross
March 19, 2016

GALLERY: Bernie’s second visit: See what happened at last night’s rally

Sam Gross
March 19, 2016

‘Have a Hart? Ours is at DeVry’

Sam Gross
March 11, 2016
ASUA Executive Vice Presidential candidate, Stefano Saltalamacchia prior to Thursdays ASUA Superior Court oral arguments. Saltalamacchia is appealing the ASUA Election Commission's decision to overturn opposing candidate Trey Cox's disqualification from the election.

Saltalamacchia puts up fight during Supreme Court hearing

Sam Gross
March 11, 2016
Executive Vice Presidential candidate Trey Cox reads the official ASUA results sheet following the announcement of the general election winners on Wednesday night. Cox was disqualified following five infractions of the ASUA elections code. 

ASUA executive vice presidential nomination put on hold

Sam Gross
March 3, 2016
ASUA members pose for a picture with the newly elected president, Mikey Finnegan, in the Student Union on Wednesday, March 2.

Finnegan, Hammond win Presidency and AVP respectively, EVP race hits a snag

Sam Gross
March 3, 2016

Video: Presidential battle royale, Finnegan and White face off in ASUA debate

Alex Guyton and Sam Gross
March 1, 2016
Senator Trey Cox addresses the audience during Wednesday's ASUA executive vice presidential debate. Cox and opponent Stefano Saltalamaccia debated issues like senate diversity, senate reform and mental health.  

VIDEO: ASUA executive vice president candidates bring the heat during debate

Alex Guyton and Sam Gross
February 25, 2016
The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health houses the Global Health Institute. The college is located in Roy P. Drachman Hall at 1295 N. Martin Ave.

Campus preachers: Do they belong?

Sam Gross
February 24, 2016
UPDATED: Police searching for three suspects following late night shooting

UPDATED: Police searching for three suspects following late night shooting

Sam Gross
February 23, 2016
Senator Maddy Bynes listens during the discussion of ASUA's resolution of Arizona's HB 2072 during a meeting on Feb. 17. All three Arizona universities are working together to draft their resolutions to the bill.

VIDEO: ASUA draws resolution against campus carry, students react

Sam Gross
February 23, 2016
Greg Byrne discusses a new athletics fee at an ASUA meeting on Feb. 17. Byrne told the senate that the proposed athletic fee would be "paused," so that students could better be a part of its planning and implementation.

Athletics ‘hitting the pause button’ on proposed athletic fee

Sam Gross
February 18, 2016

ASUA primary results to be delayed; due to glitch in grad and professional student voting

Sam Gross
February 17, 2016
Jay Heiler, chair of the Arizona Board of Regents, addresses the board during Friday's meeting. The regents moved to implement the UA's proposed 2016/17 Academic Strategic Plan which included three new academic programs.  

The UA gets a new major, masters program and PhD minor

Sam Gross
February 5, 2016
Eileen Klein, president of the Arizona Board of Regents, speaks to the board in Tempe on Thursday, Feb. 4. The Regents met for the third time this school year to discuss tuition and university funding.

The Regents meet for the third time this school year to discuss university funds, Klein remains hopeful

Sam Gross
February 5, 2016
Dr. Glenn Matchett-Morris, associate director of Counseling and Psychological Services, sits at his desk in the Campus Health Service building on Wedensday, Jan. 27. Campus Health's CAPS offers counseling and other services to students.

CAPS assists UA students that face anxiety, stress or crises

Sam Gross and Nisa Lucas
January 28, 2016
Arizona Athletics director Geg Byrne speaks at an ASUA meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Byrne proposed a new athletics fee to the senate.

“It’s to address Arizona Stadium;” Byrne explains the proposed athletics fee

Sam Gross
January 28, 2016
Officer Ugalde stands guard inside a door to the Koffler building on the UA campus that was cordoned off on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Police were responding to an incident in which a body was found near the building.

UPDATED: UAPD investigating student ‘suicide’ outside Koffler building; official statement released

Lauren Renteria and Sam Gross
January 26, 2016
Superintendent of Arizona Department of Education, Diane Douglas, at a campaign rally in Phoenix in August 2014. Photo Courtesy by Gage Skidmore.

What Superintendent Diane Douglas had to say in today’s State of Education address

Sam Gross
January 21, 2016
UA Provost Andrew Comrie raises his hand to make a point during the ASUA meeting on Wednesday. Comrie spoke about upcoming events at the university such as the tuition deadline and the proposed Arizona Athletics fee. 

New Athletics fee, proposed assault prevention class discussed at Wednesday’s ASUA meeting

Sam Gross
January 21, 2016
Donald Trump speaking to a crowd in Mesa, Arizona on Wednesday, Dec. 16. Trump was most recently seen on the televised RNC debate.

Cruz, Trump hit hard during tonight’s Republican debate

Sam Gross
January 15, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the House Chamber before delivering his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

The last address: Obama’s final State of the Union

Sam Gross
January 13, 2016
Protesters gather and shout chants outside of "illegal pete's" on University Ave on Thursday, Dec. 10. This is the second day of protests.

Round two: read and see what happened during the second day of Illegal Pete’s protests

Alex McIntyre, Tom Price, Patrick O'Connor, and Sam Gross
December 11, 2015
On the eve of its grand opening, Illegal Pete's flooded by protesters

On the eve of its grand opening, Illegal Pete’s flooded by protesters

Alex McIntyre, Patrick O'Connor, and Sam Gross
December 10, 2015

Transparency is key: UA steps up security during sporting events

Sam Gross
December 9, 2015

‘The truth sounds like hate speech to those that hate the truth’

Sam Gross
December 2, 2015
The USS Arizona was sunk in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, with one of its bells salvaged and placed in the tower of the Student Union Memorial Center. The bell arrived at UA in July 1946, and was first rung on Nov. 17, 1951.

New USS Arizona memorial to welcome students next fall

Chastity Laskey and Sam Gross
November 30, 2015
The sun sets over Roy P. Drachman Track and Field Stadium Tuesday, Nov. 24.

UPDATED: Former Track & Field athlete alleges that the university failed to protect her from assault

Sam Gross
November 25, 2015
The Arizona Board of Regents on Friday Nov. 20, approved new performance incentives for UA President Ann Weaver Hart and ASU President Michael Crow. 

Regents set new benchmarks for Hart, 2018 performance incentives set

Sam Gross
November 20, 2015
UA Senior Vice President for Health Sciences ,Dr. Joe G.N. "Skip" Garcia, addresses the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday, Nov. 19. He gave a report on the state of UA Health Sciences, and spoke about the headway the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix has made in their accreditation process. 

During Regents meeting; Dr. “Skip” Garcia gives an update on UA Health Sciences.

Sam Gross
November 19, 2015
Business management junior Anthony Efaw does a back workout Nov. 5 at the Student Recreation Center. The UA offers many facilities and programs to its faculty and students in an effort to promote healthy lifestyles.

Health and wellness for all, how a UA program offers health services for students and faculty in more ways than one

Sam Gross
November 9, 2015
Sanjay Ramiah, a finance senior, steps out of McClelland Hall, home to the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona, on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Eller nonprofit management class makes a real-world difference during Make a Difference Day

Sam Gross
November 6, 2015

New Arizona regent proves himself an educational powerhouse

Sam Gross
October 23, 2015
Detectives from the Tucson Police Department Homicide Unit work at the scene of a fatal shooting at a residence on the 1400 block of Grant Rd. Shots rang out after multiple suspects entered the residence, leaving one dead and one injured.

Shooting near campus leaves one dead, one injured

Sam Gross
October 14, 2015
Courtesy of Arizona Department of AgricultureMark Killian, director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture.

Regent Mark Killian to fight for education from alternate platform

Sam Gross
October 13, 2015
Zac Velarde / The LumberjackAs a band plays, students sing "Amazing Grace" by the Student Union Oct. 9. This was a break in their continuous prayers for NAU.

Suspect identified in fatal Northern Arizona University shooting

Sam Gross
October 9, 2015

Faculty senate discusses legislative issues

Sam Gross
October 6, 2015

Future may hold adjusted benefits for UA employees

Sam Gross
October 5, 2015

Major updates given on Arizona Health Sciences Center

Sam Gross
September 30, 2015

Presidents of all three state universities receive raises amid budget cuts

Lauren Renteria and Sam Gross
September 26, 2015
The Arizona Board of Regents hold their annual meeting at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz. on Thursday, Sept. 24.

ABOR day one: What you need to know

Lauren Renteria and Sam Gross
September 26, 2015
Courtesy of Eileen KleinEileen Klein, president of the Arizona Board of Regents.

Arizona high school students aren’t graduating college ready

Sam Gross
September 23, 2015
Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium under street lights on Tuesday, Sept. 15. A student is suing the UA after a meteorite in the science center fell and crushed his hand.

Student suing UA after meteorite crushes hand in Flandrau

Sam Gross
September 21, 2015
Courtesy of Governor Doug DuceyArizona Gov. Doug Ducey, left, in Mexico City. The president of the Arizona Medical Association recently wrote a letter to Ducey and The Arizona Republic regarding concerns about the accreditation status of the UA College of Medicine—Phoenix.

Arizona Medical Association president urges Ducey to take action with UA College of Medicine-Phoenix accreditation

Sam Gross
September 16, 2015
The new Environment and Natural Resources 2 building is located at 1064 East Lowell St. The building was officially dedicated on Thursday, Sept. 10.

New sustainable building officially dedicated at ceremony

Christianna Silva and Sam Gross
September 11, 2015
The Banner University Medical Center - Tucson is one of many Banner locations across the state of Arizona. Banner is the largest employer in Arizona and one of the largest in the United States with over 50,000 employees.

BUMC marks plans to replace building, increases bed capacity

Sam Gross
September 10, 2015
New Banner—University Medical Center Tucson and South campuses CEO Tom Dickson, left, chats with registered nurses Victoria Smith, center, and Zachariah Coverdale, right, at their station on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Dickson said adding the priorities of teaching and research alongside patient care has been a new experience for him as a hospital administrator.

A Banner year for new CEO

Sam Gross
September 2, 2015
The Banner University Medical Center, a non-profit hospital located on 1501 N Campbell Ave., on Thursday, August 27, 2015. on The College of Medicine received a warning that it may lose its accreditation if they did not improve their governing process.

Accreditation warning issued to UA College of Medicine – Phoenix

Sam Gross
August 29, 2015
How UA has you covered

How UA has you covered

Sam Gross
August 29, 2015
Baraha Elkhalil/Arizona Summer WildcatThe Banner-University Medical Center Tucson is located on Campbell Avenue and Adams Street on Aug. 8. Banner Health and the former University Medical Center-Tucson officially announced its initiative on June 26.

Merger improves hospital rankings at UA

Sam Gross
August 10, 2015
Courtesy of Sherry HoskinsonSherry Hoskinson, Director of Wheelhouse Arizona.

UA awarded for role in AZ economy

Sam Gross
August 6, 2015
Bill Mason, Cat Tran Driver (Brown hair) Dennis Cady, Cat Tran Driver (black and white striped shirt) AJ Dowgiert, Cat Tran Driver (Plaid/Checkered Shirt)

Voice for students grows larger

Terrie Brianna and Sam Gross
July 29, 2015
Bill Mason, Cat Tran Driver (Brown hair) Dennis Cady, Cat Tran Driver (black and white striped shirt) AJ Dowgiert, Cat Tran Driver (Plaid/Checkered Shirt)

Tobacco ban puts out unhealthy habits

Sam Gross
July 22, 2015
Courtesy of Shelley RodrigoWriting Program Director Susan Miller-Cochran, left, and Online Writing Program Director Shelley Rodrigo, right.

New duo to lead writing program

Sam Gross
July 15, 2015

Firework sales explode for fourth of July

Sam Gross
July 1, 2015
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