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Courtesy of Girl Scouts of the USA Anna Maria Chåvez, the CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA, will speak at the 2014 commencement. Chåvez, an Arizona native, said she encourages students to use their gifts to lead others.

Girl Scouts CEO to speak at UA commencement

Stephanie Casanova
May 14, 2014
Cecilia Alvarez/ The Daily Wildcat University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart discusses future tuition possibilities at the ABOR meeting on March 25, 2014.

Never Settle has challenges ahead

Stephanie Casanova
May 7, 2014
Stephanie Casanova / The Daily Wildcat Lynn Nadel, the UA chair of the Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee, and UA Provost Andrew Comrie answer Faculty Senate members' questions about the proposal to move the Department of English to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The senate approved the proposal during its meeting on Monday.

Faculty endorses English department move to SBS

Stephanie Casanova
May 6, 2014
Alison Deming, director of the creative writing program, addresses concerns regarding a proposal to move the Department of English to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences on Wednesday in the Modern Languages building. Faculty and staff in the department are voting on the proposal this week.

English department considers move to College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Stephanie Casanova
April 28, 2014
Carlos Herrera / The Daily Wildcat University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart addresses the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday, April 3, 2014 in Tucson, Ariz. The board approved a 2 percent tuition increase for in-state students and a 5 percent increase for out-of-state students for the University of Arizona.

Arizona Board of Regents approves guaranteed tuition

Stephanie Casanova
April 7, 2014
Carlos Herrera / The Daily Wildcat University of Arizona President Ann Weaver Hart addresses the Arizona Board of Regents on Thursday. The board approved a 2 percent tuition increase for in-state students and a 5 percent increase for out-of-state students for the University of Arizona.

Regents approve guaranteed tuition for the UA

Stephanie Casanova
April 4, 2014
Rebecca Marie Sasnett / The Daily Wildcat Alex Davidson, considered the Terminator of Tucson, is restraned by Tucosn Police Department officers after approaching the officers on Univeristy Boulevard and Tyndall Avenue during the wildcat clash saturday eveing on University Boulevard. Wildcat fans crowded the streets after Arizona lost 64-63 to Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Saturday evening at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Students share accounts of alleged police misconduct

Stephanie Casanova
April 2, 2014
Courtesy of Isabel Hartmann Runners participate in the 2013 Run For Your Life, hosted by the Student Health Advocacy Committee. SHAC will host the 2014 Run For Your Life this Saturday to raise money for Tucson Hope Fest.

Students to run for their lives, and hope

Stephanie Casanova
March 27, 2014
ISSAC ORTEGA, newly elected president of ASUA for the 2014-2015 school year, has goals to create diversity within ASUA and connect with students.

Newly elected ASUA President talks plans for next year

Stephanie Casanova
March 24, 2014
Courtesy of Dr. Rainer Gruessner

Decision made in surgeon lawsuit against UA

Stephanie Casanova
March 10, 2014

Judge dismisses termination lawsuit against UA

Stephanie Casanova
March 8, 2014
Carlos Herrera/The Daily Wildcat President Hart discusses issues including guaranteed tuition, Gov. Brewer's position on higher education funding, and conflict of commitment policies at the James E. Rogers College of Law on Monday during the faculty senate meeting.

UA moves toward stable tuition

Stephanie Casanova
March 4, 2014
Stephanie Casanova / The Daily Wildcat Greg Byrne, UA athletic director, speaks to the Integrated Marketing Communications class about how the UA Athletics Department will benefit from the street car. The Eller College of Management class is working on a marketing campaign for the Sun Link Tucson Streetcar project.

Eller class plans marketing for Tucson Streetcar

Stephanie Casanova
February 26, 2014
Carlos Herrera / Daily Wildcat Provost Andrew Comrie will be leading a retreat this weekend to discuss merging the College of Humanities and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. One possible reasoning behind merging the colleges is due to the similiar requirements for each.

Two UA colleges look at possible merger

Stephanie Casanova
February 20, 2014

Court date set for UAPD officer charged with DUI

Stephanie Casanova
February 20, 2014

Police Beat: February 19

Stephanie Casanova
February 19, 2014

Society places heavy importance on sex life

Stephanie Casanova
February 17, 2014
Courtesy of Katie Riley

Career change for dean of College of Medicine

Stephanie Casanova
February 17, 2014

RHA pushes for new fee to cover member housing

Stephanie Casanova
February 13, 2014
File Photo Campus Health will host the Sexual Health Resource Fair at the UA Mall. The event will offer different resources to answer students

Condom olympics coming to sex fair

Stephanie Casanova
February 11, 2014
Carlos Herrera / Daily Wildcat Pat Hoyer discusses grievance policy revisions and the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (CAFT) at the Faculty Senate meeting on Monday. Hoyer is a former chair of CAFT.

Faculty Senate reforms department mergers

Stephanie Casanova
February 4, 2014
Savannah Douglas / The Daily Wildcat President Hart speaks about the executive budget proposal at the faculty senate meeting on Monday. Hart is trying to work with Gov. Brewer and other university presidents to push for more higher education funding.

Faculty Senate finds flaws with proposed state budget

Stephanie Casanova
January 28, 2014
Stephanie Casanova/ The Daily Wildcat Nicholas Strausfeld, regents professor in the Department of Neuroscience and director of the Center for insect Science, shows a preview of the lecture he will be presenting today. Strausfield will be giving the first lectude of the 2014 UA Science Lecture Series: The Evolving Brain tonight in Centennial Hall.

Lecture series kicks off with study of brain evolution

Stephanie Casanova
January 27, 2014
File photo/ The Daily Wildcat Arizona Governor Jan Brewer speaks for The State of The State Address at The Westin La Paloma Resort on Jan. 15. Brewer released the states's Executive Budget proposal last Friday.

Proposed state budget skimps on UA funding, board of regents chairman says

Stephanie Casanova
January 23, 2014

Community Chatter: January 22

Stephanie Casanova
January 22, 2014

Tucson working to replace water pipelines

Stephanie Casanova
January 21, 2014
Rebecca Marie Sasnett/ The Daily Wildcat Photo illustration: The UA is collaberating with downtown tucson to open a building that allows students to learn within the community.

UA proposes community collaboration center

Stephanie Casanova
January 21, 2014

Police Beat: January 21

Stephanie Casanova
January 21, 2014

Police Beat: January 16

Stephanie Casanova
January 16, 2014
The City of Tucson tests the three new streetcars on University Blvd. Monday.

Streetcar to increase testing with arrival of additional vehicles

Stephanie Casanova
January 15, 2014
Rebecca Marie Sasnett/ Daily Wildcat Newly UA graduate students celebrate their achievements with a snow ball fight in the McKale center Saturday. Cotton balls were used as the snow balls.

UA graduates reminded to bear down, never settle

Stephanie Casanova
December 21, 2013

Police Beat: December 10

Stephanie Casanova
December 10, 2013

Police Beat: December 9

Stephanie Casanova
December 9, 2013
Grace Pierson / The Daily Wildcat USS Arizona survivor Lauren Bruner rings the bell on Thursday afternoon in the tower of the Student Union Memorial Center. The bell is one of the few remnants from the USS Arizona, and Bruner had the chance to touch and ring the bell after so many years. As Bruner sits back down and relays the experience, he exclaims "That was awesome".

WWII veteran shares story of USS Arizona bombing

Stephanie Casanova
December 6, 2013

USS Arizona bombing survivors to share experiences with UA community

Stephanie Casanova
December 5, 2013

Police Beat: December 5

Stephanie Casanova
December 5, 2013

Police Beat: December 4

Stephanie Casanova
December 4, 2013

Police Beat: December 3

Stephanie Casanova
December 3, 2013
Rebecca Marie Sasnett / The Daily Wildcat Chair of Academic Policy Committee, Michael Brewer, and Robert Mitchell, vice chair of faculty senate, propose a new policy about merging academic institutions during the Faculty Senate meeting at James E. Roger College of Law Ares Auditorium Monday, Dec. 2, 2013.

Faculty leaders discuss guidelines for department merging process, academic plan

Stephanie Casanova
December 3, 2013
Kimberly Cain / The Daily Wildcat Helena Rodrigues, the director of HR strategy and planning, speaks at the faculty seneate meeting on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013.

UA works to provide resources for students under Affordable Care Act

Stephanie Casanova
December 2, 2013

Police Beat: December 2

Stephanie Casanova
December 2, 2013

Police Beat: November 26

Stephanie Casanova
November 26, 2013
John F. Kennedy: 50 years later

John F. Kennedy: 50 years later

Stephanie Casanova
November 21, 2013
Rebecca Noble / The Daily Wildcat Campus Candy, on University and Tyndall.

Campus Candy robbery prompts investigation, questions of safety

Stephanie Casanova
November 21, 2013
Jordin O'Connor / Arizona Daily Wildcat Chair Rick Myers and President Ann Weaver Hart at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting at the SUMC on April 4, 2013.

ABOR to focus on UA’s academic, business plans

Stephanie Casanova
November 20, 2013
Ryan Revock / The Daily Wildcat UA President Ann Weaver Hart answers questions at a town hall meeting that was open to the UA community on April 11, 2013.

New cabinet position to focus on UA, ABOR relations

Stephanie Casanova
November 19, 2013

Police Beat: November 14

Stephanie Casanova
November 14, 2013
Ryan Revock/ Daily Wildcat University of Arizona Police Department officers evacuated students from Coronado Residence Hall after a small printer fire set off the fire alarm. The Tucson Fire Department identified the cause of the fire as an overloaded outlet in one of the rooms.

Electrical overload causes fire in Coronado

Stephanie Casanova
November 8, 2013
Photo pulled from U of A DABS Twitter page. A Facebook page, U of A DABS, encouraged students to submit photos of their drunk friends. The page has since been shut down after a UA Campus Health staff member sent a letter expressing his concern over students’ safety.

UA faculty, staff worried about anonymous social media pages

Stephanie Casanova
November 5, 2013
Cole Malham/The Daily Wildcat Ahva Sadeghi and Scott Jauch, co-founders of Advocats, posing for a picture on the UA campus on Wednesday.

New student club to focus on lobbying

Stephanie Casanova
October 17, 2013

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Stephanie Casanova
October 16, 2013

Police Beat: October 16

Stephanie Casanova
October 16, 2013

Dear U.S. Government: a message from student leaders

Stephanie Casanova
October 15, 2013
Jordin O'Connor / Arizona Daily Wildcat Chair Rick Myers at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting.

ABOR pushing for financial aid program, more funding from state

Stephanie Casanova
October 14, 2013
Amy Phelps/ The Daily Wildcat Ahva Sadeghi, a PPEL junior, founded two new clubs on campus this year, AdvoCats and United. AdvoCats is an advocacy group that works with alumni to get more scholarship funds and state funding for Arizona universities, and United is a human rights awareness club.

UA student aims to educate, eradicate human suffering with new campus club

Stephanie Casanova and Meggie Kessler
October 10, 2013
Amy Phelps/ Arizona Daily Wildcat George Rieke and Marcia Rieke, astronomy professors, work on developing the Webb telescope for NASA. The government shut down has effected the project's schedule, research, and funds.

Government shutdown halts testing of instrument for James Webb Space Telescope

Stephanie Casanova
October 10, 2013
Grace Pierson/ The Daily Wildcat Tucson residents invited to Aussie Cantina's private cocktail party on Friday night sampled food and drinks in the warm and trendy new restaurant on 6th St.

New eatery offers Australian menu

Stephanie Casanova
October 9, 2013
Tyler Baker / Arizona Daily Wildcat One of the new streetcars was being tested yesterday on the streets of Tucson on Oct. 3. Although not ready for public use, it is training and certifying drivers.

Tucson works with UA to inform public of streetcar safety precautions

Stephanie Casanova
October 8, 2013
Tyler Baker / The Daily Wildcat One of the new streetcars was being tested yesterday on the streets of Tucson. Although not ready for public use, it is training and certifying drivers.

Tucson Modern Streetcar to run first daytime test today

Stephanie Casanova
October 4, 2013
Ryan Revock/The Daily Wildcat Dr. Noble Jackson, an associate professor of the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, said legislative funding for a UA Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree program would benefit the entire state.

ABOR approves $4.2 million recommendation for UA veterinary degree program

Stephanie Casanova
October 3, 2013

Annual UAPD report reveals increases in alcohol violations, less arrests

Stephanie Casanova
October 2, 2013
Lili Steffen / Arizona Daily Wildcat Chris Bradford advocates gun rights on campus in front of the Modern Languages Building, on Sept. 20, 2013. A student advocacy group supporting gun rights on campus is in development.

UA student starts Second Amendment club to educate about firearm safety

Stephanie Casanova
September 30, 2013
Amy Phelps /The Daily Wildcat Tier 5 in the University of Arizona main library.

UA Main Library sees first bedbug infestation

Stephanie Casanova
September 26, 2013
Ryan Revock/The Daily Wildcat UA President Ann Weaver Hart and ASU President Michael M. Crow met with business leaders to discuss the state’s economy on Wednesday at Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa.

UA, ASU presidents discuss universities’ roles in successful economic growth

Stephanie Casanova
September 26, 2013
Cecilia Alvarez / The Daily Wildcat ASUA Vice President Danielle Novelly finalizes the vote count in order to decline the motion to ban smoking on campus on Wednesday.

ASUA Senate votes against tobacco-free campus resolution

Stephanie Casanova
September 19, 2013
Stephanie Casanova/The Daily Wildcat

ASUA revamps volunteer program, offers new community service website

Stephanie Casanova
September 16, 2013
Kyle Wasson / Arizona Daily Wildcat Students and drivers alike must work around the latest construction next to the Second St. garage.

Campus buzzing for Arizona Insect Festival

Stephanie Casanova
September 12, 2013
Savannah Douglas / The Daily Wildcat Dina Jaber, a senior at the University of Arizona, is an advocate for Syrian aid because it is a cause "dear to [her] heart." Jaber currently has family still living in Syria.

Syrian-American students weigh in on conflict in Middle East

Stephanie Casanova
September 11, 2013

New app allows UA students to order food from their smartphone

Stephanie Casanova
September 9, 2013
Tyler Baker // The Daily Wildcat The long awaited street car has arived. The streetcar system itself will not be up and running yet but, it is being prepared for the streets of Tucson.

First streetcar vehicle arrives to Tucson after months of delay

Stephanie Casanova
September 4, 2013
Online integrative pediatric program expands nationally

Online integrative pediatric program expands nationally

Stephanie Casanova
August 28, 2013

Court dismisses ASA’s lawsuit against ABOR

Stephanie Casanova
August 5, 2013

New student orientation to provide guidance for transfers

Stephanie Casanova
August 5, 2013
Construction begins on the new environmental science building which is next to the 6th street parking garage. The building is set to be done in 2015, and will feature many green technologies to lower it's carbon footprint including a large storage tank to utilized reclaimed rain water.

New environmental sciences building to conserve water, energy

Stephanie Casanova
July 30, 2013
Briana Sanchez/ Arizona Summer Wildcat Chemical Engineering freshman, Juju Alawadhi, Vice president of marketing for corprate, Blair Hebert, Property manajor, Johanna Adolfs, and leasing expert Brendan Byrne sit down to discuss possible leasing options at The Cadance's temporary leasing office on 4th ave. on Sunday July 28.

New off-campus student housing prepares for first residents

Stephanie Casanova
July 30, 2013
New CVS construction site off of Euclid and University. The location formly hosted Johnny Rockets.

New CVS Pharmacy to open for fall semester

Stephanie Casanova
July 16, 2013
Ryan Revock / Arizona Daily Wildcat Construction workers continue to work on the streetcar tracks at the intersection of North Granada Avenue and West Congress Street Monday morning. The workers were constructing a new median for a turning lane.

Tucson Modern Streetcar construction nears end

Stephanie Casanova
July 10, 2013

Q&A with Dr. Joe G.N. Garcia, new senior VP for UA Health Sciences

Stephanie Casanova
July 9, 2013
UA appoints Garcia as new senior vice president for health sciences

UA appoints Garcia as new senior vice president for health sciences

Stephanie Casanova
July 9, 2013
Mylo Erickson / Arizona Daily Wildcat President Ann Hart reflects upon her past year in office, along with her plans for the future of the UA campus.

Q&A with Ann Weaver Hart: One year into presidency

Stephanie Casanova
July 2, 2013
Kyle Wasson / Arizona Daily Wildcat UA President, Anne Weaver Hart, speaks with community members at her first-ever town hall meeting, Oct. 31 in the Kiva Room.

UA President Hart intends to move forward with new academic plan

Stephanie Casanova
July 2, 2013
Gabriela Diaz / Arizona Daily Wildcat President Ann Weaver Hart while being interviewed.

UA makes changes in administration

Stephanie Casanova
June 25, 2013
ASUA Senate members discuss the budget and voice other concerns during one of its summer meetings. Mylo Erickson/ Arizona Daily Wildcat

ASUA considers separating from ASA in the fall

Stephanie Casanova
June 18, 2013
UA Facilities Management works on Mall to avoid future maintenance costs

UA Facilities Management works on Mall to avoid future maintenance costs

Stephanie Casanova
June 18, 2013
New microfridge offered by residence life for incoming freshmen in the Fall of 2013

ResLife to offer new rental program for dorm room fridges

Stephanie Casanova
June 11, 2013

Police beat: June 12

Stephanie Casanova and Torey Krepps
June 11, 2013
Approval needed for marijuana research on campus

Approval needed for marijuana research on campus

Stephanie Casanova
June 5, 2013
Ryan Revock / Arizona Daily Wildcat Andrew Wojtanowski, a physiology senior, and Erin McHenry (left), a nutrition junior, signup for their summer gym memberships with with Kelsea Noone (right), a registration assistant, at the UA Rec Center on Monday. Students who are not enrolled in summer classes have to pay a fee in order to use the Rec Center facilities.

Rec center implements summer membership fee

Stephanie Casanova
June 5, 2013
UA commencement was held at Arizona Stadium in 2013 for the first time in more than 40 years. The ceremony ended with fireworks as part of the grand finale.

Light show, fireworks make UA’s 2013 commencement ceremony a night to remember

Stephanie Casanova
May 11, 2013
UA grounds arborist crew members work on breaking down a tree after it fell in front of the Nugent building on Tuesday at around 10 a.m. The crew will have to return Wednesday to remove the remaining stub.

Fallen tree causes temporary bike valet closure by Nugent building

Stephanie Casanova and Monica Contreras
April 16, 2013
Kyle Mittan/Arizona Daily Wildcat Erin Besold, a planning graduate student, fourth-year art student Laura Dinardo, fourth-year architecture student Julia Weatherspoon, and Jeff Tarbox, a graduate student studying landscape architecture, go over plans for a project that aims to revitalize Tucson’s warehouse arts district. Students are looking at planning and concepts for downtown development.

UA leaders, students work with city officials to help build UA’s presence in downtown Tucson

Stephanie Casanova
April 2, 2013
Undergraduate tuition and fees have increased an average of 10 to 15 percent in the past five years. President Ann Weaver Hart is proposing a 3 percent increase for the 2013-14 school year.

ABOR to vote on tuition proposals, asks for community input at public hearings

Stephanie Casanova
March 19, 2013
Hailey Eisenbach / Arizona Daily Wildcat United States Citizenship & Immigration Services Feild Office located at 6431 South Country Club Road.

ABOR to look into possibilities of reducing tuition for DREAMers

Stephanie Casanova
March 18, 2013
Drew Gyorke / Arizona Daily Wildcat Public streetcar meeting at The Rialto. Corky Poster - Architect

Tucson modern streetcar addresses UA, surrounding community concerns

Stephanie Casanova
January 15, 2013
Streetcar operation sees delays, new management team arrives in Tucson

Streetcar operation sees delays, new management team arrives in Tucson

Stephanie Casanova
January 10, 2013
Photo by Kyle Wasson/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Attendants at “Together We Move” signed a banner dedicated to Newtown, Conn. Pima Federal Credit Union, who printed the banner, will ship it overnight on Monday.

‘Together We Move’ commemorates victims, survivors of Jan. 8, 2011, shooting in Tucson

Stephanie Casanova
January 6, 2013

UA President Hart promotes strategic plan, encourages discussion and evaluation

Stephanie Casanova
December 10, 2012

Therapy dogs help ease finals stress

Stephanie Casanova
December 5, 2012

Senators propose alternative to DREAM Act for young immigrants

Stephanie Casanova
December 4, 2012
Kyle Wasson / Arizona Daily Wildcat President Hart speaks about her upcoming inauguration this Friday, Nov. 30.

President Hart balances family life and higher education

Stephanie Casanova
November 30, 2012
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