This Week in Wildcat History
June 6, 2007
On June 8, 1993, staff writer Robert Rosenthal mused on the undying popularity of the Grateful Dead: “”Consensus says that these new songs are stinkers, but that’s okay. The Grateful Dead have been putting out unfulfilling studio records for years. It’s almost comforting.””
On June 14, 1988, KUAT-TV employee Joe Brewster told the Arizona Summer Wildcat he planned to run for Pima County Sheriff on a platform that included legalization of marijuana and prostitution. Brewster called the law enforcement at the time “”sullen and sarcastic,”” and called for a return to “”common-sense”” law enforcement.
On June 11, 1971, the Wildcat reviewed the Rolling Stones’ latest album, Sticky Fingers, and predicted: “”I don’t believe the Stones will be around much longer. … They are not likely to cut down on persistent drug use.””
On June 6, 1989, the Wildcat editorialized that President George H. W. Bush “”should strongly consider severing diplomatic ties”” with China after the previous weekend’s massacre of hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
