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TOPIC OF THE WEEK: If you were a billionaire how would you use your money?

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: If you were a billionaire how would you use your money?

Alec Scott, Anika Pasilis, Brianna Ali, and Selena Kuikahi
April 22, 2019
Today, degrees are necessary to get a good job. Tomorrow, it may be connection to a business, or self-taught skills.

OPINION: Arizona cannot let student exemption win

Alec Scott
April 15, 2019
The University of Arizona is the first among Arizona's three state universities to meet the federal criteria to become a Hispanic Serving Institution.

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: What is your take on the first amendment & should there be extra regulations on campus?

Alec Scott, Mikayla Balmaceda, Anika Pasilis, Maya Noto, and Selena Kuikahi
April 8, 2019
Riders smile as they swing up in the air as they ride G-Force at Spring Fling.

A tradition that has been special since 1974

Alec Scott
April 8, 2019
Old Main is the original building from the University of Arizona.

Should border patrol be on campus?

Alec Scott, Anika Pasilis, Maya Noto, and Matthew Aguilar
April 1, 2019
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: CVN-DEMOCRATS KRT PHOTO BY RICHARD MICHAEL PRUITT/DALLAS MORNING NEWS (July 29) BOSTON, MA - Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) speaks on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday, July 29, 2004. (smd) 2004

The real Arizona is competitive

Alec Scott
April 1, 2019
Is it your responsibility to be sustainable?

Is it your responsibility to be sustainable?

Chuck Valadez, Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, Anika Pasilis, Brianna Ali, Matthew Aguilar, and August Pearson
March 25, 2019
Driving near the University of Arizona campus this summer? Here are some spots that may slow you down. Video by Victor Garcia Music Credit: http://www.purple-planet.com/upbeat/4593380163

OPINIONS: Bring back construction workers

Alec Scott
March 21, 2019
Is there a price tag on acceptance?

Is there a price tag on acceptance?

Alec Scott, Anika Pasilis, Ariday Sued, Maya Noto, and Brianna Ali
March 18, 2019
Downey Regional Medical Center RN Connie Meinke holds a syringe filled with the flu vaccine before injecting a fellow employee on January 17, 2013. Like many hospitals across the U.S., the Downey, California, facility is preparing for the flu onslaught. The hospital is asking all of their employees to be vaccinated. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

OPINION: Get Vaccinated

Alec Scott
February 25, 2019
Arizona held its primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.  

OPINION: The rush to the 2020 election

Alec Scott
February 18, 2019
A young boy looks through the bars separating the line to cross the border from the rest of Nogales, Sonora on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016.

OPINION: Is there a border crisis?

Alec Scott
February 11, 2019
Anjalee Jajoo, University of Arizona student, studies for her organic chemistry final. Jajoo is a sophomore Neuroscience and Cognitive Science major.

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How to stay engaged in school even when you want to give up

Alec Scott, Mikayla Balmaceda, Anika Pasilis, Maya Noto, Ambur Wilkerson, and Brianna Ali
February 7, 2019
Flag of Venezuela

Venezuela’s voice must be heard

Alec Scott
February 5, 2019
OPINION: Government shutdowns are a destructive tool

OPINION: Government shutdowns are a destructive tool

Alec Scott
January 29, 2019
Martha McSally gives a talk at the leadership conference at the Hillel Foundation on Second Avenue on Oct. 26.

OPINION: Appointing Martha McSally is bad for Arizona, and for Martha McSally

Alec Scott
December 4, 2018
A still from the Dynamic Map Application shows the areas of flooding, in red, in response to the effects of global warming. If the water level exceeds 2 meters, Key West and Miami will submerge.

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Planning our last 12 years

Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, Anika Pasilis, and Alexis Richardson
December 3, 2018
Protesters shout in unison during the pro-DACA protest on Sept. 5, 2017 in front of Old Main.

OPINION: Birthright citizenship is important for the United States

Alec Scott
November 14, 2018
UA students wait in line at the ASUA office to vote early for the 2016 election on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Millennials are America's largest generation and have the ability to change the election if they get out and vote.

OPINION: Hope for those who missed early voting: election-day voters might be better off

Alec Scott
November 2, 2018
Screen Snapchat Facebook Smartphone Social Media

CALL AND RESPONSE: Do we rely too much on technology?

Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, Anika Pasilis, Marisa Latzman, Ariday Sued, and Alexis Richardson
November 2, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema in 2018. Arizona's 2018 senate race has been remarkably uncivil.

OPINION: McSally vs. Sinema: Arizona’s Rumble in the Desert

Alec Scott
October 22, 2018
An overview of the tents on the UA Mall. 

Homecoming tents to be featured on the UA Mall

Connor Fries
October 21, 2018
NORFOLK (Feb. 19, 2009) Sailors sort through food items checking expiration dates while volunteering at The Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia. The volunteer project was part of a two-day training conference at Naval Station Norfolk to promote the Navy's Community Service Program. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maddelin Angebrand/Released)

OPINION: Democracy can’t be taken for granted

Alec Scott
October 15, 2018

OPINION: Democrats haven’t won 2018 just yet

Alec Scott
October 10, 2018
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Alarmed at the mandated alarm?

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Alarmed at the mandated alarm?

Chuck Valadez, Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, and Mikayla Balmaceda
October 8, 2018
TOPIC OF THE WEEK: A VEEEEEEERY revealing tweet

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: A VEEEEEEERY revealing tweet

Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, Eric Roshak, Mikayla Balmaceda, Anika Pasilis, and Ariday Sued
September 24, 2018
Arizona has hundreds of thousands of acres of water-heavy agriculture, like cotton. In total, this accounts for 70% of Arizona's water consumption annually.

The cost of cotton

Alec Scott
September 22, 2018
A view of Tucson and the Sonoran Desert landscape from the Tumamoc Hill hiking trail on Sept. 4.

It’s not just you, Tucson’s getting hotter

Alec Scott
September 8, 2018
Martha McSally is currently trailing behind Kyrsten Sinema by 1.5 percentage points in the polls.

OPINION: Arizona about to elect its first female senator, but gender equality issues remain

Alec Scott
September 1, 2018
Marisol Gracia, 8th grade teacher from Issac School district, tells the crowd, "We will Win! WE WILL WIN," during the RED for ED rally on April 4 near the State of Arizona Building in Downtown Tucson.

OPINION: Rediscovering the art of protest

Alec Scott
April 24, 2018
The backside of the self-driving car used by UA seniors in electrical and computer engineering during the CAT Vehicle Competition on April 23 outside of Old Main. The competition ran over the course of three days from April 23-25.

OPINION: Automated cars are on the way, like it or not

Alec Scott
April 3, 2018
Golden Gate Bridge and San Fransisco

OPINION: Bordering states, different mentalities

Alec Scott
March 30, 2018
Governor Doug Ducey speaking at the 2016 Arizona CEO Summit hosted by Greater Phoenix Leadership at the Phoenix Marriott Tempe at the Buttes in Tempe, Arizona.

OPINION: Gov. Ducey forges own path on gun control

Alec Scott
March 20, 2018
For several school days, a massive teachers strike has gripped every county in West Virginia, with teachers setting up picket lines on public roads and thronging the capitol to holler at state lawmakers.

OPINION: West Virginia teacher strikes inspire educators nationwide

Alec Scott
March 14, 2018
Francisco Cantú served as an agent for the Border Patrol from 2008-2012, working in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

BOOK REVIEW: Controversial author offers border insight

Alec Scott
March 1, 2018
OPINION: Outreach programs give former inmates new opportunities

OPINION: Outreach programs give former inmates new opportunities

Alec Scott
February 22, 2018
Don Shooter speaking at an event in Phoenix, Arizona.

OPINION: After Don Shooter’s exodus, it’s time to clean House (and the rest of the government)

Alec Scott
February 16, 2018
President Donald Trump speaks with supporters at a campaign rally at the Prescott Valley Event Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona. George Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

OPINION: No new NAFTA deal hurts Arizona more than most

Alec Scott
February 10, 2018
Doug Ducey is the current Governor of Arizona.

OPINION: Gov. Ducey taking much-needed action against opiods

Alec Scott
February 4, 2018
The government shut down concluded on Monday Jan. 22 after President Donald trump signed a bill keeping the government open through Feb. 2.

The double-edged sword of the Senate

Alec Scott
January 19, 2018
UA Freshman Elizabeth Goetz opens her laptop to watch Game of Thrones in her dorm room. Goetz says she is adjusting well to dorm life and has set up her room to have a homey feel to it.

OPINION: Work happier, not harder

Alec Scott
January 9, 2018
Environmental policy is becoming increasingly important, however politicans on either side of the aisle are split as to how government should approach climate legislation.

Opinion: We need environmental policy that works for everyone

Alec Scott
November 13, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks with supporters at a campaign rally at the Prescott Valley Event Center in Prescott Valley, Arizona. George Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Trump’s party of one

Alec Scott
October 30, 2017
Abby Hill leads the Pride of Arizona marching band down the UA Mall during the 2015 Homecoming Parade. This year's Homecoming Parade will take place on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Topic of the Week: Homecoming

Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, Sammy Minsk, and Miles Schuk Ehler
October 23, 2017
Early voting Pima County members wait in line to cast their vote in at the Associated Students of the University of Arizona office on Nov. 4, 2016.

Democrats uphill battle to next election

Alec Scott
October 21, 2017
Arizona voting from the 2016 election.

What if Arizona doesn’t want to turn blue?

Alec Scott
October 12, 2017
English studies senior Tatum Hammond and her mother, Colleen Hammond, go for a walk just outside campus on Monday, Oct. 10. Tatum’s mother was visiting for the day from Chandler, Arizona just before Family Weekend.

Topic of the week: Family Weekend

Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, Scarlett Lorin, Sammy Minsk, and Miles Schuk Ehler
October 11, 2017
Amani Lewis shows solidarity with the #OurLivesMatter demonstration on the UA Mall. A new study has found that 19 percent of students find violence an appropriate way to end offensive speech.

Opinion: Some students find violence appropriate end to offensive speech

Alec Scott
October 11, 2017
A variety of guns on display at Second Amendment Sports on Pima Street in Tucson. Firearm identification, background checks on firearm purchases and background checks on ammunition have observed to reduce gun related fatalities.

Topic of the week: Gun control

Chuck Valadez, Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, and Eric Roshak
October 4, 2017
President-elect Donald J. Trump and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi smile for a photo during the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. More than 5,000 military members from across all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including reserve and National Guard components, provided ceremonial support and Defense Support of Civil Authorities during the inaugural period. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos)

Opinion: Trump across the aisle

Alec Scott
September 21, 2017
With her brother on her back a war weary Korean girl tiredly trudges by a stalled M-26 tank, at Haengju, Korea. June 9, 1951. Maj. R.V. Spencer, UAF. (Navy) NARA FILE #: 080-G-429691 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 1485

Opinion: North Korea’s gamble

Alec Scott
September 20, 2017
Protesters march on the UA mall during the pro-DACA protest on Sept. 5.

Topic of the week: DACA

Toni Marcheva, Alec Scott, Jamie Verwys, and Eric Roshak
September 6, 2017
Villa Del Puente, a dorm located on Highland Avenue in the historic district. Dorm life offers students a chance to meet new people going through the same growth process encountered at college.

Campus guide’ 2017: Head to Head: We all have to live somewhere

Aurora Begay and Alec Scott
August 31, 2017
The historic old U.S. Route 80 bridge over the Gila River in Arizona. Many bridges in the country are in a poor state of disrepair.

Opinion: A plea for roads

Alec Scott
August 31, 2017
Leon Coleman shouts at Donald Trump supporters filing in to the Tucson Convention Center just before now-President Trump was scheduled to speak. While protest has been and is still impactful, protest that lacks empathy and understanding divides us. 

Protests crucial to politics, divisive without empathy

Alec Scott
August 20, 2017
Villa Del Puente, a dorm located on Highland Avenue in the historic district. Dorm life offers students a chance to meet new people going through the same growth process encountered at college.

Campus guide’ 17: Head to Head: We all have to live somewhere

Aurora Begay and Alec Scott
July 30, 2017
2016 presidential nominees Hillary Clinton (left) and Donald Trump (right) at their rallies in Arizona leading up to election day.

Column: In political polarization, we’re part of problem

Alec Scott
July 27, 2017
The Turning Point USA club members hold signs showing their opposition to "big government." Members of the club participated in a panel about free speech on April 19 hosted by the Ayn Rand Institute. 

Column: The politics of discussion on campus

Alec Scott
June 14, 2017
The Battle of Liberty Place monument, previously on display in New Orleans until April 24 of this year. The city council removed the monument due to public outcry over its memorializing of a white supremacist group, Crescent City White League and their attempted usurpation of power from state government during the post- Civil War Reconstruction Era. 

Column: What should be remembered?

Alec Scott
June 9, 2017
Jacob Borcover, left, and Inyene Udoinwang, right, answer questions from incoming freshmen and parents during the UA Orientation Fair on June 9, 2014. The transition in lifestyle and responsibility from high school to college often proves challenging for incoming freshmen.

Campus Guide’17: What high school doesn’t prepare you for

Alec Scott
June 6, 2017
Research assistant professor Adam Buntzman performs an experiment relating to valley fever in the BIO5 Institute in October 2016.

Column: The campus research in the last year shows great promise for UA

Alec Scott
May 9, 2017
Simon Sinek speaking at TEDx Maastricht in the Netherlands. 

Column: TED Talks sacrifice education for entertainment

Alec Scott
April 30, 2017

Pro/Con: Is Arizona’s hire of Rich Rodriguez a good choice?

Alex Williams
November 22, 2011

Soccer drops game to Huskies

Vincent Balistreri
October 17, 2009

UA Democratic delegates return fired up

Nickolas Seibel
April 3, 2009
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