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From the newsroom: We’re changing the way we talk about immigrants

Bethany Barnes
December 5, 2012

From the newsroom: Are we writing the stories you want to see?

Bethany Barnes
December 3, 2012

From the newsroom: Considering Wildcat Weekend’s growing pains, what should be next?

Bethany Barnes
November 26, 2012

From the newsroom: Where do you get your national, international news?

Bethany Barnes
November 5, 2012

From the newsroom: How we’re learning from our mistake

Bethany Barnes
October 18, 2012
From the newsroom: We're throwing a zine party, and you're invited

From the newsroom: We’re throwing a zine party, and you’re invited

Bethany Barnes
October 15, 2012
Press Photo

Author and UA scientist talks national security and terrorists

Bethany Barnes
October 3, 2012

From the newsroom: Media is evolving, and so is the Daily Wildcat

Bethany Barnes
October 1, 2012

From the newsroom: ‘Illegal’ versus ‘undocumented’ in immigration debate a conversation worth having

Bethany Barnes
September 24, 2012

From the newsroom: Responsible journalism has readers’ interests at heart

Bethany Barnes
September 9, 2012

From the newsroom: A declaration of editorial independence

Bethany Barnes
August 19, 2012
Michelle A. Monroe / Arizona Daily Wildcat Judith Bliss, played by acting senior Megan Davis, performs a monologue as her husband David Bliss, played by acting senior Joe Hubbard and Myra Arundel, played by acting senior Michelle Luz, look on. Arundel flirts with David Bliss throughout the play. Hay Fever opens on Oct. 12.

Plays to watch this school year

Bethany Barnes
May 24, 2012
Courtesy of Arizona Repertory Theatre

Love Bites: Arizona Repertory Theater’s ‘Bat Boy’ impresses audiences

Bethany Barnes
April 18, 2012

Hulu’s ‘Battleground’ invigorates TV online

Bethany Barnes
April 16, 2012

Capital Punishment

Bethany Barnes
March 5, 2012
Book 'Why We Broke Up' crafts perfect picture of soured relationship

Book ‘Why We Broke Up’ crafts perfect picture of soured relationship

Bethany Barnes
February 14, 2012
Valentina Martinelli/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Mary Lennox played by musical theatre senior Erin Asselta and Martha Sowerby played by musical theatre junior Michael Schauble interact on the set of Arizona Repertory Theatre's production of Secret Garden in the Marroney Theatre on Monday October 31, 2011.

Arizona Repertory Theater’s “The Secret Garden” fails to deliver

Bethany Barnes
November 16, 2011

How birds of a feather can still flock together from afar

Bethany Barnes
August 22, 2011

Arizona Athletics takes paperwork out of season ticket renewals

Bethany Barnes
August 13, 2011

Arizona Athletics takes paperwork out of season ticket renewals

Bethany Barnes
August 7, 2011
Likins Hall is built around a hacienda-style courtyard that utilizes drought-tolerant plants.

Open housing

Bethany Barnes
August 2, 2011
From left, Col. Brian Hastings of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Director of the Southern Arizona Office of the Governor Britann O?Brien, University Medical Center?s Dr. Peter Rhee and Jan. 8 shooting victim Ron Barber honor the raising of the National 9/11 Flag on June 8 in Centennial Hall. The arrival of the flag on campus commemorated the Jan. 8 shooting six months later.

Mending wounds

Bethany Barnes
July 13, 2011
Workers with Borderland Contruction Company prepare to repave Tyndall Avenue in the heat. Many adjustments have been made to make sure workers and students stay cool around campus.

“Even under the sun, work goes on “

Bethany Barnes and Bethany Barnes
July 6, 2011
Imaes from the Independence Day celebrations July 4, 2010 in Tucson, Ariz. Fireworks fallout ingited several spot fires on Sentinel Peak. (Photograph by Mike Christy)

County unwilling to play with fire

Bethany Barnes and Bethany Barnes
June 29, 2011
Mike Christy for the Arizona Daily Wildcat Crews continue to battle the Monument Fire Thursday, June 16, 2011 as it burns in the mountains of Hereford, Ariz. The 9,300-acre fire is 17 percent contained.

Fire season severity not unexpected

Bethany Barnes
June 22, 2011
The view of Likins Hall during a tour with Residence Life Director Jim Van Arsdel on June 8. The building?s design, with its many windows, is intended to give students a sense of Tucson.

A look at Likins Hall

Bethany Barnes
June 15, 2011

“Solar powered and by the hour, the UA plants new parking meters”

Bethany Barnes
June 15, 2011

Top 10 News Stories of the Year

Bethany Barnes
May 11, 2011

“EcoOps membership grows, projects to start “

Bethany Barnes
May 4, 2011

ASUA heads into final meeting

Bethany Barnes
April 27, 2011
Valentina Martinelli/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Irene Liang, a soil, water and environmental science sophomore, sifts the rocks out of the native soil to prepare for the "Garden in the Desert" project sponsored by Students for Sustainability at Highland and Mable on Saturday April 23, 2011. "Garden in the Desert" is the UA's first ever community garden and allows students to rent land and plant their own gardens.

Reaching out with green thumbs

Bethany Barnes
April 25, 2011

ASUA approves vote counters

Bethany Barnes
April 21, 2011

UA kicks off week-long Earth Day celebrations

Bethany Barnes
April 18, 2011
Valentina Martinelli/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Justin Parish, a graduate in architecture design energy conservation, checks the readings while completing a blower test in La Aldea Residence Hall on Wednesday March 30, 2011. The blower test is used to determine how well sealed a building is.

Residence halls get eco check-ups

Bethany Barnes
April 18, 2011

“Fritze talks guns, tuition”

Bethany Barnes
April 14, 2011

ASUA election packets available

Bethany Barnes
April 13, 2011
Annie Marum / Arizona Daily Wildcat Safe Ride passengers ride with sophomore driver Michael Bowman on Monday, April 11. ASUA's Safe Ride broke a record Thursday night for the most passengers in one night. "We had a total of 1,019 people, there was a lot going on to say the least," said Bowman. Safe Ride passengers Rebekah Jackson, Julie Morse, Jasmine Larkins, Raashi Parihar, Kiah Egebreston and Desiree' Bock get a ride from Manzanita-Mohave Residence Hall by Safe Ride driver Michael Bowman Monday, April 11.

Safe Ride breaks passenger record

Bethany Barnes
April 12, 2011
Valentina Martinelli/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Joel Cuello, Ph.D., a professor of biosystems engineering, shows the algae that he is developing in his lab in the Shantz building on Tuesday. The project is being used to develop algae grown in waste water as an alternative biofuel.

From pond to pump

Bethany Barnes
April 8, 2011

No strings attached

Bethany Barnes
April 7, 2011

“Allen, Hernandez appeal again “

Bethany Barnes
April 4, 2011

ASUA votes no ‘A+’s’

Bethany Barnes
March 31, 2011
Ginny Polin / Arizona Daily Wildcat The College of Science will be held a panel to discuss the crisis in Japan. Susan Beck, professor of Geosciences at UA, talks on Tuesday about the earthquakes and the tsunamis that occurred and their effecsts on Japan.

UA experts educate public about Japan disaster

Bethany Barnes
March 30, 2011

“ASUA weighs in on grades, greek houses, tuition and fees”

Bethany Barnes
March 30, 2011
Ernie Somoza/Arizona Daily Wildcat Residents turned off their lights and electronics for Earth Hour and flocked to the University of Arizona Mall saturday night to enjoy entertainment hosted by Residence Hall Association. The event featured performances from the Charles Darwin Experience, Elemental Artistry, and Planet Djembe.

UA goes dark for climate awareness

Bethany Barnes
March 28, 2011

Lights out for UA

Bethany Barnes
March 25, 2011
Robert Alcaraz/Arizona Daily Wildcat Bryan Ponton, member of ASUA, talks to the ASUA board on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Ponton informed the board on important upcoming events.

ASUA opposes ethnic studies law

Bethany Barnes
March 24, 2011

ASUA to voice opinion on budget

Bethany Barnes
March 23, 2011

ASUA talks student costs and pending gun laws

Bethany Barnes
March 11, 2011
Will Ferguson / Arizona Daily Wildcat The Green Fund Committee of the University of Arizona met to discuss potential projects for funding. The meeting took place at the SUMC Tucson room on Tuesday, March 8, 2011.

Green Fund Committee doles out the dollars

Bethany Barnes and Bethany Barnes
March 10, 2011

ASUA set to back fee statement

Bethany Barnes
March 9, 2011

Green Fund to hold open meeting

Bethany Barnes
March 7, 2011

Spring Fling may come to campus

Bethany Barnes
March 3, 2011

ASUA wants Fling back on campus

Bethany Barnes
March 2, 2011
Jazmine Woodberry / Arizona Daily Wildcat Cheyanne Kelly, a physiology freshman and member of her hall council, painted terra cotta pots in a sustainability program at Kaibab-Huachuca Residence Hall on Thursday. The event was part of Recyclemania, a national competition to promote sustainability on college campuses.

Ecofun during Recycle Mania

Bethany Barnes
February 25, 2011

Student dish premiers on campus menu

Bethany Barnes
February 23, 2011

Conference to address crisis communication

Bethany Barnes
February 22, 2011
Janice Biancavilla / Arizona Daily Wildcat A worker continues preparations Friday for the Recreation center swimming pool to reopen today for student use. The newly resurfaced pool now has a large UA logo on the bottom.

New pool logo makes a splash

Bethany Barnes
February 21, 2011
Jim Van Arsdel, assistant vice president, student affairs and housing, explains the progress of the dormitories, looking from the center of the project toward Park Avenue, at the corner of Sixth Street and Euclid Avenue during a tour of the project Wednesday. The inset photo (By Tim Glass/Arizona Daily Wildcat) shows the project from the view of Euclid Avenue on January 20, 2010.

New residence halls almost complete

Bethany Barnes
February 14, 2011
UA rises in annual Peace Corps' rankings

UA rises in annual Peace Corps’ rankings

Bethany Barnes
February 10, 2011
Record low temperatures Wednesday night were likely the cause of this burst water pipe on the outside of a house on 6th Street. Many people in Tucson awoke to water and other utility service problems Thursday morning as a result of the cold.

“UA, city recover from cold snap”

Bethany Barnes
February 7, 2011
The new ""Greening the Campus"" project is picking up speed as a student uses the recycle bin on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. The recycle bin has a side for trash and recyclables.

Facilities Management hires new recycling program coordinator

Bethany Barnes
February 3, 2011
Ramon Moreno, 23, an installer for Goodman's Interior Structures, gathers memorial items for preservation after a light afternoon shower on Monday Jan. 31, 2011, at the University Medical Center where a makeshift memorial honoring the shooting victims has remained since Jan. 8.

Updated: Memorial will move Friday

Bethany Barnes
January 31, 2011
Nader Chalfoun, House Energy Doctor and professor of architecture and environmental sciences at the UA, explains how the wind tunnel can allow students to study how air will move through a building. The wind tunnel is one of only three in the US held by universities.

Students look to curb UA energy use

Bethany Barnes
January 27, 2011
Chairman of the Green Fund, Lon Huber, a UA grad student stands next to a solar panel on Tuesday Jan 18, 2011. One of the goals of Green Fund is to install solar panels in the residence halls.

Green Fund sustains student ideas

Bethany Barnes
January 23, 2011
Co-project manager, Andre Luiz Domingues, a Latin American studies and geography sophomore, eats a berry from the netleaf hackberry tree from the One Tree Garden project. The garden utilizes passive rainwater catching techniques help to reintroduce the rainwater into the ground.

Garden grows community

Bethany Barnes
January 17, 2011
Dr. Michael Lemole, chief of neurosurgery at University Medical Center, reports on the status of congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords at a press conference Monday morning. Lemole said that Giffords has been upgraded to serious condition and may be released to rehabilition by next week.

Rep. Giffords’ condition improves

Bethany Barnes
January 17, 2011
President of the United States Barack Obama

Obama pushes for unity in wake of shootings

Bethany Barnes and Luke Money
January 13, 2011

Update on shooting victims

Bethany Barnes
January 12, 2011

UMC thanks community for donating blood in response to the shooting

Bethany Barnes
January 12, 2011

Live Updates from “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America”

Bethany Barnes and Luke Money
January 12, 2011
Tucson residents gather in front of UMC Monday to light candles, place notes and reflect on the victims of Saturday?s tragedy.

Giffords’ condition heartening

Bethany Barnes
January 12, 2011

UPDATED: Doctors say no change in Giffords is a good sign

Bethany Barnes
January 10, 2011

“UPDATED: Giffords still in serious condition, but responsive to doctors after shooting”

Bethany Barnes and Luke Money
January 9, 2011
Daniel Hernandez Jr. and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

UA student Daniel Hernandez Jr. first to give medical attention to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords

Bethany Barnes
January 9, 2011

Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords shot in Tucson

Bethany Barnes
January 8, 2011
Rodney Haas / Arizona Daily Wildcat Polly Juang (Asian) Alex Harris, Rachel Maxwell (blonde) Are members of Students for Sustainability who are looking recycle compost

Campus dirty dealings

Bethany Barnes
December 8, 2010

Students ready for holidays

Bethany Barnes
December 7, 2010

To catch a plagiarist: UA edition

Bethany Barnes
December 1, 2010

Sustainability as community

Bethany Barnes
November 29, 2010

Students launch law journal

Bethany Barnes
November 22, 2010
Valentina Martinelli / Arizona Daily Wildcat From left, Naina Dinesh, a veterinary science and pre business sophomore, and Leila Amini, a bio chemistry and molecular and cellular biology senior, and Karen Johnston a business management junior, make paper mache bones for the art installation 1 million bones event in the SUMC Ventana Room on Wednesday Nov 17. People from all over the United States are making paper mache bones that will be displayed on the Washington DC Mall in the Spring of 2013.

Building bones to fight genocide

Bethany Barnes
November 19, 2010
Valentina Martinelli / Arizona Daily Wildcat John Ulreich, a UA English professor, speaks about the Milton Marathon in his offic on Friday Nov 12. The Milton Marathon will take place on Friday Nov 19.

Humanities Week prof. read-off

Bethany Barnes
November 15, 2010
The pool at the UA Rec Center.

Rec Center pool drained

Bethany Barnes
November 11, 2010
Valentina Martinelli / Arizona Daily Wildcat David Reiber, the project manager of UA recycling, gives a tour of the recycle center.

Recycling: Sort no more

Bethany Barnes
November 9, 2010
Valentina Martinelli / Arizona Daily Wildcat Danica Koestner,left, a public administration and policy sophomore, and Sally Wilder, a pre-nursing sophomore, eat rice while Noe Garza, an integrated science sophomore, discusses the importance of raising awareness for global hunger at the Hunger Banquet at Pima Residence Hall on Wednesday Nov 3. Students were randomly divided up into lower, middle, and upper class and fed according to their status.

“Hunger Banquet illustrates poverty, classism”

Bethany Barnes
November 4, 2010
Valentina Martinelli / Arizona Daily Wildcat Gabrielle Giffords speaks to the Young Democrats Club in the Kiva room in the SUMC on Wednesday Oct 27. Raul Grijalva spoke after her.

“Giffords, Grijalva pump up Young Democrats for last voting efforts”

Bethany Barnes
October 28, 2010

Honors College has Hallow-‘green’ thumb

Bethany Barnes
October 28, 2010

UA leads climate research

Bethany Barnes
October 22, 2010
Hallie Bolonkin / Arizona Daily Wildcat Jon Levengood, retail dining manager, and Louis Andrade, Core supervisor, show off the small, yet fascinating herb garden located on the rooftop of the SUMC just above cactus grill. This herb garden was planted last March, and since has produced herbs such as basil, parsley, thyme, mint, and cilantro which are used in many restaurants such as Core, 3-Cheeses and a Noodle, Cactus Grill, and Cafe Sonora, all located in the student union.

Dining Services grows herbs on roof

Bethany Barnes
October 21, 2010
Lisa Beth Earle/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Dorm Construction on the corner of 1st and 6th

New dorms solar powered

Bethany Barnes
October 20, 2010
Valentina Martinelli/ Arizona Daily Wildcat UA Dancer teacher

Students with solar in mind

Bethany Barnes
October 18, 2010
Gordon Bates / Arizona Daily Wildcat The Tricats spend their Wednesday evening, Oct 13, on the mall as part of 36 hours of pedaling that they hope will raise enough money for them to go to the April 2001 Collegiate National Championships in Alabama.

TriCats pedal toward nationals

Bethany Barnes
October 15, 2010

Students get green for energy efficiency

Bethany Barnes
October 11, 2010
Valentina Martinelli/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Coconino Residence Hall eco-rep Erik Delich, a psychology freshman, helps clean up Himmel Park on Sunday, Oct. 10. Eco-reps from various campus dorms carpooled from the UA to help rid the park of trash in an effort to raise environmental awareness.

Eco-Reps clean up park

Bethany Barnes
October 11, 2010
Valentina Martinelli/ Arizona Daily Wildcat Tim Luensman, a engineering freshman speaks with Drew Milson, left, the director of Undergraduate Studies for the physics department and Charles Staflod, an associate professor in the physics department at the Meet Your Major fair in the SUMC Grand Ballroom on Wednesday, Sept 29.

Redesign met with hesitation

Bethany Barnes
September 30, 2010
The pedestrian crosswalk on North Mountain Avenue and East First Street services a high-traffic area for both pedestrians, bikers, and motorists. White solar-powered lights now line the crosswalk to alert oncoming motorists.

Sun powers crosswalk

Bethany Barnes
September 29, 2010
Ginny Polin / Arizona Daily Wildcat band books

Banned Books: Libraries’ rebellious side

Bethany Barnes
September 28, 2010
Valentina Martinelli / Arizona Daily Wildcat Maricopa Residence Hall received the EPA Energy Star award. The EPA Energy Star award recognizes outstanding contributions through energy efficiency.

Dorms qualify for EPA Award

Bethany Barnes
September 22, 2010

Locals swarm to Bat Night

Bethany Barnes
September 13, 2010
Lisa Beth Earle / Arizona Daily Wildcat Biosphere

Student researchers boost Biosphere 2 attendance

Bethany Barnes
September 9, 2010
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