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ASUA, the student government at the University of Arizona, has a meeting on Wednesday, Oct 12. They talked about mandatory meal plans and inequalities on campus.

ASUA Administrative Vice President resigns

Payton Toomey
October 28, 2022
Protesters shout in unison during the Pro-DACA protest on Sept. 5, 2017, in front of Old Main. Voters may show their support for undocumented immigrants by voting in favor of Prop 308.

Prop 308: The futures of Arizona DACA college students are on the ballot this November

Payton Toomey and Payton Toomey from El Inde Arizona
October 8, 2022
Inside the Women and Gender Resource Center on the fourth floor of the Student Union Memorial Center. This center holds events, hosts outside-of-the-classroom learning and raises awareness for the intersectional issues on campus.

The University of Arizona offers students aid and community with cultural and resource centers

Payton Toomey
July 17, 2022
Kali Waechter (left), Stephanie Garcia (center) and Michelle Ochoa (right) protest abortion bans in front of 33 North Stone Ave. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Tucson. The "Rally for Abortion Justice" took place in Armory Park.

Tucson Women’s March to hold demonstrations tonight following Roe v. Wade reversal

Payton Toomey
June 24, 2022
Protestors gather at the "Rally for Abortion Justice" on Saturday, Oct. 2 in Jácome Plaza. The march was met with support from individuals of all age ranges, genders and backgrounds.

OPINION: The evolution of feminism and the shape it has taken today

Payton Toomey
February 17, 2022
T-shirts made for the Clothesline project in October 2017 at the Pima Purple Domestic Violence Awareness Event, where Domestic abuse survivors can write their stories and or supportive messages on t-shirts for other victims.

OPINION: Delving into domestic violence on college campuses

Payton Toomey
October 19, 2021
A group of pumpkins. Photo by jomudo/Creative Commons (license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) 

OPINION: What not to wear: Halloween costume edition

Payton Toomey
October 10, 2021
Overscheduling has become the norm, but is it healthy?

OPINION: The normalization of overscheduling is breaking us

Payton Toomey
September 20, 2021
Graduate assistant for the Women's Resource Center Jamie Utt gives a presentation for Greek Life about sexual assault. Greek Life was required to attend the seminar in order to have registered events in the Fall.

OPINION: Protect yourself and others at night

Payton Toomey
July 23, 2021
"Body Image. The subjective concept of one's physical appearance based on self-observation and the reactions of others." by Charlotte Astrid/Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0)

OPINION: Female bodies are not trends

Payton Toomey
May 9, 2021
Many people blame sexual assault on the survivors, but the reasons don't stand up.  Friends clinking drink glasses in a modern bar by jcomp/Freepik 

OPINION: There are a lot of reasons sexual assaults happen. These aren’t among them.

Payton Toomey
May 4, 2021
An in-person graduation signals the light at the end of the very long pandemic tunnel for students at the University of Arizona. "Old Main-University of Arizona" by L Geoffroy/Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

OPINION: Is in-person graduation a light at the end of the tunnel?

Payton Toomey
April 22, 2021
University of Arizona students walking around campus while wearing masks in April 2021.

OPINION: No matter how desperate Doug Ducey is, the pandemic is not over

Payton Toomey
April 3, 2021
Our columnist Payton Toomey spoke with a registered dietician at Campus Health about the importance of intuitive eating.  "Main Gate, University of Arizona" by Ken Lund/Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) 

OPINION: I sat down with a certified intuitive eating counselor. Here’s what I learned.

Payton Toomey
April 2, 2021
The sorority Alpha Epsilon Phi will be hosting their first ever Phi Fair this week.

OPINION: GreekRank is a toxic hellscape of objectification

Payton Toomey
March 16, 2021

OPINION: Tucson’s unique style told from a car ride down Fourth Ave

Payton Toomey
February 17, 2021
College campuses allow behaviors that are likely to lead to eating disorders.

OPINION: Stop normalizing eating disorders on college campuses

Payton Toomey
February 14, 2021
A photo of an empty plate on a tablecloth. Photo by sightone/CreativeCommons (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

OPINION: Starve yourself. No. Wait. Love yourself. Wait. What?

Payton Toomey
February 8, 2021
A photo of Vice President Kamala Harris.  "Kamala Harris"  by Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons ( CC BY-SA 2.0 )

OPINION: Shedding light on controversial magazine covers

Payton Toomey
January 25, 2021
After J.K. Rowling wrote disparaging comments about transgender people, many wonder if it's acceptable to appreciate the Wizarding World she crafted. Photo by Daniel Ogren/Creative Commons ( CC BY 2.0 )

OPINION: Should we separate art from artists?

Payton Toomey
December 13, 2020
As COVID-19 surges across the U.S., top health officials are concerned that false information may threaten the effectiveness of the virus- if too many refuse to take the vaccine, it won't be as effective as it should be. "Syringe 5 With Drops" by ZaldyImg is licensed with CC BY 2.0.

OPINION: Vaccine skepticism needs to stop before more people die

Payton Toomey
December 2, 2020
President Trump nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett for Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court in 2020. Photo by The White House/Creative Commons (CC PDM 1.0)

TOPIC OF THE WEEK: Justice Amy Coney Barrett and the threat to reproductive rights

Selena Kuikahi, Lauren Borelli, Geraldine Espinosa, Aidan Rhodes, and Payton Toomey
November 29, 2020
A sign leaning on a ledge on the UA Mall encourages students to vote. Many of the booths at the 2019 club fair on the Mall stressed the importance of registering to vote on time.

OPINION: Political dialogue is essential to a functioning democracy

Payton Toomey
November 25, 2020
President Donald Trump talking about his election plans to the crowd of people at his campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz., Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. 

OPINION: Toxic election misinformation is damaging the election process

Payton Toomey
November 13, 2020
Zoom classes are massively fatiguing students. [Image: User:Colin/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)]

OPINION: UA admin must allow pass/fail option for students this semester

Payton Toomey
October 30, 2020
Former Arizona assistant coach Emanuel 'Book' Richardson was arrested on corruption, fraud charges by the FBI on Sept. 26, in what is expected to be one of the largest scandals in collegiate sports history.

Former Arizona men’s basketball assistant Emanuel “Book” Richardson pleads guilty

Mark Lawson
January 22, 2019
Savannah Douglas / The Daily Wildcat Junior Ronni Lewis warms up before Arizona's 5-0 win against Tulane at Jimenez Field on March 15.

Ronni Lewis follows in cousin Kerri Walsh Jennings’ footsteps in volleyball

Tyler Keckeisen
April 3, 2014

Food stamp fallacy an insult to Mexican Americans

Nyles Kendall
October 3, 2012
Nov. 7, 2011

Nov. 7, 2011

Daily Wildcat
November 7, 2011

New UA provost ready for added responsibility

Luke Money
August 22, 2011

“As Giffords recovers, friends keep office open”

Rob Hotakainen/McClatchy Newspapers
March 23, 2011
Forward Ify Ibekwe goes for a lay-up in Arizona's 72-70 win over Ole Miss on Thursday. The senior finished with 24 points and 17 rebounds.

W-Hoops improves to 3-0

Alex Williams
November 19, 2010

“22 dead, 80 wounded in Somali capital battles”

Michael Logan / Deutsche Presse-Agentur
September 23, 2010

XC conference preview

Arizona Daily Wildcat
October 30, 2009

Budget woes leading to drop in quality

Dan Sotelo
September 2, 2009
World's woes seeping into sleep habits

World’s woes seeping into sleep habits

Kaitlyn Venezia
March 4, 2009

Inkheart is an empty fantasy

Alexa Miller
February 4, 2009
Arizona forward Jordan Hill, center, bodies forward/center Chinemelu Elonu in a 67-66 Texas A&M win in Reed Arena on Friday. Hill's physical play and a verbal comment cost him a technical foul in the game.

Wildcats focus on discipline

Bryan Roy
December 9, 2008

Date Book

October 31, 2008
Comics

Comics

January 25, 2008
Former Wildcat swimmer Amanda Beard poses in and out of the water in an eight-page pictorial and on the cover of July's Playboy.

Former Wildcat poses for Playboy

Lance Madden
June 13, 2007

“Fox, Lowe among 25 finalists for big national softball award”

April 5, 2007

Cats to don special jerseys for tournament play

Roman Veytsman
March 6, 2007

Mowatt’s near no-hitter hands Aggies first loss

Ari Wasserman
February 25, 2007

Reece tabbed for senate seat

Zach Colick
February 23, 2006
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