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Moe’s on Strip to open early February

Moe’s on Strip to open early February

Brittney Knox January 25, 2011

Students will be able to hear the greeting, “Welcome to Moe’s” a little closer to campus pretty soon. After months of a “Moe’s Coming Soon” sign hanging over the building that formerly housed...

Students register for Relay For Life

Students register for Relay For Life

Lauren Erdman January 25, 2011

In 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt founded Relay For Life to raise money for cancer research. With the help and donations of supporters, he raised $27,000 for the American Cancer Society to help treat cancer patients...

Rose to house only freshmen

Rose to house only freshmen

Allie Hulcher January 25, 2011

Rose Towers will be spending its last school year as an all-freshmen residence hall. Rose Towers is known for its 13 floors, its living-learning communities for international students and all that a several...

Student-led charity makes a difference with water

Karissa Bursch January 24, 2011

It’s one of those charity success stories you hear about in the news. A brother and sister, both University students, start and complete an entire fundraising campaign in three months, and with amazing...

Astronomy professor investigates space gas cloud

Allie Hulcher January 24, 2011

In 2007, a Dutch schoolteacher named Hanny van Arkel was just one of thousands helping Hubble to classify galaxies online at GalaxyZoo.org when she discovered a space oddity that rocked the astronomy world....

Women’s resource center addresses letters to imprisoned women

Stephen N. Dethrage January 23, 2011

The Women's Resource Center's Student Leadership Council started their second annual campaign advocating awareness and support for women in prison this week in the Ferguson Center. The week of events...

Artist crafts historical murals in Tuomey Hall

Katherine Martin January 23, 2011

Beyond the glass walls of Tuomey Hall, renowned artist Caleb O'Connor coats an enormous 14 by 9 feet linen canvas with thick, white gesso. Rested against the walls of the studio are more massive paintings...

Sig Ep returns with new members

Jennie Kushner January 23, 2011

Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Beta chapter was founded in 1927 and was disbanded in 2008 for repeated rules violations including hazing new members, according to the Associated Press. Now the fraternity is working...

Food Court gets Subway, Dog House

Food Court gets Subway, Dog House

William Evans January 23, 2011

Subway opened Jan. 12 in the Ferguson Center as a result of the University Food Service Committee and student surveys indicating that a new sub sandwich option would be desirable, said Kristina Hopton-Jones,...

SaveFirst prepares for tax season

SaveFirst prepares for tax season

Brittney Knox January 23, 2011

It’s the time of year for H&R Block signs, Jackson Hewitt signs and for W-2 forms to come in the mail. Tax season is here and SaveFirst, a non-profit tax preparation initiative is opening two sites in...

UA helps upperclassmen make the move off campus

UA helps upperclassmen make the move off campus

William Evans January 23, 2011

For students who have made it through their freshman year of college, the option of living in off-campus housing presents a viable alternative to the more supervised lifestyle of residence halls. Many...

Organization of SGA evolves through the years

Amanda Sams January 21, 2011

The UA Student Government Association adopted its constitution in 1914, stating that “the supreme purpose of this institution is to train young men and women in higher principles of citizenship.” The...