TO CLIPS INDEX
- Clips for March 15, 16, & 17,
2008
Olson: Wait 'a little scary' for UA
AZCentral.com 03/17/2008, 06:05 am
Fans weren't the only ones nervously awaiting Arizona's invitation to the NCAA
Tournament. Lute Olson,
who will resume coaching the Wildcats after the season, was 'relieved'
they extended their NCAA streak
to 24 seasons.
ASU stung by NCAA exclusion
AZCentral.com 03/16/2008, 23:34 pm
For Arizona State, there was no NCAA Tournament berth in numbers, formulas and
acronyms. No
consolation, either. 'It stings,' junior Jeff Pendergraph said.
Sun Devils power to sweep of titles
Arizona Republic 03/16/2008, 18:04 pm
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The chants of 'ASU' reverberated through Arkansas' Tyson
Track Center, only this
time the men were yelling with the women. The Sun Devils swept national titles
at the NCAA Indoor
Championships on Saturday.
ASUs Love buys
200 NIT tickets for students
East Valley Tribune 03/17/2008, 14:00 pm
Arizona State University athletic director Lisa Love wanted to show her
appreciation to the student body
for its support of the mens basketball team this season.
ASU
moves on despite NCAA snub; Arizona in
East Valley Tribune 03/17/2008, 06:09 am
Arizona State mens basketball coach Herb Sendek gave his team a choice of two
paths Sunday. Take
the high road following the NCAA tournament selection committees snub.
MCCCD board to
consider 9% tuition hike
East Valley Tribune 03/16/2008, 23:50 pm
Not even community colleges, higher education's low-cost option, are immune from
ever-rising prices.
Next week, the Maricopa County Community College District governing board is
scheduled to consider
a 9 percent tuition increase for next school year.
It's official: Lumberjacks' season comes to end
Arizona Daily Sun 03/17/2008, 10:26 am
The NAU men's basketball team won't play another game this season. The
Lumberjacks (21-11), who
missed out on an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament by virtue of its loss
to Portland State in the
Big Sky Conference tournament final on Wednesday, had two chances to keep its
season alive, but
neither panned out.
118
more doctors-in-training are due here
Arizona Daily Star 03/17/2008, 02:14 am
Southern Arizona will have 118 additional doctors-in-training in the next three
years under a new sponsor-
ship collaboration between University Physicians Healthcare and the University
of Arizona.
$10,000
offered for information on cause of Memorial Union fire
ASU Web Devil 03/17/2008, 03:26 am
ASU officials announced last week a cash reward of up to $10,000 is being
offered for information about
who caused the Memorial Union fire on Nov. 1. The cash reward, announced on
Thursday, is being offered
by Arizona's Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention and will only be given if a
tip results in an arrest and
conviction, ASU spokeswoman Leah Hardesty said in an e-mail.
Jumps
in room, meal plan costs for new freshmen
ASU Web Devil 03/17/2008, 03:26 am
Incoming ASU freshmen better start saving up. These students will be facing more
expensive room and
board rates next semester, following rate increases for University student
housing and meal plans approved
by the Arizona Board of Regents March 17.
Gun
bill OKed by Rules Committee
ASU Web Devil 03/17/2008, 03:25 am
The debate over guns in schools heated up on March 10, when the Senate Rules
Committee approved a bill
that would allow concealed weapons to be carried on Arizona community college
and university campuses.
ASU
models to help fix nuclear plant problems
ASU Web Devil 03/17/2008, 03:25 am
ASU researchers are putting the finishing touches on a large-scale nuclear
reactor model at the Tempe
campus. The model is part of a project to help Arizona Public Service Co.
Bonvicini out; Arizona looking for new women's hoops coach
Sports Network 03/17/2008, 16:08 pm
Tucson, AZ (Sports Network) - Arizona women's head basketball coach Joan
Bonvicini will not return for the
2008-09 season, the school announced Monday.
Joan
Bonvicini Will Step Down
KOLD-TV 03/17/2008, 13:17 pm
More upheaval for the University Of Arizona's Basketball Program. Athletic
Director Jim Livengood will
announce today that Joan Bonvicini will step down.
As the Economy Falters, So Do State Budgets
The Ledger 03/17/2008, 12:43 pm
Programs for the elderly are being slashed in Maine. Government jobs are being
eliminated in New Jersey.
Prison construction has been put off in Virginia.