An article from the UA's student newspaper, The Arizona Daily Wildcat, has been drawing objections from several community and student members of the campus' Hillel Foundation, reports the Arizona Jewish Post in its March 12 edition.

The Feb. 15 Wildcat article "Human Rights Violations" cites the efforts of a student group that is trying to end a contract between the UA Police Department and Motorola because of alleged ties the telecommunications company has to human-rights violations in the Gaza Strip.

From the Jewish Post:

One serious concern with the Feb. 15 “Human Rights Violations” article, which the students’ letter addressed, was that UA President Robert Shelton was misquoted, says (Hillel Executive Director Michelle) Blumenberg. Shelton was quoted in the Wildcat as saying, “I certainly haven’t made up my mind. I’m gathering information ... In terms of divesting, I also need to get some advice from council [sic], and that’s always dangerous, about what you can do as a state entity or not. The Israeli lobby has been very powerful in this country for many years.”

In an e-mail to the AJP on March 3, Shelton wrote that the article “was the result of a conversation I had with the author who never mentioned the phone discussion was an interview for an article. We discussed many issues and she chose selected comments. I add that such deception is unusual for the Wildcat, which is normally an excellent student-run publication.”

The Feb. 15 Wildcat article appeared on national listserves as a news article stating that Shelton “was supporting divestment from Israel,” says Blumenberg. “What was most upsetting was the implication that he would look at divesting but can’t because of the powerful Israel lobby.”

We couldn't find the Post's story online, but we were able to get a hold of the PDFs, which can be seen here and here.

If you opened the morning daily's site this afternoon, your probably saw this as top story:

That's right, the most important thing going on today is the opening of Hot Tub Time Machine.

Here's the kicker: The review is credited to Roger Moore of The Orlando Sentinal. That's right kids, if you can write 400 words and live in Florida, you, too, can have the top-news slot in Tucson, Ariz.

Access Tucson has avoided cancellation and is back in business, but not without fewer resources. Details from the latest bulletin from the non-profit public-access TV station:

Last Tuesday 3/9 the Mayor and Council took an important step toward the survival of community media in Tucson. By a vote of 6-1 (with Councilmember Rodney Glassman voting no - he moved to eliminate all funding for Access Tucson next year but that motion died for lack of a second) they directed Tucson 12 to move in with Access Tucson at 124 E. Broadway. They also said that there will be parity* of funding and support for Tucson 12 and Access Tucson. While the details of Tucson 12's move have yet to be worked out, there was clear support for both Access Tucson and Tucson 12 to continue to provide their award-winning services into the future.

*According to Webster's New World Dictionary, parity means equality in power, value, etc.

Access Tucson will re-open next Wednesday

Last Thursday 3/11 the Access Tucson Board met and approved

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Pop quiz: If you just purchased a Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper, you'd immediately layoff half the staff, right?

That's just what happened with the East Valley Tribune.

The layoffs came not long after a bankruptcy court judge OK'd the sale of the paper on Tuesday to Colorado publisher Randy Miller, owner of the Oro Valley/Marana paper The Explorer. The deal also includes several smaller papers in the Phoenix-area.

Ted Prezelski, one of Southern Arizona's first bloggers, is shutting down Rum, Romanism and Rebellion as he ramps up his campaign for the Arizona House of Representatives in midtown Tucson's Legislative District 28.

Tedski, who won national attention for R-Cubed and was an official blogger at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, was a pioneer in this blogging biz. We'll miss his snark and insider gossip, although we reckon we'll see plenty of him on the campaign trail.

The audio slideshows are a fun watch for anyone who enjoys taking a walk onto any outdoorsy landscape.

(Photographs by John deDios)

Borderbeat.net reporters Amanda Portillo and Lauren Adams have a little fun with educational first-aid videos when out in the desert.

Photographs by John deDios

Borderbeat.net reporters Amanda Portillo and Lauren Adams have a little fun with educational first aid videos when out in the desert.

The audio slideshows are a fun watch for anyone who enjoys taking a walk in any outdoorsy landscape.

(Photographs by John deDios)

Watch for the next video: How to stop a bleeding wound.

Gotta love The Onion:

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