Arizona Daily WildcatStories from the current online edition of Arizona Daily Wildcat.Spectrum- August 11, 2008 Celebrate the end of the summer with community events around Tucson.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/Heatwave/Spectrum-3398048.shtml UA hosts 'Tools for Schools' donation drive- August 11, 2008 World Care, KOLD News 13 and Cricket Wireless have paired with the UA this year to host Tools for Schools, a donation drive taking place Friday and Saturday. "It sounded like an excellent program, particularly this year, when there's a great need," said Altman, UA director of outreach and community partnerships.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/News/Ua.Hosts.tools.For.Schools.Donation.Drive-... This week in Wildcat history- August 11, 2008 Incoming freshman Impress the upper-classmen with these two stories, as if you have been a student for the past 23 years and were there when they happened.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/Extra/This-Week.In.Wildcat.History-3398036.shtm... Clumpy soil becoming an annoying theme for UA Lander- August 11, 2008 The devil is in the details on Mars. Clumpy soil on the Red Planet continues to give the UA-led Phoenix Lander team headaches. According to a statement released by mission officials Friday, 'Phoenix' was having some trouble filling its Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) because clumps of soil were blocking the opening to the instrument.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/News/Clumpy.Soil.Becoming.An.Annoying.Theme.For... Textbook frenzy- August 11, 2008 As students turn to the Internet to look for better deals on textbooks, the UofA Bookstore continues to implement programs aimed at driving down prices and keeping itself the number one source of books on campus. But addressing textbook prices isn't easy. "It's a very complex set of problems, like a spaghetti ball," said Frank Farias, executive director of the UofA Bookstore.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/News/Textbook.Frenzy-3398047.shtml Bridging border health- August 11, 2008 A paid internship to Mexico's border this summer not only gave a few graduate students from regional universities a better knowledge of the Hispanic health care system, but also improved their research skills with hands-on training to take into the future.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/News/Bridging.Border.Health-3398037.shtml Fast Facts- August 11, 2008 Fast Facts waves goodbye to the summer with tears in its eyes, and presents you the greatest and most interesting facts of all time.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/Extra/Fast-Facts-3398034.shtml Summer tip- August 11, 2008 Summer debauchery getting old Plan an outing to Mount Lemmon and marvel at a cosmic display that has been observed for thousands of years. The Perseids meteor shower is expected to reach its peak at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday. Because the moon descends around 1:30 a.http://wildcat.arizona.edu/news/2008/08/11/Heatwave/Summer.Tip-3398051.shtml |