Clips
Long-form journalism
Shooter calm during cross-town spree
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Columns
What teachers REALLY do all summer
There’s a reason bikers don’t always hug curb
A grinding halt to dirty dancing
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Personality profiles
Drew Donnellan: A look at a former elite high school athlete, was paralyzed from the chest down in 2006 gymnastics practice session, and his adjustment to life in college.
John Pepper: University of Arizona ecology and evolutionary biology professor John Pepper does ground-breaking research with cancer cell computer modeling even though nearly one-quarter of his brain tissue died when a blood clot shook itself loose in 2002.
Sheila Tobias: A non-mathematician, non-scientist, Sheila Tobias spent her career raising awareness that math and science are no more attached to the Y chromosome than baking is attached to the X chromosome.
Robert Shelton: The president of the University of Arizona reflects on his sophomore year at a land-grant university that saw a murder in one of the dorms and a media circus surrounding the questionable leave of absence of his Hall-of-Fame basketball coach. Sidebar Q &A
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Sustained coverage: Closure of Tucson Citizen
Bid deadline passes; paper likely to close March 21
Citizen to stay open ‘day-to-day’
Citizen to publish at least through May 9
Gannett invites potential buyers to visit Citizen
Gannett rejected offer to buy Citizen, CA publisher says
Federal judge may weigh in on closure of Citizen
Where are they now? Citizen employees a year after the closure
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Feature Writing
Mars Lander’s safe arrival elates UA scientist
Tucson teens perform hard work in Big Easy
Local touches for Congresswoman’s vows
UA dean helps rescue India sex workers
Mrs. Santa: The reindeer are fine
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Investigation: Basketball Coach Lute Olson
Is Olson getting special treatment?
Olson: AD told him to be mum about leave
Olson announces retirement; denial by UA president
Olson gets neither big payout or big penalty
Higher education reporting
UA changes will affect women, minorities disproportionately
Mergers likely to save millions
Helicopter parents now common at universities
Proposed stimulus could greatly aid UA, community colleges
New grads face tighter job market
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Breaking News/Enterprise Reporting
Head of UA’s Bio5 Institute quits
Federal judge may weigh in on closure of Citizen
Car, driver among perks for new UA VP
Sixth St. landowner settles with UA
Regents reverse themselves overnight on tuition hike
Provost once supervised by person she recommends to fill highest-paid UA position
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Faith, religion and values reporting
Muslim basketball player at UA covers up in games
Dealing with the ‘December Dilemma’
Latin Patriarch and Middle East peace process
