Bills mount after testicular cancer's return forces UA junior to drop out, move back home

University of Arizona economics junior Nick Palomares, 21, in his bedroom at his parents' house on Tucson's east side. Palomares was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year and was forced to withdraw from class this semester to move back home when the cancer spread.

Bills mount after testicular cancer's return forces UA junior to drop out, move back home

University of Arizona economics junior Nick Palomares keeps a positive attitude while working with phlebotomist Nicy Perez, who is drawing his blood for analysis before an appointment with his oncologist.

Bills mount after testicular cancer's return forces UA junior to drop out, move back home

When 21-year-old University of Arizona student Nick Palomares found out his testicular cancer had come back with a vengeance, he dropped out to focus on healing from "the disease of young men."

UA student molested near campus

A UA student was molested by a man Tuesday night near North Park Avenue and East First Street.

School shooter in ‘killer’ T-shirt, flips off families in Ohio court

CHARDON, Ohio — Wearing a T-shirt with “killer” scrawled across it, a teenager cursed and gestured obscenely as he was given three life sentences Tuesday for shooting to death three students in an Ohio high school cafeteria.

Weekend party bus, giant pool draw students to new Tucson complex

A massive student-housing community under construction on Tucson’s south side is fully leased and has a waiting list.

Four Sahuarita High wrestlers indicted in locker room incident

Four 18-year-old Sahuarita high school wrestlers accused of attacking another student last month were arraigned Thursday in Pima County Superior Court.

Tucson police: Teacher's aide had sex on campus with 3 students

A teacher’s aide at Amphitheater High School was arrested Tuesday for having sex with multiple students while others watched and recorded the encounter with a cell phone camera, police said.

Brewer releases $8.9B state budget plan

PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer is proposing an $8.9 billion spending plan for next year, including a first-in-the-nation system of tying state aid for public schools to academic performance, an increase of nearly $400 million.

Student entrepreneur's online gamble pays off

Pima Community College student Amber Rix shows off a slew of brass dice that she had custom- manufactured. Her dice are made from materials including aluminum, copper, titanium, Damascus steel and tungsten.

Student entrepreneur's online gamble pays off

The dice at right are made of aluminum and the pair at left are of Damascus steel, a legendary metal for swords.

Student entrepreneur's online gamble pays off

The dice at right are made of aluminum and the pair at left are of Damascus steel, a legendary metal for swords.

Tucsonan's metal dice big hit on Kickstarter

Amber Rix set the bar low when she launched a campaign on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter for her precision machined dice project.

Suggestive texts spurred investigation of recruiter

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Suggestive texts spurred investigation of recruiter

An Army recruiter had sexual contact with a student from Flowing Wells High School on at least two occasions, according to documents from Pima County Superior Court.

Tucson Unified leader donates $35K bonus to foundation

TUSD Superintendent John Pedicone will donate his $35,000 bonus to the Educational Enrichment Foundation.

2 UA students could face false-reporting charges

Two UA students could be facing false reporting charges after they told police they were robbed last weekend, police said late Thursday.

Josh Brodesky: TUSD's buggy bus system par for course

Why is it that TUSD is a place where efforts to improve the district somehow make it worse? No, I'm not talking about Mark Stegeman. This is about last week's bus debacle, which left thousands of students stranded across the city.

Group proposes new way to fund AZ colleges

A consulting group recommends Arizona pay its universities and community colleges in new ways for better productivity.

UA, developers near agreement

An agreement between the University of Arizona and private developers to build student apartments downtown as well as other areas off campus could be announced as early as next week.