Why I'm proud of Kitty Pryde: The problem with rap culture and sexual assault

MAY 3 By K.C. LIBMAN

The rap community caught fire last week when video surfaced of Detroit rapper Danny Brown, currently on tour with Florida’s Kitty Pryde, receiving unsolicited oral sex while performing onstage at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis, Minn. Some are stating that Brown “asked for it” while others deem the incident a case of molestation or even rape. Kitty, leaning toward the latter, sparked a heated debate in the community on Wednesday by coming to Brown’s defense via an editorial on Noisey, admonishing any claims that the act was warranted by Brown. Full story

Heat Wave photo exhibition showing at Lionel Rombach Gallery

APR 30 By AUDREY MOLLOY

As a stifling heat wave descends upon the UA campus, a cooler sort of heat wave is turning up as the Lionel Rombach Gallery premieres “Heatwave: Desert Photography Exhibition and Symposium,” a representation of desert days, in both landscape form and portraiture, that captures the essence of desert living through a collegiate scope. Full story

Public art fosters discussion of art's importance in community

APR 29 By AMY JOHNSON

The many public art works of Tucson are meant to beautify the city, and while some conjure feelings of shock and disgust, they force the community to talk. Full story


For UA seniors, one last night of debauchery comes in form of bar crawl

APR 26 By JASON KRELL

Tomorrow, University Boulevard will be transformed by the senior class’ spring senior bar crawl into a great place to grab a drink and say goodbye to friends. Compared to the fall’s, this semester’s crawl starts a bit later, running from 5 p.m. Full story

UA Meat Sales provides quality products

APR 26 By ALYSSA DEMEMBER

Calling all carnivores: Get your fix at UA Meat Sales, an all-meat market that runs every Friday from 3 p.m. Full story

UA rapper looks to spread messages of hope through music

APR 26 By SHELBY THOMAS

For Perris Howard, a physiology sophomore, “making music was inevitable.” As a child, Howard loved music, listening to and admiring Nas, Tupac, The Cool Kids and Pac Div. Full story

'Perks of Being a Wallflower' author comes to UA on Friday

APR 26 By ALEX WHELAN

In an age when the Internet has all but eradicated the idea of mass-culture literature, it’s a little astounding that Stephen Chbosky’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” has maintained its popularity. Full story

With finals around the corner, buckle down at these coffee shops

APR 26 By AMY JOHNSON

Scoring an open table near an outlet in the UA Main Library can be harder than the actual exam you’re supposed to be studying for. Full story

High school students display works in Wildcat Art Show

APR 26 By AUDREY MOLLOY

Andy Warhol. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Wassily Kandinsky. Georgia O’Keeffe. Edgar Degas. All famous artists in their own right, each began their legacy with one tool — an idea. Full story

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