The Week (at the Arizona Capitol) March 10-14

The House opened up the week with revenge porn — a bill that prohibits it, that is. HB 2515, a bill that prohibits the unlawful distribution of private images would make it a felony to share a picture of someone nude or in a sexual act without their permission. The bill was modeled after similar…

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‘I had a secret’: Wilbur and the clandestine world of college mascots (With ASNS Highlight Video)

  [Above video: ASNS Highlight anchor Jade Nunes interviews Forrest Gmitro, former Wilbur. Production by Jade Nunes and Stephanie Casanova] *** There are lots of secret communities: Skull and Bones, the legendary Freemasons,  the Knights Templar, the alleged Illuminati. Me, I belonged to one. My fellow members in this highly cloaked society have names that sound…

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ESPN ranks ‘Zona Zoo’ No. 1 in the Pac-12

The famed Zona Zoo, which ESPN has just named the No. 1 student cheering section in the Pac-12, has become a major part of the marketing momentum for the University of Arizona, according to Dan Heck, associate director of marketing for Arizona athletics. The ranking underscores the influence the Zoo has attained nationally.  According to…

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