Arizona Daily Wildcat

11/23/2025

The University of Arizona football team (8-3, 5-3 in Big 12) crushed Baylor University 41-17 on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Casino Del Sol Stadium. The Wildcats extended their win streak to four games and improved their home record to 6-1, the most home wins in a season since 2014.

Wide receiver Kris Hutson, one of the 28 seniors honored Saturday morning, led the Arizona offense with a career day, hauling in nine receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown, marking his fifth career game over 100 yards. Senior running back Ismail Mahdi led the ground game with 14 carries for 93 yards and a touchdown. Kedrick Reescano sprinted for 3 touchdowns on just 13 attempts to put the Bears away.

Defensively, redshirt senior Dalton Johnson led with 18 total tackles, which marks the third-highest total tackles in a game in Arizona history and the most since 2014.

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📝: Michael Smith
📸: Charlie Ramirez

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The University of Arizona football team (8-3, 5-3 in Big 12) cruised by Baylor University 41-17 on Saturday, Nov. 22. The Wildcats have won four consecutive games and picked up their first win at the newly called Casino Del Sol Stadium on senior day.

11/23/2025

The University of Arizona announced a 20-year partnership agreement with Casino Del Sol, an enterprise of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, on Monday, Nov. 17, worth more than $60 million for the naming rights to Arizona Stadium.

The now-called Casino Del Sol Stadium is the largest corporate deal in Arizona Athletics and Big 12 history.

“This is a milestone moment for our athletics enterprise and is rooted in a very clear imperative: to provide our coaches and student athletes with the resources they need to compete at the highest levels and to make our university and our entire community proud,” Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois said.

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📝: Michael Smith
📸: Noor Haghighi

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On Monday, Nov. 17, the University of Arizona announced a 20-year partnership with Casino Del Sol, an enterprise of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, for the naming rights to Arizona Stadium, worth north of $60 million.

11/19/2025

In 2023, the University of Arizona revealed a miscalculation in the amount of cash on hand; it was short by $240 million in available funds. This accounting error translated into a $177 million budget deficit once the university’s obligations and spending commitments were fully accounted for.

By 2024, the university had trimmed its deficit to $63 million, according to the Unrestricted Funds Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, a turnaround led by the school’s new chief financial officer and senior vice president for business affairs.

The university’s finances have shifted dramatically in less than 2 years. Under the leadership of President Suresh Garimella, the university has erased its deficit and balanced its budget without raising tuition for resident undergraduates and while granting raises to faculty and staff.

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📝: Charlotte Rotkis
📸: Sela Margalit

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The university’s finances have shifted dramatically in less than 2 years, and under recent leadership of President Suresh Garimella, the university has erased its deficit. Professors of finance and accounting at Eller College of Management share insight on what leads to budgeting issues in higher ...

11/17/2025

The University of Arizona football team (7-3, 4-3 in Big 12) defeated the No. 25 University of Cincinnati 30-24 on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Nippert Stadium. Arizona head coach Brent Brennan led Arizona to secure consecutive road games for the first time in his career, while knocking Cincinnati out of Big 12 title contention.

After the win, Brennan made it clear that Arizona’s goals go beyond just bowl eligibility.

“We didn’t come here to celebrate bowl eligibility. That’s the standard now. We came here to prove we belong in the Big 12 conversation, and I think we did that today,” Brennan said in his postgame press conference.

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📝: Will Shenot
📸: Whitney Korth

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The University of Arizona football team (7-3, 4-3 in Big 12) defeated the No. 25 University of Cincinnati 30-24 on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Nippert Stadium. Arizona head coach Brent Brennan led Arizona to secure consecutive road games for the first time in his career, while knocking Cincinnati out of Bi...

11/16/2025

The No. 5 University of Arizona men’s basketball team remains undefeated, winning 69-65 over No. 15 UCLA on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Intuit Dome located in Los Angeles. The Wildcats are now 4-0 after Arizona came away with a stunning victory against one of the most anticipated matchups this season.

Arizona held on late, converting on 60% of its shots and forcing the Bruins to only hit 42.9% of theirs. Senior guard Anthony Dell’Orso led the Wildcats with 20 points coming off the bench, shooting 6-for-11 from the field and 4-of-7 from the 3-point line.

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📝: Melisa Guzeloglu
📸: Charlie Ramirez

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The No. 5 University of Arizona men’s basketball team won 69-65 over No. 15 UCLA on Friday, Nov. 14, advancing to a 4-0 record after Arizona came away with a victory over one of its rivals. Senior guard Anthony Dell’Orso led with 20 points off the bench, shooting 4-of-7 from the 3-point line. Se...

11/12/2025

They say to pick a major based on your interests. There are fun majors in college like entertainment design, humanities, religious studies, theater arts and even Egyptology, which I had no idea existed before I did my research. Whenever you ask someone, “What should I study?” the most common answer you’ll get is “Whatever you want!” or “Whatever piques your interest.” In the long run, it isn’t that helpful, but it’s so your college experience can be more enjoyable.

They don’t tell you the reality of those majors. Beneficial careers today don’t go with a fun major. A CNBC article lists out ten majors that earn less than $50,000, and a lot of those would count as exciting majors, including clinical psychology, photography and foreign language studies.

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📝: Isabel Vidrio
📸: Rob Goebel

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With a wide variety of majors to choose from, the university will encourage you to pick one based on your interests. But will it be beneficial for a potential career path? Opinions writer Isabel Vidrio breaks down the reasons why it’s important to consider the pros and cons of picking a field of s...

11/12/2025

Late Thursday, Oct. 30, KAMP Student Radio lost its general manager, Sophia Troetel. But in that moment, they lost much more than that. KAMP lost its leader, friend and the heartbeat of the station. It lost the loudest voice, the kindest heart and the hardest worker. Her loss to the station itself and her countless friends there will be irreparable.

This profile and tribute to Troetel includes quotes from dozens of KAMP members, some of whom were among her closest friends.

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📝: David Mooradian, KAMP Student Radio
📸: John Frew, KAMP Student Radio

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Late Thursday, Oct. 30, KAMP Student Radio lost its general manager, Sophia Troetel. But in that moment, they lost much more than that. KAMP lost its leader, friend and the heartbeat of the station. It lost the loudest voice, the kindest heart and the hardest worker. Her loss to the station itself a...

11/11/2025

In May, the University of Arizona announced that the Native American Student Association would integrate into the Native American Initiatives under the Office of the Provost.

Along with this decision, other cultural resource centers consolidated into the Student Culture and Engagement Hub, which is part of a broader department known as Campus Community Connections.

“Many Native students are still unaware of the full scope of the changes and feel left in the dark,” Daelyn Nez, this year’s Miss Native University of Arizona, said. “We deserve transparency and accountability from the university that’s supposed to support us, given that it’s a land grant institution, the University of Arizona has a responsibility to ensure that the decisions affecting Indigenous students are not just made with us, but are also made for us.
📝: Jasmine Creighton
📸: Evelyn Fleming

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The University of Arizona’s recent restructuring has moved the Native American Student Association under Native American Initiatives. The change has prompted some questions from students about transparency and the future of Native student support on campus.

11/06/2025

Hundreds of University of Arizona students and community members gathered at the UA Mall on Nov. 2 to grieve the loss of three students killed in a hit and run crash. The victims honored at the memorial were Josiah Santos, 22, Katya Castillo-Mendoza, 21, and Sophia Troetel, 21.

The mourners gathered with candles and remembrance to hear friends and family speak on the Mall. Afterwards, they walked west as a group across campus down University Boulevard and then turned north on Euclid Avenue until they reached the intersection with Second Street, where a memorial was made for the three students. Mourners left flowers, candles and gifts in remembrance of the victims.

📝: Ian Stash
📸: Felix Hernandez

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The UA community gathered to mourn the loss of three of its students killed in a hit and run crash. Stories and memories, happy and sad, were shared and people expressed what the victims meant to them. Mourners remembered Josiah Santos for his humor and love of performing, Sophia Troetel for her kin...

11/04/2025

The University of Arizona men’s basketball team won 93-87 against the No. 3 University of Florida on Monday, Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. MST in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This was the Wildcats’ first matchup of the season as it came against the reigning NCAA Champions as Arizona was able to make it past the Gators.

Despite Florida seeing a career-high night from junior forward Thomas Haugh scoring 27 points, Arizona’s defense kept the Gators at bay with two Wildcats scoring over 20 points.

Freshman forward Koa Peat led the attack, securing 30 points, shooting 11-for-18 on field goal attempts, seven rebounds and five assists. Senior guard Jaden Bradley followed closely with 27 points, three rebounds and five assists. Additionally, freshman forward Ivan Kharchenkov tallied a double-double consisting of 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds, while going 2-for-2 from the 3-point line.

📝: Melisa Guzeloglu
📸: Charlie Ramirez

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The University of Arizona men’s basketball team won 93-87 against the No. 3 University of Florida on Nov. 3 in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in the Wildcats’ first matchup of the season against the reigning NCAA Champions. Freshman forward Koa Peat led with 30 points as senior guard Jaden Bradley ...

11/04/2025

The No. 13 Arizona Wildcats knock off the defending champs the No. 3 Florida Gators 93-87 in the

David Mooradian & Michael Smith recap the absolute classic to open the 2025-26 regular season

11/03/2025

The No. 13 Arizona Wildcats take on the defending National Champions No. 3 Florida Gators to open the 2025-2026 season in Las Vegas, Nevada.

David Mooradian & Michael Smith preview the highly anticipated matchup at the