Greg Hansenโs notebook: John โButtonโ Salmon urged Arizonaโs team to โBear Downโ just before he died 100 years ago. His last words grew into one of college sportsโ top slogans.
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Bear Down, "a special phrase that connects this university all around the globe," has been the University of Arizona's motto for 100 years.ย
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For Star subscribers: A century after his death, John โButtonโ Salmonโs death-bed message to his University of Arizona football teammates โ โTell the team to bear down.โ โ remains a defining part of the schoolโs identity.
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Arizona quarterbacks Noah Fifita discussed how he learned about the history of "Bear Down" through Chuck Cecil and Ricky Hunley.
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The University of Arizona, which has had Fulbright Scholars since 1954, has eight students who were named student scholars for the 2026-27 year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. State Departmentโs flagship cultural exchange program focused on supporting U.S. scholars who are conducting research or teaching abroad for up to a year.
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Kingfisher Bar and Grill is one of four restaurants nationwide to serve sushi-grade salmon cultivated from fish cells.ย
- Cathalena E. Burch
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Kingfisher Bar and Grill is one of four restaurants nationwide to serve sushi-grade salmon cultivated from fish cells.ย
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New York food bank was offered a huge donation of fresh fish โ but with a catch. LocalCoho, a soon-to-close salmon farm in the small upstate c…
- JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press
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A federal regulatory group voted Thursday to officially close king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast after near-record low numbers of the fish, also known as chinook, returned to California's rivers last year.
- JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press
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Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season as the drought and other factors take their toll on the iconic Chinook fish.
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