Hydration Culture Check: A Wall Street Journal report argues most healthy adults don’t need to obsess over a daily water target, pointing to “total water” guidance and the idea that thirst is usually enough—though heat and long activity can change the math. Disability & Community: VALLEYLIFE’s 35th annual charitable golf tournament is set for Sept. 18 at Palmbrook Golf Club, raising funds for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Native Students Welcome Back: The University of Arizona kicked off the semester with a Native SOAR welcome and blessing ceremony for Indigenous high schoolers and UA students. Surveillance Backlash in Arizona: Tempe has turned off its Flock automated license-plate reader system and ended its contract, joining a wider push over privacy and oversight concerns. Border Wall vs. Tribal Land: Construction has begun on a border wall segment on Tohono O’odham Nation land, with tribal leaders calling it trespassing and sacred-site harm. Education & Immigration: The DOJ sued Arizona over Prop 308’s in-state tuition for Dreamers, with DACA recipient students saying the policy closes a long-standing access gap. Women’s Sports Momentum: Arizona continues to market itself as a destination for women’s athletics, spotlighting the national attention and turnout from the 2026 Women’s Final Four in Phoenix. Back-to-School Slang: An Arizona slang roundup finds parents are Googling phrases like “6-7,” alongside more troubling terms, as kids bring new internet language into classrooms.