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Tuesday August 21, 2001   |   wildcat.arizona.edu   |   102 years of UA student press  

UA students still having problems receiving financial aid

Delays on grant and scholarship money a common occurrence

Students who applied for financial aid more than a month ago and have not yet received their disbursement checks are urged to "check it out" with the Office of Financial Aid.

John Nametz, Director of Need-Based Aid for the University of Arizona Financial Aid department, said almost all checks have been sent out, but some students are still waiting.

Typically, a student will have his or her check held by the university because he or she is not yet registered for the required minimum of 12 credit hours or because a bar has been placed on his or her UA financial account.

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The UA Steel Band Program orientation begins with a performance last night including various member of its three steel drum bands led by graduate teaching assistant Dan Smithiger (third from front). For more information about the bands, see Smithiger in room 110G of the Music building for more information.
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UA students still having problems receiving financial aid
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Rec Center receives new equipment, minor repairs

Bookstore business not yet leveling off

Record number of online orders helping bookstore cope with textbook rush

The UofA Bookstore, which has seen a major increase in business over the past week due to the start of fall classes, has managed to accommodate much of its business through online orders and extra staff.

Carmen MacNeill, who runs the online ordering program, said the system was first used in 1996 and has become more popular through time.

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Cats, coaches try to stay cool despite heat

Players and coaches realize dangers of high temperatures

The Arizona football team tried something different last night.

Instead of holding the usual afternoon practice, head coach John Mackovic started practice at 7 p.m. The practice lasted until 9:30 p.m.

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Staff Opinion

A small controversy has been sparked recently by the news that some professors in the English department require their students to go off campus to a private bookstore named Antigone for some of their required reading material. Antigone has built a reputation in town for specializing in gay and lesbian literature, which has set it apart from most bookstores in town.

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Are you talking to me?

Graduate art candidates work on communication

The best part of the Twinkie may just be the cream filling.

Fiber arts graduate students Mary Babcock's and Kerry Phillip's collaborative art installation will occur in two acts at the Rombach Gallery in the Fine Arts Complex.

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