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UA nets record 15 Fulbrights
A record number of UA students and alumni will be completing research overseas this year as Fulbright scholars.
This year, UA has more Fulbright scholars than ever before with 15, placing the UA within the top 10 public universities and the top 15 of all universities in the country in terms of the most Fulbright scholars.
Nearly half of the 36 applicants who applied to the Fulbright Program at the UA last fall were accepted, making up not only the largest number of Fulbright scholars in university history, but the highest percentage ever accepted, said Dr. Karna Walter, assistant director of international studies and internships.
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Employees may pay more for retirement
Arizona could deduct 3 percent more of workers' salaries to finance state retirement program
More than 6,000 staff members may be losing up to 3 percent more of their paychecks to retirement contributions starting July 1, if projections from the state agency in charge of setting retirement withholdings for those on state-based plans materializes.
The deductions for retirement are increasing for 184,000 state employees across Arizona due to losses in the stock market, the Arizona State Retirement System stated in mid-September.
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Lack of funds delays $2.5M Alumni Plaza construction
Construction of the Alumni Plaza has been pushed back a year due to shortage of donations for construction and the time it took to redesign the area south of the Administration building to include the oft-discussed cactus garden.
Construction on the $2.5 million plaza is now set to start in December 2003, rather than this December, said Mark Novak, landscape architect for campus and facilities planning.
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On the Spot
Industrial engineering junior on being bossy, having school pride and leading a bug revolt
WILDCAT: What do you plan on doing as an industrial engineer?
MOORE: Hopefully, go on to business and make a lot of money.
WILDCAT: What exactly would you make?
MOORE: We work on efficiency in systems. We don't really manufacture anything, or it's not very technical. It's more like management.
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U-Wire: U. Montana freshman falls 3 floors from dorm room window
MISSOULA, Mont. ÷ A University of Montana student fell out of her third-floor Duniway Hall dorm room window early Saturday and is now recovering in a Seattle hospital.
"It appears from witnesses' statements that she was trying to lower herself out the window, and she either slipped or let go," said Jim Lemcke, assistant director of Public Safety.
Kate Browne, a freshman majoring in general studies, suffered a broken pelvis and wrist on impact, according to her roommate, Dahlia Turner.
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U-Wire: BYU students learn dangers of mishandling creamsicle treats
PROVO, Utah ÷ Brigham Young University masters student Dave Meilstrup had a tongue-jerking experience with an ice cream bar at a recent accounting function in the Wilkinson Student Center.
"I could think about was Dumb and Dumber and The Christmas Story," said the 25-year-old from Hershey, Penn., whose tongue was frozen to a orange and vanilla dream bar. "I couldn't believe it was actually happening."
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On January 22, 1976, a guerrilla force blasted into the vaults of the British Bank of the Middle East in Bab Idriss, cleaning out the contents of the safe deposit. The boxes of cash and other valuables were estimated by former finance minister Lucien Dahdah at $50 million. It was the single most lucrative bank robbery in history.
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The Amazon River has 1,100 tributary streams.
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Barbie dolls are 11 1/2 inches tall.
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A hibernating woodchuck breathes only ten times per hour. An active woodchuck breathes 2,100 times an hour.
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Twenty-four-karat gold is not pure gold; there is a small amount of copper in it. Pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
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Whole, unopened coconuts can be stored at room temperature for up to six months, depending on age.
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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.
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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.
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In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed.
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In 1950, the comic strip "Peanuts," created by Charles Schulz, debuted in nine newspapers with the characters of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Patty and Sherman. It is now the most-read comic strip in the world.
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In 1937, 26-year old Ronald Reagan made his acting debut with the Warner Brothers release of "Love is in the Air."4
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In 1959, Rod Serling's science-fiction anthology, "The Twilight Zone," first aired on CBS. It was the most acclaimed science-fiction anthology program ever created for televison, and became the industry's benchmark. It won three Emmies and a score of other awards.
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Quotable...
"I smoked a couple. They're OK."
÷ Illinois Gov. George Ryan on a gift of cigars he received from Fidel Castro
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