|
|
Med-tech students fear major will be cancelled
About 200 students who have already taken up to two-and-a-half years of science courses to qualify for the medical technology program are fearing budget cuts may force the department's closure before they actually enter the program.
That would leave those students searching for different majors, but students who have already qualified for the program would be allowed to finish it, said clinical instructor Marlis Dinning.
[Read article]
|
|
|
UA, ASU may build medical center jointly
Arizona's most famous rivals may be joining forces to form a new center for health education in Phoenix.
ASU and UA, in partnership with NAU, are working to form the plans for a heath care education center in Phoenix. The purpose of the project is to expand the existing medical program at UA, rather than to start another medical program in the state to compete with Tucson's.
The facility, which is still in the planning stages, will be located near the genomics research facility, which recently made a home in Phoenix.
[Read article]
|
|
|
ASU top party school
Playboy magazine ranked ASU as the number one party school in the nation in November's issue, to the disgust and indifference of some UA students who say the Sun Devils either didn't deserve the honor or that the ranking doesn't carry much weight.
UA didn't make the cut this year, though some students think it should have.
"I say that's definitely a rough call and we should be up there. They have the big downtown scene and more clubs and bars, but pound for pound, UA has lots more going on. It's definitely a more happening place here. We just don't have the big clubs and bars," said Seth O'Brien, a media arts junior.
[Read article]
|
|
School of Music ÎBearing Down' for new CD
There are lots of ways to launch an ad campaign.
Sometimes a good song launches an ad.
But a recent Mitsubishi song has had the opposite affect for band Dirty Vegas.
The cover of the CD even has a sticker identifying the song to potential buyers as the one played in the TV commercial.
Musicians and fundraisers around the UA must have been thinking to a similar tune.
They're hoping people around Tucson and UA dig "Bear Down Arizona."
[Read article]
|
|
|
3 elected to graduate council, 2 seats empty
Three new students have been elected to the student government group that represents all graduate students.
Rachel Neal, a doctoral student in sociology, and Aaron Gubi, a master's student in near eastern studies, were elected to represent the college of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Graduate Professional Student Council.
Veronica Diaz, a higher education doctoral student, was elected to represent the college of Education.
[Read article]
|
|
|
On the Spot
Pre-business freshman loves Îhot chicks,' mashed potatoes, but avoids sticky implications
WILDCAT: What do you hope to accomplish when you get your degree?
HUSTEDT: Hopefully come out with an excellent job in either accounting or finance.
WILDCAT: Have you ever seen "The Firm," with Tom Cruise? Do you want to be on the run like that guy?
HUSTEDT: Not really. I'd rather be secure and not have too many implications on hand with my job.
[Read article]
|
|
Arts This Weekend
Exhibit highlights paintings by American Indian artists
Highlights from the Avery Collection of American Indian Paintings will be displayed at the Arizona State Museum on Saturday from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
The collection includes works of various Native artists from the 1930s to the 1990s.
During this public opening, you can also meet the curators and hear their stories. Guided Tours will be held at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
[Read article]
|
|
|
Fast facts:
|
James J. Ritty, owner of a tavern in Dayton, Ohio, invented the cash register in 1879 to stop his patrons from pilfering house profits.
|
|
At birth, the white whale is black.
|
|
Nuns have the longest life expectancy of any group in the United States, at 77 years.
|
|
The average American sees or hears 560 advertisements a day.
|
|
When Spain declared war on the United States in 1898, the United States in turn declared war on Spain, but backdated the declaration by three days so it would look more heroic to have declared war first.
|
|
Canned foods do not last forever. They keep best at temperatures below 70 degrees. As their storage temperature rises, their shelf life decreases.
|
|
|
On this date:
|
In 1209, Otto IV was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Within three years, he had invaded Tuscany, Sicily and southern Italy.
|
|
In 1535, the first complete English translation of the Bible was printed in Zurich, Switzerland.
|
|
In 1957, the Soviet Union became the first nation to venture into space when it launched the satellite Sputnik-I into orbit 500 miles above the Earth. The Sputnik (meaning "companion" or "fellow traveler") was launched from Kazakhstan (formerly Kazakh SSR), and it stayed in orbit for about three months.
|
|
In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin died in Hollywood at age 27 of a heroin overdose.
|
|
|
Quotable...
"Those games are to raise your stats · you try new things because you have more slack and mistakes don't hurt you."
÷ UA senior soccer player Naomi Chu about last weekend's game against Belmont, which the Wildcats won 10-0.
|
|
 |
|
 |
