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Tunnel of Oppression exhibit brings violent reality home
"God hates you, faggot. You queer, you'll burn in hell," a cluster of enraged protesters screamed at students who were walking down a dark walkway.
Some students began walking briskly to escape the yelling; others smirked nervously. One protester shouted, "What the fuck are you laughing at, you freak of nature?"
The students filed into a basement area where they witnessed an abusive boyfriend push and slap his girlfriend for studying with a male friend.
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State takes over worker healthcare
Change is on the horizon for almost 9,000 UA employees who use the state-provided healthcare program.
Healthcare premium providers may change starting Oct. 1, 2003, when the state will become self-insured and act as its own insurance company. The state will decide specifics regarding healthcare by February or March.
The change could mean very little for state employees at first, said Republican state Sen. Edward Cirillo, who heads a committee on healthcare for public employees.
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Degree unites science, business
A College of Science master's program meshing business and science for a tailor-made degree specially designed for the needs of the scientific industry graduated its ninth student last semester.
The Professional Master's Degree program was developed in response to industry leaders' interest in hiring highly educated students who understand the connection between science and business, said Alaina Levine, director of special projects for the College of Science.
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MIS chooses prof to head department
When Mohan Tanniru failed his first project testing magnetic properties of materials as an engineering student, he realized that there was no way to apply the theories he learned in the classroom to a real job without experience.
"It's not sufficient to just teach the theory," Tanniru said. "Professors like to teach elegant theories, but you have to understand that it may not always work."
Now a Management Information Systems professor, Tanniru has been working on a program the last five years that brings real-life business experience with local companies to the MIS students at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich.
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On the Spot
Pre-business freshman isn't fond of suckers or his dorm, but he does enjoy reubens
WILDCAT: Do you live in the dorms?
WISSING: Palm Shadows.
WILDCAT: Those are the apartment dorm things.
WISSING: Yeah.
WILDCAT: They're pretty ugly.
WISSING: Yeah, they're really crappy too.
WILDCAT: Did you get put up with random roommates?
WISSING: Yeah, my roommate's from Hong Kong. I had never met him before.
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Campus Briefs
UA, UCLA partner on addiction treatment to serve four states
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded $550,000 to UCLA's Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and the UA's Community Rehabilitation Division to expand the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PSATTC).
The Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center will serve Arizona, California, Colorado and New Mexico. This partnership of the ISAP and the UA will create state-of-the-art education and training programs and promote substance abuse treatment practices to local treatment agencies, health care professionals, and state and local government officials.
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Fast facts:
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The Viking alphabet was called the Futhark. The letters, called "runes," were made from straight lines, making them easier to carve on stone or wood. Stones with writing on them are called runestones.
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A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed of 16 knots needs at least 20 minutes to stop.
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Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
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Rinse food products off knives immediately after use, especially mayonnaise, which is a highly corrosive substance. If staining should occur, use a non-abrasive polishing compound to remove it.
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There are more than 700 species of plants that grow in the United States that have been identified as dangerous if eaten. Among them are some that are commonly favored by gardeners: buttercups, daffodils, lily of the valley, sweet peas, oleander, azalea, bleeding heart, delphinium and rhododendron.
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The average rainfall around the world is 40 inches per year.
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The ampersand (&) was once a letter of the English alphabet.
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In 1845, a Boston newspaper reported the entire audience walked out of a reading of "The Raven." They left over objections to Edgar Allan Poe, the reader and author of the dark poem.
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In 1902, the first Cadillac motor car was made in Detroit.
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In 1917, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed. It would become a major figure in electronics, especially radios and televisions. Later it would own its own television network, NBC, and other broadcast interests.
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In 1931, gangster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion.
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In 1933, Albert Einstein moved to from his homeland, Germany, to Princeton, New Jersey.
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In 1979, Mother Teresa of India won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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In 1989, in the San Francisco Bay area, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale killed 67 people and injured over 3,000. The quake damaged or destroyed over 100,000 buildings and caused billions of dollars of damage.
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Quotable...
"Those who choose to live in denial may eventually be forced to live in fear."
÷ President George W. Bush on choosing to sign a Congressional resolution authorizing him to use force against Iraq
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