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Residence Hall recyclables piling up
Though Residence Life officials said they would work with Facilities Management to haul away recyclables students collect in dorms, recycling coordinators have said recycling in residence halls has not yet begun this year.
The only recycling in the residence halls is being done by the students themselves, who are responsible for collecting the materials and bringing them to nearby recycling centers.
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Intruder beats student in bed
A man broke into a UA student's house, repeatedly punched her in the face, then fled before police arrived early Saturday morning, neighbors said.
The man hopped over a fence to get into the apartment complex in the 1200 block of East Ninth Street, removed the hinges from an outer door of the apartment and entered the student's house, said neighbor Gabby Meghiddo, a physiology senior and a friend of the victim.
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Individual rights top Hess' list of priorities
Barry Hess, libertarian candidate for governor, wants everyone to "just chill out."
And he wants government to chill out, too, by slimming down and focusing on watching out for individual rights ÷ not on taxes and government-run services.
On education, Hess is trumpeting a drastically different slogan than his opponents: Refuse federal funding, don't increase it.
"Theft is still theft even by a committee called government," he said, talking about why he thinks the income tax is unfair and unconstitutional.
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Meet the Candidates
Next week, two candidates for the District 28 state senate seat will face off in the general election. State legislators balance the state budget and control public revenues to all state agencies, including UA, which gets about one third of its yearly budget from the state. The state is expecting about a $1 billion budget shortfall by next summer, so legislators will be hard pressed to find ways to cut the budget. Democrat Gabrielle Giffords and Libertarian Kimberly Swanson, both of whom hold post-graduate degrees, have differing views on the state budget; but both believe there are places other than the universities to cut funding. Election day is Nov. 5.f
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Online Exclusive: Quotables from Family Weekend
"I've been to high school games with more fans than this."
- Rigo Gonzalez, WSU fan, at kickoff of the UA vs. Washington State University game
"How 'bout we have a fourth cheerleader with a knee brace on? That would be sexy."
- WSU fan yelling down to WSU cheerleaders on the field, three of whom have knee braces on their legs
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On the Spot
Studio arts junior talks about sucking toes, men masturbating
WILDCAT: What is interesting about you?
ROKEACH: I like to travel. I've been to about 15 countries and I'm only 20.
WILDCAT: If you could travel to any planet · No, that's boring. I need a good question.
WILDCAT PHOTOGRAPHER: How do you feel about sucking toes?
ROKEACH: I'm not really a fan of feet, but my boyfriend tells me I have nice feet.
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Campus Briefs
Humanities celebrates Learning Services building grand opening
About 200 people mingled in the three-month old Learning Services building courtyard Friday evening to celebrate the new office space for College of Humanities departments that were previously housed in the Modern Languages building and the Franklin building.
People lined up, circling around the Learning Services building lobby, which is also an art gallery, to check out the art displayed behind glass panels.
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Fast facts:
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Through the mid-1500s in France, the flute was still the favorite instrument, but in 1555, Balthazar de Beujoyeux, the first famous violinist in history, brought a band of violinists to Catherine's de MŽdicis court and made violin music popular.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 million courses of antibiotics are prescribed for the common cold in the United States per year. Research shows that colds are caused by viruses. Doctors prescribe fifty million unnecessary antibiotics for viral respiratory infections.
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The official state sport of Alaska is dog mushing.
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Kangaroo rats never drink water. Like their relatives the pocket mice, they carry their own water source within them, producing fluids from the food they eat and the air they breathe.
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Anything described as "saurian" is much like a lizard.
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In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba and claimed it in the name of Spain.
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In 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France designed by Auguste Bartholdi, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland.
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In 1891, an earthquake struck Japan, then known as Nippon, killing 10,000 people and leaving at least 300,000 homeless.
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In 1904, the St. Louis, Missouri Police Department first used fingerprinting.
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In 1955, a kid from Lubbock, Texas opened for Marty Robbins and Elvis Presley. The audience included young Scott Davis who would later become a super star.
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Quotable...
"I think it's a copycat thing," said an employee at a Sallisaw hotel. "He's been a rebel without a cause. He was always a loner, and always wore a black trench coat."
÷ Camellia Conley, on the alleged shooting spree of Daniel Fears, 18, in Oklahoma, in which two people were killed and seven injured.
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