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Blood drive dusts ASU, falls far short of goal
The UA beat ASU in the annual blood drive face-off once again, but still collected only half of the 1,500-pint goal, which may have been due to midterms and few opportunities to donate near the end of the drive.
The two-week drive ended Oct. 18 with only 1,503 pints of blood collected between the rival schools. 787 came from the UA.
UA collected 1,182 pints during a one-week drive last year, which followed Sept. 11.
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Town hall discussion remembers victims
Far-ranging talk on curriculum, budget plan turns to tribute to professors Îkilled in the line of duty'
Members of the UA community packed the auditorium in the Modern Languages building Friday for a talk originally planned on the Focused Excellence proposal, that gravitated toward discussion of the three professors shot and killed by a student last Monday in the College of Nursing.
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Residence halls show no tolerance for drugs
The no tolerance policy for possession or use of illegal drugs is being enforced more strictly this year in residence halls, leading to the eviction of 16 students who used or were in
possession of drugs in their halls, in what some
students say is too strict of a policy.
Two of the 16 students are appealing disciplinary action.
The policy, implemented this year, states that all students who use marijuana, are in possession of it, or distribute it will be kicked out of the dorms after their first offense.
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Workers differ on whether Înew image' will sell books
Employees at the UofA Bookstore have mixed feelings about the new logo that students designed for their store.
The logo consists of a blue figure reading a book.
The color blue was selected based on retail studies that indicated blue gives a sense of warmth, said Frank Farias the director of UofA Bookstores.
"We are hoping to project a fresh new image," said Farias. "We have a new store and a need to project a whole different image than the old bookstore."
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On the Spot
Atmospheric scicences senior and Icecats superfan likes blue men, blue hair, but shuns tights
WILDCAT: How long have you been a superfan?
JAY: About 3 years right now. We started my sophomore year and it has escalated since them.
WILDCAT: Now how many of you are there in your posse?
JAY: The number has fluctuated. There is actually drama involved. We're just down to two this year.
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Campus Briefs
Arizona Supreme Court to hear oral arguments at college of law
The Arizona Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in two cases at the UA James E. Rogers College of Law on Thursday as part of an effort to increase public access to the workings of the state's highest court.
At the conclusion of the second oral argument, scheduled to begin at approximately 2 p.m., all five justices of the Supreme Court will be available to answer general questions from audience members. The justices welcome people to take advantage of this unique opportunity to speak directly with them on topics of interest, though they are prohibited from answering questions about specific pending cases.
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U-WIRE: Pieces of fallen Ole Miss goalpost to be auctioned
Daily Mississippian
OXFORD, Miss. - Fans interested in owning a little piece of Ole Miss history can now do so.
The Ole Miss Loyalty Foundation has started selling six-inch portions of the north end zone goalpost that was leveled by students following Ole Miss Oct. 5 victory over Florida.
The souvenirs, which are still under production, will be mounted on wood plaques showing the game's name, date and score, and are being sold for $100 a piece plus $10 for shipping, said Brad Teague, associate director of the Ole Miss Loyalty Foundation.
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Fast facts:
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It would require an average of 18 hummingbirds to weigh in at 1 ounce.
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The human brain cannot feel pain. The suffering of a headache comes not from the organ itself, but from the nerve and muscles lining it.
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Extracted from a flower, echinacea is the most widely used botanical in the creation of herbal medicines in the United States. Clinical studies have suggested that when it is taken at the onset of a cold, echinacea stimulates the immune system.
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Macaws are the largest and most colorful species of the parrot family.
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Eighteen-year-old Queen Victoria's first act after her coronation in 1838 was having her bed moved from her mother's room to the very first room of her own.
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The most commonly used word in English conversation is "I."
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In 1842, Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.
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In 1862, the first rapid-fire machine gun was patented by Richard Jordan Gatling in Indianapolis, and named after him.
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In 1922, English archaeologist Howard Carter found the first signs of what proved to be King Tutankhamen's tomb in the Valley of the Tombs of Kings in Egypt.
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In 1924, Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming was elected the nation's first woman governor; she served the remaining term of William B. Ross, her husband who died in office.
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In 1979, Iranian militants seized the United States embassy in Tehran and captured 90 hostages; 52 were held captive for 444 days.
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In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli after attending a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
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Quotable...
"Once a sovereign nation gives its word as part of an agreement, it's very important for that nation to live up to its agreement. Otherwise it makes it harder to enter into future agreements."
÷ White House spokesman Ari Fleischer on North Korea's violation of a 1994 weapons accord with the United States.
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