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Dean's office preparing for protests
Student government, deans draw up plans to deal with potential anti-war rallies
As war with Iraq becomes imminent, discussions are taking place in the Dean of Student's office to prepare for possible protests or crowd situations on campus.
The talk is centered on increasing the number of students, staff, faculty and police who would step in to deal with a situation.
Student body President Doug Hartz said that a recent meeting, headed by associate dean of students Veda Kowalski, covered how the university would react in a situation where safety was compromised or threatened.
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Campaign AZ budget cut as goal nears
With two years left to go, the UA's billion-dollar fundraiser, Campaign Arizona, has made already made roughly 85 percent of its goal, but an expected 10 percent cut in the UA Foundation's budget could make the remaining $150 million difficult to raise, its staff says.
In September alone, about $106 million was pledged and donated to various parts of the UA, said Tom Sanders, Campaign Arizona executive director.
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Who is Jenny Hauser?
Jenny Hauser isn't your typical nerdy trivia queen. She has excellent social skills, doesn't converse in unintelligible academic lingo and doesn't sit at home all day reading the encyclopedia.
But she does read the almanac. And is a contestant on this week's "Jeopardy! College Championship."
The marketing senior was just as surprised as she was overjoyed when she found out she was going to be a contestant on her favorite game show.
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On the Spot
MIS senior, Marine, defends Arizona sun, Detroit factory workers, amphibious gills
WILDCAT: Where are you from?
YEAGER: Detroit, Michigan.
WILDCAT: Really? And you chose Arizona why?
YEAGER: The tuition and the weather.
WILDCAT: You like the heat?
YEAGER: Yeah, when compared to the snow.
WILDCAT: Yes, that would make sense. So have you ever been to a car-making factory in Detroit?
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U-WIRE: Meningitis suspected as cause of USC student's seizure, death
LOS ANGELES ÷ A freshman living in New Residential College at the University of Southern California died Saturday of blood poisoning.
University Park Health Center physicians said the death of Jered Connon, 18, may have been related to a meningococcal infection, although the cause may never be positively identified.
Connon tested negative for the bacterium that causes meningitis because he was given antibiotics before his blood was drawn and spinal fluid taken, Dr. William Leavitt, University Park Health Center physician, said Monday night. The antibiotics, which killed the bacteria, were given because Connon was suffering from a seizure, Leavitt added.
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U-WIRE: Florida man arrested for assault with ax on man dressed in drag
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ÷ After threatening a woman with an ax, a Gainesville man was arrested and charged Sunday with aggravated assault.
The reason?
Because the woman turned out to be a man.
Lennon Waters, 32, swung an ax at the victim after discovering he was a man dressed as a woman, according to an arrest report. Police classified the crime as a hate crime, which could mean stiffer penalties for Waters if convicted.
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Fast facts:
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It is against the law to remove your shoes if your feet smell bad while you're in a theater in Winnetka, Ill.
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The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 136 degrees Fahrenheit on Sept. 13, 1992, in Azizia, Libya.
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Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking country and the second-largest Roman Catholic nation in the world.
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Model-turned-actress Andie MacDowell's real name is Rose Anderson MacDowell.
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A rat can go without water longer than a camel can.
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In 16th- and 17th-century Peking, one method of gaining revenge against an enemy was to place finely chopped tiger whiskers in their food. The whisker barbs would get caught in the victim's digestive tract and cause sores and infections.
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In 1093, Malcolm III of Scotland, son of King Duncan, died during his fifth attempt to invade England at Alnwick, Northumberland.
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In 1775, during the American Revolution, American forces captured Montreal.
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In 1927, the Holland Tunnel, connecting New York City to Jersey City, N.J., opened to traffic after seven years of construction and over $48 million in costs. It was named for the chief engineer of construction, Clifford Milburn Holland, who died before completion.
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In 1940, Walt Disney's new film "Fantasia" was released to the public. Despite Disney's wish to unite classical music with animation, the critics hated it and the public was confused by its unique format. The film would not be appreciated for many years, when it was re-released in the 1970s and became a hit. The film, which cost $2.5 million to make, did not recoup its costs for many years.
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Quotable...
"There's nothing in this resolution that is negotiable."
÷ Sean McCormack, President Bush's spokesman, on a U.N. resolution to disarm Iraq passed last week.
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