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400 students lose classes
About 400 students ÷ roughly one percent of the UA population ÷ were dropped from their classes yesterday for not paying tuition.
That is 20 percent fewer students than last year, when 500 students were dropped from their courses, said Rick Kroc, director of assessment and enrollment research.
UA converted to a new cancellation policy this year, so students who did not pay tuition were only dropped from the courses for which they didn't pay. In previous years, students were dropped from every course they were enrolled in when they had not paid by the deadline, Kroc said.
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Residence halls debate running own recycling program
With the retirement of Residence Life Recycling, students in the residence halls are pondering how and if they will recycle.
Many halls plan to form committees to coordinate recycling efforts. However, as most hall governments have yet to be elected, an organized recycling effort may take time to develop.
Residence halls such as Gila Residence Hall and Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall do not have recycling plans underway, which is worrisome to students who think that a hall government recycling program without UA sponsorship may not materialize.
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Long-awaited childcare facility will not launch
Project to provide childcare, early
UA pulled the plug Saturday on 20 years of planning to build a childcare center and is likley to remain the only university in the Pacific 10 Conference that does not offer childcare on campus.
The UA Child Development Center Project included plans to develop a daycare/early childhood development research center through funds raised in child development research grants, said Mimi Gray former director for planning and development of the project.
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Lobbyists warn student voters to know UA issues
Campus groups work to promote education in state government
State funding and tuition costs are two issues lobbyist groups on campus want members of the UA community to keep in mind when they go to the polls Tuesday.
The AdvoCATS and Arizona Students' Association are devoted to informing UA students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community on state legislative issues that will affect UA. With elections approaching, they want to let the public know about which candidates will support higher education.
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Meet the Candidates
Editor's note: This article is part of the Wildcat's continuous coverage of the 2002 Arizona election.
In four days, candidates for the District 27 state house and senate races will go head to head for their party's nomination.
UA often finds itself under the reign of the state legislature, which balances the budget for all state agencies.
Six candidates are up for the House democratic nomination and two democrats are up for the nomination in the Senate race.
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On the Spot: Greg Tate
Sophomore misses California weather, ponders a chance meeting with fast-food icons
WILDCAT: Are you from Arizona?
TATE: Heck no, I'm from Cali.
WILDCAT: Why would you go to school in Arizona? Media arts is huge in California.
TATE: Because it's too darn expensive.
WILDCAT: Very true. What do you want to do with your major?
TATE: I want to go into graphic arts.
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U-WIRE: U. California-Berkeley lecturers, clerks, nurses strike this week
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES ÷ With the possibility of more work stoppages in the future, lecturers, clerical employees and nurses will strike this week at the Universitiy of California-Berkeley and the UC Office of the President in Oakland, Calif.
Lecturers and clericals plan to strike in protest of alleged unfair bargaining practices committed by the university, while nurses will strike to show sympathy for the clericals.
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U-WIRE: Swarthmore College senior dies by stepping in front of train
(U-WIRE) SWARTHMORE, Pa. ÷ Eric Johnson, a rising senior at Swarthmore College, was killed Aug. 20 when he was struck by a train in Andover, Mass. Johnson suddenly stepped out onto the tracks as the 3:04 p.m. train was nearing the Andover station. The engineer saw him standing on the tracks, but could not stop the train in time.
Paul Wulfsberg, one of Johnson's close friends, said Johnson had gone to work that morning as usual. He drove an ice cream truck as his summer job and had requested the afternoon off that Tuesday. A few minutes before 3 p.m., Johnson parked the truck on the side of the tracks and locked up all the money as though he was closing up for the day. Then he stepped out in front of the speeding train.
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Fast facts:
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About 70 percent of American households buy yellow mustard every year.
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More Americans have died in automobile accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought by the United States.
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In the United States, federal law states that children's TV shows may contain only 10 minutes of advertising per hour. On weekends, the limit is 10 1/2 minutes.
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Giving straw sandals as a gift is a taboo in China. Straw sandals are associated with funerals and are therefore considered bad luck.
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At the height of its power, in 400 B.C., the Greek city of Sparta had 25,000 citizens and 500,000 slaves.
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In 1813 ö The nickname "Uncle Sam" was first used as a symbolic reference to the United States in an editorial in the Troy Post of New York.
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In 1901 ö United States President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by Leon Czolgosz while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was the third U.S. president to be assassinated.
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In 1940 ö The German air force under Hermann Goering began its "blitz" bombing campaign on London. More than 300 people were killed on this day alone.
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In 1958 - On "The Ed Sullivan Show," Georgia Gibbs sang "The Hula-Hoop Song." It gave the first national exposure to the Hula-Hoop craze. Many people covered the song in recordings to capitalize on the trend, including Teresa Brewer and Betty Johnson.
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In 1959 - The Mattel Toy Corporation sold the first Barbie Doll. The original Barbie and her friends Ken and Skipper are now collectors' items.
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In 1970 - Palestinian guerrillas hijacked four airliners travelling to New York from Europe. One Pan Am Jumbo was blown up the next day in Cairo and two Boeing 707s, which landed at Dawson's field in Jordan, were blown up on Sept. 12. The fourth plane landed in London and hijacker Leila Khaled was arrested.
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Quotable...
"He is hungry. He wants to find food but he loves people. If you want to help him, don't spend so much time with him."
÷ Fernando Ugarte, a marine biologist, on the appeance of the orca Keiko, the star of the movie "Free Willy," in a fjord in Norway.
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