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Friday, February 27, 2004
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Cats' collapse continues
Stoudamire suspended indefinitely before home loss to Huskies
Washington 89 - Arizona 84
The UA men's basketball team suffered its second home loss of the season last night against Washington while playing without leading scorer Salim Stoudamire, who was suspended indefinitely for "failure to meet team responsibilities," according to a press release.
The suspension, which was made official by the UA athletics department shortly before the game, confirmed rumors that had arisen earlier this week on fan Web sites.
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Open beer in Mexico could lead to fine, jail
For students gearing up to party up in Rocky Point this spring break, a new law may step on their sandal-clad toes as drinking in the streets is now prohibited.
Chugging beer outside a bar or private residence could land students an administrative fine of about $20 or possible jail time if they get caught by the police.
The new law, along with other spring break concerns, was discussed yesterday at a meeting among Arizona and Mexico representatives and UA officials.
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Chapman, Shapiro win primary
2,496 ballots cast in ASUA election
Alistair Chapman and Josh Shapiro will face off for student body president in the ASUA March elections after both advanced from the primary yesterday.
Chapman came out on top with 39.7 percent of the vote, and Shapiro garnered 24 percent in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona primary.
The announcement left Chapman teary-eyed and speechless.
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Bicycle rack art mistaken for actual bike rack
A sculpture resembling a bike rack outside the library baffled students and staff yesterday, as some students locked their bikes to the artwork, prompting the artist to agree to remove it.
The white sculpture, which replicated the blue bike racks outside the UA Main Library, was missing sections at the top of its bars. Bikes locked to the sculpture could easily be lifted off the rack, making the lock obsolete, as a student demonstrated.
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Student tuition lawsuit canned
PHOENIX ÷ A lawsuit filed by four UA students who argued that last year's $1,010 tuition hike violated a state constitutional mandate that higher education be "as nearly free as possible" has been dismissed.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Rebecca Albrecht ruled that the Arizona Board of Regents and the state Legislature did not violate that promise by forcing the UA to raise tuition by 40 percent as the plaintiffs alleged in the claim.
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Clubs reminded of hazing rules
Club sports teams and campus groups are hammering home the ramifications of hazing after the women's lacrosse team was put on probation for forcing team members to perform a blow job on a banana.
Mary O'Mahoney, assistant director of club sports and family services, knows that hazing is ingrained in sports culture, and how to stop it is a question that people nationwide are trying to answer.
"A lot of people don't know what the definition of hazing is, and we want to tell them about more positive alternatives," she said.
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Faculty felons bill moves closer to law
PHOENIX ÷ A bill calling for the immediate firing of convicted murderers and child molesters working as faculty in Arizona's universities squeaked out of committee with amendments Wednesday.
An accompanying bill that requires university applicants to pass criminal background checks and get fingerprint clearance cards from the Arizona Department of Public Safety was held.
Sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, the faculty felons bill passed by a single vote, drawing complaints from lawmakers who felt it violated due process.
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On the spot
Media arts junior won't get a crazy haircut and hasn't ever mauled a grizzly bear
Wildcat: Hi, I'm Claire from the Daily Wildcat and you're on the spot. So what are you getting done to your hair here at Cost Cutters today? Getting it dyed hot pink?
Hayman: Umm · no, not so much. I'm just getting the standard haircut · just a little trim.
Wildcat: Do you think I'd be able to talk you into getting it shaved, or how about a Mohawk?
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Fastfacts
Things you always never wanted to know
In ancient Egypt, hamadryas baboons were believed to be companions and oracles of Thoth. They were given the honor of being mummified when they died.
Only one person walked with Mozart's coffin from the church to the cemetery for its burial in an unmarked pauper's grave.
Because of their acute hearing, parrots were kept on the Eiffel Tower during World War I. They warned of approaching aircraft long before the planes were heard or seen by human spotters.
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Word up
"Affirmative action is bringing people in. Reverse discrimination is excluding people."
÷ Carol Shegog Parker, second-year law student, on the importance of affirmative action and the nature of reverse discrimination
"It's an accurate portrayal of the Gospel. It's not going to be politically correct."
÷ Matt Rubach, first-year medical student, on Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ"
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