Shapiro to appeal loss to ASUA Supreme Court

CHAPMAN 58.5% ð SHAPIRO 41.4%

Alistair Chapman won the ASUA presidential election, defeating Josh Shapiro with 58. 5 percent of the votes.

Just a few hours before the election results were announced, Shapiro, who received 41.4 percent of the votes, filed an appeal with the ASUA Supreme Court, saying elections commissioner Dan Suh violated the elections code. [Read article]

The department of mathematics received a blow this week when it failed to recruit a world-famous mathematician, officials said.

Karl Rubin, a top number theorist at Stanford University, declined an offer to relocate to the UA.

"He was on the market to move from Stanford. He considered us very seriously," said Nicholas Ercolani, the head of the mathematics department. "The negotiations went long, but he declined our offer." [Read article]

Campus Health says prescriptions routine

Katy Hartley, a pre-business sophomore, went to Campus Health Service last year with a sore throat.

Hartley expected the Campus Health doctor to give her a strep throat test and possibly antibiotics.

Instead, she was sent home with a bottle of Vicodin, a strong opiate painkiller.

"I was really surprised; I totally expected antibiotics, and all I got was Vicodin," said Hartley, who had an allergic reaction to the drugs. "It seems really weird to me; I don't know why they are treating sore throats by prescribing these medications." [Read article]

With spring break fast approaching, students' minds might already be turning to beaches and booze. But UAPD officials warn that when driving around campus in the week ahead, students should keep their minds on the road.

Just last month, a UA student killed a motorcyclist after he failed to yield while making a left turn.

Although no criminal charges were filed against Sean Coll, a journalism senior, he received two civil citations for being in an accident causing death while making a left turn and failing to yield while making a left turn. [Read article]

Project Converse offers help learning English language

Rosadalia Berrang slowly chose her words to describe the appreciation she felt for the UA students who were volunteering their time to teach her English on a Tuesday evening.

"The teachers are beautiful. They teach very well," she said.

Berrang is one of about 12 UA employees who are tutored every Tuesday and Thursday night by student volunteers as part of a program called Project Converse. [Read article]

Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini only had a few days left on his visa when he arrived in the United States last August. But he knew a quick trip to Mexico would solve all his problems.

Piattelli-Palmarini's plan was to visit the U.S. consulate in Nogales to get his visa renewed because it was taking too long to process in Italy.

"We are lucky to have a place only two hours away for this," said Piattelli-Palmarini, a linguistics professor. [Read article]

PHOENIX ÷ Two new members of the Arizona Board of Regents, confirmed by the Arizona Senate Tuesday, say they are eager to weigh in on major issues facing the university.

The new regents, civic activist Lorraine Frank and attorney Ernie Calderon, both of Phoenix, will be faced with a hot issue at their first meeting as acting regents Thursday with the proposed $490 tuition increase on the agenda. [Read article]

Junior has not starred in any porn yet, but would if she goes to jail

Wildcat: I'm Claire from the Daily Wildcat and you're on the spot. What do you know about the women's basketball program?

Brandt: I don't really know much about it, so they're probably not very good.

Wildcat: Actually, they're Pac-10 Champions. So I guess that means you don't know that DeeDee Wheeler is a god. [Read article]

Things you always never wanted to know

Quotes from this week in news

"Me and my partners just be sitting around, chopping game and · the Îizzle' just sounded good on the end so we ran with it."

÷ Snoop Dogg, rapper/actor, on the origins of the popularized suffix "-izzle."

"Watching Sting play a crappy Beatles cover · stuff like that kind of blows."

÷ Brian Chase, Yeah Yeah Yeahs drummer, on his experience at the 2004 Grammy Awards. The Yeahs will be playing at Club Congress Tuesday at 8 p.m. [Read article]