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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
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Afghan Fulbright scholars study at UA, ready for homeland to rebuild
A. Ghafoor Liwal feared for his life in Afghanistan.
In 1999, the Taliban threatened Liwal, a journalist, and his news agency while he was researching a human rights group, because Taliban members were angered by the work the group was doing.
"The human rights issue was a hard issue because of all the violence," Liwal said.
Liwal said he knew the Taliban cut off the hands of disobeyers and beat them. Concerned for his life, Liwal moved from Kabul to Pakistan, and then relocated to the United States.
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Laptops stolen from physics TAs
At least six laptops have been stolen from the graduate teaching assistants' offices in the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences building within the last two weeks.
Sheng Yuan, a physics teaching assistant, said his laptop was stolen on March 18, just one week after someone stole another laptop from the same room.
After that laptop was stolen, Yuan took his computer home to safeguard it, but brought it back to the office to grade homework and enter grades, he said.
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Preceptors wait to hear future of program
Profs curious as to what thoughts new vice provost has for program
When Hal Larson first started teaching a Tier One NATS class, he was overwhelmed by the class size and workload.
"I quickly realized I couldn't teach a science class without help," said Larson, a planetary sciences professor who teaches NATS 101 "Planet Earth: Evolution of the Habitable World."
For several years, Larson has used preceptors, or undergraduate students, to help teach his courses. In 1998, he was a key founder of the Teaching Team Program, the largest preceptor program on campus.
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On the spot
Museum manager has really white legs, believes ghosts haunt the museum, and just got a dog
Wildcat: (riding Cat Tran) Hi, my name's Nathan and you're on the spot. When I saw you on the Cat Tran bench, I was going to ask you if anyone had ever told you your legs are really white, but I realize now that you're wearing stockings.
Nagel: My legs are really white.
Wildcat: Are they? You've never seen my news editor's. Her legs are really white. Heavenly glory white.
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Fast facts
Things you always never wanted to know
When the Portuguese historian Joao de Barros (1496-1570) wrote "Decadas da Asia," his monumental history of the Portuguese Empire, King John III was so pleased that he gave him the whole state of Maranhao in Brazil ÷ an area of about 130,000 square miles.
A nickel-titanium alloy, 55-nitinol, can be fashioned at a high temperature into a complex shape, then cooled and crushed beyond recognition. It regains its original shape when it is reheated, "remembering" every curve and angle.
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From the Archives
March 18, 1969
"The Grateful Dead rock group has become the center of a controversy between the Student Peace Association and the university administration. The SPA claims the university is trying to prevent the group's appearance April 11, by refusing its request to rent the auditorium."
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