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Thursday, November 6, 2003
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Students man the mines at UA's underground classroom
Back-dropped by a low hill, dusty men and women emerge from a mine entrance, turning off their hard hat lights and taking off their work belts.
Students in UA's department of mining and geological engineering experience the contemporary and often complex side of the mining industry the rest of us never see, by working at a laboratory donated to the UA in 1975.
The San Xavier Mining Laboratory is the only facility of its kind in the United States because of its working vertical shaft and because it is structured much like an operating mine.
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VP calls for more medical training
Tuition revenue could help fund increases in faculty salaries, Likins says
UA Vice President for Health Sciences Dr. Raymond Woosley told an audience of about 100 people yesterday that the UA must grow to handle a shortage of healthcare professionals in Arizona.
The problem is getting worse, especially because Arizona is not keeping those who graduate from the in-state health care programs, he said.
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GPSC announces surge in participants for Student Showcase
Three speakers approved by ASUA
At last night's Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting, Internal Vice President Brittney Williams announced that there was a last minute surge in participants for Friday and Saturday's Student Showcase.
This year's Student Showcase will have 70 participants, up from 28 only two weeks ago. There were 75 participants last year.
The Student Showcase is an undergraduate and graduate level research competition held every year during Homecoming. The showcase will be on the mall this weekend.
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UAPD commander brings advice, experience to senate
As ASUA tries to tackle the problems between students and neighbors, they're turning to a fellow senator whom no one voted into office.
Cmdr. Brian Seastone of the UAPD has been the honorary adult senator in the ASUA senate for the past eight years.
Usually at Wednesday senate meetings, he sits quietly off to the side, but when a debate arises among the senators, he often pipes in to clarify an issue or offer some insight they might not otherwise have discussed.
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On the spot
Fish might have a lot to say, but seem shy when pressured to speak for publication
Wildcat: Yo, Mr. Fish. You're in the water and I'm On the Spot. I feel like we could be friends if you'd just sit still for a minute.
(Mister Fish does nothing)
Wildcat: Wait. Before we start. I got a poem for you. "Four little fishies in a pond/one by himself - no friendship bond/then a turtle a swam by and kicked him in his thigh/the Four Gold Fishies song. That's it. How did you like that?
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Fast facts
Things you always never wanted to know
There are six coins currently minted by the U.S. Treasury: the silver dollar, the 50-cent piece, the quarter, the dime, the nickel and the penny. The faces on all these coins look to the left with one exception. Which one? The penny.
As of 1976, there were approximately 375 ten-thousand-dollar bills in circulation in the United States.
Lord Byron had four pet geese that he brought everywhere with him, even to social gatherings. Byron, though considered one of the most dashing and attractive men of his time, was overweight and had a clubfoot.
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Campus Detective
Question: Who is inside the Wilbur Wildcat costume?
Answer: I tried to pry this out of Phoebe Chalk, assistant public relations athletics director and advisor for the UA cheerleading squad and mascots, but her lips were sealed. Traditionally, the identity of the man behind the fur is kept secret at all costs until that person retires or graduates. The same goes for Wilbur's wife, Wilma Wildcat. This code of silence honors tradition and protects the man behind the mask, Chalk said.
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