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Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Students help fight cancer

photo After having his leg amputated as a result of bone cancer, Jason Martinson felt lucky to be alive.

Now Martinson will walk with a prosthetic, along with other students impacted by cancer, in order to spread awareness and raise money for the American Cancer Society as part of an initiative to bring Relay for Life to the UA campus next month.

Martinson, a physiological sciences junior, had a large tumor in his left ankle and was diagnosed with osteosarcoma cancer, the most common type of bone cancer in children, at 13. Today, he is a cancer survivor and is helping the American Cancer Society raise money by serving as the survivor representative for the pre-med club Alpha Epsilon Delta. [Read article]

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Film mirrors director's life

Russian prostitutes and Orthodox Jews don't normally fall in love.

And independent films from first-time directors don't normally make a splash. [Read article]


Painter Red Rohall's exhibition "Funky Roadside Attractions," is a collection of oil paintings that seek to capture the character of roadside attractions, such as diners, motels and ice cream stands. [Read article]


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Students share their favorite places to relax, study, smoke

The bell tolls and students burst out onto the UA Mall like GAP-donned cockroaches out of a sewer. Some make a beeline for their next class, but others scatter into varying nooks and crannies of the UA campus to wait for rides home or to kill time before upcoming classes. [Read article]


What's the best way to kill time on campus, and where should you do it? [Read article]


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