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NEWS
Thursday, February 5, 2004
photo UA 'greenhouse' sent to south pole

Scientific team in Antarctica to grow fresh food

In a frozen land where the sun doesn't shine from March to July, scientists who endure the South Pole's harsh winters at the Amundsen-Scott Research Station crave a supply of something crunchy and fresh.

Arriving in Antarctica this week after traveling nearly 10,000 miles, a UA-built "greenhouse" will soon be quenching the scientists' desire for romaine lettuce, cucumbers, herbs, and sweet and hot peppers. [Read article]

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Students ask for ASA buck back

UA graduate students want the $1 fee they pay each semester to fund the Arizona Students Association back because they say student lobbyists aren't representing them.

"We are requesting our money back because we just don't feel like the representation is here this year," said Jani Radebaugh, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council. "We are not being represented."

There are four positions on ASA open to UA students. One is reserved for the student body president, and the other three are open to graduates and undergraduates. [Read article]

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Senate OKs candidate packet extension

The ASUA Senate extended the candidate packet deadline last night, one week after it considered filing a complaint against the election commissioner's decision to extend the deadline without notice.

Students have until Friday to file their packets, which were originally due Jan. 23.

After the candidate list was released two weeks ago, Dan Suh, elections commissioner, realized more people were needed to run for the positions and decided to extend the deadline. [Read article]

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Meningitis registration could cost UA $40,000

PHOENIX - Health officials at the UA say legislation requiring dorm residents to disclose whether they'd been treated for meningitis, a potentially fatal disease, would cost the school nearly $40,000, and do little to curb the disease's occurrence.

The only group that stands to benefit from the bill is Aventis Pasteur, the company that manufactures the vaccine and is a client of lobbyists pushing the bill, said Dr. Harry McDermott, director of UA Campus Health and Wellness Service. [Read article]

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photo Financial aid law can't stop drug use

Students, UA officials ignore 2000 federal act

Under a federal law passed in 2000, students convicted of drug offenses are barred from receiving financial aid. But according to campus officials, the law is not enforced.

John Nametz, director of the Office of Student Financial Aid, said the law receives little attention on campus.

Nametz said his office doesn't receive information on whether a student has been denied financial aid because of drug-related convictions, making enforcement of the law difficult. [Read article]

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On the Spot

Junior, alumna theorize about cold weather, body hair and smoking risks

Wildcat: Hi, my name's Nathan and you're on the spot. It's cold, right? I bet you're glad you have a beard.

McIntosh: I am.

Wildcat: All right. (to Peden) Is it true? Do you think women get colder than men?

Peden: Yes, probably because they're thinner.

Wildcat: Maybe it's because you guys don't have as much body hair. You shave your armpits and stuff. [Read article]

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photo Fastfacts

Things you always never wanted to know

  • In 1930, Ellen Church recruited seven other young nurses to work 5,000 feet above the earth. They were the first airline stewardesses, flying on Boeing's San Francisco to Chicago route, a trip that, in good weather, took 20 hours and made 13 stops.

  • Astronauts circling the earth may get to see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every "day."

  • When the French literary critic Saint Beuve (1804-69) was challenged to a duel by a journalist, and was permitted the choice of weapons, he wrote his opponent, "I choose spelling. You're dead." [Read article]

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    photo Campus Detective

    Question: "What's up with that cactus palm tree?"

    Answer:

    I was quick to discount this as a hoax (I'm a professional skeptic), until I saw this picture of the alleged parasitic cactus. I came up with my own theories and met with dissenting opinion.

    "Parasitic cactus? What the heck are you talking about? Don't quote me on that," said Scott Keegan Moore, plant sciences junior.

    But I found some on this campus who had other things to say about this prickly permutation, bonded to the palm tree at the southwest end of the Bank One parking lot. [Read article]

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