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Wednesday, March 9, 2005
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CEO fashion show held to support tsunami efforts
Last night the Eller Pre-Professional Student Association held a "CEO fashion show" to teach students how to dress properly for the workplace, featuring clothes from Macy's.
The show, which was created in part by business management sophomore Jenny Huynh, said the money raised from the $1 admission fee will be donated to victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia.
Huynh said that she came up with the idea to benefit not only tsunami victims, but to entertain the community as well.
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Retail building named after alum
An honorary doctor of laws and family and consumer sciences alumnus will have a campus building named in his honor early next month.
The Retailing and Consumer Sciences Center will be renamed the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing in honor of Terry J. Lundgren, a prominent UA alumnus and the president and CEO of Federated Department Stores.
Lundgren, who graduated from the UA in 1975 with a business degree, was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree in 2000 and also gave the commencement address that year, said Melinda Burke, director of the Retailing and Consumer Sciences Center.
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Q & A: Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Members of the Arizona Daily Wildcat opinions board and news and opinions desk had the opportunity to sit down with Gov. Janet Napolitano yesterday in the Wildcat newsroom. She facilitated questions on the upcoming tuition increase decision to be made by the Arizona Board of Regents tomorrow and Friday, her budget and financial aid. Below is the interview that transpired.
Wildcat: Student lobbyists from the three state universities have been pushing for a 2-to-1 match from the state into the Arizona Financial Aid Trust. However, with the Legislature, they are running into some problems with senators who said they don't support need-based aid, they only support merit-based aid. In addition, AFAT is being attached to other pieces of legislation that students don't support. Knowing this, would you support or veto a budget that did not include a significant increase in financial aid?
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Professor confronts Arizona's past - and her own
She is haunted by her family's past.
Her life is intricately woven into the rich tapestry of Southern Arizona history, and she has spent nearly 15 years sharing her experiences with students.
Michelle Grijalva is a professor of English and American Indian studies at the UA, where she teaches courses that range from American Indian religion and spirituality to Native Americans in film.
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Sexual abuse and suicide:a real connection
Imagine feeling alone and hurt, unsure whether or not others will believe the pain you have experienced.
Imagine being violated for years and being too afraid to face the perpetrator, until there seems to be no option left but suicide.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, studies estimate that one-third of women who are raped contemplate suicide, and 17 percent of rape victims attempt suicide.
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Commentary: Turning a real-life horror story into a better life
It was mid-afternoon and I just came inside the house where my cousin was living. He called me over to his room, but once I was in, he closed the door behind him.
I was only 8 years old and didn't know what was happening or what he was doing. I hadn't been though any sex education and I hadn't reached puberty yet.
What he was doing was strange, but I thought, "This is my cousin, he couldn't do anything wrong to me." But when I discovered what he was doing, I was horrified.
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Fast facts
A woodpecker can peck 20 times a second.
When asked to name a color, three out of five people will say "red."
Talk is cheap compared to what it once was. In 1915, a telephone call from New York to San Francisco cost $20.70 for the first three minutes.
At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in midair and fall to the ground.
"Pif, paf, pof" is the Dutch answer to the "Snap, crackle, pop" of Rice Krispies.
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