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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
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Medical school students may split with GPSC, join ASUA
Students from the College of Medicine threatened to split from the Graduate and Professional Student Council during a forum yesterday, citing a lack of medical student representation in GPSC.
Doug Hartz, former ASUA president and member of the Medical Student Government, said the priorities of GPSC are not in tune with students in the College of Medicine and said a proposed separation from GPSC would better serve the needs of medical students.
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Fewer grad students coming to U.S., UA
The number of foreign graduate students attending the UA has been decreasing, following a national trend that could break America's reputation as the world's leader in higher education.
A 2004 survey conducted by the Council of Graduate Schools shows the number of foreign graduate students attending American institutions has decreased by 6 percent in the last year.
Maria Velez, associate dean of the graduate college, said although she does not have exact figures for this year, the UA's numbers are following a similar trend, falling 6 to 10 percent during the last three years.
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High price of ink irks students
Students absorb printing costs as UA budgets shrink
UA budget cuts have reduced department funds for distribution of class materials, and students say it's affecting their pocketbooks.
Some students say printing syllabi, class notes and homework assignments off the Internet is wasting their ink supply and said their academic departments should pay the costs of the paper being printed for their classes.
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Students give in to gambling temptation
Some students gamble for the thrill. Others gamble for the money. Karl Hellman, an undeclared freshman, gambles out of boredom.
Hellman, 25, began gambling in Tucson three years ago and said gambling can be addictive, but he is not a compulsive gambler.
Hellman, like many UA students, has experienced the repercussions gambling can bring. But for some, just quitting is harder than it sounds.
People ages 18 to 24 make up 5.2 percent of gamblers in Arizona, according to a study conducted by the Arizona Office of Problem Gambling.
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Fast facts
Things you always never wanted to know
Denzel Washington was turned down for the role of Sgt. Elias in "Platoon." The role, originally intended for an American Indian, was eventually given to Willem Dafoe.
The average size of bras sold at Frederick's of Hollywood in 1966 was a 34B. Today, it's a 36C.
The five favorite school lunches nationwide, according to the American School Food Service Association, are, in order, pizza, chicken nuggets, tacos, burritos and hamburgers.
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