The latest details of a proposed medical school in Phoenix were presented at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting Friday, where university officials projected the first Phoenix medical school class of 24 students would begin July 2006.

The admissions process for the new medical school in Phoenix is expected to begin in September, UA College of Medicine administrators said Friday.

At the meeting, it was still unknown how the project will be funded or an estimated cost, but Regents President Gary Stuart said officials are looking into both public and private sectors. [Read article]

Police are investigating a possible connection between two attempted sexual assaults in the past week at a primarily student-occupied apartment complex. The latest occurred a few days after a student was sexually abused at her home near campus.

The latest incident happened at University House, 2525 E. Anklam Road, at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. A 20-year-old woman was confronted by a man who entered her bedroom through an unlocked window, said Sgt. Marco Borboa, Tucson Police Department spokesman. [Read article]

While regents lauded the plans for the Phoenix medical school at their meeting Friday, they also narrowly approved the disestablishment the UA's Medical Technology Program, by a vote of 5-4.

The disestablishment came as part of the university's Focused Excellence plan, but Regent Robert Bulla said he was concerned about ending the program as there is a lack of medical technicians in Arizona.

Likins agreed there is a need for medical technicians, but said the UA program was costly and did not meet standards of quality, therefore, the university will focus resources instead on medicine, nursing and other fields of health professions. [Read article]

Available financial aid dollars for Arizona universities will increase by 13.9 percent or $22.6 million for the 2006 fiscal year. The increase, approved at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting Friday, will allocate $68.2 million to the UA.

According to the financial aid executive summary, the UA had $62.6 million to distribute last fiscal year in financial aid. The additional $5.6 million for 2006 will provide aid to more students and a larger sum to those already receiving aid, said UA President Peter Likins. [Read article]

The founder of the first gay fraternity at the UA encouraged gay students Friday to bring it back to help unify the gay student population.

Dominick DeCarlo said creating a Delta Lambda Phi chapter was the most controversial thing to happen at the UA during the early '90s.

He began the fraternity in 1990 but it stopped operating in 1993, just one year after DeCarlo graduated.

Although the UA Delta Lambda Phi chapter stopped operating more than a decade ago, DeCarlo encouraged gay men at the UA Friday to start it up again. About 10 men attended DeCarlo's speech, and some expressed interest in doing that. [Read article]

A UA German studies professor was recognized by Germany for his extensive work in promoting the German culture, language and traditions in Tucson.

Albrecht Classen, distinguished professor in German studies, received the "Bundesverdienstkreuz am Band," or Order of Merit, the highest award for a German citizen, from the German government for his work promoting the German language as well as creating as much opportunity as possible for students to participate in German studies. [Read article]

ASUA continued its efforts to reach out to the student body Friday afternoon by holding a seminar for minority students interested in getting involved with student government.

Associated Students of the University of Arizona President Alistair Chapman, Elections Commissioner Adam Falck and Minority Action Council Director Daniela Bernal spoke to a group of about 20 students about the ins and outs of ASUA. [Read article]

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