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Thursday, January 13, 2005
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The world needs our attention
Here are the latest statistics from the tsunami disaster zone in Asia:
At least 150,000 people killed.
500,000 people injured.
50,000 children killed
5 million people left homeless.
If that isn't enough to convince you to give money to the relief effort, maybe this will.
If every student at the UA were to donate just $5 to the relief effort, that would generate more than $185,000.
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Commentary: Education tax credits bad deal for students
Last month, the Tucson Citizen reported discouraging news concerning the Arizona Tax Credit Program, under which taxpayers can direct up to 250 of their state tax dollars directly to a school of their choice. The report found that despite the program's goal of benefiting all schools, donations are disproportionately going to the affluent districts. Of the $3.6 million in taxpayer donations to school districts in Pima County, only one-fifth goes to the poorest schools. In fact, the 74 poorest schools combined receive almost the same amount as Catalina Foothills High School alone.
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Mailbag
Unacceptable to lose to Stanford in hoops
Like most of you, I love our basketball team and understand they cannot win all of their games. Losing to Stanford, as they have made a habit of in recent years, is, however, unacceptable. Unlike their student body, most of us will not go on to prestigious law and medical schools, nor start multi-billion dollar ventures like Google Corp. Instead, all we ask is that our basketball team kicks their basketball team's ass most of the time. Really, is this so much to ask? Isn't it bad enough many of us will be working for these chumps when we graduate, if we're not gainfully employed selling cars or digging ditches. Look, I love the UA, and am thankful to be here, but we'll never be Stanford. The least we can do is get over on them athletically.
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