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Wednesday, February 16, 2005
photo Students experience prejudice, hatred in Tunnel of Oppression

Students got a taste of what it feels like to be victims of hate and discrimination yesterday on the opening night of the UA's 17th annual Tunnel of Oppression.

The walking, multi-media tour guided students through the basement of the Kaibab-Huachuca Residence Hall, 922 E. Fourth St., and through rooms featuring themed skits demonstrating discrimination relating to class, race, physical challenges, relationship violence and body image. [Read article]

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ASUA plan addresses classroom shortage

Student leaders catered to undergraduate student concerns over the lack of courses in their newly released tuition increase proposal, but some students and administrators question whether the problem exists.

The Arizona Board of Regents will decide March 10 and 11 to either pass President Peter Likins' proposal or the Associated Students of the University of Arizona's proposal.

ASUA's plan would increase resident undergraduate tuition by 8 percent, or $320. Non-resident undergraduates would see an increase of $405 per year, or 10.12 percent. [Read article]

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Deans want more fees, direct funding

With a proposed $464 increase in resident undergraduate tuition and the introduction of eight program fees, UA administrators are attempting to reduce the university's financial burden, but some colleges without program fees said they could also use the money.

Under President Peter Likins' tuition proposal, the Eller College of Management, College of Engineering, and College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture would receive additional funding from program fees. [Read article]

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Students continue to appeal tuition suit

A new hearing for the 0 case was held yesterday morning in the Phoenix Court of Appeals to consider reviving a lawsuit in which state university students challenged an in-state tuition hike.

A three-judge panel, headed by Marice Portley, Jefferson Lankford and Phillip Hall, heard arguments in the appeal of a Maricopa County Superior Court judge's dismissal of the suit against the Arizona Board of Regents and other defendants. [Read article]

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photo FROM ZIMBABWE TO TUCSON: Africana Studies welcomes new professor

The road from Zimbabwe to Tucson is paved with many twists and turns.

He has only been at the UA for a little more than a month, but he is already making a strong impression on both students and faculty.

Such is life for Praise Zenenga, an assistant professor in the Africana Studies Program in the College of Humanities.

Officially, Zenenga came to the UA in January to teach courses in theater, dance and the aesthetics of theater and dance in the program. [Read article]

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photo Students wear ashes, shun chocolate for Lent

For students who felt Ash Wednesday sneak up on them this year, they aren't alone – it came two weeks earlier than last year and four weeks earlier than in 2003.

One week ago, some Christian students on campus began celebrating Lent, which started on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 9, and continues for 40 days until Easter.

Churches on campus, including the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center and Campus Christian Ministries, held services Feb. 9 during which a priest or pastor anointed church members' foreheads with ashes, which are said to represent human mortality. [Read article]

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Employers seek students at UA-produced Career Expo, Showcase

Students winding down their college careers can possibly avoid getting stuck in a dead end job by attending the seventh annual Career Expo, meant to offer students networking opportunities for immediate employment after graduation.

Organized by the UA's Students in Free Enterprise, in accordance with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Center for Retailing and Consumer Sciences, the Expo will run today from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Student Union Memorial Center's North Ballroom. [Read article]

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photo Fast facts

  • The American crow weighs approximately one pound when fully grown.

  • The paperclip was invented by a Norwegian, Johann Vaaler.

  • The first vending machine was invented by Hero of Alexandria around 215 B.C. When a coin was dropped into a slot, its weight would pull a cork out of a spigot and the machine would dispense a trickle of water.

  • In "Father of the Bride," Annie and Bryan marry on Jan. 6. But in the opening montage of "Father of the Bride 2" there is a framed invitation of their wedding, which states that they were married on Oct. 9. [Read article]

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