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Regents name pick for president Temple University president is the only candidate nominated By Eliza Molk and Luke Money DAILY WILDCAT
The Arizona Board of Regents has named Temple University President Ann Weaver Hart, as the candidate to assume the UA presidency. Hart announced last September that she planned to leave Temple
effective June 30, according to a release from the university. Hart was also the president of the University of New Hampshire before becoming Temple University’s first female president in 2006. She would also be the first female president in the UA’s 126-year history. “She (Hart) brings a lot to this campus and to this great university we have,” said Dennis DeConcini, a regent and co-chair of the presidential search committee. The presidential candidate will
bring her “vast experiences” from Temple University to the UA, he said, which includes overseeing a Ann Weaver medical school, raising the uniHart versity’s endowUA presidental ment as well as candidate its graduation and student retention rates, developing $1.2 billion of new construction
and marketing intellectual property. As a former teacher and professor, Hart can also establish a credible relationship with the UA’s faculty, DeConcini said. “Personally, I am pleased that Dr. Hart has agreed to be the next leader of this great university,” wrote UA interim President Eugene Sander in a message to the campus community. “Academic leaders of her caliber make my term as your president a well-spent period of my career.” James Allen, president of the
Associated Students of the University of Arizona and a member of the search committee, said Hart was his first choice for the position. “Ann is an incredible student advocate because she was one of the few prospects that brought up students herself,” Allen said. “She made a point that the university system is for and by the students, and her commitment to diversity and access were huge for me.”
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Pfizer recalls birth control By Savannah Martin DAILY WILDCAT
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Arianna West, 5, strings beads on her strength bracelet during a Beads of Courage event in the lobby of the Diamond Children’s Medical Center. Arianna has multiple heart defects because of a condition called DiGeorge Syndrome. According to her mother, Vanessa West, Beads of Courage has helped Arianna cope with her illness.
Charity helps patients tell stories Organization uses art to honor milestones for children with diseases By Yara Askar DAILY WILDCAT
The Diamond Children’s Medical Center has joined Beads of Courage to support patients diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses by providing them with colorful beads representing a milestone in their treatment. Each bead represents a difficult time in the patient’s illness, but also signifies an important step in the
treatment process. The beads are meaningful symbols of courage, honor, recognition, and accomplishment in the treatment process, said Jean Baruch, a UA nursing alumna and Beads of Courage founder. It is a way for the patients to show and tell their stories to others in the community, Baruch added. Lizzy Bell, a 17-year-old, was diagnosed with Diamond Blackfan anemia, a disease in which bone marrow does not make red blood
cells, when she was 6 weeks old. Bell lives off donated blood transfusions. “The hospital has always been a second home for me, but not the greatest home,” Bell said. “I am not a fan of it, but I have made it part of my life.” Bell has different beads, each telling a different story. This illness has become second nature, she said, and is a big aspect in her life, but has never allowed her life to revolve around it. Bell said she
plans to attend college and study photography. “Beads of Courage is a special program for me,” she added. “Without the program, it would be hard to live with my illness. The beads help me tell my story to others and provide a visual understanding to people to show how much I have been through.” The program’s misssion is to
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Get out the condoms — 1 million packets of birth control pills were recalled last week due to a packaging error by the manufacturer that may render the medication useless. Pfizer, the pharmaceutical giant behind products like Viagra, Chapstick and Zoloft, announced on Jan. 31 that some Lo/Ovral-28 and Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets “could leave women without adequate contraception, and at risk for unintended pregnancy.” About 30 birth control packets contain the wrong number of either inactive or active pills, and the pills may be out of sequence, according to a public statement released by Pfizer. “This is like Willy Wonka, but in a bad way. Like, you don’t want to get the golden ticket,” said Ryan Arredondo, a business economics sophomore who said his older sister takes birth control pills. After a customer complained about a packaging issue late last year, Pfizer discovered that, due to a mechanical error, some birth control packs may have been assembled incorrectly, according to Grace Ann Arnold, director of global media relations at Pfizer Global Supply Communications. The cause of the error has been identified and corrected, but the company recommends that those taking the affected pills start using non-hormonal birth control and contact their doctors immediately, Arnold said in an emailed response. Most birth control packets include 21 tablets that contain active ingredients, as well as seven inactive tablets, or placebo pills. Using the pills incorrectly can diminish their
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Chomsky backs No More Deaths By Savannah Martin DAILY WILDCAT
Noam Chomsky, renowned intellectual and political activist, declared his support for the UA chapter of No Más Muertes/No More Deaths and its campaign against the UA’s business contracts with the Caterpillar (CAT) and Motorola corporations at a press conference on Tuesday. The organization has been pressuring the university for the past three years to terminate its relationship with the two companies on account of their involvement in military activities
in Palestine and Israel, according to the student organization. In March 2009, Human Rights Watch publicized that, by providing military technology like drones and bulldozers, Motorola and CAT assisted Israeli forces during the country’s Gaza invasion in 2008 and 2009, which resulted in 1,400 Palestinian deaths. UA No Más Muertes/No More Deaths claims that the companies’ products have also been used to commit human rights violations along the U.S./Mexico border. “There’s no question that all of this is illegal,” Chomsky
said. “It is the right, in fact the responsibility, of the students to publicize any possible violations committed by the UA in its corporate partnership with CAT and Motorola in order to expose U.S. crimes taking place in Israelioccupied Palestine and along the U.S./Mexico border,” Chomsky said in an advance statement. Motorola has been providing communication technology to the University of Arizona Police Department since 1999, and CAT took out a contract with the university concerning software in the
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