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Democrats flock to UA rally Terry Goddard, UA students work on last ditch-effort to register voters
By Lívia Fialho ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Attorney General Terry Goddard, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, will be on campus today for his first college campus rally during this election. UA’s Young Democrats approached the Goddard campaign with the rally idea two weeks ago. Samantha Frisby, a UA political science major who is taking a semester off to work as the campaign’s outreach coordinator, said the UA is the first university to hold a
rally for Goddard on this campaign cycle. The event’s goal is to present the candidate to students so they can make an “informed decision,” Frisby said. “The young voters’ turn-out is what got Obama elected in ‘08 and is going to help democrats get elected this year,” Frisby said. For Goddard’s camp, the rally is the last push to encourage students who haven’t registered to vote or haven’t transferred their registration to Arizona to participate in what they feel is an important election. “The folks in the bracket of 18 to 30
(years old) are historically the folks who are least likely to turn out to vote and they are the ones that are most affected by policy changes that are happening right now,” said Cathy Nichols, Southern Arizona campaign director. Goddard’s presence on UA campus derives from the candidate’s “strong commitment to education,” Nichols said, in particular, “making sure that our land grant universities are the strong institutions that they were supposed to be.” The rally is expected to begin at noon on the UA Mall behind Old Main. Goddard is
the first speaker, and will be on campus until 12:30 p.m. The rally’s organization expects 200 to 300 students to attend. Student presence makes a difference in the campaign, Nichols and Frisby said. “We’re a very young staff,” said Frisby. “We would not be able to run the kind of campaign we’re running without student support,” Nichols said. “We have an amazing group of interns and their enthusiasm is really contagious. They’ve really made this campaign what it is in Southern Arizona.” RALLY, page 12
Streetcar funding deficit reduced Project modified for new, American rail By Yael Schusterman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks on national security in Centennial Hall on Friday. Mullen is the principal military adviser to the president.
Top military official visits UA Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff talks vet services, war practices By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Arizonans were urged to continue supporting military personnel by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday. “I have been doing this a long time, and I would tell you that when I came in, in the late ’60s certainly the atmosphere on campuses is not what it is now when I returned to them, and I remember that,” said Adm. Michael G. Mullen, the top military adviser to the president, at a town hall-style meeting in Centennial Hall on Friday. Mullen lauded changes made to military policy over the last
decade, a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “I believe we have a changed military, I think we have a changed nation … and the pace of change is staggering,” Mullen said. “So we’ve changed who we are, we’ve changed how we fight, we’ve changed where we go, we’ve changed what we do.” Mullen also praised the support the public has shown for returning veterans, citing the difference from when he returned from Vietnam. “I am incredibly impressed … it is the support across that the country for the men and women who have served has just been
remarkable,” Mullen said. “And again, I was there at a time, I started at a time when that was not the case.” Mullen stressed the role of local leaders in determining effective policy for returning veterans. “It takes local leaders. It takes leaders at every level, but certainly what I would hope to do over the course of the day here in Tucson is connect with local leaders who are very much focused on making a difference in their community,” Mullen said. “Looking at this as an opportunity for the community, and I really believe it is, but making that connection and
leading it and shaping it here in Tucson for Tucson’s needs, Tucson’s future.” After his prepared remarks, Mullen took questions from the audience. One man, who did not give his name, asked Mullen how he expected to win wars in Afghanistan and Iraq when applying the “just war” theory, which forbids preemptive strikes and killing civilians. “Fundamentally the way we are deploying forces right now, we can win any tactical situation, kinetically,” Mullen said. “And the more civilians we kill, the more we lose strategically and the end of that is CHAIRMAN, page 12
The modern streetcar project’s funding gap has shrunk from $26 million to $10 million, officials announced at Thursday’s Regional Transportation Authority meeting. However, the new type of rail, T rail, replacing the girder rail will now require modifications in the original design. The girder rail, a lighter type of rail, is used on the majority of streetcars operated in the U.S. However, none of the American steel mills produce that type of rail, which caused the city to switch to the domestically produced T rail, explained Jim Glock, director of Tucson Department of Transportation. “It is also the rail we utilized for the Fourth Avenue underpass, a viable alternative,” he said. Glock said after last week’s meeting with the Federal Transit Administration for their quarterly review of the project, some issues and challenges were brought to the table. In addition to the edits in design, the T rail is slightly deeper, requiring certain tests be done to ensure that the rail functions properly and does not make any noise or vibration among the rails. Glock estimates the new cost of the project at $180 million rather than the STREETCAR, page 12
Students succeed after breaking four-year plan
World traveling, volunteering options available to those who decide to take time off school By Cecelia Marshall ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Some UA college students are seeing the benefit of taking a semester off. College offers many experiences, but some feel like something is missing that cannot be found in classes, clubs or people on campus. When Andrew Hamilton, a 26-year-old junior applying to be an international studies major, decided to take a semester off from college, he said at the time he “didn’t focus, didn’t like school and (he) felt like (he) was wasting time and money.” He took a full-time job at Urban
Outfitters and was initially going to earn more money for a year before returning to school. However, Hamilton found himself away from school for about two and a half years. Through a TOMS Shoes campaign at his work, Hamilton was selected from a drawing to travel to South Africa and spend 11 days dispersing shoes to orphaned children. Before traveling to South Africa, Hamilton describes himself as being very ignorant and unfamiliar with the country. It was a “pivotal point in my life,” Hamilton said. The trip made Hamilton realize how “I’m completely privileged and I can try to do what I want to
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do. It inspired me to work more on myself,” he said. Hamilton didn’t return directly to school after Africa. For a little over a year, he took a position with the Southwest Conservation Corps. He said he worked outside for 90 percent of the time planting trees and building and repairing trails. Hamilton also received firefighter training while working, which led to his next adventure as a Wildland Firefighter. Back in college now, Hamilton says he enjoys it more. After helping people abroad, he is more focused and motivated now that he sees what he is working toward TIME OFF, page 3
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Andrew Hamilton, an interdisciplinary studies junior, spends time with underprivileged children in South Africa. During his time away from school, Hamilton was part of a TOMS Shoes campaign.
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