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UA Greek Life holds vigil commemorating fraternity member, ending Drug Week By Eliza Molk
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bout 500 UA community members came together to honor Wilson Forrester, a UA student who died last semester of an accidental drug overdose, at a candlelight vigil on Friday. The vigil, held behind the Old Main Fountain from 6 to 8 p.m., was the final event in Greek Life’s first annual Drug Awareness Week. Forrester was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and hundreds of his fraternity brothers attended to show their support. Forrester’s father, Chip, was the keynote speaker. He said UA community members need to take action if they know of a student in trouble. “To be unmentored is to fail each and every one of you,” Chip Forrester said. “This is where this university and this fraternity failed my son.” Chip Forrester said UA students and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity members knew that his son, who he said was nicknamed “blackout Willy,” had “struggles” and did not notify his parents about them as they should have. “Where is the help this fraternity is supposed to provide, and why were we not told of this? Where were the adults who were supposed to be the keepers of these fine young men?” Chip Forrester asked. He also said the university did not provide enough resources to deal with drugs and alcohol abuse to the fraternity, and that he had called on both former UA President Robert Shelton and current President Eugene Sander to address this issue but has “heard nothing to date.” “I stand here tonight in hope that something will change,” Chip Forrester added. “The system is deeply flawed.” A moment of silence was held in honor of Wilson Forrester, and vigil attendees were given the opportunity to speak about their memories of him and the consequences of his passing.
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UA students gather at the Old Main Fountain for a candlelight vigil to honor Phi Gamma Delta member Wilson Forrester on Friday. Forrester died last spring from an accidental overdose.
Wilson always found a way to take the good out of the bad. Words can’t begin to explain the type of man you were.” — Brett Norris, Phi Gamma Delta member
“As a community, we are headed in the right Brett Norris, a pre-business student and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, said direction so a tragedy like this won’t happen people need to be educated about the cause of again,” he said. Norris also spoke about Wilson Forrester’s Wilson Forrester’s death, and that community members should learn from the “tragic event.” character, and that he will never be forgotten.
“Wilson always found a way to take the good out of the bad,” Norris said. “Words can’t begin to explain the type of man you were.” One of the main goals of Drug Awareness Week was to raise money for the Wilson Forrester Scholarship Fund. Greek Life sold bracelets in his honor for $4 and raised a total of $2,478 from Monday to Thursday, according to Jessica Hermann, president of the Panhellenic Council. “This week was a huge success, and it set the basis for years to come,” she said. “It nothing else, this week was the help people.”
Swipe charge cap may spur new fees Banks to place new levies on customers to offset revenue loss By Kyle Mittan DAIly WIlDcAT
New laws may result in some banks charging consumers for debit card use. A statement released on Monday by the Tucson Southern Arizona Better Business Bureau explained Congress’ new rules governing “swipe fees” — the fees that banks charge retail stores every time a debit card is swiped to make a purchase. Previously, the average fee that most banks charged was around 44 cents per debit card swipe. The law has capped the fee at 21 cents, and banks are making up for that loss by charging the consumer. According to the Better Business Bureau, banks have predicted a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars per year from the fee cap, and some major banks have announced a flat monthly fee for debit card purchases between $3
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A Bank of America ATM inside the Student Union Memorial center. New debit card fees could affect student usage.
and $5. A per-transaction fee is also expected sometime in the future to accommodate infrequent debit card users. As of press time, representatives from Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Bank of the West and Chase could not be reached for comment about imposing fees. Bureau spokesman Nick LaFleur advised consumers to keep an eye on bank statements for debit card charges, and, if they’re unhappy, to do their own research about how to avoid the fees. “Make sure that you’re on the lookout for alerts from your bank to any changes that might be made,” LaFleur said. “But if you’re unhappy with what they’re doing, you might want to just shop around.” The fee-cap law only applies to banks with $10 billion or more in assets, allowing smaller credit unions like Tucson Federal Credit Union and Vantage West Credit Union to avoid the cap. Vantage West Credit Union’s asset size of $1.1 billion falls under the cap, said Robert Ramirez, president and CEO of Vantage West Credit Union. “Vantage West Credit Union will continue to offer affordable and free checking options … and no fee to use our debit card.” Students on campus have also expressed opposition to the new charges, some saying that they can’t afford to have even a few dollars a month taken from their accounts just to use their card. “That (extra charge) would make me feel awful,” said Gabby Bruggeman, a veterinary science freshman. “I don’t use my credit card that much and I don’t have that much in my account, so it would greatly diminish it.” Other students said they would probably have to quit using debit cards altogether. “I’d be pretty pissed off,” said Jordan Ollanik, a civil engineering sophomore. “I’d probably have to not use a debit card and just switch to cash, or I would definitely switch to a company that
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UA alumnus Justin Mauser began biking across the country to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in August. His trek will end at the UA Mall in a few weeks.
Alum bikes, wishes across the country By Savannah Martin DAIly WIlDcAT
After graduation, many students spend their time filling out job applications, searching for internships or maybe hanging around. Justin Mauser, a recent UA graduate, is doing all of those things. He’s just biking across the nation while he’s at it. He began his journey in Bar For your info Harbor, Maine, on Aug. 25. Since To read more about Mauser’s then, he has cycled through 12 cross-country tour and support states. his cause, visit his blog at Mauser moved to Tucson in wishfromcoasttocoast.blogspot.com. 2007, where he pursued a degree in biochemistry, conducted independent research on diabetes and volunteered with the Tucson Medical Center. He started cycling his junior year and competed in El Tour de Tucson for his first cycling event. After graduating in May, Mauser said he knew he wanted to travel, but didn’t have the money to do so internationally. So he decided to embark on a cross-country bike tour instead. “This is my chance to do something that I’m passionate about before medical school,” he said. Mauser is fundraising for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Arizona, an organization that seeks to grant the wishes of children who suffer from potentially fatal medical conditions. Although he isn’t collecting donations while he’s on the road, Mauser sold T-shirts before his departure and has been blogging throughout the tour to bring attention to the cause. Mauser said he is only $50 away from his original fundraising goal of $4,000. Mauser said his cross-country bike tour has been an opportunity to meet new people, see new places and have new adventures. “The whole idea is that you have to be on your toes and you have to think
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