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ASA fee could be up for decision BRITTNY MEJIA Arizona Daily Wildcat
The fate of the ASA student fee could be in the hands of the Arizona Board of Regents at its meeting on Nov. 26. Although the agenda has not yet been set for the meeting, some students are still concerned about the $2 per semester fee collected from students to help fund the Arizona Students’ Association. The agenda will be posted at
least two days prior to the meeting, according to Sarah Harper, public affairs director for the board. She added that regents cannot make a decision on changing policy at that meeting and it would have to occur at an official board meeting. “To my knowledge, the point of the meeting on the 26th is to have a decision of whether the regents are going to support … or what their decision is regarding the $2 fee that ASA collects,” said Jordan King, ASA vice chairman of the board of
directors and chairman of internal affairs. Students are divided regarding what should be done with the fee. Some of the options proposed in past meetings have been to eliminate the fee altogether, or to create an optin for those students interested in supporting the organization. Before the Nov. 26 meeting, ASA directors and board members plan to meet with regent members to answer any questions regarding finances or the organization and “explain the
importance of ASA and having a collective student voice,” King said. “It’s really hard to tell what’s going to happen,” he added. “That’s kind of the point of meeting with regents, getting the student voice to the regents so they understand why ASA is important and getting students who aren’t directors to contact regents and share their one thing to keep ASA on campus and keep the fee going.” Katy Murray, president of the Associate Students of the University
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The UA was ranked among the top 10 sexually healthiest schools in the nation in Trojan’s seventh annual Sexual Health Report Card. The university increased its ranking by eight spots from last year, moving up to No. 7 on the list of 141 institutions. Schools were ranked on the services they provided across 11 categories, including hours of operation, the quality of sexual health information and resources on the website, condom and contraceptive availability and cost, and HIV testing. Carrie Hardesty, a health educator for the Campus Health Service’s Health Promotion and Preventive Services said that an addition to the UA’s services could have been what put the UA eight places ahead of last year. Hardesty referred to the UA’s new Free Condom Friday initiative, which offers students packages of free condoms at Campus Health every Friday from noon to 2 p.m.
Health Promotion and Preventive Services Assistant Director Lee Ann Hamilton also writes the SexTalk section published in the Arizona Daily Wildcat, which she said lowerranked schools don’t have, along with a number of other programs that the UA offers. “A smaller school may not do STD testing,” Hamilton said. “They may not have a women’s health [department] with a gynecologist there; they may not treat STDs, you know, we do that. They may not have a pharmacy, we do that, too.” Additionally, the UA’s Campus Health Service offers regular daytime hours from Monday to Friday, as well as an after-hours phone hotline that students can access to call a doctor even though the office is closed. Sexual assault services were another factor that was considered in the health report by Trojan. The UA offers the Oasis program, which helps students who have been victims of sexual assault and
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LEE ANN HAMILTON, assistant director for Health Promotion and Preventive Services, said the UA’s ranking of No. 7 for sexual health could be attributed to the array of services the department offers.
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Senate OKs changes to elections code RACHEL MCCLUSKEY Arizona Daily Wildcat
The ASUA Senate made changes to its elections code, heard from the UA Ombuds Program and discussed the next Meet Your ASUA Day in its weekly meeting on Wednesday.
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Elections Commissioner Leo Oppenheimer spoke to the senate about changes to the elections code, which included changing the date the next elections’ results will be announced to March 7. Results announcements were originally set for Oct. 4 to accommodate the special senate election earlier this year. The senate also approved changes to candidate registration policies, campaign conduct and candidate campaign materials.
purpose and explained that ASUA could refer students to the program, which aims to assist any students, faculty and staff who have issues, conflicts or questions regarding the university. Issues may include unethical behavior, misunderstandings between students and instructors, unfair treatment, workplace issues and clarification of policies and procedures. The program refers clients to resources they can use. Stiller said that the program is entirely confidential and people can remain completely anonymous if they want. Stiller began her presentation by asking meeting attendees if they had heard of the program. When few people raised their hands, senators offered their insight on improving the program’s marketing to students, suggesting that the program start by handing out pamphlets to students to spread the word.
Ombuds Program presentation Senator reports Ombuds Program Coordinator Nancy Stiller gave a presentation about the program’s
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UAPD, Res Life look into hall fires
UA ranked among top 10 sexually healthiest schools RACHEL MCCLUSKEY
of Arizona, said the regents will discuss the fee and what they want to do with it. “Right now, based on the regents I’ve talked to, it doesn’t seem like there’s a general consensus yet,” Murray said. “I guess we’ll kind of just have to take it as it comes and bring forth potential proposals to regents to see how we can best work with them and move forward.” Murray added that work is needed internally and externally to make
Senator Taylor Ashton reported that ASUA
would be presenting a thank you card to veterans on Thursday, thanking them for their service. Senator Vinson Liu reported that the next and second Meet Your ASUA Day would also be on Thursday. Liu implemented the event in October. It features senators spending their office hours on the UA Mall to meet with constituents about various issues in an effort to increase ASUA’s transparency. Senators are still required to hold regular office hours so that constituents will have specified times to express their concerns.
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The University of Arizona Police Department and Residence Life are working together to end a string of fires that have occurred at the Pueblo de la Cienega residence hall since Oct. 20. Four incidents have occurred so far, the most recent being a couch that was lit on fire in a communal lounge at 1:30 a.m. Monday. Similarly, at 3:29 a.m. on Oct. 26, a sprinkler was activated by fire and smoke rising from a different burning couch in another room. A smoking microwave was found at 11:11 a.m. on Oct. 20, and the fourth incident has not been disclosed by UAPD. At least two of the incidents have been officially labeled as arson, according to reports. Both parties have collaborated with the Tucson Fire Department to ensure students’ safety during the ongoing investigation. “We want to get to the bottom of this,” said Dana Robbins-Murray, assistant director of marketing for Residence Life. “We want to figure this out, but we want to ensure safety for our students, so we’re doing a lot of different things.” Pueblo de la Cienega, which houses 238 people, currently has staff supervising the front desk at all hours, RAs and UAPD
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Students for Sustainability intern applications are due Nov. 22. The program reported that with its new initiative to increase recycling at sporting events, the weight of the recyclables that it was collected at a total of six games is the equivalent of five elephants.
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