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ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Printing the news, sounding the alarm, and raising hell since 1899
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
VOLUME 106 • ISSUE 67
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Supporters to look past failed Prop 204 BRITTNY MEJIA Arizona Daily Wildcat
Despite the failure of a proposition that would temporarily extend a 1-cent sales tax aimed at strengthening the state economy and education, supporters remain focused on moving forward. Proposition 204 failed to pass on Nov. 6, with 36 percent of voters supporting the proposition and 63
percent opposing it. Following its failure, the state will have to find other solutions to the question of how to fund public education. “I see this as an opportunity for the future,” said Jordan King, Arizona Students’ Association vice chairman of the board of directors and chairman of internal affairs. “I think it really opened the eyes to the lawmakers of Arizona that this is something students are
struggling with and there are a lot of students going into debt and if we don’t find a way to take care of that soon, it could affect the overall amount of students really attending the universities.” King said ASA directors will discuss what to do next and then meet with state representatives and the state Legislature in the spring to come up with a plan that will benefit students.
ASA gave $122,000 to the Quality Education and Jobs Committee in support of the proposition, which was part of about $2 million that the committee has brought in since February to help sponsor the proposition, according to AnnEve Pedersen, chair of the Quality Education and Jobs Committee. “I think as an organization, as a board of directors, we saw Prop 204 as being beneficial to help college
ASU TAKES BACK TERRITORIAL CUP The Wildcats faltered late in the fourth quarter against the Sun Devils on Friday at Arizona Stadium, leading to a 41-34 loss
students afford tuition and afford college,” King said. “I think as an entire board of directors, we saw Prop 204 as going to benefit the well-being, the affordability and the accessibility of education, which is our mission statement.” Some described the overall benefits the proposition would have provided the state, and the possible
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’Tis the season for students to earn extra KYLE MITTAN & STEPHANIE CASANOVA Arizona Daily Wildcat
TYLER BESH/ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT RECEIVER AUSTIN HILL is comforted by a coach after the Wildcats fell to the Sun Devils with a score of 41-34 on Friday night. Arizona finished in eighth place in the Pac-12.
While many people saw Black Friday as an opportunity to score a deal or two on items on their holiday shopping list, some UA students saw the year’s busiest retail day as a chance to earn a few extra dollars. A number of businesses, both local and chain, hire temporary employees to compensate for the year-end rush. As the UA population is typically on vacation during these times, save for a week of finals in December, the university has proven to be a good place for employers to go in search of extra help. “Teachers and college kids are the best to hire during the holiday season,” said Tony Bauer, the general manager of Century Theatres in the Park Place Mall on Broadway Boulevard. “When school’s out, they don’t have a job … when school goes back in, we slow down and they go back to school.” Bauer currently employs two UA students, and although they
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After cancer diagnosis, Team Derek Neal set to raise funds in 5K race
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A 5K run will aim to raise funds for a College of Medicine student recently diagnosed with cancer. The Team Derek Neal 5k Race/ Fun Run was organized following Neal’s September diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer. Neal, a second-year student in the college, has been described by his classmates as a compassionate student excited to become a doctor. Many of his classmates organized efforts to benefit Neal’s family during his treatment, including the 5K event. Since Neal received the diagnosis, the cancer has spread from his lungs to other areas of his body, said Benjamin Kwittken, one of Neal’s classmates who is in charge of promoting the event. Kwittken added that Neal surpassed doctors’ expectations, which gave him four months to live. “He’s a young guy, he’s like
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twitter.com/ COURTESY OF TEAMDEREKNEAL.COM SECOND-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT DEREK NEAL was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer at the beginning of September. A 5K run on the UA Mall, organized by Neal’s classmates, will aim to raise money for Neal and his family. The run is on Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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