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McKale equipment room catches fire coming from the building, UAPD alerted TFD, whose first responders arrived at about 9:29, and, after confirming that smoke was coming from the top of the building, responders called for a full alarm. In total, two alarms were activated, and about 40 firefighters responded to the scene and quickly put out the fire, Baker added. The fire started in an equipment room in the lower bowl area of the building. While TPD has not yet confirmed the
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A fire was reported Saturday night in McKale Center after a smoke alarm was triggered inside the building. According to Cpt. Barrett Baker, a public information officer with the Tucson Fire Department, members of the University of Arizona Police Department were first on the scene after the initial alarm at about 9:24 p.m. After seeing active smoke
cause of the fire, Baker speculated that it could have come from lint in a dryer in the room. Nobody was in the building when the fire occurred. Investigators are currently working to determine the fire’s cause, according to a press release from TPD. The size of the fire could also not be confirmed, but Baker said it was large enough to set off both alarms and sprinkler systems. TFD units were leaving the scene at about 11:16.
Kyle Mittan/arizona Daily WilDcat eMerGency resPonDers Gather oUtsiDe McKale Center and in the surrounding area in response to a fire that broke out in an equipment room in the building’s lower bowl area.
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After upsetting USC last week, Arizona faltered against UCLA on Saturday, losing by a score of 66-10 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The Wildcats will try and bounce back against Colorado this week.
Graffiti costs UA thousands monthly MAXWELL J. MANGOLD Arizona Daily Wildcat
tyler besh/arizona Daily WilDcat QUARTERBACK MATT SCOTT was hit as he attempted to throw the ball from Arizona’s end zone. On his way down, his head appeared to bang into the defender, and Scott lay motionless for a while before eventually being helped off the field by the team medical staff. Scott had his worst game of the season, throwing for just 124 yards in a 66-10 loss.
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Graffiti drains thousands of dollars from the UA’s budget each month. Often seen as harmless self-expression, the crime has costly consequences for the UA. “Graffiti is somewhat different to control because access to buildings is always there,” said Juan Alvarez, a public information officer with UAPD. “It’s hard to stop this problem unless you have someone on patrol at every building at every moment.” The school receives between 6,000 and 10,000 cleanup requests each month regarding graffiti, said Chris Kopach, the vice president of Facilities Management. While Kopach said he believes the consummate approach in cleaning the “senseless spray painting” is removing displays within 24 hours, these “time consuming” demands still cost the university more than $50,000 a year. Those efforts and expenses take away from other areas, and could be better spent beautifying the campus, he added. Although graffiti can be anything from a pencil drawing to stickers on a stop sign, both Alvarez
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Alumni event lights up ‘A’ Mountain YARA ASKAR Arizona Daily Wildcat
Student Alumni Ambassadors kicked off the 98th Homecoming’s week of festivities with the lighting of the “A” on “A” Mountain on Sunday. UA students, staff and alumni joined together with Wilbur and the Arizona cheerleaders on the top floor of the Main Gate Parking Garage to experience the Wildcat tradition of viewing the ceremony. Student Alumni Ambassadors, which is sponsored by the Student Alumni Association, held the event to help students give back to the university that gave them more than just an education, said Ahva Sadeghi, a sophomore studying political science, philosophy, economics and law, and the vice president of alumni relations. “Where you go to school is not just something for four years, but jorDin o’connor/arizona Daily WilDcat the education that you receive the Ua alUMni association held a ceremony during the lighting of the “A” on “A” Mountain on Sunday night to kick off a week of festivities for goes on for a lifetime,” Sadeghi said. Homecoming. While this will be the UA’s 98th Homecoming Week, this was the first year an event was held during the lighting of the “A.” More than 200 people attended the event set on the rooftop of the community involved, said Melinda Many current students attended university, Bueno said. garage. Festivities kicked off at 5 the celebration, including Paulina In previous years, this event Burke, the association’s president. p.m., right at sunset, while attendees Bueno, a psychology sophomore. was not shared by the community, The Homecoming feeling and tailgated over food, drinks and music. This event was not just meant but this year the UA Alumni spirit will be spread throughout the The lighting of the “A” flared at for students, but for the whole Association felt it was an important community by promoting the events 5:54 p.m., just as the sun settled community to mingle, meet new enough symbol for the beginning behind the mountain. people and honor the history of the of homecoming to have the
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