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UA diverts rain water for campus collection plan By Kyle Mittan DAILY WILDCAT
nutritional sciences at the UA. Even those who work out for 30 minutes each day shouldn’t be sedentary for the remainder of the day. “You can be kind of that active group, but you may not benefit from that activity if the rest of the time you’re sitting on your butt,” Thomson said. “That sitting time, that sedentary time, is as much of a risk factor for cancer and other chronic diseases than the activity part is protective.” At the annual American Institute for Cancer Research conference on Thursday and Friday, epidemiologist Dr. Christine Friedenreich talked about biomarkers or potential cancerrisk indicators, which include inflammation, sex hormone levels and insulin resistance,
The buildup of water in the streets following Monday’s rain proved to be bothersome to bicyclists and pedestrians, and while it’s not a big deal to UA Facilities Management, students have mixed feelings. The morning rain left large puddles in the streets on campus throughout most of the day, particularly on Park Avenue and the UA Mall. The buildup caused many students, especially those riding bicycles “I try to be and walking, to either ride or walk through the conscious of the water, travel a different bicycle riders. A route or even use a difbunch of them ferent means of translooked pretty portation altogether. But despite the setbacks, UA wet yesterday Facilities Management (Monday).” said Monday’s rain really wasn’t a problem. — Morgan Muthart, “The water we had Spanish literature senior today (Monday), to be honest, was nothing,” said Chris Kopach, director of Facilities Management. “It was a very slow rain. When we get these rains where we get an inch every half-hour, that’s where we have some trouble.” But Facilities Management, as well as the City of Tucson, has worked closely to minimize the problems that come with heavy rains and the water they leave behind. Kopach said that they have made and are continuing to make efforts to detain the water. “We’ve been able to do several harvesting projects channeling water to Bear Down Field,” Kopach added. “What you don’t see under Bear Down Field is that Planning, Design and Construction put a huge, over million-gallon container to capture water, and then percolate it out as it fills up. That water used to just flow through the parking lot, off of Vine (Avenue) between the football stadium and La Paz (Residence Hall) and Graham-Greenlee (Residence Hall). Now that water’s being captured.” Kopach said this system also helps keep the water from building up and flowing into McKale Center. As far as the puddles along Park Avenue, Kopach said that street in particular is maintained by the city, but coordination between city maintenance and the UA is
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Couch to hospital bed Study links excess sedentary activity to an elevated risk for breast and colon cancer By Michelle A. Weiss DAILY WILDCAT
People normally don’t think of their health while watching movies, sitting down at a restaurant, or doing homework for a couple hours, but these activities could be putting people at risk for cancer. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, sedentary activity contributes to 49,000 cases of breast cancer and 43,000 cases of colon cancer every year. While cancer is typically associated with older people, even college students need to
be conscious of their physical activity. “If you’re a college student, what you do now is going to impact what happens to you later in your life,” said Alice Bender, a registered dietitian for the American Institute for Cancer Research. Arielle Allen, a pre-family studies sophomore, said she was physically active for the first few weeks of school but isn’t as devoted now. Allen added that she thinks this is a common trend among college students. “It’s very difficult to work out if you’re not working out for a reason,” said Beverley Makhubele, a pre-computer science sophomore. “I walk around a lot because I’m on campus and I’m busy.” But it’s not just about being active, it’s also about not being inactive, said Dr. Cynthia Thomson, an associate professor of
Grad students blitz Another ‘World’ awaits enviro research at children’s book readers annual showcase By Elliot P. Hopper DAILY WILDCAT
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Years-long research became minutes-long presentations for graduate students at the second annual Environmental Research Grad Blitz on Tuesday afternoon. The UA’s Institute of the Environment, an interdisciplinary organization that focuses on addressing and solving environmental challenges, sponsored the blitz, a series of rapid research summaries. Graduate students showcased their work on everything from the “acoustic strategies” of the black-and-white ruffed lemurs of Madagascar to the the environ-
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ment in contemporary American Indian fiction. The event gave the UA community an opportunity to glimpse what students, faculty and administrators are researching in environment-related fields through five-minute “speed talks” and poster displays. Each presentation and poster was judged by a panel of UA faculty on a scale of one to five for its significance, methodology and overall clarity of presentation. Gretchen Nurse, an assistant professor of retailing and consumer sciences, said the blitz helped
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A pop-up book stands on display inside the College of Education’s Worlds of Words Library. The library contains award-winning children’s books from all over the world.
Even with a collection of more than 30,000 children’s books, this on-campus library is anything but kid stuff. Located on the fourth floor of the College of Education, The Worlds of Words library is the largest of its kind in the nation. Its main mission is to provide resources used in teaching children’s literature to graduate and undergraduate students and to house a rich and varied collection of international literature for academic researchers from around the world. Worlds of Words has programs tailored to both local and global missions. The local program maintains a library of now more than 30,000 books as well as numerous workshops. These workshops include professional development, author workshops and outreach to schools. The global program includes an opportunity for graduate students to study abroad and return with the knowledge and ability to more effectively communicate with international students. Worlds of Words is also active in the Tucson community, making public appearances at the Children’s Museum Tucson, and working with organizations such as Casa de los Niños and the Tucson Festival of Books. Volunteers are also a large part of the library’s efforts, though the library does employ seven graduate students, two undergraduates and a full-time coordinator, all of whom work
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