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Monday, December 5 2016 – Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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A team of researchers at the UA’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory have successfully observed and characterized the smallest asteroid known to science. The asteroid spans a mere six-feet in diameter and despite its miniscule size is one of the brightest asteroids that has ever been observed. “Usually the small asteroids are harder to find unless they come really close to
the earth, and in this case not only did we find it, we were able to characterize it,” said Vishnu Reddy, lead researcher on the project and a UA assistant professor in the LPL. The asteroid, dubbed 2015 TC25, was discovered back in October of 2015. The researchers were only able to study it once it made a close fly-by of the earth, and then began to analyze it after that, Reddy said. In order to study the asteroid, Reddy
An excessive force lawsuit against a University of Arizona Police Department officer who shot a woman four times after she refused to comply with officers and approached another woman with a knife was reinstated Nov. 28 by a federal appeals court. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stated a rational jury “could find that she had a constitutional right to walk down her driveway holding a knife without being shot.” The appeals court said whether or not the actions of UAPD Cpl. Andrew Kisela were reasonable should be disputed to a jury due to the severity of the occurrences, the police warning and possibility for less intrusive means. It stated that this should not have been decided by the lower district court. The appeals court also said Kisela was not entitled to qualified immunity in this case. On May 21, 2010, Kisela, UAPD officerin-training Alex Garcia and UAPD Officer
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Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, died Friday, Nov. 25 at the age of 90. Castro was in power for 50 years and his’ death provoked reactions of relief and despair both domestically and internationally. A few UA community members have shared their stories and reflected on how this event has impacted them. CASTRO, 2 & 3
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Student filmmakers in the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television will showcase their skills obtained in a documentary production class at “Whats Up, Docs?” Their original documentaries, most of which were made by pairs of students, will screen this Tuesday at The Loft Cinema. The films are about a variety of topics including social issues, ice sculpting, dance and depression. WHATS UP, DOCS?, 9
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