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ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Printing the news, sounding the alarm, and raising hell since 1899
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VOLUME 106 • ISSUE 122
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AZ student leaders divided on lawsuit BRITTNY MEJIA
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Student governments across Arizona are formally divided, following the passage of a resolution last week that declares the NAU student senate’s opposition of a statewide student lobbying group’s lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents. The Associated Students of Northern Arizona University Senate voted 9-2 Thursday to approve a resolution against the lawsuit filed by the Arizona Students’ Association. The vote puts NAU’s undergraduate government at odds with UA student leaders, where a resolution opposing the use of student fees to pay for ASA’s litigation failed 6-4 in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate. ASA, which aims to represent students at the state Legislature, filed suit earlier this month against the
regents, on the heels of the board’s decision to require students to agree to a $2-per-semester fee collected on behalf of ASA prior to payment. The suit accuses the regents of retaliating against ASA for a political donation the group made last fall to the Vote Yes on Prop. 204 campaign. The proposition, which failed in November, would have extended a sales tax increase set to expire in May to create education funding. ASA directors voted by a wide majority in December to pursue legal action against the regents. In February, NAU representatives on ASA’s Board of Directors proposed halting litigation, but the resolution failed to pass. NAU student body President Sammy Smart stressed the need for university student leaders to come together regarding ASA.
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LOGAN BILBY LEFT AND VALERIE HANNA, ASUA senators, proposed a resolution opposing the use of student fees for an ASA lawsuit. It failed 6-4.
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Bribe offers alcohol to PIKE for support of candidate BRITTNY MEJIA Arizona Daily Wildcat
An ASUA presidential candidate could face questions over a text message that circulated around a fraternity, offering alcohol in exchange for campaign support. The text message was sent last week to members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and stated that an alumnus of the fraternity would donate $300 worth of alcohol to PIKE’s next party if 120 members changed their profile picture on Facebook to Associated Students of the University of Arizona presidential candidate Dylan Duniho’s election poster. A screenshot of the text was emailed to the Arizona Daily Wildcat. The anonymous email sender alleges that the text was sent by Jordan King, external vice president of PIKE, though the text itself only says “Jordan K.” King denied sending the text and said that many people have access to the messaging service. “Although it would be incredibly unfortunate, I wouldn’t be surprised if one of the presidential opponents is behind this attempt to injure a
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JONAH THOMPSON, A DINE RAISED on the reservation in Kayenta, Ariz., crafts flutes for sale at the Southwest Indian Art Fair at the Arizona State Museum on Sunday. Thompson creates flutes for kids to buy and customize. The Navajo people see the flute as an instrument of prayer, and its music should be shared in friendship and entertainment. The fair also included dance performances and a silent auction.
Students to consider service fee project proposals for campus BRITTNY MEJIA Arizona Daily Wildcat
Students will make recommendations this week regarding student services fee funding for programs across campus. With about $2 million to allocate, the 11 board members of the Student Services Fee Advisory Board will go through 29 project proposals at open meetings Monday
and Friday. The programs vary from retention based programs to ASUA club funding. “One of the biggest questions we ask ourselves is, ‘Is there a need for this on campus?’” said Justin Evans, a political science junior and the chair of the fee board. “We think whether or not we’ll [board members] use this program.” To help members of the board, they can look at a survey, generally
conducted in the fall, that asks students about their priorities. The goal is to try and understand what is most important to the students, according to Melissa Vito, vice president of Student Affairs. After all of the applications were submitted this spring, the board has met every Friday to discuss the proposals in-depth to see
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A TEXT MESSAGE CIRCULATED around the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, offering alcohol in exchange for campaign support for ASUA candidate Dylan Duniho.