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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014
VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 113
GPSC holds vote with ASUA BY ETHAN MCSWEENEY The Daily Wildcat
GPSC will hold its elections in conjunction with the ASUA general election this week for the first time in hopes of bolstering voter turnout. Voting to fill the Graduate and Professional Student Council positions will be held today and Wednesday, which coincides with elections for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, according to Heath Vescovi-Chiordi, a public administration
COURTESY OF IMAN DARYAEI, ALAN KOHLER, ZACH BROOKS
IMAN DARYAEI LEFT, a chemistry graduate student, Alan Kohler (middle), a second language acquisitions graduate student, and Zach Brooks (right), GPSC president, are running for executive positions in GPSC.
graduate student and GPSC elections director. “Everything has been really good and flowing really well with ASUA,”
Vescovi-Chiordi said. “So, we thought holding [elections] at the same dates would increase voter turnout, both for graduates
and undergraduates.” GPSC elections were previously held around either the last week of March or the first week of
April, Vecovi-Chiordi said. All seats are open this election, with hopefuls vying for spots representing each of the colleges and the positions of president and vice president. Zach Brooks, a second language acquisition graduate student and current president of GPSC, is running unopposed for the position of GPSC president. If elected again, Brooks will be the first GPSC president elected to three terms. Brooks said that the main
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ANU SOLOMON KEEPS HIS HERITAGE CLOSE
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JUAN GARCIA LEFT, a radiology tech, and Drew Tkacik, a radiology tech s tudent, garnish their burgers at the “You are the Heart of AHSC” event, honoring employees of Arizona Health Sciences Center, in the AHSC plaza on Monday afternoon.
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SAE ends pledging to Tucson stem hazing problems honors
César Chávez
BY HANNAH PLOTKIN The Daily Wildcat
A fraternity is looking to make hazing in its brotherhood a thing of the past by eliminating the pledge process. After continued problems in its chapters nationwide, the national organization for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity announced that it eliminated pledging starting this past Sunday. New members, formerly referred to as “pledges,” will now be admitted immediately and hold the same rank as senior members of the fraternity upon accepting a bid. The new program, called “The True Gentleman Experience,” is meant to return the fraternity to its original values, established in 1856. The program charter points out that pledging is a 20th century development and one that creates “second-class citizenship” for pledges. In a news release on its website, SAE cited instances of misconduct during pledging as part of the reason behind the change. “We have experienced a number of incidents and deaths, events with consequences that have never been consistent with our membership experience,” the organization said. “Furthermore, we have endured a painful number of chapter closings
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in the last eight years. Actor Johnny Knoxville alleged he was drugged with ecstasy while attending an SAE party at UA in September 2013. Though the UA could find no evidence supporting this claim, sanctions were imposed on the chapter in January. No members of the UA chapter of SAE could be reached for comment. Some people are unsure that this change in policies will eliminate hazing. Sgt. Filbert Barrera, public information officer
The Tucson city council voted last week to officially celebrate March 31 as César Chávez Day. After years of efforts, the Arizona César E. Chávez Holiday Coalition succeeded in earning recognition of the holiday from the city of Tucson. The group also received support from the UA and the Tucson community. “[The Department of Mexican American Studies] joined enthusiastically with those calling for a holiday to honor César E. Chávez in the City of Tucson,” Richard Ruiz, head of the MAS department, said in a letter to the office of the Mayor & Council and the City Manager. Ruiz said he also believes that the implementation of this holiday is long overdue, as other cities and counties have already declared a holiday in honor of Chávez. The day is officially celebrated by the states of California, Colorado and Texas.
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KYLE SCHOCH RIGHT, a pre-business sophomore and active member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, walks out of the fraternity with other UA students on Monday. Sigma Alpha Epsilon announced Sunday that it will no longer have a pledging process.
as a result of hazing.” UA policy prohibits hazing. The complete definition can be found on the UA policies website, but hazing is generally defined as actions taken or situations created to emotionally or physically harm individuals in order for those individuals to gain membership to an organization. According to data compiled by Bloomberg.com, there have been at least 10 hazing or alcohol and drug-related deaths at SAE events
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