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VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 117
Police prepare for possible riots BY HANNAH PLOTKIN The Daily Wildcat
After the Arizona men’s basketball team lost the NCAA Championship game in 2001, hundreds of fans poured onto Fourth Avenue, chanting “U of A.” The crowd grew violent, broke shop windows, overturned cars and set fire to buildings and a trailer. The riots, following the April 2, 2001 NCAA Championship game
against Duke University, resulted in massive property damage and 17 arrests and left more than 40 people injured. With this year’s possibility of the first championship run for the Wildcats since 2001, local law enforcement is bearing down. The Tucson Police Department and the University of Arizona Police Department are taking steps to prevent possible riots during the NCAA Championships this year.
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M. Scot Skinner, a former reporter for the Arizona Daily Star, was on Fourth Avenue the night of the riots in 2001. He drove to Fourth Avenue after hearing about the riots on the nightly news. Skinner said he could see the fires burning from his house on the west side of Tucson. Skinner recalled that when the unruly fans began to form a mob, many police officers left and the lack of police presence allowed
the destruction to escalate. “The reason why [police] left was to get into their outfits, into their riot gear,” Skinner said. “That was when most of the damage happened.” Skinner arrived after most of the rioters had dispersed. Upon arrival he saw a nearly abandoned street and a line of police officers in full riot gear approaching him. “Somebody yelled at me, one
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Since becoming president-elect of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, Issac Ortega, a business economics junior, said he has already started preparing to take on his responsibilities as president. Ortega will be inaugurated May 1 and receive a stipend of $6,000 for the 2014-15 school year. The Daily Wildcat spoke with Ortega to find out what issues he will be focusing on during his presidency.
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Daily Wildcat: What was your reaction when you found out that you were going to be ASUA president? Ortega: I almost can’t remember those 10 to 15 seconds when it actually happened. I just remember hugging my closest friends and being so grateful that they were there. … They carried me through the last few hours when I was dead tired. … It was absolutely amazing. The next few thoughts I had after that were, ‘I can’t let them down. No matter what happens, I can’t let them down.’ … I actually forever feel in debt to the students who voted for me and put me in this position. I’m going to make sure that I don’t waste it.
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EMANUEL RICHARDSON, assistant head coach, and Arizona junior guard Nick Johnson walk off the court after Arizona’s 84-61 victory against Gonzaga in round three of the NCAA Tournament in San Diego, Calif., on Sunday. Arizona men’s basketball advances to the Sweet Sixteen in Anaheim, Calif.
What happened over break: Gas leak, tuition proposals and more BY ETHAN MCSWEENEY AND JAZMINE FOSTER-HALL
Students were vacationing on the beach or relaxing at home for spring break, but the news didn’t stop for the UA. Here’s what you may have missed: A natural gas leak occurred in the area of Cherry Avenue and First Street on Thursday. Traffic was closed to Cherry between First and Second Streets as Southwest Gas worked to fix the problem. Gas was turned off for the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center, Delta Delta Delta, Sigma Kappa, Delta Tau Delta and Gamma Phi Beta. The leak was fixed at approximately 3:30 p.m, at which time the streets were reopened and the buildings had gas restored.
The three state universities officially submitted their tuition proposals to the Arizona Board of Regents on March 14. The proposal for UA includes a 2 percent tuition increase for current in-state students and a 5 percent increase for current out-of-state students. The proposal also lists a four-year plan for incoming students with a set tuition rate for all four years. The set tuition rate would be 6 percent above the current rate, and current students would be given the option to choose this plan if they felt it would be more cost effective. The tuition rate would be reset for each incoming freshman class. UA doctor Suzanne Sisley had thought that House Bill 2333 might provide funding for her to conduct studies on whether marijuana could be used to treat patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. This study would be the first of its kind, and is something Sisley has been working on for years. However,
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Arizona Senate votes on state budget
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Natural gas leak affects campus buildings
The Arizona Senate released its version of the state budget last week, which included $2.5 million for the UA Cooperative Extension program. The UA funding is less than what was requested by the Arizona Board of Regents, which has expressed concern over the lack of funding. The state budget now moves to the Arizona House of Representatives, where legislators will vote whether or not to approve the Senate version.
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WOMEN’S SWIM TAKES EIGHTH AT NCAAS, GEER WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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So, your platform is you want to commit to campus families and the community. How do you plan to fulfill these goals? We’re going to go out to very important student groups that sometimes, in the past, have been kind of neglected in some way or another. That includes student media, it includes Residence Life … things like Career Services or the Think Tank, and we’re going to start to get student feedback.
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COURTESY OF UA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHOENIX TWITTER
MATCH DAY, a national event when medical students across the country find out where they will complete their residency program, took place at the UA on Friday. More than 100 students attended the event and received their residency assignments for after graduation.
Sen. Kimberly Yee (R-Phoenix) decided not to give a hearing to the Housepassed bill, which would provide funding for research into the uses of medical marijuana, with the money coming from state fees on medical marijuana use and sale. Without support from the bill, Sisley will need to find another source of funding.
UA holds Match Day for medical students
The UA College of Medicine — Tucson and the UA College of Medicine — Phoenix held their Match Day on Friday. At Match Day, more than 100 medical students set to graduate in May learned where they will complete their residency training program.
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