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Grad Slam begins at UA Graduate students compete for $3,000 dollars by presenting research in three minutes BY BRANDI WALKER The Daily Wildcat
The UA Grad Slam, an opportunity for graduate students to present their research in three minutes or less for the chance to win $3,000, began preliminary rounds on Monday in the Student Union Memorial Center Kiva Room.
Grad Slam will happen in stages over the course of three weeks from March 23 to April 6, said David Bradshaw, program coordinator for Graduate College Administration. “Participants in Grad Slam will be rated by a panel of three judges, each coming from different backgrounds,” Bradshaw said. Bradshaw said that the judges will award points based on three
general areas: presentation, significance and audience. He said these categories are consistent with other Grad Slam events across the country. “The top two presenters from each of the 10 preliminary rounds will move to the semifinals, taking place on March 31 and April 1, and the top three presenters from each round of the semifinals will
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move to the final round on April 6,” Bradshaw said. “The top three presenters on April 6 will receive the cash awards of $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 donated by the UA Office [for] Research and Discovery.” Merica McNeil, a graduate student and Grad Slam participant, said she came across something
Test anxiety affects the lives of UA students both in their exam scores and self-esteem. Today, a test anxiety workshop is being held in order to help students combat the disorder. According to the UA Campus Health Service website, one-third of all college students experience test anxiety. This is a type of stress defined as a physical symptom creating nervousness, selfdefeating thoughts and worry during evaluative situations. Leslie Ralph, a psychologist for Counseling and Psych Services, provides test anxiety workshops each semester around campus for different colleges that request them. This semester, she is providing them for the Transfer Student Center, Honors College and the College of Medicine. Test anxiety differs from other types of stress that students face, because it revolves around exams and feeling like students are going to be evaluated. “It is similar to stress because it affects the way students go about their day and their thinking and feeling,” Ralph said. “Many students think exams are the end of the world if they don’t get a great score. It’s very common to see people expecting the worst possible scenario.” This mainly occurs with “really good students or students who really care a lot about school” according to Ralph. In diagnosing test anxiety as a disorder, she pays attention to whether students are distressed and if the anxiety is interfering with their functioning. Elle Deagle, a finance sophomore, said she believes she has test anxiety depending on how well she is prepared for the test. She said she usually studies in a quiet room while listening to music with her headphones. “I just try to take it day-by-day and break it down,” Deagle said. “There is no point in stressing out over it, because it is going
IRIE FREEDOM, 33, orders his iced coffee to start his afternoon at Sky Bar on Monday, March 23. At night, patrons are able to look at the sky through telescopes.
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ARIZONA SONORA
Shootings focus of Legislature BY ETHAN MCSWEENEY
Arizona Sonora News Service
PHOENIX — The Legislature is on track to finish its business early this year with this week being the final one for most committee meetings. The goal for legislators is to wrap up the session in the next couple of weeks, but the House and Senate still saw new legislation introduced.
Late changes
Keeping with a promise from his State of the State address in January, Gov. Doug Ducey may be getting an independent inspector general who would report on waste and corruption
in state agencies. The Senate Government Committee heard House Bill 2420, which now creates the Inspector General position “to serve at the pleasure of the Governor and report directly to the Governor,” according to the bill summary. The deadline for introducing new bills passed weeks ago, but, of course, there’s a way around that. New legislation can sneak in through strikeeverything amendments — also called strikers — to bills already in the pipeline and allows it to circumvent normal hearings and reviews in both houses. Sen. Steve Smith, R-Maricopa, argued the creation of the
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DETECTIVE ESTEBAN FLORES of the Mesa Police Department gives an update on the capture of a suspected shooter in Mesa, Ariz., on March 18.
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