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Physical contact with an ex, social media friendships may alter feelings By Stephanie Casanova DAILY WILDCAT
According to the warning, “Sonora is a key region in the international drug and human trafficking trades, and can be extremely dangerous for travelers” and those going to to Rocky Point should “exercise caution.” Matt Uellendahl, an undeclared freshman, frequently visits Rocky Point with his family. He said he has not worried about his safety when in Mexico, and that the only way he would stop visiting Mexico is if something “terrible” occurred, like a natural disaster. “I don’t really agree with the fact that people aren’t going to Mexico as much anymore because of the fact that they think it’s dangerous. But it’s really the same thing
Two UA researchers are looking to find out what happens when young love ends. Lauren Lee, a clinical psychology graduate student, and David Sbarra, associate professor of psychology and director of clinical training, are working on a study to understand how young adults cope with a breakup and how contact with an ex-partner and various support systems may alter their post-relationship lives. To conduct the study, Lee and Sbarra are recruiting young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 who were in a romantic relationship for more than six months that ended less than six months ago. Participants are asked to answer five assessment questionnaires over the course of five weeks, which will take them a total of two hours to complete. In 2005, Sbarra completed a study that looked at how continued contact with an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend can stall the individual’s emotional progress and alter his or her feelings toward love. Lee’s current study is looking to answer why contact with an ex may affect coping with a breakup. “You continue to go to coffee with them, you continue to go to club meetings with them, you continue to have sex with them … all of these things are associated with worse adjustment long term,” Lee said. The study focuses on getting over a relationship while keeping in touch with an ex and talking to them in person or through social media. “What we’re hypothesizing is through these social networking sites, even though it’s not formal contact … I do get to see what’s happening in my ex’s life,” Lee said. “And so I get to watch them sort of detach from me in many ways.” Though keeping an ex as a Facebook friend makes contact inevitable, sometimes deleting them doesn’t entirely cut out contact due to mutual friends. Changing a relationship status on Facebook also plays a role for someone getting over a breakup. “Once my relationship status went to ‘single’ my phone blew up,” said Tracy Reyes, a sociology junior. “It’s not like a relationship between just you and your
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Cats in the Community Day, a humanitarian aid effort, modernzies a local World Care center with the help of UA students and volunteers on Saturday. One highlight of the project was the creation of the Ben’s Bells mural, which aimed to spread a kind message.
Travel warning for Mexico doesn’t deter student plans By Brittny Mejia DAILY WILDCAT
The State Department’s latest travel warning about Mexico comes just in time for spring break, but it may not have much of an impact on some students’ plans. Last month, the U.S. Department of State warned citizens about conditions in Mexico, as well specific areas with the most crime. Though the Mexican government has made an effort to fight transnational criminal organizations that participate in drug trafficking, homicide, kidnapping and carjacking, the U.S. government will continue to warn Americans about traveling to Mexico because its citizens have fallen victim to crime in the past. Not everyone is in agreement about how
the warning represents Mexico as whole, however. “Sadly, some places in Mexico are having problems, but when the media talks about that they usually say Mexico and that’s a whole nation,” said Javier Muñoz, director for the Convention and Bureau office of Rocky Point. “It’s like instead of saying Arizona, you’re saying the United States.” At the Spring Break Safety Fair on Wednesday, Muñoz spoke with students about visiting Puerto Peñasco, more commonly known as Rocky Point, during spring break as well as safety reminders regarding insurance and help numbers to call. More students are showing interest in traveling to Rocky Point, Muñoz said, as there have been a 5 to 6 percent increase in reservations compared to last year.
Fair presents preventative Student care practices, resources fee board goes over budget By Danielle Salas DAILY WILDCAT
Health care policies and lifesaving techniques were discussed and demonstrated at the Arizona Health Forum and Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday. The fair, hosted by the Arizona Health Sciences Center, brought together UA health care leaders and local organizations to discuss health care issues as well as offer free health screenings and CPR demonstrations. The focus on preventative care was a main issue in the health care debate. Doctors, professors, and insurance directors explained that preventative care is both important and costly, and that patients in Arizona need quality treatment. “We do not have a health care system, but one of fragmented care,” said Dr. Keith Joiner, co-director of the Center for Management Innovations in Health Care at the Eller College of Management. Health care reform needs to stress coordination between health care providers, patients and those
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demonstrated how to use an automatic external defibrillator. These devices are portable and can automatically diagnose certain lifethreatening cardiac arrhythmias,
The Student Services Fee Advisory Board allocated its remaining funds on Friday. The board granted $209,300 of student fees to the Student Advocacy and Assistance program for three years of funding, $43,500 of which will be used this year. The Associated Students of the University of Arizona also received $125,000 and $20,000 went to the Graduate and Professional Student Council for club funding. Friday’s meeting was held to disperse the remaining $311,000 of the $1.5 million in student funds this year, but the board dipped into its $200,000 reserve by going $7,500 over the limit.
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Kayla Ward, a first-year pharmacy student, checks the blood pressure of Anne Sunderland at the Health and Wellness Fair. Various health organizations gather at the forum each year to focus on educating the community about health.
involved in helping to prevent bad health, he said. Various organizations had booths at the fair. Using resources from the UA Sarver Heart Center, students from the College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy
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