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Steve Kerr has thrived on every major stage. But as he attempts to break his own NBA wins record, where does he rank among all-time Wildcat greats?, p.19

 NEWS: One man’s journey to beat the stigma of mental illness p. 2

SCIENCE: UA

student balances school and his successful startup business, p. 8

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Linguistics legend Chomsky visits UA for teaching, lectures BY AVA GARCIA

Ginkel adds to UA baseball’s pitching depth, p. 17

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Renowned linguistics professor Noam Chomsky recently visited the UA for two weeks to give lectures and participate in other events in and around campus. Chomsky is not a newcomer to the university, however.

He has visited the UA three times over the past four years, according to Thomas Bever, regents’ professor of linguistics, psychology, cognitive science and neuroscience. Aside from the panel discussion he contributed to with Glenn Greenwald and Edward Snowden on March 25, he also gave two

lectures to linguistics students in a biolinguistics course and led a discussion with graduate linguistics students at the home of Simin Karimi, the head of the UA Department of Linguistics. Faculty allowed students to have time alone with Chomsky during the lectures and discussions to ask him whatever

questions they had, including those about the event held at Karimi’s house. Karimi said this practice is done so students feel independent and comfortable asking questions. “Students have reported to me that has been an extremely beneficial experience for them,”

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