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Clinton: Students should volunteer ASUA By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Daily Wildcat had an opportunity to participate in a conference call with former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday. The call was part of this weekend’s annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, held at the University of
Miami, and addressed issues facing students and the former president’s activities since leaving the White House in 2000. Four student-journalists from universities across the country were given this opportunity. “I came to see how profoundly important it is that every citizen define good citizenship in the 21st century as more than getting a good education,
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working hard at your job, paying your taxes, being a responsible family member and voting,” Clinton said. “I think it also requires you to do some kind of non-governmental
service. Something where, as a private citizen, you try to do public good.” It was with this idea in mind that Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University in 2007, to reach the next generation of leaders on college campuses. “I think every university should have CLINTON, page 3
Lady longboarders gear up By Alexandra Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT After noticing an absence of longboards made specifically for women and being a passionate rider herself, Brienne Duvauchelle , a psychology junior, ventured into business with her friend Gregg Foster and created Vixen Boarding . “I find that the culture of longboarding has really flourished in the last couple of years, especially around college campuses,” Duvauchelle said. “I’m hoping to pinpoint the demographic of female college students.” The difference between a Vixen board and a regular longboard is the weight and structure. The wood is nine-ply as opposed to 11-ply, so the board is lighter and the its trucks have a unique structure, made out of only three pieces instead of 11. “It makes it easier to turn without using as much weight,” Duvauchelle said. “Most men have a little more weight they can put into it, but this takes very little effort to accomplish tight-radius turns.” Duvauchelle’s boards are being sold in a few Tucson retail shops, including a UA Bookstore on Park Avenue , and at a few shops in Los Angeles. Those interested can also visit her Web site, vixenboarding. com, to buy a board. Foster and Duvauchelle met through a mutual friend. He approached her about the idea after seeing her board. Foster asked her if there were longboards designed for girls and after some research, they came up with the idea for the company. “I don’t really have a good business sense but fortunately … he’s very business savvy and I called upon his help in order to branch out to the market that I’d like to,” Duvauchelle said. The idea took about two years and took off last summer when Duvauchelle ordered the inventory and began putting the boards together. “I think that’s what makes us so different,” Foster said. “The coowner of our company actually rides them, tests them out. It’s not like a bunch of guys putting them out for women.” Duvauchelle, an art minor, said she enjoys designing the boards and getting into the artistic aspect. “I focus more on the design aspects and I’m hoping to develop more of an apparel line which I hope BOARDS, page 3
Student designs wheels tailored by women for women
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shells out $5K for fashion By Laura E. Donovan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The Associated Students of the University of Arizona met Wednesday and approved Sen. Stephen Wallace’s fashion show funds request, which the senate tabled at last week’s meeting. The senate approved close to $5,000 for the request. At last week’s meeting, Wallace requested $7,578 for Diamonds in the Sky, a project that aims to raise money for the Diamond Children’s Medical Center. “With this kind of large-scale event, there may be some unexpected expenses that we foresee,” Wallace said. “I ask for an ‘up to’ amount so I won’t have to come back to the senate with more requests.” Wallace received $4,000 from special events and got a Center for Student Involvement and Leadership grant of $502 that will go toward a projector and other items. The grant also funds 20 pizzas, 20 cases of beverages and five cups of Eegee’s. “I’m exponentially more confident in budgeting this event at a lesser amount,” Sen. Daniel Wallace said. Stephen Wallace added that he will seek outside donations for his event. “We will go to other Tucson vendors for napkins, cups, forks and table cloths. I’m not going to stop now just because I got the money in my hand,” he said. Patti King, senior associate for academic affairs for the Office of the Provost, presented an informational item on the issue of the final exam schedule and college graduation ceremonies. King discussed the problem of students having to make a decision between taking a final exam and going to their college commencement ceremony. “This is not a position I think any of you (students) want to be in, nor do faculty members,” King said.“It’s a bigger problem in the spring than in the fall.” The final exam schedule indicates that a faculty member is obligated to schedule a different final exam time for a student who has a graduation ceremony at the same time, King said. “That’s problematic because faculty then feel that they need to create a second final exam so that the exam is not out there for everyone who has not yet taken it,” King said. “It’s a lot of extra aggravation at the end of the year when everyone is overextended anyway.” The Academic Personnel Policy Committee recommended that the
Brienne Duvauchelle, a psychology junior, displays longboards that she designed for her company Vixen Boarding, which gears its board designs toward female riders.
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Global Health exhibit features world’s communities By Lucy Valencia ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Sonali Sen, left, a second-year medical student, and Liberty Wicklund, a business economics junior, study surrounded by photographs from the “In Small Corners: Capturing Moments of Global Health” exhibit in the Java area of the UA College of Medicine’s Health Sciences Library on Monday.
Second-year UA medical students Shreya Patel and Emily Wilkinson are working to bring global awareness to their fellow students with the first Global Health Forum photography exhibit. “In Small Corners: Capturing Moments of Global Health,” is on display at the Arizona Health Sciences Library in the Java area Room 2101, a study area. Patel said they strategically placed their exhibit “in a study space where people can go and look at a beautiful photo.” The exhibit features photos contributed by students, faculty and staff of the colleges
of medicine and public health. Each photo has a caption detailing the photographer’s experience participating in global health projects while traveling to countries all over the world, helping smaller communities with dire medical needs. “The initial idea was to broaden people’s perspective on global health,” Patel said, “but it’s really about so much more than that. It’s about getting to know the people in the community, working with them, learning the language, spending time with the children and integrating ourselves into a community. “It went beyond just showing up, doing our work and leaving,” she added. “And seeing the children every day, their smiles, it’s just something
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so beautiful. I’ll never forget it.” As co-chairs of the Global Health Forum, Patel and Wilkinson wanted to expose students to the conditions of people living in smaller communities around the world and hoped to create awareness at the UA. Both students traveled and did volunteer work with the Global Health Forum. The student club at the UA College of Medicine organizes trips to a variety of countries across the globe, including Honduras, India, Nicaragua, Mexico and Tanzania. The idea of using photography to promote health awareness was developed with students, faculty
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