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Students find, fight trials abroad almost just gave up.” Every year, more than 2,000 internaDAILY WILDCAT tional students like Qiu flock to the UA Imagine Tucson in August, at while about 350 Wildcats scatter across noon. The heat makes being outside the globe. During their study abroad unbearable. The bus drops you off on experience, some of these students an abandoned street corner. You speak manage to stay in dormitories, but little English. You have no cellphone, many must find a place to live on their and even if you did, you’d have nobody own. Sound challenging? Here are to call. You have only your luggage and some tips for success: your new address. You’re helpless. Take advantage of This is how Xiyuan Qiu, a business university resources management junior from China, deAfter three hours of wandering scribed his first experience in Tucson. Tucson’s streets, Qiu arrived at a “The first day I came here was terrible. Nobody helped me,” he said. “(I) Circle K. A man there gave him the
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telephone number for a taxi company and eventually, Qiu made it to his new apartment. Now, three years later, he is the president of the University of Arizona Association of Chinese Students and Scholars, which works to ensure incoming Chinese students don’t suffer what he did. “We give the new student backup,” Qiu said. “They are not by themselves, they have a big association that can help them.” Qiu said he picks up more than 100 Chinese students from the airport each summer. He helps them identify potential housing options in Tucson and breaches the language barrier between
students and American landlords. When students are ready to draw up housing contracts, university officials may act as liaisons, facilitating communication and confirming that both parties are on the same page. Some landlords try to hoodwink foreign students into unfavorable agreements, according to Qiu. Others don’t understand that these students lack Social Security numbers, which are necessary to run background checks, according to Noelle Sallaz, an international student adviser. “I would use the UofA resources before you sign anything,” Sallaz said. “I feel like we’re familiar with these
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Skyping from a cafe in Spain, Mitch Cravens’ first words were: “Number one piece of advice: Don’t do what I did.” Cravens, a junior majoring in Spanish and linguistics, studied abroad in Paris last semester. His host university, Paris Diderot, ran out of space in its on-campus international housing, so Cravens had to go it alone.
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Cellphone attachment may have health risks By Brittny Mejia DAILY WILDCAT
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Smartphones can link their users to the world with the swipe of a finger, but research has also linked smartphones to distraction, anxiety and difficulty sleeping. A study released by Harvard Business School showed turning off cellphones for at least one evening a week could lead to an increase in happiness and better performance at work. The three-year study found employees of the Boston Consulting Group who took one night a week off from cellphones were more productive and happier overall. Other research has shown that blue light — emitted from devices like iPhones — suppresses melatonin, which is necessary for sleep or dreams, said Rubin Naiman, a sleep
The Kentucky basketball team mobs coach John Calipari after being awarded the championship trophy following a 67-59 win over Kansas in the NCAA Tournament finals at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Monday in New Orleans, La. Full story on page 10
Two accepted into M.D.-Ph.D. program By Yara Askar DAILY WILDCAT
Two UA students have earned acceptance into the College of Medicine M.D.-Ph.D. program after applying only once, a process that typically takes a few tries. Bianca Barcelo will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in molecular and cellular biology and a Bachelor of Health Science in physiology. Alex Sandweiss graduated last spring with a Bachelor of Science in physiology and a minor in music. They will both continue their research in the medical field. At a young age, it was Barcelo’s responsibility to make communication between doctors and her non-native grandparents as easy as possible. She attended every doctor’s appointment her parents could not and interpreted for her grandparents in Spanish. Using her ability to speak both English and Spanish fluently, Barcelo worked as an interpreter at Clinica Amistad, a nonprofit organization that serves underprivileged people who do not speak English or have insurance. With her volunteer work at Clinica Amistad, Barcelo found a passion for working with patients. Translating for her grandparents and time at Clinica Amistad led her to double major in molecular and cellular biology and physiology and minor in Spanish. Her participation in the Minority Health
Disparities summer program helped her develop an interest in research as well. As a trainee in Minority Access to Research Careers, Barcelo received the opportunity to be an Amgen Scholar at Stanford University, where her research focused on proteins essential to cell adhesion and movement. At the end of her eight-week research program with a Stanford mentor, Barcelo presented her research at a conference in front of Alex Stanford medical professors Sandweiss and scientists. Ph.D. candidate “It was amazing seeing what a Ph.D. can do for you,” Barcelo said. But despite all of Barcelo’s hard work, she still found time to do the things she enjoyed such as spending time with her friends and dog. Barcelo encourages students who are going through the same process to “try their best and never give up if that’s what you want to do.” Sandweiss was already a year into graduate school when he received his acceptance. Torn between continuing on to medical school and pursuing a career in music, Sandweiss spent his college years figuring out what exactly he wanted to do. Music has always been part of Sandweiss’ life.
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Counsel calls for removal of Rep. Patterson By Luke Money DAILY WILDCAT
An independent counsel is calling for the expulsion of Tucson Democratic Rep. Daniel Patterson from the Arizona House of Representatives, according to a report released on Monday. Patterson has served as a representative of Legislative District 29 since 2009. The report details allegations against him, including his alleged violations of house rules and court orders and sought personal favors in exchange for his votes on certain issues, among other things. A team of attorneys hired by the House Ethics Committee compiled the report based on interviews with legislators, legislative staff and Patterson himself. The report states that, while it is unclear whether Patterson violated any criminal laws, his behavior merits expulsion. “Rep. Patterson simply lacks any credibility with regards to the allegations of misconduct outlined in this report and has failed to provide us with any reason to believe that the sworn allegations made against him in the various Declarations presented with this report and our other witness statements are inaccurate or overstated,” the report concludes. Democratic House Minority Leader Chad Campbell called on Patterson to resign immediately.
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