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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013

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VOLUME 106 • ISSUE 149

WHAT DO YOU DESERVE?

2 students take 2nd in national challenge MARK ARMAO Arizona Daily Wildcat

Two UA graduate students have designed a stormwater harvesting system that won an award in the Environmental Protection Agency’s first Campus RainWorks Challenge. Rayka Robrecht and Micaela Machado, both landscape architecture graduate students, were tasked with designing a green space to replace the parking lot just south of the Architecture building. Awarded second place in the nationwide challenge, their design takes advantage of rainwater as well as water that condenses due to airconditioner use. They got second place in the nationwide challenge, despite being the smallest team competing. “The other teams had such amazing

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IN RESPONSE to another student’s controversial message, Paola Andrea Gonzalez, a pre-pharmacy sophomore, holds her own sign reading “You deserve love” on Tuesday. The Women’s Interests Collaborative organized a demonstration to counter UA student Dean Saxton’s “You deserve rape” sign, giving students an opportunity to spread positivity.

In response to a student’s inflammatory sermon last week, students demonstrate on UA Mall to spread positive messages ALISON DORF Arizona Daily Wildcat

UA student Dean Saxton returned to Heritage Hill on Tuesday with a sign that read “You deserve rape,” only to be met with a large demonstration held by UA students. As part of an effort by the Women’s Interests Collaborative, several campus groups gathered together to organize an event called “You Deserve…” on Tuesday. Students were provided with free signs that read “You deserve…” and had the chance to write in their own message as to what they felt students truly deserved. “We want students to know that they deserve a community that is free from sexual violence and free from the threat of sexual violence and free from words that support sexual violence,” said Megan McKendry, a violence prevention specialist with the OASIS Program, a program out of Campus Health Service. Now that the event is done, the signs will be placed around campus so the UA community can see the positive messages, according to Danielle Pernell, a freshman studying English

and an intern with Feminists Organized to Resist, Create and Empower, a program out of the Women’s Resource Center. Last week, Saxton, a junior studying classics and religious studies, held a sign that read You deserve rape” while delivering a sermon that declared women on campus should dress modestly in order to avoid rape. Saxton’s message sparked controversy on campus, leading students to file complaints with the Dean of Students Office. “This [event] is just to show that … the majority of the UA doesn’t believe in this notion that just because of the way you dress or the way you act you deserve assaults or abuse,” said Kelly Ancharski, a sophomore studying political science and French and a F.O.R.C.E. intern. “This is just, you know, anything and everything that you think you deserve — from love and equity to peace and respect.” Students, staff and faculty joined in , including Brooke Lober, a gender and women’s studies graduate student. Lober also taught a class this semester called Women in Western Culture. Lober held a sign that read “You deserve

an education on a campus where you feel respected” and said the university needs to do something more to protect students from what she considers an unsafe environment on campus. “This is classic racism and classic sexism; we have to do something,” Lober said. “Our community as a campus has to do something to create a hospitable environment for all students.” Before the forum, some administrators said they supported the idea behind it. “While we are not an official sponsor of the event, we definitely support the organizers’ intentions and actions,” said Kendal Washington White, interim dean of students in an email interview. Lober added that she is concerned that if young women are subjected to attacks such as those from Saxton, they will not be able to do as well at the UA as young men. “It’s something that affects everyone,” Lober said. “I’m hoping that this is just the first step and that we use this opportunity to open up a campus dialogue about how everybody here can be respected.”

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In fighting hate speech with more speech, not only are we spreading a message of love, but we are also showing survivors of sexual assault that we support them.” OPINIONS — 4

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ASUA leaders to be sworn in at inauguration ceremony SARAH-JAYNE SIMON Arizona Daily Wildcat

UA community members will welcome the newly elected ASUA officials at their inauguration ceremony today in front of the Old Main fountain. The Associated Students of the University of Arizona president, executive vice president, administrative vice president and senate for the 2013-2014 school year will be sworn into office at noon in front of family, friends and administrators. Current ASUA President Katy Murray will introduce incoming president

Morgan Abraham. Abraham served as a senator for the 20122013 school year. “I’m kind of sad. I had to clean out my desk yesterday,” Abraham said. “I’m going to miss arguing and bickering with all of my other senators. It was one of the better experiences of my life.” Danielle Novelly will be inaugurated as executive vice president and Amanda Lester will be inaugurated as administrative vice president. Ten senators will be inaugurated to serve a one-year term. Each senator is elected to represent the more than 32,000 undergraduate

students at the UA. Each member will work throughout the year to complete the issues they campaigned on. Elena Gold, a freshman studying politics, philosophy, economics and law, will be inaugurated into the senate today. She said she hopes to improve the campus and the students’ overall experience. “I’m so excited about [being inaugurated],” Gold said. “I have a lot of new ideas and a really strong work ethic, and I want to execute all of my platforms to

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VALERIE HANNA, current ASUA senator, celebrates Morgan Abraham’s presidential win in March. Abraham, along with the senate-elect, will be inaugurated on the UA Mall today.

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