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New Walmart may be go-to ASUA seeks location for UA community leader Store now under development amid opposition STEPHANIE CASANOVA Arizona Daily Wildcat
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A NEW WALMART at the El Con Mall will be the closest location to the UA.
Construction for a Walmart is underway at El Con Mall, less than three miles from campus, despite opposition from the surrounding neighborhood. The new location, which is set to open at 3601 E. Broadway Blvd. in the fall of 2013, is expected to be frequented by students shopping on a budget. Walmart’s large variety of products make it a huge benefit for students, said Susan Allen, director of marketing and public relations for El Con Mall. Alissa Smith, an undeclared freshman, said that Walmart is a good resource for students like herself who are away from home and on a low budget. “We’re students and we don’t have our parents so it’d be easier
to shop somewhere where it’s really cheap and close,” Smith said. Despite its low prices, some students said the location is still a little far from campus. Greg Kavoklis, a finance junior, said he would shop at Walmart for “odds and ends” such as light bulbs and other household needs, but that getting there could be troublesome. “I think it is not convenient to bike there,” Kavoklis said, “so I would suggest maybe a CatTran or some type of bus system.” Steve Kozachik, City Council member of Ward 6, which includes the university and the site of the new Walmart, said the store will probably not rely on the student population for profit. “I’m not sure that Walmart is particularly targeting college students in their demographic in terms of making this store profitable,” Kozachik said. While Walmart has already broken ground in the footprint where Macy’s once stood, there
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OFFICE SPACE Bear Down Gym reopened to showcase new department locations
for seat MATT BURNS Arizona Daily Wildcat
The day after announcing the resignation of a senator, ASUA held its weekly meeting, where senators discussed details for the upcoming special election, the club recognition deadline, senate aide applications, the UASavvy site and potentially adding healthier drink options to the UMart. While several senators and Executive Vice President Krystina Nguyen declined to comment on the senatorial seat recently vacated by Claire Theobald, Theobald herself confirmed that she left the seat, and the univeristy, for personal reasons. “The reason I left was for family and financial reasons,” Theobald said over the phone. “I don’t want to go into too many details because it is really personal, but it had nothing to do with the school. Sometimes that’s how life works; you have to go with what’s given.” In the 24 hours since the seat has opened, 12 students have picked up applications. ASUA President Katy Murray encouraged all interested undergraduates to apply for the position. “I think it’s a really awesome opportunity to start off the year really strong,” Murray said. “Any student, regardless of their student government experience, or high school experience or leadership experience … can do so much with [the position]. I would encourage any student that’s interested to at least grab a packet and consider it.” The position requires a commitment of at least 13 to 15 hours a week, but “every minute, you’re a senator,” Nguyen said, adding that anyone with a clear vision, knowledge of campus resources and problem-solving skills would be a good fit for the position. Murray also talked about the
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SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS HELD AN open house to showcase their new location in Bear Down Gym. Outfitted with carpets and cubicles, the gym now houses offices to allow for Old Main repairs.
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Student returns to classes after trauma abroad YAZMINE MOORE Arizona Daily Wildcat
Few students studying abroad have to be evacuated and flown to UAMC. But that’s what happened to Iustin Contreras, a pre-business junior, after a motorcycle accident in Nicaragua put him into an eight-day coma followed by months of recovery. Contreras is now back to attending classes after taking the past spring semester to recover. On Dec. 12, Contreras and two
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In other words, some guy tattled, TKE members say. Also, he was poor and maybe he didn’t like being poor.”
other students who were studying abroad in Antigua, Guatemala, decided to take a weekend trip to Managua, Nicaragua, to celebrate the end of their program. Contreras was a passenger on a motorcycle when it collided head-on with another motorcycle whose driver was intoxicated and driving without headlights. The Costa Rican man Conteras was with died instantly. Contreras was left unconscious, with a halfbroken femur, a kneecap broken in
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IUSTIN CONTRERAS, a business junior, was severely injured while in Nicaragua in December.
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