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FRED DUVAL, the Democratic candidate for governor, speaks with Shana Oseran, the owner of Hotel Congress, during his rally at Hotel Congress in Tucson on Saturday. DuVal will be participating in a debate on Sept. 21 at the UA.
BY THOMAS HAYWORTH The Daily Wildcat
Fred DuVal shared the stage with bands and supporters at the Hotel Congress on Saturday evening to share his vision for Arizona. The campaign event, called Fredstock, was geared toward a younger audience and provided DuVal, the Democratic nominee for governor, a chance to have many oneon-one conversations with potential voters. Matt Milner, a UA alumnus, coordinated the event. “The concept was to be
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able to do an event that was wanted to focus on the an awareness event but that younger crowd. The main feature of the wasn’t a traditional political fundraiser, wasn’t stuffy night was the music. Three bands and wasn’t — Sun e x c l u s i v e ,” Bones, Milner said, He is passionate Wolvves “but something about and Big that would be expanding Bad — able to reach the quality played younger voters at the or voters who of our public event, would be off universities —Alex Decker, which the campaign’s UA alumnus w a s radar.” free of M i l n e r charge. said the event Alex Decker, a UA planners had to decide what and DuVal’s market they were targeting, alumnus and while they decided to brother-in-law, came up reach out to anyone, they with the idea for the event.
“For me, I’ve been a musician my entire life,” Decker said. “So I figured, you know what, I want to combine two things I’m passionate about. Why not get music and Fred together?” Decker said he hoped his event would inspire young people to get involved in politics. “I think a lot of people of our generation who have lived in Arizona their entire lives have become disenchanted by the political process, and they want to know that they have a part to play in the future of this state,” Decker said. “And
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that’s the purpose of this event: to let people know that they have a role to play.” Arizona state Sen. Paula Aboud also attended the event in support of DuVal. “I couldn’t change the legislature as a senator, so I’m trying to elect a governor,” Aboud said. “Nobody has visions for Arizona like Fred DuVal. We need young people to see his potential to make [their] lives better.” Education was a prominent topic of discussion. “Fred is the guy who is
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The University Physicians Healthcare board of directors officially accepted the recommendations put forth by a panel acknowledging the wrongful dismissal of a former UA surgeon. Following the recent recommendation by a panel of three surgeons that Dr. Rainer Gruessner was wrongfully dismissed, the UPH board of directors announced Friday afternoon at a meeting that it will make several offers to Gruessner in hopes of resolving the conflict, according to an official statement by the University of Arizona Health Network . Gruessner, who had been working at the UA since 2007 , was asked to step down from his position as head of surgery at the University of Arizona Medical Center last year after allegations that he altered medical records. Gruessner said that Dr. Steven Goldschmid , the former dean of the College of Medicine — Tucson , raised those allegations in retaliation after Gruessner expressed concern over the direction of the development of the medical school . Goldschmid did not respond to the Daily Wildcat to make a comment. The UA Committee of Eleven had come to Gruessner for an interview about concerns regarding the college, and he had stated his concerns, Gruessner said. The Committee of Eleven is responsible for looking into issues that the UA faculty may
BY CHRISTIANNA SILVA The Daily Wildcat
was asked to step down from his position as the dean, Gruessner added. According to Gruessner, a similar situation happened to Dr. Steven Barker, a
The UA College Republicans held a rally and fundraiser featuring a congressman to talk about issues with the upcoming election. The doors opened at 6 p.m., and students from the UA and Arizona State University piled in along with congressmen, candidates, local organizations and supporters of the College Republicans. The night included a meet-and-greet, a three-course dinner and a keynote address from Congressman David Schweikert. Schweikert represents the 6th district, which encompasses parts of Maricopa County. Proceeds benefitted the College Republicans. Caleb Rhodes, political science junior, is the president of the College Republicans. He said he was excited for the event because he thought it was great to see so many Republicans from diverse backgrounds. He couldn’t wait to see those diverse Republicans head out in November and vote for a Republican victory. He added that he is optimistic for the outcome in November and would like to see his votes reflected in a more limited government, lower taxes and an overall better “interpretation of the constitution.” As the meet-and-greet continued, more students spoke about their opinions on the upcoming elections. Zoey Kotzambasis, political science senior, was the president of College Republicans and is now the chairman of the
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THE UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS HEALTHCARE board of directors announced at a meeting on Friday its offer to reinstate Dr. Rainer Gruessner. The UPH had wrongfully dismissed him following allegations that Gruessner altered medical records.
have. “I think really what happened was retaliation,” Gruessner said. Gruessner also said that Goldschmid did not write evaluations of his performance. Goldschmid