TO CLIPS INDEX - Clips for March 6, 2008

ASU scholarship program for non-citizens is revived
The Arizona Republic - March 6, 2008 12:00 AM
A controversial scholarship that benefited Arizona State University students who are in the country illegally
is being revived. Since the news media reported last month that the special scholarship's funding had run
out for the 2008-09 school year, private donors in the Valley have stepped forward, ASU President Michael
Crow said. ASU officials are working with a third-party group to provide scholarship money.

World's strongest telescope at full power in Arizona
The Arizona Republic - March 6, 2008 12:00 AM
The world's most powerful telescope is now operating at full power from a remote mountaintop in southern
Arizona. Scientists with the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham released striking images today
showing a spiral galaxy 102 million light-years away, taken recently when the telescope's second of two
mirrors went online. The telescope has taken more than 20 years to develop and has weathered funding
uncertainty, threats of forest fires and lawsuits from Native American and environmental groups.

UA student prank costs Tempe taxpayers 10K
The Arizona Republic - March 5, 2008 4:44 PM
A University of Arizona student prank has cost Tempe taxpayers nearly $10,000 to clean up. In the past, it
has been a tradition for U of A football fans to try to sneak up Tempe Butte, also known as "A Mountain", in
an attempt to paint Arizona State University's giant "A" red. But before game day on Nov. 25, 2006, someone
trespassed on the north side of the butte and painted a new "A" near some ancient Native American
petroglyphs that date back to 1250.

Banner teams up with Premiere Oncology
The Arizona Republic - March 6, 2008 12:00 AM
Alliance aims to boost access to drugs in cancer trials
A new collaboration between an Arizona medical giant and a group of Scottsdale doctors aims to expand
patients' access to experimental cancer drugs and restore a community cancer program that has been on
life support since July. Banner Health, which has nine hospitals and is the state's largest health-care
provider, has announced a partnership with Premiere Oncology of Arizona.

Crow says SkySong making steady progress
The Arizona Republic - March 5, 2008 12:07 PM
SCOTTSDALE - Arizona State President Michael Crow said SkySong, the ASU Innovation Center, is making
steady progress despite criticisms from some Scottsdale residents who have been underwhelmed the
project's pace and tenants. The high-tech center southeast of McDowell and Scottsdale roads has 80 tenants
 with one building up and partly occupied, a second building under construction and a third building under
design, Crow said.

Rising ASU dorm rates rattle regents
East Valley Tribune - March 5, 2008 - 10:30PM
Katie Lawson didn't choose to live at ASU's newest dorm for its private bathrooms and study lounges. Lawson
said she applied to Arizona State University so close to the deadline last year that she had little choice. The
university enrolls thousands more freshmen than it has beds on its Tempe campus. So Lawson had to pick
between Hassayampa Academic Village, by far ASU's most expensive dormitory, and living in an apartment
for the first two weeks of her freshman year while the residential life department searched for an empty bed
in a less expensive dorm.

Police search for gunman proves unfounded
Arizona Daily Sun - March 5, 2008
All those police officers and the helicopter overhead this afternoon at Northern Arizona University were looking
for a possible gunman who authorities now say likely did not exist. Officers from NAU and Flagstaff police, along
with the Department of Public Safety helicopter, descended on campus at about 4 p.m. after a call that a gunman
fired shots in the area of the Mobil station on South Milton Road and possibly ran onto campus. However, police
reported getting only getting one call, and NAU spokesman Tom Bauer said that despite the commotion, there
was likely no real threat.

No injuries in small dorm fire at NAU
Arizona Daily Sun - March 5, 2008
A small fire at Wilson Hall on the Northern Arizona University campus early this morning caused minor damages.
Five units from the Flagstaff Fire Department responded to the residence hall around 4:15 this morning to find
smoke on the second and third floors. The fire was contained to one room and caused no injuries. The smoke
detector in the room woke the room's resident, who quickly exited. NAU Police Department officers were able to
evacuate the entire dorm and notify the fire department as to the location of the fire.

Mt. Graham's powerful new scope leaves all others in the cosmic dust
Arizona Daily Star - March 6, 2008
Mount Graham's newly completed Large Binocular Telescope is now the most powerful optical telescope on —
or off — Earth. With the combined resolution power of its two mirrors — cast and polished at the University of
Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab — and its adaptive optics, LBT experts say it has 10 times the
resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope. The LBT, the $120 million crown jewel of the UA's often-controversial
and hard-fought Mount Graham International Observatory, is now doing real science with both of its 8.4-meter-
diameter mirrors That's just under 28 feet.

UA, PCC curb non-faculty hiring
Arizona Daily Star - March 6, 2008
Budget woes force schools to impose freezes or limits
The University of Arizona and Pima Community College are moving forward with faculty hiring but are freezing
or limiting other hiring in the face of the state budget downturn. At Pima, administrative and staff positions that
have not moved to the interview process are being frozen, said college spokesman Dave Irwin. All current acting
administrator positions are also frozen, which impacts three acting division deans and two acting deans of
students. A hold has also been ordered on administrative travel.

UA soon can start talking to Olson on his future
Tucson Citizen - March 6, 2008
Discussions on UA basketball coach Lute Olson's return or retirement could begin as early as this weekend,
said University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton. Shelton said stipulations of the Family Medical Leave
Act, a 1993 federal law providing certain employees up to 12 work weeks of job-protected leave annually,
restrict when UA can discuss with Olson the leave of absence he announced Nov. 4.

Our Opinion: New path to a college degree
Tucson Citizen - March 6, 2008
Pima Community College and Northern Arizona University have collaborated on a unique program to make
earning a bachelor's degree more affordable. The schools recently created the state's first 90/30 degree
program. Students will take their first 90 credits, or three years, at PCC and their final 30 credits at NAU,
either at the main campus in Flagstaff or through the school's distance-learning program.

Opinions: Up in arms
ASU Web Devil - March 6, 2008
Here we go. Today, we're going to talk about guns on campus. Again. But instead of griping about good old
Senate Bill 1214 and the sheer lunacy of its no-holds-barred concealed-carry ways, we're going to look at a
new campus security measure that will actually make a difference in, you know, a good way. Kind of a cool
concept, huh? Along with police departments at our two in-state brethren, UA and NAU, the ASU Police
Department will be gun-shy no more. It has recently added four assault-style rifles to its cache — though
unfortunately our state is still not loaded enough to actually be fully … well, loaded.

New master's program emphasizes high school administration
ASU Web Devil - March 5, 2008
The College of Teacher Education and Leadership at ASU West campus is welcoming a new professor
and a new program this semester. Marsha Speck, a nationally acclaimed professor with a lifetime career
in education, has coordinated the Master of Education program. The program emphasizes teachers taking
on administrative roles at high schools. Speck came to the campus's school at the beginning of the spring
semester from San Jose State University, where she first started the High School Leadership degree
program.

Regents aim to keep high school students in state
ASU Web Devil - March 6, 2008
ABOR asks high schools for information on Arizona's highest academically ranked students
Projected enrollment growth at Arizona universities is not slowing down University officials' attempts to recruit
the state's top high school students. On March 1, the Arizona Board of Regents, the governing body for Arizona's
public university system, sent requests to every Arizona high school and charter school asking for class rank
listings for their junior and senior classes, said Mark Denke, ABOR assistant executive director for academic
and student affairs.

Uneasy state economy leaves UA medical school in limbo
ASU Web Devil - March 6, 2008
Shortage of state funds may leave legislators unable to better address shortage of doctors
Arizona's projected 2008 budget deficit could impede the development of the UA College of Medicine in Phoenix,
an academic partnership with ASU, said an Arizona Board of Regents spokesman. Despite hopes that the school
will help resolve the shortage of medical professionals in Arizona, the legislature has other priorities that could
take precedence, said Jaime Molera, spokesman for ABOR, the governing body for Arizona's public university
system.

ASU helps design supercomputer
ASU Web Devil - March 6, 2008
Ranger, one of the world's fastest computers, can complete 500 trillion operations a second
A group of ASU researchers have helped create the most powerful supercomputer available to scientists in the
world. Ranger, the supercomputer, will be available to the scientific community to work on problems that would
be too complex or expensive for experiments to solve. "Ranger's unprecedented scale lets us look broader and
deeper into science questions," said Doug Fuller, operations manager of the High Performance Computing
Initiative through the Fulton School of Engineering.

ASU officers to carry assault-style weapons
ASU Web Devil - March 6, 2008
University police purchase four semiautomatic .223-caliber rifles
For the first time in ASU history, campus police officers will boost their arsenal with high-powered, assault-style
rifles. ASU has purchased four semiautomatic Bushmaster .223-caliber rifles at a cost of about $700 to $800
each, said ASU Police Cmdr. Jim Hardina. All future rifles the department purchases will also be semi-automatic,
he added.

More than security
UA Daily Wildcat Online - March 6, 2008
Don't let federal catch skew border research
The announcement last week that the UA will lead a $15 million border project sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security was hailed almost unanimously as a great achievement. The Arizona Daily Star said that the
federal government "could not have picked a more fitting university to tackle the challenges of immigration and
border security," and UA President Robert Shelton commended the new venture's opportunity for "expanding our
standing as international leaders into a new realm of social challenges."

RIAA accuses students at UA
UA Daily Wildcat Online - March 6, 2008
University subpoenaed for names of 14 students suspected of piracy
Fourteen UA students may find themselves in court with the Recording Industry Association of America, as a federal
judge agreed to subpoena the UA to turn over their personal information. The RIAA filed a complaint Feb. 21 in U.S.
District Court, accusing the students of copyright infringement and illegally downloading or sharing music files over
the Internet. UA spokesman Johnny Cruz said the UA had not yet received the subpoena, but would notify the students
before releasing their information to the RIAA.

Affirmative action initiative called misleading
UA Daily Wildcat Online - March 6, 2008
Potential measure may affect minorities
Speakers at the town hall meeting held yesterday expressed concern that the vague wording and misleading scope
of a potential state ballot measure could carry grave consequences for the UA and its minority students. The meeting,
held in the Kiva Room at the Student Union Memorial Center, gave information on and discussed the possible
detrimental impact of the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative, an as-of-yet unapproved measure backed by Ward Connerly,
founder and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute.

Top ASU journalism students can earn bachelor's plus master's within four years
Phoenix Business Journal - March 5, 2008 - 4:07 PM MST
A new program at Arizona State University allows honors students to complete both their bachelor's and master's
degrees in journalism within four years. This new partnership between ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
and Mass Communication and Barrett, the Honors College, is open to high-performing students at Barrett who are
majoring in journalism. By taking specially designated classes and completing an accelerated course of study,
students can receive both their bachelor of arts and master of mass communications degrees in the time it normally
takes to complete the undergraduate degree alone.

More Than $2 Million in College Scholarships Available Through the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
PRNewswire - March 6, 2008 8:45 AM EST
DALLAS, March 6 /-- Hispanic college students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) are invited to apply for more than $2 million in scholarship and internship opportunities through AHETEMS
(Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science), the educational foundation of the
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).

Provosts often sought for chancellor posts
The Daily Tar Heel - March 6, 2008
Some are local businessmen who took an interest in the university, others are politicians, but then there are those
 who are just professors and worked their way up until they became No. 1. Recent trends show that many universities
tend to lean toward those who have experienced the closest thing to being the chancellor itself: serving as provost.
The UNC provost who preceded Provost Bernadette Gray-Little, Robert Shelton, left to become president of University
of Arizona in 2006. He had previously been considered for the position of president of the University of Texas at Austin.