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TODAY'S LOCAL HEADLINES
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TODAY'S NATIONAL HEADLINES
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TODAY'S OPINIONS
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LOCAL HEADLINES
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UA study to determine green tea extract's effect on cancers
By Alan Fischer. Arizona Cancer Center researchers are working
to clinically prove readily available green tea extracts can
prevent cancers. The curative powers of green tea have long been
touted, but three human clinical trials here seek to
scientifically prove - or disprove - that Polyphenon E, a green
tea extract, can help prevent cervical cancer, prostate cancer
and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - COPD - a precursor
to lung cancer.
(Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/all_headlines/113982.php)
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President Obama won't receive honorary degree from ASU
If President Barack Obama expects an honorary degree when he
gives the spring commencement address at Arizona State
University, school officials will have to tell him "no we
can't." Obama, who will to speak May 13 to ASU graduates on the
Tempe campus, will not be given an honorary degree, an honor
universities typically give to commencement speakers. "It's our
practice to recognize an individual for his body of work,
somebody who's been in their position for a long time," Sharon
Keeler, an ASU spokeswoman, told The Associated Press.
(East Valley Tribune:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/137691)
(KNXV-TV (ABC) Ch. 15:
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/President-Obama-wont-receive-honorary-degree-from/ccv4918X60OwY2wFUPVTWA.cspx)
(ASU State Press:
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5763)
(Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/all_headlines/113940.php)
(Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-az-obama-honorarydeg,0,2044500.story)
(KTAR Radio 620 AM -92.3 FM:
http://www.ktar.com?nid=6)
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Pima Community raises tuition $2 per credit hour
Full-time, in-state students at Pima Community College will pay
$60 more next year. A 4-1 vote Wednesday by the college
district's governing board raised tuition by $2 per credit hour.
Pima defines a full-time student as one carrying 15 hours per
semester. However, charges are levied per credit hour, so
students taking more than 30 hours a year would face more than
the $60 increase.
(KOLD-TV (CBS) Ch. 13:
http://www.KOLD.com/global/story.asp?s=10155154)
(KNXV-TV (ABC) Ch. 15:
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/centralsouthernarizona/tucson/story/Pima-Community-raises-tuition-2-per-credit-hour/ulr_AMTOL0eEvjT7B94tgg.cspx)
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UA students may face $1,000 tuition surcharge
By Aaron Mackey. Even if Arizona uses federal stimulus dollars
to offset state cuts to higher education, UA students could end
up paying a $1,000 tuition surcharge over the next several years
to prevent even greater budget shortfalls. Because the $800
million in federal stimulus funds slated for the state's entire
public education system is a one-time payout, the University of
Arizona must seek more stable sources of funding to replace $77
million in state cuts made since last summer, according to a
memo released Wednesday by President Robert Shelton.
(Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/dailystar/288069.php)
(KTAR Radio 620 AM -92.3 FM:
http://www.ktar.com/index.php?nid=6&sid=1118907)
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ASU prof to help lead sustainability panel
By Joe Kullman. Arizona State University engineering professor
and Paradise Valley resident Brad Allenby will help lead a major
international effort to broaden public awareness and
understanding of sustainability and the technological and social
evolution it is sparking. Allenby has been named chairman of the
newly founded Presidential Sustainability Initiative of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world's
leading professional association for the advancement of
technology.
(The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/citizen/articles/2009/04/08/20090408sr-nbyallenby0410.html)
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ASU officials: Graduation tickets not for sale
By Anne Ryman. President Barack Obama's May 13 appearance at
Arizona State University's graduation is quickly becoming the
hottest ticket in town. After ads offering tickets for sale
popped up online on eBay and Craigslist, ASU officials issued a
stern warning to anyone who is considering hawking their seats
that night. Graduates could end up having their tickets
confiscated and be in violation of the university's conduct code
if they sell or trade their tickets.
(The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/04/08/20090408B1-talker0409.html)
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Naval ROTC set to launch at ASU in fall
By Griselda Nevarez. A new Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
program will launch at ASU in fall 2010, making ASU a
Tri-Service ROTC program offering services in the Army, Air
Force and now Navy. During a visit to the Tempe campus on
Tuesday, Rear Adm. Cliff Sharpe met with President Michael Crow
to approve the establishment of the new Navy ROTC, which was
officially announced Wednesday.
(ASU State Press:
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5825)
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O'Kelly wins presidency
By Derek Quizon. After nearly a month of campaigning, political
science and history sophomore Brendan O'Kelly was announced the
winner of the Undergraduate Student Government presidential
election on the lawn of Old Main on Wednesday afternoon.
(ASU State Press:
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5819)
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Grads grill Shelton
By Shain Bergan. When Robert Shelton met with Gov. Jan Brewer
last week in the UA president's office, the encounter lasted 35
minutes. Shelton did not get off so easy in last night's
discussion with the Graduate and Professional Student Council.
In the president's second-ever address to the graduate
leadership, a group of 60 students flung question after question
at the waiting Shelton in an event that lasted more than two
hours at the College of Law. With Arizona and the university
system in a state of economic uncertainty, students worry about
the UA's fiscal future, along with their already growing pile of
personal responsibilities and schoolwork, said Hope Jones, a
doctoral student from the College of Science.
(UA Daily Wildcat:
http://wildcat.arizona.edu/home/news/2009/04/09/News/Grads.Grill.Shelton-3704352.shtml)
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Conservative author says liberal professors rampant at ASU
By David Quizon. Noted neo-conservative author and political
activist David Horowitz said indoctrination by liberal
professors runs rampant at ASU, as well as universities across
the country, at a presentation on the Tempe campus on Wednesday
night. Horowitz’s latest book, “One-Party Classroom,” is the
result of a multi-year study of colleges across America. ASU and
UA, two large state universities, were studied along with such
institutions as the University of Southern California and
Columbia University. Horowitz cited specific courses and
professors from the University as being in violation of the
Arizona Board of Regents’ policy of objectivity in teaching.
(ASU State Press:
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/node/5827)
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Miller's reported $18M raises eyebrows at UA, little anger
By Renee Schafer Horton. The University of Arizona has spent the
past 10 months in a massive reorganization partially
necessitated by sweeping budget cuts resulting in a least 200
layoffs, eliminated majors, college and departmental mergers and
hefty tuition and fee increases. Into this desert of want comes
the news that UA has reportedly offered Xavier University
basketball coach Sean Miller an $18-million, seven-year contract
to lead the Wildcats in the house that Lute built. And while
most people understand that Miller's salary will come from an
athletic department that is self-supporting, it is still a
little difficult for faculty leaders and Arizona Board of
Regents members to digest.
(Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/113761.php)
(Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/287909)
(Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/113838.php)
(Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/287871.php)
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OPINIONS
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Community must rally to keep Rio Nuevo
By Roger F. Pfeuffer. Everyone has ideas about what Rio Nuevo
needs but, above all, Rio Nuevo needs the support of a united
Tucson community. This long-term project to revitalize Downtown
and its near West Side is under attack for perceived
administrative shortcomings. Some of those perceptions have
merit. Big dreams sometimes do not develop as smoothly as
expected. However, having come to us in the form of a
voter-approved bond issue, Rio Nuevo is more than a big dream.
We believe it is a promise whose progress is measurable, can be
remediated, and that its completion is necessary to the future
of a greater Tucson.
(Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/287967)
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The Big Debate: UA's $18 million man
[Online comments compiled by Paul Schwalbach.] The story: Sean
Miller reportedly will be paid $18 million to coach the
University of Arizona's men's basketball team for the next seven
years. Your take: Is anyone worth that kind of money? The
Citizen's online community debates. Some readers note that
Miller's salary will come from the UA athletic department's
budget and won't be paid by taxpayers; others say that's
irrelevant - it's excessive, period.
(Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/113851.php)
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