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MATForce has launched the “Marijuana harmless? Think again.” campaign to counter legalization, Fowler said. FROM PAGE 1 “If our state is truly equipped with the medicinal use through a ballot initiative in facts — the true facts — then [the petition] will not pass,” Fowler added. 2010. The true effects of marijuana on a person’s Despite what appears to be strong support, marijuana legalization is a long way from health are still not certain, because it cannot be tested due to its legal status, according reality, Clark said. “We’re not anywhere close to where we to Dr. Doug Campos-Outcalt, chair of the would like to be at this point,” Clark said. Department of Family, Community and “There’s a possibility that we won’t make it Preventive Medicine at the College of Medicine, Phoenix . He said from what he [onto the ballot].” Safer Arizona’s petition effort also lacks has seen, there are both potential benefits the backing of national pro-legalization and consequences. “A lot of the ill effects of marijuana come groups, such as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, Clark from it being illegal,” Campos-Outcalt said. said. NORML is instead opting to back an “It’s really hard for me to imagine any worse effects [on health] effort to get the than time in jail.” measure on the A lot of the ill effects of Campos-Outcalt ballot in 2016. disagrees with marijuana come from it The proposed the assertion that measure contains being illegal. marijuana is a gateway key differences — Dr. Doug Campos-Outcalt, drug. He also said that from the laws in Department of Family, Community and Prein his experience, the Washington and ventative Medicine at the College of Medicine effects of marijuana on Colorado. The — Phoenix chair the body have seemed legalization laws comparable to those of in those states legalize use for those 21 and older. The laws alcohol and tobacco. Thornburg said he thinks legalization also allow possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, as opposed to two-and-a-half would be beneficial not only to the UA community, but to the entire state of Arizona. ounces. In addition to the lack of support from He also said he doesn’t like to focus too NORML, Safer Arizona and SSDP also face much on whether SSDP’s grassroots effort in-state opposition from another grassroots will produce success by the July 3 deadline. “I try not to get too caught up in an organization, MATForce. The group is dedicated to creating a healthy environment outcome, because if it doesn’t happen I in Arizona, which includes fighting don’t want to be upset,” Thornburg said. marijuana legalization, according to Merilee “I just want to know that I did everything I could to try to make it happen.” Fowler, executive director of MATForce. “We’re just trying to make sure kids have a healthy future and there is not one more — Follow Ethan McSweeney substance that’s going to be in the way of that @ethanmcsweeney happening,” Fowler said.
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RVWAIDA ALANSARY, a physiology sophomore, signs the Students for a Sensible Drug Policy’s marijuana legalization petition at Heritage Hill on the UA Mall on Tuesday. Alansary said she signed the petition because she believes that the legalization of marijuana would be “fair” considering the legality of alcohol.
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their brain and of the world around them. “It’s useful to demonstrate to the public these similarities,” Strausfeld said, “because it helps us to relate to the environment we live in.” Joaquin Ruiz, dean of the College of Science, said “The Evolving Brain” was chosen because there’s a national drive to try to better understand the brain. Science has reached a point where research can help people understand a complex organ like the brain, he added. “It’s very important for our community to have educated people,” Ruiz said. “If you really want to have a working democracy and if you really want to be fully functional, you have to be educated.” Lecturers in the series will include science professors, neurosurgeons and doctors who work with MRIs. The last lecturer, William Bialek, is a mathematician visiting from Princeton University. Bialek works to understand how our brain functions and will try to explain why the human brain is far more complex than any computer, Ruiz said. The Marshall Foundation, a private foundation that donates to non-profit community organizations and focuses on funding education and UA programs and scholarships, is one of 13 sponsors this year. Jane McCollum, general manager of the foundation, said events like the annual science lecture series help the university fulfill its mission to engage the community and share what the university is doing. “It allows [the university] to invite people onto the campus to expose … the great programs the university has,” McCollum said. “That’s what a great university does. “It continues to engage people after they’ve left the university.”
notified that he was a recipient of the PECASE. “We were not at all surprised that he would be considered for this award,” said Daniel Madden, an associate professor and interim head of the department of mathematics. “He’s top in math research, earning him a growing reputation in number theory and geometry.” The main area of Savitt’s research is number theory. “What number theory is fundamentally about is about solving equations in whole numbers and rational numbers,” Savitt said. An example of this is the Pythagorean Theorem and a 3-4-5 triangle. The relationship between the lengths of the sides of the triangle is easily explainable with whole numbers in an equation, and a formula can be developed to find all of the solutions. One thing that fascinates Savitt is that a very similar triangle problem — establishing a relationship between the areas of the triangles instead of their side lengths — is currently unsolvable. “I study certain patterns in
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NICHOLAS STRAUSFELD, regents’ professor in the department of neuroscience and director of the Center for Insect Science, shows a preview of the lecture he will be presenting tonight in Centennial Hall.
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whole numbers,” Savitt said. “There are very subtle patterns in integers that you wouldn’t notice just by looking at them, but they’re there. And they’re not so easy to understand, and they have a certain amount of symmetry.” Along with his dedication to research and passion for teaching, Savitt’s commitment to community service also helped him win the PECASE. Since 1996, Savitt has been working with mathematically talented high school students during a five-week summer program called Canada/USA Mathcamp. Though he is not the founder of the camp, he became one of the directors in 2002. “There’s a lot you can do in the way of enrichment for high school students to show them the world of mathematics,” Savitt said. Savitt will be recognized at the White House sometime this year for his accomplishments, though the exact date has yet to be determined. “Getting an award like this is gratifying, and it’s going to be exciting to go to the White House,” Savitt said.
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