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UA opens downtown campus extension By Alexandra Bortnik DAILY WILDCAT
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The Associated Students of the University of Arizona came together with the 9/11 Planning Committee on Saturday to outline a heart commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11. UA students, staff and the Tucson community all met at Sancet Stadium, the former UA baseball field.
A heart, a part of healing Community gathers to commemorate Sept. 11, prior plans scrapped due to poor attendance By Eliza Molk DAILY WILDCAT
About 200 UA and Tucson community members formed the outline of a heart at Sancet Stadium on Saturday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Originally, attendees were supposed to form a “human flag” with students and university affiliates clad in red, service members in blue and city employees and community members in white. This was not possible because 1,000 individuals were needed to help form the flag on the former UA baseball field. Kevin Elliott, a political science junior and an Associated Students of the University of Arizona senator, said commemorating the anniversary of 9/11 helps people to remember how our nation has changed since the tragedy and to remember what was lost that day. “It’s important to publicly show our remembrance,” he said. “Never forget.” The 9/11 Planning Committee
in association with Democratic Congressman Raul Grijalva collaborated with ASUA to put on the event. The event cost a little less than $1,000, according to ASUA President James Allen. The organization funded the venue through the UA’s athletic and security departments. ASUA officers wore homemade badges that said where they were on 9/11. Kelsey Henry, a political science senior, said she attended the event because she helped the 9/11 Planning Committee organize it, and because she wanted to help remember the “important day in history.” Henry said that her father had many friends pass away on 9/11, and each anniversary she talks to him about it to help him heal and remember. “It helps me remember how important family is, and to value everything I have,” she said. Humberto Bours, a business management senior, said that because he is from Mexico he never really experienced the American
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Emiliano Reyes, 5, came with his family to outline a heart commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday. About 200 people attended the event.
“culture of patriotism.” “This event brings all of us together,” he said. “I don’t get to see this back home.” The 9/11 Planning Committee used press releases, social media and word of mouth to get people to the event, according to Jose Miranda, a member of the
committee. He said the UA and Lowe’s Home Improvement provided a lot of the resources to make the event possible. “Of great tragedy came great unity and cohesiveness,” he said. “There is no better way to show that.”
The opening of UA Downtown was celebrated with live music, hors d’oeuvres and a surprise appearance from mascots Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat on Saturday. UA Downtown is located in the Roy Place building, which existed as a Walgreens from 1956 to 2003 and has been restored to its original Spanish facade. The building will provide classrooms to students in the School of Geography and Development, the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The building will give students the opportunity to work with local city agencies and private agencies, said Janice Cervelli, dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. “It’s not just the government, it’s a lot of these partnerships, having the students here actually engaging in that process and giving ideas is an exciting learning opportunity for them,” Cervelli said. “Studying it from a distance is a whole different thing than sitting in the meeting.” The UA research space downtown as a way to expand the UA’s campus beyond its physical borders and provide students with more opportunities for hands-on learning experiences. John Paul Jones III, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science, said he wants students to use the building just as they would a UA space. The 10-minute commute makes it easier for faculty and students to utilize both UA campuses. “We’re starting to build sort of a group of think tanks and university facilities downtown, which I think is really the future for both the City of Tucson and the University of Arizona,” said Brint Milward, director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse
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UMC, UPH renamed as Health officials medical services unite urge flu shots By Luke Money
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The University Medical Center and University Physicians Hospital were renamed and rebranded during a ceremony in front of McKale Center on Friday. UMC is now the University of Arizona Medical Center — University Campus, and UPC is the University of Arizona Medical Center — South Campus. The renaming is part of an ongoing effort to bring all of the UA’s medical services together under the umbrella of the University of Arizona Health Network, formerly UA Healthcare, which was formed in 2010 as a partnership of UMC, UPH and the College of Medicine. The partnership creates the first “academic medical network in the state of Arizona,” according to a release. “We are looking forward to coming together and serving Arizonans as the state’s first academic medical system. While individually we were strong, together we are even stronger and can provide the highest level of health care to more people in the region than ever before,” said Jodi Mansfield, interim president and CEO of the University of Arizona Health Network, in a release.
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Karen P. Mlawsky, CEO of University Medical Center, talks during a ceremony dedicated to the launch of The University of Arizona Health Network on Friday.
Michele Barnard, vice president of marketing and communications for the network, said the tagline of the network is “smart medicine.” “Because it’s really about the uniqueness that an academic medical center brings to this community and to this region,” she explained. Rebranding was an important part of integrating services in order to find “a look, a feel that really embodies what
the organization stands for,” which, Barnard said, is excellence in service across all areas under the new network. “This is an exciting night for our team to come together and really celebrate the launch of this new name and our integrated organization,” she added. — Additional reporting by Alexandra Bortnik
With flu season just around the corner, local officials are trying to give prevention a shot in the arm. While flu season in Tucson typically begins in November, “we’re realizing that there’s actually a trickle of cases all year round,” said Dr. Michelle McDonald, the chief medical officer for the Pima County Health Department. Health workers say now is the time to get the flu vaccination, which lasts for a year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging an annual flu vaccination for anyone older than six months old. While some people may view getting the shot as an individual protection from the virus, it’s really about protecting the entire population, said Shari Overland, a nurse at Campus Health Service. “It’s a public thing and so you don’t know if you’re going to be in the store with a pregnant woman or in the movie theater with a little kid … and those are
Feeling sick? • Flu symptoms include: Fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills, fatigue Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
the people who are at most risk,” she said. Overland gives flu vaccinations to UA students, which Campus Health provides for $15. For some people, the flu virus may only last a few days, but for children and pregnant women, the virus could put them in the hospital, said Shauna Okongo, a nurse at Campus Health. “If you are exposed to influenza, you can spread the virus three to five days before you even have symptoms yourself,” Okongo said. According to the CDC, there
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