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SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SINCE 1899
University rank falls again
A PROFESSOR’S LIFE
REMEMBERED
Arizona near bottom of Pac-12 in new U.S. News and World Report standings By Brenna Goth DAILY WILDCAT
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Guests honored the life and achievements of Tom Gehrels, a UA professor who had a long career in researching asteroids and comets and teaching astronomy courses. F16 jets from the Royal Netherlands Air Force flew across the UA Mall on Friday in honor of Gehrels.
Memorial honors deceased UA astronomer Tom Gehrels By Michelle A. Weiss
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his personality. he celebration to “Tom was not a person you knew … “If I had to summarize in a honor professor Tom sentence or two, I’d say Tom Gehrels’ life and his Tom was a person you experienced,” was not a person you knew … 50-year dedication to Tom was a person you experiUA astronomy research began — Richard Binzel enced,” said Richard Binzel, a with a fly-by of four F16 jets and Professor of planetary sciences at professor of planetary scienca cheering crowd. Massachusetts Institute of Technology es at Massachusetts Institute The Gehrels family, friends Tom Gehrels of Technology. and UA community gathered Professor of Lunar Tom Gehrels, who was for the event, “A Celebration of born in 1925, died on July 11. Before he devoted his time and Planetary Life” in the Kuiper Space Sciences building on Friday after Science to the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and the Steward watching the jets fly over. People at the event spoke about Observatory at the UA, he was a member of the Dutch Gehrels’ early life, his experience in the military and his military in 1939 in the fight against Nazi Germany. flourishing career in astronomy. George and Neil Gehrels, Most people knew Tom Gehrels for his research in his sons, showed a photo slideshow of their father’s life. While Tom Gehrels was known as a major contributor to GEHRELS, A3 research in planetary science, many people also admired
The UA and ASU both fall within the bottom third of Pac-12 schools in this year’s U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings. The UA ranked 124th for national universities, compared to 120th last year. The University of Utah tied for 124th while Arizona State University moved up from 143rd to 132nd. Oregon State University was the lowest-ranked Pac-12 school at 138th. The rankings, released annually, are based on a variety of factors including student retention rates, graduation rates and acceptance rates. More than 200 schools received ranks this year while an additional 100 were included without rank or with the rank unpublished. The UA’s progress in the rankings from year to year is more important than its place among other schools, said Melissa Vito, vice president of Student Affairs. The Arizona Board of Regents compares the UA to peer institutions, which may or may not be within the Pac-12, she said. “We look at us against us,” Vito said. The UA’s average freshman retention rate is about 79 percent while its fall 2010 acceptance rate was 75 percent, according to the university’s profile on the ranking website. Stanford University, which leads the Pac-12 at No. 5, has a 98 percent retention rate and 7 percent acceptance rate. “Our admission standards tend to be more inclusive,” Vito said. “It does
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UAPD, PTS step up bike Student magazine seeks new recruits traffic law enforcement By Samantha Munsey DAILY WILDCAT
By Eliza Molk
To the undergraduate magazine Persona, everyone is a critic. Started in 1978, Persona is an art and literature magazine produced at the end of every school year that contains UA undergraduate writing, art and photography. The Persona staff will hold a recruitment meeting in the Modern Language building, room 451 at 6 tonight to find students who are interested in being a part of its selection committee.
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Bicyclists beware — the UA has launched a campaign to make riders more aware of traffic laws. The University of Arizona Police Department and Parking and Transportation Services launched their Bicycle Safety and Education Campaign to promote “a safe travel environment for everyone.” Officers will be on campus throughout September to educate cyclists on traffic regulations and provide pointers on bicycle theft. Although violators will be ticketed when the campaign ends in October, officers can begin ticketing now depending on the violation and the officer’s discretion, according to Sgt. Juan Alvarez, the public information officer at UAPD. “Bikes have to follow the same laws as a car, like stopping at red lights,” he said. Alvarez said officers will approach violators to talk to them about infractions, give them a brochure about bike laws, and give them maps and diversion information if they get a ticket in the future. The goal of the campaign, he said, is to inform violators about their mistakes so they can learn to make better decisions in the future and to achieve “voluntary compliance” — having the community “play their part” by choosing to follow the law. Joyce Childers, a program coordinator at PTS, said violations likely to be enforced are failing to stop at stop
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Bethany Wilson, a University of Arizona Police Department public safety officer, talks with a student about bike safety and enforcement of bike traffic laws on campus.
signs, riding against traffic, failing to watch for pedestrians and being generally unaware of surroundings. She said the annual campaign, started in 2005, is aimed to create a safer environment for bicyclists and hopes to result in less bike accidents. About 12,000 cyclists ride on and around the UA campus on any given school day. Although the campaign is mainly geared at cyclists, Alvarez said pedestrians and drivers must also be aware of their surroundings and look out for bicyclists. Nick DePratti, a pre-architecture freshman, said he has been riding his bike around campus since coming
to the UA and believes the campaign will be “highly effective” because he is “legitimately ignorant” to all bike laws and codes. “I would follow more rules if I actually knew them,” he said. “I guess I break the bike laws without knowing.” DePratti said he yields to pedestrians and is considerate to cars, however the rule he “constantly breaks” is not stopping at stop signs, which he said an officer in a patrol car has pulled him over for. “Again, I was not aware that as a cyclist I had to make a full stop, and therefore found myself in trouble,” he added.
“We want to branch out and make sure first and foremost everyone knows about us because we find a very small portion of the student body knows who we are,” said Steven Schiraldi, a journalism senior and Persona co-editor who has been involved in the magazine for the last four years. This year’s staff hopes to attract a diverse number of students who would like to help review and vote on content for publication.
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CAREER DAYS Largest campus job fair opens up shop tomorrow UA Fall Career Days will kick off tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Tuesday and Wednesday. Around 220 employers are slated to attend the event. In 2009, 3,566 students attended the event, according to most recent report from UA Career Services. To help students prepare for the fair, and other events like it,
UA Career Services offers walk-in hours where students can have their resumes reviewed. Sessions typically last 20 minutes and students are asked to bring a printed copy of their resumes. Walk-in hours are today from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center, room 411. Students can also schedule a more thorough career counseling session during business hours today. Counseling appointments can be made by calling (520) 621-2588, or in person in SUMC room 411. — For more on UA Fall Career Days, check out Arts & Life – A6