Latino Perspectives Magazine January 2012

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31 Entrepreneur Promoter Michelle Rosado has entered the Arizona boxing ring

33 Briefcase

Arizona gets HUD grant for METRO; state housing values keep slipping; MEDWeek honors minority enterprises; ACEE wants KGers to learn about finances; AZHCC’s MillionDollar Roundtable

Movin’ Up UA hires Rodriguez as new head coach

Photo by Luke Adams/Arizona Athletics Photography

The University of Arizona recently announced the hire of Rich Rodriguez as head coach of the football program. Within days of his appointment, Rodriguez attended a fundraising dinner hosted by the UA Hispanic Alumni Association (UAHA). While greeting guests at the event, he pulled out a UA helmet and signed and dated it. The coveted helmet was then auctioned off and bids poured in. Event organizers asked if he could sign another helmet to be awarded to the next highest bidder; Rodri-

Rich Rodriguez, the new head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats football program

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