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Delta Delta Delta fights back against ‘fat talk’ Lori Van Buggenum, Women’s Resource Center Program Director, talks about Fat Talk Free Day on the UA Mall on Wednesday. Fat Talk Free Day encouraged people to take a pledge to get rid of the thin ideal and promote a healthy ideal.
By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Students pledged to ban bodybashing language during Fat Talk Free Day on Wednesday. The UA Panhellenic Council collaborated with Campus Health Service and the Women’s Resource Center to promote healthy body image among students. An event on the Mall provided information about “fat talk” and a pledge for students to sign. Stacy Nadeau, who participated in the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, gave a speech in the evening. “Fat talk” includes personal
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criticism of one’s appearance or focusing on size rather than health. “They’re statements in casual conversation that reinforce it’s better to be thin,” said Laura Orlich, a mental health clinician for Counseling and Psychological Services, who works with students with eating disorders. “All of that goes to being dissatisfied with the bodies that we have.” People can reinforce the “thin ideal” without calling someone fat. “Also, things like ‘Oh my gosh, you look great. Have you lost weight?’” said journalism se-
nior Mari Kelly, vice president of risk management for the UA Panhellenic Council. Kelly worked with the other organizations to model the event after National Fat Talk Free Week, which is held annually by her sorority, Delta Delta Delta. Fat Talk Free Day was a Sorority Safe Night event, but was alos open to the community. Kelly said “fat talk” is commonly used among college students. “It’s something that’s not addressed, unfortunately, as much as it should be,” Kelly said. SORORITY, page 5
AZ House candidates argue ASUA plans education By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Republican Ruth McClung and Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva agree on the important role of education. During a debate between Congressional District 7 candidates, Grijalva, the four-term incumbent representative , called education the “great equalizer” and said it is the “civil rights issue of this era.” McClung, his Republican challenger, agreed that education can play the role of an equalizer, but also argued that simply throwing money at the problem wouldn’t bring satisfactory results. McClung and Grijalva both agreed that existing “No Child Left Behind” policies need to be reworked, with Grijalva calling them a “mess” and McClung saying the policy was a “blanket generality.” “We shouldn’t shortchange the children of this nation,” Grijalva said. For Libertarian candidate George Keane, the issue comes from the very top: the U.S. Department of Education. Keane stated that since the U.S. Department of Education was founded, per capita student spending in the United States has increased threefold while test scores have remained static. He also said higher per student spending does not translate into better test scores. He cited that Washington, D.C., schools have some of the nation’s lowest test scores despite the highest per-student spending rate in the nation. Independent candidate Harley Meyer said parents need to embrace a larger role in their children’s education and to embrace the “tremendous amounts of influence” they wield. “I don’t believe people realize the power of the parent,” he said.
Senators believe early marketing important By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Posters took center stage at Wednesday’s ASUA Senate meeting. Sen. Taylor Bilby’s Tanzbödeli poster funding request, which aimed to advertise donating art to the April 1 culture festival to support breast cancer research, got tabled until next week pending more information. “I’m a firm believer that if you are going to throw an event, you need to market and market early,” Sen. Chad Travis said. He added that without a delineated budget of sponsorships and spending, he was unable to support funding it. Sen. Dominick San Angelo agreed. “A proposed budget of the whole event would be helpful so that we will know how much money we will be allocating to Tanzbödeli as a whole,” San Angelo said. ASUA, page 5
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Drag queen rules bingo
Ingrid Daubar, a planetary sciences graduate student, has her winning Bingo card checked by Ajia Simone, known as Tucson’s Black Cat, during Pride Alliance Drag Bingo on Wednesday. The Drag Bingo event was part of Coming Out Week’s festivities lasting until Oct. 20.
Pride Alliance hosts game to celebrate Coming Out Week By Abigail Richardson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Students of all sexual orientations came out to play Drag Bingo, one of the many events ASUA Pride Alliance puts on during Coming Out Week, on Wednesday. Ajia Simone, also called Tucson’s Black Cat, is a well-known drag queen in the community. She em-
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ceed the event and provided fun and laughter for those who attended. “O-69,” Simone said. “Now say it with me … Ya’ll act like you don’t know what that is. Looks like I’m going to have to help you with that later.” Simone continued to read aloud bingo letters while making jests at those walking by and those who were playing.
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Simone has volunteered for other events at the UA such as Diva la Paz, where she performed and held a question and answer session. Coming Out Week began on Friday and ends Oct. 20. For some students, this was the first event they attended but others have attended every event.
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