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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013
VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 41
Knoxville alleges UA drugging
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FOOTBALL’S CONFIDENCE Fraternity under further investigation after Jackass star said ecstasy slipped into beer GROWS
BY BRITTNY MEJIA The Daily Wildcat
“Jackass” star Johnny Knoxville said UA Greek Life’s party scene made his heart race, literally. His beer was dosed with ecstasy while filming a promo for “Bad Grandpa” at a UA fraternity house last month, the 42-year-old actor told celebrity news outlet TMZ . Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity will have to meet with the Dean of Students for a second time regarding what happened at the Sept. 6 party, UA officials said. In an interview with TMZ earlier this month, Knoxville alleged that someone put ecstasy in his beer while he was shooting a promo at the fraternity house. “Someone dosed me with ecstasy and after that the wheels fell off,” Knoxville said in the interview. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosted the promo shoot of the comedy “Bad Grandpa” with Knoxville in attendance on Sept. 6 with permission from the university, said Chrissy Lieberman, associate dean of students. UA officials first began investigating the event after photos of alcohol at the fraternity house surfaced through media outlets. “JACKASS” STAR JOHNNY KNOXVILLE is alleging that he was dosed with ecstasy while filming a promo of “Bad Grandpa” at a UA fraternity house last “It was intended to month. Members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity faced sanctions after it was discovered that there was alcohol at the party held on Sept. 6. be an event without alcohol and that was the was present, the case was case last Wednesday, should have a sanction leaders. reason why the event “The recent allegation looked into by our office before the allegations by letter from the Greek was allowed to happen,” and forwarded to our Knoxville came to light. Standards Board for is kind of a new twist Lieberman said. “When According to Lieberman, having alcohol present on things so this is Greek Standards Board.” we were made aware of The board heard the by now the fraternity and violating policy. The something the Dean of the media with the board is now Students office is going to imagery i n v e s t i g a t i n g be following up with, just where it the new because it falls outside @Hollydollymf appeared a l l e g a t i o n s of what the original t h a t Johnny Knoxville is partying at SAE at my school. with Sigma alcohol KNOXVILLE, 3 Alpha Epsilon And you think yours even compares....? #uofa
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Iron Chef competition brings heat BY CHANDLER WICKE
The Daily Wildcat Things will be heating up on the UA Mall as students compete in the first-ever Iron Chef competition at the UA . The Student Health Advocacy Committee and the Well University Partnership (Well U) will be hosting the UA Food Day Fair on Wednesday . Food Day celebrates the nationwide movement for healthy, affordable and sustainable food. The event will provide free demonstrations, food, games, giveaways and many interactive exhibits. It aims to educate students about sustainable foods and help them become familiar with organizations such as Students for Sustainability and the Student Health Advocacy Committee. The event will promote healthy eating habits and educate students on where their food comes from and the ingredients in it, said Meredith Ridinger, a nutritional sciences senior and co-
Food Day Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On the UA Mall coordinator for Cooking on Campus, a series of classes that teaches students to cook healthy meals. Ridinger said she has been planning Food Day since the summer and helped organize the Iron Chef competition, with the final round of the competition taking place from noon to 1 p.m. during the event. “It’s also about teaching students how to be hands-on and how to prepare their food,” Ridinger said. Attendees will have the chance to ask local farmers markets where they can buy food that isn’t from a grocery store. The Arizona Students Unions will also be promoting healthier options, Ridinger added.
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A new book, co-authored by several UA faculty and staff, speculates about alien forms of life and the implications of finding life elsewhere in the universe. The book, titled “Encountering Life in the Universe: Ethical Foundations and Social Implications of Astrobiology,” is a collection of articles by astronomers, philosophers and biologists. Many UA faculty and staff members contributed to and edited the book. Astrobiology is the study of origin, distribution and evolution of life in the universe. The book discusses some of the key issues in the rapidly evolving field, as well as the social and ethical significance of the work of astrobiologists. The book looks beyond research and into what the implications are for society, according to co-editor Anna Spitz, communication and public engagement lead for the UA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return
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CHRIS IMPEY AND ANNA SPITZ are co-editors of “Encountering Life in the Universe: Ethical Foundations and Social Implications of Astrobiology,” a new book that discusses the possibility and implications of finding life elsewhere in the universe.
mission. The idea for “Encountering Life in the Universe” was born out of an astrobiology conference hosted at the UA in 2008, said co-editor Chris Impey, a UA distinguished professor and deputy head
of the UA’s department of astronomy and Steward Observatory. The attendees of the conference discussed the implications of finding life outside of our solar system,
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