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UA students: Don’t have to look good to be good enough
VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 42
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The UA began an initiative this semester called Body Smart to bring awareness to body image and increase self worth across campus. Body Smart is the latest in the series of programs that are related to body issues and awareness. Initially, there was the Reflections: Body Image Program, which catered to women in sororities. The Love Your Body Program, which caters to all women on the UA campus, followed and has now expanded into the Body Smart initiative, which aims to reach all people regardless of their gender, said Kendal Shanks, the student coordinator for Body Smart. “When people think of body image, they go straight to women or eating disorders,” Shanks said. “It’s … [an] entire body and mind, soul type of thing.” Body Smart is run by a group of student interns and an advisory board featuring representatives from various on-campus groups who contribute input to the initiative, Shanks added. A future goal of the initiative is to include males as well, according to Laura Orlich, a Counseling and Psych Services counselor and mental health clinician at Campus Health Service. Body Smart aims to combat the thoughts of having to look good enough to be good enough, according to Gale Welter Coleman, a coordinator of Nutrition services with Campus Health and a nutritionist and registered dietitian. This includes improving the well-being and self-worth of all UA students to increase their body image and confidence, Shanks said. Lauren Ramsey, the programs coordinator and
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DYLAN JACKSON (front), Avry Cruz-Ramos (left), and Yvonne Arias (right), all engineering freshman, participate in the College of Engineering Solar Oven Throw Down on the UA Mall Tuesday afternoon. The Solar Oven Throw Down requires Engineering 102 students to team up and design a solar oven that could accurately calculate the temperature. (See full story on page 6).
Residence Life haunts campus BY JAZMINE FOSTER-HALL
The Daily Wildcat Start running, because the zombie apocalypse is coming to campus this weekend. The 20th annual Haunted Dungeon is Thursday through Saturday and organizers said they expect it to be bigger and better this year. In previous years, the event was run solely by Yuma Residence Hall, but this year organizers have brought in some backup in the form of Gila and Maricopa Residence Halls. The dungeon will span across the three residence halls, starting in the basement of Gila. Participants will trek through the Gila basement, take a harrowing golf cart ride through the courtyard of Maricopa and end up in the Yuma dungeon. Last year the event brought in more than 900 students and Tucson residents, and this year the organizers’ goal is to have
more than 1,200, said Alex Dubois, community director for residential honors experience. Steve Meyers, a management information systems junior and a volunteer for the event, said he has faith that the Haunted Dungeon will reach its goal. “I’ve got confidence in the staff,” Meyers said. “I feel like it’s going to be a great success, and hopefully double the results from previous years.” As in previous years, the proceeds of the event will be donated to the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Admission is free, but there is a suggested donation of a can of food or money to support the Food Bank. This year, however, organizers also added another charity to support: the UA Campus Pantry, an emergency food pantry for faculty, staff and students. “In the spirit of collaboration, we want to make sure we’re supporting our campus initiatives as well,” Dubois said. Collaboration is a big focus for
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STUDENTS LIVING IN Yuma Residence Hall set up for the 20th annual Haunted Dungeon event on Monday. The Haunted Dungeon,which is free to attend, will open on Thursday.
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the Haunted Dungeon this year. In addition to working with Gila and Maricopa, Yuma is also getting help from the Engineering Zone and the Honors College. To help with the collaboration theme, Árbol de la Vida Residence Hall is getting its residents together to dress up like zombies and walk to the dungeon on Friday night. “I love that!” Dubois said. “It definitely fits into the spirit of
collaboration we’re trying to build this year.” The event kicks off at 7:30 p.m., giving visitors a chance to grab some food catered by the Student Union Memorial Center and check out the games and attractions on the lawn before the dungeon opens at 8 p.m. Lawn attractions include dart games, zombie beanbag toss,
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Grad students express concerns to AZ leaders BY MAGGIE DRIVER The Daily Wildcat
The UA Graduate and Professional Student Council held a town hall session on Tuesday where state representatives discussed issues pertaining to graduate students, including education funding and reduced tuition for DREAMers. The three state representatives featured on the panel were Ethan Orr, Macario Saldate, and Victoria Steele. The moderator, Dan Gibson, editor of the Tucson Weekly, asked the representatives prepared questions then opened the floor for audience questions and concerns at the end. Deyanira Nevarez Martinez, the president’s chief of staff for GPSC, said the purpose of the event is to promote student engagement. “As citizens of the country and this state it’s important to be engaged in the political process and be informed about the things that are going on in our state
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STATE REPRESENTATIVES VICTORIA STEELE FAR LEFT, Ethan Orr (center left), and Macario Saldate (center right), and Graduate and Professional Student Council President Zachary Brooks (far right) were members of a discussion panel hosted by GPSC to discuss educational funding and student loans for the state of Arizona on Tuesday at the Student Student Union Memorial Center.
legislature that could potentially affect us,” Nevarez Martinez said.
When discussing state funding for education, Orr emphasized the
benefit not only for students, but the entire state. “I view it as an essential investment in our community and in our future,” Orr said. “It’s not just your benefit that we’re funding, it’s our entire community benefit … We’re not going to become the state we want to become unless we fund education.” Another topic discussed at the meeting was the “Pay It Forward, Pay It Back” program being piloted in Oregon, which allows students to attend college tuitionfree and pay back a percentage of their income when graduating. While the program has not been implemented in Oregon yet, graduate students at the UA asked state officials to consider a similar program as an option for Arizona, Nevarez Martinez said. The overall goal is to make going to school and especially graduate school more affordable, Nevarez Martinez said.
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