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hears new fee proposal Fray teach UA how to save a concert By Jennifer Koehmstedt ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The recession has not only affected students’ bank accounts, but also their social relationships and well-being, a recent study by the UA School of Family and Consumer Sciences has reported. Community leaders gathered
yesterday to discuss the findings of the Arizona Pathways to Life Success for University Students study, which surveyed over 2,000 freshmen in their spring semester of 2008 about their financial attitudes and behaviors. These students became known as the “APLUS” students. Of the original students, 748 students were surveyed again this spring,
their sophomore year, to illustrate the impact of the current recession on students, researchers said. The students showed a 60 percent increase in credit card debt and an 86 percent increase in student loans from their freshman to sophomore year, said Joyce Serido , assistant research scientist for the School of Family and Consumer
Sciences and the project manager and co-principle investigator for the study. With the increase of financial pressure, Serido said that students reported a decrease in their psychological, physical and academic well-being. RECESSION, page A6
By Will Ferguson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Representatives from Campus Health Services proposed a new student fee of an unknown amount to help fund the addition to the Campus Recreation Center at Wednesday’s Graduate and Professional Student Council meeting. An addition to the Rec Center was approved by the vast majority of students in 2005; however, due to a current lack of state funding, administrators are struggling to come up with the funds to pay for various operational costs. Kris Kreutz, director of administrative services for Campus Health, said an amount for the proposed fee has not been disclosed because the department does not know specifically how much money will be needed. Due to state budget cuts, funding is needed to support a myriad of operational costs and positions for Campus Health and the expansion to the Rec Center, said Kreutz. Student employment, equipment costs, several health care positions as well as custodial and maintenance expenses were all issues that Kreutz and Campus Recreation director Juliette Moore discussed as being in need of future funding. “We were relying on state funding to cover those costs and now it’s non-existent,” said Moore. Campus Health is currently in the process of scheduling meetings with various student groups to establish a student fee review committe e in order to get student input.
COMMENTARY By Anna Swenson
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aybe they’re finally listening, Wildcats: This is what we want. The usually geriatric UApresents and the usually grossly out-oftouch ASUA finally hit the right note with the electric, acoustic show from Denver-based soft rockers The Fray, who played to an enthusiastic sold-out crowd in Centennial Hall last night. It was a night that blended black denim, crooning vocals, lights and not-too-sweet singing along into a frothy mix of just enough scuff and just enough swagger to make this year’s concert attempt much more on pitch with UA students’frame of mind than last spring’s Jay-Z debacle. Even if all you know about The Fray comes from its convenient pairing with“Grey’s Anatomy,”the enthusiasm and genuinefeeling congeniality with the band will leave you downloading more. They played music pretty well, too. The group of six played all the more famous songs from its double-platinum first album, but branched into lesserknown tracks and even did a very wellreceived cover of Kanye West’s“Heartless.”Though the show started late and it took the band and the crowd a while to warm up, the entire band was impressively ambidextrous and animated. Though hits“How To Save A Life”and “Never Say Never”garnered the most screaming, the band played everything with impressive enthusiasm. Unlike other rockers, these professional performers looked like real, healthy young dudes having a great time living the dream. The drummer in particular, clad in scuffed Vans slip-ons and a dapper fedora, was magnetic to watch as he rocked out in every sense on nearly every song. The other percussionist, tucked back on stage left, was also great, consistently killing it on tambourine and bongos. They seemed admirably sober and front man Isaac Slade even apologized for the show’s half-hour delay.“I was just sitting around absorbing your beautiful campus,” he explained before dedicating the hit “How to Save A Life”to the audience.“In every way, this one’s for you.” Slade also expressed gratitude for the CONCERT, page A3
‘GameDay’ crew rolls onto UA Mall Jacob Rader/Arizona Daily Wildcat
Joe King, guitarist and vocalist for The Fray, performs during last night’s concert at Centennial Hall presented by ASUA and UApresents in front of a soldout crowd. The multi-platinum group performed their popular hits “How to Save a Life” and “Never Say Never” as well as lesser-known fan favorites.
Senators argue over revised elections code By Brian Mori ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Emily Fritze, executive vice president of ASUA, oversees the discussion of candidate fees for future elections at yesterday’s meeting that unconventionally took place at the Student Recreation Center.
The Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate debated for nearly an hour last night over proposed changes to its elections code, mostly over a $25 down-payment for future candidates. The elected student leaders had just finished a tour of the new Student Recreation Center expansion and gathered around a conference table in a room on the second floor instead of their usual spot in the Student Union Memorial Center. About 30 people sat in chairs next to illustrations of the Rec Center construction and tables donned with novelty hard hats as Justine Piscitello, ASUA elections commissioner, read through the proposed changes to the elections code. Most changes were in response to last year’s ASUA elections and where potential future problems may occur.
As a write-in candidate, ASUA President Chris Nagata defeated Pima College transfer student Shane Cathers last year. Nagata did not meet deadlines to be considered a regular candidate, but had 500 signatures of support. “We thought (the former requirement) was completely unfair,”said Piscitello, an senior majoring in Italian. If the Senate accepts Piscitello’s changes, future write-in candidates will also need to receive 500 votes during the ASUA primary elections in order to continue. “We wanted to make people realize that being a candidate is important, getting the necessary requirements in is important,” she said. “But if they aren’t able, they still have a chance as a write-in candidate.” Another proposed change will specifically forbid a write-in
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By Shain Bergan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT ESPN’s “College GameDay” has rolled onto the UA Mall in front of the Student Union Memorial Center. Arizona Athletics is encouraging Wildcat fans to start showing up around 5 a.m. for Saturday’s “GameDay” pre-game show for the Arizona-Oregon showdown. Although ESPN will not be live until 8 a.m., the network will start capturing fan shots and “SportsCenter Live” footage around 7 a.m. While actual setup for the college football spectacle is not expected to begin until this afternoon, two semitrucks parked in front of the student union last night in preparation for the program. ESPN will begin airing live from campus during Friday’s “SportsCenter” coverage and then during Saturday morning’s “SportsCenter” and “GameDay” programs. The “GameDay” crew will set up on the west side of the cactus garden in front of the Administration building, with cameras facing west to capture a view of the student union and Old Main, Arizona Athletics assistant media relations director Blair Willis confirmed. Fewer than 800 tickets remain for the showdown, set for Saturday at 6 p.m.
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