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$1M in student fees for fall 2010 Final decisions to be released March 1 By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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ASU players wrestle for control of the ball with guard Kyle Fogg in Sunday’s 73-69 loss in McKale Center. Fogg and the Wildcats were not able to complete the season sweep against the Sun Devils after winning the first game of the season series on Jan. 23 in Tempe.
Wise’s 18 points not enough to lead UA past ASU By Kevin Zimmerman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT At first, it was a defensive battle of wills. But just as ASU succumbed to Arizona’s tempo in the Wildcats’ January win in Tempe, the Wildcats succumbed to the hot shooting of Sun Devil guard Ty Abbott in Arizona’s 73-69 loss in McKale Center on Sunday. “Perimeter players on a lot of teams have hurt us, but his performance was terrific,” UA men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller said of the ASU junior, who scored 28 points on 11-for-17 shooting. “He moves without the ball, he’s smart. His team does a great job of getting him the ball. “They shoot a lot of jump shots,” Miller added. “Tonight they went in. That is very much the difference (from the last game).” On a night when Miller said the Wildcats’ offensive performance was good enough to win, it was their defense that had Arizona miffed. After slugging out the first half — neither team led by more than three points until Arizona (1313, 7-7 Pacific 10 Conference) led 21-16 almost 13 minutes into the game — the Wildcats gave up nine straight points to ASU before the teams went into the locker room with a 30-25 Sun Devil advantage at the half. That momentum stayed with ASU in the
second half, in which Arizona allowed 67 percent from behind. “It’s real frustrating running up and down the shooting from the field. The Wildcats struggled to keep in touch with court, over and over, and then you get a stop the Sun Devils (19-8, 9-5) , who seemingly had and throw the ball away, and give it right back to them,” Williams said. an answer for every Arizona comeback. Those mistakes led to “They just hit big shots,” Summary 12 Arizona turnovers, but said UA forward Derrick Miller said it was what Williams , who scored happened thereafter that 15 points. “Every time made the difference. we cut it down to two or “Some of our mistakes three, they come back and Score by half that we made, they really Abbott hit a 3-pointer or 1 2 Final made us pay,” Miller said. (Rihards) Kuksiks would ASU (19-8) 30 43 73 Those mistakes hit a 3-pointer.” Arizona (13-13) 25 44 69 were something Miller And any time the Leading scorers thought his team had Wildcats did make a play Ty Abbott 28, Rihards Kuksiks 17 grown out of. He cited they couldn’t turn it into ASU: points. poor communication in transition defense as an At one point in the last Arizona: Nic Wise 18, Derrick Williams 15 minutes of the game, UA example. At least twice, the Wildcats lost ASU freshman guard Momo Leading rebounders Jones stole an ASU pass ASU: Rihards Kuksiks 6 players in transition, leaving Abbott and sharpand took it the length of shooter Kuksiks open for the court, only to step on Arizona: Kevin Parrom 10 Derrick Williams 5 the baseline and give the 3-pointers. Kuksiks was ball back to the Sun Devils. ASU’s second leading Needing points down the stretch, UA guard Kyle scorer with 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting. Fogg fumbled the ball out of bounds, not giving HOOPS, page 9 himself or his teammates a chance to come
ASU 73
Arizona 69
1776 Declaration of Independence in Tucson By Matt Lewis ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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One of the few remaining original copies of the Declaration of Independence will be on display today at the Arizona History Museum at 949 E. Second St. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. There will also be a video explaining the history and significance of the document and how it furthered America’s quest for independence. This original copy of the Declaration of Independence, which is one of only 25 remaining, was brought to Tucson through the efforts of the Arizona Historical Society and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. “The traveling exhibit provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view one of the original Dunlap broadsides, a rare and precious artifact that dates back 234 years and is, in fact, the birth certificate of our nation,” said Arizona Historical Society Executive Director Anne Woosley. There were between 100 and 200
Arizona Rangers Vinson Holck, right, and Steve Nekolek stand guard over one of the 26 original printings by John Dunlap of the Declaration of Independence while displayed in the Arizona History Museum Sunday and today.
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Twenty more uses for next year’s student services fee met heavy debate at Friday’s three-and-a-half-hour Student Services Fee Advisory Board meeting. The meeting allocated more than $1.2 million in funding for both new and old programs. Many of the board members noted that Friday’s meeting was much more difficult than Tuesday’s because there were so many applications they wanted to fund but could not. In fact, the board dipped into its reserve money to provide basic funding for a majority of programs on the agenda. Agenda items like Savvy Student $3 Wednesdays met with deliberation from the 11 board members who were present, as well as more than 40 audience members. “I could see (a benefit) if we were giving the students a lifeline,”said Cory Christenson, student services fee advisory board member and treasurer of the Graduate and Professional Student Council. “But we’re not. We’re giving them a chicken sandwich.” This discussion reflected the biggest problem of the night: limited funding and less of flexibility. The closest vote of the night was a proposal from Student Affairs pushing for a student marketing team. Matthew Toltis, chair of the Student Services Fee Advisory Board, tipped the 5-4 vote against the proposal. Toltis called the program “exciting,” but could not rationalize its funding in the current economic climate. Many programs did not receive the funding they had hoped to acquire. One such proposal, Operation Rescue from the Office of Student Financial Aid, which would aid students in finding financial aid, did not receive any funding. The Dean of Students Office’s application for expanding social justice education and cultural awareness was also heavily discussed. The proposal received full funding after moving comments from GPSC President David Talenfeld, who compared not supporting diversity awareness to reverting back to“majority tyranny.” Many people, including Melissa Vito, vice president of Student Affairs, noted the professionalism of the student-run board. “You have a model process,” Vito said,“one I wish all parts of the campus could see.” Of the 20 items on the agenda, four programs received full funding, eight failed to receive any funding, one was withdrawn by the applicant and the rest were given between one-third and onehalf of their requested funding. The student services fee meeting was part of the board’s attempt to be transparent, which is crucial to Toltis. “It’s really important that we go that extra mile,” Toltis said. He also noted the importance to both Vito and the applying parties: “(Friday) the scores will be in, if you will.” All of the board’s recommendations will now go to Vito, who will approve final funding for the programs outlined in the meetings. Final budgets will be approved and sent out by Vito no later than March 1.
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