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Thousands of international students choose the UA as their destination for foreign study By Mariah Davidson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Roughly 80 international students are studying at the UA this semester through the Student Exchange program. About 65 came to the UA last semester according to Laura Thornes, assistant director of the Office of Study Abroad and Student Exchange. Thornes said many of the students this semester are from
Ireland, but the demographic changes by semester. “It is very important to study abroad for the sake of exploring unknown territory and gaining new experiences,” said Angelica Arenzana Lopez, an international student studying communication and a student assistant in the division of International Affairs. Lopez came to the UA because she “liked the campus and the weather.”
“It’s very important to be in a place that makes you feel happy,” Lopez said, “and that’s how I felt when I saw the campus.” In addition to the international students participating in the exchange, thousands of international students choose to study at the UA each year. The UA hosted 2,889 foreign students during the 2009-2010 academic year, and 2,913 attended the year before, accord-
ing to the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs and the Institute of International Education. Juan Pedro Cota Carrasco, an international student, said he chose to study at the UA because of his major in aerospace engineering. Carrasco said it is important to become an “international citizen.” Dale Lafleur, assistant director of International Affairs,
said international study “fosters mutual understanding and allows students to develop leadership skills and the capacity to address challenges both locally and globally.” Fifty-seven percent of people said international study is very essential or moderately essential to the educational experience, according to a public opinion survey by the National Association for Foreign Student EXCHANGE, page 3
Faculty opposes guns on campus Senate votes to oppose new bills that loosen firearms restrictions By Eliza Molk ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The UA Faculty Senate voted to oppose proposed state laws increasing the presence of guns on campus and chose to align with the TUSD Mexican-American Studies Program. In the resolution, the Faculty Senate said it “emphatically opposes H.B. 2001 and H.B. 2014, which increase the number of guns on campus and endanger the safety of faculty, students and staff.” If passed, the bills would make it legal for a faculty member who has a valid permit to have a concealed firearm on the campus of a community college or public university, and that no university, college or community college can enact a rule that prohibits the possession of a concealed weapon by a person who has a valid permit. “Firearms have no place in an academic environment,” said Laura McCammon, an associate professor in the School of Theatre, Film and Television. Anthony Jull, a geosciences professor, said he heard many faculty members say they will not continue to teach if guns are welcomed on campus. The senate voted to endorse the Tucson Unified School District Mexican-American Studies Program by a vote of 30 to 7. The program has been generating controversy since state Attorney General Tom Horne, the former Arizona superintendent of public instruction, called for the program’s demise last year. Members of the senate decided the program draws on research in the Ethnic Studies field, is a “pedagogically sound” program and yields graduates who become UA students who make valuable contributions both in and beyond the classroom. Although many in favor wanted to amend the resolution to include statistical data regarding how the program enables improved academic achievement for students who participate, Andy Silverman, Joseph M. Livermore professor of law and director of Clinical Program,
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Members of the fraternity Delta Tau Delta stand proudly in front of their house’s crest on Monday. Sophomore President Jack Donohue is very excited about the changes the fraternity has made.
Delta Tau Delta’s fresh start By Eliza Molk ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity is in the process of re-organizing its brotherhood after 70 members were asked to leave last semester. Following a freshman orientation party broken up by
the police, the Alumni Support Committee from the Delta Tau Delta National Headquarters visited the fraternity during fall 2010 and “saw the way things were going and didn’t like it,” according to Jack Donohue, the fraternity president and a prebusiness sophomore.
The Delta Tau Delta alumni interviewed all 110 members and decided to keep 24. “A lot of us didn’t even wat to go through the process to stay in because of the hassle and most of our friends were getting dropped,” said Scott Cunningham, a mining engineering junior.
The committee reviewed the members based on two rubrics: the chapter assessment and the National Fraternal Award and Accreditation Report. The majority of the members did not score well, and many members who lived in FRATERNITY, page 2
Campus Health talks sex as Valentine’s Day approaches By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Students will have access to information on sexual health and relationships before Valentine’s Day during SexTalk Week. Campus Health Service and other campus and community agencies will host events such as a resource fair, an interactive presentation and the Vagina Monologues.
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The event is held annually around the second week of February, according to Lee Ann Hamilton, assistant director of Health Promotion and Preventative Services. Many of the events focus on providing information. A resource fair will bring together nearly 15 campus and community resources on Wednesday. Nurse practitioners and pharmacists will be available to
answer questions on the UA Mall, according to Hamilton. Planned Parenthood, the Student Health Advisory Committee and the Southern Arizona Aids Foundation are among the other included agencies. “Information is the most important thing,” Hamilton said. “It’s the chance to get their questions answered.” Campus Health Service will also have a bed on the Mall, Hamilton
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said. Participants will answer questions on pink hearts and pin them to the bedspread. Hamilton said she hopes the bed will draw attention to the fair. “Not all students have sex,” she said. “But all of them have beds.” Student facilitators will also give a presentation focused on sexual health during Sex Ed College Style on Thursday. The program is hostSEX TALK, page 3
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