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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015
VOLUME 108 • ISSUE 113
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State judge to take charge of city cases in Ferguson, Mo. — The New York TImes
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ASUA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Hannah Sager (left) and Manny Felix (right) debate in the Union Kiva Room in the Student Union Memorial Center on Monday. Topics of the debate included Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget cuts to sexual assault awareness on campus.
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ARTS & LIFE
True crime itch scratched with HBO’s ‘The Jinx’ Page 3
OPINIONS We make our ASUA endorsements inside. Page 4
QUOTE TO NOTE “LGBTQ people face enough discrimination as it is; let’s not make it legal.”
Fighting for final votes The polls for ASUA election week officially opened this morning BY ADRIANA ESPINOSA The Daily Wildcat
The two remaining candidates for ASUA president fielded questions from panelists in Monday’s debate. The proposed budget cuts, tackling sexual assault awareness and Greek Life were amongst the topics addressed at the debate. Hannah Sager, a marketing
junior and current Associated Students of the University of Arizona presidential chief of staff, began by briefly introducing her platform and telling her audience that giving students a voice was the “cornerstone” of her campaign. Manny Felix, a junior studying political science and Spanish, said students must elect a leader who will push the UA forward. The areas around campus that he feels
need the most attention are Greek Life, cultural centers, student services and community outreach. Sager was asked how she plans to lobby administration to use the budget for constructive growth based on the estimated $21 million cut to the UA. “I think we all can understand that this $100-million budget cut that is facing the UA is one of the most tragic things to happen to
[the] UA,” Sager said. Sager added that a proactive approach is vital, and she would like to gather data from students to get a realistic scope on the issues that affect them. Sager said she believes maintaining a proactive strategy is key, and it is important to have different partnerships and relationships with people who are
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UA alumnus’ film recognized at Berlinale festival ETHAN MCSWEENEY/ARIZONA SONORA NEWS SERVICE
HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS gathered at the Arizona state Capitol on Thursday to rally against the budget deal in the Legislature. The House and Senate passed the budget over the weekend, and it moves to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk.
Budget proposal cuts increase BY ETHAN MCSWEENEY
Arizona Sonora News Service
PHOENIX — Following closeddoor negotiations, Gov. Doug Ducey and Republican House and Senate leaders unveiled a budget deal this week and moved swiftly to push the budget bills through the legislative process. Late Thursday, it appeared the
GOP leadership didn’t have the votes to pass the budget deal, but negotiations continued. The new $9.1 billion budget proposal drew strong criticism from Democrats and hundreds of protesters to the Capitol on Thursday, including Arizona State University students who marched from the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus against
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BY TERRIE BRIANNA The Daily Wildcat
A passion for films and relentless work ethic helped a UA alumnus receive international attention for the short film he produced in his last few months at the university. Christopher Nataanii Cegielski is the first UA graduate to have a film, “Bloodlines,” screened at Berlinale, which is a world-leading international film festival that draws in large crowds every year. Cegielski said he always had an attachment to films but didn’t think about pursuing them seriously until his sophomore year of college. “I originally thought I wanted to be a writer,” Cegielski said.
He resides in Los Angeles, Calif., and recently received a fellowship from the Sundance Institute. Cegielski said the Sundance Film Festival Fellowship is an extraordinary privilege and has done a lot for him so far in his career. “[Filmmaking] is a difficult field to get into,” Cegielski said. “There are days where I think to myself, ‘Why did I do this?’ … But it’s because I love it.” He expressed his passion for writing, making up stories and working on projects, which drove him in the production of the film. Dae Hyun Song , also a former UA student , worked closely with Cegielski in the production of “Bloodlines” and
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