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Power outage zaps UA into the dark Students Dorms, buildings out for five hours By Michelle A. Monroe ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Nicholas Ong, a Villa Del Puente Residence Hall desk assistant and microbiology junior, endures the power outage on Wednesday. The outage prevented the vertical drop gate in front of the desk from retracting and left only one emergency light to work under.
Approximately 13 buildings, including five dorms, had their power knocked out around 10:15 on Wednesday morning. “The cause of it might be weather related,” said Al Tarcola, assistant vice president of UA Facilities Management. “Excessive water might have gotten into one of our larger pieces of equipment and got on the fuses, therefore knocking the power out.” The problem affected buildings central to campus — the Highland Avenue residence halls and buildings surrounding, including Administration. The University
Services building, at Second Street and Euclid Avenue, also experienced power failure, according to Tarcola. “Most buildings are on emergency generating power,”Tarcola said. Power came back at different times, but the entire system was restored at about 3 to 3:15 p.m., according to Tarcola. Some of the equipment around campus was affected, but after the water was cleaned up there was no lasting damage. Nothing will need to be replaced and the UA will not pay any damage costs. “It was all cleaning up and labor which is always on site anyway so there is no additional costs,”Tarcola said.
ASUA winners announced
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Newly elected Sens. Lindsay Hartgraves, left, a freshman majoring in English and history and Mary Myles, a freshman majoring in pre-business and Spanish, exchange congratulations after the announcement of the election results for ASUA senate in the Kiva room in the Student Union Memorial Center on Wednesday.
Close race in 2010-11 student government elections By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Associated Students of the University of Arizona election results revealed the final executive and senatorial seats for the 2010-11 school year Wednesday night. Every seat in the house was full with some of the more than 100 spectators even sitting on the floor as the result of the 3,480 ballots cast in the general election. “You should all be very proud of yourselves,” said Justine Piscitello, elections commissioner for ASUA. “You all ran a very good race.”
The night turned out some historical wins for candidates. Current Executive Vice President Emily Fritze became only the eighth female student body president elected in UA history with 2,714 votes. “Overall, I’m just really excited to serve the students of the University of Arizona,” Fritze said. “So I think it’s going to be a crazy, exciting and very successful year in ASUA.” Pre-business sophomore Brett Ponton became the first male administrative vice president since 2002 with 51.1 percent of the vote, beating out a tearful Sen. Hillary Davidson by only 68 votes.
“In all honesty, I came in here prepared to lose,”Ponton said.“I had no idea I would be in this position for my junior year.” Ponton expressed his sadness over Davidson’s loss but also preparedness for the position. “I feel really bad for Hillary,” he said. “We were both so passionate about this position … but with being administrative chief of staff, I feel more than ready.” Battles for the senate placed a virtual shuffle of the top 10 primary winners. Only political science senior Gabriella Castillon, who received a 10th place ranking in the primaries, did not receive a final senate seat, replaced by marketing
sophomore Dominick San Angelo. Pre-business freshman Mary Myles gained the most votes, with 9.3 percent, topping 1,529 votes. “We worked until the very last minute of elections and I was really nervous at first, but we all worked really hard so it feels good,” Myles said after hearing of her victory. The last name to be called in the race for senate, interdisciplinary studies junior Deanna Mariner, remained breathless as she received the 10th and final spot on the senate with 5.9 percent, ELECTION, page 5
stand up for UA On-campus rally to support 1¢ tax raise for education By Taylor Avey ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Students who oppose the possible tuition increases will rally today in support of a proposition that could help supplement state funds for education. The rally will take place in the James E. Rogers Plaza, 1209 E. University Blvd., between noon and 1 p.m. If passed, Proposition 100 would temporarily increase the state sales tax by one cent and could produce $1 billion for the state, according to Elma Delic, Arizona Students Association chair. Two-thirds of the profits from the increased sales tax would be allotted for K-12 and higher education, according to the Arizona Education Network. The remaining one-third would pay for health, human services and public safety. The increased sales tax would end automatically on May 31, 2013. Delic and other student representatives will take part in the rally to provide information and garner support for the proposition. The rally is sponsored by Solutions Through Higher Education, a coalition of business and community leaders working to raise awareness about the importance of higher education, according to ASA campus organizer David Martinez. “We recognize it’s the state legislature’s lack of support for higher education that has put us in this situation,” Martinez said.“The message we’re trying to convey is we want students to be engaged.” Martinez said he believes Proposition 100 could boost and diversify the state’s economy. According to the Arizona Education Network, Arizona currently spends the least on education compared to the other 49 states, resulting in fewer teachers and classes and increased tuition and fees. Associated Students of the University of Arizona President Chris Nagata will also participate in tomorrow’s rally. He said it is important to inform students and the public about the benefits of the proposition. If passed, the proposition could secure additional investments for education in the state and prevent deeper cuts to higher education, Nagata said. Two-thirds of the state legislature will need to vote in support of Proposition 100 for it to pass. It will go to a vote on May 18.
IF YOU GO Student rally James E. Rogers Plaza 1209 E. Univesity Blvd. Between noon and 1 p.m.
ABOR to make final tuition decision today By Matt Lewis ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Arizona Board of Regents will vote on tuition, fees and rates for residence halls for the 2010-11 academic year in meetings today and Friday in the North Ballroom of the Student Union Memorial Center. If the tuition increase passes, instate undergraduate and graduate tuition would increase by $1,450 to $7,224 and $8,014, respectively. Nonresident tuition could increase by $2,000, to $22,983 for undergraduates and $23,276 for graduate students. The UA is also asking the regents to consider increasing tuition for
students in the College of Medicine for the 2010-11 academic year. The university is proposing tuition be set at $24,772 for Arizona resident medical students and $41,680 for non-resident medical students. The proposal also includes an increase in base tuition for UA South’s in-state students by $500 for undergraduates, making their tuition $5,453. Resident graduate students and all non-resident students at UA South would pay the same base tuition as students at the main campus. The UA is proposing a $404, or 7.4 percent increase for undergraduate housing and a $28, or 3.9 percent
monthly increase for graduate housing. The proposed increase would help pay for the Sixth Street Housing Project and other operations. In the afternoon, the UA will request approval for the Bryant Bannister Tree-Ring building. The cost of the proposed building is $12 million. The building will be funded by a gift of $9 million from Agnese Haury and $3 million from local funds. ABOR will also vote on the appointment of B. Glenn George as UA vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, which would take effect May 17.
The specific increases for residence halls are as follows:
• Arizona-Sonora, Coronado, Via del Puente, Pueblo de la Cienega, Colonia de la Paz, Pima and Posada San Pedro will increase from $5,999 to $6,490, an increase of $491 or 8.13 percent. • Apache-Santa Cruz, Cochise, Gila, Graham-Greenlee, Kaibab-Huachuca, • Manzanita-Mohave, Maricopa and Yuma will increase from $5,399 to $5,780, an increase of $381 or 7 percent. • Babcock, Coconino, Navajo-Pinal, Hopi and Yavapai will increase from $4,799 to $5,140, an increase of $341 or 7.05 percent. • A one bedroom apartment at
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Skyview will increase from $7,110 to $7,360, an increase of $250 or 3.5 percent. • A two bedroom apartment at Skyview will increase from $6,105 to $6,260, an increase of $155 or 2.52 percent. • A one bedroom, one bath in La Aldea graduate housing will increase from $877 to $911, an increase of $34 or 3.88 percent. • A two bedroom, two bath in La Aldea graduate housing will increase from $662 to $688, an increase of $26 or 3.93 percent. • A four bedroom, four bath in La Aldea graduate housing will increase from $597 to $620, an increase of $23 or 3.85 percent.
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