March 18, 2013

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“I think by taking away that opportunity [to lobby], it hurts the capabilities of students across the state to speak out for themselves and actually have control about what happens to them,� said Jordan King, ASA vice chairman of the board of directors and chairman of the internal affairs committee. “The way I always look at it is that if universities can have lobbyists lobbying on behalf of the university, why can’t students lobby for themselves?�

Students plan to testify to the Senate about why the bill should not pass and ASA members will go through testimony from previous committee meetings to address any inaccuracies or concerns, according to King. ASA members will also explain the danger of the bill passing and how it will “negatively affect 140,000 students across the state.�

Some student leaders have also expressed fear that the bill could impact club funding for more than just ASA. Earlier this month, Associated Students of the University of Arizona President Katy Murray met with the UA Faculty Senate. The bill would “be harmful� to certain unrecognized organizations on campus that currently receive student funding, she told the senate.

The bill challenges students’ First Amendment rights, said Zachary Brooks, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council and an ASA director. “I think it would have a potentially chilling impact on all student groups who have anything to say about anything,� Brooks said. “It’s obviously aimed at ASA, the big statewide group, but I think that it’s really chilling at that level if it goes through.�

ASA is the only organization that will suffer if the bill were to pass, Kavanagh said. ASA is the only statewide, non-university organization receiving student fee money.

The UA State Relations liaison and other administrators are working actively on ways to support students, said UA President Ann Weaver Hart.

She also said she doesn’t expect the bill to impact student club funding. “I think we’ll be able to make sure that it doesn’t negatively affect students’ clubs,� Hart said.

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Participants navigate a muddy obstacle course at the Kiss Me Dirty mud run. The event was on the Pima County Fairgrounds and the proceeds go to the UA Cancer Center.

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Wearing face paint, tutus, mesh tights and sneakers, women gathered at the Pima County Fairgrounds on Sunday morning for a chance to get dirty.

Designed for women only, the Kiss Me Dirty race series is a muddy, 5k obstacle course that donates a portion of its proceeds to a local gynecologic cancer research center in every community visited. From this event in particular, a least 5 percent of every participant’s registration will benefit the University of Arizona Cancer Center for the second year in a row. Last year, the mud run raised a total of $2,735. “It seems like all of these cancer benefits are all about upstairs,� said Charity Vernon, a corace director for KMD. “So we’re trying to bring it downstairs to an area that doesn’t get much notice.�

Signs providing information about gynecologic cancer were posted along the course. In spirit with the theme, many women participated in teams, bearing names such as Eager Beavers and Redneck Vixens. “Kiss Me Dirty is all about allowing people to ‌ come, let their hair down, be who they are and let their inhibitions go,â€? Vernon said. The race was not about fitness, but about having fun, she added.

Boys determined to play could participate, provided they dress in drag.

The event attracted several UA students, including Maureen McClard, an undeclared sophomore who said she thought it would be fun to run and get dirty. “You got to dress up ‌ you got to be as quirky or as fun as you wanted to be,â€? McClard said. “There were people in tutus ‌ cross dressers, it was really cool.â€?

Savannah Stevens, a pre-physiology freshman, ran with family members on a team called the Real Housewives of Pima County. “I thought it was pretty cool just seeing everybody together, the outfits that everybody has,� Stevens said. “The groups of people was the coolest part.�

Other members of the UA community also attended, including Michelle Mixer, a business manager for the College of Eller Marketing Department.

Mixer said she thought it was great that the event was benefitting the UA Cancer Center. “Anything that benefits ‌ local charities is awesome, especially one that’s near and dear to us, you know, the UA,â€? Mixer said.

KMD focuses on staying local with all of its benefitting organizations, according to Vernon. “It keeps the money in the community,� Vernon said. “I think our participants appreciate it more, rather than these funds going to some vague national organization that they might not ever see.�

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state, who have that responsibility.

Our responsibility is to make sure that the education we provide is accessible to as many people as possible.�

The board of regents has cited a different section of Arizona Revised Statutes that clearly states that only those who have lawful status can pay in-state tuition in Arizona.

Lawful status is different than lawful presence. Those who qualify for deferred action are lawfully present in the U.S., but do not have lawful status. Examples of lawful status include refugee status or permanent residency, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.

Neither the community college nor the board seem to be breaking the law because the terms are unclearly defined, said Daniel Arellano, a second-year UA law student and member of the Latino Law Student Association. “It depends on which statute you rely on, but I don’t think either is necessarily wrong or illegal,� Arellano added. “If Pima or Maricopa wants to rely on this statute and give them instate tuition, you know, more power to them.�

Community Chatter

What was your most memorable moment from spring break?

“I was in Cancun so it was unreal ‌ I don’t know. Being in Mexico, it was amazing.â€? — Erika Pinkus, public health freshman

“Going to the beach, Mission Beach.� — Tawni Otterman, psychology freshman

“Probably going scuba diving. I went scuba diving like, off of Venice Beach. We went lobster diving.� — Hunter Hartley, electrical engineering freshman

“I just spent my spring break with my family, so I would say going to the zoo with my family.� — Alec Kueser, computer science freshman

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UA President Ann Weaver Hart issued a memo saying she supports making higher education more accessible to undocumented students. Presidents of the other two state universities have also voiced support for making education more affordable for undocumented students.

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“I went skiing in Montana. So I guess probably when I was skiing down the mountain, and I lost the ski and I tumbled like, 50 feet down the mountain.� — James Stewart, undeclared freshman

spokeswoman for the regents, said the board would have to approve a formal proposal that doesn’t grant deferred action students in-state tuition, as that would go against Arizona law.

Hart said she looks forward to further discussing how to make tuition more affordable for undocumented students. “It makes no sense to block access to that education when the whole state benefits from a more educated populace,� Hart said. “I think what you’re seeing is there are discussions about what the board might want to do. It’s not ominous in any way. It’s just where we are in the state right now.�

Rick Myers, regents chairman, said the board will be asked to look further into the possibility of making education more affordable for undocumented students while working with federal and state law. “Once we gather all that information then we can decide as the regents whether or not there is a solution that would conceivably work here in Arizona,� Myers said. “The regents feel that more people that have additional education here in Arizona means more people contributing even more to our economy.�

Even if a lower tuition is set for undocumented students, the law states these students can’t receive federal or state financial aid. While deferred action changed the situation for these students, no federal law has been made to help students afford higher education, Myers added. “I think we all hope that the federal government would take this on in a constructive way as soon as possible,� Myers said. “All of us [each state] are having to work through this by understanding our state laws.�

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