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IN THE NEWS
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Plane crash in French Alps kills 150 U.S. delays pullout from Afghanistan to aid drone strikes Israel denies spying on Iran nuclear talks
Bipartisan health care deal hits snag among democrats — The New York TImes
SPORTS
Arizona fans have traveled in droves this postseason Page 6
29 straight regionals for UA gymnastics
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GR ∑∑K LIFE A look at the increase of Greek Life violating the Student Code of Conduct and being placed under sanctions at the UA BY ELISABETH MORALES The Daily Wildcat
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s time passes and societal norms change, UA Greek Life will learn that certain behaviors are less likely to be tolerated. With 13 percent of the undergraduate student body at the UA belonging to a fraternity or sorority, Greek Life boasts a huge presence throughout the campus. However, in recent years, this powerful presence has been dwindling. In the past five years, five fraternities have been removed from campus due to violations of the student code of conduct and thirteen out of the 17 fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council are currently under sanctions. Anthony Caputo, an alumnus of Delta Tau Delta at the UA and current member of the chapter advisory committee, said that he began to notice a change in Greek Life on campus when he returned to Tucson in the late ’90s and became the chapter adviser of Delta Tau Delta. “The way fraternities functioned and the way they behaved on campus was just different,” Caputo said. “It was a different time, and I think [Greek Life] has continued to change, and I think that there is a greater level of responsibility that is expected.” Last semester, UA fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon was under investigation for allegations accusing the organization of violating hazing and alcohol policies. Within the same semester, SAE was also accused of assaulting members of another fraternity on campus, Alpha Epsilon Pi. Pi Kappa Phi was permanently removed from the UA campus last school year due to multiple violations of the university’s Student Code of Conduct. Whether the cause of this recent spike in fraternities and sororities being under investigation is due to an increase in deviant behavior, less tolerance on the university and national chapter level, or simply an increase in negative publicity is unclear. Jack Emery, president of the Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter at the UA, holds the growing power of the Internet and social media responsible for the recent scrutiny of greek organizations. “I think the media and the negative publicity that finds itself on the Internet specifically really builds on itself,” Emery said. “So, when there is a negative story or
13% of the UA undergraduate student body are in a fraternity or sorority
13/17 fraternities on the Interfraternity Council are under sanction
5 fraternities removed from campus in the past five years
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ARTS & LIFE
Campus club works to save stray animals
‘Dammit!’ Netflix has done it again
BY AMBER WHITE
The Daily Wildcat
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OPINIONS “Avatar: The Last Gender Bender”: Media needs to step up on bisexual representation Page 4
QUOTE TO NOTE “Screw the private sector. If it wants to survive, it should figure out how to compete with the tuition-free public universities that our country needs and could so easily have.” — Martin Forstrom
COURTESY OF AMALIA MARK
A STUDENT SURVEYS a pod created to simulate what life was like during the Holocaust on the UA Mall in spring 2014. The annual event will take place today from noon to 2 p.m.
Remembering the Holocaust BY BRANDI WALKER
The Daily Wildcat
The UA Hillel Foundation is hosting both the 24th Annual Holocaust Vigil and the Butterfly Project for 24 hours, beginning at noon today, to educate and spread awareness about the Holocaust. Those who come out to the event
will have the opportunity to hear Holocaust survivors speak and to paint a ceramic butterfly for the Butterfly Project in memory of the children who were killed during the Holocaust. Hanna Port, a senior studying business management and
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CATS4Critters is a club on campus whose main goal is to promote responsible pet ownership among university students and employees. Susan Miller, a UA employee working for Arizona Research Labs, started the club about a year ago during the spring semester with a few of her friends working at the UA. Initially, it was named CATS4Kitties, but it was changed because the group had an individual representing a dog rescue. The word “Cats” references the UA, and “Critters” is used to signify the club’s desire to help dogs and cats. For dogs, they are looking for people who might want to give a temporary home to a dog in danger of being put down at Pima Animal Care Center. “That would be a good thing for a student to do, because a foster home would probably only be for a month or two,” Miller explains in an email. “We haven’t seen any dogs on campus yet, but who knows,
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maybe one day we will.” There are at least a dozen stray cats on campus, but the exact amount is uncertain. The group created a Facebook page, UA CATS4Critters, where people can report sightings of stray animals seen on campus. The group has approximately 25 club members, according to Miller. CATS4Critters is focused on UA students and stray animals that have ended up on campus. “We want students to understand that adopting a pet is a long-term commitment for the life of the animal, and that animals left on the streets or on campus face very harsh conditions,” Miller writes. “Alternatives to adopting are volunteering for a rescue organization or giving a cat or dog a temporary foster home while it is being readied for adoption.” Sherry Jacobs, an associate accountant at the UA since 1989, has been a member of the club since October and joined because she is an animal lover. “I feel like I am doing something
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