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Shelton’s State of the UA in Capitol By Matt Lewis ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT PHOENIX — UA President Robert Shelton discussed and defended the UA’s Phoenix expansion at his State of the University Address on Wednesday. This is the first time a UA president has delivered the State of the University Address in Phoenix. Shelton spoke to about 400 alumni, doPresident of nors, public the University officials and of Arizona supporters. The address was held in Phoenix to accommodate the growing UA presence in Maricopa County. Representatives from several colleges including the UA College of Medicine, the UA Eller College of Management and the UA Honors College attended. “We’re trying to make sure we’re connecting with our Maricopa County constituents, so we put together a table,” said David Scott Allen, director of development for the UA Honors College. Shelton described the UA’s founding 125 years ago. “At the groundbreaking for Old Main the honorable C.C. Stevens, who was Pima County’s representative to the 13th legislature said this,‘The world may forget its heroes, but shall remember its teachers,’”Shelton said. He added, while the UA was founded on 40 acres in Tucson, it has also had a prominent physical presence in Phoenix from the earliest years. “In 1887 … the very first permanent director recommended that experiment stations be founded not only in Tucson, but also in Yuma, Phoenix and Tempe,” Shelton said. He talked about the financial implications and how even in the best of times, the university’s expansion to Phoenix would be difficult. “Even if we weren’t in the midst of a recession, there would still be those who would yell ‘Stop,’” Shelton said. “Sadly there are always some in any community who just can’t bring themselves to envision the possibilities of a brighter tomorrow. The singular objective of these naysayers seems to be blocking those who dare dream of something better.” He shared an anecdote about a patent officer who quit because he said everything that could ever be invented already existed. Shelton told the story as a parallel to discussion about the recent funding cuts. “The tragedy of all of this is that (it) doesn’t actually take very much to restore funding the University of Arizona has lost. It would cost about $15 per Arizonan per year,”Shelton said.“So the question we have to answer as a state is should we threaten our future to save a
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Taylor Bilby, left, a pre-business freshman, and Courtney Campbell, a pre-physiology freshman, rejoice after winning the primaries for Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate on Wednesday.
Results allow candidates to gauge their poll status, prepare for next week By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Next year’s Associated Students of the University of Arizona candidates found out where they stand so far in 2010-11 elections. The crowd — filled with members of the Freshman Class Council, prospective candidates and supporters — clamored
to hear the results, Wednesday night in the Kiva Room of the Student Union Memorial Center. The results for the uncontested spots for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona president and executive vice president were not a surprise. Executive Vice President Emily Fritze is running for president and Sen. Katherine Weingartner is running for
executive vice president. The race of administrative vice president tilted toward Brett Ponton who received 53.6 percent of the vote, 46.3 percent going to Sen. Hillary Davidson. Justine Piscitello, ASUA elections commissioner, noted that even though no candidates were eliminated, this primary ELECTION, page 3
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Student aid bill awaits Senate approval By Alexandra Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act will give the federal government a chance to invest as much as $87 billion into education, without relying on taxpayers. “The time of going to college has never been so important and it’s David Talenfeld, former president of the Graduate Professional Student Council, resigned Wednesday. Talenfeld’s resignation came in the wake of an “impasse” between his beliefs and those of the GPSC as a whole. Colin Darland/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
never been so expensive,” said Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education. The act passed in the House of Representatives in September 2009 and is awaiting Senate approval. John Nametz, director of the Office of Student Financial Aid, said it’s really hard to speculate whether the Senate will pass the bill and what the final result may be. “This would end the private side of
student loan programs — we’re already prepared for that,” Nametz said. He said, should the bill pass, it would have a pretty minimal impact for some students who are already seeing their loan discounts with private banks dwindle because of a bad market. “Five years ago I would have said it’s terrible … but because of the market situation, it’s almost exactly equal, it
might be simpler,” Nametz said. Nametz said the bill would be an improvement from a student’s point of view and that President Obama has goals that would certainly help students. “SAFRA will not reach these goals; it’s a step,”Nametz said.“There’s a good chance it may not get passed.” BILL, page 3
GPSC president resigns from office By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The UA Gradate and Professional Student Council president resigned Wednesday. David Talenfeld, former GPSC president, recently came under fire from the council for a personal letter published in the Arizona Daily Wildcat that addressed new student fees. It was contrary to a joint statement the GPSC and the Associated Students of the University of Arizona had issued on the same day. “I hope you all agree that this is in everyone’s best interest,” Talenfeld wrote in a prepared statement. “Over the past few months my views have increasingly
differed from those serving on the council, both in individual questions of policy and a broader ideological determinations about how our constituents may be best served. Presently we have arrived at an impasse; which will require me as president to either stray precariously from the dictates of my beliefs or become a stubborn impediment to the student advocacy process.” Talenfeld arrived as his prepared statement was being read by a member of GPSC, and took the opportunity to further explain his positions. “I think that the solution to our state’s critical budget deficit must come in the form of compromise and on the back of all stakeholders,”Talenfeld said.“If students
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