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Clubs pleased with Santorum’s suspension By Eliza Molk DAILY WILDCAT
Rick Santorum’s announcement to suspend his campaign relieved both conservative and liberal clubs on campus. Members of the College Republicans and the Young Democrats alike said they were happy to see him go. During a press conference in Gettysburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Santorum told attendees that he and his family made the decision to suspend his campaign after a yearlong effort filled
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with tours, debates and campaign events. His announcement came soon after his daughter, Bella, was released from the hospital, where she was being treated for complications from her chromosomal disorder. “Finally” and “thank God” were College Republicans President Lauren Bouton’s first thoughts upon hearing the news, she said. “Members of our club thought he was hypocritical,” said Bouton, a political science senior. “Republicans say they are for smaller government, and it’s annoying when you have
Santorum, who is only for smaller government on certain things.” College Republican club members support Mitt Romney and Ron Paul, Bouton said. In fact, she could not recall one member who wanted Santorum to receive the Republican presidential nomination. This is because he did not represent the younger crowd, she said, regardless of political affiliation. “He was obviously big anti-gay and anti pro-choice,” she said. “That doesn’t fit well with the young Republican crowd.”
Although Young Democrats President Erik Lundstrom said the suspension of Santorum’s campaign was not unexpected, adding that he was more surprised that none of the Republican presidential nominees have given President Barack Obama a “run for his money.” “The longer the (Republican) primary goes on, the more they (the nominees) are fighting against themselves,” said Lundstrom, a political science junior. “They are not focusing on the president, and that’s disappointing.” Additionally, Lundstrom said the
former nominee was “very, very radical” and that he alienated himself from moderate voters. Santorum’s comment that the idea of separating church and state is vomit-inducing was “very offensive for a lot of us,” Lundstrom said.
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By Mike Schmitz DAILY WILDCAT
Sean Miller has finally landed his consummate point guard. Duquesne transfer and floor general T.J. McConnell announced Tuesday morning that he has committed to Miller and the Wildcats, choosing Arizona over Virginia and head coach Tony Bennett. “When I stepped on campus I immediately fell in love with it,” McConnell told the Daily Wildcat. “They’re all great guys and after talking to Sean Miller and his staff I knew I wanted to play with great fans and great players and one of the best coaches in the country.” The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Pittsburgh native has been mulling over the decision since asking for a release from Duquesne on March 21. But after visiting Arizona last weekend and sitting down with Miller, McConnell knew Tucson was where he wanted to be. He’ll have to sit out the 2012-13 season due to transfer rules, but when he’s eligible to hit the floor, McConnell will join a slew of talent. McConnell said he’s aware of point guard Josiah Turner, but that didn’t factor into his decision. McConnell was known as a distributor and defender while at Duquesne. McConnell, who only received one scholarship offer out of high school, finished third in the country in steals last season with 2.77 per contest. He also averaged 5.5 assists per game, good for 28th in the country. While also averaging 11.4 points and 4.4 rebounds as a sophomore, McConnell was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Conference’s third team.
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Pre-physiology freshman Will Byrne-Quinn and undeclared freshman Chloe Mathis soak up some sun at the Student Recreation Center pool on Friday.
Skin cancer is coming for the young, tanning addiction may be the culprit By Samantha Munsey
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More people in their 20s and 30s are getting the deadliest form of skin cancer, according to a study from the Mayo Clinic. The study showed reported melanoma cases increased eightfold among young women and fourfold among young men from 1970 to 2009. Melanoma is estimated to have killed 8,790 people in the United States in 2011, according to the National Cancer Institute. The study looked at cases among people ages 18 to 39. “I realize there is a desire to have a tan, but there are consequences,” said Tim Bowden, director of basic science research for the Arizona Cancer Center, who had malignant moles and marks removed from his body. He said neglecting proper protection from the sun as a young adult while enjoying one of his favorite activities, hiking, increased his chances of getting skin cancer. A small red scar, where he had a cancerous growth removed, now sits close to one of his eyebrows. “I know that when you’re young you feel invincible
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Streetcar forces more detours By Stephanie Casanova DAILY WILDCAT
As modern streetcar construction progresses, Second Street from Park Avenue to Olive Street will continue to be closed and “detours may be in place along Second Street from Park Avenue to Mountain Avenue” until Sunday, according to a recent streetcar construction update. UA community members are advised to expect lane restrictions on University Boulevard between Park Avenue and Bean Avenue from
1 a.m. to 11 a.m. with possible closures on Euclid Avenue at University Boulevard. “We’ve been meeting with the construction company weekly and they give us what’s happening that week, plus a three week look-ahead,” said Bill Davidson, marketing specialist for UA Parking and Transportation Services. “We’ve been using social media and all the other means to get the word out to the campus.” The downtown area is also ramping up the level of construction causing SunTran to detour many of its routes
and close some of its stops in downtown as of Tuesday, some of which run near the campus area. Route 3, which crosses campus on Sixth Street, will be detoured in downtown as well as express routes 102, 103, 105 and 109, all of which run on Speedway Boulevard. All Ronstadt Transit Center stops will remain open. “We have some buses that come straight here to the campus and then there’s others that go downtown and they (students) have to transfer,” Davidson said. Route 3 will have three discontinued
stops on Granada Avenue at St. Mary’s Road, Granada Avenue at Ashbury Lane and Alameda Street at Court Avenue going east and the nearest stop will be on Toole Avenue at Seventh Street. Express routes will have to discontinue many stops along Congress Street, Broadway Boulevard, Alameda Street, Toole Avenue, Pennington Street, Church Avenue and Stone Avenue. The four main downtown stops to remain open will be the northwest
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