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Gas leak closes Park By Matt Lewis ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
There was a gas leak Wednesday morning near the McClelland Park building on Fourth Street and Park Avenue. Southwest Gas responded to the scene after receiving a calling around 9:35 a.m. The University of Arizona Police Department and the Tucson Fire Department were there to assist. Gas was shut off at 10:10 a.m. A UAPD officer near Jett’s Wildcat directed traffic away from Park Avenue. Portions of Park Avenue and Fourth
Street were barricaded off until about 10:20 a.m. when Park Avenue was reopened. Fourth Street access from Park Avenue remained closed until about 3 p.m. while Southwest Gas worked to repair the line. “We’re not evacuating (any buildings),” said Capt. Trish Tracy, a TFD spokesperson. “We were doing maintenance on a valve and in the process, the valve broke,” said Libby Howell, a Southwest Gas spokesperson.“It was blowing gas so we dropped back and squeezed off the gas line on either side of the valve.”
Howell compared the process to bending a straw. She said a section of line was weakened and replaced. “It was a pretty routine incident,” she said. “It is a fuel, so if it were to ignite we’d have a problem. It’s lighter than air so whenever you have a leak or a broken line it tries to dissipate to the atmosphere, it tries to rise. So in this case if people in the area were hearing a sound it’s because that line was under pressure. In a sense, this incident is less dangerous than an undiscovered leak because we know where the gas is, we can deal with it.”
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Repair crews from Southwest Gas work on Fourth Street and Park Avenue on Wednesday.
Campus Health: Check yourself Students compete in video contest By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Janelle Knowlton, right, a public health senior, and Karen Johnston (Mr. Condom), a business sophomore, hand out free condoms on the UA Mall on Wednesday. Knowlton and Johnston were working for Campus Health Services promoting the Get Yourself Tested program and safe sex.
UA promotes ‘Get Youself Tested’ program in conjuction with STD Awareness Month By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT If something burns, itches or looks a little funky, this is the month to have it checked out. Campus Health Services hosted STD Awareness Day on the UA Mall on Wednesday in conjunction with STD Awareness Month and the MTV campaign GYT, Get Yourself Tested. “It’s part of a national event,” said Lee Ann Hamilton, assistant director of health promotion and preventative services for Campus Health Services. The event aimed to increase awareness about the importance and accessibility of STD testing.
Hamilton said thousands of students are tested for STDs at Campus Health every year and that testing is important for every student who is sexually active. “Many STDs are completely treatable and curable if you know you have one. The only way to find out is to get tested, because many are symptom-free,” Hamilton said. “I would recommend for sexually active people who have been with more than one person to get tested annually.” Students were able to ask questions at the event and find resources for STD testing in Tucson. Campus Health Services provided
free educational materials and condoms. Campus Health Services also offered a free, 10-question screening to determine a student’s alcohol risk level. “Statistics show that situations regarding sexual assault have alcohol involved a lot of the time,” said Lynn Reyes, alcohol and drug prevention specialist for Campus Health. Health professionals assessed the surveys and gave brochures and referrals to students identified as drinking above recommended levels. Reyes finds information about alcohol use an important factor in preventing STDs. Interdisciplinary studies junior
Fletcher Morgan said it is important for students to have access to STD and alcohol awareness information. “It’s no secret that college students are sexually active,” Morgan said. Morgan took the alcohol risk screening but said it was not necessary for all students. “It might help out other people,” said Fletcher, who did not find the results useful. “(I’m a) good decision-maker.” Students looking to be tested for STDs can call Campus Health Services to make an appointment. Hamilton said students can charge the test to their Bursars account and results are kept confidential.
Greek Week creates chapter solidarity By Jonathan Prince ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The UA kicked off Greek Week on Monday with a visit from the Dating Doctor. David Coleman, the Dating Doctor, gave a presentation on relationships and dating at Centennial Hall. “So far, David Coleman’s presentation was my favorite event,”said David Seroy, a sophomore Phi Gamma Delta brother. The purpose of Greek Week is to celebrate the UA’s Greek community. Michael Colletti , a Sigma Chi fraternity member and Interfraternity Council public relations officer, said,
“We want to unite the community of Greeks and create a sense of community while at the same time giving back and doing some charitable work.” Greek Week has been an annual event on the UA campus for the past decade. “We’ve been trying to bring it back to the UA to create a more community vibe,” Colletti said. David Machado, a senior Lambda Theta Phi brother, said,“Last year’s Greek Week wasn’t this big. This year we’re bringing Greek unity back to the campus.” Up ‘til Dawn was the first event of the week. Fraternities and sororities wrote letters to cancer patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Other Greek Week events include a dunk tank on the UA Mall, a block party and barbecue contest on Greek Row and percentage nights at various restaurants on campus. Each fraternity and sorority receives points based on how many people from their chapter are in attendance and how well they perform at each event. Fraternities and sororities are divided into groups called chapter connection circles. Chapter connection circles encourage different Greek organizations to work together. “Chapter connection circles unite Greeks beyond their chapters,”Seroy said. Greek Week’s festivities will end with a Greek Awards Ceremony on Sunday
at the Gallagher Theater. Greek Week is sponsored by ASUA and the Interfraternity Council. All events were paid for by the Interfraternity Council budget and chapter dues. “We want Greek Week profits to be donated towards various community services,” Colletti said. The Interfraternity Council plans to donate all of Greek Week’s profits to the Arizona Refugee Connection.
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Greek Week’s festivities will end with a Greek Awards Ceremony on Sunday at the Gallagher Theater from 5-6 p.m.
Across the state of Arizona, students are creating their very own videos in support of Proposition 100. Proposition 100 is a proposed temporary one-cent, three-year tax increase to provide money for education, public safety and health services. The video competition was created to promote Proposition 100 and to engage students by utilizing new technology and other creative methods, according to Elma Delic, board chair of the Arizona Students’ Association, a prevalent campus voice in support of Proposition 100. Four finalists have been selected for the $500 prize for the winning video. Delic believes that high student involvement programs such as the video competition are “critical to the success of ASA’s campaign and getting students to vote yes on Prop. 100.” According to official releases by Rachel Williams, the Arizona State University field organizer for ASA, if Proposition 100 does not pass, cuts will top $540 million in education, in addition to $90 millionin public safety and more than $200 million in health services. Gabriella Ziccarelli, administrative vice president for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, submitted the UA Proposition 100 video, one of the four finalists in the competition. “The whole idea is that we want to plant the seed,” Ziccarelli said. “It’s meant to be a silly but we want people to be educated.” Featuring both the facts about Proposition 100 and a call to action for students, her video was one of many that expressed student support. The UA head of ASA, Daniel Martinez, recruited Ziccarelli after seeing her video rallying student support for the ASUA elections. “They got such good feedback from (the first video),” she said. “And I’ve been involved with ASA for over four years, so we just did it for fun and it was really fun to put together.” Formed in 1974, ASA represents students on the Arizona Board of Regents, receiving funding from student fees to work to provide an independent and strong student voice. Delic noted that all facets of this competition are representative of student voices. “Now that the competition is over, we will be setting up the ability for students to vote for their favorite video on the ASA website,”she said.“(We will also be) creating a committee that has students from all of the campuses to judge the videos.” The favorite will be awarded a $500 prize, another initiative to get students involved. “A lot of people are concerned,” Ziccarelli said of the tax increase in Proposition 100. “But (students) casting votes will affect the quality of their degree and the quality of education in Arizona. It’s rare that (students) can change the history of the state as we know it.”
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