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First Bear Down Ball in 82 years By Jonathan Prince ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The first Bear Down Ball was hosted in 1927 in honor of Wildcat legend John “Button” Salmon, whose infamous last words were “Bear Down.” The Olive Street Stompers band enchanted the UA Mall with 1920s era music outside of Bear Down Gymnasium. Guests at Friday’s event entered the ball on a red carpet. The theme for the dance, hosted by Associated Students of the University of Arizona’s Chain Gang, was “A Blast from the Past.” Students wore flapper dresses, gangster suits, evening gowns, tailcoats and tuxedos. Inside the gym was decorated with street lamps, balloons and other small lights. The Chain Gang provided food and drinks for their guests. Kaitlin Simpson, a Chain Gang member and event chair said, “The 1920s theme is based off of the time period when the first dance occurred.” The Chain Gang Junior Honorary comprises 35 junior undergraduates. The Chain Gang’s mission of serving the UA community is accomplished by participating in philanthropic events, fundraising and volunteering their time through different community organizations. A letter to UA alumni written by the 1927 Chain Gang said, “Only a few hours before “Button” Salmon passed away, he uttered two words of encouragement to a football team of the University of Arizona that was fighting on our field. These words have since been adopted by the University of Arizona as its slogan. They are ‘Bear Down.’” The dance held 82 years ago was an event to raise money to paint Salmon’s legendary last words on the roof of Bear Down Gym. “I believe the dance has room to grow,” said Tyler Durns, a molecular and cellular biology junior. “There’s good people and good food here. If there is another ball next year, I will come again.” All proceeds from Friday’s dance were donated to the United Nation Children’s Fund. Chain Gang hopes to make the Bear Down Ball an annual UA tradition.
New Directions UA Architecture gets Clemson prof By Matt Lewis ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Robert Miller, a professor and director of the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston, S.C., is joining the UA’s School of Architecture this summer. He will be the director of the School of Architecture, which is under the umbrella of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Faculty, staff, students and local practicing architects were a part of the selection committee who chose Miller. “He was the most interesting to students, and I think he would be the most supportive of students. He seemed to be really focused on his role as an educator, which I thought was really to his merit,” said Frank Mascia, a member DIRECTOR, page 3
UA switches to direct loans By Alexandra Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Kaitlin Simpson, a communications junior, and Mike Stefferson, a physics junior, joined in the swing dancing in the Bear Down Gym on Friday night as part of the Bear Down Ball, presented by The Associated Students of the Univeristy of Arizona’s Chain Gang, a student organization. Simpson, a Chain Gang member, had part in bringing the Bear Down Ball back to UA after 87 years.
The UA will switch to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program this fall after Congress approved the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The move to a federal direct student loan program means that student loans will come directly from the U.S. Treasury rather than private bank lenders. “The government will be generating the funds and originating and servicing the loans,” said Bryan Scott, assistant director of UA’s Student Financial Aid. The main change for UA students receiving loans will be that they will have to sign a new Master Promissory Note. “All students that want to borrow will have to sign a new one,” Scott said. “I was skeptical at first, but I’ve become a real, real believer in the website that the government has set up, I’m actually surprised at how good it is.” Scott said once students do the new MPN, the next two steps will be the same as in the past. Students will accept their loans and the amount of money and then complete the loan counseling that’s required. “It’s not going to be difficult,” Scott said. “We’re going to send out a message to all the continuing students telling them to do that, and if we can get 50 percent of the students getting it done in the summer, that’s fine.” Scott said he knows there will be people waiting until the last minute to sign their new MPN, which will take students 35 to 40 minutes to complete. “It was relatively evident to us that Congress wanted to do away with the other loan programs,” Scott said. “We knew that the direct loan was going to be around forever, but we weren’t LOANS, page 3
Students ‘Dash for Darfur’ UA-STAND anti-genocide coalition holds 5K run/walk Sunday
By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Students took their marks on the lawn near the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center Sunday morning. They were there for a 5K run/walk to raise awareness for Darfur. An anti-genocide coalition, UASTAND, the student-led division of the Genocide Intervention Network, held it’s first big event in the form of the Dash for Darfur. Tickets were $15 before the race and $20 on race day. There was a free T-shirt for those who registered early. There were also prizes for first, second and third place. Sarah Anand, an economics and political science sophomore, gave a speech before the race, thanking the runners and updating them about Darfur. Anand said that the genocide in Darfur has resulted in the deaths of over 400,000 people and displacement of over 2.5 million
peaceful elections in Sudan. “Me and a few of the other officers actually went to the same high school. We were officers in STAND and were involved since it began in our high school,”said Aeen Asghar, a member of STAND. Runners enjoyed being able to support and raise awareness for the cause. “It’s nice to do a race for a good cause; usually I feel like your money just goes to a T-shirt and a banana,” said Elizabeth Ferris, a public health graduate student. Three of the runners dressed in convict costumes to help draw attention to the cause. Brandon Alkire, an astronomy sophomore and STAND member, Valentina Martinelli/Arizona Daily Wildcat Students and faculty take off for the 5K run/walk next to the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center, as part of Dash said he was pleased with the for Darfur. The event was put on by a student division of an anti-genocide coalition, UA-STAND, to raise turnout and that students on awareness for Darfur. campus were thinking globally instead of locally. people. She said that while some UA. The group has been working “It’s important for (students) progress has been made, violence with the Invisible Children to know there’s more going on is still occuring in Darfur. movement in Northern Uganda than what’s in their backyard,” This is STAND’s first year at the as well as collecting signatures for Alkire said.
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