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Solar panels help UA shine in sustainability By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT All around campus, people are using the Tucson sun for more than just tanning. Four months after the solar panels went up on the Second Street Garage, the university is moving toward a more sustainable campus, linking student and teaching initiatives around campus. Garnering a “B” on the College Sustainability Report Card as of Wednesday, the UA is moving ahead on its plans to make the campus more sustainable.
“We are finalizing the design because Second Street (Parking Garage) is the first of a multiphase project. Hopefully we should be in construction over the summer,” said Ralph Banks, assistant director of engineering on the solar panel project. “Hopefully we will have everything up and running by the fall semester.” Banks said the rest of the panels, both photovoltaic and solar thermal, will be placed on four buildings as the Second Street Garage was a test for other projects. “I think part of this is that we are still looking at this as a little bit of
The solar panels on top of the Second Street Parking Garage provide shade for the vehicles parked on the roof level as well as produce usable electric energy for campus facilities. Gordon Bates/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
a lesson learned,” he said, “but that over the summer construction is bound to ramp up.” Parking and Transportation Marketing and Communications Manager Bill Davidson has gotten positive feedback about the panels. According to Davidson, the garage cashiers get a lot of customers commenting on the garages providing a permanent ramada on the top deck, providing shade to students, faculty and professionals. Lenny Berg of APS Energy Systems, the company that runs the solar SOLAR, page 7
Undie Run 2010: Bare Down
ASUA says farewell By Laura E. Donovan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Hundreds of students in underwear take over the UA Mall as an icebreaker for Homecoming Nov. 5, 2009. Another such event on the Mall is scheduled for Saturday. Students are asked to come wearing clothes to donate so they can “bare down” before joining the run.
Zona Zoo to host a clothing drive for Tucson Unified School District By Bridgette Doran ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT “Bear Down Arizona” will take on an entirely new meaning Saturday as students are invited to bare down and run a lap around the UA Mall wearing nothing but their underwear
in support of local charities. The Associated Students of the University of Arizona and Zona Zoo have created the Zona Zoo-sponsored Bear Down Undie Run. “At the beginning of the school (year) we really wanted to expand the community involvement aspect of Zona
Zoo. Some directors from last year had suggested that we organize a charity run. I proposed the idea for an undie run,” said Dominick San Angelo, Zona Zoo media and community director. Students were not very optimistic when it came to getting the UA administration excited about the idea
of sponsoring a clothing-optional event. After the unofficial undie run during the fall 2009 semester, San Angelo thought they had some leverage in convincing the school to jump on board. UNDIE RUN, page 7
Caffeine costs students more than cash By Alexandra Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT With finals just around the corner, many students rely on different forms of caffeine to keep them feeling alert and focused into the wee morning hours. But too much caffeine could drag their schoolwork down. “I got too dehydrated and was basically out of commission for five days this semester,” said Sean McConaughey, a theatre production sophomore.
McConaughey said his caffeine addiction started during his sophomore year of high school, when he used to drink two Monster energy drinks each day. After he fell ill and was stuck in bed as a result of his energy drink habit, he switched to Coca-Cola, orange soda and the occasional coffee. “I was pulling two and three all-nighters a week and I was drinking three to four energy drinks a day and not hydrating, and it just broadsided me,” he said.“It hit me with dehydration and the flu. The
doctor told me I shouldn’t drink caffeine.” Despite the warning, McConaughey drinks about a liter of Coke daily. He says it doesn’t give him a wired or jittery feeling; it keeps him awake and focused. “Yes, I am addicted to caffeine, but out of the things I can be addicted to it isn’t all that bad,”he said. McConaughey spends around $14 each week on caffeine products, down from the $40 he used to spend when he drank Monster every day. However, he said it’s a necessity if he wants to do well in school.
“Really, I need it to function and maintain grades and the work required for my major. If I cut out caffeine completely there’s no way I could complete all my assignments and continue at the U of A. I’d either be on probation or kicked out pretty quickly,”he said. Caffeine has positive and negative effects, said David Salafsky, director of Health Promotion and Preventive Services. “In moderation, caffeine is not CAFFEINE, page 3
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The Associated Students of the University of Arizona gathered Wednesday for its final meeting of the semester. Different sections of ASUA gave speeches for the end-of-theyear presentation, which focused on the organization’s different accomplishments this school year. The presentation included speeches about campus achievements in academic affairs, safety, Arizona Students’ Association, Zona Zoo and diversity. “We’ve had one of the most aggressive legislative agendas ever in ASA,” said Elma Delic, a journalism senior and ASA board chair.“We’ve also been active in student aid reform and pursuing our congressional members to vote yes, and it passed.” Delic also said that ASA had one fulltime legislative intern on the agenda. Ryan Klenke, diversity executive director and a political science sophomore, spoke about the diversity accomplishments in ASUA, which included more workshops and conferences for diversity awareness. President Chris Nagata mentioned ASUA’s marketing achievements. “I think we’ve been successful having our members doing marketing and social media marketing, and hopefully, you’ll see more of this in ASUA,” Nagata said. Executive Vice President and President-elect Emily Fritze talked about the changes in the general operations of the club resource center. “This summer was primarily on working on the club website,” Fritze said. “We also had a lot more clubs coming to us asking for help, and that was great to see. Administrative Vice President Gabriella Ziccarelli discussed the achievements for Programs and Services. “We did a writing competition with Residence Life, and have raised over $5,000 for the Diamond Children’s Medical Center,” Ziccarelli said. The senate and executives spent the ASUA, page 5
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