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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014
VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 143
Threat to UA deemed hoax
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BY JORDAN FOWLER The Daily Wildcat
An anonymous email sent last week containing threats of violence against the UA was deemed a hoax. The University of Arizona Police Department received a report of the email and was quickly able to determine there was no real threat involved, said Sgt. Filbert Barrera, UAPD public information officer, but detectives are working
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to identify the origin of the experience with a threat of this system that can’t be tricked. email. Barrera said the email sort in his 20 years of working at The objective is to follow the steps in the path backward looked more like somebody was a university. Brummund said that while until the origin of the email is playing a prank. determined. U n i v e r s i t y There are several I n f o r m a t i o n We don’t want to under-respond. measures in place to Technology Services’ — Sgt. Filbert Barrera, keep students aware IT support center UAPD public information officer and informed in cases received the email and like this, Brummund immediately turned it said. UITS contracted over to UAPD, which then began the investigation, it is relatively easy to send an with a company a few years ago said Barry Brummund, deputy anonymous email, when it to allow it to send mass emails public information officer for comes to the actual content of THREAT, 3 UITS. He said this was his first the email there is a networking
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Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that would have set different regulations for ride-sharing networks and regular taxi services. House Bill 2262 would have allowed the state of Arizona to regulate ride-sharing networks, such as Uber and Lyft, though without the same safety standards and insurance requirements as taxi services. The bill was passed by both houses of the state legislature and sent to the governor’s desk on Thursday, where she vetoed it. In her veto letter, Brewer said the bill would allow the networks to operate in Arizona without the safeguards necessary for drivers, consumers and the public. “Consumer safety must not be sacrificed for the sake of innovation,” Brewer said. Brewer cited gaps in insurance coverage and a lack of required drug testing for drivers as reasons she vetoed the bill. With the veto, Uber and Lyft will still be able to provide services in Arizona, though they will continue to operate without any regulation by the state. Uber and Lyft representatives have both expressed disappointment regarding Brewer’s decision. In a statement, Uber said ride-sharing as we know it is dead in Arizona. “With the veto of H.B. 2262, Gov.
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Fare increases still uncertain BY LAUREN NIDAY
The Daily Wildcat
It is unclear right now whether the city of Tucson will approve proposed Sun Tran fare increases for the 2015 fiscal year. In a memo regarding the upcoming budget, the city did not approve a 25-cent increase in bus fares, according to an article released by the Arizona Daily Star on April 21. Kandi Young, communications and marketing director at Sun Tran, said that Sun Tran is continuing its compilation of user opinions and feedback, and will present its findings to Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild and the city council in about a month. On April 2, Sun Tran hosted an information session in the Student Union Memorial Center Kiva Room to gather student and
faculty input on the proposed fare increase and route changes. Students and faculty had the ability to ask representatives of Sun Tran about the changes, and were encouraged to fill out a survey providing input that is currently being compiled and will eventually be presented to Rothschild and the city council prior to their decision regarding the proposed changes. Bill Davidson, manager of public information and marketing at UA Parking and Transportation Services, urged students and faculty to participate in the information session and give their feedback because around 3,000 Sun Tran passes have been purchased from the PTS office. Following a Comprehensive Operational Analysis that was completed in February, Sun Tran was able to analyze routes and
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A SUN TRAN BUS approaches the downtown Ronstadt Transit Center on Saturday. It is unclear at this time whether or not the city of Tucson will raise fares for Sun Tran buses.
fares and conduct on-board rider surveys, according to Young. From this information, three different options were developed regarding how Sun Tran could gradually increase fares over the next 10 years. Young said the three proposed bus fare increase options include a plan for small incremental increases through 2025.
She had previously stated that she believes the mayor and council will choose a mixture of the three options, heavily based on user feedback. “We are still moving forward,” Young said. — Follow Lauren Niday @lauren_niday
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