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FIJI man found dead in chapter house By Alexander Vega ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT A sophomore member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity was found dead around 9 a.m., on Saturday. According to the University of Arizona Police Department, someone at the fraternity made a call for medical assistance to UAPD at 8:59 a.m. UAPD officers and Tucson Fire Department personnel responded to the fraternity house. Wilson Forrester, from Nashville, Tenn., was pronounced dead by Tucson Fire Department.
According to police, there was no indication of foul play or an on-going threat to the community. UAPD detectives are investigating the cause of death. Johanne Jensen, assistant dean of students, urged members of Greek life to not spread rumors on the situation and not to talk to media in an email sent to greek presidents. “Please remind your members … to only state the facts regarding this sad situation,” Jensen wrote. “The best support you can offer (Phi Gamma Delta) is to not circulate rumors or create Facebook
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Mourn the loss By Michelle A. Monroe ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
A member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity died this weekend and police are investigating the cause of death, though no foul play is suspected. It’s times like these, before jumping to conclusions or making off-color jokes about fraternities, that it’s important to remember the severity of what happened. A student at this university died. Wilson Forrester was a pre-physiology sophomore from Nashville, Tenn. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, a brother, a son, and a friend to many. His cause of death is unknown, but his life should be remembered. I didn’t know him. With 39,000 students at the UA, it’s impossible to know every one. But each of us has a bond by just being Wildcats. I’ve gotten a hysterical phone call at 2 a.m. from a fraternity member crying over a drunk driver who hit his brother. I’ve talked with the somber mother of a deceased UA student who died in a single-car accident. I didn’t know them, but not knowing is not the same as not caring. Sometimes people simply need a shoulder to cry on, arms to hold them, or a quiet listener. Two years ago, a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity died and rumors circulated. His friends, family, and fraternity brothers had to not only endure the loss of a friend and a son, but the stinging words and judgment of misinformed people. Phi Kappa Psi member Andrew J. Segal died from natural causes, but the report wasn’t released until the next month. Those are weeks in which mourning and grieving was tainted with accusations. Let’s hope that this time, the cause of death is not what people focus on. If you knew Wilson Forrester, my thoughts are with you. If you did not, I hope you will treat this tragedy on our campus with the respect it deserves. Whatever your thoughts on fraternities or college parties, I hope you care about the loss of a fellow student. I hope you care about the hundreds of students grieving. I hope you care about the family that has to travel to Arizona to say goodbye to their son. I hope you care about Wilson Forrester.
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posts about this tragedy.” Phi Gamma Delta members declined to comment on the incident. A Facebook group titled “In Memory of Wilson Waters Forrester” was created on Saturday. “This group is dedicated to the wonderful memories of our dear friend, son and brother Wilson Forrester. He passed away peacefully Saturday, April 2nd and he will be remembered in our hearts as the incredible guy he was. Please feel free to share your memoires you have with him. I will update everyone as our Family
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Wilson Forrester, a pre-physiology sophmore, was found dead in the Phi Gamma Delta house on Saturday morning.
UMC ranks No. 1 in Tucson By Michelle Weiss ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
University Medical Center has been ranked number one in Tucson for best hospitals in the metro area. U.S. News and World Report made rankings that recognize 622 highperformance hospitals in or near major cities , according to a press release on March 29. There are almost 5,000 hospitals nationwide. “Tucson is blessed,” said Kevin Burns , the CEO at UMC. “We have a great health care system here. We have a number of excellent providers.” At this time, U.S. News and World Report is not submitting the details of the 12 specialties that were looked at for the rankings, Burns said. “Typically what they’re looking at is reputational quality,” he said. “They look to see which hospitals have a certain number of specialties that are very highly rated compared to their cares around the community and around the country.” Burns said he thinks part of the reason UMC was ranked number one is because of the hospital’s number of highly rated specialties. UMC is the number-one trauma center
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University Medical Center, the only level 1 trauma center in Tucson, was ranked number one in Tucson for hospitals in the metro area by a recent U.S. News and World Report. UMC received those wounded in the Jan. 8, attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and other Tucsonans.
in all of southern Arizona, he said. “I was very excited to see the recognition and positive reflection on the great team we have here,” Burns said. UMC has an academic element which incorporates teaching, research and working closely with the colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy and Medicine at the UA. There are about 350 residents being taught to become doctors between the UA and University Physicians
Hospital at Kino , Burns said. U.S. News and World Report probably also looks at the quality of outcomes information, such as mortality rates, he said. “I think we have a really good team of nurses, doctors and staff. They’re very focused on providing the highest quality care,” Burns said. “Quality is always out in the forefront for us when we think of the strategies for organizational excellence.” The patients are always a
primary concern and there are some services that UMC provides that are not offered at other hospitals in the area, he said. For example, UMC offers comprehensive transplant services. “We have really strong doctors throughout the hospital by reputation,” Burns said. “We have a comprehensive system to provide health care here, and I think that’s part of what makes us so special.”
Allen, Hernandez appeal again Both ASUA presidential candidates want reinstatement By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT ASUA Supreme Court will be hearing more appeals from the ASUA presidential candidates that were disqualified at the end of the general election on March 9. Both candidates are now appealing in hopes of becoming ASUA president without a special election. James Allen , who would have won the presidency with 2,009 votes had he not been disqualified, is appealing Associated Students of the University of Arizona Election Commissioner Michael Colletti ’s decision to uphold his disqualification. Colletti disqualified Allen again after the supreme court an-
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decides which steps to take in this long and difficult mourning process. I love you Wilson,” said his brother, Evan Forrester, in a wall post on the Facebook group page. Friends and family members have updated the page with memories and pictures of Wilson Forrester. On Sunday morning, a memorial service was held at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, and around 350 students attended. Father Bart Hutcherson of the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center at the University of Arizona presided over the ceremony.
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nulled enough checks for Allen to be below the automatic disqualification number. Daniel Hernandez , who garnered 1,004 votes , is appealing to the court saying that he should have become president after Allen’s disqualification was upheld, Colletti said. Hernandez also had one check annulled, putting him below the automatic disqualification number, only Colletti did not uphold Hernandez’s violation as he did Allen’s. The hearing will be sometime this week, according to Colletti. “I have full confidence in the supreme court,” Colletti said. “It’s in their hands now.”
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