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Arizona cornerback looks good in spring scrimage as he tries to rebound from a disappointing junior season. SPORTS, 12

What if God was one of us? Columnist Johnny McKay says people should focus more on their presents from the omnipresent. PERSPECTIVES, 4

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Professor salaries below average Compensation below market level in 11 out of 14 UA colleges By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Many UA faculty members have lower salaries than those at peer institutions — a fact that may not readily change due to budget constraints. The average UA professor’s salary was $118,000 in 2009, which was 9 percent below the market average of $129,000, according to data from the UA Office of Institutional Research and Planning Support. UA salaries were compared to those at similar public research universities, such as the University of California, Los Angeles, and Stephanie Thayer/Arizona Daily Wildcat

More students seek public sector work By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

College graduates are increasingly looking for degree paths to prepare them for public sector work, but the end of federal stimulus funds is putting those positions in jeopardy. The number of college graduates working for the federal government increased 16 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to an analysis of the American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. Employment in nonprofit organizations also increased by 11 percent during the same time period. Brint Milward, director of the School of Government and Public Policy, said the number of students interested in majors that prepare them for positions in the public sector has risen since the school’s split from the Eller College of Management in April 2009. Milward said that the number of public administration undergraduates has increased by more than 200 in the last two years, from 305 to more than 500 today, and the number of political science majors has also increased from 900 to 1,200. The number of graduate students working toward a master’s in public administration almost doubled over the same time period, from close to 50 two years ago to 96 today. “There’s no doubt that more people are asking for the major,” Milward said. “Whether there are more opportunities, I don’t know.” According to Bill Ruggirello, assistant director of UA Career Services, more private sector JOBS, page 2

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since he arrived 22 years ago. A lack of funding has nearly frozen faculty salaries, according to Miller. The university continues to face budget shortfalls with a proposed $78 million cut from the state for next year. “We have had intensifying problems with what we call salary compression,” he said. “The ceiling is rising sometimes. The lack of regular salary raises encourages people to look for jobs elsewhere under the assumption they may be able to get a counter-offer.” Below-average salaries are SALARIES, page 2

Shelton: Shortfall means cuts By Eliza Molk ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT UA President Robert Shelton explained during the Faculty Senate meeting on Monday that cutting operating expenses and taking funds from university reserves would be the main options to survive budget cuts. Shelton said that he and his colleagues have been actively planning for the 2012 fiscal year since the state was looking to reduce investment in higher education. He explained that for the past couple of years, the university has limited hiring, lost more than 600 staff members, appointed more outside personnel and looked at ways to reduce overhead while increasing consolidations and efficiency. “As we reduce our expenditures, we’re eliminating people,” he said. Shelton explained that in order to survive the proposed $78 million budget cut from the state Legislature, $39 million must be permanently cut from the university’s operating budget, which he said meant eliminating university employees. In addition, Shelton said that

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ASUA President Emily Fritze addresses Faculty Senate members on Monday in the James E. Rogers College of Law. The Faculty Senate meeting opened the meeting with a moment of silence for Wilson Forrester, a pre-physiology sophomore who passed away on campus during the weekend.

$17 million out of the $28 million in reserves would be used to close the remainder of the budget gap. “This still doesn’t solve the problem,” he said, because “cer-

tain costs go up no matter what you do.” Employee related expenses are an example of one of these costs. Provost Meredith Hay said that

all colleges and units within the university would be affected by budget cuts. SENATE, page 2

Love hurts

By Samantha Munsey ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

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It’s true what they say, love hurts. But does it burn? According to a study done at the University of Michigan, researchers have found the brain networks that are fired when you suddenly get burned are the same brain networks that are activated when you think of someone who has dumped you. “These findings are interesting because the emotional pain of social rejection was represented in an area of the brain that detects the physical sensation,” said David Sbarra, an assistant profes-

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Iowa State University, using data from the Association of American Universities Data Exchange. Eleven of the 14 UA colleges, excluding the College of Medicine, paid professors below the market averages. Salaries at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Optical Sciences and Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health were above those at peer institutions. Low compensation negatively affects faculty attraction and retention, according to Thomas Miller, associate provost for Faculty Affairs. He said the issue has been present at the UA

In the second episode of “One Day With...” Heather DiPietro and Sam Shafer find out who’s got the best pizza in Tucson.

sor at the UA and director of clinical training for the department of psychology. The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and conducted by having individuals who had recently been dumped by a significant other in the last six months undergo two MRI scans. In the first scan, participants were asked to hold a cup of hot coffee in their hands with no sleeve on the container. In the second scan, participants were asked to look at photos of an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend and recall memories of them. Both

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tests measured blood flow and showed similar brain activity occurring in the same areas. “I guess this puts a whole new perspective on getting burned,” said Robert Pitroff , a freshman anthropology major. Though Pitroff has never been dumped himself, he understands that breakups can be hurtful. “I never thought physical and emotional pain could be considered one in the same.” This type of finding doesn’t surprise Philip Gibeau, a counselor for the Counseling and Psychological Services

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