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MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2015

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STEM program diversifies field BY TERRIE BRIANNA The Daily Wildcat

Teachers in Industry is a UApartnered program that aims to educate teachers and increase their retention rates in science, technology, engineering and math classrooms. The program recently received recognition from Change the Equation for its uniqueness and efforts to diversify the field. Change the Equation is an organization that partners with communities, schools and states to

ensure that students receive STEM programs. Julia Olsen, the director of Teachers in Industry, said the purpose of the program is for teachers to “experience working in a business because most teachers have not done that. … They can learn first-hand about the kind of skills and knowledge that their students need to get interested in careers in STEM … and to understand why STEM is important.” According to Bruce Johnson, a co-director at the STEM Learning

Center, the Teachers in Industry program is the only program in the country that arranges for STEM classroom teachers to work in STEM industries during the summer and earn a master’s degree simultaneously. “One reason Teachers in Industry was recognized by Change the Equation is its combination of STEM work experience and a graduate program,” Johnson said. “… [We] have data to show how the program helps to teach excellent STEM teachers in the profession while

also assisting them to bring their business [and] industry experiences to their classrooms to help their students.” From 2001 to 2014, there was a one percentage point decrease in the number of women in the engineering and advanced manufacturing fields, exemplifying the underrepresentation issue that groups such as these, along with President Barack Obama’s administration, are trying to eradicate.

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MOUNT LEMMON

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

— The New York TImes

SPORTS Tucsonans can escape rising temperatures at Mount Lemmon as campgrounds begin to open, kicking off the summer camping season BY BRANDI WALKER The Daily Wildcat

Baseball swept by USC over three-game series at home

The reopening of Mount Lemmon’s most popular campground on Friday marked the beginning of the summer camping season for Tucsonans. “In the summer, when it warms up, people like to recreate in the higher elevations where it’s cooler, to get out of the desert heat,” said Heidi Schewel,

public affairs specialist for the Coronado National Forest. Rose Canyon Campground, which opened Friday, has 72 campsites with drinking water available and is at an elevation of 7,200 feet. Schewel said Rose Canyon Campground is the most popular of the summer campsites, which is why it is the first to be reopened. Whitetail Campground

and Showers Point Group Campground are both camping sites that can accommodate groups of campers and will reopen for the summer on Friday. Schewel said Spencer Canyon Campground is also popular during the summer camping season. She added that Spencer Canyon Campground is at an elevation of 7,800 feet and is the highest developed campground

on Mount Lemmon. Due to its higher elevation, Schewel said the weather is still pretty cold up there, and as a result, the campground will reopen on or around April 17. Schewel said it is important to prepare for mountain weather when camping on Mount Lemmon. “It’s quite a bit cooler up there

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Carnival brings UA traffic restrictions BY DAVID MCGLOTHLIN

The Daily Wildcat

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Several changes around the UA campus are being implemented in preparation for Spring Fling, which takes place on the UA Mall Friday to Sunday. Campus visitors can expect traffic restrictions and general changes around campus as crews configure the event area for the largest student-run carnival in the nation beginning today at 6 a.m. until April 15 at 8 a.m. Road closures for the 41st annual Spring Fling include University Boulevard between Cherry Avenue and Campbell Avenue. There will also be temporary fencing closing off portions of the Mall to cyclists, motorists and pedestrians. Here are the closures to prepare for, according to a press release email from Amanda Lester, Spring Fling executive director :

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Fast-paced finish to Legislature session BY ETHAN MCSWEENEY

Arizona Sonora News Service

PHOENIX — The hours dragged on Thursday into the evening and then into the early morning Friday as lawmakers moved bill after bill to reach a historic — and chaotic — early finish to the legislative session. Sine die, Latin for “without day,” marks the end of the session for the Arizona Legislature, which is supposed to finish its work in 100 days. This year, it finished in just 81 days — the shortest in decades. Following the early passage of the budget last month, major bills remained on the calendar for the final week.

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RCS CONSTRUCTION workers unload and set up carnival rides for the upcoming Spring Fling on the UA Mall on April 6, 2014. Preparations and configuration of the event area begins Monday and ends April 15.

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Legislators attempted to speed bills through during the hectic final day. While the Senate began its day early and moved quickly, things got bogged down in the House with more members

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