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The ASUA Supreme Court denied the final appeal of presidential candidate James Allen, potentially setting the stage for a special election. In a decision rendered Thursday night in Room 160 of the James E. Rogers College of Law, the five members of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Allen should remain disqualified, as decided by ASUA Elections Commissioner Michael Colletti. During his court case, Allen argued that Colletti had applied the Elections Code inconsistently, since the two vice president-elects, Brett and Bryan Ponton, had been charged with the same violations as he was and yet hadn’t been disqualified. Court Justice Brian Chase asked Colletti how he could justify upholding Allen’s disqualification in light of this. Colletti said he looks at the number of violations first and took the severity into account when the Supreme Court remanded his decision back to him. Court Justice Matt Hum asked him if he treated all candidates consistently. When Colletti responded that he did, Hum asked why Allen’s case was any different from the Pontons. “Well, if they’re no different, shouldn’t he (Allen) be reinstated and therefore elected?” Hum asked. Chase asked Colletti if, in hindsight, he would disqualify the Pontons. Colletti responded that hindsight is always “20/20” but that the cases were different. Several justices asked Allen if he felt he should be held to a higher standard as a presidential candidate. “I just think it needs to be fair and consistent,” Allen responded. Collettiandhiscounsel,lawstudent Andrew Stanley, also said he had no ulterior motive in making his decision and was trying to remain consistent.
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Backlit by a presentation showing the reduction in state funding between 2008 and 2012, UA President Robert Shelton takes notes during an Arizona Board of Regents meeting on Thursday. The board discussed tuition increases in light of budget cuts in the Grand Ballroom of the Student Union Memorial Center.
Half of $1,500 resident undergraduate hike rebated for first year By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Mark Killian, a member of the Arizona Board of Regents, described a conversation he had with his son before the regents’ vote to raise tuition on Thursday. “My one son nailed me (with a question) last night and said ‘Dad, you’re not going to raise tuition, are you?’” Killian said. “I’m sure there are many families in the same situation.” The controversy of tuition and how it would affect families and students dominated the regents’ discussion about whether to accept the tuition and fee proposals put before them by the three university presidents: Robert Shelton of the UA, Michael Crow of Arizona State University and John
Haeger of Northern Arizona University. The regular discussion was derailed by a motion from Regent Chair Anne Mariucci, who suggested the board accept ASU’s proposal, but not the UA’s or NAU’s. Mariucci said she felt that those two universities, which each have uncommitted cash reserves on hand, should place priority on offsetting budget shortfalls by using those reserves before raising tuition. Regent Rick Myers proposed an amendment to the motion that passed the tuition proposals for both the UA and NAU, but used the two institutions’ reserve funds to give financial aid awards to students. That amount was set at $750 for the UA resident undergraduate students and $350 for new NAU freshmen enrolling next year.
This means that though UA resident undergraduate students would still see a $1,500 increase in tuition next year, each of those students will receive a financial aid award to offset half of that increase. Graduate and non-resident tuition levels were approved at their originally proposed levels. The UA has $271 million in cash reserves, NAU has $110 million and ASU has $179 million, according to Mariucci, though most of these funds are either earmarked for new projects or otherwise committed. Mariucci said the regents have a “remarkable opportunity” to give these funds back to students as a form of “tax rebate” for tuition payments. TUITION, page 2
Past president signs new book By Samantha Munsey ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Former UA President Peter Likins returned to campus on Thursday to speak to the public and university supporters about his new book at the UofA Bookstore. His book, “A New American Family: A Love Story” is a family memoir about his life and raising his six adoptive children with his wife, Patricia. The book is published by UA Press, which prints about 55 books annually. UA Press Interim Director Kathryn Conrad, who introduced Likins, spoke about LIKINS, page 2
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Former UA President Peter Likins made an appearance at the UofA Bookstore for a book signing on Thursday. His book is a memoir on himself and his diverse family, consisting of six adopted children from various backgrounds and ethnicities.
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From pond to pump order to develop possible solutions. Cuello has been working with algae for about 10 to 12 years. “It’s a very good candidate as a feedstock for biofuels because it’s renewable, meaning to say you can grow it,” Cuello said. “Number two, it’s got a high productivity in terms of oil. Much greater than all the others.” Algae are a good option because, unlike first generation feedstocks for biofuels, such as corn and soybeans, no one wants to eat it. “It’s like taking away food from the dining table and using it to produce food to fuel your car,” Cuello said. “The bad effect of that is the price of food goes up and a lot of people in poor countries are not
By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The green stuff growing at the bottom of your pool and on the side of your fish tank might one day be powering your car. Joel Cuello, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, has been chosen as one of 15 experts to sit on a panel examining potential threats involved with algae biofuels. The U.S. National Academies’ committee on the Sustainable Development of Algae Biofuels, will be tasked to identify unforeseen concerns and potential threats environmentally and to humans. The group will also be searching for ways to quantify these concerns in
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