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TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015

IN THE NEWS Negative view of US race relations grow, according to poll New York officer dies after being shot in head

VOLUME 108 • ISSUE 148

Dreamers issue remains Tuition will rise in the future for students attending Arizona’s three public universities BY ETHAN MCSWEENEY

Arizona Sonora News Service

PHOENIX — The Arizona Board of Regents approved tuition hikes on Monday at the state’s three public universities for the next academic year, following sharp cuts

in state funding. The regents approved the new tuition and fee structures for the UA, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University that were proposed by their presidents last month. This ends a monthlong tuition-setting process that

included public hearings and workshops with university leaders. UA President Ann Weaver Hart said the UA worked closely with student leaders in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and the Graduate and Professional Student Council

Police begin to rethink policies on using deadly force

BY BRANDI WALKER The Daily Wildcat

Womanhood.” The star began with how she grew up in Mobile, Ala., to a single mother. She highlighted how in school, teachers would express concern to her mother over her actions, citing one incident where she used a hand fan pretending she was Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone with the Wind.” Cox informed the audience of how this incident prompted her

An expert in cult dynamics held workshops for faculty, staff and students to answer questions and address issues about cults on campus at the UA on Monday. “As you all are very well aware, the university has received some publicity around some concerns related to Faith Christian Church and its affiliated student clubs and organizations,” said Kendal Washington White, assistant vice president for Student Affairs. White said that as an institution of higher education, the UA’s goal is to provide education for its faculty, staff and students. “I’m here on campus so that you’re aware that cults still exist, that it can happen in any organization, no matter what type we’re talking about,” White said. “It could be fraternities and sororities, social groups, honoraries, because we’ve seen some of these kinds of behaviors in all kinds of groups — and to let you know that they are still here and that it’s not something that’s from the ’60s and ’70s and no longer something we have to deal with.” Doni Whitsett, social working clinical professor and associate director of faculty development for the University of Southern California, said no one joins cults. She said people join organizations, clubs, religious groups and therapy groups. Whitsett said vulnerable people, particularly college freshmen and seniors, are susceptible to joining organizations with cult dynamics. “Pretty much anybody, at a particular point in their life, is vulnerable to cult indoctrination,” Whitsett said. “The thing is, the cult comes along, and if you’re in the wrong place at the right time, it’s a perfect storm.” Whitsett said cult organizations provide answers for many of the questions vulnerable people, or people in crisis or in transition, may have. She also said cults often appear to fill the “normal needs” people have, such as the need to have a sense of belonging and security. In response to questions asked by staff members, Whitsett

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Women’s golf set for NCAA regional action

‘TRANS IS BEAUTIFUL’

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UA baseball moves up conference

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ARTS & LIFE

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LAVERNE COX, Emmy award-winning actress, executive producer and human rights advocate, speaks to over 900 people about her experiences as a trans woman of color during the Wildcat Events Board and the Queer & Trans People of Color’s An Evening with Laverne Cox in the Student Union Memorial Center on Monday. “Empathy is the antidote to shame,” Cox said.

Laverne Cox spoke of her experiences as a transgender person of color to the UA community Monday night BY ARIELLA NOTH & MIA MORAN The Daily Wildcat

‘Last Man on Earth’ different kind of sitcom Page 12

OPINIONS Nepal needs money, but there are ethical and unethical ways of donating Page 4

QUOTE TO NOTE “[Batman and Daredevil] strike at the heart of crime within their cities. But, they do share a trait that Bates lacks: being qualified.” — Nick Havey OPINIONS - Page 4

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Cults on UA campus explored

Gunman in Texas was FBI suspect in Jihad inquiry

SPORTS

in coming to the tuition rates it presented to the board of regents, which governs the three in-state universities. Under the plan approved on a 6-1 vote, the tuition rates will rise at the UA for incoming in-state

“Empathy is the antidote to shame.” “Justice is what love looks like in public.” “I’m not just one thing, and neither are you.” These were only a few inspirational words given during Laverne Cox’s hour-long event at the UA on Monday night. The supporting star of Netflix’s “Orange

Is the New Black” and an Emmyaward winning executive producer of “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” discussed her life as a trans woman of color and the journey she has taken to become one of the most recognizable transgender activists in the world today. Walking out to a standing ovation, Cox said, “That is how a lady should enter a room.” As the applause quieted down, Cox began her talk, “Ain’t I A Woman: My Journey to

Blood donations honored in May BY AMBER WHITE

The Daily Wildcat The American Red Cross is using the month of May to spread awareness for blood donations. In May, donors are encouraged to give blood in honor of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, according to a press release. Henry Dunant, whose birthday is May 8, is remembered this month because he was an early leader in the Red Cross. He was an honorary member of the National Red Cross Societies of Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Prussia and Spain. He introduced badge wearing so others could recognize the people who died during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. Kimberly Houk, the American

Red Cross external communications manager, has donated blood for more than a year. Houk said the idea around Red Crescent Day is to celebrate all the good that people come together to do for the Red Cross, and the true meaning of what the Red Cross stands for. “We are there to help people in need,” Houk said. “Our big mission right now is to remind people that we have a great need for people to come forward and give back to the community by becoming blood donors to keep the hospitals stocked with blood.” May helps people to remember Dunant and his contributions, as well as look at all the good things the Red Cross does for people who need assistance.

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THE AMERICAN RED Cross Donation Center on Broadway Boulevard on Saturday. During the month of May, the Red Cross celebrates World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day to spread awareness about blood donations. Donations are in high demand following the Nepal earthquake.

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