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Faculty forum calls for transparency By Will Ferguson and Shain Bergan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Though several different voices were heard in the faculty forum Wednesday at the Student Union Memorial Center, they all seemed to agree on at least one issue: President Robert Shelton and Pro-
vost Meredith Hay are leaving the rest of the university in the dark on the UA transformation. “This administration has done a terrible job at transparency,” said Lynn Nadel, chair of the Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee. “Robert (Shelton) is a good listener. He just doesn’t always hear, apparently.”
The lack of communication between faculty and the administration has led many faculty members to believe that Shelton and Hay are more concerned with obtaining federal funding and grants than maintaining the overall academic excellence of the university. History professor Ute Lotz-Heumann said the administration is intentionally
driving a wedge between the departments that are taking a 7 percent budget cut and those departments taking a 2 percent cut.“I wouldn’t be protesting the administration’s actions if my department had taken a 2 percent cut,”she said. Other faculty members echoed LotzHeumann’s concern that the budget may be driving the UA apart.
UMC’s Labor Day less bloody
“No one is denying that the university is facing serious budget issues,” said Wanda Howell, a faculty chair on the shared governance committee. “Right now we definitely need money. Unfortunately this need has twisted the value structure we are operating on.” The group also explored the possibility FORUM, page 6
Students rally for financial support By Michelle Cohen ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The American Red Cross recommends before your donation: Lisa Earle/Arizona Daily Wildcat
Susan Knoll, a medical technologist at the University Medical Center, looks through the depleted supply of donor blood at the UMC blood bank on Tuesday, Sep 8. The small supply of blood is partially due to regular trauma from Labor Day weekend but also because not enough people donate blood regularly.
By Angel Allen ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Holiday weekends, although fun, tend to be busy for hospitals dealing with accidents from increased drinking and road traffic. But for University Medical Center, this Labor Day weekend was surprisingly uneventful. According to UMC officials, accidents and demand for transplant organs over the holiday weekend can lead to a dangerous drop in blood bank supplies. However, Katherine Winebar, senior medical technologist in the pathology lab at UMC, said this year showed an unusual turnaround, as demand went down
and supplies stayed up. “We couldn’t believe what a nice weekend we had,” she said. A total of 206 units, about 32 gallons, were given in those four days, a much smaller number than UMC pathologists said they were expecting. Usually, Winebar said, there are traumas that result in victims needing blood transfusions and organ transplants. But, she added, during the fourday weekend UMC did not perform any trauma-related transplants, which she described as an especially difficult part of the medical profession. “Someone receives life, and someone loses life,” she said. “That’s the long and short of it.”
It can take several days for blood to be available for use from the time it is donated due to cautionary medical screening for infectious diseases. Platelets only have a shelf life of five days, so it is very important to have continuous donors, said Susan Knoll, a medical technologist in the pathology lab at UMC. “We can’t wait till we need it,”she said. Knoll added that the types of trauma that use the most blood are from ATV and car accidents, gunshot wounds and car accidents involving pedestrians. Organ transplants also use a great deal of blood. Knoll BLOOD, page 3
ASUA defends exec spending By Michelle Monroe ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT ASUA officials laid to rest concerns raised last night by Associated Students of the University of Arizona senators about executive spending. ASUA allocates thousands of dollars to executive operations accounts used by the president, administrative vice president and executive vice president,
according to budgets obtained by the Arizona Daily Wildcat. This year the amount agreed upon for the executive operations accounts was $7,000, a $2,000 cut from last year’s budget. Senator Daniel Wallace raised doubts at recent ASUA meetings about this amount of money being in the hands of only three people, its use, and the checks and balances used to handle
these accounts. Clifton Harris, ASUA treasurer, said the amount is not exorbitant and has historically been an appropriate limit for the executives. The total monies allocated represents only two percent of the total funds in ASUA’s budget. “These accounts, particularly this year, will be necessary because we
• Get a good night’s sleep. • Eat a good breakfast or lunch. • Drink extra water and fluids to replace the volume you will donate, but avoid caffeinated beverages. • Eat iron-rich foods to boost your iron level. • Avoid fatty foods. Tests for infections done on donated products can be affected by fatty materials. • If you are an automated donor, get plenty of calcium-rich foods and drinks for a few days prior to your donation. • If you are a platelet donor, remember that your system must be free of aspirin for two days prior to donation.
Students concerned over recent tuition increases gathered last night to discuss new legislation that could alleviate financial pressures on students. More than 100 people attended Arizona Students’ Association’s kickoff event, “Take Back Education!” in the Student Union Memorial Center. The group focused on the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, currently being debated in Congress, which would give financial aid and grants to students without raising taxes directly. “(This) was the kickoff event to get students engaged in the upcoming financial aid campaign, SAFRA,”said Chris Nagata, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. Similar events were simultaneously held at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University to raise awareness about the upcoming financial aid campaign. “What we need to do is make students realize tuition has been going up severely in the past year,” said Nicole Pasteur, student director at ASA. SAFRA would be “one of the largest investments in financial aid the country has ever seen,”said David Martinez, UA campus organizer with ASA. Approximately 130 students, many of whom were freshmen, attended the event, which surpassed ASA’s expectation of about 100, said Elma Delic, student director at ASA. Some students said they are definitely feeling the impact of the recent tuition increases. “I’m an Arizona Assurance scholar,” said political science freshman Ashley Robinson. “It’s hard for my family to pay for me to come to school, and with the increase I have had to pay more.” ASA has until Oct. 15, when SAFRA’s fate will be decided, to raise awareness about the campaign. “Having tuition go up twice in one year is outrageous,” Pasteur said. “It’s really important for students at the UA to know they have a voice and the power to mobilize and make changes for the bettering of higher education.”
ASUA Treasurer Clifton Harris addresses the senate at a meeting in the Ventana room in the Student Union Memorial Center Aug. 25. Jacob Rader/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
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