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Pride Alliance gets $500 for ad By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Jai Smith, co-director of Pride Alliance, stood in front of the ASUA Senate Wednesday standing out and proud – and asked them to do the same. His funding request at the UA student government’s weekly senate meeting topped $500, 3.04 percent of the senate’s total budget, to fund a full-page spread to inform students of the student body’s diverse gender identifications and sexual orientations. More than 5,000 students are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or questioning on the UA campus, according to Campus Health Service statistics provided by Pride Alliance. The advertisement, which was approved for funding, has 400 people who have agreed to contribute their name in the advertisement, a number that grows every day, Smith said. “The very fact that I’m standing here says that ASUA supports the LGBTQ community,� Smith said, as Pride Alliance is an organization under ASUA. “Saying that groups will come to ask for funding against homosexuality is far drastically different than a group coming to ASUA celebrating diversity,� he said. Although its budget rose by $1,000 for the year, Pride Alliance’s $500 request was granted in an 8-1-1 vote, with Sen. Jeff Adams voting against
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Tim Luensman, a pre-engineering freshman, speaks with Drew Milson, left, the director of undergraduate studies for the physics department and Charles Staflod, an associate professor in the physics department, at the Meet Your Major fair in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom on Wednesday.
Redesign met with hesitation Meet Your Major Fair groups booths by subject, participants unimpressed By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Meet Your Major Fair has a new look, but people are divided on whether it’s an improvement. This year, the fair is organized according to themes, allowing similar majors to be grouped together. “I like the diversity of it (the old layout) more. I don’t think we all have to be just college of science,� said Olivia Hanson, graduate academic advisor for the department of hydrology and water resources. “Being mixed with others would be fine with me as well because that way kids get a chance to really see the different areas instead of just saying ‘Oh let’s just go to to sci-
ence’ but if you’ve got science intermixed with arts and all, I think it’s nice.� The fair was held in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom, and each theme was grouped together in its own square of tables. The fair generally sees 1,000 students and is put on by The Center for Exploratory Students in the College of Letters, Arts & Science. “This year, we were very fortunate to receive a Parent and Family Association grant that has enabled us to do more active recruiting,� said Mika Galilee-Belfer advising specilist in the The Center for Exploratory Students in the College of Letters, Arts & Science. The grant also allowed them to restructure the fair by theme, Galilee-Belfer said.
“That option should help students contextualize what the options are. The goal is for students to have an idea of how things are related and what distinct majors have to offer,� Galilee-Belfer said. Hanson thought the square formation of the tables left a lot of “wasted space� in the middle of the square and pushed the department of hydrology and water resources table away from the center of the room. “Not too crazy about the layout because we are kind of hidden back here, but overall it looks like we’ve had a good turnout,� Hanson said. Hanson also thought it was strange that some departments didn’t show up, leaving
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Monday last day to register for Nov. election Arizona Student Vote Coalition registers students on the Mall in a last-ditch ‘voting blitz’ this week By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Monday is the last day of voter registration before the November elections . UA Votes 2010 and the Arizona Student Vote Coalition have arranged a voting “blitz week� to register students before the deadline. Students can fill out a short form at a booth on the UA Mall, which is then given to the Pima County Recorder. “We’re just walking up to students and asking if they’re registered,� said Elma Delic, board chair of the Arizona Students’ Association and jour-
nalism and political science senior. “We want to make sure we’re everywhere on campus.� The Arizona Public Interest Research Group, the Arizona Students’ Association and ASUA are all a part of the Arizona Student Vote Coalition. The coalition has registered 522 UA students as of Tuesday. The figure also includes registration from an earlier “mini-blitz.� Gabriel Orozco, a criminal justice senior and Arizona Students’ Association intern, said the effort is effective because students are encouraged to register by their peers. “I feel that students listen to
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students,� Orozco said. Most out-of-state students can register to vote in Pima County without affecting their scholarships. The Pima County Recorder’s office said to check with your scholarships before registering to vote in Arizona if you are not an Arizona resident. Delic said some private scholarships have stipulations in “very rare� cases. “We’re really cautious, especially with out-of-state students,� Delic said. Undecided freshman Mia Alvarenga registered to vote after being approached on the Mall. “They come up and ask
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From left: Matt Brittain, sociology freshman, shares a clipboard with Matt Susa, physiology freshman, as they simultaneously register to vote outside of the Student Union Memorial Center Wednesday. Multiple registration booths were set up on the UA Mall as part of voting “blitz week.�
you, which is pretty cool,� Alvarenga said. “That was just really convenient.� Some students said they considered registering to vote earlier, but never found the time. “It was much easier,� said Eric Wheeler, a senior studying Spanish and Italian, about registering on the mall. “It’s re-
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