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raided their hotel. Henderson was with friends, but reports so far do not indicate whether they were involved in the fight. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona. said he’s working with the State Department to ensure the safe return of his friends to the United States. Henderson was pronounced
The UA is poised to begin part of its infrastructure improvements in deferred maintenance pending approval by the Arizona Board of Regents. At the top of the list is the Veterinary Science and Microbiology building also referred to as “Building 90,” according to the administration. The 59,914 square foot building maintenance project is just one part of the UA’s $350 million capital development plan for 2018 fiscal year. The renovations on the more than 50-year-old building are scheduled to cost a total of $18 million and will be completed through a designbuild process. According to UA plans, this will allow the university to have early cost control over construction, save time by fasttracking the project scheduling and still allow for the selection of the most qualified architect-contractor team for this project. The School of Animal & Comparative Biomedical Sciences operates in the building, using its labs, classrooms and offices. A survey found that the building needed improvements in HVAC systems, plumbing, water leakage and accumulation, including pipe insulation and making sure the building is up to the required safety codes. Workers inside the building have cited health problems from the deteriorating conditions. Jennifer Roxas, a UA graduate student and research specialist, said she faced health problems working in the building seven years ago. “In 2010, when I went back within the first two weeks I experienced an asthma attack in the building,” she said. Roxas believed her asthma conditions, which were not usually a problem — became exacerbated while working inside Building 90. She described one instance while working in the lab. “My throat was so itchy that I would scratch it, it was so itchy,” she said, “I was having some problems breathing, I had congestion...” She said these problems led her to
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BAKARI HENDERSON, A UA graduate, was recently killed outside of a bar in Greece while working on a photoshoot for his clothing line. Henderson graduated in May with a bachelor’s in Business Finance and Entrepreneurship.
UA community mourns death of recent grad BY NICK MEYERS @nameyers214
Recent UA graduate Bakari Henderson was beaten to death by a crowd of 10 people at a bar in Greece early Friday morning, July 8. While police have yet to determine the cause of the fight, they had initially arrested four suspects according to the Greek
newspaper Kathimerini. Two of the suspects, a 34-year-old Greek man and a 32-year-old British man, worked at the bar as a bartender and bouncer, respectively. The other two suspects were 22-year-old Serbian men. Six more Serbian men were arrested later the same day, after police identified them from security camera footage and
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