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By Matt Andazola
The federal government either needs to drastically retool the No Child Left Behind Act, a law regulating public school performance, or throw it out entirely, Rep. Raúl Grijalva said at a community hearing Saturday. The 2001 law is up for reauthorization during this session of Congress, but Grijalva, D-Ariz.
By Jeffrey Javier
UA students and faculty held an event Saturday as part of a national petition to Congress to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Step It Up 2007: Cut Carbon 80 Percent by 2050 was held in more than 1,400 cities across the nation as a way to urge Congress to prevent global warming in a collaborative event as large as the first Earth Day in 1970, according to the Step It Up Web site.
By Andrea Lerch
Despite a lackluster response from state legislators, Campaign Against Poverty organizers hope to generate awareness of world poverty among Arizonans. The campaign is kicking off its first Poverty Awareness Week today to raise money for the people of Darfur, according to event officials.
Students demonstrate science's magical side with inventive show
By Kate G. Stevens
Magicians never reveal their secrets - unless they're members of the UA Chemistry Club. The group invited community members to its bi-annual magic show Saturday afternoon and wowed children by showing them that science is more than just the periodic table of elements.
By Djamila Grossman
PHOENIX - Feral honeybee hives that form in random places like trees and abandoned houses could soon be less of a problem for residents as counties take responsibility for having the hives removed. Last week, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed into law a bill that adds wild honeybees to the list of public nuisances because they endanger public health.
By Claire Conrad
A Tucson-based company has been exploring a new method for sharing information between groups and companies - text-messaging. Syzygic, LLC operates a Web site, intextmessage.com, on which users can join groups and receive text messages from members within that group, said John Hand IV, the company's founder and co-president.
Dancer Keeno Gallegos of Colorado dances the 'grass dance' during Saturday's Wildcat Pow Wow at Bear Down field. Dance competitors from across the country drew hundreds of spectators for the two-day-long festival.
Pre-engineering freshman Mark Jankauski tries to win a prize for his girlfriend at the student-run Spring Fling carnival Saturday afternoon.
National Bone Marrow Registry drive
The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association will hold a bone marrow registry drive today to recruit donors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Medical Center Cafeteria, Room F. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 who meets the health guidelines can register.
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