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Strutting their stilettos
Male students 'walk a mile' in women's shoes to raise awareness
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UA men took the phrase "walk a mile in someone else's shoes" literally yesterday by walking a mile around the UA Mall in women's high heels. "This is like torture," said Diego Lopez, a physiology freshman, as he squeezed his feet into a pair of light blue strappy wedges.
UA teams with China university
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An agreement signed yesterday kicked off a partnership between the UA and Nanjing Normal University (NNU) in China and was celebrated last night at Gee's Garden Restaurant. A handful of UA deans, NNU delegation members and students involved in the program attended the dinner.
Budget focus of forum
Finance and business managers invited to discuss expense effects
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Business members from different colleges and departments are invited to a Business Community Open Forum today to discuss the effects of utility- and employee-related expenses on the UA budget, as part of a series sponsored by the Financial Services Office.
Bill may let counties pass own graffiti laws
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PHOENIX - When it comes to graffiti vandalism in the counties, hands are tied not for sprayers, taggers and etchers, but for county officials who under current law have no power to fight the crime. This might change if a bill passes that would allow counties to establish their own ordinances for graffiti prevention, removal and abatement.
Three profs promoted to regents professor
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The Arizona Board of Regents will vote today to approve the nominations of three UA professors to be promoted to regents professors, one of academia's highest titles. Michael Marcellin, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, Malcolm Hughes, a professor of dendrochronology and Ofelia Zepeda, a professor of linguistics, have been nominated for the title.
UA lecture cancelled after visas denied
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Two Guatemalan leaders who were scheduled for a three-week visit to the U.S., which included a lecture at the UA April 19, were denied multiple-entry visas - part of an increasing trend that has some UA departments worried. One of those invited, Pedro Bernal Raymundo, is a health promoter for a Guatemalan group called Comunidades de Poblacion en Resistencia, or Peoples' Communities in Resistance.
Traffic class options grow
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PHOENIX - Traffic violators who are eligible for defensive driving school might soon be allowed to take classes anywhere in the state. Under current regulations, a court can require students to attend a certain school. There are 15 defensive driving schools in the state, all of which have to be certified by the Arizona Supreme Court.
3 things to know today
U.S. secretary of transportation to visit Tucson U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters will join Mayor Bob Walkup for an update on how Tucson is reducing traffic congestion today at 8:20 a.m. at the intersection of West Sixth Street and North Ninth Avenue.
