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Halt on hires could be detrimental
UA still without new provost, deans in 3 colleges
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PHOENIX - UA officials say a measure in the state legislature aimed to curb spending would be detrimental to the university and also for the recruitment of new faculty, many of whom are needed to replace those retiring or departing. As a result of an estimated $1 billion state budget deficit, HB 2043 mandates that all state agencies halt all hiring and promotions for the remainder of the 2007-2008 fiscal year ending June 30.
Volunteers tidy up campus area
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While many students spent the cold Saturday morning sleeping in or eagerly awaiting the men's basketball game, 600 of their peers patrolled neighborhoods around campus with rakes, shovels and trash bags. The UA Mortar Board sponsored a mass clean-up that involved volunteers raking leaves, pulling weeds, picking up trash and performing general maintenance to tidy up the streets, sidewalks and yards of the neighborhoods directly north and south of campus.
Students to pray for days
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Christian student ministries around campus are joining together in nonstop prayer for the next 38 days. Students will be gathering in a white tent near the cactus garden on the UA Mall during the day and at the Little Chapel of All Nations - at the intersection of North Highland Avenue and East First Street - at night to bring unity to the Christian ministries on campus.
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Online survey to look at freshman spending
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The UA launches an online survey today meant to uncover the financial behaviors of freshmen and give university officials insight into how to help curb risky habits. The Arizona Pathways to Life Success for University Students survey targets freshmen because the first year is a transitional period that carries lots of new and potentially dangerous decisions, said Soyeon Shim, director of the UA's John and Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Clinton, Obama advisers tout science policies
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BOSTON - Representatives for Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took the stage at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference held at the Hynes Convention Center on Saturday. The forum was an effort to publicize the importance of science and technology in national and international discourse, and give attendees perspective on where the presidential candidates stand on issues such as funding for science, energy policy, stem-cell research and technological advancement.
