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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2014
VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 119
Marijuana study lacks funding BY BRITTNY MEJIA The Daily Wildcat
Despite recent victories, a UA researcher’s medical marijuana study has more hurdles ahead. The study, approved three years ago by the Food and Drug Administration, received approval from the Public Health Service
Tuition proposal gains support
earlier this month to move forward. But researchers cannot begin work without funding or a permit from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Led by Dr. Sue Sisley of the UA College of Medicine — Phoenix, the study would include 70 veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and would examine how
specific doses of marijuana could be used to control their symptoms. Sisley said she had hoped to begin the study this summer, but the DEA will not grant a permit until there is a designated place to conduct the research and store the supply of medical marijuana provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. “The frustrating thing now is
… I haven’t been able to get any information from the university about where they will actually allow this marijuana study drug to be stored,” Sisley said. “They have to find a home for it somewhere.” The university is in the process of working with Sisley on final steps to move forward with the study, said
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RONDAE’S SMILE SWEETENS NCAA SUCCESS
MARIJUANA, 3
PUPPY LOVE
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GYMCATS’ NCAA PATH LEADS TO CAJUN COUNTRY
BY ETHAN MCSWEENEY The Daily Wildcat
UA student leaders urged the Arizona Board of Regents to approve a proposed guaranteed tuition model at the regents’ tuition hearing Tuesday night. The hearing, which was one of three taking place on the campuses of Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the UA, was held by the regents for the public to discuss the tuition proposals the state universities submitted for the 2014-2015 academic year. The UA’s proposal calls for a 2 percent tuition increase for in-state students and a 5 percent increase for out-of-state students. The proposal would also have the UA begin implementation of a guaranteed tuition plan for new students. An optional plan would be offered to current students. “This [guaranteed tuition plan] was developed with the partnership of our student body leaders and at their request,” said UA president Ann Weaver Hart. Morgan Abraham, an engineering management senior and president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, launched a campaign to rally student support
ARTS & LIFE - 6
‘LEAN IN’ INSPIRATION FOR DIALOGUE ON INEQUALITY
OPINIONS - 4
TUITION, 3
GOOGLE BOOTS NSA, BUT NOT FAR ENOUGH
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Our president [Hart] not only listened to the concerns of the students … but she acted on it.
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— Morgan Abraham, ASUA President
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Logan Stoneman, Shauna Williams and Hector Rosales promote their McGuire Entrepreneurship Program business venture, The Liist, with puppy photo shoots on the UA Mall on Tuesday. The Liist is a website that provides local date ideas for couples. Students could pose for pictures with the puppies, and those who got the most likes on the group’s Facebook page would receive a $40 gift card to a restaurant.
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YALTA is a city in the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine. The UA’s study abroad trip to Yalta was canceled out of concerns for students’ safety due to the unrest in Ukraine.
BY MADISON BRODSKY The Daily Wildcat
For a few UA students, the chance to study abroad has been cut short. The UA Global Initiatives program was planning to send 13 political science majors to Yalta, Ukraine, with UA faculty for the summer, but the program was canceled due to the current crisis there.
Ken Simonds, study abroad coordinator, said the government protests in Ukraine made the region unsafe to send students there for the summer. “We’ve been monitoring the situation more, and [the region] became the focal point of the protest,” Simonds said. “Safety is a priority, and given all the factors occurring this year, we had to
STUDY ABROAD, 3
The UA Hillel Foundation will be hosting its annual Holocaust Vigil on the UA Mall this week. The vigil will begin at noon today and continue for 24 hours, until 12:15 p.m. on Thursday. Throughout the vigil, volunteers will be reading out the names of Holocaust victims in 15-minute intervals, and local Holocaust survivors will speak about their experiences. Interactive educational pods will also be set up on the Mall. “It’s a really unique opportunity to get to speak with [the survivors] because they just have incredible stories to share,” said Hannah Crawford, a sociology senior. Crawford, who is on the Wildcat Jewish Student Leaders Team for Hillel, said her role is organizing the Holocaust vigil, which takes the entire year to plan. According to Crawford, the biggest issues when planning it were trying to adjust to the construction changes that took place on the Mall and finding people to fill the overnight shifts to read out the names. Crawford said this year, the Hillel Foundation reached out to the Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ group, for the first time to include it in the event. “Jews weren’t the only victims
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FLAGS ARE PLACED on the UA Mall on March 20 in remembrance of lives lost during the Holocaust. Each colored flag represents an ethnic group that was killed during the Holocaust.
in the Holocaust, so we wanted to open it up to other groups on campus,” Crawford said. Georgia Trester, a sophomore studying special education and rehabilitation, said she has signed up for one of the 15-minute shifts to read victims’ names. She participated last year, and said she is looking forward to this year’s event as well. “I’m excited to … [read] out the names because it not only brings the person back to life for a second, but it shows that even though the Holocaust was before we were born, we can still memorialize the people affected,” Trester said. Susan Crane, a professor in the history department, has
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It doesn’t matter if you eat healthy foods and exercise regularly: Your body is complex, and things go wrong all the time.” OPINIONS — 4