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TODAY'S LOCAL
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TODAY'S NATIONAL
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TODAY'S OPINIONS
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LOCAL HEADLINES
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Late payments
put universities
in bind
By Becky Pallack.
The state didn't
make part of its
monthly payment
to the
university
system in
December, and
the Arizona
Board of Regents
will hold a
special meeting
on Thursday to
strategize about
the budget.
Board president
Ernest Calderón
said the move
most hurts
Arizona State
University,
which has its
own cash-flow
worries.
(Arizona Daily
Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/324076)
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Brewery plans
contest after
ale name brews
controversy
The SanTan
Brewing Co. in
Chandler will
change the name
of its Sun Devil
Ale after
receiving a
cease and desist
order from
Arizona State
University.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2010/01/05/20100105cr-beer0106.html)
(KNXV-TV (ABC)
Ch. 15:
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/southeastvalley/chandler/story/Chandler-brewery-in-bitter-beer-battle-with-ASU/LOiS5a-lWUqg9Jmci7bjqg.cspx)
(KSAZ-TV (Fox)
Ch. 10:
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/business/sun-devil-ale-controversy-1-5-2010)
(East Valley
Tribune:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/149123)
(Phoenix
Business
Journal:
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/dailyedition.html#4)
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GCC meeting
request being
stonewalled
By Suzanne
Jacobson. With
Arizona State
University
potentially
building a
campus in
Payson, at least
one Gila
Community
College board
member worries
that contractual
limits could
hamstring the
board’s powers
to negotiate a
relationship
with the school.
(Payson Roundup:
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2010/jan/05/gcc_meeting_request_being_stonewalled/)
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Mesa mayor hopes
to attract more
colleges to city
By Gary Nelson.
Arizona has only
a fraction of
the number of
four-year
colleges found
in other states
its size, and
among America's
big cities, Mesa
stands out as
one of the most
barren when it
comes to higher
education.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/01/06/20100106mesaU0106.html)
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Tucson-based
cord blood lab
reaches
milestone
By Jim Becker.
Cord Blood
Registry, or Cbr,
began as a
research arm of
the University
of Arizona and
started storing
blood in 1992.
(KOLD-TV (CBS)
Ch. 13:
http://www.KOLD.com/global/story.asp?s=11773700)
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Students weigh
in on college
choices
By Gary Nelson.
If you want to
attend a
four-year
college in
state, you're
almost certain
to wind up at
Arizona State
University, the
University of
Arizona or
Northern Arizona
University.
Maybe you attend
a community
college first,
maybe not.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2010/01/05/20100105mesaU0106box3.html)
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Survey shows
declining job
satisfaction
By Mike Sunnucks.
Americans are
unhappy with
their jobs.
Causes are many.
Major employers
— including
Honeywell
Aerospace,
Arizona State
University and
the Arizona
Republic
newspaper — have
also furloughed
or laid off
workers.
(Phoenix
Business
Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/01/04/daily19.html)
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Hubble Takes
Earliest
Snapshot of
Infant Universe
With a new
instrument
installed on
Hubble in May
2009, called the
Wide Field
Camera 3, Hubble
can see infrared
light "about 250
million times
fainter than the
unaided eye see
visible light
from the
ground," said
Rogier Windhorst
of Arizona State
University in
Tempe.
(Science Daily:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/52740/title/Hubble_goes_deep_and_wide_for_new_view_of_galaxies)
(FOX News:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/01/05/hubble-takes-earliest-snapshot-infant-universe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+foxnews%252Flatest+%2528Text+-+Latest+Headlines%2529)
(USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2010-01-06-hubble06_ST_N.htm)
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NASA chooses 3
finalists for
$650 million
space mission,
including UA
NASA officials
are considering
a mission to
probe Venus'
atmosphere, led
by the
University of
Colorado, and a
University of
Arizona project
to collect
samples from a
near-Earth
asteroid for
analysis.
(KVOA-TV (NBC)
Ch. 4:
http://www.kvoa.com/news/nasa-chooses-3-finalists-for-650-million-space-mission-including-ua/)
(KOLD-TV (CBS)
Ch. 13:
http://www.KOLD.com/global/story.asp?s=11769594)
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UA scientists
help NASA revive
the dead Mars
lander
By Jonathan
Saupe. NASA is
hoping to bring
the Phoenix Mars
Lander back to
life with the
help of UA
scientists.
(KOLD-TV (CBS)
Ch. 13:
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=11772579)
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NATIONAL
HEADLINES
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U Arizona Team
Seeks To
Construct
International
Internet
Classroom
[From Campus
Technology]. By
Dian
Schaffhauser. A
team of
researchers from
the University
of Arizona is
working on a
project to
develop an
"International
Internet
Classroom" as a
way to
centralize
information and
resources that
could be of
value to
teachers.
(Associated
Press:
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/06/u-arizona-team-seeks-to-construct-international-internet-classroom.aspx)
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First Earth-Like
Planet Spotted
Outside Solar
System Likely a
Volcanic
Wasteland
The newly
discovered
extra-solar
planet,
CoRoT-7b, is the
closest physical
match yet to
Earth, according
to
co-presenters,
that included
Richard
Greenberg,
University of
Arizona, at the
American
Astronomical
Society.
(Science Daily:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100106093642.htm)
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OPINIONS
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Attempt to craft
image sends
wrong message
By Joanna
Allhands.
Arizona State
University may
be winning the
battle in
protecting its
logos and
trademarks. But
it is losing the
war over its
image.
(The Arizona
Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/JoannaAllhands/70793)
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