TO CLIPS INDEX - Clips for February 20, 2008

GOP plan for state budget unveiled
The Arizona Republic - Feb. 20, 2008 12:00 AM
Trying to break a logjam on the state budget, legislative Republicans on Tuesday put
out a plan that would bridge the $1 billion-plus deficit through spending cuts, money
transfers and a heavy draw on the "rainy-day fund." It won approval from the Senate
Appropriations Committee on a party-line vote. But because it has no support from
Democrats or Gov. Janet Napolitano, ...

Dial, ASU will study goods' enviro-impact
The Arizona Republic - Feb. 20, 2008 12:00 AM
How does a bar of Dial soap affect the environment? That's what Dial Corp. wants to find
out through a three-year partnership with Arizona State University. Scottsdale-based Dial
Corp. arranged the research partnership with ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability. They
will study the environmental impact of consumer products from creation to disposal in
what are known as life-cycle-impact assessments.

Murphy receives honor
Arizona Republic - Feb. 20, 2008 12:00 AM
Arizona State baseball coach Pat Murphy will be inducted into the Florida Atlantic Baseball
Hall of Fame on Thursday. His daughter Keli will represent Murphy in Boca Raton, Fla.

ASU students may have to reveal mental health
East Valley Tribune - February 20, 2008 - 1:02AM
ASU might require students to disclose their mental health histories as part of a slew of
tough safety measures that top officials are considering after two mass killings at U.S.
universities in the past year. The proposal is one of several nationwide intended to find
students with a pattern of behavior suggesting they could be a threat. There is no
precedent for such disclosures in higher education as schools have long battled to
protect student privacy.

Dial teams with ASU on impact of products
East Valley Tribune - February 20, 2008 - 1:26AM
Scottsdale-based Dial Corp. wants to make its products as environmentally friendly as
possible, so the company has teamed up with the Arizona State University's Global Institute
of Sustainability to figure out how to do it. "Our products are designed to treat, clean and
protect surfaces," said Richard Theiler, Dial's senior vice president for research and
development.

GOP would use rainy-day fund to balance AZ budget
East Valley Tribune - February 20, 2008 - 12:51AM
Ignoring a possible veto, Senate Republicans began adopting plans Tuesday to balance
this year's budget largely by virtually draining the state's rainy-day fund and forcing most
state agencies to cut spending by 2.5 percent. The measures adopted by the Senate
Appropriations Committee slash spending by just $212 million to make up a gap of more
than $1.1 billion between revenue this year and the adopted $10.6 billion budget. Some
of the rest of the difference would be made up by taking money from other special funds.

Opinion: O'odham college would benefit tribe, state
Arizona Daily Star - 2/20/2008
Our view: Campaign to build permanent campus, satellite a worthy endeavor
The Tohono O'odham Nation has embarked on an ambitious campaign to construct a
community college about 50 miles southwest of Tucson. The college would be a
welcome addition to Arizona's educational landscape and would help alleviate social
problems within the O'odham community. The tribe's government donated $6 million.
The challenge for the college, however, is to come up with $18 million more.

Guest Opinion: Guns would add fear, not safety, to classroom
Arizona Daily Star - 2/20/2008
The conversation about guns in schools will continue this week as legislation is being
voted on at the Capitol. This issue has struck deep chords within our community. As a
state legislator, I have seen two distinct opinions about this issue. One side of the guns-
in-schools argument is that a gun owner wants no one to be defenseless in the face of a
crazed gunman. The other side says that bringing guns into schools creates problems
rather than solves them.

Rheumatoid arthritis aid may come from UA

Researchers upbeat that synthetic peptide will offer more relief
Tucson Citizen - 2/20/2008
A University of Arizona researcher's discovery may help millions of people who suffer from
crippling rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Salvatore Albani is working on a safer, better and less
expensive way to battle arthritis, the nation's leading cause of disability. His discovery - a
computer-designed peptide called dnaJP1 - could change the way physicians treat
rheumatoid arthritis - the most debilitating type of arthritis that painfully inhibits joint function
- and cut down potentially harmful treatment side effects patients can face.

Talks fail to spur plan for easing budget shortfall
The Tucson Citizen - 2/20/08
PHOENIX - State legislators' bipartisan budget talks have yet to produce an agreement
on how to erase a big revenue shortfall, and majority Republicans are signaling their
frustration. "It boggles my mind that we don't have some dramatic correction plan in place
or at least proposed so that we can start making some decisions on some really tough
issues," said Senate Appropriations Chairman Bob Burns, R-Peoria.

House amends textbook bill
ASU Web Devil - February 20, 2008
Measure lacks price-disclosure requirement, ban on 'bundling'
Arizona's House Committee on Higher Education on Tuesday approved an amendment
softening a bill that requires publishers to disclose information about textbook prices,
editions and copyrights. The state Senate will meet tomorrow to discuss the same proposal,
which significantly alters the bill. Much of the House committee's discussion centered on
whether to go along with the changes.

Students visit capitol for ASA lobby day
UA Daily Wildcat Online - 2/20/08
Delegation aims to remind legislators of universities' benefits
PHOENIX - About 40 UA students participated in the Arizona Students' Association's 21st
annual student lobby day, one of the biggest events the association holds, organizers said.
ASA, which represents the student governments for the state's three universities, organizes
a lobbying day at the Arizona Capitol each year.

Textbook disclosure bill passed
UA Daily Wildcat Online - 2/20/08
Legislature finalizes bill without price disclosures
PHOENIX - A bill aimed to garner more disclosure from textbook publishers passed the
Arizona House Higher Education Committee yesterday, but not without an amendment that
some say takes away from what the bill really aims to accomplish. HB 2230 would require
textbook publishers to give faculty information on price and changes from previous editions
of textbooks so faculty can make more informed decisions when choosing textbooks for
students.

New class covers Asian-Americans
UA Daily Wildcat Online - 2/20/08
Professors have co-founded a colloquium devoted to bringing Asian-American issues to
students. The UA has entire departments devoted to regional studies and classes designed
to educate students about issues, past and current, faced by ethnic groups. But unlike other
schools, the UA does not have an academic program addressing the Asian-American and
Pacific Islanders minority group - a group that, in 2006, made up almost six percent of the
UA's student population, according to the 2006-2007 UA Fact Book.

Uniting for diversity
UA Daily Wildcat Online - 2/20/08
Science, engineering mixer aims to promote minority retention
Students from diverse backgrounds and fields of study gathered together at a mixer yesterday
to raise interest and retention for minority undergraduate students. The Center for Materials
and Device for Information Technology Research, the Latino Association of Graduate Students
in Engineering and Science and the Black Graduate Student Association held the mixer.

Senate committee approves budget fix
Arizona Capitol Times - February 19, 2008
A Senate panel gave preliminary approval to a budget fix for the current fiscal year that aims to
solve a $1.2 billion shortfall by cutting state agency spending and diverting money from a
number of specialized funds into the state’s general fund. The plan includes $212 million in
cuts to state agencies, including a $25 million reduction in university spending about $37
million less for K-12 education.

Learning by osmosis
Arizona Capitol Times - January 25, 2008
Torn up streets, a vortex of orange and white stripes, blinking yellow lights and snaking
re-directed traffic clogs central Phoenix streets. Many say they feel the sting, among them
business owners and commuters, and they have vocalized their dissatisfaction with the costs
— lost revenue and time among them — of the light rail system. Debra Friedman, however, is
not one of those people. The dean of Arizona State University’s College of Public Programs
welcomes the sight of the construction visible from her office at the college’s building on the
northeast corner of Central Avenue and Polk in downtown Phoenix.

Colleges look to expand network of young donors
Daily Record.com - February 20, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Cap and gown? Check. College diploma? Check. Donor pledge card? Check.
Today's college graduates are increasingly finding out the relationship between university and
student doesn't end with a sheepskin. Schools are spending more energy pursuing donations
from recent graduates, who aren't traditional donors because they're often saddled with tuition
debt and earn relatively little. But University of Arizona Foundation President James Moore says
his school is trying to instill a "culture of philanthropy" in students before they leave.