University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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News - Production by Imcn J. Atiyeh luver Elections bring changes. . Thursday, 8 150 Harvard students were treated for unidentified sickness. A dining room at Harvard was closed when the students were treated for vomiting, diarrhea and nausea. The Harvard Crimson believe that a vegetarian sandwich or the pasta dish caused the illness. Friday, 9 Ariel Valenzuela. a Mexican national, was shot in the chest by a Pima County Deputy; Valenzuela was throwing rocks at the officer. Tuesday, 13 House Democrats offer cuts for all workers making less the $75,000 a year. This is another offer of a tax cut. One was also made by the Republicans of the House, which included a $500 credit per child with people of incomes of $200,000. Full of Hot Air. Pilot Karl Peterson fires up Miss Penny, a large pig shaped balloon, owned by Northwest Bank, on the mall early on the morning of Saturday, December 1 1 . The University Balloon Blow brought in balloonists and their balloons from as far as Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo by Charles C. Labenz. I V .il s N K .tf l 1 DV S 1 r A Up, Up and Away. Students scramble to get a gaze at the hot air balloons that were spread all over the mail on December 1 1 . Photo by Charles C. Labenz.

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1 994-95 University of Arizona Desert Politics Takes O By IMANATIYEH UofA Desert Yearbook December broughtmany political debates and changes. The Clintons spent this month singing to the tune of the season, while the House of Representatives ' leadership was handed over to the Republicans. More- over, the University was also involved in politics of its own, with students protest- ing the disbandment of the Physical Education depart- ment. After the Congress was taken over by the Republi- cans, cuts were around the comer. The Republicans laid off over 1,000 employees from the staff. They claimed that there would be more cuts and stricter use of funds. They also stated that the decrease in personnel that Washing- ton had to pay would result in a cut in taxes for the gen- eral public. Among the Republicans that gained considerable at- tention was the new Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Gingrich comes from the same background as Clinton with the exception of his party affiliation. He received many letters from the public telling him to keep the liber- als off. There were even rumors that he would be run- ning for president in 1996, however, many believe it is unlikely. Nonetheless, Clinton claimed that he was not intimidated by the switch V in party control, and that he was going to work with the Republicans to provide the public with what they want. Meanwhile, the Democrats and the Republicans fought over who got the biggest of- fice. Arizona saw a rise in AIDS and drug use in the past year. As of March 1993, 28.2 AIDS cases per 1 00,000 people reported. This is slightly above the average which is 26.9 per 100,000 people. As far as drug use, 30.5 percent of third-sixth grades have tried alcohol, while 19. 1 percent have tried marijuana. It was also noted that Arizona consumes 2.06 gallons of alcohol per per- son, ranking it the sixth high- est among the 50 states in the consumption of alcohol. Jobs decreased at Davis- Monthan Air Force Base by 5 1 . The administration stated that about 60,000 more people will be reduced in the next two years as will. University students also faced cutbacks: the Physical Education department was placed on the chopping block. Students protested, claiming that without Physi- cal Education, they would not have the opportunity to learn about health habits. About thirty students marched and chanted around the campus about the right to health education. Everyone Deserves A Healthy Living was one of the signs visible during the protest to save Physical Education department. Over 30 students marched to save the department from being cut. Photo courtesy of Arizona Daily Wildcat. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich of Georgia accused Democrats of using a strategy of personal destruction against him rather than debating Republicans on the issues. Photo courtesy of Associated Press.

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Page A26 Registering a 7.2 on the Richter scale 1 994-95 University of Arizona Desert The Big M Pulling up a soggy carpet from the living room floor of his home is Richard Brazil. Richard ' s home was flooded on January 9th along with hundreds of other people in Guerneville, California. Photo courtesy of Associated Press J ANUARY 1995 Tuesday, 3 The Re- publican Party takes con- trol of the House of Rep- resentatives and the Sen- ate for the first time in over 40 years. Friday, 13 Governor Fife Symington annouces his solution to accommo- date the increasing num- ber of Arizona college students. His main points included subsidizing stu- dents to go out of state instead of building new facilities. Wednesday,18 Snow falls in Tucson. Thursday, 19 In Grozny, Russia, the Rus- sian Flag was hoisted over Chechnya ' s bombed-out presidential palace. Presi- dent Boris Yeltsin de- clared an end to the mili- tary campaign on Chechnya.