Wednesday Protests - Excuses Offered!

ASA volunteers will be starting to check students in at 7:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom in the Student Union, where the ABOR meeting was. If groups want to ride on the same bus and the number is pretty large, then checking in earlier is better in order to stay as a group.

Here is a message from Tommy Bruce, ASUA President:

"Dear Wildcats:The Arizona State Legislature will be making difficult final decisions on mid-year budget cuts for fiscal year 2009 in the very near future. In an effort to ensure that our students all make their voices heard, The Associated Students of the University of Arizona, Graduate & Professional Student Council alongside the Arizona Students Association will be providing students an opportunity to travel up to the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday January 28th.

The details are as follows:
Arizona State Capitol Trip
Wednesday January 28, 2009
Depart Campus: 9am
Return to Campus: 5pm (at the latest)
Breakfast & Lunch will be provided
25 buses will be leaving The University of Arizona on Wednesday morning, which means we only have room for 1,500 students of our 38,000 - sign up quickly to make your voice heard.

If you would like to go, we need you to sign-up by Tuesday 5pm on January 27th. You can sign up by doing one of the following:
SIGN-UP:E-Mail: asa@email.arizona.edu Call: (520) 621 - ASUA Go To: ASUA Office (3rd floor of the Student Union Memorial Center, directly above The University of Arizona Bookstore - open from 8am - 5pm)
Please Include The Following Information:
Full Name:
E-Mail:Cell
Phone:
Student ID:

Students who attend this trip to the capitol will receive written verification of their attendance, but will be responsible for communicating with their professors about their absence and for all work that they miss prior to departing.
For more information about this opportunity please visit the ASUA website at http://www.asua.arizona.edu/.
Bear Down!
Tommy BruceASUA Student Body President"

A message to the faculty:
"Dear Faculty Colleagues:
We are writing to alert you to the student protest against the proposed budgetcuts, planned for Weds, Jan 28th at the State Capitol. (See detailsbelow.)

The students have asked for our help in the following ways:
1) Allow your students to attend by excusing absences on wednesday (ASA is happyto provide proof of attendance for each individual student). OR just bring yourwhole class to the protest.
2) DONATE MONEY: The ASA is renting buses to bring students from UA to Phoenix-- the buses are expensive ($1000 for each bus holding 58 students). They have provided several convenient ways for us to contribute: CREDIT CARD ONLINE at http://azprotest.eventbrite.com/, PERSONAL CHECK to Arizona Students Association Drop it off at the ASUA office onthe 3rd floor of the Student Union Memorial Center. ORSend it to: Arizona Students Association, 3507 N. Central Ave., Suite 202 Phoenix, AZ 85012

Many thanks for your support,
Wanda H. Howell, Chair of the Faculty
Miranda Joseph, Chair, Strategic Planning and Budget Advisory Committee"