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Wednesday, January 15 - Tuesday, January 21, 2020 • VOLUME 113 • ISSUE 17
A reopening with new management Historic Fourth Avenue continues to endure many changes, but the favored 4th Avenue Delicatessen has managed to survive them all, thanks to its new owner
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INSIDE : Letter from the EIC | Vegan diet | CAPS wait times | Wildcat sports preview | “Quad Man” rolls through campus
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IN THIS EDITION | VOLUME 113, ISSUE 17 News
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News
Opinion
What’s been going on since we were last on campus?
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A letter from the spring 2020 Editor-in-Chief Eric Wise
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Arts & Life
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Investigative CAPS wait times and how the UA is doing to resolve them
4th Avenue Deli gets through almost closing its doors
Arts & Life A look at this semester’s entertainment and events
Opinion
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Wildcat sports preview for 2020
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Editor-in-Chief Eric Wise editor@dailywildcat.com
Sports Editor Jack Cooper sports@dailywildcat.com
Managing Editor Pascal Albright pascal@dailywildcat.com
Assistant Sports Editor Jacob Mennuti
Engagement Editor Nicholas Trujillo nickt@dailywildcat.com
Enterprise Editor Jake Toole investigative@dailywildcat.com
Assistant News Editor Amit Syal
Arts & Life Editor Amber Soland arts@dailywildcat.com Assistant Arts & Life Editor Mikayla Kaber
Meet the new 2020 spring editors for the sports desk
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Opinions Editor Claude Akins opinion@dailywildcat. com Photo Editor Amy Bailey photo@dailywildcat.com Copy Chief Sam Burdette copy@dailywildcat.com
Ways to make this semester successful
Sports
Arts & Life
News Editor Quincy Sinek news@dailywildcat.com
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A vegan diet: The good and the bad
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Due to the 4th Ave. Deli being a smaller restaurant, the owners take advantage of the longer wall to put seating and to showcase some of the pictures. Ana Beltran | The Daily Wildcat
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EIC | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to the spring semester BY ERIC WISE @IronInfidel47
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ello readers, My name is Eric Wise, and I’m excited to serve as the editor-in-chief this spring semester. As I wrap up my senior year, this will be my third semester working for the Daily Wildcat, and I have seen a lot of stories flow from our reporters’ pens. I was down the hall from the Arizona 3 incident when it took place, oversaw the editing process on the similarly prominent protests early in the fall semester and will be working with our staff through what may come to the University of Arizona these next few months. The reason I bring up what I’ve seen throughout my career here is to demonstrate that, like anyone else, it’s up to chance whether any of us witness something firsthand, but it’s a choice to face the stories and meet them halfway. Those who work at the Wildcat make this decision every day. Our responsibility to deliver accurate news, opinions, features and previews on what’s going on is an expression of how much we care about this news and this community. If you share this passion for writing, editing, designing, the people of the UA or any combination of these, I encourage you to consider applying for a position here. Like the population we serve, we come from different backgrounds and majors. I major in creative writing and German studies and have not taken a journalism class in my life, but my passion for veracity brought me here to make sure we’re as on-target as possible. Others are studying physiology, ancient history … anything under the sun, really. If you’re a STEM major that wants to report on the university’s scientific advancements, you can do that. If you’re willing to share well-thoughtout opinions on the events shaping
the university, the city, the state, the country — you can do that too. If you want to dabble in video production or photography, you’re first in line to get your feet wet. As we enter this new term, I aim to strengthen the Wildcat’s accuracy and efficiency in what we report on and how we do so. Those working with us and those who join us throughout any point in the semester will be a part of that goal to take this paper further. This is going to be a dynamic semester, what with the advancing tensions of the presidential election, Arizona basketball and baseball competing with teams across the nation and intriguing performances and events arising throughout the city. If you’ve got the time and drive to work at the Wildcat, contact me or other editors using emails in the staff box underneath any print edition’s table of contents. I hope this semester proves successful for us all — that by the end, our goals are closer, our lives are fuller and our perspectives are broader. Bear Down! -Eric Wise
— Eric Wise is a senior majoring in creative writing and German studies
NEWS | WHAT’S HAPPENED
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What in the world is going on?
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While school may stop, the news never does. Over the University of Arizona’s winter break, there seemed to be a surplus of newsworthy events from all over the world, both good and bad. If you haven’t been keeping up, here’s a quick recap of some of the most notable things you may have missed during the break.
1. The Australia fires
The wildfires in Australia have been devastating the landscape, the people and the animals. While the fires have been burning since September, they garnered worldwide attention when videos of the fires and news of the number of animals and people being killed gained traction on social media. Over 20 people lost their lives to the fires while an estimated half a billion animals have been affected. The area of New South Wales has been impacted the most by the fire, with over 2,000 homes in the area destroyed or damaged. More than 2,000 firefighters are working the front lines, but the fires are still raging. Many across the globe have started fundraisers or donated money to support Australia in this time.
2. The royal step-back
It was recently announced that Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, were stepping back from the royal spotlight and public life. On Jan. 8, they announced their plan to no longer receive taxpayer funding while splitting time between North America and the U.K. The news was jarring to many, as the rest of the royal family was not previously notified and the move to step back from royal duties is a rare choice,
putting them in a category alongside just a handful of others. On Jan.13, Queen Elizabeth II made a statement about the change, saying, “We respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.”
3. The Iran conflict
Complications between President Trump and the Iran government have been growing, with the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3 by an airstrike ordered by Trump, pushing both countries to the brink of war. The conflict between the U.S. and Iran date back to the 1940s, but current frustrations have reached a pitch not seen in over a decade. There will likely be much more to come from both sides in the upcoming year. To stay informed, be sure to read more in-depth articles about the situation.
4. Award season
Movie award season is upon us! On Jan. 13, The Academy announced the Oscar nominations, which featured films such as “Joker,” “Little Women,” “Parasite” and “Marriage Story” among those in the category for Best Picture. “Joker” received 11 nominations across categories including Best Director, Leading Actor, Makeup and Hairstyling and Cinematography. While the nominees for Best Director included Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite,” Sam Mendes for “1917” and Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman,” it failed to nominate women directors (Greta Gerwig and Lulu Wang). The 92nd Academy Awards will take place Sunday, Feb. 9.
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NEWS | VEGAN
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Across the nation: A plantbased diet takes over BY AMIT SYAL @ASyal21
Imagine this — you’re at a party having a conversation with a stranger. Within a few minutes, the stranger starts to bring up their diet and how they haven’t eaten an animal product in the last 11 years. You start to wonder — what for? Does the absence of meat pose any problems for this stranger you met 12 minutes ago? The vegan diet has made a sizable dent in the health and food industry in the last decade. According to a poll by Charles Stahler of the The Vegetarian Resource Group from earlier this year, about 20% of U.S. adults always or sometimes eat vegan meals when eating out and about 2% of U.S. adults consider themselves vegan. “The vegan diet excludes all animalbased products and uses plant proteins instead. So, no meats, fish or poultry, eggs and dairy products,” said Amy Drescher, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Arizona Department of Nutritional Sciences in an email. “To be healthy on this diet it is important to have plenty of fruits, veggies, nuts and vegetarian protein sources — beans, nuts, soy products, almond and nuts, milks and [vitamin] B-12 sources.” The hype around the diet mostly centers around the idea that greens must be a staple of one’s diet in order to stave off certain diseases and live a healthy life. Other reasons for choosing to adopt a vegan diet include the ethics behind eating animals and unfavorable prior experiences with eating meat. “I decided to be vegan after awhile of being vegetarian,” said Samantha Cantor, a senior at the UA, through a text message. “Initially, I chose to be vegan because I wanted to lose weight. The idea of [eating]
meat always made me sick and queasy, but after being vegetarian for a couple of weeks, cheese and milk started making me feel the same way. I don’t want to harm animals, and I truly think it’s disgusting to drink cow milk. It’s unnatural and cruel.” Like anything in life, going to the extremes certainly comes with its downsides. Similarly, completely avoiding all types of animal products means missing out on some crucial nutrients, including iron and vitamins D and B-12. Certain foods that satisfy the vegan diet, like spinach and almonds, contain high amount of calcium but are often poorly absorbed in the human body. “There is more and more evidence about how healthy plants are for you to eat,” Drescher said. “They supply nutrients that help our hearts, reduce cancer and diabetes risk and help us with weight management.” Phytates are the major storage form of phosphorus and inositol in plants; however, they have anti-nutritional activities once in the human gastrointestinal system. They form insoluble complexes due to strong interactions (chelations) with certain ions, such as calcium, iron and zinc. Consequently, they are not absorbed as well in the human body, most likely in the small intestine. “The hardest part about being vegan is eating at other [families’] homes,” Cantor said. “Also, eating what other people cook is challenging because you don’t want to offend them, but you know they’re probably using butter or eggs.” Regardless of the downsides, in 2018, U.S. consumers spent nearly $1.9 billion on plantbased milks as well as $3.3 billion on plantbased foods. The vegan diet is becoming increasingly more popular in the United States, even with some potential downsides to such an important life decision.
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ARTS & LIFE | AROUND THE CORNER
Despite challenges, 4th Avenue Deli reopens with new ownership BY AMBER SOLAND @its_amber_rs
After a hard year on Fourth Avenue, the 4th Avenue Delicatessen has undergone a change in ownership. Austin Counts, who brought 4th Avenue Deli to life six and a half years ago, announced his plans to close the restaurant on Dec. 15, 2019. Good news shortly followed in the announcement that long-time employee Kylie Myers had bought the shop and planned to keep the space as is. Counts earned a degree in journalism at the University of Arizona in 2011, but after finding no job prospects years later, he turned back to the comfort of the restaurant business, which kept him afloat through his teens and early twenties. The story begins when Counts was working at The B-Line on Fourth Avenue. He was walking through Food Conspiracy Co-op one day when he saw the posting just across the street that said the shop’s current space was up for sale. He jumped at the opportunity and “the rest was history.” After six and a half years of owning the deli, which he often struggled to keep up with financially, Counts wanted a career change. When it came to Myers taking ownership of the deli, Counts called it a “no-brainer.” “[Myers] is just a master of customer service, far better than I could ever be,” Counts said. “I’m really glad it worked out the way it did. I’m glad that she’s keeping it going. I couldn’t think of a better person to do it.” The deli was closed for a few weeks following the Fourth Avenue Street Fair but held its ground and reopened on New Year’s Eve with the support of local business owners on the avenue. “[Being a business owner] comes with its challenges,” Myers said. “It’s definitely a little scary — a little nervewracking — with all the bills, and you’re just never really sure how things are going to work out. You’re especially never sure how things are going to go downtown, on Fourth Avenue.” Businesses on the avenue have always been in constant flux, especially for restaurants with large high school and college student customer bases like 4th Avenue Deli.
Being near the university, business booms twice per year during the Fourth Avenue Street Fair and lags behind just afterwards when students go home for winter break and summer vacation, according to Myers. The avenue has incurred quite a few changes in the past few years, as parking prices rise and outside corporations enter the economic arena in the area. “The rent is driving small business owners elsewhere,” said JT Van Huss, an employee of the 4th Avenue Deli. “These companies come in and they’re just raising everything up and it’s kind of difficult for the small-town people to keep up with it.” Myers and Counts both cited parking prices as a major contributor to problems on the avenue. Developers demolished the Flycatcher bar on the southwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street in order to build student apartments in July of 2019. Soon after, the city converted the bar’s once-free parking lot into a paid one. Myers may have a plan to amend the issue. One of her first acts as the deli’s new owner is to get set up with Uber Eats to bring the 4th Avenue Deli to customers who would otherwise have trouble getting to the shop. “I want to encourage people to eat local,” Myers said. Myers’ big campaign to “eat local” has support from her employees, like Van Huss, and the support of the business owners on Historic Fourth Avenue. “Support local businesses,” Van Huss encouraged. “If you don’t — especially on a place like Fourth Avenue, which has so many unique, eclectic local shops — you’re going to get stuck with a bunch of chain restaurants.” Since its inception, the deli has been a Fourth Avenue staple. It’s small, wide enough for a single file line out the door with only a few barstool tables in the space. “Fourth Avenue really needed a deli, just a classic deli,” Counts said. “I’m a long-time Tucson resident and that was something I felt was lacking. You have Bison Witches, which is a fantastic sandwich shop, but it doesn’t have that old school, East-Coast deli feel to it.” Flanking the counter and booths are
ANA BELTRAN | THE DAILY WILDCAT
DUE TO THE 4TH AVENUE DELI being a smaller restaurant, the owners take advantage of the longer wall to put seating and to showcase pictures.
tall, creamy walls lined with blackand-white photos of classic artists, musicians, mobsters and boxers — some of them signed. Old VHS tapes play in the small box television by the counter. Counts’ favored classic rock and roll plays through the speakers. “It’s a fun, unpretentious sandwich shop,” Counts said. “When you go in there, you know what you’re going to get. The food is fantastic — it’s a classic environment. It really has no frills, in a good way, and I think that’s what the customers like. A lot of times, downtown, it almost feels like you’re paying for the atmosphere instead of the food. People should be paying for how good the food is, not to hang out.” Counts is still a major part of 4th Avenue Deli, even though it is not a part of him. From the pictures of musicians on the wall to the
conception of the shop itself, and even Myers’s management style, a little bit of him will stay in that shop until the end of its days. “[Counts] taught me everything he knew,” Myers said. Myers even added a new sandwich to the menu in his honor — “The Godfather,” the sandwich that Counts used to make for himself while at the deli. According to Myers, she sees no need in changing up a good thing any more than necessary. She plans on keeping the store as is, with its Wildcat specials, crime syndicate sandwich names and the classic, “unpretentious” deli atmosphere that Austin ingrained into the shop’s foundation.
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INVESTIGATIVE | CAPS
UA students struggle to get timely counseling The Daily Wildcat investigative team decided to look into why it takes so long for students to get an appointment at CAPS despite the opening of the new CAPS North location. They found a much higher wait time than the national average BY PRIYA JANDU, CIARA JEAN, HEAVEN RODRIGUEZ @DailyWildcat
When Allie Schoenike, a University of Arizona student and Associated Students of UA College of Public Health Senator studying public health, sought out Campus Health’s Counseling & Psych Services, she found herself waiting six weeks for an appointment. “When I was trying to use CAPS, I wanted to be seen regularly as a regular patient, and they can only see you like once every six weeks, which is not feasible for somebody who has a chronic mental health issue and needs to be seen weekly or biweekly,” Schoenike said. Schoenike isn’t the only student who has faced this problem. UA students have complained of long wait times in the past for follow-up CAPS appointments, with estimated wait times similar to Schoenike’s experience. The CAPS website even notes that students may have to wait three to four weeks to see a CAPS provider. CAPS North opened in August 2019, allowing more staff to be available for students, which cut down wait times, according to Debra Cox-Howard, a clinician at CAPS. “Wait times for follow-up appointments vary depending upon the time of year, but on average, the wait for a follow-up appointment is one to two weeks,” CoxHoward said over email. “During times of high demand, this may extend to as much as up to three weeks for non-emergent appointments.” According to the 2018 Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors Annual Survey, the average wait time for a first appointment after the initial triage for a school with 35,000 students is 12.2 days. The UA is still over that wait time by nearly two weeks. CAPS did not respond to multiple inquiries regarding wait times, prior to and after the opening of CAPS North. There were 10,167 total pre-scheduled counseling visits in the 2018/2019 fiscal year, according to the UA public record 2018/2019 fiscal year data bytes. If CAPS hypothetically distributed each appointment to the 26 mental health professionals equally, they would have had 391 appointments in the 2018/2019 fiscal year. That does not reflect students who
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THE CAPS MAIN OFFICE, located on the third floor of the UA Campus Health building. CAPS, or Counseling & Psych Services, is a student resource at the University of Arizona.
sought multiple appointments with the same counselor, which means that number could have possibly been higher for some staff members. Lee Ryan, a professor and department head of psychology, said access to mental health professionals is a national issue. “There’s a shortage across the country and there’s certainly a shortage at the UA,” Ryan said. “UA knows that and they’re working hard now to try to address that shortage … but I don’t think anyone would deny that there’s a shortage everywhere.” The UA has 32 employees within CAPS to serve 38,623 students enrolled on the main campus as of fall 2019, according to the University Analytics and Institutional Research. Of those 32 employees, there are 17 clinicians, two psychiatrists, three psychologists, three nurse practitioners and one counselor. Students pay a fee every semester, which goes toward CAPS. CAPS officials said, “The fee is $425 per year ($300 for students enrolled prior to Fall 2017 who were locked into the tuition
guarantee) and Campus Health receives 50.5% of that fee (49.5% goes to Campus Recreation).” Professor Julie Feldman in the Department of Psychology said there’s not as much of a stigma around treating mental health, which could explain why there’s more demand. “The stigma is lowering and that’s part of the problem,” Feldman said. “It’s less stigmatized and people are more willing to say, ‘I’m going to go to CAPS to get some help.’” Aaron Krasnow, the associate vice president of Arizona State University Counseling Services, said the average wait time is not a good measuring standard of their services. “If a student comes in and their clinical needs are such that they need to be seen very soon, then we find a way to see them,” Krasnow said. “If their clinical needs are such or their schedule is such that waiting a period of time makes sense, then they are seen at some other time.” Some students can be seen the next
day, while others will not be seen for a few weeks, according to Krasnow. UA CAPS has a similar system: Firsttime users of CAPS can be seen the same day during 15-minute triage appointments. The follow-up appointments must then be scheduled, according to their website. “We offer groups, which students can get into immediately, as well as on-line selfhelp services such as TAO,” Cox-Howard of CAPS said in an email. “Information on these are provided at the time of triage.” To keep up with the increased demand ASU has seen for counseling, Krasnow said they prioritize access. ASU did not return public request records regarding the amount of appointments booked. “We make sure people can be seen that same day and then we prioritize individualized discussion-making with that student,” he said. “We don’t plug him into a system, nor do we presume that counseling is what they need. We don’t make any of those discussions until we meet them.”
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In contrast, ASU’s counseling system has 47 employees, 36 of which can treat students. Those 36 consist of 11 psychologists, 15 counselors, four social workers, and three therapists working between four counseling centers and six health clinics across their Downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, Tempe and West Campuses to serve their 72,709 students enrolled as of 2018. Krasnow also said their approach to counseling is different than other treatment systems. In a traditional system, most people who seek counseling are immediately put into a treatment system; ASU’s Counseling Services uses an individualized approach to determine whether someone needs continuous counseling or if their source of stress can be addressed through alternative routes. “If a student comes in because they are experiencing financial distress, … we don’t presume that what that person needs is counseling,” Krasnow said. “We take that individualized approach with every single person that comes in.” Schoenike said the one thing she wants to see improved with CAPS is wait times. “When I was a freshman, my mom
passed away,” Schoenike said. “As I’m going through obvious college issues as well as the grief of losing a parent and then dealing with the aftermath, … someone like me, I need to be seen on a more regular basis than six weeks.” Schoenike said she still uses CAPS for psychiatry, but she outsourced her counseling. “Sometimes it’s a bit unorganized. I remember one time, I waited six weeks to see a counselor and I showed up and they were like, ‘Oh, she’s actually out today,’ and I was like, ‘You have got to be kidding me,’” Schoenike said. Another part of this problem is that students are often referred to CAPS for consistent support, but the university does not advertise that it is only a temporary answer for the help they are trying to seek. “[For] someone with a chronic mental illness, CAPS is not the right place to go,” Schoenike said. “I think the reason they don’t necessarily broadcast themselves as like a short-term solution is because, if someone is struggling with mental health, they don’t want to go somewhere that’s going to tell them to go somewhere else.” CAPS provides resources for students who want to seek counseling or other psychological services outside of the university, such as Psychology Today, a website that can find specific counselors for
an individual’s specific needs. Krasnow said ASU’s Counseling Services are also not intended to be long-term counseling solutions. “Typically when the student identifies for themselves, or we recommend something that is longer term than what our resources or our model could provide, we help them find a clinician in the community,” Krasnow said. Ryan said CAPS should only be one part of the approach to addressing mental health on campus. “There needs to be a multi-layered approach to providing support for students and employees at the university,” Ryan said. “If any student goes to CAPS, they will be seen. It might take several hours before they’re seen, but they can only provide short-term interventions. For students who need more long term help, we need to be able to connect them with those kinds of services too. It’s going to take everything from counseling and advising up to CAPS and psychiatry, the whole thing. There’s not a simple solution.” The Student Health Advocacy Committee has their own ideas to engage the student community outside of CAPS. SHAC is a student-led organization within the student government and focuses on mental and sexual health. “The [UA] is actually part of this program
called the Healthiest Campus Coalition, and the HCC focuses on mental health and brain health,” said Kaylah Scharf, co-director of SHAC. “They’re planning this huge thing called Brain Week in the spring and SHAC is hopefully going to be a part of that.” According to Scharf, Brain Week will bring mental health awareness and resources for students. “Basically, there’s going to be a presentation and programming and speakers, games for an entire week focusing on mental health and the different ways to destigmatize it and other ways to cope with the fact that mental health and mental illness plague a lot of students,” Scharf said. Schoenike is spearheading a committee on mental health in ASUA to address the matter on campus. She said ASUA is trying to come up with their own solutions for the CAPS problem on campus. ASUA Senate wants to create either a mental health week on campus or a resource fair for students. She thinks that if the UA creates a mental health week on campus, it will be easier for students to identify if they need help. “It takes a lot to admit that to yourself and to admit that to someone else,” Schoenike said. “I think if you could bring mental health one step closer and kind of take the fog and mirrors out of it, [it would] make it so that it’s not this big scary [thing].”
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CROWDS OF PEOPLE WALK among the food and merchandise in the Fourth Avenue Street Fair tents on Sunday, March 24, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. The street fair was estimated to attract around 600,000 people over the weekend.
Spring into 2020 with these 5 events BY ELLA MCCARVILLE @EllaMcCarville
The new year brings a chance to relive or rediscover the cascade of classic seasonal festivals that have made Tucson their home. For students looking to get a concentrated taste of local culture, the Daily Wildcat picked some of these classic events to highlight this semester.
Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase/Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Here is the difference between the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase and the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, which are so often paired. The Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is a city-wide congregation of vendors, dealers, experts and hobbyists that begins in mid-January. From then to Feb. 16, Tucson will be home to about 40 shows. For an entire month, every kind of rock and stone, including some
of the most priceless earthly items in the entire world, will be peddled across the city. All shows are free to the public, except the prize of them all: the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show held at the Tucson Convention Center. According to the Tucson Gem & Mineral Society, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show was the first gem show to every invite the public to join the experts in their celebration of gems and geology. Since then, with the growth of the showcase, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show has become the largest gem show on the planet. The show hosts over 250 vendors showcasing beautiful jewelry, gems, minerals and other goods. In addition to the gems and minerals available to purchase, there are special collections. Past exhibits have included the Fabergé Collection, the Logan Sapphire and the Arkansas Yellow Diamond Crystal. The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
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Gem and Jam Festival
Tucson Festival of Books
In the midst of the Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is the Gem and Jam Festival — a popular music, art and entertainment festival that has been described by Huffpost as the “Crown Jewell of the Southwest Festival Scene.” The Gem and Jam Festival was designed as a pairing to the internationally popular Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase for visitors and locals. The festival includes more than music — the gem and mineralthemed festival is a host to art galleries, workshops, lectures and food vendors. The festival offers camping and RV parking options for the whole weekend, making the festival a hotspot for road trippers. This annual festival celebrates its 13th anniversary this year, opening on Jan. 30 and runing through Feb. 2 at the Pima County Fairgrounds. Tickets are already almost sold out and run from
The Tucson Festival of Books is a nationally recognized author and bookselling event. The festival made its debut in 2009, welcoming 50,000 attendants, according to the festival’s website. Since then, it has grown to be one of the biggest bookselling events in the U.S., with over 130,000 people attending every year since 2014. Authors of almost every literary genre attend, including culinary, sci-fi, nonfiction, poetry, memoirs and children’s authors. Pulitzer Prize finalist Luis Alberto Urrea will be featured at the festival in addition to local Tucson writers and illustrators Adam Rex and Chris Gall. Among the books and author tables, there will also be live entertainment and food throughout. The festival takes place
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EVENTS
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Spring Fling
According to Associated Students of the University of Arizona, UA students have been organizing Spring Fling since 1974 and have transformed the event into one of the largest studentrun carnivals in the country. Since the beginning, the carnival has been “student-led and student focused,” aimed at giving student leaders intrinsic skills and uniting students and alumni through the “complete student experience,” according to the ASUA website. There are over 40 rides and games at Spring Fling and more than 20 food vendors. The carnival is a three-day weekend event, taking place this year on the UA Mall on April 3 from 5 to 11 p.m., April 4 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and April 5 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission prices have not yet been released, but all proceeds from Spring Fling will go
toward UA clubs and organizations and other local charitable groups.
Fourth Avenue Street Fair
This 50-year-old Tucson tradition, which celebrated its Golden Anniversary this past winter, is a large scale showcase of artisans’ work, entertainment, food and children’s activities. Taking place on its namesake, historic Fourth Avenue, the biannual Fourth Avenue Street Fair hosts more than 300 artisan booths and over 40 food vendors. Described by the North Fourth Avenue Merchants Association as “one of the premier community celebrations in the Southwest,” the fair attracts more than 600,000 guests each year. From the allure of local bands to the chase of popular artistry from around the world, the street fair attracts enough attention to bring the avenue to life twice every year. The next installment of the fair will take place on March 20-22, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending at dusk. The event is free and is open to the public. TOM PRICE | THE DAILY WILDCAT
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SPORTS | LOOKING AHEAD
To start off 2020, take a look at some important sports dates for the spring BY JACK COOPER & JACOB MENNUTI @jackwcooper23 @jacob_mennuti
With the start of the spring semester comes several key dates and important match ups for Arizona Athletics. Here’s a look at some of the significant games you should attend this season.
Men’s basketball:
Feb. 8 — UCLA Even though UCLA isn’t as good as they have been in years past, any time these two teams get together, expect a close and competitive game. It’ll also be the first time that former Arizona commit Shareef O’Neal comes back to McKale Center. Feb. 22 — Oregon Arizona took the top-10 ranked Ducks to overtime but eventually fell by one. This game could potentially decide who wins the Pac-12 regular season championship. Obviously it’s still early, but these two teams are the best two in the conference. March 7 — Washington — Senior Day Even though it’s called “Senior Day,” this will be the last game for many Wildcats who aren’t seniors. Nico Mannion has already made it clear he’s planning to leave. Zeke Nnaji and Josh Green are also expected to be first round draft picks, so they might leave as well. March 11 — Pac-12 Tournament If Arizona is a top-four seed in the Pac-12, they will actually start the tournament on March 12, but expect a lot of Wildcat fans to make the trip. This year’s tournament should be competitive, with several teams expected to be battling for the championship.
Women’s basketball:
Jan. 24 — ASU Arizona took down the Sun Devils in Tempe to open conference play. Since then, ASU has beaten both Oregon and Oregon State while Arizona lost to both of them. Jan. 31 — UCLA The Pac-12 is a really deep women’s basketball conference and UCLA is another top-10 team that will come to McKale Center. UCLA beat Arizona earlier this year to give the Wildcats their first loss since last season. Feb. 28 — Stanford Add Stanford to the list of top-10 teams in the country that’ll come to McKale Center this year. This will be one of Arizona’s last home stands of the year before the Pac-12 tournament.
March 5 — Pac-12 Tournament The tournament this year should be really interesting. It’ll be in Las Vegas again. No one really expects Arizona to win the whole thing, but it would really help their NCAA tournament seeding if the Wildcats are able to pull off an upset or two.
Baseball:
Feb. 14 — Albany Opening Day Arizona baseball will open up its ninth season at Hi Corbett Field. The Wildcats are 9-0 in the opening day games at Hi Corbett Field. March 13-15 — Oregon State This will be the first series that Arizona associate head coach Nate Yeskie will coach against his former team. Yeskie spent 11 seasons as the Beavers’ pitching coach before joining Arizona’s coaching staff this season. The Wildcats are 3-7 in their last 10 games against Oregon State. April 24-26 — ASU Arizona will host a weekend series against their in-state rivals. ASU won all four games against Arizona last season. May 8-10 — UCLA Another important match up will come days before finals week as the defending Pac-12 champions come to Tucson for a three-game series. Arizona went 0-3 against the Bruins last season. May 16 — Penn State — Senior Day The 2020 home schedule will come to a close with a pre-game ceremony celebrating the 2020 senior class of Nate Brown, Vince Vannelle, Preston Price and Davis Vainer.
Softball:
Feb. 14 — Long Beach State— home opener This will be the 27th home opener for the Wildcats in Hillenbrand Stadium and their second year playing in the newly-renovated softball stadium. Feb. 15 — Oklahoma The 2019 Women’s College World Series runner-up will come to Tucson for a onegame regular season showdown. Arizona’s top pitching transfer, Mariah Lopez, will play against her former team for the first time this year. Lopez went 19-1 with a 1.25 ERA in her junior year with the Sooners. Feb. 18 — USA National Team Star catcher Dejah Mulipola will make her return to Hillenbrand Stadium, but she won’t be wearing a Wildcat uniform this time. Instead, Mulipola will be representing the USA National Team to play the Arizona Wildcats before competing in this year’s
GRIFFIN RILEY | THE DAILY WILDCAT
CAMERON HASKELL PITCHING DURING Arizona’s game against New Mexico State on April 30 in Tucson.
2020 Olympics. March 28 — Mexican National Team The 2020 Mexican national team will also be joining the USA team in traveling to Tucson for a tune-up game in March. April 24-26 — UCLA The Wildcats will have a chance at redemption this year when they play host to the UCLA Bruins. UCLA defeated Arizona
in the 2019 Women’s College World Series to send them to the loser’s bracket while the Bruins went on to win the 2019 National Championship. Arizona and UCLA have more national championships than any other school in the country, with the Bruins at 12 and Arizona at eight.
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Six tips for a successful spring semester
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For our spring-naugural — we’re off to a good start! —Topic of the Week, we asked the editors to share some tips for a successful spring term, something that, apparently, is about to start. Time flies! But it flies much faster when you’re doing well. So listen up, kids. Here’s some sage advice
of the
Find your spot BY JAY WALKER @jayelizabethw
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he key to having a successful semester is putting in the effort from the start. The best way to get that head start is to find the perfect place — the place you feel most productive. Whether it be the library, a bench on the University of Arizona Mall, a café or a desk at home, having a set place to do work can make a world of difference in how successful you are this semester.
Get inspired Creating a space that is exclusively set aside for being productive will help create a healthy mindset toward work. Find the best place to work this semester and set aside time to go there. Have this place be dedicated only for work — don’t go there to hang out or take a nap. Keep this place productivity-oriented to help build healthy boundaries between fun and work. Work smart and get ahead this semester. Find that perfect productive place.
Brain food the smart way BY PRIYA JANDU @Priya_J11
M
eal prep if you can! It seems like a lot of work up front, but you’ll end up saving a lot of time and money. I ate a concerning amount of mac and cheese sophomore year because the last thing I wanted to do when I got home after being on campus for eight hours was cook. On weekends, I take a few hours to get groceries and make all my food and then I’m good for the week. I’m saving a significant amount of money
over time by not Postmates-ing dinner once or twice a week. Plus, it’s not hard to find out what you like to cook and make; I check the Bon Appétit website frequently, because they are constantly updating their website with new meal prep ideas, and they often have videos that show you how to make the recipes. Pinterest and Buzzfeed also have endless meal prep suggestions. I recommend finding five or six recipes you like and rotating them every week so you don’t get sick of eating the same thing every day (unless that’s what you prefer).
Don’t spread yourself too thin BY AMIT SYAL @ASyal21
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fter becoming adjusted to college life, freshmen become too eager to get involved in every way possible but end up trying to do too much with too little time. My best advice would be to find a few — not too many — clubs and
extracurriculars that you are extremely passionate about and do those right. Whether it be a majorrelated club, a club related to a lifelong hobby or any random club, join a few groups that you can see yourself being in for the rest of college. Every semester, the Associated Students of the University of Arizona hosts a club fair
on the UA Mall where you can find representatives from a myriad of different clubs to join. During this spring semester, the club fair usually falls around the end of January. Between classes, grab a few friends and stroll down the Mall so you can check out and sign up for some clubs that pique your interest.
BY AMBER SOLAND @its_amber_rs
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he greatest academic advice I can give is to find something worthwhile in each class you take. The classes that I loved the most, the ones that truly interested and inspired me, were always the ones I aced without a hitch. I remember taking math classes and introductory courses that I couldn’t stand, but I had to pull through anyway if I wanted to keep my scholarship. To stay awake, I pushed the limits of my creativity and, specifically in math classes, tried to be better than whoever sat next to me out of sheer competitiveness. If I couldn’t be best in class, I wouldn’t be the worst. Here is a second piece of advice: If you cannot find that worthwhile thing in any of your classes, if you are not jumping to ask and answer intriguing questions in at least one of them, it may be time to visit your adviser. You might need a change of pace or change in your major.
Get some rest BY NICHOLAS TRUJILLO @fantastic_nick
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eing in college has taught me that sleep is an important currency. Your sleep schedule can determine whether you will be pulling your hair out or having a little less anxiety than usual. Finding the right sleep schedule for your lifestyle can be difficult, but strict planning will make it that much easier. First and foremost, have a consistent time that you find yourself in bed and make it a ritual. I brush my teeth, lather myself in the beautiful smell of cocoa butter lotion, set the fan on high and get under a heavy blanket. I also find myself using sleep as a bartering tool with myself if I want to do anything outside the house. Going downtown? Going to go workout? How much sleep will this cost me? I try to make everything I do worth the sleep I use and it keeps me sane enough to get through the semester.
Balance your act BY MIKAYLA KABER @KaberMikayla
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he best advice I can give for engaging in a successful semester is finding balance. Find time to focus on classes that you love while also giving yourself time to rest and do something that you enjoy. Spend time on hobbies and interests that go beyond the classroom. If you are able to dedicate time to yourself
and do things that make you happy, you will thrive in any work you pursue. Make sure there is a healthy balance in your life. I try to take time to focus on school work, but I also set aside days where I can hang out with my friends or just watch a movie that makes me laugh. For every mile you run, take a few moments to slow down and breathe, too.
If you have any tips or tricks on how to get through the spring semester, share it with us via Twitter @dailywildcat or with #DWSurvivalTips
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ARTS & LIFE | SPOTLIGHT
Local legend ‘Quad Man’ has lived a life of adventure BY BETTY HURD @dailywildcat
Eddie Rodieck wears an olive-green scarf that rests on his tan shoulders in a faded brown tank top. He plants his Timberland boots firmly on the runners, a warm breeze moving through the oversized rips in his blue jeans. The rev of his engine turns heads as Rodieck cruises past crowded shops and restaurants on a Friday evening. He is a regular on University Boulevard, so much so that he has earned the nickname the “Quad Man.” “The Quad Man is legendary,” said Lizzie Kappel, a University of Arizona student and fan who hoped to show him off to her family during Family Weekend. “He’s the personification of Tucson.” Rodieck drives the outskirts of campus wearing variations of tank tops, interchangeable cowboy hats and ripped jeans, sometimes perched on his seat on one knee and other times standing up straight, swaying side to side with one grip on the handlebars like a Spartan riding into battle. He has become an icon on University Boulevard. Rodieck was born in Iran in 1962 to an Iranian mother and an American father and lived in Beirut, Guadalajara and Afghanistan before attending boarding school in England by the age of 17. According to Rodieck, when he came to Tucson in 1979 to start boarding school at Fenster Ranch School, he was a well-traveled young man with a reputation for being troublesome and adventurous. Rodieck pursued a degree in fine arts and photography at the UA but dropped out shortly after enrolling. He worked as a busboy and a waiter at first, then dug holes with a friend for a local landscaping company for $3 an hour. When he was 24, a fellow landscaper picked up Rodieck hitchhiking on the side of the road. They had a truck and years of experience between the two of them, so they hatched an idea for a business. Today, Rodieck said he runs a landscaping business in Tucson called Cherry Landscape, Inc., with over 40 employees in an office complex worth almost $1 million. The man who cruises the streets of Tucson on a
quad in a cowboy get-up has been a successful businessman for the last 35 years. “There’s a different persona between the business setting and the quad guy,” Rodieck said. “Occasionally, people want to meet me in the late afternoon, so I prepare them and I go, ‘Just know you will not be meeting business Eddie,’ and I dress like the quad guy.” Rodieck said he sold a $20,000 landscape project dressed as the Quad Man to a NASA engineer who helped design the space lab. The engineer described him as “eclectic.” Rodieck has been married twice and has three grown children but is now single and enjoying his time doing what he loves most: landscaping, going to karate (he’s earned a black belt), metal detecting and, of course, riding his quad around Tucson. The Quad Man is also renowned in Bisbee, where he relaxes at his quiet weekend home. Rodieck’s daughter Roya Rodieck works alongside him in the landscaping business. “He is my absolute best friend and confidante,” Roya Rodieck said. When it comes to the Quad Man, Roya Rodieck is floored by the level of recognition he has gotten over the years. In a letter to Eddie Rodieck for his 46th birthday, she wrote, “No one has a state-wide celebrity for a father.” “I love the way people’s eyes bug out of their head when I tell them and they go, ‘That’s your dad?’” Roya Rodieck said. “He’s so well-loved, COURTESY BETTY HURD especially in the University Boulevard area, so I’m proud and happy to see all EDDIE “QUAD MAN” RODIECK poses with his four-wheeler in front of Old Main on the University of Arizona campus. these people warm up to him.” Eddie Rodieck has become such an fascinating little anecdotes.” in a room well-known.” icon that even police officers recognize Throughout his whirlwind of Eddie Rodieck’s stories are endless. him. He recounted a time when he was adventures, Eddie Rodieck came He described riding an Arabian horse sitting in his parked Toyota Tundra to realize that life is too short to be in the Persian desert east of the ruins when an officer tapped on his window anything but himself. To him, the Quad of Persepolis where he discovered and asked, “Where’s your quad?” Man is his truest form of identity. Mongolian ruins as a young boy. He Above all, Eddie Rodieck is a “Remember to take time to ride the also detailed movie-quality fistfights as storyteller. At Espresso Art Café, wind,” Eddie Rodieck said. “It will keep a younger man. When he reminisces, his favorite post-work hookah bar you young.” he speaks quickly and enthusiastically, on University Boulevard, Rodieck giving the most specific details as if socializes with friends and strangers these were yesterday’s hilarious and with a hookah pipe in hand. intriguing occurrences. “Eddie has been coming around “From Beirut to London, from 1960 Espresso Art and the UA since I was a to last weekend, he always has a story kid,” said Will Mannheim, the general to tell me,” Roya Rodieck said. “I’ve manager at Espresso Art. “His large developed an almost encyclopedic personality always makes his presence knowledge of his life through all these
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SPORTS | MEET THE EDITORS
Get to know our spring 2020 sports editors With the start of the spring semester, our two sports editors Jack Cooper and Jacob Mennuti want to welcome you to Daily Wildcat sports
JACK COOPER @jackwcooper23
I was the sports editor last semester and I’m excited to be back for this one. I’ve been covering sports at the University of Arizona since my freshman year and will be one of the basketball beat reporters. I’ll also be in charge of running the two Twitter accounts — the sports and the hoops accounts. I have followed Arizona sports ever since I was a kid. I grew up a mile off
campus and went to basketball, football and baseball games. I encourage people to follow me on Twitter since all I really ever tweet about are Arizona Athletics. I also encourage any critiques and questions that people have throughout the semester. Again, I look forward to being in charge of covering sports at the UA for everyone through the ups and downs that Arizona fans go through.
JACOB MENNUTI @jacob_mennuti
I am especially excited for the upcoming spring semester because, although it is my third semester writing for the Daily Wildcat sports desk, it is my first semester as the assistant editor of the sports desk. Although I was born and raised in Los Angeles, I have been a fan of Arizona Athletics since my freshman year of high school and have been
very passionate about becoming involved with the media coverage of the school’s athletics. I was encouraged to join the Daily Wildcat staff because I enjoy providing the athletes with the spotlight and attention that they deserve. I am thrilled to be the assistant sports editor because the position allows me to stay involved with each sports program on campus while also giving me the opportunity to help other writers become better sports journalists and improve their overall writing skills.
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MASS SPECTROMETRY LABORATORY for sale or collaboration opportunity Looking to expand to or build a lab quickly and efficiently? 2200 square foot high-complexity laboratory available near UA is available. CLIA license can quickly be reinstated. DEA licensed - required for cannabis and drug testing. Owners have decided to partner or sell to allow lab to reach its potential either in Tucson, or another location. All the laboratory basics are in place: water purification, benches, centrifuges, freezers. IT system including LIS, computers, and printers. Includes power upgrades and infrastructure. All assets are available which includes everything to start testing. A buyer/investor can buy other assets a la carte including websites and IT systems, validated clinical methods, client list, and other intellectual property. Local employees available. Currently operating and positioned to support testing from basic chemistry to triple quad mass spectrometry. This self-contained lab can be operated in place, or easily added to another facility. Can support cannabis, drug testing, addiction treatment, therapeutic drug monitoring, direct to consumer testing, etc. It can operate standalone or as a reference lab to augment the testing of a traditional chemistry lab. Currently on monthly lease. Impressive list of customers in clinical, commercial/pharma, and research. Veterinary and human testing. For more information please call 602-885-3795.
2 BEDROOM 2 bath, LR, dinette, full kitchen, small yard, side patio. Near UofA. Available NOW! $800/mo + utilties. 480- 443-1386
STUDENT HOUSING !! Great 3 bedrooms for rent individually or perfect for a group of friends in a ASPIRE - D5 Apartment Unit - 1762 sqft - FULLY FURNISHED - This is a RELET on 8th floor in brand new ASPIRE Tucson Building - 950 N. Tyndall Ave - Monthly Rent $1679 Contact: melinalodwick@gmail.com Application Fee/Deposit $350 per room Building Amenities: -12th floor rooftop deck with fully equipped outdoor kitchen & TVs -Hot tub -Large pool with in-pool chaise lounge seating & poolside cabanas -Hammocks -Get Social -Pet friendly community with fenced-in pet park -Outdoor resident courtyard -Social lounge with kitchen, TVs & plenty of seating space -Outdoor gaming courtyard -Stay Fit in 2,800 sqft fitness center -Social lounge -Tanning room -Fitness Studio -Indoor/outdoor bike room -Community Features -VIP package locker system -5 Private study rooms -Study cafe -On-site Chase Bank -Optional Parking
BEAUTIFUL GROUND FLOOR 2bd/1ba in gated Casa Club. Biking distance to U of A. Move-in ready w/brand new carpet, lg kitchen w/SS Appliances. 1 cov’d parking & extra open parking. Comm pool, tennis courts, rec center & more! Walk to stores & restaurants. $895 a month plus electric. Call Heather 520-4446694
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!! LARGE 5-9 BEDROOM HOMES – Pet Friendly – 1-9 Blocks to Campus!! Variety of floorplans to choose from. Updated homes, Energy efficient, Large Bedrooms and Closets, All Appliances included, Ice-Cold Central AC, Free Off-Street parking, 24-hour maintenance. Preleasing for August 2020. Call today: 520-398-5738 4 BEDROOM 2 bath modern home only 2.5 blocks from UA campus. Colored concrete floors throughout. Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances. Large bedrooms with large closets. Ceiling fans in each bedroom, AC, laundry room with washer and dryer. 2 car garage. Located at 1138 E Elm St. $2,600/Month-($650 per bedroom.) 520-400-6094
3 BED 2 Bath located 2-3 blocks from campus. Free private parking, Central AC, W/D, yard space, pet friendly! Prices starting at $550pp. 520-398-5738 4BED 2BATH ON Lester with tall ceilings, large kitchen, large bedrooms, AC, Off-street parking. Available August 520-398-5738 8 & 9 BEDROOM SPACIOUS HOMES AVAILABLE 20/21. 2 KITCHENS, 3 FRIDGES, 2 W/D SETS, LARGE ROOMS, OFFSTREET PARKING!!! Call Tammy 520-398-5738 AAA 5 BED homes available Fall 2020 starting at $450 Per person. VERY close to Campus!! Large bedrooms, fenced yards, private parking, spacious living areas. Call 520-398-5738.
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