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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015 VOLUME 108 • ISSUE 156

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with Juan Felipe Herrera

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BY ROFIDA KHAIRALLA

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Q: What was your reaction when you heard you were to be appointed the U.S. Poet Laureate? A: “I couldn’t believe it. … It kinda stops you. It stops you from moving and thinking. I was kinda shocked, and I was also very humbled and very pleased. I felt very blessed by being Felipe, and I told Dr. James Billington that I was very honored.” Q: What do you love most about writing poetry? A: “It’s life. It’s like putting your fingers into a socket of pure life. … You know, let’s say you’re running out of breath, and the air is really polluted, and you put on that oxygen mask. That’s what poetry is for me. It’s just very liberating. ... You can see where you’re coming from and you can jot down where you really are at as things happen in real time. … One of the core elements of wisdom and truth is to be right in the moment, and poetry allows you that.” Q: Who’s your favorite author? A: “Well, you know, I have a lot of them. I like the Polish postwar poets a lot. Poets of the Holocaust. I just like them because of all the feelings they have in the poems [...] and all the big stuff that’s almost impossible to articulate; they manage to put it on paper and in a poem. And their intensity.” Q: Do you have a favorite artist? A: “Let’s see, these are many from the last five years or 10 years: I’ve really been liking Matiz. I’ve always liked Dalí. I’ve always liked Picasso. I’ve always liked van Gogh. And I also like Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, and all the experimentalist artists. On and on, you know? Judy Chicago—Judy Chicago is amazing—and Siqueiros, the Mexican muralist. … I could eat art if it was a sandwich, everyday.”

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Q: What would you hope readers come away with after engaging with one of your works? A: “Well, you know what you do with a poetry book, is you just stand back. You stand back. It’s like making a cake, and you do your best. Or it’s like writing a song, you do your best. Or like baking a cake and writing a song at the same time. You do your very best … and hope [others] like it.” Q: What do you think has contributed to your success as writer? A: “My writing has been nurtured by many, many people. … By my parents, by my professors, by my teachers, my third grade teacher, Mrs. Sampson; by my friends who are poets, who were poets when I was in high school, who were models for me; by the librarians who allowed me to take home stacks of books; by editors who said, 'You know, I’ll look at your manuscript;' by small press publishers who said, 'Hey, let’s do something, Juan Felipe!' By my friends who ran a really tiny publishing venture of maybe 500 books at the most, and just by sitting around and drinking coffee or orange juice and yapping all night with my good buddies, and men and women that enjoyed talking about art and writing.” Q: What message would you give to young Chicanos or young aspiring poets? A: “I would say, stand up [and] write. Or sit down and … stand up and write. My message is: be as free as you can be. And my message is: be as kind with your words as you can be. My message is: others are waiting for you, and my message is: experiment and see what happens.”

Q: What’s your favorite memory? A: “My favorite memory is me and my mom singing together—singing Mexican ballads together while I’m playing the guitar.”

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AMANDA FORMICA inspects "Octavia's Blood," a science fiction anthology edited by Adrienne Brown and Walidah Imarisha, at Antigone Books on Fourth Avenue on Monday, July 6. Formica was passing through Tucson with her mother on their way back from Mexico, but stopped in Tucson for a day to enjoy the unique shops the city has to offer.

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UA Press author first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate BY ROFIDA KHAIRALLA

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Recently appointed United States Poet Laureate and UA Press author Juan Felipe Herrera lends a poetic voice to the subject of immigration and the Latino/a community. Herrera will take up the position in fall 2015 and is the first Latino to become the U.S. Poet Laureate. His works reflect issues in the Latino/a communities. “I’m moved by my family’s experience, and I’m mostly moved by the experience of people. So that’s why I write about it," Herrera said. "But I just do my best.” According to Kristen Buckles, acquiring editor for UA Press, Herrera talks about his roots, including his parents’ work as migrant farmers. The newly designated poet laureate has published seven works of literature in the UA Press’s “Camino del Sol” series, including “Border-Crosser with a Lamborghini Dream” (1998) and “Half of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems” (2008). His latest book of poetry, “Senegal Taxi” (2013), tells the story of three children attempting to flee Darfur. Herrera has worked with UA Press since the 1990s. "It’s top-of-the-line, and it’s a pioneering press, and we appreciate that as Latino writers," he said. "We deeply, deeply appreciate it because it’s given Latina and Latino writers a lot of presence throughout the United States, and a lot of writers a fountain where they can express their art, and a press where they can look to and refer to." Along with his poetry collections, the author’s other works include children’s books, youngadult literature and performance art. “He will make a poetry lover out of anyone,” Buckles said. While the exact number of books Herrera has written is a subject of debate—as some reputable sources claim 30, while others claim 29, and still others claim 28—what is certain is that he has received a number of prestigious awards, such as the National Book Critics Circle Award, conferred to him in 2008.

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JUAN FELIPE Herrera at the Unity Poem Fiesta held at University of California, Riverside in Riverside, Calif., on Oct. 9, 2014.

Tom Lutz, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books a long-time friend and colleague of Herrera, described him as a “24hour poet.” “He doesn’t stop,” Lutz said. “He hardly ever speaks in prose, and even that is poetic.” In 2012, the author was selected as the Poet Laureate of California, where Herrera represented what poetry can mean for all types of communities. His public work as California poet laureate sought to bring people together through the use of poetry. “A lot of people are being moved, or are suffering, or are having difficulties or facing great challenges, and no one is talking about them—and that’s where the poet comes in," Herrera said. "We’re like a secret squad that

wears funny colored clothes. And [when] no one is talking about something, then you’ll see us come out with a poem in our hands.” On his website, Herrera encourages the submission of poems on various topics, from inspiring global unity to the subject of cancer. Among these projects is a section titled “Show Me Your Papers,” in which the poet laureate asks that individuals meditate upon the notion of paper and paperwork in their submissions. Herrera is one of several poet laureates who have delivered readings at the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Since the 1960s, the center has attracted a wide assortment of famous poets and authors, such as Robert Frost and Raymond Carver. “It’s always exciting for us when there is a new

poet laureate,” said Tyler Meier, the center’s executive director. “Our mission is to encourage a diverse and robust literary culture.” Herrera said he hopes his works continue to motivate people to unify. “It’s just good for all of us to know about the many issues and challenges that face all of our communities,” Herrera said. “Any community has amazing gifts, so open doors are much better than closed doors.”

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Tucson recognized among literary elite BY MATTHEW REIN The Daily Wildcat

Amazon.com recently announced it’s fifth annual list of the most well-read cities in the country, and Tucson finished within the top five. According to Amazon.com, the ranking was determined by aggregating sales data from books, magazines and newspapers in both hard copy and e-book form. Tucson was in fourth place behind Las Vegas, Portland, Ore., and the most well-read city, Seattle. While this may surprise some, Tucson provides a large amount of resources and services that advocate for the power of reading, which include the annual Tucson Festival of Books at the UA. Kenya Johnson, communications director for the Pima County Public Library, said the library plays an important role in Tucsonans’ reading fervor. “We have almost 400,000 library card holders in a city of around a million people,” Johnson said. “In addition to these figures, there are 27 libraries and 1.3 million books.” These programs come together to create a more cohesive Tucson community united by literacy. “We provide programs for kids, adults and seniors,” Johnson said. “We have book clubs and programs for teens who get together and talk

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My girl, homie University of Arizona Police Department officers were dispatched to a reported assault at 601 N. Highland Ave. on June 29 at 4:45 p.m. A male student was alone on the first floor when an unidentified man approached him. The man told the student, “I heard you’re trying to get with my girl, homie!” He then proceeded to walk up to the victim and feed him several knuckle sandwiches to the head and neck. A woman with the suspect tried to intervene and hold him back, when he told her, “I’ll hit you, too!” One witness reported the incident to UAPD and corroborated the details of the report. Students were asked to call UAPD if they saw the suspect again. The individuals have yet to be identified. F*cking pig, mother f*cker A UAPD officer observed a man trying to conceal himself behind bushes in front of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity on June 26 at 11:40 p.m. The man said he was just trying to find somewhere to “take a leak,” and added that he was not familiar with the area, as he had arrived in Tucson 12 days prior from Nevada. The officer soon identified him as a homeless

about books as well.” Tucson’s annual festival of books, held on the UA Mall, also has a large audience. In 2014, the festival attracted 450 authors from all over the world. In addition, 130,000 people attended the event. According to the Tucson Festival of Books website, since its 2009 debut, more than 600,000 people have attended the event. With such a high number of attendees, book sales from the event are always expected to yield a large amount of sales. The majority of authors sell their books at the festival, and organizers have venues dedicated throughout the festival to discuss different authors’ works. According to UANews, a study conducted by Eller College of Management graduate students reported that the festival—one of the largest of its kind in the country—adds $4 million to Tucson’s annual economy. “I really enjoyed how many new, unheard [of] books I found,” said Lilly Cain, sociology freshman. “There were a lot of independent and local authors, which was unique to see.” The festival also supports literacy in Southern Arizona by donating over $1,050,000 to organizations like Literacy Connects, a nonprofit organization based in Tucson that provides literacy programs for people of all ages. Last year, according to Leslie Pape, office manager for Literacy Connects, the organization

individual from an earlier interaction. Fraternity members living at the residence were informed of the incident. They complained about a lot of homeless activity such as trespassing and theft. The male was arrested for trespassing at the resident’s request and was transported to the Pima County Adult Detention Center. On the ride over, he shared his thoughts with the driving officer, calling him a “f*cking pig, mother f*cker.” “Prepare yourself when you let me out of this piece of sh*t, I’m not going to be nice,” he said. “I’m going to beat the f*ck out of all of you!” To be completely honest… A UAPD officer stopped an SUV on June 26 at 8:48 p.m. after failing to stop at a stop sign on Park Avenue and James E. Rogers Way. The officer noticed the vehicle smelled strongly of marijuana and asked the driver to step out. When asked if there was anything else he might find, the driver said yes and wanted to be completely honest. A search of the vehicle revealed three plastic bags containing 1.5 grams of cocaine, a large amount of white straws, and one gram of marijuana located in a glass jar. The driver said he paid $60 for the cocaine and he had it for three months. He was taken to the Pima County Jail and charged for possession of a narcotic, marijuana and paraphernalia.

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AMANDA FORMICA leafs through "Octavia's Blood," a science fiction anthology edited by Adrienne Brown and Walidah Imarisha, at Antigone Books on Fourth Avenue on Monday, July 6. Formica, an El Paso native, has visited Tucson a few times and always makes a point to stop at Antigone Books.

had 1,500 volunteers who helped 50,000 people within Southern Arizona. One of Literacy Connects’ programs, Reach Out and Read Southern Arizona, partners with pediatric offices to provide books for all children from birth to age five, Pape said. Last year, the organization distributed more than 55,000 books through 57 pediatric and family practice clinics. Although Amazon.com’s ranking may shock

some, there are multiple reasons to support findings. Tucson’s public library system, events like the Tucson Festival of Books and non-profit organizations like Literary Connects all do their part to contribute to Tucson’s bookloving community. — Matthew Rein @DailyWildcat

COMMUNITY CHATTER “Gary Paulsen’s book ‘Hatchet.’ The reason I like it is because it’s an easy read and it’s not too complicated. It has a very normal plot line, and I just like it.” — Jason Lindsey, microbiology junior

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“I’d recommend ‘The Kite Runner. ’It’s really relevant, it’s really sweet, it’s based on a true story and it’s very well written.” — Kaitlyn Brewer, sophomore studying agriculture management and education

“‘Freak the Mighty’ because it teaches you a lot about, like, being more confident in yourself and being more, you know, more optimistic about life.” — Pablo Lewis, performing arts junior

“‘American Sniper’ by Chris Kyle because it really shows what the soldiers go through in foreign countries, and you [gain] respect for them, and it’s a really good book by the guy it happened to.” — Marcos Perez, agricultural business junior

“I think some great reading for all these college students out here would be ‘With the Old Breed’ by Eugene Sledge. I like the way they describe the whole island-hopping campaign; it’s really inspirational and I think Eugene Sledge was a great writer.” — Raymond Charles Paragian, history junior

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"Intimacy of Faith" exhibit immortalizes devotionals BY ALEXIS WRIGHT

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When an upheaval in Mexican religious society forced the faithful to hide their devotionals, religious altars, traditionally found in churches or places or worship, began to surface within intimate spaces. After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, small sections of individual homes were transformed into sacred spaces to emphasize devotional practices and piety. The artwork is similar to the church retablos, but was done with oil paints on tin because of the inexpensive nature of the materials available at the time. The “Intimacy of Faith” exhibit, presented by the Arizona State Museum, northeast of Main Gate Square, hosts intimate scenes and devotionals depicting daily life. The collection, privately owned by the Giffords family, will be available at the museum until January 2016, free for students with a CatCard and $5 for the general public. The different pieces of art include retablos, huge, gold-leafed artistic pieces typically found in churches and cathedrals across Latin America and Europe, and ex-votos, religious paintings sometimes used as shrines. Retablos come from the Latin words, retro tablum meaning “behind the altar ”and they usually represent images of Christ and the Virgin Mary, amongst other saints, with God. Ex-votos memorialize divine intervention after the subject of the piece has asked for a miracle. The pieces are often dated and provide detailed descriptions of difficult circumstances. The devotion portrayed in the painted pieces shows how intimately religion influenced day-to-day life. “It’s a personal understanding of one’s relationship with faith,” said Michael Brescia, associate curator of ethnohistory at the Arizona State Museum and associate professor of history at the UA. The key elements of the Mexican folk religious tradition, and a main takeaway from the exhibit, are petition and gratitude. Petition, the act of requesting a favor from a higher authority, and gratitude are universal themes in all religions, Brescia noted. This exhibit and collection offers a vibrant and visceral

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A PIECE from the Gloria Fraser Giffords and the Giffords family collection, “Christ Crucified,” sculpted from wood and painted by an unidentified 19th artist, sits on display as a part of the Arizona State Museum's ongoing "Intimacy of Faith" exhibit.

connection to artistic examples of the privatization of religion during the tumultuous times in post-19th and early-20th-century Mexican history. Gloria Fraser Giffords, art historian, guest curator, author and American Institute for Conservation fellow, described the exhibit as “engrossing, provocative and beautiful,” and a way to see how these religious pieces resonated so deeply with the Mexican people. The collection is the culmination of 45 years of travel through Mexico. According to Fraser Giffords the Bajío, one of Mexico’s North-Central regions, is the original area to find retablos and ex-votos. Fraser Giffords noted that as younger generations move out of their homes, they are given retablos or ex-votos to have wherever they choose to relocate. Yet, according to Fraser Giffords, as

this happens, the art loses its meaning and sentiment. Sometimes the art is given away—Fraser Giffords received a piece as a token of appreciation after giving a lift to a man on the side of the road. While the pieces of art were at one time plentiful, Fraser Giffords explained that the techniques and materials for painting on tin were replaced with lithography during the late 19th century. The touch of former similarity is the tin frame and general subject matter. While the collection took years to obtain, she declares the experience worthwhile. “It was a very hands on and rewarding personal experience,” Fraser Giffords said. JAVI PEREZ/ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

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A LIFE-SIZE replica of a 1938 painting by Dolores Hernandez sits at the center of the Arizona State Museum's "Intimacy of Faith" exhibit, featuring the private collection of the Gloria Fraser Giffords and the Giffords family. The exhibit is open until January 2016.

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Summer Pop-Up artists on display BY SARAH PELFINI

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EXPRESSIONIST Eric Jabloner references a photo while painting the newest addition to his series of works from Tucson and Barcelona—two cities Jabloner has found several similarites between—in his studio space at Sonoran Theatre Workshop on July 3. Jabloner supports his "habit of painting" with his day job as the Creative Manager and Sales Manager for Event Technology at Presentation Services Audio and Visual.

The walls of Artful Living Gallery & Studio are lined with canvases swept with golden, blush and coral pigments. Clusters of turquoise and lavender paint peek from behind the warm hues, simulating a vision of an evening sunset— the colors of the Artful Living Summer Pop-Up Show on July 11. Jeff Ferst, artist and owner of the Artful Living Gallery & Studio, hopes to celebrate the work of local artists with a wide range of styles and techniques while providing people with a glimpse into the Tucson art scene. “This is a great opportunity for people from different walks of life to show their works of art,” he said. Each artist, including Tom Buchanan, Sheryl Holland, Eric Jabloner, Rob Waters and Ferst will exhibit two paintings for the Pop-Up Show. The artists will bring their different styles, ranging from abstract to figurative, while celebrating the surroundings of Tucson. Ferst has been making art his entire life, but since moving to Tucson three years ago he has seen his art become brighter, inspirited by the Southwest sunsets. “I’m a colorist, and all the light that is found here in the desert is so inspiring,” he said. After living in places all over the world, Buchanan has found that Tucson’s luminous aesthetic has inspired his work as well. “There is just something about the desert here that plays with the light in a very different way than I have been accustomed to,” he said. B u c h a n a n ’s piece, titled “Blue Box,” is a multilayered abstract piece influenced by the way the light morphs from sunset into the first stars of the night. Playing with color and a sense of space is a constant exploration for Buchanan. As a member of Contemporary Artists of Southern REBECCA NOBLE/ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT

OIL PAINTER and colorist Jeff Ferst works on an abstract piece at his personal studio and gallery in downtown Tucson on July 1 as a part of his "Works on Paper" series, which will appear in an August show to benefit the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. "Works on Paper" is a series of abstract oil paintings on thick paper reminescent of woodland scenes and the desert landscape executed with a variety of palatte knives. Ferst has been making art throughout his life and, in addition to his primary medium of oil paints, explores forms of printmaking such as monoprints.

Arizona, Buchanan appreciates the diversity within the Tucson art community and feels fortunate that the Pop-Up Show provides a space where people can experience many different artists in the downtown art scene. Holland, an artist often found using vibrant colors in her art, said when one lives in a place with the intensity of the sun, colors and sunsets, it is hard not to be influenced by the surroundings. Holland’s piece “Fandango” was inspired by the art of theater and the modern-day purchasing of a movie ticket. The painting has a large emphasis on movement and vibrant colors; ranges of fuchsia, purple, lavender and golden hues are used to evoke thought in gallery visitors. “I love responding to the paint and watching it happen before my eyes,” Holland said. She explains her process of creating a painting like having a conversation with the canvas. The end result is a story told through layers of deep and vibrant colors and textures. Jabloner said he loves that there are no rules in the Tucson art scene. He uses a variety of watercolor and gouache methodology to recreate colors of historical landmarks in Tucson, such as the Fox Theatre, Hotel Congress and the Barrio Viejo. As a UA alumnus, Jabloner has found that his inspiration comes from absorbing his surroundings and his love for the city of Tucson. He has seen downtown develop a lively culture of restaurants and entertainment, but said he hopes to see the art scene expand with more art shows for people to get their work seen by the public. The Summer Pop-Up Show aims to fill the gaps in the art scene, and Jabloner is excited for the potential to share the work of many progressive artists in Tucson. “It’s a good way to catch a glimpse of the Tucson art world and will only help to bring more of the art scene back into downtown," Jabloner said. The Summer Pop-Up Show will have its grand opening July 11 from 6-9 p.m., and will continue to be shown until Aug. 1. The studio is located at 1 E. Broadway Blvd.

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Netflix series prepares Americans for prison talks BY SARAH PELFINI

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As thousands of Americans binge-watch “Orange Is the New Black,” the issue of private prison funding and rioting is steadily becoming a larger state discussion. After premiering on June 11, the women of Litchfield Penitentiary brought attitude, pain, laughter and their undeniable charm with the return of season three. The season builds like a slowly burning fire, with each episode providing new tidbits about the inmates’ lives before they were put behind bars. The show confronts a spectrum of controversial topics: those of rape, spirituality, religion, social barriers and even a few bedbugs. The biggest change this season was Litchfield’s transition from a state-funded prison to a privately owned enterprise. Viewers watch as the prison struggles to maintain itself as an inhabitable facility while inmates and staff fight financial restrictions. The kitchen began shuffling out a nearly inedible menu of pre-packed slop, and the women were certainly not amused. Many pretended to be a part of the Jewish religion in order to gain access to kosher meals, which included recognizable food groups such as green vegetables. Shockingly enough, a suitably healthy diet had to be earned in an untruthful manner. But it wasn’t long before the suits behind the corporation that took over the prison began fighting to keep costs down—a Rabbi was called in to weed out the untruthful from the truly devout Jewish inmates. After a removal of books and educational resources swept the halls of the facility, wellknown inmate Crazy Eyes (Uzo Aduba) decided to take matters into her own hands. She began writing her own literature: an overtly sexualized utopian novel. As inmates were grappling for the weekly installments, Crazy Eyes became the E.L. James of Litchfield. These often comical instances bring awareness to just how many crucial costs exist in a prison, including adequate diet, housing, education, career resources and mental health care. The question remains: how are the costs of these programs being distributed and regulated in privately owned corporate prisons?

Debates over prison funding made state headlines after a two-day-long riot occurred at the privately owned Arizona State Prison Complex Kingman in Kingman, Ariz., over the holiday weekend. Nine guards and seven inmates were injured, and more than 1,000 inmates have been relocated due to excessive damages. This is not Kingman’s first encounter with violence. Earlier this year, inmate Neil Early was sexually assaulted and beaten, resulting in his death in the days following the attack. As The Arizona Republic reports, three of the prison’s inmates escaped in July 2010, who later killed a couple from Oklahoma on vacation in New Mexico. Concerns regarding the prison’s private operator, Management & Training Corp., have come into question. On Monday, July 6, Governor Doug Ducey requested an investigation of the Kingman facilities. Earlier this year, Gov. Ducey pushed to put an additional 70 million into private prisons, despite controversy over the use of privatization. Many argue that the corporations cut corners at the cost of inmates in order to gain profits. A 2012 report issued by the American Friends Service Committee indicates that, between 2008 and 2010, Arizonans overpaid $10 million for private prisons. Caroline Isaacs, program director for the AFSC, found insufficient security, staffing and inability to provide transparency of operational expenditures at private prisons in Arizona. The recent riot has sparked discussions over the quality and safety of prison privatization. Arizona Department of Correction’s 2011 report indicated that Kingman’s MTC-owned facilities “are exempt from a state statute that requires private prisons to provide an equivalent or better level of quality than the state.” One of the main concerns regarding the Kingman riot is inmate unrest and escape. While “Orange Is the New Black” may provide audiences across America with laughter and few tears, it also provides a means for otherwise unlikely viewers to witness the results of cutting financial corners in prisons. — Follow Sarah Pelfini @DailyWildcat

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Cuban-American relations entail consumer ethics BY GREG CASTRO

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wednesday, July 1, President Obama announced that the next step in thawing relations between the United States and Cuba will be the establishing of embassies in the two nations’ capitals. This is the first significant move toward renewed diplomacy with Cuba since talks began last December. Many Americans see this as the next step in allowing tourism to the island nation, something that, though certainly not unheard of, has been illegal for decades. As President Obama said in his speech, “Neither the American, nor Cuban people are well served by a rigid policy put into place before most of us were born.” This belies the

popular consensus among Americans today that the embargo was a harsh measure implemented by a dogmatic, Red Scare-era American government. While it may certainly be true that this policy is no longer of use in the modern political arena, it’s all too easy to forget that such measures were meant to curtail a totalitarian regime that today features the exact same autocratic leadership and human rights abuses that plagued the country in 1961. My last name is Castro, meaning I have a bit of a bias where the island nation is concerned. When my father and his family left in 1965, they did so with more than their fair share of horror stories. Abuelo can tell you of the public executions outside his bakery, where the prisoners appeared ghost-white on their way to the firing squad as a result of having been drained of their blood beforehand, so as to not waste a valuable medical resource.

Abuela can tell you of her classroom being interrupted by soldiers, who stormed the room and ripped down posters of José Martí and Thomas Jefferson in favor of images of Stalin, Marx, and, of course, Fidel Castro. Abuelo’s bakery was seized by the Party, and my father, Moises, was summoned for special education to become a “Pioneer of the Revolution.”This proved to be the final straw, and Abuela had the family follow her sister to Kansas City, Mo., in May 1965. Fast-forward to 2015: a Cuba no longer ruled by Fidel, but instead his brother Raúl, the selfsame man presiding over those executions in 1965. As for the seizure of private property and brainwashing, the track record remains the same, with the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom assigning the country a score of 10 out of 100 when it comes to property rights—one of the worst in the world—and nonprofit Freedom

House awarding a score of 11 out of 60 to Cuba when it comes to protection of civil liberties. None of these rankings indicate that continuing the embargo would be productive foreign policy. Indeed, the people of Cuba will likely benefit from trade with a major power after decades of poverty previously alleviated only by relations with China. But as the U.S. enters into this new relationship, the American people must ask themselves to what degree they feel comfortable spending money in a nation that by most modern standards oppresses its people. Should Americans feel comfortable staying in resorts that will doubtless provide every luxury to tourists, but are forbidden to locals? What are the ethical implications of eating at a paladar, a family-run Cuban restaurant, which operates under strict government regulations dictating the type of food served and the hiring of

servers? In an increasingly complex world where every service solicited or good purchased can have devastating consequences on the other side of the globe, the possibility of Cuban tourism reopening to American citizens only adds to the discussion, rather than providing any clear answers. Some of these questions may be precipitant; with diplomatic relations only recently re-established, the opening of tourism between the two countries is likely still a ways off. Regardless, future Americans would be wise to revisit history and the human rights abuses of the Castro regime before donning their flip-flops and booking the next ticket to Playa Paraíso.

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#FreeTheNipple sounds alarm on double standards BY NICKLES HAVEY

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onday, June 29, Chrissy Teigen posted a series of topless photos of herself on her Instagram to celebrate a successful W Magazine shoot. Instagram took down her photo, which featured Teigen’s bare breasts, because they aren’t down with nudity. We may have recently gained marriage equality, but slut shaming and rampant gender policing are still issues we need to tackle. Freeing the nipple might be the next step. The ban on female nipples isn’t recent. This nation has a history of shaming women who are autonomous in their sexuality and even goes so far as to shame new mothers who just want to breastfeed their children, an activity that needs to happen anywhere and at any time. Teigen’s post is a response to that. After her initial post was removed, Teigen took to Twitter and vowed, “the nipple has been temporarily silenced but she will be back, oh yes, she will be back.” Circumventing Instagram’s ironclad, nipplefree policy, Teigen filtered the image to look like a “fancy oil painting,” “a pencil sketch” and a “colored pencil drawing,” because “Nudity

in photos of paintings and sculptures is OK,” protesters in the film states, “our sexuality is according to Instagram. It should have been OK being taken away from us and being resold from the start, but it wasn’t. back.” The commodification of women is Teigen isn’t the first celebrity to publicly fight rampant and coupled with an aggressive back from gender policing on social media. culture of shaming and misinformation that According to Instagram’s continues to prevent equality. policies, nudity is prohibited on Shaming isn’t exclusive We may have the site unless showing photos to Teigen. Girls across the recently gained of post-mastectomy scarring or nation and in Canada have marriage equality, women actively breastfeeding. been kicked out of proms for but slut shaming Scout Willis, daughter of being deemed too provocative, and rampant gender Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, or had their yearbook photos policing are still issues famously went topless in photoshopped to increase New York City and curated sleeve length and raise we need to tackle. it on Twitter in response necklines because their Freeing the nipple to Instagram’s policies. In shoulders were causing might be the next step. an article by the website problems for boys. Feministing, Willis was quoted The notion that women are saying, “Why can’t a mother proudly breastfeed responsible to cover themselves and prevent her child in public without feeling sexualized? the public from seeing their dirty, dirty bodies Why is a 17-year-old girl being asked to leave (especially the sexual spectacle of breastfeeding her own prom because a group of fathers find an infant in public) is an unacceptable her too provocative? Why should I feel overly perpetuation of the rape culture that insinuates exposed because I choose not to wear a bra?” only women can be responsible for not In the comments of various articles about being raped. Teigen’s breast-posting extravaganza, men and Responding to the pervasive male gaze is an women shamed Teigen for “attention whoring.” unfortunate truth women have to live with in By commenting things like “this isn’t bravery,” 2015, but women should not be responsible or “those tits are photoshopped,” harassment for compensating for men who cannot control is transformed into a societal comment on themselves. #FreeTheNipple is part of that who controls, possesses and distributes female gradual change. bodies. (The answer is dudes.) “Women have to become politicians now if In a trailer for “Free the Nipple,” one of the they want to post a boob or a confident picture

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of themselves,” said Kandy Jo, OSU alumna and one of Playboy’s 2013 Girls of the Pac-12. “We have to constantly justify every move we make.” Jo is 100 percent on-board with #FreeTheNipple. Her stance reduces the argument to simple inequity. “They're saying, hey, the breast tissue, the nipple, on both genders are exactly the same, so why do females have to hide theirs and men don't? That's not okay,” she declared. Jo, who is active on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, notes that if she sends a “long boob snap”out to her followers or to her story, she gets over 50 screenshots and more than 900 views. Clearly the men following her have no problem accepting her nipples over social media, so why should anyone in public? Addressing the double standard in nip pics, Jo told me she might just start screenshotting boys who send her shirtless pictures and catcalling them. “When the guys are out playing basketball without their tops on, we never in a million years would say that ‘they're asking for it,’” she said. So why should women continue to have to censor themselves?

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Legal marijuana bodes well for students, local govt.

arrests, crime in general slightly declined in the Denver area following the first year of legalization; although this may be coincidental, it dispels alarmist notions that kush-crazed criminals would cause chaos. And while many feared the BY TANNER JEAN-LOUIS effects of an increase in “drugged drivers” on the Arizona Summer Wildcat roads, traffic fatalities have gone down in the state. While legalized recreational weed is relatively new to Colorado and other states ast week, Oregon’s new law legalizing with similar measures, so far the data has been recreational marijuana came into effect, overwhelmingly positive. Arizona voters will making it the fourth state to legalize, soon have the opportunity to add a new “c” to the following Alaska, Washington and Colorado. state’s economic foundation of copper, cotton, Recreational marijuana is also legal in the District citrus, cattle and climate: cannabis. of Columbia. Thousands of Oregonian growers, If passed, the 2016 Arizona Marijuana dispensary owners and marijuana enthusiasts Legalization Initiative will allow the state to gathered at the Weed the People event to capitalize on the incoming “green rush” and celebrate what many called a historic moment. the social benefits that come with it. The ballot The main impetus for the event was a result of initiative would allow those 21-and-older to people seeing green—and I’m not talking about privately possess and use limited quantities of marijuana. As free doobies were passed around marijuana and would create a regulated, taxable, the event, so were business cards among the legal, retail marijuana industry. “ganjapreneurs” who gathered there to network. The initiative proposes that state funds raised These eager capitalists are hoping to be ahead of the market when retail cannabis sales begin, likely by the industry be directed toward education and healthcare. With Arizona’s K-12 system next fall. consistently ranked near the bottom in national They have good reason to be hopeful. In reports, it could really benefit from the extra cash. Colorado, where the retail marijuana industry is beginning to take shape, recreational and medical Just like in Colorado, savings would accompany the profits. In 2010, Harvard economist Jeffrey marijuana sales totaled $700 million last year. The Miron estimated that Arizona spends $726 real economic impact is expected to be much million annually on enforcing marijuana laws. higher as this figure excludes marijuana-related products, such as pipes or vaporizers, as well as any Meanwhile, cuts and proposed cuts to the Arizona university system since 2008 total marijuana-related increase $500 million. in tourism. While legalized over The fact that Arizona While profits have been recreational prioritizes criminalizing dampened by restrictive federal weed is relatively otherwise law-abiding citizens tax laws, heavy state taxes and new to Colorado and disproportionate numbers banking difficulties, the industry of minorities for a non-violent and other states with is expected to become more offense over educating profitable as it grows. For some, similar measures, students would be laughable retail recreational marijuana has so far the data has if it didn’t have such serious already turned out to be a gold been overwhelmingly consequences—especially since mine. On the first day they were many studies show cannabis permitted to sell marijuana to use to be far less harmful than recreational users, the owners alcohol, which is widely available. The huge costs of Breckenridge Cannabis Club saw their sales spent on marijuana prohibition demonstrate increase 3,000 percent. the power of the state’s large military-industrial Business owners aren’t the only ones seeing complex, which profits from prohibition through green; in 2014, the Colorado government raked equipping law enforcement and border-patrol in $63 million from marijuana sales and an agencies, and building private prisons. additional $13 million in licensing fees. Much of Despite the influence these corporations have this money is being sent directly to public schools on lawmakers, it is in our hands to determine the and drug prevention programs while the rest goes direction of the state on this issue. As members of to the state’s general fund. a university community increasingly burdened Colorado isn’t just making money from by the state’s financial neglect, each of us have legal bud—it’s saving money too. Since voters a special interest in dumping prohibition costs, chose legalization, marijuana-related arrests regardless of whether you are interested in have plummeted 95 percent. With an estimated actually smoking weed yourself. Students are 37,000 less people passing through the criminal traditionally underrepresented at the polls, so justice system, state law enforcement has saved it’s important that we make it out to advocate for millions of dollars and is able to focus more time ourselves on this issue. and attention on violent crime. It should not be Take the advice of the legendary Peter Tosh and forgotten that 37,000 people were saved from legalize it! the stigma and diminished economic prospects following an arrest, especially since drug arrests disproportionately affect minorities. 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Future bright for former 'Cats in the MLB BY EZRA AMACHER

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THEN-ARIZONA infielder Scott Kingery runs to third base during Arizona's 8-1 win over Hawaii in the last regular season game of the year at Hi Corbett field on May 24. Kingery won Pac-12 Player of the Year in his final season at Arizona.

As the summer heats up, baseball takes center stage on the sports calendar, so now is as good a time as any to check in on how Arizona’s many recent Major League Baseball draft picks are faring at the pro level. Since 2010, the UA baseball program has had 26 players selected in the MLB Draft, enough to fill up an entire big league roster. As of now, no Wildcat drafted this decade has broken through to the highest level of professional baseball, but a few guys are closing in. Of all the former Arizona players hanging around in the minors, Robert Refsnyder of the New York Yankees may be the closest to reaching the major league. The right fielder for UA’s 2012 national championship team moved to second base after he got drafted. At his new position, Refsnyder put up good numbers through the first few years of his minor league career—including batting .300 last season for the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate in Scranton, N.Y. While Refsnyder’s Triple-A

batting and slugging percentages have both dropped from last year, the former All-Pac-10 first team honoree could still get a call this season given the Yankees’ second base situation. Stephen Drew, a former Arizona Diamondback, is batting under .200 as New York’s everyday second baseman. That won’t cut it for much longer. If Refsnyder is called up to the big leagues sometime this year, he would be the first Arizona player to make an MLB debut since Boston’s Dan Butler in August. Alex Mejia, one of Refsnyder’s teammates on the championship team, is another former Wildcat who has fared well in the minors. A shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals organization, Mejia was recently called up to the Triple-A affiliate in Memphis, Tenn., where he has batted .278 through 20 games. Mejia, however, may have a tougher time reaching St. Louis considering the Cardinals’ ability to churn out elite young talent. Also competing for the Cardinals is Kurt Heyer, Arizona’s ace pitcher on the 2012 team. Yes, a theme is building here. Heyer, who has bounced around between Double-A and

Triple-A, is currently playing for St. Louis’ Double-A team in Springfield, Mo. Through 12 outings, he has kept a 5.20 ERA with a 1-0 record. Meanwhile, two of Arizona’s latest draft picks are already beginning their minor league careers. It was just a few months ago that Kevin Newman and Scott Kingery were tearing up Pac-12 Conference play. These days, Newman is playing for the West Virginia Black Bears while Kingery is with the Lakewood BlueClaws. As to be expected, both players have struggled with the elevation in competition. Newman is batting .205; Kingery is not doing much better with a .220 average. Once the two infielders— drafted in the first and second rounds, respectively—get adjusted to the professional level, they will be on the shortlist of Wildcats who could soon be suiting up in a major league uniform.

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UA men's golf crucial offseason in full swing BY JUSTIN SPEARS

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A head coach’s worst nightmare is the thought of failure in not only the season itself, but also in what happens behind the scenes when it matters most. A home run in the offseason can set the tone and foreshadow the following season. Arizona men’s golf head coach Jim Anderson understands that his offseason is just as important, if not more important, than any other coach at this point. Anderson is an established name at Arizona, and his summers consist of heavy recruiting along with keeping track of current players in amateur tournaments. “Our guys are playing in a number of tournaments, and when they left, we challenged them that we’re playing three tournaments in the fall, which is one less [than] what we’re used to,” Anderson said. “The rationale was that we wanted to play as much as we can in the summer. That way we can really hit it hard in the fall.” The most recent Wildcat to finish a summer amateur tournament is George Cunningham after the sophomore placed eighth at the Sunnehanna Amateur in Johnstown, Pa. Cunningham shot rounds of 71(E), 68(-3), 65(-6) and 68(-3). Cunningham was a freshman last season and proved that he will be a cornerstone piece for Arizona moving forward. Cunningham had six top-10 performances, finishing fourth at the John Burns Intercollegiate, second

at the National Invitational Tournament, eighth at the Lamkin San Diego Classic and topped off his debut season with a third-place finish at the Pac-12 Conference Championship. Cunningham also had the luxury of shooting a 2-overpar with former Wildcat Jim Furyk in the Northern Trust Open Collegiate Showcase. “We’re relying on him as a leader for his knowledge and experience of the game,” Anderson said. “George brings intensity to not only the game, but it rubs off on the other guys in practice. His passion for the game is unreal, and we’ll rely on that for next season.” Cunningham refused to show his youth in the spring, and it was obvious, especially after he was named to the All-Pac-12 second team as well as the All-Pac-12 freshman team. “George was dynamite for us last season, as well as our other freshmen,” Anderson said. “So now that our youth [are] more experienced, we’re eager to hit the ground running in the fall.” Since Anderson is the new guy on the block, he still has players on his squad from the Rick LaRose era. Now going on his third season in the Old Pueblo, Anderson’s roster contains enough youth to help rebuild the foundation of elite golf at Arizona. “We have three new guys coming in, and we’re still returning most of our cast from last season, which are mostly underclassmen,” Anderson said. “We feel pretty good about not only next season, but our future.”

Anderson made a change in the starting lineup that would completely change Arizona’s mojo. Anderson installed four freshmen into the starting lineup, and the only upperclassman was then-senior Alex McMahon. Freshmen Jacob Kreuz, Peter Koo, Max Donohue and Cunningham lifted Arizona COURTESY OF ARIZONA ATHLETICS to a seventh-place finish at the Lamkins Grips San Diego Classic. From then on, that would be the lineup that finished the 2015 season. Arizona’s offseason is productive, and even though Anderson is consistently on the road, he still finds some time to play a round of golf. “I’ve only played one round this summer, but I’m playing in a charity tournament in Tubac soon,” Anderson said. Arizona will look to improve next season, and even Anderson knows that this offseason could be a grand slam. — Follow Justin Spears @Hercules_52

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Successful weekend for Wildcats in NBA BY EZRA AMACHER

Arizona Summer Wildcat

Arizona basketball likes to pride itself as “A Player’s Program” behind a strong cast of past, current and future athletes. Over the holiday weekend all three stages were on display. Across the world in Heraklion, Greece, Arizona head coach Sean Miller guided the United States Men’s U19 team to a FIBA World Championship on Sunday, July 5. The Americans defeated Croatia in overtime 79-71 during the gold medal game. Incoming Arizona guard Allonzo Trier scored seven points in 14 minutes. Trier, who is expected to be the Wildcats’ top freshman this season, averaged just under nine points in the tournament. As for Miller, the UA coach has now earned a gold medal as a player, assistant and head coach for USA Basketball. Back in the homeland, a handful of Miller disciples opened up play in the NBA Summer League. Stanley Johnson, the 2014-15 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, began his professional career with the Detroit Pistons in stellar fashion. He scored 13 points in his debut Saturday and another 24 points on Sunday. The No. 8 pick in last month’s NBA Draft, Johnson showed the Pistons why he was worthy of such a high selection. In a 77-69 Sunday victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Johnson fought through contact, displayed a refined floater and threw down a couple strong dunks to lead Detroit in scoring. He also added nine rebounds on top of three assists and a steal. If Johnson keeps up this level of play, he could be on the fast track to earning a starting role with

the Pistons come this fall. Also participating in the Orlando Summer League is Johnson’s college teammate, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. In his debut with the Brooklyn Nets—an 81-73 loss to Memphis—Hollis-Jefferson came off the bench to score nine points and record two steals in 25 minutes. One of Hollis-Jefferson’s buckets came off a signature steal-and-score right before the firsthalf buzzer. Johnson and Hollis-Jefferson were not the only former Wildcats to play well on the opening weekend. Behind an improved jumper, Aaron Gordon impressed many in the NBA community by dropping 22 points in his first Summer League game with the Orlando Magic. Gordon nailed shots from all over the floor, ranging from a step-back baseline jumper to a pair of makes from behind the arc. For those who remember Gordon’s one-year tenure in Tucson, those shots weren’t exactly in his arsenal back then. The No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 draft also slammed home a characteristic alley-oop and recorded 18 rebounds. If there was one flaw in Gordon’s summer debut, it was his 4-10 shooting from the free-throw line. Maybe some things don’t change. Another former top draft pick from Arizona made some news over the weekend as Derrick Williams agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with the New York Knicks. Williams is entering his fifth year in the NBA. Last season, he averaged just over eight points for the Sacramento Kings. — Follow Ezra Amacher @EzraAmacher

REBECCA NOBLE/ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT

COACH SEAN MILLER signals instructions to his team during Arizona's 68-60 win against Xavier in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 26. The 2015 NBA Summer League will feature four Wildcats from last season's team.

New UA hoops assistant better than on paper BY IVAN LEONARD

Arizona Summer Wildcat

While college basketball may not officially start until November, the basketball atmosphere remains alive in Tucson. Arizona head coach Sean Miller has already had to say goodbye to many affiliated with the men’s basketball team who have left for the NBA, such as T.J. McConnell, Brandon Ashley, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Stanley Johnson, but the list wouldn’t stop there. After the departure of former hoops great and top-assistant Damon Stoudamire back to the University of Memphis to assist Josh Pastner, the Wildcats hired Mark Phelps as his replacement.

Stoudamire is the first member of the Wildcat coaching staff to leave this season, and he brings an NBA pedigree and a prestigious career as a Wildcat to Memphis—assets extremely valuable to any team. While Stoudamire’s exit may be tough on the Wildcats, Phelps is no slouch in his own way. He led the Drake Bulldogs to 77 wins and a pair of postseason appearances from 2009-2013. Phelps’ 77 wins is a program record at Drake for any head coach in their first five seasons. Phelps was a candidate to be an Arizona assistant back in 2013 with the departure of James Whitford to become the head coach of Ball State University, but his position was awarded to Stoudamire.

Before becoming an assistant at Arizona, Phelps held assistant coaching positions at multiple universities such as Missouri, Marquette, North Carolina State and Arizona State University. Phelps and Miller already have an established rapport as the two were on the NC State coaching staff from 1996-2001. Phelps was also a highly successful high school boys’ basketball coach in the ’90s, prior to making it into the college ranks. During his stint in high school coaching, he led Rock Church Academy in his hometown of Virginia Beach, Va., (1990-94) to a 104-41 record and Atlantic Shores Christian High School (1994-96), to a 44-12 record. Along with having coached

with Miller before, Phelps brings experience to the team with 18 years of Division 1 coaching and five trips to March Madness under his belt. Phelps is also a key addition due to his abilities as a recruiter and developer. He was instrumental in the success of Julius Hodge at NC State: After helping land New York’s “Mr. Basketball” for the 2000-2001 season, his guidance helped Hodge become the 2004 ACC Player of the Year and third all-time leading scorer with 2,040 points. While Phelps was an assistant at ASU for a period of time, it is great to have him on the sidelines this upcoming season as the Wildcats look to win their second national championship and first under Miller.

Phelps’ passion and knowledge for the game of basketball will definitely be appreciated in Tucson in the near future. Even though Phelps is the new guy, he steps into an Arizona program that can use him for his relentless recruiting, which will take some of the load off of Miller. His experience at the coaching level will add another dimension to the Wildcat coaching staff.

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