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Bueno twins bound for Rio

BY CHASTITY LASKEY @chastitylaskey

Twin sisters and UA alumnae, Paulina and Fernanda Bueno, are off to Rio de Janeiro to volunteer with the L.I.V.E. Olympic Project.

The Bueno sisters, who graduated in May and will begin

graduate studies in the fall, left early Tuesday morning to participate in community service abroad for two weeks.

After seeing the volunteer opportunity on a Spanish and Portuguese department listserv in September, Paulina said they decided to apply because it’s

something they’ve never done before.

The Buenos, who were born in Mexico but moved to Tucson when they were 10 years old, said although they were really involved on campus, they never got the chance to study abroad.

“We’ve always done some sort

of community service in Tucson,” Fernanda Bueno said. “So being able to take it a step further and bring our love for community service abroad was something we really wanted to do.”

Fernanda and Paulina Bueno are part of a group of 10 UA

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NEWS | PAGE 2 Donald Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, holds town hall meeting in Tucson to speak about the future of America under a Trump presidency

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Pence talks up Trump in Tucson

BY SHAQ DAVIS AND LAUREN RENTERIA @shaqdavis1 @lauren_renteria

Despite the rain, Tucsonans packed downtown’s Fox Theatre to listen to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence speak.

People packed the theater with applause as Pence began to speak about the future and the potential outcome of Trump becoming the next president of the United States.

“You have nominated a man that never quits, who never backs down,” Pence said.

The governor of Indiana called Trump a fighter and a winner who now has a running mate to help him win the election in November.

Pence called for the repeal of Obamacare and told supporters Obama’s two terms were more than enough for America. He called the Democratic Party agenda and their attempts to tweak failing policies “stale.”

“It seems that all of America is crying out for something new and different,” Pence said.

Out of the 1,000-person crowd, one male protester was escorted out of the event for causing a disruption. Most rally attendees were Trump-Pence campaign supporters, who appeared to be happy to have Pence as Trump’s running mate.

Rose Anderson, a Tucson local, was among the advocates.

“I feel much stronger about voting for Trump,” Anderson

said. “His values, his character— everything.”

Chair of the Arizona Republican Party, Robert Graham, was one of the openers for Pence. Graham said in his speech he was excited for the campaign and was confident the pair would overtake Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, come the general election.

Other Trump-Pence supporters included veterans like Donna Marie Coleman, an Air Force veteran and school teacher.

Coleman said that while she has voted for Democrats in the past, she never had any doubts about the Trump campaign.

“I’ve always been a registered Republican, however, I’ve always been open minded,” Coleman said. “While some people are very concerned because he’s a loose cannon, I think he’s a very smart person who will surround himself with people that make good decisions.”

Not everyone who attended was in support of the GOP nominee.

Patrick Robles, 15, came to the rally with his grandparents to hear what Pence had to say and to question the conservative governor on Trump’s Mexican immigration rhetoric.

“I think that they need to be held accountable because I believe they have just as much of a chance of becoming the next president and vice president,” Robles said. “Mr. Trump’s rhetoric on building a wall has caused many Latinos across the country to have a negative view on Mr. Trump and Gov. Pence. My

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MIKE PENCE, DONALD TRUMP’S running mate, addresses the crowd during his rally at the Fox Theater in Tucson on Tuesday, Aug. 8. Pence addressed a 1,000-person crowd about the future of America under a Trump presidency.

question [to Pence] is: What will you do on Mr. Trump’s behalf to fix your relationship with the Latino community?”

Robles was not picked to have his question answered, but others who were able to could ask him about anything.

When Pence began to field questions, one supporter talked about his lack of a retiree payment from Veterans Affairs. He said the administration did nothing to help veterans in similar situations.

Pence pointed him to Trump’s 10-point plan, which outlines how he would reform the policies of the VA. The plan would appoint a VA secretary who would strive to serve veterans, discipline federal employees who violated public trust and allow a process where veterans could get help outside

health providers.

“Donald Trump is going to fix the Veterans Affairs Administration,” Pence said to an applauding audience. “ ... It has been appalling to see veterans wait a week to even see a doctor and months for medical treatment.”

Another supporter asked how he would accomplish being onehalf of a “dynamic duo” and be the “most incredible vice president” to Trump. Pence’s response made the crowd chuckle.

“Well, I got stuck on the ‘dynamic duo’—I’m kind of a Batman fan,” Pence said.

He added that he would work everyday to translate Trump’s visions into laws and policies on Capitol Hill, which was one of the reasons Trump asked him to be his running mate.

Drivers in Pima County will now be ticketed if they are caught texting while driving as the new Pima County texting ban is in full effect.

The texting and driving ordinance was unanimously approved by the Pima County Board of Supervisors on May 17.

The ordinance, which became effective on June 16, is followed by a 30-day grace period, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

The grace period allowed awareness of the new ordinance to build, and drivers were only given a written warning if pulled over for texting and driving.

Now, Pima County sheriff officers will be issuing tickets. According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office press release, “a person may not, while driving a motor vehicle on a highway, manually manipulate a handheld electronic device for any purpose other than to initiate, receive, or engage in voice communication.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said a violation of the ordinance is a civil traffic violation, which will cost drivers $100 or $250 if the violation involves a motor vehicle accident.

While Nanos urges drivers to not use their devices at all while driving, if the light is red and the vehicle is not moving, drivers may use their cell phones in compliance with the ordinance.

Nanos admitted it’s an arguable loophole and he hopes that through this ordinance, people will make a habit out of putting their phone down while driving.

“I’m hoping that in the next five to 10 years, people will get the idea and we’ll have a 90 to 95 percent compliance rate where people are no longer texting and driving,” Nanos said.

He said excuses such as emergencies or using cell phones for GPS don’t make the ordinance harder to enforce because drivers can pull over to reply to the text or answer the phone, or simply enter in the location before putting the car in drive.

“It’s not about fines, it’s not about how many tickets we can write,” Nanos said. “It is really just about being safe on the roadway.”

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PAULINA BUENO LEFT AND her twin sister, Fernanda, pose for a photo together on Monday, Aug. 1 in the Student Union Memorial Center. The Bueno twins flew out to Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to volunteer at the 2016 Olympic Games.

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FROM PAGE 1 “It’s our first time going abroad so going students traveling to Rio during the by ourselves would have been weird, we’ve Olympic games who will volunteer always been together,” Fernanda said. alongside students from “That’s why when we found other universities around out we were both accepted the country. we decided right then we “ W e ’ v e “We’ll be there for two were going and weren’t going always done weeks and the first couple some sort of to waste the opportunity.” of days we’ll be delivering Paulina said it’s fun to community service medical supplies to the lowhave another person to talk in Tucson, so being income neighborhoods in to and if you get lost then at able to take it a step Rio,” Fernanda said. “We’re further and bring our least you’re lost together. also going to build gardens “Explaining something is love for community and plant vegetables and very different then having service abroad was fruit so they have fresh food experienced it yourself,” something we really available to them.”

Fernanda said. “So when we wanted to do.”

Paulina said they will also come back we’ll have shared -Fernanda Bueno, be teaching the kids basic this great experience which UA Alumna and Grad English skills and taking we can talk about for months Student them to a few Olympic or even years.” games.

Fernanda said, for many of them it will be their first time going to an event like that because they just don’t have • During their undergraduate years, the income to go and buy a ticket.

Paulina and Fernanda were involved “The kids don’t really have much over with the Associated Students of the there so they’ll appreciate what we’re University of Arizona, the Student giving them whatever it’s materialistic, Alumni Association, volunteered at knowledge or our time,” Paulina said.

Banner-Health University Medical Fernanda Bueno said they know Rio isn’t Center and were research assistants for the safest place, but she’s looking forward the UA speech department. to seeing how kids live their everyday lives and what makes them happy with what • Fernanda, who graduated with a they have, because they can’t just move. degree in speech, language and hearing “I hope to really just gain experience, science and minors in psychology, music knowledge and perspective to take back,” and Spanish, will begin the UA doctor of Fernanda said. audiology program this fall.

Both Buenos said they are happy to be sharing the experience with one another • Paulina, who graduated with a double and hope it will be the first of many major in psychology and speech, adventures. language and hearing sciences, is taking “We found out back in December we a gap year where she will be a non-degree were accepted, well I got my email first and seeking graduate student taking courses [my sister] got hers later, so that was a plot at the UA. twist,” Paulina said. “But if she wouldn’t have gotten in, I wouldn’t be going.”

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UA Office of Research and Discovery gains Biosphere 2 Campus, science dean In hopes of making the university more competitive in the research world, UA updates Office of Research and Discovery

BY LAUREN RENTERIA @lauren_renteria

The Office for Research and Discovery welcomed Joaquin Ruiz as the new vice president of innovation and strategy and claimed oversight of the research at the Biosphere 2 Campus, in order to make the university more competitive in the world of research.

Ruiz is the dean of the College of Science, executive dean at the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and is a professor of geosciences. His new position at the Office for Research and Discovery will promote creativity in research.

“Innovation is how you actually continue to be competitive in research,” Ruiz said. “That’s what I am going to be focusing on. It’s not going to be on the budget or the space, but really

how you actually connect with various partners. Answering questions like ‘how do we actually create ecosystems within the University of Arizona that make us more competitive and move forward in research?’”

The whole purpose of the office is to address the research needs of the university. Particularly, the office identifies the faculty, funding and facilities that the university needs to conduct quality research.

Ruiz, whose position is fairly new to the UA, said that the university has always had an overall goal for innovation and new ideas, but it wasn’t until recently that there was a set position specific to success in innovation.

“You know, Stanford [University] has a culture of innovation embedded into their

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ABOVE LEFT PAM BLOMBAUM attends Gov. Mike Pence’s town hall meeting at the Fox Theater in downtown Tucson on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Blombaum supports Trump and Pence because she feels the U.S. needs to do “anything to bring jobs back.” (Above center) A protestor shouts as he is escorted out of the venue for disrupting Pence’s speech. Out of the 1,000-person crowd, only one protester was escorted out of the event for causing a disruption. (Above right) Indiana Gov. Mike Pence addresses the audience during his town hall meeting at the Fox Theater in downtown Tucson on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Pence spoke about the future of America under a Trump presidency.

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research and [the Massachusetts Institute for Technology] has a media lab, each place has their own way of dealing with innovation,” Ruiz said. “We really didn’t have a structured way of doing this, even though our faculty and administrators are incredibly innovative.”

While the UA is a top-tier research university, for Ruiz, there are still ways the UA can improve innovation, like integrating the Biosphere 2 Campus to other areas of research like engineering and building closer ties to the community to create innovative programs.

Ruiz said he wants to cater to the professional needs of new UA graduates and thinks that can eventually help the city thrive.

In order for students to stay in Tucson, Ruiz said there must be ways to support the work that university graduates want to do.

“Creating an environment where students can stay here and start their dreams here is one of the things that I’m really working on,” Ruiz said.

The Biosphere 2, which is under the direction of Ruiz, will also be a part of the Office for Research and Discovery.

Environmental research, an innovation hot bed once under the watch of the College of Science, will be more opportune

for interdisciplinary research, according to Biosphere 2 Deputy Director John Adams.

“The hope is that this alignment will also allow for a larger university use across multiple departments,” Adams said. “They are hoping that this move will further facilitate those [interdisciplinary relationships].”

The Biosphere 2 is a university-owned research facility that focuses on the natural and man-made environments. The campus holds seven different ecosystems including a mature rain forest with over 90 different tree species, a swamp land, a tropical savanna and other environments, according to the Biosphere 2 website.

Adams said he does not anticipate any immediate changes to the Biosphere campus, but he said the university will be more competitive in grant applications because of the chance to collaborate with other colleges through the Office of Research and Discovery.

“If it’s a multi-college [grant] proposal that goes in, there’s nuances that come into play,” Adams said. “The hope will be that within the [Office for Research and Discovery], we can continue to make it easier for those kinds of [research] partnerships.”

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‘Bernie or bust’ could bust America Bernie has done a lot for the democratic party, but do-or-die Sanders supporters are taking things too far

BY RHIANNON BAUER @rhiannon_bauer

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s November approaches, many Americans are finding themselves between a rock and a hard place when it comes to the election.

Many voters— especially with the new knowledge of the Democratic National Committee’s potential bias against Bernie Sanders— are feeling disillusioned and considering voting for a thirdparty candidate or not voting at all.

Of course, the feelings aren’t limited to only Sanders supporters. But considering the possibility of foul play—or at least some sort of bias for Hillary Clinton that could have negatively impacted the Sanders campaign—it’s easy to see why Sanders supporters are having a hard time getting behind the other candidates, and specifically Clinton.

Some with more liberal or left-wing views—who, in reality, probably align with Clinton more than any other candidate—feel repulsed at the thought of voting for her. Of course, it’s fair to be concerned about each of the candidates and their merits.

But there’s a much greater evil in this election than the Clinton campaign or even the DNC. His name is Donald Trump.

I don’t mind a Republican

candidate. I don’t mind a candidate that speaks his mind in a blunt fashion. I don’t mind a candidate with tight immigration policies and I certainly don’t mind a candidate that wants to make America great—though I’d argue that America is great already and, as such, there’s no meaning in making America great “again.”

I do, however, mind a candidate that lacks respect for people who aren’t white males.

I mind a candidate who wants to deport people and erect a physical barricade to keep people out due to differences in their ethnicity. I mind a candidate who lies profusely.

If you think I’m talking about Clinton here, you’re wrong.

Research published by PolitiFact indicates that it’s actually Trump whose pants are on fire.

Mostly, I mind a candidate who cannot control his emotions nor feel empathy, all while speaking

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offensively toward people who are different than him.

There are also people—liberals and Democrats included—who would rather have a Trump presidency than vote for Clinton.

Anyone who doesn’t vote for Clinton out of protest, whether by voting third party or abstaining, is voting for Donald.

They’re benefiting a presidential candidate who harbors hate—who shows hate through his words and

actions—for Americans he doesn’t know. They’re voting to the benefit of a person who speaks and acts impulsively and who will likely use his executive decision-making power in a way that harms the country.

Clinton has her faults, as all candidates do. But at least she has the experience and shows compassion toward the American people.

I supported Sanders in the primary and I’ve been really let down by the DNC after the way his campaign ended. That said, to be incapable of moving on after his campaign is dangerous.

Refusing to support Clinton could allow an evil force to take control of the White House and the country. If all the people who wanted Sanders refuse to vote for Clinton, it could be more than enough to throw the election to Donald Trump.

I’m not one to tell people they need to always vote along party lines, but it’s so absolutely critical for people to vote Clinton in this election. Democrats and leftleaning voters need to consider the possible aftermath of refusing to vote for anyone but Sanders.

I know a few people see good in Trump, and I don’t know if I can convince them not to vote for him. But anyone who doesn’t want to see him win in November—Sanders supporters especially—should seriously consider whether or not Clinton is equally as bad as Trump.

The future of our country depends on it.

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Pence in Tucson: Fear and loathing at the Fox

BY RHIANNON BAUER @rhiannon_bauer

I went into vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s rally at the Fox Theatre yesterday with low expectations—my political views aren’t usually very conservative, and I don’t like Donald Trump much. But I figured it wouldn’t hurt to get educated and see what the guy has to say.

It’s a good thing my expectations weren’t high, because there’s no way the rally could have met them.

I was frustrated from the beginning at the environment within the theater.

It became clear very quickly that people who weren’t Republican and didn’t support Trump and Pence were less welcome. I heard a couple men seated behind me laughing at a woman after she mentioned that she was likely voting for Hillary Clinton. After that, a man who had taken the

stage before I entered the theater asked where the Independent party headquarters was, and laughter erupted from the crowd as he answered, “It doesn’t exist!”

What’s the point of a political rally, then, if people of all opinions and mindsets can’t attend without being ridiculed? I don’t know how that’s supposed to increase your numbers at the polls, and it certainly didn’t reflect positively to me.

Pence took the stage amidst applause and hollering from the audience. He spoke well, but wasn’t anything outstanding compared to other politicians.

He said everything the audience wanted to hear, sampling from Trump’s platform and a list of jokes about Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. He got people fired up chanting “U.S.A!” and “TRUMP!” I even heard a lady try to start a “Lock her up!” chant after Pence fired a cheap shot at Hillary, but it didn’t seem to catch on.

When it came to the issues, Pence stood by his running mate’s views through and through. It sounded to me that

18-year-old guy who asked what the Trump/Pence campaign would do to make amends with Israel as our ally.

His answer? “America stands with Israel.”

Pence didn’t give any policy details or ideas relating to the question itself, he just said what the concerned young man would have wanted to hear. I don’t know whether he was dodging the question or just didn’t have an answer, but I saw right through it.

At the rally, Pence said what conservative voters would have liked to hear, in the smoothest voice he could muster, but to me he came off like just another crummy politician. He didn’t answer audience questions and he made the event feel exclusive— worthy of Republicans and Trump supporters only.

I don’t think Pence is a bad guy necessarily, but I wasn’t very impressed by his persuasive strategies and I’m certainly not sold on his views.

He definitely didn’t earn my vote for this November.

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he supports the idea of a wall that won’t work (See: Great Wall of China, Berlin Wall), the desire to integrate religion and government through repealing the Johnson Amendment, and other conservative values with which I disagree. After his speech, Pence spent some time taking audience

questions and answering them very poorly.

He mostly came up with something that sounded good to the audience—maybe a bold claim or a kind sentiment—but he rarely answered the actual questions.

The one question in particular that stood out to me came from an

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A streetcar named privilege The Sun Link Modern Streetcar is a step forward in public transportation for Tucson, but it’s failed to serve the communities that need it most

BY JACKSON MORRISON @DailyWildcat

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he low price and efficiency of the Sun Link Tucson Modern Streetcar is something many Tucsonans have dreamed of. Unfortunately, the streetcar only passes through the areas of town of those who don’t actually need it.

The usefulness of the streetcar is inarguable and those who are lucky enough to have easy access to the streetcar take full advantage of it. The streetcar transports a staggering 4,000 riders per day.

Sixty-one percent of streetcar riders are students at the UA and of all riders, only 52.3 percent ride the rails more than twice per week.

The current route only goes along areas

serves. However, there are communities of entertainment, shopping or places that do not have service where the where people of some means can be streetcar could make found. People who more of a difference. ride the streetcar Tucson is not a rich do so because it’s city. There are many convenient and if The current parts of the city with it wasn’t there, it’s high crime rates and likely the current route only goes low income. I lived in riders could find a housing complex my other means of along areas of sophomore year which transportation. entertainment, was perfectly safe, but This all suggests was nonetheless located that the streetcar is shopping or places in a questionable area— more of a luxury to two bodies were found the community rather where people of on my block during than a necessity. some means can that year. At night it The city providing was dangerous to walk a pay-to-use “luxury” be found. around and even during service such as the day, it behooved me the streetcar isn’t to stay in a group. necessarily a bad I was fortunate enough thing. It has helped to have a car, so I could vitalize some of the easily travel during the day and night. local restaurants and has left a generally Many are not this fortunate. positive impact in the communities it

Given the low-income nature of the neighborhood, walking or riding a bike was the primary means of transportation.

While buses are an option to many who want to travel across the city or to different neighborhoods, that is little comfort to someone who wants to go to the store after work without having to fear for their safety.

The city has failed to serve its citizens because it has not built a streetcar which could provide cheap, safe and convenient transportation to and from the greater community. The city has ignored the needs of its lower income citizens.

The location of the streetcar is a clear misallocation of resources. We must take care of those citizens in need before we begin to care for those who don’t need help.

It’s high time we extend that transportation service to the communities that need it the most.

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UA part of team to research HIV cure A $2.8 million grant over five years provided by the National Institutes of Health will fund a project to target the HIV virus

BY CHASTITY LASKEY @chastitylaskey

UA infectious diseases experts will collaborate and become part of a national team working to develop a cure for HIV through a $28 million, fiveyear grant funded by the National Institutes of Health.

The UA is one of 18 institutions participating in the Martin Delaney Collaboratory program, and will be a part of the BELIEVE—or Bench to Bed Enhance Lymphoc yte Infusions to Engineer Viral Eradication—project.

“We’re heading into a project that will try to target killer cells to places in the body where the virus is hiding,” said Elizabeth Connick, M.D., chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, UA professor of medicine and the local investigative lead on the project. “If this therapy works, we think people will be able to have essentially a functional cure.”

The BELIEVE project focuses on improving a patient’s natural immune system by making it better at eliminating HIV reservoirs.

Connick said patients will be cured in the sense that the virus in their body won’t be able to replicate.

Of the $28 million, Connick expects to receive around $650,000 which will go to her lab to fund the project where they will develop the therapy and test it.

“It’s a five year grant so if what we do is promising, then it will be

renewed,” Connick said. “If HIV has been cured by then, it won’t be renewed. It’s hard to predict the future. Even if it is cured, it probably won’t happen in five years, but we can always hope.”

By the end of 2014, there were

currently individuals at UA and Banner – University Medical Center working with HIV patients to educate the population about risk factors and looking for ways to increase knowledge, access and affordability to HIV treatments.

– UMC South.

The Arizona AETC’s mission is to improve the care of HIV patients through the training of healthcare providers.

“One of the things we’re seeing happening on a national and even a global level is that HIV is increasingly becoming a disease of poverty and inequality,” Alyssa

approximately 36.9 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to aids.gov. More than 1.2 million of which live in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While the UA is going to begin searching for a cure, there are

UA houses the Arizona AIDS Education and Training Center and the Petersen HIV Clinics, both of which are rated among the top three in the country for HIV patient care.

Arizona AETC and the Petersen Clinics, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, are located at Banner – UMC Tucson and Banner

Guido said, Arizona AIDS Education and Training Center program director. “The CDC recently came out with some staggering numbers about risk for lifetime HIV infection.”

Guido said the CDC found that one in nine African-American males, one in six African-American females and one in two gay or bisexual men will be diagnosed

with HIV in their lifetime.

“There’s a lot of complex socioeconomic reasons for that, but a large one is a lack of access to healthcare and health education and not having regular checkups with a primary caregiver about how to protect yourself from HIV and STDs,” Guido said.

The Petersen HIV Clinics currently serves about 1,300 people who are infected with HIV and around 80 people who are considering themselves to be at risk for HIV infection, with 18 fulltime individuals who support patients from the early stages of connection said Shannon Smith, special projects program director within the Division of Infectious Diseases.

“One of the biggest challenges I think with our patient population and how I made the connection between the management of a chronic illness and having access to the cure ... is making sure that patients know they are infected,” Smith said. “Having systems that are available to screen patients in a comfortable and confidential way and are readily accessible and affordable in our community is our first step to getting a treatment or a cure.”

Smith said there’s a large portion of people who don’t know they’re

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Science • Wednesday, August 3-Sunday, August 7, 2016 infected or are living with controlled HIV. “It’s difficult to take a pill every day, to find a way to the doctor and to live with a chronic illness and not get burned out or feel stigmatized,” Smith said. “Staying engaged in care is actually pretty challenging and when you look at moving care to a cure, I think some of those pathways are going to continue.”

Both Smith and Guido were happy to see the government invest funding into finding a cure for HIV. “There will be a lot of good minds at work trying to figure out how we’re going to stop the disease and it feels nice to have it here and have it so close to so many of the patients we see kind of struggling to navigate their lives while being infected,” Smith said. “To be able to share with the patients that were part of a team that’s working to end this disease feels good from a caregiver perspective to assure them that we’re not just treating the disease and looking at ways to make living with HIV better, but we’re also looking toward the future in hopefully being able to cure it.”

Out of the 1.2 million people in the U.S. living with HIV, one in eight don’t know they’re infected. Smith encourages everyone to know their HIV status and that HIV testing is available at Campus Health.

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• Tea (unsweetened)– Hot or iced.

Contains healthful antioxidants.

• Milk (low fat/no fat) – Provides protein, calcium, vitamin D, phosphorous, and B-vitamins.

• Non-Dairy “milks” (soy, almond, rice, cashew, etc.) – Similar to cow’s milk above, but with less protein (check soy milk labels for those higher in protein with 7-8 grams). Choose those fortified with calcium and other nutrients.

• Coffee – Yes, growing evidence indicates health benefits when drunk in

moderation, black and/or with 1-2 T of a natural milk/milk substitute.

RETHINK IT: • Soda, Lemonade, Juice “Drinks” – 12 oz. contains 140-180 calories (7-9 teaspoons of inflammatory sugars).

• Fruit juices – 12 oz., while having some nutrients, contain 165 calories. If you aren’t paying attention, this can add up. Eating the fruit itself has more nutrients and far less calories.

• Chocolate milk (all types) – The goodness of the milks listed above, but with added sugar.

• Sugary coffee drinks (frappuccinos, mochas, tea lattes, syrup-added anything) – Some of these have the calories of small meals. Even your usual grande mocha frappuccino is about 275 calories (15 teaspoons of sugar... yikes!). Drink less often and adjust the size, or go more basic without the sweeteners.

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NutriNews is written by Gale Welter Coleman, MS, RDN, CSSD, and Sarah Marrs, RDN, Nutrition Counselors at the UA Campus Health Service.

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Tucson musicians thrive at Cartel Coffee Lab’s open mic night

BY ALEC KUHENLE @ ThrowMeAnAllie

Over the past several years, downtown Tucson has evolved from a depressing embarrassment into a hipster’s paradise.

Tucked just south of Tucson’s historic Rialto Theatre you can find one of the many places that helps the city realize its hip potential, Cartel Coffee Lab. The Tempe-based coffee shop has two locations in Tucson, with the newest site proudly sitting at 210 E. Broadway Blvd. The downtown Cartel serves up some of the chillest vibes in town, as well as a terrific selection of coffee, tea and beer.

Cartel has even more to offer though. Besides great coffee, they also provide entertainment by offering an outlet for local musicians to express themselves. On the last Wednesday of each month Cartel hosts its own open mic night, an event that started back in 2015.

Cartel’s most recent open mic night took place on Wednesday, July 27, and attracted a large crowd with its eclectic mix of diverse talent. Musical styles included everything from indie to soul to acoustic guitar, with one performer even singing an original song about a urinary tract infection.

Jacob Reyes, a Cartel employee and the night’s emcee, said the event is focused on building community.

“We do happy hour all night, we keep the machines going and it’s all aimed to give an outlet for the artist and the community,” Reyes said.

Katelyn Starcher, or Kat Star, kicked off the night and treated the crowd to her covers of hit songs like Sublime’s “Santeria” and Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks”.

“I’ve been singing my whole life but I was always too nervous to do it in front of other people,” Starcher said. “This was a lot of fun. I think the best part was just getting the experience and the publicity and having people find out who you are.”

The event started slightly behind schedule, but it sailed on smoothly after the performances began. Each performer played around three or four songs for about 15 minutes.

Phillip Yancey of the local band Coyote Mustache also performed, capturing the audience with some of his original indie music.

“I think if you like music and you like coffee and you like the local scene, then this is a really good way to try songs out on people,” Yancey said. “I love Cartel so just playing a few of my

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KAT STAR DOES AN acoustic cover of “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People during Cartel Coffee Lab’s monthly Open Mic Night at their downtown location on Broadway Boulevard. Cartel Coffee Lab has been hosting an open mic night every last Wednesday of the month since this past January.

songs on nights where I don’t have anything is pretty cool.”

The coffee shop became more and more crowded as the night went on. About an hour or so into the event, the space became so packed that many audience members had to stand.

Kyle Gallardo, a new performer, said “[the event] was pretty nerve-racking, but it’s also a cool vibe.

Gallardo described his musical style as ambient, easy listening, alternative rock; a darker mood overall. After gaining confidence and experience from his performance, Gallardo said he looked forward to coming back.

Every performer entertained the audience with a unique voice or musical style, but nobody got a better reaction from the crowd than Christian Kemp, a soul music performer

with some elements of rock, rhythm and blues. Kemp dazzled each and every listener, capturing their hearts and souls, eliciting major praise from the audience in the process.

“It’s amazing. I’ve never been to an open mic night this big or with this cool of an atmosphere,” Kemp said. “It was a great experience and I think I’ll definitely be back.”

Performers continued to show off their musical chops until late into the night—about an hour after the coffee shop typically closes on a Wednesday.

But of course, all good things must come to an end, and the performances stopped around 11 p.m. with a few members of local indie band ARCHITECTURE concluding the night. Many had left at that point, but a solid group of music fans stayed until the end.

Reyes said that for those who are interested in performing at one of Cartel’s open mic nights, you should either text a barista to let them know, or you can sign up the day of the event when the sign up sheet officially gets released.

It seems that Tucson’s local music scene is thriving, and aspiring musicians should take advantage of this popular event.

“You get to meet so many awesome people and so many artists that just bring so many different views to the table,” Reyes said.

So, the moral of the story is you should definitely check out Cartel’s next open mic night to hear some stellar local music. If you can’t swing that, then at least stop in sometime to grab some of Cartel’s awesome coffee and soak up the creative vibes.

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Bourne’ delivers thrilling action but falls short of its predecessors

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t has been almost ten years since former CIA super assassin Jason Bourne left the agency that turned him into a killing machine. After three action-packed films chronicling the decade, Bourne finally pieced together most of what the government did to him, or so he thought.

In the new film “Jason Bourne,” Matt Damon returns nine years later to the franchise that originally catapulted him to action star status. Bourne fans will surely welcome his return with open arms since the 2012 reboot film “The Bourne Legacy” gave Damon a break from the franchise and had Jeremy Renner step in instead to tell a different character’s story.

“The Bourne Legacy” did not come anywhere close to achieving what the earlier films did, and ultimately proved that a Bourne movie needs Matt Damon in order to work.

In the new film, we see Bourne trying to have a normal life, or at least what he considers a normal life. He has lived off the grid for years, partaking in an underground fighting circuit.

But alas, Bourne’s chances at undisturbed happiness do not last forever. He soon gets a visit from former CIA operative Nicky Parsons, played by Julia Stiles, who recently hacked into the CIA’s network in order to gain access to classified documents about projects like Treadstone—the secret operation that changed Bourne forever.

Bourne and Parsons meet up in Greece with the CIA hot on their tails. From then on, Bourne must once again face the agency he has tried so desperately to forget about as he learns that (spoiler alert) his father was somehow involved in the Treadstone operation—not just a simple analyst like Bourne had previously thought.

From an action movie standpoint, “Jason Bourne” definitely succeeds as a high quality film, but Bourne movies should always be held to a higher standard than regular action films.

The first three films represent a coherent trilogy about a spy attempting to regain his memory and discover what happened in his dark past. At the end of 2007’s “The Bourne Ultimatum” it

seemed like Bourne had more or less done that, so fans got a satisfying ending that left open the possibility of future sequels while also tying the knot to the franchise fairly well.

The twist about the involvement of Bourne’s father becomes the main plot aspect driving “Jason Bourne,” and it all feels a little bit forced. It often seems like the filmmakers had no plans to actually create this installment after ending the trilogy and just threw something together after the fact.

Still, this film attempts to breathe new life into the franchise by adding new characters such as CIA Director Robert Dewey, played by Tommy Lee Jones, a new villain known only as the Asset, portrayed by Vincent Cassel, and Heather Lee, played by Alicia Vikander, the new agent in charge of bringing Bourne in.

Vikander in particular does an excellent job in her role.

Other than the fresh faces, the film feels like, well, just another Bourne movie, but unfortunately without all of the compelling suspense that turned the original trilogy into classics. It is very nice to see Damon return to the franchise that forever changed his status as an actor and, as always, he does exceptional work in the title role.

The film’s redemption mainly comes from the directing efforts of Paul Greengrass. After taking a break with 2012’s “The Bourne Legacy,” Greengrass returned to direct this film, bringing his signature visual style and knack for staging big budget action sequences.

Greengrass directed the second and third installments of the franchise and has played a big role in making the Bourne series so memorable. An amazing car chase scene through the streets of Las Vegas proved definitive of his style.

If nothing else, Bourne fans will surely get a reassuring dose of nostalgia when Moby’s “Extreme Ways” plays during the ending credits, a song that will likely always have a link to the Bourne franchise.

Overall, the film was well directed with several standout acting performances. It was exciting to see Jason Bourne return to the big screen, even if only in a slightly unnecessary sequel that falls well below its reveled predecessors.

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CLAYTON KAMMERER, LEFT, CHATS with Cindy Williams, right, at her produce stand, Cindy Gardens, during the weekly farmers market at St. Philip’s Plaza in Tucson on Sunday, July 10.

Cindy Gardens has been in business for six months and has been present at the farmer’s market at St. Philip’s Plaza for five months.

Market, one vendor in particular caught my eye. In an extra-long tent sat behind a plaza fountain, farmer Clay Smith casually sold his produce with an inviting grin on his face.

Smith also graduated from Eller and fresh out of school, he decided to take his business acumen and apply it to farming—something he said Southern Arizona desperately needed more of.

“The food scene—local agriculture scene—it was very new to start and it has grown quite a bit,” Smith said. “It’s a bit of a food desert out there.”

Smith has seen his farm, called Sleeping Frogs Farm, grow

considerably since he first started farming eight years ago. Along with participating in Tucson’s various farmers markets, Sleeping Frog Farms sells its produce to local co-ops and fresh markets like Time Market.

FIR has helped propel this shift in food culture by bridging the gap between farmer and consumer.

“Farm to table” has become an overused phrase, often used to advertise the sustainable food trends of big city restaurants, but FIR and the Tucson food/agricultural community really take its meaning to heart.

Kammerer continues to move forward with his quest to expand FIR’s business.

“To be honest, we’re not specifically limited to Tucson— we’re kind of scaling outside of the Tucson valley, but potentially even beyond that,” Kammerer said.

If you’re skeptical in the possibilities you might have as a college student to eat locally, don’t fret. UA students don’t need to seek out distant farmers markets and co-ops to start eating more sustainably—FIR holds a farmers market on the UA Mall every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and one every Friday at Banner – University Medical Center during the school year.

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“I don’t think we’ve been any more part of the role than any one else,” Kammerer said. “Tucson’s been under the radar as far as foodies and the connection between what they eat and what they do.”

One of FIR’s most popular farmers’ markets pops up at St. Phillip’s Plaza every Saturday and Sunday morning. Vendors fill the spread-out bazaar with local food and crafts, and you can see the sense of community present with every smiling face.

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a foodie town doesn’t come from the same superficial elements as other cities like New York and Los Angeles, though. Our role as a gastronomy capital doesn’t hail from a plethora of world-renowned chefs (though we’re not really lacking in that department)— it comes from a historical commitment to sustainability and locally-sourced food.

Before this distinction was even bestowed on Tucson, two UA students-turned-entrepreneurs saw an opportunity to turn this town back into a sustainable community that cares about where their food comes from.

Clayton Kammerer and Jon Hall graduated from the Eller College of Managment’s McGuire Entrepreneurship Program in 2011. As students, they envisioned creating an organization that could market local farmers and food vendors to help them sell their products directly to the consumer.

“Being a big fan of food and small business, and having grown up in Montana and Oregon,” Kammerer said. “I saw an opportunity for a better blueprint for farmers markets here in the desert.”

The launch of FoodInRoot started with only five vendors.

FIR now coordinates 450 vendors across nine different farmers markets in Tucson.

Kammerer said that the journey has been long, but full of growth and excitement. He proudly noted that his company is coming up on its fourth anniversary of operation this November.

Despite his commendable accomplishments, Kammerer’s humility shines through in his work. He said that the designation of a UNESCO World City of Gastronomy was essentially an internationally recognized label placed on what has already been a locally-minded food culture in

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• 1 in 2: Odds that a sexually active person will get an STD by age 25. Most won’t know it.

• Just before Spring Break or Christmas: The time of the year when most breakups occur, according to Facebook status updates.

• Sex frequency and number of partners: Contrary to popular belief, college students today aren’t reporting higher numbers of these compared to students who were in college before the rise of app-based and online dating, according to a national study.

• 867: Number of UA students who stopped by Free Condom Friday at UA Campus Health last year.

• 99%: Percent of UA students who used Campus Health and would recommend it to a friend.

• 59%: Percent of UA students who had received the HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical, penile, and oral cancers, as well as genital warts.

• March 11, 2016: Date the Utah legislature passed a resolution declaring pornography a “public health crisis,” the first state to do so.

• 31: Number of states in the U.S. that do not require information on contraception in their school-based health education curriculum.

• 45: Number of unplanned pregnancies per 1000 women aged 15-44 in the U.S. This represents an all-time low in the rate since tracking began in 1981.

• 5-fold: Increase in IUD (intrauterine device) usage between 2002 (2%) and 2012 (10.3%) among female contraceptive users aged 15-44.

• 54%: Percent of Tinder users who are single.

• 35%: Percent of UA students in 2002 who reported being single and not dating.

• 48%: Percent in 2015 who reported being single and not dating.

• 2%: Percent of men who said they started a relationship with someone they met at a bar or club.

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FORMER ARIZONA DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Anthony Fotu (42) intercepts the ball and is tackled by Oregon State quarterback Sean Collins (4) in Arizona Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. Fotu was removed from UA’s roster in July and won’t return in 2016.

Trouble in the trenches The unforeseen departure of two defensive linemen has thinned UA’s depth. Will it have enough talent to overcome the depleted roster?

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Three-star junior college transfer Josh Allen failed to meet the academic requirements and will not be playing for the Arizona football team this season, the Arizona Daily Star reported on July 27.

Allen, a product of Long Beach Community College, is listed at 6-foot4 and 260 pounds, and was viewed as a prospect that could make an immediate impact in adding another dimension to the Wildcats’ 4-2-5 defensive scheme under new defensive coordinator Marcel Yates.

Allen had 58 tackles and seven sacks last season for LBCC. 247Sports.com rated Allen as the 50thbest prospect in the 2016 recruiting class.

Losing Allen hurts the Wildcats more than what meets the eye.

Arizona’s defense has holes at the linebacker position and the secondary, but the defensive line couldn’t afford to lose another player.

The Wildcats have now lost not only Allen, but also Anthony Fotu, a 2015 junior college transfer who’s season was

cut short a year ago and will not return to the team in 2016.

Fotu played in four games last season and had an interception in a win against Oregon State on Oct. 10 in Arizona Stadium.

Arizona’s defense was ranked No. 113 in yards allowed among FBS teams in 2015, as it coughed up 188.5 rushing yards per game and 274.8 passing yards per game.

The team’s defensive line struggled to consistently put pressure on opposing quarterbacks and clog running lanes— both areas in need of improvement in 2016.

Since Reggie Gilbert graduated, the Wildcats are left with Sani Fuimaono, Calvin Allen and Parker Zellers as the only members of the defensive line with a fair amount of game experience.

There are other possible newcomers in the mix, but the inexperience and lack of depth at the defensive line could come back to bite the Wildcats once again.

Arizona begins practice on Aug. 4 with plenty of questions to be answered, but perhaps none more important than those surrounding the defensive line, its depth and talent level—or lack thereof.

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Preseason football power rankings: Pac-12 North 1. Stanford Cardinal

The great work done by former head coach Jim Harbaugh has been carried on by current head coach David Shaw.

The Cardinal have become a national power and running back Christian McCaffrey is the face of the team. The running back enters the season a Heisman Trophy contender and one of the most exciting players in the country.

McCaffrey finished as the Heisman runner-up just a season ago after accumulating 2,019 rushing yards, 645 receiving yards and 15 total touchdowns.

The junior is extremely versatile, capable of scoring on kick returns, receptions and rushes.

He will have to carry the load for the Cardinal this season because the quarterback position is questionable. Kevin Hogan graduated and left a huge hole at the position.

Junior Keller Chryst and senior Ryan Burns will compete for the job, and neither has much game experience.

Defensively, the Cardinal are reloading with only four returning starters. But there’s a lot of talent in Palo Alto, and Shaw excels at developing players. So don’t be shocked if its defense is formidable once again.

Stanford is the division favorite to not only win the Pac-12 North, but the Pac-12 as a whole.

A spot in the College Football Playoff may lie ahead.

2. Oregon Ducks

Scoring has rarely been a problem at Oregon, as the Ducks have possessed one of the nation’s best offenses over the last decade.

Preventing the opposition from scoring, however, is a different story. The Ducks allowed 30 points or more in eight games last season, including 47 in the Alamo Bowl.

New defensive coordinator Brady Hoke—the former University of Michigan head coach—will try to change the culture around the unit, but it’s expected that the Ducks will go as far as the offense takes them.

Dakota Prukop will be the starting quarterback this year, and it’s the second consecutive year an FCS All-American will be calling the signals in Eugene.

Prukop is an athletic quarterback that will complement Oregon’s standout running back, Royce Freeman.

Freeman may get lost in the shuffle behind Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey, but he’s a gamebreaker in his own right.

The Ducks will be a contender for the division title, but the fans are used to more. If Oregon’s defense can stop someone this season and Prukop is as good as advertised, the Ducks may find themselves back in the top 15.

3. Washington Huskies

Once upon a time, the Huskies dominated the Pac-10 Conference with multiple trips to the Rose Bowl and even a national championship in 1991.

Those days of glory may be coming back to Seattle, as head coach Chris Petersen has rebuilt the program and the Huskies are ready to challenge for the division title.

The offense is young in key spots, but those youngsters are experienced.

Quarterback Jake Browning had a solid freshman campaign, throwing for almost 3,000 yards. He will be protected by one of the best offensive lines in the country, with tackle Trey Adams projected to be a high NFL Draft pick.

The sky is the limit for running back Myles Gaskin, who ran for over 1,000 yards last season.

Seven starters return for the Huskies defense, with nose tackle Elijah Qualls anchoring the middle. Washington’s linebacker corps is fast, strong and immensely talented.

All Pac-12 selections Budda Baker and Sidney Jones lead a deep secondary.

Washington’s biggest game of the season is Sept. 30, when Stanford visits Seattle.

It’s possible that the winner of that contest will be the Pac-12 North champion.

4. Washington State Cougars

Washington State has come a long way from the perennial bottomfeeder it was under former coach Paul Wulff.

Head coach Mike Leach has resurrected the program, and the 2015 season marked the most successful season for the Cougars in over a decade, as they finished with a 9-4 record.

As to be expected from a Leach-coached team, the 2015 Cougars were an offensive juggernaut, and that won’t change in 2016.

Quarterback Luke Falk was one of the nation’s best passers last season, and the junior will likely continue that again this season.

Of course, Falk has help from a stacked receiving corps.

Gabe Marks is the best of the bunch, as he had 104 receptions, 1,192 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns last year—all team highs.

While the WSU offense garners the headlines, the defense has quietly become one of the most improved units in the country.

For the first time in Leach’s tenure, the Cougars have a defense that can provide legitimate resistance. Linebacker Peyton Pelluer is a tackling machine, notching 101 stops last season.

Meanwhile, the secondary returns four starters.

Washington State isn’t in the Oregon, Stanford and Washington triumvirate, but it may be a dark horse, provided the defense continues to improve.

5. California Golden Bears

Cal’s Air Raid offense will be looking for a new pilot this season as Jared Goff is no longer in Berkeley.

Head coach Sonny Dykes’ pass-happy system made Goff one of the nation’s finest signal callers, and his departure leaves a major void.

Davis Webb, a graduate transfer from Texas Tech, will likely be called upon to fill Goff ’s vacancy.

Webb played at Texas Tech for three seasons and threw for 5,557 yards and 46 touchdowns. Texas Tech’s offense is similar to Cal’s, so Davis appears to be an ideal fit with the Golden Bears.

The Bears will also have to replace a receiver corps that caught 265 passes last year.

However, they do have an experienced offensive line to lean on.

The Cal defense continued its upward trajectory in 2015, rising once again in most statistical categories.

Many of the players who made that improvement possible are now gone, but for the first time in Dykes’ tenure, the Bears have depth on that side of the ball.

The Bears most likely won’t be a contender for the division crown, but they should be good enough to make it to a bowl game.

6. Oregon State Beavers

The Beavers lack talent across the board.

One bright spot is their group of receivers including Victor Bolden, Jordan Villamin and Seth Collins.

Collins' offseason has been quite eventful.

He left the team following the 2015 season, announced his intention to transfer but then eventually returned to the team where he'll now be a wide receiver.

The former starting quarterback should be a better fit at receiver, where he will be able to utilize his athleticism more often.

Taking his place at quarterback is Darell Garretson, a transfer from Utah State University.

Garretson completed over 60 percent of his passes with the Aggies and should be able to replicate that success in Corvallis.

The Beavers' offense could be respectable, but their defense is one of the worst in the Pac-12.

Last season, Oregon State was ranked near the bottom in every major defensive category, and chances are it will repeat that feat in 2016.

— Rankings compiled by Nathan Skinner

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Preseason Football Power Rankings: Pac-12 South 1. UCLA Bruins

The Bruins once again appear to be the favorite to win the Pac-12 South.

A large reason for that is because of sophomore quarterback Josh Rosen— one of the best young quarterbacks in the country.

UCLA lost four of its top five wide receivers as well as its top running back from a season ago, so Rosen will have to take on much more of the offensive load in his second year.

He threw for 3,670 yards and 23 touchdowns as a true freshman a season ago.

On the other side of the ball, the Bruins are looking to have a bounce-back season. Their defense was hit hard by injury last year, losing star linebacker Myles Jack for most of the season, and they struggled to replace him, finishing in the middle-of-the-pack defensively. Fortunately for the Bruins, they have the talent to turn things around.

Jack left for the NFL, but Eddie Vanderdoes, Eli Ankou and Takkarist McKinley give UCLA a potentially dominant defensive line, plus it already has a solid secondary. UCLA led the Pac-12 in pass defense in 2015, and it returns three starters.

The Bruins aren’t the dark horse national championship pick they were a couple of years ago, but with a healthy roster and Rosen’s continued development, they should roll to the Pac12 championship game.

2. USC Trojans

Talent has rarely been the problem for USC, but coaching has been an issue.

Clay Helton was promoted to be the program’s head coach, which was met with skepticism, as Helton had never been a head coach at the collegiate level.

Luckily for Helton, he has a team capable of proving the skeptics wrong.

JuJu Smith-Schuster is a must-watch player, as the electrifying receiver hauled in 89 passes for 1,454 yards as a sophomore. Adoree’ Jackson will do his best Deion Sanders impersonation as he will likely play both cornerback and wide receiver, using his athleticism to generate big plays.

At quarterback, Cody Kessler graduated, leaving Max Browne as the next passer in line.

Browne—a former five-star recruit—has the pedigree to be a top quarterback, but he doesn’t have much experience and protecting him could become an issue.

The Trojans’ offensive line returns five starters that struggled as a unit last year. Perhaps Neil Callaway, the team’s new offensive line coach, can get more out of them.

USC lost seven starters from their defense and most of them were up front, putting the team’s front-seven in question. However, the secondary returns three starters and it should be a strong point of the team.

There’s little doubt USC has the talent to put together a strong season and contend for a Pac-12 title, but an inexperienced coaching staff and quarterback may hold the Trojans back.

3. Utah Utes

Utah will have an entirely new backfield, being forced to replace quarterback Travis Wilson and running back Devontae Booker.

Wilson was an inconsistent passer, but left as the second winningest quarterback in program history, and Utah has three quarterbacks competing to replace him, with junior college transfer Troy Williams as the favorite.

Senior Joe Williams will replace Booker. Williams rushed 399 yards in three games while Booker was out due to injury last season, so he appears to be a viable replacement.

The Utes return their entire offensive line, too, so expect the running game to be one of the best in the conference.

Defensively, Utah is once again loaded with future NFL talent, with defensive tackle Lowell Lotulelei leading what should be a dominant rushing defense.

Plus, Utah’s secondary is opportunistic as it recorded 22 interceptions last season, safety Marcus Williams, who had five interceptions last season, was an All Pac-12 selection.

Utah will always be a solid team with head coach Kyle Whittingham at the helm, and this year should be no different.

4. Arizona State Sun Devils

For the first time in the Todd Graham era, the Sun Devils have questions at quarterback.

Last season’s starter Mike Bercovici graduated and an open competition with four different quarterbacks will determine the new starter.

The unit protecting the quarterbacks is in flux too. ASU has just one returning starter along the offensive line.

Demario Richard is returning to ASU and rushed for 1,104 yards last season. But as a whole, the Sun Devils could have one of the worst offenses in the conference.

Aggressive, physical defense has become a Sun Devil trademark under Graham.

Last year, that strength became a weakness, as ASU was frequently gashed by opposing teams.

This season the aggression may get dialed back, especially on passing downs.

ASU returns six starters on defense, but a weak secondary—and an unproven offense—may be the difference between the Sun Devils making a bowl game or spending the holidays at home.

5. Arizona Wildcats

Quarterback Anu Solomon led Arizona to the 2014 Pac-12 Championship Game and the Fiesta Bowl, but now, the junior is fighting to keep his job.

He’ll compete with dual-threat quarterback Brandon Dawkins, with the winner getting a chance to lead a potentially explosive offense.

Running back Nick Wilson—a consistent producer when healthy—will lead UA’s usually-explosive ground game.

The UA’s defense struggled to get stops last season and it will look to change that but the talent on the roster is lacking.

The program brought in a new defensive coordinator, Marcel Yates from Boise State, to try to change things up, so there’s hope the defense will improve even if the talent isn’t the greatest.

And if the Wildcats can find a consistent signal caller, continue to run the ball well and occasionally stop an opposing offense, they will be in bowl contention yet again.

6. Colorado Buffaloes

Head coach Mike MacIntyre has improved the Buffs considerably since being hired in 2013, but there is a lot more work to be done in Boulder.

The 2016 Buffaloes are an experienced bunch, but pure talent is lacking.

That is especially true at quarterback, where Sefo Liufau will start his senior campaign.

Liufau has shown flashes of being a top quarterback in the conference at times, but it’s generally been a struggle for him. And this season he won’t have Nelson Spruce, who led the Buffs in receiving in the past two seasons.

The Buffs defense does have seven defensive starters returning, though, with their secondary—led by Chidobe Awuzie and Tedric Thompson—being a strength.

Colorado likely won’t be the pushover they’ve been in recent years, but they aren’t ready to be a contender, either. However, a bowl game is within reach.

— Rankings compiled by Nathan Skinner