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Whether you are returning to campus or attending class from home, one thing will be the same: Wildcat pride will be with you! Things may be different, but setting goals and being patient are two tips to get you through the semester. Mask Up and Bear Down!
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IN THIS EDITION | WILDCAT WELCOME
Guest Letter
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Enterprise
Pres. Robbins welcomes you to campus this fall
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Financial tips to get you through the fall
Want more Information on student resources? The Daily Wildcat produced an A-Z New Student Resource Guide with loads of information on everything you need to know as a Wildcat!
Photo Moving into dorms looks different this year
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Arts & Life
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Stories include: • Advising help • UA BookStores info • Cultural Centers • People to know at UA • On/off-campus culture • Ways to get involved
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What do students and faculty think of coming back to campus
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The types of tests and what each means for you
Sports What will sports look like in the fall?
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elcome to another academic year at the University of Arizona! As we both know, this year is very different than most. With a pandemic continuing to be at center stage, the UA and all educational institutions have made adjustments to best serve their students. The Daily Wildcat has also jumped on the adjustement train in the way it is bringing news to the community and now, more than ever, it is important to read and subscribe. During the summer, the DW has been hard at work figuring out better ways to serve our community during a pandemic and we have come up with several solutions. In an evergrowing digital world the DW continues to focus on building a good online presence through our website and social media. With a great editorial staff and hard-working reporters/photographers, we have increased the number of online stories both in quality and quantity and continue to
strive for new daily content. This new focus on getting great stories to our audience daily has birthed our weekly newsletter campaign. Each weekly newsletter features stories from all our desks on current news or features of importance. As of right now the Daily Widlcat has a general newletter that gets sent to our audience every Wednesday and a Science & Health newletter that gets sent out every Tuesday. The plan is to continue to grow the newsletters to expand accross more subjects. So watch for that and if you are interested in signing up for the newsletters, email editor@ dailywildcat.com. While student media will continue to work remotley in accordance to health guidlines, there will be plenty of improvemnts/adjustments in the months to come as we continue to learn. Other plans include finding other creative ways to bring news and content to our audience. This means looking at continuing to build our multimedia. From Q&A videos to new podcasts, the fall semester looks hopeful for the DW.
Remember that this semester may look different but one thing will be the same: The Daily Wildcat is here to serve students, parents, faculty, staff and the greater community on all things UA including news, features and creative storytelling even in the times of a pandemic. Thank you for your long support, and if you are interested in opportunities with the Daily Wildcat, reach out to any editor on the staff page (2), or message us through Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Stay safe, wear a mask and Bear Down! Editorials are determined by the Daily Wildcat Opinions Board and are written by its members. They are Editor-in-chief Sam Burdette, Opinions Editor Selena Kuikahi, Managing Editor Pascal Albright, News Editor Priya Jandu and Enterprise Editor Jake Toole
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hope you are all doing well and staying safe. We are excited for the start of the fall semester, and whether you are taking courses online or inperson, we are here to support you. We continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in Arizona, around the country and the world, and our health care professionals, public health experts and the entire campus community have health and safety as our number one priority. As the situation will continue to evolve, all of us will need to call on our shared values of adaptation and compassion as we adjust to local conditions and support one another. Remember the key things we all need to do: • Wear a face covering when you are in public. Remember that face coverings are required in all University of Arizona buildings, and outside on campus except where continuous physical distancing of at least six feet is possible. • Maintain physical distancing to help protect yourself and others from exposure. • Continue to wash your hands frequently, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. • Stay home when you can, and isolate if you feel sick. • Routinely clean and disinfect frequently touched objects, such as door handles and cell phones. • Seek medical guidance if you feel sick. Call Campus Health at (520) 621-9202 before going
in for healthcare services. Stay connected and practice self-care to sustain your mental health, and reach out if you need help. You can reach Counseling & Psych Services at (520) 621-3334. As we announced in mid-July, courses are being offered in four learning modalities: In-Person, Flex In-Person, Live Online and iCourses. If you are at high-risk for serious complications from a possible COVID-19 infection, you should stay home and take advantage of our Live Online and iCourses learning options, to the extent possible within your degree program. Even though the circumstances of the global pandemic have presented serious challenges and altered the student experience in unpredictable ways, the University of Arizona is still an incredible place of learning deeply committed to your success. We want you to experiment and learn, treat each other with respect and feel safe to grow and pursue new ideas. Many resources are available to help you succeed and stay healthy and happy while you are here. Thank you for all that you have done. We will get through this together. •
Stay Safe and Bear Down! Robert C. Robbins, M.D.
President, University of Arizona
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COVID-19 has changed how UA classes will be taught come fall Two UA professors speak on why they decided to hold their classes online BY MAGGIE ROCKWELL & JILLIAN BARTSCH @DailyWildcat
In a weekly campus reentry briefing on July 16, University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins announced that the UA will officially be returning to campus in four different forms of learning: in-person, flex in-person, live online and iCourse. In line with Robbins’ goal to have 50% of campus in-person, two of these models will be some degree of in-person learning, including fully inperson and flex in-person. In-person classes will mean all sections of the class are in-person following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines with required face coverings and physical distancing, which means larger physical class spaces to enable the recommended six feet of social distancing. Flex in-person will be a mix of in-person and online learning, which will mostly be decided by the class’ instructor how they want to work within this format. Students will have the ability to change their schedule as they see fit for the type of learning they desire, but even getting a few classes back to in-person will be a challenge based on the recent, now declining, spike in Arizona’s COVID-19 cases, even though everyone on campus is expected to social distance and wear face coverings. Many professors at the UA have decided to teach their classes online due to safety concerns. A lot of students, professors, staff and faculty have family members or people they live with who are high-risk for COVID-19, and that is where a lot of the safety concerns stem from. Jaime Fatas in Spanish and Portuguese and Vanessa Perry in disability psychoeducational studies are both professors at the UA who decided to go online for the fall 2020 term. One of the reasons Perry decided to
go online was due to pedagogy. The four modalities provide many different teaching environments for students. Some students will be learning in the class while others are learning from a distance. “Those are really hard, it is hard to keep the students who aren’t in the classroom engaged while also trying to keep all the students in front of you engaged,” Perry said. Robbins also said in the July 16 reentry press conference that live online will be fully online classes taught live over Zoom with students and instructors online at the same time, and iCourse classes, which has been an option for students even before the pandemic, are taught fully online usually through lecture videos and assignments on a schedule for students to complete on their own. Perry knew if she decided to teach inperson there would be some students who didn’t feel safe or who were sick, who would have to join from a distance. She felt that having all of her students learn from the same platform was the best choice. Fatas expressed similar concerns and addressed them by stating in an email, “We need to take drastic safety and containment measures, however painful those are, until we get an effective vaccine or can bring it under control.” Technology advances provide platforms like Zoom that allow professors to keep in touch with their students and to keep making progress through remote instruction. Fatas also addressed that technology problems can occur and have a negative impact on students. It can lead to students feeling discouraged and becoming disengaged. “Therefore, it works as a temporary solution but not as a replacement,” Fatas explained in an email. Perry teaches graduate students and her concern is that most of her students will be online for work and school all
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA officially announced students would be returning to in-person classes during a reentry press conference on July 16. The methods of instruction offered during the fall include in-person, flex in-person, live online and iCourse.
day, so her worries are Zoom fatigue and learner engagement, in addition to students who are parents or caregivers for others in their home. “If you are trying to sit in your online class at home and you have a baby you have to feed during class, it is a lot to juggle,” Perry explained. Perry, like many other professors, changed some parts of the curriculum she teaches in order to provide a better online learning experience for her students. Perry teaches counseling, and although counseling is mainly done online right now, when her students graduate it could be back to in-person. “It is hard to teach a discipline online when it is performed in-person,” Perry said. Perry added that it pains her to not be able to teach in person. “However, it is the reality of our situation and to me the most important
thing is our students and their wellbeing,” Perry said. Fatas decided to do live online because it allows him to present synchronously and to maintain regular direct contact with his students in a virtual live format. “You see, we can see each other, check how everybody is doing, keep things personable and human, interactive and organic,” Fatas said in an email. Fatas also provided curricular material asynchronously, so students can review and study throughout the week. He does this format so that within the limitations of remote online he and his students can have a meaningful, productive interaction. “We need to do our best to support students, staff and faculty,” Fatas said, “by whatever means necessary so nobody loses their job, their classes and their hopes.”
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WILDCAT WELCOME | STAYING HEALTHY
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A new environment, new community, new struggles, new passions, new relationships, new pressures, new emotions, new sleep schedules — new everything, yet it is still important to take time to consider mental and physical health? The answer is yes, especially for college freshmen. According to Higher Education Today, there has been a decline in mental and physical health in college freshmen since 1985, indicated by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program’s freshman survey. Whether somebody comes into college with existing mental or physical health conditions or they are completely healthy with no worries in the world, ignoring wellness can detract from positive academic, social and personal growth in college. According to Lee Ann Hamilton, the assistant director for the University of Arizona Campus Health Service’s Health Promotion and Preventive Services, three major steps freshmen can take to preserve mental and physical health are pushing oneself to connect with others, getting enough
sleep and giving attention to healthy eating. “It’s so critical to connect with people outside of the classroom,” Hamilton said. Having people that can get you out of bed in the morning when the weekend comes around, people that can help integrate you into the college experience and people to share stresses with, can be extremely helpful. An American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine publication described how research has shown vast health benefits to social connection, from lowering depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms to even assisting with cancer survival. Sometimes, though, this requires people to push a bit outside of their comfort zones. “Nobody learns anything staying in their comfort zone,” Hamilton explained. “You don’t meet new people if you just stay in your comfort zone.” Sleep is another aspect that Hamilton advises freshmen to pay attention to. In college, it can be difficult sometimes to ensure full nights of sleep are achieved with loads of schoolwork and sometimes an abundant social life. Holding yourself accountable in this regard can be quite beneficial
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for strengthening the immune system, managing stress and preserving mental health. “If you don’t get enough sleep, you don’t handle stress as well. You’re more likely to get ill, it’s hard on your immune system, but the good things about sleep are it helps you concentrate. It helps your mood, it helps your memory and it boosts your immune system,” Hamilton explained. “It’s really one of the cheapest things you can do to improve your health.” Hamilton suggested lastly that students “eat real food.” She explained that the closer a food is to its original form, the better. For example, eating a baked potato rather than french fries or eating an apple rather than apple chips. Despite the plethora of unhealthy options on the UA campus, Hamilton explained that it sometimes all comes down to just making the right choices. She said that students could, for example, order the non-fried beef and broccoli at Panda Express rather than the orange chicken, or go upstairs at the Student Union Memorial Center to Cactus Grill. “There’s salad bars, there’s soups, there’s things that your mom would cook,” Hamilton said. Of course, health and wellness during the first year of college go much deeper than the “freshman 15.” The American Psychological Association said that in eight countries, including the United States, one-third of college freshmen report a mental health disorder. “Freshman year is a time of transition, and so it’s important to take care of yourself physically as well as mentally, emotionally
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and spiritually,” said Melissa Keller, a mental health clinician for the UA’s Counseling & Psych Services and the program coordinator for Mindful Ambassadors. Some tips that Keller has for students to maintain their mental health during this transition are getting enough sleep, taking care of physical health, including ensuring that you eat, drink enough water, limiting drugs and alcohol, maintaining social connection and doing things that bring “joy, happiness and curiosity.” Additionally, she suggests any sort of mindfulness practice. “They help us just get a little bit of space between our thoughts and feelings so that we’re able to observe them and let them happen without being overwhelmed,” Keller said.
Movement is another key factor that Keller highlights. During times of COVID-19, this may be more difficult because of less access to gyms and safe spaces for physical activity, but going on walks or even household workouts can be just as effective. During the COVID-19 pandemic and political and civil unrest, Keller said she believes that people also should take time away from social media every now and again. “We want to stay connected, we want to stay involved, but also it’s okay sometimes to just step back for a moment,” Keller explained. “It’s pretty intense for our nervous systems to have that much information coming in all of the time.” The main resource for students struggling with mental health at the UA is Counseling & Psych Services. Right now, CAPS is providing the chance for students to get involved in support groups, such as a daily drop-in meditation group, a support group for students affected by COVID-19 and a support group for students of color. In regards to overall health, UA Campus Health is the major health resource for UA students. UA Campus Health is in the top 3% of best college health services, according to the Princeton Review, and provides services from checkups and appointments to nutritional health services, physical therapy and LGBTQ+ health services. Besides Campus Health, students can search for fitness and wellness resources through the Student Recreation Center, download the Stressbusters app for digital health promotion, utilize the UA Campus Pantry, a resource looking to prevent food insecurity on campus, or even join one of the many clubs that promote health and wellness. These are just some of the many resources created to foster a healthy environment on campus for students.
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Tips and tricks to prepare financially for an unpredictable semester BY WENDY MCBROOM @DailyWildcat
Even though the University of Arizona community is working on developing a plan for the upcoming semester, last spring proved that students must be prepared for anything, especially in regard to finances. Professionals in the field of financial wellness have shared a series of insights into how students can overcome and avoid financial hardships during times of uncertainty. Many of the following tips can be useful to students regardless of the circumstance but are especially applicable during times of the pandemic. Find a system that works Taking care of finances is a dynamic process with a dynamic set of approaches. David Hamra, a professor for the UA’s personal and family financial planning program and financial planner at Gordian Advisors, said that there is more than one right path to financial success during the pandemic. Everybody is different and may require a different approach. “Some people are more inclined to react better to something that’s very structured such as a budget,” Hamra said. “Others can get the same result in a different way.” Hamra explained that if students don’t use a system that works for them, they are less likely to stick to it and won’t achieve their desired results. For example, when shopping, some will set a strict guideline for how much they can spend and that works well for them. Others may feel stressed out by this, so a more conceptual approach such as focusing on wants versus needs could work better. Trial and error is a simple way to experiment with various techniques and decide which is the most effective. Starting a new approach for reaching financial wellness can be intimidating, especially when the future seems so unclear. A useful place to start is understanding where one’s money goes. Many people are not even aware of the magnitude of their spending. For example, some may spend money on fast food every day and not realize how that amount adds up over time. Using an online resource to understand where money is spent each month can allow for a more hands-off, simple approach to tracking income and expenses. For example, Mint, a free budgeting app
that connects to the user’s bank account, categorizes expenses automatically and encourages users to reduce unnecessary spending each month. “People are surprised by what they spend on and it makes it easier for them to make changes.” Hamra said. Look for ways to save Living within or below one’s means is a major key to financial success. However, according to Hamra, college culture is moving away from a “starving student” lifestyle into more lavish, high-end living. Students may feel pressure to adopt costly habits such as living in expensive apartments, eating out and buying name brand clothes, creating financial barriers for many. Hamra said that students should try limiting exposure to financially destructive temptations. This could mean shopping online less, unsubscribing from enticing email advertisements or meal prepping to avoid eating at expensive restaurants. “It’s the idea of making decisions for yourself now while you can rather than when you’re forced to,” Hamra said. Many students aren’t spending as much right now due to the closure of bars, sporting events and local establishments. So, it may be easier for students to save for the future and start practicing healthy spending habits during this time. Additionally, COVID-19 has created a unique opportunity for students to support struggling businesses while saving money at the same time. Many businesses are offering sales or discounted gift cards to stay in business; when students take advantage of these deals, they’re helping stimulate the economy and potentially saving businesses from bankruptcy. On University Boulevard, local business Scented Leaf has been offering buy one get one 50% off loose leaf teas and 20% off tea accessories throughout the summer. Hamra said, “as a student, this is a time when you can certainly experience living frugally and it doesn’t diminish the experience or enjoyment of college.” Apply for student emergency funding In an attempt to compensate students for financial hardships caused by COVID-19, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid has
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STUDENTS WALK OUT OF the office of scholarships and financial aid on the first day of classes, Aug. 21, 2017. At its peak, the wait time neared over two hours to be assisted.
been working to provide grants and funding to those in need. Christe LePeau, the financial literacy program coordinator for the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, shed light on unique opportunities for students during the pandemic. The Student Emergency Fund, available through the Dean of Student’s Office, is available to assist with living expenses, food, travel costs, books and other unexpected financial changes caused by COVID-19. To be eligible for the SEF, applicants must have been enrolled as a degree-seeking student in Spring 2020 and show a need for financial assistance, according to LePeau. The CARES Act, a federal student relief program, provides funding for students who incurred additional expenses in one or more of the following areas as a result of COVID-19: food, housing, course materials, technology, health care and childcare. Students can apply through the same application as the SEF. To be eligible for CARES Act funding, students must have a FAFSA from either the previous or upcoming school year and must have been enrolled as of March 13. Fully online UA students are not eligible for aid from the CARES Act or the SEF. LaPeau also said that, “if you or your family has endured a financial hardship during this pandemic it’s important to know that there are
opportunities to work with our office through submission of a General Aid Appeal or a Family Contribution Appeal.” Angela Perez, a client services representative for the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid and senior at UA, said students should fill out their FAFSA to gain access to grants and different loan options. She also recommended students look for campus resources for any difficulties they may have due to the pandemic. “We’re all going through this. It’s definitely a very challenging time,” Perez said. “The university is working together to help students as best as we can.”
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STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED LIMITED help during move-in due to the pandemic. The limited guests per student was only one of several guidlines put in place to help with move-in.
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UA STUDENT TAKING THEIR personal belongings into the Árbol de la Vida Residence Hall located on campus. During move-in, students have to follow social distancing guidlines.
STUDENTS CARRY THEIR THINGS into Árbol de la Vida dorm in big cardboard boxes on wheels. This year students moving in have to follow guidlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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STUDENTS CARRY THEIR BELONGINGS into Árbol de la Vida in which they will be living in for the fall 2020 semester. During move-in, students have to wear masks and follow special guidlines.
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WEARING MASKS AND GETTING tested upon move-in are only several of the guidelines students have to follow upon reentry into campus. Students are allowed one guest to help them move into their dorms.
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s a student of the University of Arizona, it is your responsibility to keep up to date with the doings of the institution and speak out when you feel something is unfair. When you come into contact with something that the UA has done that is unjust, there are steps you can take to safely organize protests and other demonstrations to make your voice heard. Quite frankly, the university owes you their time in respect to your involvement and tuition. Multiple protests were held last September for issues regarding discriminatory faculty (Queers United Coalition versus Dull in September 2019), awareness of the global climate crisis (Arizona Youth Climate Strike), as well as an open letter published in October addressing a racially insensitive comment made by President Dr. Robert C. Robbins (the Native Students Outreach, Access and Resiliency
group — or SOAR — versus Robbins). Students have historically held this academic institution responsible for its wrongdoings and shortcomings and brought local attention to large-scale issues. As a new student, do not be afraid of speaking out and taking action for the things that matter to you. The social literacy and support you will find within the student body will be there for you in your activist endeavors. All you really need to know is where to start. After an issue comes to your attention, start by researching what you can do to change it locally. This can be in the form of a petition, open letter, on-the-ground protest or pulling your financial support. Once thoroughly researched, pick your plan of action. Rally your friends together to support the chosen cause. An individual can instigate a conversation on their own, but the “strength in numbers” cliché is popular for a reason. If you choose to write an open letter, team up with an on-campus group that can help you get your idea across. For example, when there was controversy surrounding the Black Lives Matter demonstration on June 6, the Coalition of Black Students and Allies published an open letter to Robbins paired with a list of demands. Their university affiliation and organized approach
added a sense of veracity to their statements. It’s not that any call for justice is diluted by a lack of organizational backing, but when going up against large institutions such as a college board, getting their attention often takes an air of officiality. On-campus protests are also an effective way to bring notice to an issue. Before setting a date and rallying people together, begin by looking into the “First Amendment Basics Guidelines” check-list that is available on the Dean of Students homepage under “Student Rights and Responsibilities.” The UA is private property, so make sure that your demonstration fits within the parameters of the “Rally Toolkit” guidelines. It is recommended that the school and the UA Police Department be informed ahead of time to prevent any dismissal. Although, if you request that Tucson Police Department is not present at the demonstration, there is no guarantee that UAPD will not call TPD for backup if they “feel unsafe” or “overwhelmed” by the crowd. Peaceful protests and marches usually go undisturbed if kept to sidewalks, campus and public spaces, but again, this isn’t guaranteed due to the general policing climate. Make sure your collective is prepared with supplies like water, first aid kits and/or face
coverings. For undocumented students, protesting in-person can pose added issues. Technically, constitutional rights, including First Amendment protections, pertain to all U.S. residents regardless of immigration status. But if TPD is called to campus and decides to break up the protest for any reason, I would not put escalation and arrests out of the realm of possibility. Always stick with a group at a demonstration, and if you know of anyone that is undocumented, make it a point to update them on things first. This is not brought up to scare anyone away from getting involved, but with the presence of U.S. Border Patrol on campus during spring career days (March 20, 2019), I would not necessarily bank on the consideration of the university to keep students comfortable. Organizing is the key to social change. Colleges are not the sun-shiney safe spaces they are rumored to be; injustice lives here too. Always do your research before participating in action and never let your fear of being unheard keep you from speaking up in the first place. Every singular voice adds up.
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The student union will look different come fall BY JILLIAN BARTSCH @_thisisjillian_
A lot of changes are being made at the University of Arizona campus due to COVID-19. One place to expect a few changes is the Student Union Memorial Center. Todd Millay, executive director for the Arizona Student Unions, said in an email that a portion of their student workers will be brought back to assist the student unions staff in areas needed. These areas include the production kitchen, catering, administration, restaurants and marketing. “We’re planning around 60-80% former capacity,” Millay said in an email. Each supervisor will work with each student worker to decide what their responsibilities will be during fall 2020. Most of the student workers at the unions will have similar tasks and
responsibilities with a few added steps. All employees at the Arizona Student Unions will be following the Arizona Dining SMART Plan on a daily basis to help reduce risk of COVID-19: Sanitize and clean, maintain social distancing, accommodate dining options, requiring employees to follow COVID-19 guidelines and tech-driven in approach. The complete list of Arizona Dining SMART Guidelines can be found here. Millay said student workers will go through the mandatory Wildcat WellCheck program using their university network identification. Student workers are required to complete the wellness check, which includes questions about symptoms. “Additionally, immediately before starting their shift, our student workers will be required to take and pass a temperature read at the worksite and present their ‘green-light’ pass,” Millay
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Monday, August 24, 2020 ● Welcome Wildcats!
WILDCAT WELCOME | RETURN TO CAMPUS
The UA prepares for classes to start; questions still arise
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Students, staff and faculty members are getting ready to start a new school year as the reentry to campus is around the corner. The University of Arizona will officially start the fall semester on Aug. 24, but this time campus life will have a different look than other years. COVID-19 made the world take an unexpected turn, forcing companies, schools and universities to make remote work available. The UA has been working on a reentry plan, which includes the implementation of new protocols to address the issues related to COVID-19. People directly affected by these policies, such as students and professors, showed their concerns about the topic. Ruxandra Guidi, an assistant professor of practice at the UA School of Journalism, had so many questions about getting back to campus with unclear answers. “What is in place to safeguard us from getting sick? How do we respond if one of our students is sick? What are our rights if we do get sick? How do we prevent us and others from getting our families and neighbors sick?” Guidi said via email. “I hear different things from various UA departments, and I have little confidence that university administrators have our health and well-being in mind.” Vincent Jasso, a political science and public management & policy senior, mentioned that his biggest concern on coming back to campus was how the university will enforce the new rules. “I believe the mask rule will be really difficult to enforce,” Jasso said via email. “There have been a lot of people that have expressed their opposition to using masks. I’m not the biggest fan of coming back to campus.” In terms of living on campus, Jasso, who plans to live in the dorms by himself, was worried about how the bathroom’s sanitization is going to work. “I’m hoping the university steps up its sanitation of the bathrooms in the dorms and handles situations of cases in the dorms well,” Jasso said in an email. Natalie Feldman, a UA student and Tucsonan, has been near the UA campus all her life, attending high school just a block away. Feldman was going to be living off campus in an apartment with three roommates. She mentioned that having a conversation with your roommates on important topics was a good way to keep everyone on the same page. Feldman was aware that the fall semester won’t be an ordinary semester online and missed some of the smaller things about university life.
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“Walking to class was really therapeutic for me and I’m kind of sad that I don’t get to walk to class anymore,” Feldman said. Many students used to spend a lot of time on campus, either as a way for studying purposes or as a meeting place. Jacqueline Rodriguez, who was starting off her senior year, was discontent about going into her last year of college fully online. “I was everywhere on campus and I was always surrounded by people,” Rodriguez said. Students may go to college with the idea of pursuing freedom. For many of the students, college is the first time they leave home. But while COVID-19 cases are pretty high in Arizona, the expectations of having a college life have been altered. “I think for those that were wanting to have a social life of partying and big social events likely won’t have it this fall. It’ll be too difficult to have large public gatherings without running a risk of spreading COVID-19,” Jasso said. As the college experience that many have aspired to faded away with the COVID-19 outbreak, some students have thought about taking a gap year. “The college experience at the end of the day is just like having your own freedom as part of it, but also just having an education and being able to use that education in the future,” Feldman said. Feldman affirmed some of her friends have thought about taking a gap year, but she said it was not for her. For the last couple months, some students have learned how to adapt to situations that they were not familiar with. “[Going full online classes] won’t be that much of an adjustment,” Feldman said, “and I think that maybe a lot of students would be in the same boat just because we’ve been doing this already.”
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Welcome Wildcats! ● Monday, August 24, 2020
WILDCAT WELCOME | FUTURE OF SPORTS
What we know — and don’t know — about the future of Arizona athletics BY JACOB MENNUTI @jacob_mennuti
The iceberg that ultimately sunk the ship of the Pac-12 could be seen from miles away. The fate of the conference, which was to postpone all sports within the Pac-12 until January 2021, was inevitable. The decision-making of the Pac-12 rested solely on science and the reality of the entire situation. University of Arizona Athletic Director Dave Heeke said in a Zoom press conference on Friday, Aug. 14, that the determination of delaying sports was “gut-wrenching” as he continued to stress the priority of the health and safety of all othe UA’s student-athletes. Emphasis on the “all” part, as it was a surprise to hear that every athletic program was being postponed, not just the high-risk contact sports like football. “We take into consideration all of our student-athletes,” Heeke said. “You can interpret different sports in different manners. We certainly understand that golf isn’t like football, but in the best interest of all of our student-athletes, our presidents ultimately felt it was wise to just pause. You’re talking about all of this—not just one sport—about how we put our student-athletes in the best position possible.” It seemed like fall sports were going to forge ahead when the Pac-12 released its revised football schedule that included conference-only games and multiple bye weeks to compensate for expected rescheduling of games if a COVID-19 outbreak within a team occurred. That mentality did not last long, as the final decision to delay athletics came just two weeks later. “We were planning forward,” Heeke said. “We always wanted to have pathways to play and to continue sports but things pivoted and we made that decision … Two weeks in my mind is a very long time in the COVID-19 era. We’ve learned much through that period of time.” So now that the dust has settled, here’s what we know — and don’t know — about the future of the Pac-12 and Arizona athletics.
What we know: •
Sports are delayed, not canceled Heeke spoke for the entire conference when he was quick to reassure the media that the Pac12 has full intentions of playing fall sports, as well as spring sports, in the spring season.
“I’m a strong advocate of playing football and developing an acceptable and an approved model for football in the spring,” Heeke said. “I clearly understand that there are lots of complications and issues that surround that but, I believe we can come together nationally and pull some really good plans and develop something that allows our student-athletes to play.” The UA plans on continuing its regulated reentry plan for its student-athletes as well as providing them with the training, exercising and support groups needed during the school year. Heeke said he feels the university is in a good position to do this, as he thinks the environment and protocols on campus are “incredibly safe.” “The feedback from our student-athletes is that they feel very safe and want to be here so we will continue to allow that to happen and support them to the fullest,” Heeke said. • Money will be lost, and tons of it. It’s not a secret that universities and athletic programs depend heavily on the revenues being funneled in from football. But exactly how much money is at stake without a football season? “Without football, we’re estimating a $60 to $65 million impact in revenue loss,” Heeke said. “The financial implications are pretty significant.” The majority of that money is generated from TV deals, but the Pac-12 plans on creating a different form of income this year in way of loans. The Mercury News reported that the conference could be offering loans to each of its schools up to $83 million at a rate of 3.75% over 10 years. “We would entertain some type of bridge funding if and when it’s available,” Heeke said. “We have to maintain some level of operation.” Heeke confirmed that the UA has initiated a 10% budget cut for all of its sport programs as well as a 15% cut for all administrative programs. The university also enabled a hiring freeze a few months back that has since been lifted. Heeke said that the possibility of cutting non-revenue sports programs was not an option at this time. “Now we’re going back to look at larger buckets, areas that we could reduce,” Heeke said. • The decision of no fall sports is final. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 have each said they will continue on with the plan to play
sports in the fall, according to USA Today If those conferences somehow find a way to safely play in the fall. Heeke said that the school would have no feelings of “FOMO,” or “fear of missing out.” “I would think there would have to be some dramatic pivots,” Heeke said. “We’re very committed to moving to January for all those competitions. ... I would never take anything off the table. I would never say we wouldn’t consider something, but I do think it would be hard to pivot, for example, college football, that quickly to get back.” Heeke continued to remain confident in the Pac-12’s plans and would not comment on the decision-making of the other conferences.
What we don’t know: •
Is playing fall, winter and spring sports all at once even possible? The Pac-12 didn’t just move football to the spring semester, they also postponed all of its fall sports until January 2021. This decision eliminates the chance of early-season sports such as golf and men and women’s basketball — whose seasons typically begin as early as September — from competing in 2020. Having every single sports program on campus playing all at once poses several issues in itself, one being the limited amount of facilities available on campus. Volleyball, gymnastics and both men and women’s basketball would have to share McKale Center to play their games as well as practice in the same training facilities. “It’s uncharted territory, there’s no question, and it’s going to result in a significant strain of resources on our campuses if we wind up taking winter and spring sports and are looking at fall sports on top,” Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a Zoom press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 11. “But we’ve got a lot of expert leaders on our campuses that will spend a significant amount of time on it. We’ll work through all the details to preserve that possibility.” Two-sport athletes will also have a difficult time with this, one example being dual-athlete Lauren Ware who intended on playing both court volleyball and women’s basketball for the Wildcats this season. Women’s basketball head coach Adia Barnes said that Ware will be making her decision on which sport to play very soon. “[Ware] is an impact player for both
programs,” Arizona volleyball head coach Dave Rubio said. “It’s a discussion that Adia [Barnes] and I will have if that decision is made of moving volleyball to the spring.” • What are the eligibility rules for studentathletes? Is it even worth playing a spring season for some of these athletes? It should be assumed that a football season in the spring would not feature most of the NFL prospects as the season would most likely overlap or interfere with the NFL combine and its schedules. Some players might not be able to afford to skip their final year of eligibility out of fear of hurting their draft stock. CBS Sports reported on Wednesday, Aug. 12, that the NCAA Division I Council has advised eligibility relief for athletes who decide to opt out of the upcoming season. That would only be one answer to a ton of other questions surrounding the NCAA. What does this all mean for players who enroll early in January? Do they become immediately eligible for the season in the spring? If they are eligible, do they count as one of the 85 football players on scholarship? • Can the NCAA implement an isolated bubble for men and women’s basketball? It’s an idea that has already been thrown around. Isolating both men and women’s basketball in a bubble similar to what the NBA and WNBA has been doing for its season this year. “In our Pac-12 call, [the bubble] was brought up and talked about,” Barnes said. “Maybe a scenario where we go one place for the weekend and that’s kind of like the bubble for that time and it’s like us, men’s basketball and there’s like five games every day in one spot where you’re isolated for that week.” The bubble has been gaining some traction outside of the Pac-12 as well. Kentucky men’s basketball head coach John Calipari also supported the idea, saying on ESPN’s radio show, The Intersection, that a bubble concept could be very effective. “The thing that’s happened for all of us in basketball is the NBA and the WNBA have shown a path for us to have a season,” Calipari told ESPN. “The one thing every [college] campus seems to be doing is saying there’s not going to be people on campus after Thanksgiving, so it probably opens up a door after Thanksgiving that even if we’re not having fans that there’s going to be a safe campus based on your team is going to be there by themselves.”
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Monday, August 24, 2020 ● Welcome Wildcats!
WILDCAT WELCOME | CAMPUS HEALTH
How UA Campus Health is preparing for reentry The University of Arizona’s fall semester is drawing near, but there are still many uncertainties about reentry during this pandemic. The Daily Wildcat interviewed David Salafsky, the interim co-executive director of UA Campus Health, about how Campus Health has been functioning and is preparing for reentry BY JAKE TOOLE @JakeToole4
TOP: David Salfsky is the interim co-executive director of UA Campus Health. He has a DrPH in health policy and management and an MPH in community health practice, both from the University of Arizona. (COURTESY UA CAMPUS HEALTH SERVICES) BOTTOM: A safety first sign located in front of the UA campus health building. This is one of many around campus that also acts as a sanitizing station to help stop the spread of COVID-19. (ELIJAH BIA | THE DAILY WILDCAT)
The Daily Wildcat: How has Campus Health been preparing for UA reopening? David Salafsky: Yeah, we’ve been really actively involved with it, really for some time now. I think you go back to March and even before, Campus Health was tracking this even as early as January. We were kind of thinking through, we have a rapid response team here at campus health that brings everyone together across clinical areas, non-clinical areas, to try to respond to these types of things. In January, we didn’t know how big this was going to be and how it would turn into a pandemic, but we were certainly concerned about it and then going into March we were testing. By the second week in March, we were testing — PCR testing — for COVID-19. We’ve been very involved with the reentry process in terms of everything from creating a daily well check program for students and employees to actively testing the campus community, members of the campus community for COVID through PCR tests, antigen tests, working closely with the labs across campus or partners with housing and [residential] life. So, there’s been a lot to do in the last several months and I think we’re just trying to do everything we can, too. There’s so much uncertainty, but we’re doing everything we can to keep people safe and really work together to try to address this. DW: How much access to testing will students have? What testing will students have? DS: Yeah, there’s going to be a lot of available testing. For students who are
moving onto campus in the dorms, they are going to be required to have an antigen test and the way that’s going to work is they’re going to be taking that test just before they pick up their key at movein. So, a negative test, they pick up their key, they move in. A positive test, they got a couple options. They could either head home and recover, if they’re local that’s going to be convenient, or there’s going to be isolation housing and that’s at [Babcock Residence Hall], where students can recover there and that obviously protects the health of the rest of the dorm that they had planned to move into. So, a lot of those plans are in place and now we are a few weeks out in terms of school and just making those plans and final preparations. DW: Will there be designated areas for students with COVID-19? DS: Yeah so, students have options on that. So, obviously there are a fair number of students who are local to the area whether they are from Tucson or Phoenix, and whether that’s convenient, they can always go home. I mean this is for students who are living on campus specifically. If students are off-campus they probably have a little more flexibility with that since they are renting a one bedroom or they have their own space in a house and there’s more things you can do to self-isolate. [UA] Housing is working really hard to ensure that for the students of the dorms that we are taking extra precautions to make sure that in a community living environment we got an option for people to isolate until they recover at which point they can move back into the normal dorms.
DW: How are the workers at campus health being protected? DS: That’s a great question. Yeah, we take this very seriously and from, really, day one of the pandemic — even before it was described as a pandemic — we were really vigorous about infection control insuring that our staff had sufficient [personal protective equipment]. We changed a lot of processes to make sure that their safety was the number one priority. I can give you a couple examples of that. What we’ve been doing since the kind of early days of the pandemic is we’ve been doing drive-thru testing at the circle, the loop behind Campus Health right here and we would batch those tests at one designated time during the day. So, anybody who wanted to get a test would come at that determined time. It was a little bit later in the day, we moved it earlier as the weather got warmer to beat the heat. That allowed us to do a couple things; it minimized exposure to our staff. They could suit up in PPE, and we could really conserve PPE because people weren’t donning and doffing, kind of changing in and out of all the PPE to do the test as needed. But we batched these at one time and we can be more efficient and we reduce the exposure as a result of that and that really cut the burn rate of PPE, so to speak, so we’re actually conserving our PPE by doing that. At the end of the interview, Salafsky said that Campus Health is working on making changes to their testing so they can make quicker turnarounds on testing results. He said that they will soon be able to get PCR test results back to patients in one or two days.
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Welcome Wildcats! ● Monday, August 24, 2020
WILDCAT WELCOME | DESERT RAIN
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Taken at the top of Main Gate Garage; lightning hitting Tucson, a sign of Monsoon season starting. (ANA BELTRAN | THE DAILY WILDCAT) The Tucson monsoon creates clouds behind the barrel cactus before starting the rain. The cactus and other desert plant life rely on the rains for their water needs. (ANA BELTRAN | THE DAILY WILDCAT) Students prepare for severe weather warning outside the Center of Creative Photograohy. The campus was not closed because the storm was no longer expected to hit Tucson. (REBECCA NOBLE | THE DAILY WILDCAT)
Tucson Monsoons come with more than rain From car troubles to flooded streets, saftey is important when it comes to desert monsoons. Without proper precautions, people can get more than just a little wet
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Coming to Tucson as an incoming University of Arizona freshman or transfer student means it is safe to say you will most likely not have to deal with your homework getting sucked up by a tornado, your dorm collapsing from a magnitude 8 earthquake or your Uber getting swept away by a tsunami on its way to pick you up. Aside from excessive heat, Arizonans are typically pretty secure when it comes to natural hazards, but this does not mean safety precautions in the presence of the monsoon season can be ignored. The Arizona monsoon season typically occurs from July to September when wind patterns change causing greater levels of moisture and more intense rain and thunderstorms. According to the Arizona State University School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning, the monsoon is caused by incoming streams of moist air originating south of Arizona, typically
from the Pacific Ocean as well as the Gulf of Mexico. In Arizona, the monsoon is certainly a good thing. The Arizona wildlife, people, plants and economy are all highly reliant on this influx of precipitation. Farmers rely on moisture and precipitation for crops, Arizonans rely on the monsoon for the restocking of precious water resources that tend to be scarce in the region and many animals have adapted to thrive during times of the monsoon season. “All animals have evolved to be active in certain windows,” Carl Olson, an associate curator for the UA entomology department, explained to High Country News. He also described that the humidity makes excessively hot temperatures in Arizona easier to survive under. The monsoon season may become more and more valuable as climate change continues to take a toll on Arizona, depleting water resources and drying out plants. Despite the many benefits of the monsoon season, it is also a time where Tucson residents should stay cautious.
One of the major dangers of monsoon season is flash flooding. In Tucson, there are quite a few areas prone to flash flooding. Some include washes, canyons, low desert areas and even residential and commercial areas. With the recent wildfires in southern Arizona, it is quite possible there will be extreme flash flooding during this monsoon season. As the fires continue to burn through vegetation and weaken the soil in high places, the velocity and power of flooding can increase significantly. According to Ann Youberg, a senior research scientist at the UA specializing in post-wildfire debris-flows, wildfires can cause more water to reach the ground and less water to infiltrate the ground, causing larger, more intense flash floods. “When you get a high-intensity fire that burns off all the vegetation, you reduce your interception, so more rainwater hits the ground,” Youberg said. “The other thing is, the fire changes the soil such that infiltration is reduced, so the water that normally would’ve
gone into the soil can’t get into the soil anymore.” Lightning and extreme thunderstorms are also concerns during the monsoon season. According to the National Lightning Safety Institute, Arizona was ranked No. 15 in the United States in lightning fatalities from 1990 to 2003. Additionally, the monsoon can cause severe dust storms. These are typically followed by downbursts, which are the products of thunderstorms. Air rapidly sinks to the ground and then disperses in all directions, fostering strong winds capable of carrying massive amounts of dust. Even though the monsoon season can endanger people, wildlife and businesses resulting in “tens of millions of dollars of damage each year,” there are plenty of precautions we can take. The Arizona Emergency Information Network advises that people stay updated on weather reports, avoid “low water crossings,” pull away from the road in the case of dust storms and stay inside during thunderstorms.
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Monday, August 24, 2020 ● Welcome Wildcats!
WILDCAT WELCOME | STUDENT WORKERS
STUDENTS FROM PAGE 17
said via email. He also said student workers are not required to be tested for COVID-19 unless they exhibit symptoms. “All students living on campus would be required to get an antibody test before living in the dorms, which would include many of our working student staff,” Millay said in email. Kailey Marie currently works at the UA BookStores in e-commerce and has experienced working on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s a whole different vibe with social distancing, masks, and limiting the number of customers in the BookStore,” Marie said in a Twitter interview. In addition to these new expectations for student workers, the amount of people allowed in the student union will be limited. “We will be limiting capacity in all dining locations: SUMC, Global Center, Highland Market, ’85 North, Slot Canyon Café, Catalyst Café, Main Library Starbucks, and Concessions,” Millay said in an email. Millay said density cameras have been installed to measure entrance and exit traffic. This will help them guide guests on how much capacity is taken and when it is okay to enter. All meeting rooms are limited to 25% or less normal operational capacity. The student unions will have a dining ambassador with signage throughout the SUMC and Global Center directing students through the lunch rush. “The density counting cameras will help us control how many people will be in the food court at one time, making that busy environment more acceptable,” Millay said via email. Millay also said sticker decals are
placed in each dining location to provide a six-foot visual cue to guests. Stanchions — another form of a line cue used to enforce social distancing with students — are also utilized at all open restaurants to have better line control. “Indoor dining with socially distanced tables and plexiglass shield quadrants will be available at the Grand Ballroom, Pangea, and the Kachina Lounge,” Millay said. Credit cards, Meal Plan, CatCash and debit cards are accepted at the student union. However, cash will not be accepted for the foreseeable future. All restaurants will be grab-and-go style. There will be no interior dining with the exception of the rooms that permit large distances. Outdoor tents are set up to allow for open air seating with distancing. “The Student Union and the rest of the dining locations will look a bit different since we are taking steps to reduce risk for our students’ health,” according to Millay. Plexiglass barriers are placed at each register station and will be offering to-go food only. There will also be skip-the-line windows at Starbucks, Einstein’s Bros. Bagel, Nrich Urban Market and a few others. Smart lockers will be installed at the student union by GrubHub, another measure to encourage social distancing. “The Smart Lockers will allow you to order your food via the app, get notified of the locker location, then scan a barcode at your specified locker to grab your food order,” Millay said via email. A few other items will be installed, like Ramen Express and Costa Coffee robots at Park Ave. Market and Sally the Salad Maker. According to Millay, “These allow our students and guests a safer option while dining on campus.”
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Welcome Wildcats! ● Monday, August 24, 2020