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ELECTION OUTCOMES, JUST LIKE HISTORY, TEND TO REPEAT THEMSELVES. THIS ONE WON’T BE ANY DIFFERENT
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VIOLET KASSERPIRZADEH SITS in her art studio on Wednesday, Sept 7. Kasser-Pirzadeh has been painting her whole life in tribute to her father and grandpafather who were both art collectors.
BY NINA ULLOA @nine_u
Art school dropout Violet KasserPirzadeh has been hard at work. She plans to open a pop-up art exhibition in a vacant office building downtown. The show, titled Monsoon Collective,
will open the evening of Oct 8. Kasser-Pirzadeh has rounded up eight other artists so far. She wants to show off contemporary Tucson artists and involve the community in the local art scene. Each artist has taken over one to two rooms in the 10,000-square-foot office building.
The building is right behind Cartel Coffee Lab’s downtown location on Broadway Boulevard. The artists are removing doors, tearing up floors and transforming the building. Kasser-Pirzadeh attended the UA. She dropped out and moved to Colorado to
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9/11 Tower Challenge: Steps taken to remember
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FIREFIGHTERS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF the military, other public servants and the general public gathered at Arizona Stadium early in the morning of Sept. 9 to commemorate the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. Participants climbed 2,071 stairs to represent the 110 floors of the World Trade Center in the annual 9/11 Tower Challenge.
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EVP to step in following GPSC pres. resignation Instead of the executive and administrative vice presidents jointly assuming the GPSC presidency, EVP Jude Udeozor will resign from his current position and be sworn in on Sept. 27 as president BY MICHELLE JAQUETTE @MichelleJaquet
vice-president and administrative vice president to run its affairs as this is an important academic year for graduate and professional Only one of the Graduate and Professional students,” Udeozor said in the email. GPSC’s Administrative Vice President Student Council’s vice presidents will assume the presidency, despite the GPSC Jasmine Sears said she decided against co-president after her Constitution which states that both vice becoming conversations with Udeozor, Senior presidents will jointly assume Assistant Dean of Students the role. Chris Hargraves, Associate Current GPSC President GPSC needs Dean of Students Chrissy Zach Brooks is resigning from the seat effective a president, Lierbeman and Dean of Students Kendal Sept. 27. executive Washington White. In a Sept. 9 email obtained vice president and “The five of us discussed by the Daily Wildcat, GPSC’s basically what the administrative vice Executive Vice President challenges would be of Jude Udeozor announced to president to run its having co-presidents GPSC representatives that affairs as this is an as opposed to a single he alone would be assuming important academic president, what the benefits the role of president. “Jasmine [Sears], year for graduate would be, what would happen if only one of us myself and GPSC advisors and professional decided to be president,” have had [a] couple of students.” Sears said. discussions this week,” Sears said both Udeozor Udeozor wrote. “We believe herself agreed a single that co-presidency or jointly —Jude Udeozor, and president would be best, assuming the role of the GPSC executive and Udeozor stepped up president may not be the vice president to the position. best direction for GPSC at “The president’s role is this time.” a lot more similar to the Udeozor went on to say executive vice president’s that he will resign from role,” Sears said. his post as executive vice president and be While Udeozor has only been with sworn in as GPSC’s president on Sept. 27 when current president Zachary Brooks’ GPSC since April, he said in his email to the general council that he experienced resignation becomes official. In the email he also states that a special some of the president’s roles over the election will be held for the position of executive summer. “I know that this would be a learning vice president, possibly in October. “GPSC needs a president, executive process for me, but it would be a much
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easier one because I have been fortunate to assume some of the roles of the president on several occasions over the last five months,” Udeozor wrote. Current GPSC president Zachary Brooks, while hopeful for the council’s future, said he thought it was troublesome that the GPSC constitution does not provide for a special election to fill a vacated president position. “I’m concerned just about the lack of votes for the position but this is the
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9/11 Tower Challenge raises over $100,000 BY MARISSA HEFFERNAN @m_heffernan
As the sun climbed over Arizona Stadium Friday morning, over 1,000 people ran, jogged and walked the bleachers in this year’s 9/11 Tower Challenge. The challenge was started five years ago by the Tucson SWAT team to raise money for military charities and to remember those lost in the 2001 attack, according to Anthony Flores, a Tucson Police Department officer and member of the event’s planning committee. Flores said the first year drew about 70 participants, but this year the event raised over $100,000 for the 100 Club of Arizona, the Arizona Fisher House and the Pat Tillman Foundation, with Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University participating for the first time. Climbers made two laps around the stadium, climbing 110 floors and 2,071 steps, the exact number in the twin towers. Photos of those who had lost their lives in the attack lined the stairs. The morning started with an audio clip that
combined reports from first responders, newscasters and eye witnesses. The crowd, seated in two columns to represent the towers, listened in hushed silence as radio static, screams and disbelief recreated that day, from the first plane’s impact to the fall of the second tower. After the American flag was presented, accompanied by the Tucson Fire Pipes and Drums, Jeremiah York, pastor of Ridge Christian Fellowship, said a prayer for those who sacrificed and those who continue to do so. “As we walk those 2,071 steps today, we walk not with hate, but with love,” York said. Lieutenant General Mark Chris Nowland, commander of the 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern, said a few words to participants. “Look at the faces,” Nowland said. “Think about their names, think about courage. You represent the best of America.” Mark and Laura Russell, who learned about the event from the 100 Club, said they attended to do just that—honor the fallen
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TUCSON FIRE PIPES AND Drums perform behind the color guard as participants in the 9/11 Tower Challenge held on Friday, Sept. 9 look on. Over 1,000 people ran, jogged and walked the bleachers in this year’s challenge to commemorate the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
and do “anything that helps society remember 9/11,” Laura said. “I don’t think we can [honor them] enough,” Mark said. Phil Davis, member of the Marana Fire Department, saw another important reason for the event. “I think this is a good
thing, to bring a bunch of first responders together, to work out together,” Davis said. It provides the opportunity for first responders to support each other, which is what Samantha Roberts, chief of University Emergency Medical Services, and Samuel Jordan, a UEMS
training officer, were doing that morning. UEMS had four crews providing non-transport medical support for the event, which Roberts said they have done for years. “This is great for Tucson, it serves as a great tribute for the campus,” Roberts said. Roberts, a physiology,
neuroscience and cognitive science sophomore, is from Connecticut and remembers being pulled out of school on 9/11. “It hits close to home, but I think it does for everyone in the U.S.,” Roberts said. Jordan was not in the U.S. in 2001, but was instead on a U.S. military base in Japan where his Marine parents were stationed. His clearest memory is the feeling on base that day. For that reason, he thinks more should be done. “If people remembered every day all those who served and lost their lives, I think it would go further than just one event once a year,” Jordan said. Many participants completed the challenge in full gear or carrying heavy packs. Each received a commemorative coin, and awards will be given for the largest team and the team that raised the most money. The UA also offered participants $10 football game tickets for the Grambling State University game, with a portion of that amount going to the Tower Challenge.
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Honors dean steps down after 23 years BY ELIZABETH O’CONNELL @_econnell
Patricia MacCorquodale, the UA Honors College inaugural dean, will step down effective Sept. 12. MacCorquodale has been involved with the honors college for 23 years. When she first began, the Honors College was not even a college, it was only a program. She was there during the program’s transition to a college in 1999. She has made an impact on the college by creating and implementing different initiatives, including the development of an honors interdisciplinary faculty team that teaches challenging and innovative general education courses and the launch of Health and Human Values as an interdisciplinary minor. Six years ago, MacCorquodale built a student engagement team which expanded student opportunities for internships, study abroad and community service. There is even a study abroad endowment named in MacCorquodale’s honor. While it was time for her to turn to other projects, MacCorquodale said in an email interview she will miss the sustained contact she has had with honors students and alumni. As dean, MacCorquodale said she had the unique opportunity to meet students while they were still in high school and was able to follow their educational journey through UA and beyond.
Stephanie Choi, an English senior and an active member of the Honors College, said that MacCorquodale was always accessible and responsive to students and ideas. “She’s the dean I see the most out of all my colleges,” Choi said. “When you walk into Slonaker [House], you’ll see her.” Choi was a member of the Honors ReEnvisioning Task Force, along with faculty members and another honors student. The purpose of the committee was to restructure the Honors College and what the honors experience could be in the future. Andrew Comrie, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, said the search committee is looking for someone who can help define and develop the quintessential honors experience. He said a new dean should be asking what ways they can make the honors experience and college as cutting edge as possible. The transition for a new dean starts by selecting an interim dean for this academic year. Comrie said the interim dean will start preparing the ground for the permanent dean by updating the general notion of what an honors education is and what it should be while also engaging in different groups to help develop the ideas of the task force. Comrie said in a campus note sent to UA colleagues, that nominations for interim dean and recommendations to serve on the search advisory committee are encouraged. “I hope the new dean is a forward thinker and thinks about global issues,” Choi said. “I want them to encourage students to be a
COURTESY OF PATRICIA MACCORQUODALE
PORTRAIT OF UA HONORS Dean Patricia MacCorquodale. MacCorquodale is stepping down as dean after 23 years.
student, not only in college, but a student at life and explore opportunities and not just think in one way.” MacCorquodale said that a new dean will be able to bring a new perspective of what the college can become. “I am confident in the future of the college,” MacCorquodale said via email. “There is a strong leadership team responsible for academics, student
engagement, [information technology], development, finance and recruitment.” MacCorquodale intends to teach an honors freshman seminar as part of the Honors Civic Leadership Academy and also in the Gender and Women’s Studies department. “I look forward to continuing to teach and mentor honors students in my faculty role,” MacCorquodale said.
Arizona Geological Survey transitions in to UA BY NICK JOHNSON @njohnson6695
After a surprising budget cut, the Arizona Geological Survey was forced to become a department of the UA instead of its own statefunded entity. “Its been a difficult transition— fortunately the university has been very welcoming,” said Michael Conway, chief of geological extension. “We were a state agency from 1989 till 2016, in February of 2016 governor Ducey’s budget proposal pushed us out of state government and zeroed out our state allocation, which at the time was around $931,000.” The budget Conway is talking about was signed last May, and the survey moved over to the UA on the first of July. Compromises made between Gov. Ducey’s staff and the UA led to the survey receiving its usual $931,000 in allocated funds, but not directly. Funds were
allocated to the UA, and then given to the survey. After this year, the survey is not sure whether or not it will have any state resources. Since the governor’s budget cut, the survey has had to cut its staff in half, going from around a 30 person operation down to about 15 people. The survey faces this uncertain transition without the guidance of the late Director M. Lee Allison, who recently died by accident in his home. As the Arizona state geologist, Allison directed the survey for almost 11 years. He was 68-yearsold when he died. “He was really a remarkable geologist,” said Phillip Pearthree, interim director of the survey. “He was always really interested in the interface of geology and society, because geology is actually a lot more important to society than almost anybody realizes. He was really important to the continuing
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ROCKS OUTSIDE THE NEW Arizona Geological Survery location on Sixth Street on Saturday, Sept. 10. After losing state funding the AGS recently became a UA department instead of a state funded entity.
existence of the Geological Survey, in the wake of the recession his leadership was vital to insuring that we continue.” Allison worked as a state geologist in Kansas and Utah before coming to Arizona. In Kansas he fought for the theory of evolution to be taught in schools instead of creation science. In Utah he noticed that a proposed
Olympic stadium was being built on a major geological fault. Some of his major accomplishments during his time with the survey include completing a map of Earth fissures in the state, as well as creating a network of seismic sensors that record small tremors and report their sources. Not only was the survey forced to
cut staff, but they were also moved into a smaller space that forced them to give away a lot of equipment. “The office didn’t just transfer over to the university, we had to move all of our stuff, and people out here,” Pearthree said. “That was an interesting thing to do, and quite a bit of work.” Pearthree said they’re getting acclimated to the university and the very different organizational structure it has. During the transfer to the UA, the survey received custody of the UA Mineral Museum in Phoenix. The survey is making progress on turning that museum into the Arizona Mining, Mineral and Natural Resources Education Museum. “The university seems very keen on the idea of revamping the museum in Phoenix,” Conway said. “It’s a great location on the capitol mall, just down the street from the governor’s office.”
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POLICE BEAT BY AVA GARCIA @ava_garcia1
What’s behind the refrigerator UAPD officers went to ManzanitaMohave Residence Hall to respond to a burglary call on August 27. A resident reported that her white iPhone and her red clutch were stolen the night before from her room. She had come back to her room around 1:30 a.m. and her roommate was already in the room. The resident said she fell asleep and when she woke up around 7:30 a.m. noticed the items were missing. The other resident said that she fell asleep around 2:30 a.m. and when she woke up around 4:30 a.m., she saw the that door to the room was open and closed it. She didn’t notice anything missing. The residents did not know how someone entered the room, but it’s possible the door could have unintentionally been left unlocked. The mother of the resident whose items were stolen was contacted due to her age . Later, on August 31, officers returned to Mohave where a student had found a red purse and wallet while moving his refrigerator in his dorm room. The student contacted the RA on duty and the items were placed into evidence due to the ongoing investigation.
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Tucson holds prison solidarity march downtown BY COURTNEY GALLANT @DailyWildcat
Protesting national prison conditions, 50 people chanted “brick by brick, wall by wall, we will make these prisons fall” at the downtown Ronstadt Transit Center on Sept. 10. Prison conditions have caught the attention of protesters nationwide and the special attention of the Green Party of Pima Country, as two candidates showed up to march. The anniversary of the New York Attica Prison Rebellion was Sept. 9, also marking the beginning of a new series of nationwide prison riots. Over 50 cities across America pledged to march in solidarity for those incarcerated, whom they feel aren’t being treated fairly. As part of the nationwide prisoner strike solidarity marches, protesters marched the the entire block on Congress Avenue and Sixth Street, carrying flags and signs while chanting,
“Burn the prisons to the ground.” The Tucson Police Department was present with three police vehicles, five officers biking alongside the marchers and more than 10 on foot keeping the protesters on the sidewalk. In Arizona, there are six private prisons which exist for a corporate profit, meaning that the corporation in ownership of those prisons gets a certain amount of money per inmate. Members of the prison resistance believe this simply gives Arizona more incentive to incarcerate people for minor drug and theft crimes. This was one of the most talked about issues, along with the toxicity of drinking water and abominable wages for inmates trying to get back on their feet. Linda Shosie said the reason she’s protesting the prison system is because her son has been incarcerated for 14 years due to a minor crime and believes all prisoners should be treated fairly. “We see a lot of cancer and death in the prisons of Arizona,”
Shosie said. “They have been investigated, and we believe that it has as much to do with the toxic water. Arizona water has been contaminated and prisons have then been built in those areas.” Green Party member and Pima County Attorney candidate Cyndi Tuell made an appearance at the protest on Saturday. She said she attended the march because there are currently no for-profit prisons in Pima County, and she wants to keep it that way. “There are far too many people incarcerated in Pima County, even though our crime rates are declining,” Tuell said. “We’re incarcerating far too many people of color as well. Women, and people of color, and people who are poor are being incarcerated far too often.” Tuell said that prisoners are usually forced to work whether they desire to or not, and believes that’s a crime in itself. Another political candidate for the Green Party showed up at the march.
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AN ANARCHIST WAVES A black flag over a banner that reads “prisoner strike solidarity” on the corner of Congress Street and Toole Avenue at the prisoner solidarity march on Saturday, Sept. 10. Over 50 cities across America pledged to march in solidarity for their incarcerated people who they feel aren’t being treated fairly.
Edward Cizek, age 24, who hopes to be elected into the Arizona House next month, has a very firm stance on the conditions of prisons. “This is about prisoners all around the country being subjected to working within
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Pokémon Go players. It presented the chance for players to socialize by creating common ground to start a conversation, whether it was about BY ANNETTA NIT what team they joined or where @annetta_nit that Onix was. While playing, a woman t had an incredible rise, but just explained to me that turning the as quickly as it rose, Pokémon AR—augmented reality—setting Go has already begun its steady off would make it easier to catch fall in popularity. Pokémon. On July 6, Pokémon Go launched I reconnected with some old to an anticipatory public. Pokémon friends while joining thousands Go became the top grossing app in of other players on Mill Avenue in the U.S. in 13 hours, based off an Tempe to play Pokémon Go. infographic made by Touchstone With Pokémon Go’s prolific Research. success and Everyone knew the positive about the app, Considering outcomes it even if they weren’t how popular has spurred, I playing. started to notice the Pokémon something after a The game would also go on to attract franchise is, the month and a half approximately problems probably of its release. 21 million users Suddenly, the should have been buzz and four to five around the better managed." game started million downloads a day. With the to dissipate app’s launch, significantly. — Annetta Nit other companies I had a Daily Wildcat feeling began turning that with columnist the explosive their attention into developing their popularity own augmented Pokémon Go had reality technologies. achieved, the Hearing from excitement that different people followed might be short-lived. that the app was now online and The first sign was when I initially available on the App Store to the opened the app and couldn’t even public, I was excited to test the app play due to crowded servers. Even as well. when you had already made it into Imagine my disappointment the server, the game would crash when I was greeted with the screen multiple times, often during a that told you the servers were down catch. my very first time trying to play. Many times the game wouldn’t Pokémon Go did bring many restart until several hours passed or positive responses with its launch, until players restarted their phones. though. These were the most common People could visit unfamiliar problems for those who played. For places when walking to PokéStops. a while, the problems weren’t fixed. For some businesses, the app Considering how popular attracted many customers to the Pokémon franchise is, the its establishments, allowing for problems probably should have promotions and discounts for been better managed.
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At the same time, I couldn’t completely blame Niantic for being unprepared when they first put the server online for users, though in the weeks that followed Pokémon Go’s release, I believe many players started to wonder if they should start to blame Niantic after some of the controversial updates the company added. On July 30, Niantic released a new update that did something that made many players upset. The updates included resetting a player’s progress to level one and completely taking away the footsteps function. This doesn’t sound like an
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update anyone would want, right? Niantic explains that the first issue was due to the user holding two accounts, an acceptable explanation. When they went to solve the glitches in the footsteps function, its solution was to completely remove it, taking away what had been, up to that point, an essential part of Pokémon Go. App intelligence companies such as Survey Monkey, Sensor Tower and Apptopia saw a downward trend in multiple regions of the world that were playing Pokémon Go. Senior analyst Victor Anthony from the brokerage firm Axiom Capital Management expressed
that Pokémon Go would most likely continue that downward trend. With the app releasing just a few months ago, those who are still playing should hold out hope to see more updates. Even with the downward trend, I don’t think Pokémon Go is going to be completely irrelevant, ever — not with it spurring the development of more augmented reality technology that positively affects us, just like Pokémon Go does. That’s something we can all be thankful for in the future.
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Stand in solidarity with Dakota pipeline protesters BY ANDREW ALAMBAN @DailyWildcat
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he United States of America isn’t a stranger to racial prejudice and inequalities. Ever since the birth of our country, no one group has ever received more empty promises and unfair deals than Native American people. Fast forward to 2016, we see that history repeats itself again as businesses try to destroy tribal land by attempting to build an oil pipeline near North Dakota’s Lake Oahe. Excessive drilling and construction going on in tribal land is a huge disservice to Native American people and is harmful to the environment. In 2006, the Parshall oil field was discovered, which led to an ongoing event called the North Dakota oil boom. This attracted businesses to drill around the area, disturbing the peaceful state. But these new drilling activities did bring in huge revenue for North Dakota. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, North Dakota’s real GDP per capita in the year
2001 was approximately $34,000, while the The drills ruined the natural landscape United States as a whole was at $40,000. views with their existence. In 2012, North Dakota attained a real We arrived at a hotel and casino near GDP per capita of approximately $56,000, Lake Sakakawea and our hosts kindly while the country had a national average showed us around some earth lodges of approximately $43,000. nearby. A summer camp was ongoing In order to improve oil transportation and I had the pleasure of talking to one efficiency, the pipeline’s of the Native American construction began. The counselors who talked pipeline will carry the about the trespasses done They don't to his people. harvested oil from North have a popular Dakota fields all the way to While not Native Illinois. hashtag or a American myself, I grew Last summer, my family in Parker, Arizona on viral meme up went on a road trip from the Colorado River Indian backing them up. Reservation, and the Arizona to North Dakota to visit a family friend. We What they do have is man's sentiments weren’t were able to get a firsthand eachother." unfamiliar to me. view of the events going He mentioned on. the environmental —Andrew repercussions the The first thing we noticed Alamban construction will bring. was an overall sense of bliss as we drove past the Daily Wildcat Since the pipeline will run verdant countryside. It was columnist past the Missouri River, their drinking water would a welcome change from be compromised. the constant brown of the Our conversation desert. There would be continued and from it, I occasional grazing cattle concluded that most Native Americans feel spotting the lush green fields and birds the government will never support them— flying over the blue sky. and that's entirely understandable. We weren’t far into the state when we There has to be a line drawn as to how saw metallic structures protruding from the much different parties can take from ground.
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Native Americans. The biggest travesty is the underrepresentation of the tribes. They don’t have the representation to break through the media and let their grievances be known. They don’t have a popular hashtag or a viral meme backing them up. What they do have is each other. In solidarity, tribe leaders, led by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, stand together to hinder the construction in protest. They also claimed that constructions have already disturbed ancient burial grounds, which is a grave offense. Over 100 tribes congregated all over the country to protect the land that is rightfully theirs. Joining in protest are the Colorado River Indian Tribes who traveled hundreds of miles to stand in solidarity. The land is of great importance to them not only for its natural value, but also for its heritage. Light shines on the protest because the Obama administration has ordered to halt the construction, at least until further environmental assessments are made. This gives breathing room for the tribes to regroup and devise a new plan to put a stop to the construction permanently. But Native Americans are resilient. They won't go down without a fight.
Lessons from the presidential election BY ALICIA GALPIN @DailyWildcat
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ot enough people thought ahead about the outcomes of this election, but now we have to prepare for the consequences and warn the future. To be fair, many thought Donald Trump wouldn’t actually get the Republican presidential nomination, because everything that came out of his mouth was too outrageous to be taken seriously. We were also hopeful that Bernie Sanders could pull through as the Democratic presidential nominee, even though this slowly became a more and more impossible dream. In July, Hillary accepted the Democratic nomination and Trump accepted the Republican nomination. Now that September is here, it’s again become what many would consider an election to pick the lesser evil. Some people are considering leaving the country, others just won’t vote and some are still holding out for Bernie Sanders or a third party.
All of these reactions are bad options, and by simply looking into the past of America, we can learn a lot of lessons on what will happen. Absolutely nothing will happen if you leave the country—someone will still become president when all is said and done. Not voting also does nothing. It just ensures that you really have no grounds to complain about the winner because you did nothing to work against the outcome, and again, at the end of the day, someone will be elected. By voting Bernie, you’ll stand by your candidate, but take a look at Ralph Nader and the Presidential Election of 2000. Nader’s Green Party altered the election, so that George W. Bush won Florida instead of Al Gore as the pollsters predicted, and a whole heap of controversy later, Bush ended up as president. The present we currently live in is still in the shadow of the Bush administration, and it’s because of the actions of voters. That shadow highlights the importance of each election. The 2016 election could make or break the future of the country, and at the end of the day, someone will be left holding the bag. Nothing will change that.
This is where we should take a moment to look at the past, and think about the ramifications of the election. What things have happened in the past that teach us about the outcome of this election? The most obvious one would be the previously mentioned scenario with Ralph Nader. The outcome here would be that voting for Bernie instead of Hillary could give Trump the election. From what we’ve seen from Trump, it could be disastrous. As a first time voter, the small disaster of an election that we’re currently experiencing has somewhat inspired me to not want to vote, which would only hand the election to one of the two candidates. This has happened countless times, and the majority of young people don’t vote because we’re constantly moving around during the first years of our lives. That needs to change. Few will actually leave the country because of the election. This is where we have a chance to use this election to the advantage of future generations—to give them an idea of what not to do. The parties are supposed to remain outwardly unbiased, particularly when it comes to the presidential campaign. The
scandal that revealed Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Democratic National Convention chairwoman, favoring Hillary over Bernie is a good place to start. To future convention chairpeople—keep it to yourself if you have a preference of your candidates, regardless of the party. Currently, many Republican officials openly support the Trump campaign, but some important officials do not. To future convention chairpeople— nominate someone who has the ability to run a successful government and isn’t a shoe-in to be the cause of World War III. There are some out there who voted for either candidate as a joke, thinking that they wouldn’t really end up as the candidate. To future voters—please take all votes as seriously as possible, each one really is essential to the eventual outcome. To anyone thinking about running for president—please, think very carefully and very clearly on what you’re about to attempt. It’s a four year job in which everyone is always criticising your every move, and it’s not a job to take lightly or pass off to your vice president. Take a moment to think about the election as a whole and understand the role we all play as individuals in this country.
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The uninhibited Unscrewed Theater brings its improv skills to the stage BY VICTORIA HUDSON @torihudson_
Unscripted, raw comedy, performed by the improv actors of the Unscrewed Theater during its “Improv Show—Family Friendly!” performance transformed an average Friday night into a night filled with unexpected laughter and entertainment. “The thing that makes improv so special is it’s a way of communicating with people,” said Billie Maas, a cast member at the Unscrewed Theater. The improv show was special indeed, bringing a unique style of comedy to the Tucson community. The show took place in a small auditorium in the Unscrewed Theater, located at 3244 E. Speedway Blvd., just a few blocks east of the UA. The auditorium held around 24 seats that faced a brightly lit stage. People of various ages occupied the audience, ranging from little kids to senior citizens. The night started off with host Mike Pierce talking about the Unscrewed Theater and the night’s show. Many children usually attend the “Improv Show—Family Friendly!” so Pierce and the cast of the night made it a point to keep themselves—and the audience— kid friendly by introducing the Hat of Shame, a colorful hat that Pierce or the cast will put on the head of anyone that shouts out inappropriate language. After Pierce explained the show’s rules, he introduced the actors of the night—Alan Trammel, Billie Maas, Jon Benda, Scott Shaver and Rick Kyle. All the actors took the stage with immense energy and maintained
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THE UNSCREWED THEATER CAST performs on stage at their Friday night improv show on Sept. 9. The improv theater offers multiple shows and classes every week throughout the year.
that energy throughout the entire night. Keeping the audience engaged throughout the show came easy for the cast of the Unscrewed Theater, as they never had a dull moment on stage. The cast evoked constant audience participation with its skits. The first skit of the night, “Radio Dial,” had the audience choose different radio stations for each of the cast members
on stage to act out what would normally play on that particular station. Cast member Maas performed a hilarious skit encompassing the happenings of a Tucson weather station. “Blind Line,” Maas’ favorite skit of the night, had Benda and Trammel start a conversation and integrate random movie, poem and song lyrics, all picked by the audience, into their sentences. Maas, an experienced performer, emphasized the
benefits that improv comedy brings to people’s confidence and sense of humor. “A lot of businesses now have their people taking improv, and a lot of people that don’t have good negotiating skills will take improv,” Maas said. “It’s a way to come together.” If you have never attended an improv show before, the cast of the Unscrewed Theater recommends you should. “[Improv] is not just people
coming up and performing—it’s a whole philosophy of negotiating and playing together,” Maas said. Luckily for the Tucson community, the Unscrewed Theater hosts weekly improv shows and various workshops. The theater will premiere their “Our Funny Shorts 2” sketch comedy on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 9:30 pm. Tickets for this show will be sold on the theater’s website.
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UA through the eyes of an international student BY LINDSEY OTTO @lindsotto
A fresh influx of sweaty faces, all attempting to squeeze perfectly packed boxes into minuscule rooms—so went move-in day for students all across the UA campus. Among these bright-eyed newcomers was smiling Meiling Jin, a pre-business freshman from Suzhou, China. Jin’s desire to study business compelled her to come specifically to UA, but she said her sister inspired her decision to leave China as well. “My sister came to America, she’s two years older than me,” Jin said. “She is studying at Michigan State University.” Jin explained how living in the states has been a large adjustment from Suzhou.
“It’s totally different,” Jin said. “I’ve only been here three weeks, so I’m not quite familiar with everything. I’m just familiar with school.” Jin said not only the academics, but also the culture of the U.S.—and Tucson in particular—have been new experiences as she settles into her first semester. “Less people walk on the streets, I feel like I don’t see people outside school,” Jin said. “In China, outside you can see many, many people walking, but it seems empty after school here in Tucson.” Adjusting to new people, let alone a new country, is a big undertaking. Jin has juggled the excitement and nervousness of it all, but some things remain unchanged. For example, when she gets hungry, Jin opts for rice, passing up the Cup
Noodles and Easy Mac that flood the shelves of Highland Market and most dorm rooms. And despite the dining options throughout campus and the opportunity to make quick meals in the dorm kitchens, for Jin, nothing compares to home-cooked meals. “The biggest adjustment has been food—it’s all fast food here,” Jin said. “I don’t know how to cook—my mother always cooked for me—but I’m trying to learn.” But beyond the culture shock and notable differences that she faces every day, Jin remains optimistic about the next four years, and feels lucky to have found a new home over JESUS BARRERA/THE DAILY WILDCAT 6,000 miles away. ENGINEERING FRESHMAN KHALED ALJABALI reads a book on Thursday, Sept. 8. “My favorite part about being here is Aliabali is an international student from Kuwait whose favorite things at the UA are his that people are very friendly,” Jin said. professors.
Cup It Up comes to Main Gate Square Replacing the old Silver Mine Subs location on University Boulevard, Cup It Up American Grill plans to bring healthy fare to UA this December
BY GRETCHYN KAYLOR @notsowild_cat
A new eatery will soon take over what used to be Silver Mine Subs. The restaurant, Cup It Up American Grill, found success in the Old Pueblo when it opened east of campus earlier this year and looks to further that success with a new location on University Boulevard. Cup It Up focuses on providing each customer a hearty meal, whether it contains whole grains, superfoods, grilled greens or otherwise, according to Julian Alarcon, one of the managing partners and co-creators of the restaurant concept. The name comes from the eatery’s serving model, where customers fill up a cup with fresh items, sauces and various toppings to make a meal. Alarcon conceived the idea behind Cup It Up with co-founders Jay Warren and Christopher Smith. He said the trio has been trying to open a location near the UA campus because he believed the restaurant would bring burgeoning business. The menu is simple enough and similar to other quick service, DIYtype restaurants. The meal cups are one size, 32 oz., but you can also get your items in a “fresh box” if you like
Boulevard location will feature to have your food more spread out. Cup It Up prides itself on serving Pepsi’s new Stubborn Soda the best produce, antibiotic and machine, a draft machine offering hormone-free meat and free-range more natural, high fructose corn syrup-free drink options. chicken. “We’ll be the very first ones to Along with bowls featuring chicken, pulled pork, short ribs, carry it in Arizona,” Alarcon said. “There’s nothing grilled shrimp or else like it.” grilled portabella Cup It Up mushrooms, We can get customer Matt Cup It Up serves someone right Withrow, a three different salads and mac-nthrough the personal trainer, he likes the cheese. line—if they said eatery’s concept. “We can get know exactly what “It’s probably someone right quickest through the line— they want—in less the healthy food you if they know than a minute. It’s can get in Tucson,” exactly what they really that fast.” said Withrow, a want—in less than personal trainer. a minute,” Alarcon said. “It’s really —Julian Alarcon, “It’s good. I’ve that fast.” Cup It Up come here like two three times.” The team spent American Grill or Along with him around six months co-founder was Marion Matos, at a Shamrock a fellow personal Farms test kitchen trainer, who in Scottsdale, said he enjoyed Arizona before the restaurant’s they decided popular citrus to open the chicken with quinoa. University Boulevard location. “[Withrow] introduced it to me,” Alarcon said they are already looking to expand Cup It Up’s Matos said. “This is my first time. I menu, which will hopefully include ate the whole thing.” Alarcon said the Cup It Up breakfast by the opening of their location on Wilmont Road already third or fourth location. Alarcon said the University gets a lot of traffic from UA students,
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CUP IT UP EMPLOYEES Veronica Lopez and Salvador Flores prepare food and serve customers at the restaurant’s Wilmont Road location on Thursday, Sept. 8. Lopez said her favorite thing about Cup It Up is the variety of healthy options that they offer to customers.
and hopes they will check it out before the new campus location opens sometime around Dec. 1. The store plans to accept CatCash and will feature a similar layout to the existing location, but in a bigger space with more seating
for busy students. Until then, Alarcon said that Cup It Up has been selected as a caterer for IMG Sports and will be out with its food at tailgates on Sept. 17 and 24.
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A LOOK AT A painting by Violet Kasser-Pirzadeh at her new art studio, Monsoon Collective. Kasser-Pirzadeh has been painting her whole life in tribute to her father and grandpafather, who were both art collectors.
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And the muralists, they were like ‘no, no.’ They wanted to do this mural. And I FROM PAGE 1 liked the neighbor’s idea, I thought that attend Rocky Mountain College of Art was kind of neat. This kind of reminded and Design. She then dropped out of me of that.” Schwartz will show an ongoing RMCAD as well. installation previously shown in Tucson Kasser-Pirzadeh was looking forward and Eugene, Oregon. to her graduate exhibition Katie Kurtin will take before leaving school, part with her youth art so she decided to throw The neighbors organization, Children of herself a grad show, and wanted a house, the Desert. Monsoon Collective soon Kurtin’s room in the like a house came to life. art space will contain a that was converted The property managers buddy bench. presented Kasserinto a work of “A buddy bench is a Pirzadeh with the art. ... [Monsoon bench at schools that opportunity to use the Collective] kind of encourages people to talk space for her art. The reminded me of to each other,” said Kasserbuilding will go on sale that." Pirzadeh. “Somebody will after the show takes place. go sit if they’re lonely, Michael Schwartz of and hopefully someone the Tucson Arts Brigade —Michael will see them sitting there has taken over two rooms Schwartz, and go talk to them. It’s in the building. Tucson Arts a new way to teach the The Tucson Arts human experience, which Brigade affiliate Brigade oversaw a is pretty cool in the digital handful of new murals age.” in downtown Tucson. Kasser-Pirzadeh said the Schwartz became youth are our future, and involved after Kasser-Pirzadeh sent him she feels it is important to involve the them an email. Schwartz originally thought this was in this project. Photographers Adam Watson and Kasser-Pirzadeh’s solo project, but since Keith Grevenitz’s room will feature then it has snowballed into something photographs of human cells. much bigger. UA graduate Lisa Watanabe has two “He’s basically mentoring me on rooms. how to run Monsoon properly,” KasserShe just returned to Tucson from Pirzadeh said of Schwartz. Chicago, having completed a Master of Fine Kasser-Pirzadeh’s vision inspired Schwartz. Artsdegree from SAIC. “I remember once being at a mural Watanabe likes Kasser-Pirzadeh’s meeting in Philly,” said Schwartz. “The decision to leave art school and pave her neighbors wanted a house, like a house own way. that was converted into a work of art.
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answers to your ques�ons about sex and rela�onships
sexual health by the numbers at the UA Have you ever wanted to know about the sexual health behaviors of UA students? Well you’re in luck! Campus Health administers a health and wellness survey every spring to UA students. Questions range from exercise, GPA, sleep, to alcohol use, sexual health, stress, and more. Here’s a snapshot of some of the sexual health data points from 2016 (n=3,113).* Of all UA undergraduate students:
74% have had oral sex 72% have had vaginal intercourse 23% have had anal intercourse 71% have had either one or no sexual partner(s) during the past school year
56% had one vaginal/anal sexual
partner during the school year (among sexually active)
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68% usually or always use a condom (among sexually active)
36% have been tested for STIs
within the last year (among sexually active)
64% have NOT been STI tested
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Sports • Monday, September 12-Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Quarterback debate just heating up BY IVAN LEONARD @ivan14bro
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ith starting quarterback Anu Solomon sidelined due to a knee injury, Brandon Dawkins had an opportunity to show why he should be given a chance at fulltime starter. Dawkins did get the win, but he cannot say he won the starting spot over Solomon. In his first career start, he went 15-for-29 for 223 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 97 yards and two scores. The offense started the game in catch-up mode as Grambling State’s offense took the gameopening drive down the field for a touchdown. Dawkins’s first pass attempt was almost a Grambling State pick-six, but the defender could not corral the rocket-ball. Dawkins started out poorly, going 2-for-5 in the first quarter
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ARIZONA QUARTERBACK BRANDON DAWKINS warms up for the game against Grambling State on Saturday. This was Dawkins’ first start at the collegiate level.
ARIZONA QUARTERBACK ANU SOLOMON walks on the fireld with an injured knee in Saturday’s game against Grambling State.
as Arizona fell behind 14-0 to the Tigers early in the contest. However, Dawkins turned it up in the second quarter by taking a quarterback keeper 42-yards for a
big Arizona first down. Dawkins was getting badly outplayed early on by DeVante Kincade of Grambling State, as the Tiger’s offense effortlessly drove
down the field. While Dawkins only had 17 yards in the first quarter, Kincade was 13-for-16 for 181 yards and two touchdowns and looked like a Pac-12 Conference quarterback. After Kincade went down with a leg injury toward the end of the first half, Grambling State committed several turnovers and Dawkins and the UA offense capitalized. While Dawkins did get the win, his performance left much to be desired as he did not start playing well until Kincade went down. If Kincade didn’t get injured, maybe Grambling State would have won by double-digits. Dawkins dodged a bullet by Kincade going down because there is no way he builds a case for starting if he loses to an FCS opponent. The Solomon-Dawkins dynamic might be the same as SolomonRandall last season for Arizona. Whenever Solomon cannot sustain drives, the dynamic, less accurate quarterback comes in to try and give the Wildcats a spark. One thing that Dawkins does have over Solomon is that he is much more elusive in the pocket.
Dawkins was only sacked twice in the game and dodged multiple defenders. Sure, he could have been more accurate, but he only lost 14 yards total throughout the game. Whereas Solomon seems to lack pocket awareness, Dawkins has the ability to extend plays and gash the defense on the ground. We may need another week to fully determine whether or not Dawkins deserves to be a starter. “I always picture myself as a starter,” Dawkins said after the Grambling State win. And as of now, he’s right. He did just enough for Arizona to get the win and Solomon’s status is still up in the air for next week. Wide receiver Trey Griffey went far enough as calling Dawkins a “great quarterback,” and while that is debatable, it is good he has the confidence of his team. Dawkins should definitely start next week as Arizona plays Hawaii, so he has one more chance to prove his mettle. Arizona will then play eighth-ranked Washington and head coach Rich Rodriguez had better have the situation figures out down by then.
Former Bat Cats thriving in minor leagues BY ROSS OLSON @DailyWildcat
Before falling to Coastal Carolina in the College World Series final in late June, the Arizona Wildcats baseball team saw six players get selected in the 2016 MLB draft earlier that month. All six players went on to sign contracts with their respective teams. Here’s a look at how they’ve performed in professional baseball up to this point. Bobby Dalbec The highest selected Wildcat, as expected, was third basemen and pitcher Bobby Dalbec, who was snagged in the fourth round by the Boston Red Sox. Despite having a down year with the bat, Dalbec played a critical role for the Wildcats both on the mound and at the plate during their remarkable postseason run. Over the course of three starts between super regionals and the CWS, Dalbec allowed three runs in 23.1 innings of work while striking out 24. While pitching could be a fallback option for Dalbec if his bat never pans out in pro ball, he was drafted as a third
basemen because of his above-average defense and big-time power potential. Dalbec has already shown flashes of his high offensive ceiling with the shortseason Class-A Lowell Spinners in the New York-Pennsylvania League. In 34 games, Dalbec is hitting .386/.427/.674 with seven home runs, 33 RBIs and an on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.101. In fact, Dalbec’s play in the month of August earned him Player of the Month honors in the New YorkPenn League. Zach Gibbons, Cody Ramer The next two highest drafted Wildcats, outfielder Zach Gibbons and infielder Cody Ramer, were both drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 17th and 19th round, respectively. The duo made up one of the best 1-2 hitter combinations in the country last year and served as the team’s heart and soul for much of the season. It was ironic that Gibbons, who hit behind Ramer in the lineup, led the team with a .385 batting average while Ramer finished second after hitting .348. The transition to pro ball has been a nonissue for the tandem, as they have
picked up right where they left off for the Orem Owlz, the Angels’ rookieleague affiliate. In 17 games for Orem, Ramer is hitting .347/.383/.480 with one home run, five doubles, 10 RBIs and four stolen bases. Gibbons has hit .340/.434/.500 with five home runs, 28 RBIs, 17 stolen bases and a .934 onbase plus slugging percentage. Much like Dalbec, Gibbons’ performance has been recognized, as he was named to the Pioneer League end-of-season AllStar team. Kevin Ginkel, Nathan Bannister The next two Wildcats selected were both right-handed pitchers. Kevin Ginkel went in the 22nd round to the Arizona Diamondbacks while Nathan Bannister was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 28th round. Ginkel, who served as a long reliever and spot starter for UA, has appeared in 18 games for the short-season Hillsboro Hops, and has gone 1-0 with a 2.61 ERA and 1.11 WHIP while tallying 22 strikeouts. While Bannister has yet to pitch professionally after injuring his arm in the CWS, he had a brilliant season for
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ARIZONA PITCHER BOBBY DALBEC (3) pitches against Oklahoma State during the College World Series on Monday, June 20 in Omaha, Nebraska. Dalbec was drafted in the fourth round by the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB draft.
UA as its Friday night starter. The righthander went 12-2 with a 2.59 ERA in 142.1 innings. Ryan Aguilar The last Wildcat to hear his name called was first basemen Ryan Aguilar, who had to wait until the 31st round for the Milwaukee Brewers to snag him.
Aguilar was one of the most consistent forces in the middle of the order for the Wildcats, as he hit .310 with a team-high eight home runs, 58 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. In 39 games for the rookie-level Helena Brewers, Aguilar has hit .254/.376/.373 with two home runs, 14 RBIs, 11 doubles and six stolen bases.
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Sports • Monday, September 12-Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Wildcats’ defense helps get win, leaves plenty room for concern moving forward BY JUSTIN SPEARS @JustinESports
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eading into Saturday’s late-night matchup between Arizona and Grambling State, the expectation for the Wildcats was to handle their business and coast to a trouble-free victory in their home opener. The ideal scenario for Arizona fans was to thump the Tigers, enjoy the world famous Grambling State marching band and call it a night. But of course on a day filled with drama due to FCS schools taking powerfive conference teams to the wire, the saga continued Saturday night in Tucson. Back-to-back nerve wrecking games to kickoff the season are unusual for the Wildcats, but unlike last weekend’s matchup against BYU, the defense was a liability. Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez said the defense looked “disgusting” Saturday night. All of the attention heading in to the game was on the quarterback change with redshirt sophomore Brandon Dawkins earning his first start at Arizona, but the defense’s performance took away his mojo and the attention swiftly changed to Grambling State’s quarterback DeVante Kincade, who posted 204 all-purpose yards before leaving the game with an injury. Ironically, Kincade happened to be a former Rodriguez recruit and ended up being the guy to put the Tigers in position to upset the Wildcats. It was a case of BYU’s size last week, while this week was strictly about keeping up with Grambling State’s speed. Rodriguez said that Grambling State had a chance from the get-go because the differences between skill players were small. “The gap is narrow, particularly with the skill guys,” Rodriguez said. “If you have a quarterback, a running back and a couple good wide receivers—in today’s offense, you always have a shot.” Despite the Tigers were viewed as a cupcake nonconference team, Rodriguez didn’t look at this game as a potential blessing in disguise. “I wanna take the headsets off at halftime,” Rodriguez said. “I didn’t have any expectations. I was really nervous about their skill players.” Rodriguez ensured his headset was adjusted nice and tight heading into the locker room trailing 21-3 at halftime. The Wildcats’ defense was astray in the first half and there appeared to be too much of a cushion. The middle looked open the entire first half and the defensive backs
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THE ARIZONA DEFENSE ATTEMPTS to stop Grambling State wide receiver Martez Carter (4) in Saturday’s game. The Wildcat defense was able to force six turnovers in the second half of the game.
occasionally played five to seven yards off of Grambling State’s wide receivers. The dynamic play making ability of Kincade and wide receiver Martez Carter gave Arizona first-half nightmares. The Wildcats played aggressive and the duo bounced off defenders like pinballs or shook defenders in the open with cuts up field. Arizona senior linebacker Michael Barton said they took “bad angles” resulting in missed tackles. Rodriguez, on the other hand, was sickened and provided no excuse for the defensive performance. “That’s as bad of tackling as we ever had—bad, bad,” Rodriguez said. “That’s the one thing that was really poor. Our tackling was gross.” Even though the defense gave up 191 total yards and was on the field for 65 percent of the second quarter, the Wildcats managed to hold their heads high. “Coach [Rodriguez] always tells us, ‘we
play four-quarters,’” safety Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles said. “So we can never look at halftime and dwell on it, so we got to continue pushing forward.” The second half was a similar story in terms of missed tackling, but the Wildcats were able to force more turnovers than Apple Annie’s Orchard has for sale. Arizona forced three fumbles and three interceptions and once the offense finally caught fire, both sides of the ball were feeding off each other. “We came out in the first half flat and we didn’t come out with any energy,” Barton said. “The energy on the sideline and the energy on the field changed in the second half. You could feel it.” Arizona doesn’t have any size up front whatsoever and Rodriguez said earlier this week that the defense worked on drills that focused on forcing turnovers. Arizona’s athleticism and playmaking abilities
essentially won them the game in the second half, but the Tigers still managed to expose the Wildcats’ defense even without Kincade behind center. “The turnovers were key,” Rodriguez said. “I can’t remember one stop and we had some silly penalties. We got to play a whole lot better. There were times where we played aggressive and then there were times where we played scared.” Arizona goes back to the drawing boards and prepares for a less athletic Hawaii team, but with Arizona’s true leaders only combining for three total tackles in Paul Magloire Jr. and Sani Fuimaono, the defense is a concern moving forward. With the conference schedule right around the corner, Arizona’s defense must make some basic adjustments because the unfriendly Pac-12 schedule can very well make the difference between a crack at a prime time bowl game or a 3-9 season.
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Defense, Dawkins key in crucial win over Grambling BY FERNANDO GALVAN @fgalvan35
Arizona hoped to bounce back with a strong performance after its season opening loss to BYU, and did so behind a strong performance from its defense. The Wildcat defense was unable to force any turnovers last week, but against the Tigers of Grambling State, they were able to force six second-half turnovers. Causing these turnovers is what allowed Arizona to not only get back in the game but to take the lead. Things started off well for Grambling State as Verlan Hunter scored on a twoyard pass from DeVante Kincade capping an 81-yard drive on the Tigers’ first possession. Grambling State’s athleticism was easy to see and something head coach Rich Rodriguez was aware of. “We were really nervous about their skill players,” Rodriguez said, “We tried to recruit one of them, and you can see why”. Arizona’s offense had a new look Saturday night as Brandon Dawkins got the nod to start at quarterback due to a knee injury Anu Solomon suffered this week in practice. Dawkins got off to a rough start but showed the athleticism and play making ability that is required to run the RichRod offense at the highest level. “His competitiveness and ability to create were what I thought, but there is a lot of things that I believe we can do better,” Rodrigeuz said about Dawkins performance. Dawkins was 2-for-5 for 17 yards in the first quarter and rushed for 16 yards on four carries, but he would finish the game 15-for-29 with 233 yards and a touchdown. He added another 97 yards rushing and two more scores on the ground. Arizona’s defense tightened up and forced some backward plays throughout the night, but Grambling State’s speed caused some serious problems early on for the Wildcats’ defense. Grambling State running back Martez Carter made plays all over the field by using his speed to steer clear of UA defenders. Poor tackling did not help the Wildcats when it came to stopping the Tigers. “It started with us, the linebackers. We missed a lot of tackles,” linebacker Michael Barton said. “The biggest thing is how are we going to respond”. Carter had 36 yards rushing on eight carries and a touchdown in the first half alone, plus another 68 yard receiving. He had 49 of those receiving yards on a thirdand-29 play that would keep the drive alive
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ARIZONA QUARTERBACK BRANDON DAWKINS (13) scores the first touchdown in the game against Grambling State on Saturday. This was the first of three total touchdowns for Dawkins.
and ultimately result in a touchdown. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Kincade, the starting quarterback, would pull up with a leg injury after scrambling to avoid a sack. With 6:14 left in the second quarter, Dawkins threw a pass to Samajie Grant for a 70-yard gain and put the Wildcats into scoring position. He followed that up by throwing three straight incompletions inside the 20-yard line, forcing the Wildcats to settle for a field goal to narrow the Grambling State lead to 11. The Tigers responded with a seven play, 83-yard drive for a touchdown to close out the first half and give them a 21-3 lead heading into the locker room. Arizona opened the second half with the ball and did not waste any time taking advantage of the possession. Dawkins led the Wildcats on a nine play, 70-yard drive that resulted in a two yard
rushing touchdown for Dawkins. “Brandon is a great quarterback,” senior wide receiver Trey Griffey said. “He has gotten better and better since he’s been on campus.” In the second half, the Wildcat defense really picked up their production by forcing six turnovers, including three consecutive drives in the third quarter alone. Three of six turnovers translated to Arizona offensive touchdowns. Cornerback Jace Whittaker made an interception to give the Arizona offense the ball on its own 45-yard line. After several running plays, Dawkins connected with wide receiver Trey Griffey for a 34-yard touchdown pass down the far sideline. Dawkins later ran a touchdown in on his own from 21-yards out. The third turnover resulted in an 11-yard touchdown run by Nick Wilson, which gave the Wildcats their first lead of the game, 2421.
Arizona closed out the fourth quarter by showcasing a dominant defense. Grambling State was unable to sustain any offensive drives like it had in the first half. “That was the biggest difference: The energy on the sideline and the energy on the field completely changed that second half,” Barton said. Dawkins made some big plays and not only showed he is a worthy and competent backup, but also raised more questions as to who the starting quarterback should be even when Solomon is healthy. The talk of the game should and will be about the defense. It was this type of performance that lead to a 10-win season in 2014, but was also missing all of 2015 and last week. The Wildcats will face Hawaii next Saturday, Sept. 17, at Arizona Stadium. The game start time is slated for 7:45 p.m. and will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.