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NEWS | DESERT ECOLOGY
A new method of fighting invasive species BY RANDALL ECK @reck999
Buffelgrass, an invasive species in the Sonoran Desert, causes wildfires to burn hotter and longer, damages the soil and its nutrients and out-competes native desert species. The grass, brought to the United States from Africa and southern Europe, was meant to revitalize the over-grazed cattle ranges of the Midwest, but once rooted, it spread to the dry Southwest, where it thrives and threatens native ecosystems. Betsy Arnold, a University of Arizona professor of plant sciences, and Victoria Howard, an ecology and evolutionary biology and natural resources sophomore, said they hope to counter the spread of this invasive species by harnessing the results of their most recent research project. While traditional approaches to combating buffelgrass have often focused on pesticides and labor-intensive manual removal, Arnold’s laboratory is taking a unique approach to studying the species and its spread. “We are interested in the microbial communities that inhabit the interior and the surfaces of plants, how these communities have evolved and their potential human applications,” Arnold said. These microbiomes are like a web of connections created between the plant and the bacteria, fungi and other organisms on its surfaces, and they can have a significant impact on the health of the plant as a whole, according to Howard. The study and cataloging of plants’ microbial communities
can be useful in fields from sustainable agriculture to invasivespecies management. This past summer, Howard trekked into the Tucson community to bring back a diverse collection of buffelgrass specimens for their laboratory research. One of Howard’s many stops was Tumamoc Hill. Located west of the university, the hill has been a home to scientific research for 115 years and is the site of UA’s Desert Laboratory. Now back in the lab, Howard is isolating and cataloging the bacteria and fungi involved in mutually beneficial relationships with her buffelgrass samples. Howard hypothesized that buffelgrass’ unique microbial community helps it boost its natural defenses and growth, increasing its ability to overrun native plant communities. “If there is a greater understanding of what role microbes play in the success of buffelgrass as an invasive species, new insights can be gained in not only its management but also in the restoration of invaded sites,” Howard said. Beyond the science, Howard said her research with Arnold has expanded her educational experience, forcing her to apply the knowledge she has gained in her UA classrooms to the real world. For Arnold, it is never too early for undergraduates like Howard to get involved in and benefit from research. “Many students think they don’t know enough to get involved in research, but we are here to mentor and help students learn and develop as they go on to the future,” Arnold said. The focus on undergraduate research, its collaborative community and talented young students like Howard are some
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VICTORIA HOWARD, AN ECOLOGY and evolutionary biology and natural resources sophomore, collects buffelgrass, an invasive species.
of the major reasons that Arnold said she bases her research at the UA. Now integrated into the laboratory community, Howard continues to invest time and passion in her project, hoping to one day publish her results and push back against buffelgrass’ invasion of the Tucson desert. Arnold has studied microbial communities from the Arctic, South America and some of the world’s oldest rainforests in Borneo. Arnold and Howard’s research is funded by UA’s Undergraduate Biology Research Program, the National Science Foundation and industry partners.
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NEWS | SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS
Arrest made in indecent exposure case BY MARK LAWSON @TheLawson_1
The University of Arizona Police Department a man suspected in indecentexposure incidents around campus the last three weeks. The male suspect, who is not affiliated with the university, was arrested early Friday morning after a report the previous day of an incident involving a male exposing himself to a female near First Street and Mountain Avenue, after driving up to ask for directions. As a result of the victim calling 911 after the incident with their information, campus police were able to identify the suspect’s vehicle and a potential suspect. The man was questioned and ultimately admitted to the incident before being arrested. The man is considered an investigative lead in the other cases of indecent exposure around campus. The suspect’s name is not being released at this point in time. Anyone with information regarding similar incidents on campus is asked to call 911, UAPD at 520-621-8273 or the UAPD tip line at 520-621-8477. UAPD is investigating four separate reports involving indecent exposure on the UA campus within the last three weeks. The department said in a Clery Timely Warning Notice email sent to all students that
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photo scaring A picture is worth a thousand words. So is a screenshot, especially if it is of an inappropriate conversation plotting to take photos of a woman in the shower. On Aug. 12 at 6:45 p.m., a University of Arizona Police Department officer arrived at Coronado Residence Hall and made contact with a female UA student. The student told the officer that a friend from high school had logged into her ex-boyfriend’s Instagram account, to which she still had the password, and saw the messages. She took screenshots and sent them to the student. In the messages, the friend’s exboyfriend sent a picture of the female student’s Instagram account to a highschool student. The high-school student
the department responded on Sept. 19 to two reports of a man who was exposing himself from a vehicle near Centennial Hall, as well as on First Street and Mountain Avenue. During the investigation of these incidents, UAPD was also made aware of two separate, unreported incidents, taking place Sept. 1 near Arizona Stadium as well as Sept. 13 near Sixth Street and Highland Avenue. All four incidents happened under similar circumstances, except the times of day. The reports identified the perpetrator as a Caucasian or Hispanic male in his early 20’s or 30’s with a white or silver four-door sedan asking women for directions, following by exposing his penis. No threats of violence were reported by witnesses. One of the witnesses, a female student at UA, has dealt with incidents like this on campus in the past and is worried about the steps taken to solve them. “It worries me that these things happen onor off-campus,” she said. “I believe many of them go unreported. I don’t think it changes completely how I do things, but you definitely become more alert.” She said she worries that sometimes the victims might feel helpless and blame themselves when this happens. “Everyone has different ways of dealing with shock and trauma,” she said. “It isn’t something you can just easily joke with.”
then said he was willing to pay the exboyfriend if he got pictures of her. The ex-boyfriend responded by saying “I’ll go into the girl’s shower and wait for her.” The high school student offered $100 for the pictures, and the ex-boyfriend agreed to try. She showed the screenshots to the officer. The student told the officer that, to her knowledge, no pictures had been taken or distributed, though she would want to prosecute if any had been. The student expressed that she felt uncomfortable due to the fact that the ex-boyfriend currently attends UA. The officer informed the student of her Victim’s Rights, but he also told her that it was unclear if the men have committed a crime. The officer managed to speak with the ex-boyfriend in the lobby of his residence hall. The ex-boyfriend told the officer that the messages had been intended as a joke, and that he had no intention of actually taking of distributing any photos, as he knew it would be inappropriate and illegal. The officer told the ex-boyfriend not to contact the student again unless she initiates, and that he would be sending an FYI to the Dean of Students office.
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A MALE SUSPECT WAS arrested after admitting to an incident of indecent exposure Friday, Sept. 21. The man, who is not affiliated with the university, is considered an investigative lead in other cases of indecent exposure.
UAPD advises students to be aware of their surroundings and to call police immediately if any incidents occur. Mental notes such as race, age, sex, height, weight or vehicle can all be of assistance to campus police. The witness said that these incidents can happen quickly, however, and that safety
baby get back Unwarranted, sexually-explicit song lyrics are music to no one’s ears, including one female UA employee who reported such an incident to UAPD on Aug. 13. A UAPD officer arrived at the Fred Fox School of Music at approximately 4 p.m. where he met with the employee as well as the school’s academic adviser. The employee told the officer that the day before, between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., she was walking down the hall to her office when she noticed someone walking behind her. She recognized the other person as a male music student. She felt that he was uncomfortably close, given the fact that they were the only two people in the hall. The student began singing sexually explicit lyrics from the song “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot. The employee stated that she felt the lyrics were directed at her. She told the officer that she felt uncomfortable and concerned, but decided not to acknowledge him because she was alone in the hallway at night and was aware of some of his past behavior. The adviser told the officer that other students had reported this student in the
should be your top priority. “Your mind can blank out suddenly on important details,” she said. “You may not remember a license plate or other factors. You just prioritize your safety first.”
past for making awkward or inappropriate comments. The employee said that she was concerned for her personal safety, as she felt that this student may be becoming fixated on her. She did not wish to prosecute for this incident. After receiving the student’s number from the adviser, the officer managed to make arrangements to meet with him at the UAPD station. The officer asked the student if he knew why he was there, to which the student replied that he could not recall any recent unusual encounters. The officer described the incident in question to the student. The student revealed that he was frustrated over consistently being misunderstood and expressed feeling tired of everything. The officer asked if he had ever thought about harming himself or anyone else, to which the student responded that he had experienced recent suicidal thoughts. The officer then offered to transport the student to the Crisis Response Center. The student agreed to go. Upon arrival, the student was evaluated by the Mobile Crisis team and voluntarily admitted for treatment.
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plantED workshop heats up for another semester The Student Unions’ culinary workshop series is in its second year and offers University of Arizona students plant-based culinary education throughout the school year BY AMBER SOLAND @DailyWildcat
For college students, it is incredibly easy to fall prey to unhealthy eating habits, as students may not know how to cook, may lack the time to do so or could be low on grocery money. Luckily for students at the University of Arizona, Arizona Student Unions is hosting another year of plantED Culinary Workshops, beginning this month. plantED was first introduced last year, when Christine Carlson, assistant director of nutrition for Arizona Student Unions and registered dietician, and Arizona Student Unions Senior executive chef Michael Omo came together with a mission to teach students to cook for themselves. “Having the basics for preparing meals, how to compose a plate and just being aware of the different types of plants that could be utilized in a dish would be beneficial to anyone,” Carlson said. “But we really want to see students thrive mentally and physically while they are at the university and carry on those life skills after they graduate.” The plantED Culinary Workshop Series promotes plant-based culinary education all school year. There are 15 classes between now and April helping students learn to cook specific recipes, how to shop or how to avoid wasting ingredients. Carlson and Omo co-host the workshops. Omo teaches culinary skills and techniques and Carlson educates on the nutritional value of the recipes they exhibit. The workshops take place in a demonstration-style kitchen, complete with long countertops suitable for handson learning and a giant monitor overhead so observers can see the detailed work of chef Omo. From cooking novices to masters of the kitchen, attendees will not only learn the basics of a recipe; Omo will also try to offer culinary tips to diversify the recipe’s palate. “We’re really trying to open minds up [to] the idea that vegetables are good, that there are lots of different ways of preparing them and teach how to prepare them and put your own little twist on it at the same time,” Omo said. Even desserts can be healthy, said Omo, who said he likes to teach his pupils about “Nice-cream” — a sweet, icecream-like dessert option made entirely of fruit.
“We’re using frozen fruit that we puree with a little bit of lemon juice, and sometimes we add a little milk. By blending it a certain way, it comes out like ice cream,” Omo said. “It’s super easy to do, anybody can do it.” The first class, Root to Stem Cooking on Sept. 19, educated attendants on how to save useful parts of fruits and vegetables that may otherwise be thrown away and how to shop in a more effective way. Carlson stressed the economic benefits of buying fresh fruits and vegetables: Most of them can be eaten raw or quickly prepared with minimal equipment or by simply being thrown in the microwave. In-season produce tends to be a much cheaper alternative to other foods as well. “If you’ve never worked with eggplant before, you may never buy it, but the nutritional value of it is really great, and there’s lots of things you can do with it,” Omo said. “The more you understand how to use something, the less you’re intimidated by it.” Omo and Carlson will teach one-pot cooking, the seasonality of certain fruits and vegetables and how to add some zest to cheap, monotonous dishes, like rice. “You can change it up and still have rice as your base ingredient, but add salsa to it and have a whole different dish, a little spicy like Spanish rice. Add soy sauce or ginger and you’ve got more of an Asian style,” Omo said. “There’s lots of ways to have the same base ingredient, but change the flavor profile of it to add a little zing to whatever you’re eating.” All students with a Catalina Plus Swipe Plan get a free, one-year membership to plantED Culinary Workshops, including six free guest-swipes per semester so students can eat and learn to cook with family and friends. “Nutrition can have such an impact on day-to-day life, but also on longevity,” Carlson said. “[Teaching to cook healthy meals] is a really rewarding career path.” Omo says his favorite part is creating new concepts and playing with food. Being able to share his love for food with others is what makes his job so worthwhile. “Food is one of those things — if you think back to all of the places or times you celebrated or you’ve done something fun, food is always involved somehow,” Omo said. “So, if we’re able to teach someone to create a great meal, then I think that’s a great tool to be able to learn.”
COURTESY NEYSHA RIVERA AGUILAR
ARIZONA STUDENT UNIONS’ SENIOR executive chef Michael Omo prepares food for the plantED Culinary Workshop. This is the workshop’s second year, and it features several classes with different objectives.
COURTESY NEYSHA RIVERA AGUILAR
CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES IN the early stages of preparation at one of the plantED Culinary Workshops held in 2017. The workshop is in its second year and features 15 different classes.
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Myth 3: Soy imitation meat is always more nutritious than real meat. Soybeans are super versatile, nutrient-packed, and are considered a complete protein (containing all the essential amino acids), making them an ideal meat alternative (think soy burgers, hot dogs, and soy “nuggets”). However, when transforming a bean into something that looks like meat, sodium, fat, and other preservatives are often added. Processed soy products also contain much lower amounts of those healthpromoting isoflavones. It’s therefore best to stick to minimally processed soy foods such as edamame, soy nuts, tofu, and tempeh to get the most health benefits. Bottom line? Soy is safe, and is likely beneficial for most. As with all foods, enjoy soy in moderation and stick to whole, minimally processed versions.
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NEWS | STUDENT FEATURE
The youngest among us At 14 and 16, first years Justin and Rhyanna Fleming might be some of the youngest students on campus BY MEKAYLA PHAN AND SHANNON SNEATH @DailyWildcat @Shan_anaginssss
Siblings Justin and Rhyanna Fleming didn’t make it to the fifth grade before they decided to quit school, deeming it a waste of time. However, now aged 14 and 16 years old, respectively, the two decided to attend school again — starting here as sophomores at the University of Arizona.
According to Rhyanna, they’re just trying their best. “If you consider that as a rivalry ... we are just two individuals completely separate from each other trying to do our best,” Rhyanna said. Acquiring college credentials The siblings went to the University of Phoenix to take the CLEP examinations and get credits to form a high school transcript. Two years ago, when Rhyanna was 14 and Justin was 12, Kristen Fleming called the UA to ask if they could apply. She said both of them felt ready and she saw how they pretty much had finished everything. Justin had finished calculus, and his SAT scores were quite high. Their mother said that Rhyanna had always wanted to go back as well.
siblings were able to go through a summer program called Davidson THINK Summer Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno. This experience solidified the brother and sister’s desire to go to college, according to Kristen Fleming. Both Justin and Rhyanna also agreed that going to college would help them find jobs. “A couple years later, when Justin was 14 and I was 16, and we had a lot of credits for things from AP’s and clubs and stuff, so my mom was like, ‘I’m not going to bother calling them, and we’re just going to apply,’” Rhyanna said. Both siblings applied and were accepted to the UA with no problems. The siblings won money from UA’s New Start program, which is a program made for freshmen to give them a taste of college life. Of the three categories students compete in, the siblings won the Innovation category.
Homeschool siblings In the first grade, Justin asked to be homeschooled. The siblings’ mother Kristen Fleming thought he had separation anxiety. However, she then found that wasn’t the case. “Justin gave me a report and showed me, saying, ‘Mom, look. I’m not really studying anything, I’m not learning anything,’” Kristen Fleming said. “He said, ‘we wait in line three to four hours a day. I’ve Age is but a number only learned two hours a day. If you Justin, now an honors student keep me at home, I can learn read studying molecular cellular biology, all the books I want and be learning said that he tries his best not to use more than that.’” his age as a “social crutch.” “We would spend like an hour “I can say ‘I’m 14’ and can get just in the restrooms alone, so that everybody’s attention in a room,” he really bothered me,” Justin said, said. “I try not to use it and blurt out remembering his primary school that I’m 14, but sometimes it just experience. happens. Rumors spread.” Upon hearing this, Kristen His older sister, also an honors Fleming decided to take him student, is double majoring in and his sister, who was in the computer science and business and third grade at the time, out and said that, because of his age, Justin homeschool them. is also able to escape some drama. As a single mother working full“No one’s gonna cuss out a 14-yeartime for the U.S. Forest Service, old,” she added. Kristen Fleming mostly allowed However, besides those the two to be in charge of their advantages, the two siblings said education and teach themselves. they are usually treated the same as Their homeschool process might everyone else. CYRUS NORCROSS | THE DAILY WILDCAT have seemed quite simple. She “I don’t really see a difference,” would often take them to the library JUSTIN AND RHYANNA FLEMING began college at 14 and 16, respectively, after years of homeschooling, where they Justin said. He also mentioned that, taught themselves enough to get AP credit and take the CLEP examination. Rhyanna is studying computer science and and bookstores, let them pick their on the outside, he may be able to business and Justin is studying molecular and cellular biology. own books and only take a look pass as 17 or 18. at the content. The only thing she Rhyanna explained that it is only expected was that they did the work when they are together that people might become The UA told her no. required of them and became at least good writers, suspicious. “Most people don’t question our age unless “I felt like they didn’t understand,” Kristen Fleming readers and typists. we are together,” she said. said. “I told them, ‘yeah, but they finished most of their “We just went to the library, picked up books on, science, math, reading, everything.’ I said that I just say, biology, chemistry, economics,” Justin said. “After Motivated mother needed someone to look at it and see if it was worth it. reading those books, we’d take practice exams on the The siblings said that their mother can be very And no one returned my call and when they did, … I exact same library websites.” protective of them. Living out in the dorms, they said was pretty much discouraged about [them] applying.” Though she said they supported each other a lot in their mother gets worried if they don’t keep contact They had the option of applying out of state, but their studies, Kristen Fleming described the siblings as with her constantly. as a UA alumna living in Tucson after moving from highly competitive with one another. Kristen Fleming, however, said that she is not at all Albuquerque, New Mexico five years ago, Kristen The siblings, however, deny this. worried. “I don’t know if you know this, but if you are a Fleming didn’t want the two to apply to any colleges “We’ve been homeschooled together for a long self-learner, you do everything on your own … That is too far away. time. We’re pretty much each other’s only classmate,” why I know they will figure that out. They solve their However, as Davidson Young Scholars (a program Rhyanna said. “We noticed when we were pretty young that provides services for “profoundly intelligent young that we argue a lot less than other siblings.” SIBLINGS, 13 people” aged 5 to 18, according to their website), the
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Wednesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
OPINIONS | POLITICS
FOR THE LOVE OF EAGLES, APPLE PIE AND AMERICA, VOTE FOR KYRSTEN SINEMA!
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hether you love Martha McSally, hate her or feel indifferent, don’t vote for her. You’ll get what you want, and Arizona will get a great representative outcome. Many wise people (like my mom) have told me that it is futile to try to change people’s minds about politics. So, I will try as much as possible to stay away from political arguments. A huge non-political reason Democrats, Independents and Republicans alike should vote for Kyrsten Sinema is for the ideals of representative democracy. Here is Arizona’s problem: Arizona has a close-to-even split of Democrats and Republicans, yet our statewide representation is nearly always solely Republican. Of Arizona’s registered voters, 30.6 percent are Democrat and 34.8 percent are Republican, while 33.6 percent are registered Independent, according to state registration statistics. Based on the candidates who win elections, you may think — as I did — that Independents overwhelmingly swing right. In reality, the split remains almost equal.Donald Trump won in
Arizona with 48.1 percent of the vote, while Hillary Clinton had 44.6 percent. In 2012 Jeff Flake won his Senate seat with 49.7 percent of the vote, while Richard Carmona had 45.8 percent. In 2014 the state positions of Attorney General, Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction had a 53/47, 52.3/47.7 and 50.6/49.4 Republican/Democrat split, respectively, according to The New York Times. So, while the splits are close, the margins are large enough that Republicans have consistently swept state-wide elections for some time. It makes sense that Republicans would win our one-person positions in government. This is a pluralityRepublican state. However, Arizona has TWO Senators. Like the other statewide positions, Republicans have taken both seats for quite some time now. This representation is not fair; almost half of Arizona’s population consistently votes left. Having one Democrat and one Republican senator would be far closer to representing what Arizona’s population looks like. As a disclaimer, I do not think this is unrepresentative only
because it works for Democrats and leftleaning Independents like me. It’s just as unrepresentative that California sends all of its 55 electoral college votes for Democratic presidential candidates, even though approximately one-third of its population votes Republican each cycle. Right now, this is the nature of our election institutions. However, unlike the Electoral College, Arizonans can send one senator of each party. A few more Republicans and Independents just need to help out the cause. I can understand that some readers really like Martha McSally and hence won’t want to vote against her for a silly reason like this one. It makes some sense, since, as I’ve said before, she has done some pretty amazing things. However, even for these readers, voting for Sinema could be a good deal. Time Magazine journalist Phillip Elliott believes that Martha McSally has a good chance of being appointed to Senator McCain’s seat after Jon Kyl steps down. Not only would Martha McSally become Senator before Sinema in that case (December instead of January), but she’d likely be re-elected in 2020 (because of
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ELECTION RESULTS SHOW THAT ARIZONANS TYPICALLY SPLIT ABOUT 52/48 REPUBLICAN/ DEMOCRAT
that usual ‘give-the-Senator-a-full-term’ idea) and also again in 2022 (for the same reason). So, by voting against her, McSally lovers might guarantee themselves 10 years of her. Of course, it is possible that Doug Ducey will pick someone else. Nevertheless, Governor Ducey is legally bound to choose a Republican (not like he wouldn’t anyway) and expected to choose a “safe” one, politically speaking, so the alternative will still likely be acceptable for most Republicans. For my Republican friends, tell your families you’re voting for Sinema for the good of representative democracy and for the good of McSally. For my left-leaning Independent and Democrat friends, vote for Sinema for this exciting opportunity to have a Senator with a platform most like our own for the first time in over 20 years. You know what you have to do, for the good of us all. — Toni Marcheva is a junior who loves to find truth in absurdity.
ARIZONA REGISTRATION: REPUBLICAN: 34.8% DEMOCRAT: 30.6% INDEPENDENT: 33.6%
HALF AND HALF POPULATION = HALF AND HALF SENATE REPRESENTATION?
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Wednesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
NEWS | VOTER REGISTRATION
Student volunteers look to fill AZ voter rolls BY ALANA MINKLER @DailyWildcat
A person with a clipboard stops you and asks if you want to register to vote … sound familiar? Voter registration groups have been an active presence on campus since the first week of school, eagerly registering students. Their goal is clear: get students civically engaged and ready to represent the younger generation. Who are the people with the clipboards? Student-run groups such as NextGen Rising and the Arizona Public Interest Research Group New Voters Project wanted to educate students on how they can have an impact on the elections as an adult. Both groups seek to get new students involved and civically active. To do this, they recruited student volunteers to stop students on the street and register them to vote. Xoe Watchman, an anthropology student and organizer for NextGen, said that within the first week of school the group had gotten over 800 people registered to vote on campus alone, not to mention over 11,000 people statewide. By the sixth week,NextGen Arizona had registered 16,784 young voters between the ages of 18-35 statewide and collected thousands of pledge to vote cards from young voters. Hannah Picknell, an organizer for the nonpartisan group AZ PIRG New Voters Project, said that their project’s goal was to help remove simple barriers that keep the younger generation from voting, like not knowing how to fill out a voter registration form. “Our overall message is … it’s our future and we should vote on it, and the more people in our generation [who] are voting and registered to vote, the more people will pay attention to our generation and the issues that we want to prioritize,” Picknell said. NextGen is a partisan organization but their voting registration process is nonpartisan. According to Symone Gittens, a NextGen AZ Fellow, students registered people to vote through Sept. 8. Why they want you to register to vote “We are just trying to register young people to vote and get them civically engaged,” Watchman said. “We want a government that
represents everybody and not just some people, so that means that the [voters have] to turn out as much as possible.” Registration groups don’t seek to register individuals from a specific political
our system is more effective. It will more accurately reflect the will of the people … we register everyone.” Solomon is motivated to work because she wants marginalized groups to
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party and are legally not allowed to register voters based off their views. The State Director for NextGen America Jalakoi Solomon said, “We know that when more people engage and more people vote,
be represented. “I’m motivated to do this work because I am a black, gay woman who knows what it’s like to not have representation, [to have] a voice that tends to be marginalized in society
as it is now,” Solomon said. “So, I do this work because I’m fighting for people like me; I’m fighting for my community to make sure that we have access to power, we have access to elected leadership.” Why do they want college-age adults to vote? “It’s incredibly important,” said Ariane Mohr-Felsen, a first-year master’s student in environmental learning and a volunteer for NextGen. “There’s a lot at stake right now and I think that that narrative that our generation is lazy and doesn’t care and is just like kind of obsessed with social media. I just don’t think that’s true.” Millennials are often criticized for their lack in political engagement and voter registration groups are trying to change that by hosting events, speaking in classrooms, talking to students on the streets, and even training their volunteers on how to talk to students about the importance of their civic duties, according to Mohr-Felsen. “I think it can be a hard time to be young and feel optimistic but the most important thing you can do is make sure your voice is heard about whatever matters to you. And one way to do that is voting,” Mohr-Felsen said. The voting registration groups target college students for a reason. Solomon emphasized that in 2018 young people, the 18 to 35-year-old block, are the largest voting block in the country. There are more 18 to 35-year-olds who are eligible to vote than there are 65 years and older individuals. “We are targeting young people because our voices tend not to be heard in the process but also because it’s a smart strategy. It’s smart to focus on the largest voting block because we have power and if we all vote we really will make the difference. So, we are making sure to get young people excited, engaged and motivated so that we actually show that power that we have in November,” Solomon said. The deadline for voter registration is Tuesday, Oct. 9. Early voting is from Oct. 20 to Nov. 2 this year. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. “It’s really cool to get to have conversations with people who have different experiences than you do and to connect with them and understand that we’re not as different as we think and we can all really find a way to make a difference,” Solomon said.
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OPINION | ISSUE OF THE WEEK Alec Scott
A revealing tweet or a dismissable exaggeration? Set against the backdrop of recent sexual assault allegations leveled at Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, what do our columnists think of an inflammatory tweet from Vox-contributor Eve Foster? Anika Pasilis
If you ask me, this tweet is too black and white to make as much of an impact as I think the author was hoping. It implies that all men who were voted in democratically have sexually assaulted a woman in their lifetime. That’s not to say the despicable men who have raped a woman shouldn’t be named and shamed, they absolutely should. Once these men’s deeds have been made public, it is our responsibility to vote them out of office, not sit apathetically and continually allow these men to represent our country.
Mikayla Balmaceda
Sexual assault has become a large, very controversial and touchy subject over the past couple of years. Refusing to hire anyone who’s sexually assaulted someone is an interesting idea. Saying that, by doing this, we would have no male workers or any male leaders is indeed very revealing and leaves a lot of questions. What does this say about our systems? Will this truly change anything? What about female leaders? What about women who have sexually assaulted someone? What about those who falsely accuse someone of sexual assault? It is mind boggling to think about the number of sexual assaults that have happened, which is why this tweet exists at all. But I think singling out men and saying we’d have no male leaders is offensive in all aspects.
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It absolutely reveals a lot about our society that someone feels like we would not have any leaders if people refuse to hire men who have sexually assaulted someone else. That implies that sexual assault is tolerated. In the light of current events, the tweet is quite embarrassing. Also, every 98 seconds an American is sexual assaulted. It is unacceptable for any predator to be allowed to oversee or lead a group of people. Leadership requires integrity. If a man or woman is making someone uncomfortable and/or is committing sexual assault then that person has no right to have such a position. America needs to understand the value and weight that being a leader entails. Once that is understood, as a society we will stop tolerating sexual assault and we will put people in power who are actually suitable for the job.
The assumption that all of our men in government have in some way participated in predatory behavior or sexual harassment and that we are, as a result, better off not addressing the topic entirely is not only an intensely defeatist statement, it is also extremely ridiculous and a strangely sexist one. First of all, saying that because a problem is so widespread and endemic it is impossible to fight is the exact opposite of a solution. We don’t look at a house with termites and just say “oh well, guess we just have to live with a parasite eating at the home we know and love until it destroys it all.” Instead, we hire an exterminator. Second, that all male leaders in our entire nation are compulsive sexual abusers is a baseless and fact-denying accusation. It assumes that men are naturally predatory and that there is nothing out there to stop them from acting like wild animals. This does nothing to solve the problem: there is a distinct and powerful environment that encourages this kind of behavior among the powerful and the trusted in our society. They do not act like this because they are men, they act like this because we have cultivated an atmosphere that condones such actions and defends them. The only way to fight this development is to address the question openly and vigorously. Chalking it up to any natural aspect of masculine nature is degrading and only barely touches the greater issue, that we have a system that has defended sexual assault for centuries.
Toni Marcheva
This tweet, while it definitely exaggerates and simplifies the issue, has too much truth in it to be comfortable. We have a list of leaders and role models accused of sexual misconduct hundreds of people long. On this list are people that I admired when I was younger, like Morgan Freeman, Matt Lauer, George HW Bush, Clarence Thomas and Stan Lee. At every accusation, a little bit of what we thought was the truth dies. I see where Eve Forster is coming from. This list begs the questions: Who else? How many? Who can we actually look up to? This heart-wrenching time of learning the real truth and learning about the sheer number of victims is crushing, though, I think it also shows that we’re entering a new era of new expectations of our leaders. We are not going to end up with no leaders, but better leaders, leaders we can trust.
A12 • The Daily Wildcat
Wednesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
ARTS & LIFE | CAREER SPOTLIGHT
Migration, the media and militarization The Daily Wildcat talked to Todd Miller, author of ‘Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security,’ which won an Izzy award for outstanding achievement in independent media. Miller is an independent journalist and has written a multitude of articles on climate change and how it affects migration and the militarization of borders BY VINAMRA KUMAR @vk1059az
Daily Wildcat: What got you into journalism? How long have you been a journalist? Todd Miller: I have been a journalist full-time for more or less 10 years, though I’ve been at it for a long time. The first thing I published as a journalist was not a written piece, which has been the brunt of my work, but a photo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructing the border wall in Douglas, Arizona in 1999. Over the years, I learned that there were many important stories out there to tell, many not getting adequate coverage. In 2008, I started writing articles about the drug war and economic situations in southern Mexico, where I lived at the time, and in 2014, my first book “Border Patrol Nation” was published. DW: How do you start the process; how do you write that first page? TM: For me doing the interviews, research, visiting places generally results in hundreds of pages of field notes. In this usually comes the foundation for the book or feature article. I write long-form journalism, like that first lump of clay in front of a sculptor. When it comes to the first page, I find it’s important to allow yourself to “vomit,” as one person comically put it to me, out a draft. And then the magic happens in the revision. DW: What is your favorite part of the process? TM: I actually like all parts of the process: the research phase, because you get to travel and talk to all kinds of interesting people; the writing phase, because it is exciting to put the piece together, figure out what stories, quotes and people you will include; and ultimately the formulation of the important points that you will drive home. Often for me, journalism is an act of discovery. I even like revision, where I think much of the writing happens, especially its craft. DW: What has been your favorite project and why? TM: With “Storming the Wall,” one of the places I visited was the Philippines and the island where my grandmother is from. I also did research in Central America on the U.S./Mexico borderlands, and I went to Paris for the 2015 climate summit. Although the theme of the book was to connect climate change with displacement and borders, there was also a significant personal aspect to the Philippine part, which ended up being like a pilgrimage. Because of this, and some other reasons, writing this book changed me. I started as one person and ended as another.
COURTESY TODD MILLER
TODD MILLER, JOURNALIST AND author of “Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security”, came to the UA campus to talk to students about his work. He has written several books and articles focused on climate change.
DW: What has been your most interesting project, and why? TM: For my forthcoming book “Empire of Borders,” July 2019, I travelled extensively to many different places — including the Mexico/Guatemala border, the Guatemala/Honduras border, Puerto Rico, Israel/Palestine, the Jordan/Syria border, the Kenya/Tanzania border and the Philippines again — to learn about borders across the world and to follow U.S. programs designed to assist other countries build up their borders. Needless to say, this book is packed with all kinds of thought-provoking people, places, situations and stories. DW: Any tips for beginning journalists? TM: Try to find the stories and especially powerful angles to the stories that nobody is talking about. Then, go for the jugular. DW: If you could make one change to global diplomacy, what would it be? TM: To level the playing field and to bring a more diverse array of voices to the table, especially those most vulnerable to displacement, whether it be by climate change, militarism or unjust economic situations.
The Daily Wildcat • A13
Wednesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
NEWS | STUDENT FEATURE
SIBLINGS FROM PAGE 7
own problems.” The only thing she worried about is that they won’t get treated as equals and will be given special attention. “I believe they are capable of solving the same problems as any other college kid,” she said. However, she hasn’t seen much of the problem yet and sees them being “happier than they have ever been” going to college. The siblings agree that their college experience has been great so far, with a bit more freedom than what they had at the Davidson’s THINK program. From all the advice that their mother has given them, they said that “being humble” was the piece that stuck with them most effectively. “‘There is always going to be someone smarter,’ I tell them,” Kristen Fleming said. Rhyanna explained the reason their mother is giving the two of them the chance to go to the UA. “Her motivation for giving us this opportunity is because she didn’t have opportunities for a great education when she was a kid,” Rhyanna said. “She was [living] in Cambodia, and lots
of bad stuff was happening there.” The two are happy to have the chance to go to college, and they say they are both enjoying a lot of their classes in molecular and cellular biology courses and computer programming. What comes next? When they graduate, Justin predicts he will be 16 and his sister 18. Justin is considering graduate school if he doesn’t find a job beforehand, and Rhyanna is hoping to study entrepreneurship at Eller and end with a triple major. Rhyanna’s dream at the moment is to go into game development, but that might change. “At first, I want to work at some other game-development companies, or programming companies in general, to get an idea of what it’s like to be in that process,” she said. After that, she would like to start her own company, making her own games. Later in life, she would like to work for artificial intelligence, because she said she thinks it would be cool. Justin isn’t sure what he wants to do after he graduates. “I have no idea. I would like to say that I’ll be in a research clinic or
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JUSTIN FLEMING SITS ON his bed in Arbol de la Vida Sept. 24. He began college at 14, after years of homeschooling, and he now studies molecular and cellular biology and is in the Honors College.
whatever, doing very vague things. But that’s the problem: It is very vague. In five years, I can end up as a librarian.
You know, life just happens. You never know where you’re going to be,” Justin said.
OPINION | WATER RIGHTS
We conserve water; now it’s farmers’ turns COLUMNIST ALEC SCOTT
@DailyWildcat
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e have both the honor and the curse of living in the heart of the Sonoran Desert; we are blessed with the gorgeous southwestern sunsets that cover the postcards of gas stations worldwide, and privileged to possess the only habitat for the famous saguaro cactus (so famous in fact that it manages to be the image of Southwest to all other Americans, even though saguaros have difficulty growing outside of our corner of Southern Arizona). Of course we accept these blessings happily, taking stock of our serene landscape everyday, and celebrating our merciful winters at the start of every holiday season. But we are also cursed with a very obvious problem: Tucson is over half-a-million people living in the middle of a desert. Arizona has long tried to deal with the largest inhibitor of growth into the hottest parts of the state: water. The Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona estimates that the Grand Canyon state uses about 2.5 trillion gallons of water a year over its 7 million residents. Up until the early 1900s, the state used exclusively water from reservoirs
and natural aquifers. But in 1922, Arizona joined with fellow Western states California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming to form the Colorado River Compact, which divided up the river rights of the Colorado River, and introduced almost one trillion gallons of water to be used by Arizonans from one side of the state to the other. As Arizona’s population grows faster than the national average, it would be very easy to assume that most of our water is being pumped into homes of all those people who take long showers and fill up their pools, and the industrial parks that support their livelihoods. But in recent years, both Tucson and Phoenix have seen major revolutions in water management. Tucson has pushed for the capture and reuse of rainwater, as well as efficient waste water recycling cutting back water usage. In only five years, between 2010 and 2015, Tucson drastically dropped its per capita daily water use from 94 gallons to only 80 (the national average is 83 gallons). This means that as Tucson has expanded, it has actually cut back its water use and beat out the rest of the nation. But if cities aren’t to blame, where is our two and a half trillion gallons of water going every year? According to the Arizona Department of Water Resources, a resounding 69 percent of our total water usage is put straight towards agriculture. More specifically, much of our water is being put towards one of the five C’s of Arizona: none other than King Cotton. Arizona is famous for its Pima cotton, and dedicates about 200,000 acres to its cultivation, making Arizona one of the top areas in the country to buy white gold. But there is a very obvious problem
with this fluffy fiber; although we love it dearly, cotton loves rain more. And Arizona doesn’t get much rain. In fact, southern Arizona is very lucky to get more than eight inches of rain a year. Not to be deterred, Arizonan farmers have to decided to trick cotton into thinking the plains of Yuma are actually the green acres of Mississippi, by flooding it. According to World Wildlife Fund every 2.2 pounds of cotton require almost 5,300 gallons of water. Crops such as cotton and alfalfa hay require much more water than other crops to keep alive, and Arizona should take heed of these warnings. Although cotton production is a very important aspect of the economic life of this state, Arizona only has to look to its neighbor to the west and fellow Colorado River Compact member, California, for a dark sign of what could be around the corner. California has just exited what has been a six year long drought from 2011 to 2017, which Science News reported was the worst California had seen in over a thousand years. Even if cities such as Phoenix and Tucson ensure consistent cuts in water waste, continual agricultural over-watering will render the effects of such planning void. It is important to maintain the economic well-being of our state, and while cotton may be king, if we aren’t careful, water may be the death of us. — Alec Scott is a junior studying Political Science and German Studies who likes water and doesn’t want to run out.
A14 • The Daily Wildcat
Wednesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
SPORTS | WOMEN’S GOLF
‘VALIDATED’ CHAMPIONS LOOK TO REPEAT BY ALEC WHITE @AlecWhite_UA
The temperature sat at a blistering 104 degrees on a Friday afternoon in September, but there they were working on their craft, hardly letting the heat break their concentration. For them, it’s just another day at the office. Women’s golfers Haley Moore, Bianca Pagdanganan and Gigi Stoll made their way to hole 10 at the Sewailo Golf Club where the three seniors were in the final stages of preseason preparation before beginning what will likely be an arduous journey toward defending the national title the team captured just four months earlier. Moore was the first to tee off and sent the golf ball flying down the green, but she didn’t quite get off the shot she wanted. Stoll turned toward Moore and said with a laugh, “Wow, really good under pressure, Haley.” An ironic statement, yes, but it wasn’t long before Pagdanganan chimed in to set the record straight. “Cut her some slack, she did hit the winning putt,” Pagdanganan said, as all three burst out laughing this time. Yet Moore’s four-foot birdie on the 19th hole to beat Alabama in the championship match would have been all for naught, had Pagdanganan not provided her own heroics. The highly-touted transfer from Gonzaga perfectly hit a 25-foot eagle – fist-pumping several times after sinking the shot – on the 18th hole of stroke play to bring Arizona into a tie for the final spot for match play. “Watching Bianca make that putt was truly amazing,” Moore said. “She was the only one left we could believe in. She was the savior of our team during stroke play.” “It gave everybody the momentum we needed to win the championship,” head coach Laura Ianello said. But what you didn’t see or hear was what Pagdanganan did afterwards while the team warmed up for the start of playoff matches. The last one to get to the range, she gathered all of her teammates and had a heartfelt message. “I just brought everyone together and
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HALEY MOORE WORKS ON her chip shots during a practice round at the Sewalio Golf Club on Sept. 14. Moore sunk the clinching putt last spring to bring home Arizona’s third national championship.
told them ‘we’re going to the playoffs, so we gotta make the most out of it’,” Pagdanganan said. “I have a feeling that it was just the adrenaline we all had and didn’t want it to end. And we knew we were meant to be there in the top eight.” The team rallied around one of its leaders with a message delivered at just the right time. The image of Moore sinking the winning putt and her teammates sprinting out to celebrate still represents the pulse of the team, and it will live on way after the current team has graduated. “It’s the background of my laptop,” Pagdanganan said. “It just always makes me happy to see it.” Moore has an album saved on her phone filled with pictures from the week at nationals, the trophy celebration in Tucson and, of course, her now-famous putt. “I reflect on that time a lot because it shows that anything can happen,” Moore said. “It was just a special moment for us and the whole university.” Just about everywhere they go now,
the women on the team have achieved a celebrity-like status in Tucson. “When we were all at the first football game, we were just standing in line for drinks and a bunch of people kept coming up to us and were like ‘Are you on the women’s golf team?’, ‘Congratulations’, things like that,” Pagdanganan said. “It’s pretty cool.” Ianello, who was selected to throw out the first pitch at the Arizona Diamondbacks’ “U of A Night” on Sept. 6, described the community outreach as “amazing”. “Not just [the community], but other former Wildcats who came through our women and men’s program, too,” Ianello said. “Just to bring the trophy back home is truly special, especially for me being an alum and coach … It’s validating for us a bit, and it makes me feel validated as a coach.” As a fresh season begins, the Wildcats are aware that a repeat won’t be easy. “We know it’s going to be tough, and we can’t sneak up on people now,” Moore said.
We know it’s going to be tough and we can’t sneak up on people anymore.”
— HALEY MOORE, SENIOR GOLFER
“Honestly, there is a lot of pressure, but we just need to keep working hard and try not to worry about the outside stuff,” Pagdanganan said. As for Ianello, her preseason message to the team is a little different than what other eight seasons have been. She’ll try to get a team comprised of mostly the same cast from last year to move on from one of their biggest life accomplishments. “It’s a new season for us. So we need to make sure we’re not living in the past, not living back in May, and move forward,” Ianello said. “We have new goals, new aspirations and a new NCAA Championship coming up in May, so we gotta look at that.” Back at Sewalio Golf Club, the trio have worked their way down the green to within putting range. Despite a summer spent apart, each partaking in their own summer invitationals, their familiar bond remains noticeable. “We texted all the time over summer saying how we miss each other and we are excited to be back,” Moore said. Moore hit her putt to finish off the hole followed by Pagdanganan. Stoll and Moore both motioned to their teammate and said, “do the fist-pump!”. Pagdanganan let out another laugh and said “No, I’m not doing the fist-pump yet.” Instead, she’ll hope to save it for next May.
Wednesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
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SPORTS | FOOTBALL ANALYSIS
arizona shows growth vs beavers ANALYSIS
BY ROB KLEIFIELD @RobKleifield
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rizona was likely chomping at the bit in the locker room at halftime. Despite leading the Oregon State Beavers 14-7 at the break, the Wildcats seemed to be acutely aware they had left a handful of opportunities on the field in the first half. With 30 minutes remaining in Arizona’s Pac-12 opener, Kevin Sumlin’s squad approached the second half exactly how they should have – ready to wear their opponents to the ground. Similar to last season’s homecoming victory at Arizona Stadium, the Wildcats leaned on their dynamic rushing attack to set the tone in this one. Despite Khalil Tate aggravating a left leg injury early in the game, Arizona’s offense was able to reestablish its runheavy approach. The Wildcats totaled a season-high 442 yards on the ground, behind career games from running backs J.J. Taylor and Gary Brightwell. Perhaps the most promising part of Sumlin’s first road win was the offense’s ability to control the line of scrimmage. Through three games, Arizona seemingly adopted a pass-first mindset. On Saturday, it was evident that the Wildcats were committed to establishing the run game – and the devotion paid major dividends. Saturday’s matchup kicked off amidst a steady Oregon rain, likely altering both team’s game plans slightly, but it was no secret that Arizona and Oregon State would take aim at each other’s feeble defensive fronts. Although Arizona capitalized on a five-play, 58-yard scoring drive to start the game, its offense routinely faltered in Oregon State territory in the first half. Managing just two touchdowns, Arizona left three scores on the field entering the locker room. Lucas Havrisik missed a pair of field goals, and Sumlin made the egregious error of letting the clock dwindle down before having Tate chuck up a hail mary – Shawn Poindexter ended up corralling a bomb down the sideline to put the Wildcats back into scoring position – and then running out of time. Defensively though, Arizona did as good of a job as it has all season long. In the first half, a quick three-and-out, and several other brief appearances by Oregon State’s offense set the tone for Marcel Yates’ unit. The Wildcats failed to create momentumshifting plays or pressure the quarterback
until after halftime, but at least Arizona’s defenders were getting off the field. In turn, Tate and the offense recognized their need to take advantage of increased time of possession – something notably lacking in all three previous contests. With an increased sense of urgency, Arizona came out firing on all cylinders in the second half. Taylor capped off a 284-yard rushing performance with a game-sealing 62-yard touchdown run with 5:26 remaining – and he wasn’t the only Wildcat to go over the century mark. Brightwell rushed for a career high 113 yards on just 13 totes. Arizona’s impressive day on the ground proved two things: The Wildcats posses an equally talented collection of runners as compared to last season, and the offensive line has started to make strides up front. Sound blocking and perfectly timed run-pass-option (RPO) plays set Arizona’s offense up for success on Saturday. Tate may not have excelled in any one area, but his decision-making and accuracy allowed for other players to step up and contribute in a big way. Shun Brown and Poindexter were really the only two beneficiaries of the passing game this time around, but Tate flaunted his connection with Tony Ellison on several occasions. Twice early in the game, Tate targeted Ellison deep down the field. In both instances, the ball was dropped precisely in a place where only Arizona’s receiver could make a play. Unlikely drops and a flagged touchdown later in the half prevented Ellison from adding to the Wildcats offensive success, but Tate reminded onlookers that he’s developed into a more than capable passer. Overall, Arizona took care of business on Saturday. The Wildcats extended their winning streak to two, and demonstrated – even if just to each other – that they’re capable of far greater things than they’ve currently achieved. At home next weekend to continue its slate of Pac-12 competition, Arizona will need to build off this performance. The Wildcats are still seeking playmakers on the defensive side of the ball, not named Colin Schooler, but if today’s game has any implications moving forward, there may be some new faces garnering attention in the near future. Redshirt freshman defensive end Jalen Harris tallied five tackles, one of which was for a loss, and one sack. As a unit, the Wildcats defense logged more sacks (three) on Saturday than they had total (two) entering the game. The defense might finally be trending upward after all, and now so are the Wildcats.
COURTESY STAN LIU | ARIZONA ATHLETICS
J.J. TAYLOR TOP HAD a career-high rushing day of 284 yards as Kevin Sumlin (Bottom in red) and the Arizona Wildcats defeated the Oregon State Beavers 35-14 on Sept. 22 to move to 2-2 on the season.
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Wednesday, September 26 - Tuesday, October 2, 2018
SPORTS | SIEGELE’S PERSEVERANCE
COURTESY CHRIS HOOK | ARIZONA ATHLETICS
ARIZONA FOWARD TARYN SIEGELE attempts a header during a soccer match against Boise State on Sept. 7. Arizona won 2-0.
Siegele’s perseverance pays off
BY MAURY URCADEZ @Maurcadez
The saying goes “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” However, not many people find the confidence to “try again” after they have been turned down a first time. Taryn Siegele is not one of those people. On the night when the Arizona women’s soccer team defeated Boise State 2-0, the junior forward scored the first goal of her collegiate career. Siegele was initially fouled approximately 40 yards out. Center back Hallie Pearson came up to take the free kick. Pearson played a great ball around the penalty spot, and Siegele was able to find the back of the net off a snap header in the 80th minute. “It was really exciting. There’s no words that can describe it,” Siegele said. What she can describe, however, is her unique journey of how she got to celebrate this moment in the first place. The 5-foot-9 forward from Katy, Texas played at Cinco Ranch High School. During her time as a high school player, she was
named to the honorary All-State First Team and was also named All-District MVP. While in high school, Siegele did not play on a club team, the arena where players often make valuable connections for college recruitment. Without such connections, getting recruited was difficult for her. Siegele decided her freshman year in college that she wanted to continue to play the sport she fell in love with. After making that decision, she contacted Arizona women’s soccer head coach Tony Amato and assistant coach Paul Nagy. Unfortunately, they told her that she had missed their team’s summer tryout, but encouraged her to come back and try out in the spring of 2016. That spring of her freshman year in college, Siegele tried out, but did not make the team. “It was hard to hear, but I knew I wanted to be on the team and I really wanted to play soccer. And I knew I could do it,” Siegele said. Siegele didn’t shed a single tear that day. She wasn’t satisfied with the response she got and said she knew that it wouldn’t be the last time she stepped on Murphey Field
in Mulcahy Stadium. After being cut, Siegle continued to reach out to the coaches with emails and phone calls until they finally agreed to give her a second chance and told her to come back for a reevaluation the following spring. “[Tony Amato] said that I was very athletic, and that was good. He knew that I was a hard worker and I was good with fitness and stuff. It was more of the soccer part that I needed to work on,” Siegel recalled about her conversations with the coaches. In the fall leading up to the tryout, Siegele joined the UA women’s club soccer program to work on the “soccer part” by honing her skills. This time at the spring tryout, Siegele was given 14 days to earn a spot on the Arizona roster. Not only did she practice with the team, but she also attended their strength and conditioning sessions. “I came out in the spring and it was really hard those first two weeks. They were rough. I just kept trying and trying and working hard,” Siegele said. Her teammates were also one of the
reasons she pushed herself to take advantage of the extra opportunity. From the beginning, she said they gave her a sense of belonging. “In this whole process they have been super supportive and from day one they were so sweet and so welcoming and has made it so much easier,” Siegele said. Redshirt sophomore Jill Aguilera has been impressed with Siegele’s strong work ethic. “She never gives up on the ball, she’ll always keep pressing and she’s really fast, so people kind of underestimate her coming in as a sub,” Aguilera said. Her hard work has not gone unnoticed by the soccer world. After scoring her first career goal against Boise State, the Pac-12 Network Twitter account posted a video of the goal. After the game that night, Amato had more than a few words to say about his player. “She did a really nice job and it’s a cool story and she’s gotten better and better and she’s worked hard and she played really well in the minutes she went out there tonight and scored a good goal and it was on the network and everything, so I think you couldn’t be happier for her,” Amato said.
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1: THE MEN’S SWIM TEAM cheers the women’s volleyball team on from the stands in their swimsuits. The swim team stayed and supported the volleyball players for the entire game. 2: KATIE SMOOT (6) BLOCKS Arizona State University from setting the ball over the net. The women’s team won the first three sets in a row against ASU. 3: AFTER SCORING THE FINAL point of the match, the Wildcats celebrate. 4: WILDCAT KATIE SMOOT (6) hits the ball through ASU and scores during the Arizona-Arizona State game at the McKale Memorial Center on Sept. 20, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz. The Wildcats beat ASU 3-0. 5: ARIZONA OUTSIDE HITTER PAIGE Whipple strikes the ball to ASU in the Arizona-Arizona State game at the McKale Memorial Center on Sept. 20, 2018 in Tucson, Az. 6: WILDCAT DEVYN CROSS (13) SPIKES the ball past ASU’s middle blocker in the Arizona-Arizona State game at the McKale Memorial Center on Sept. 20, 2018 in Tucson, Ariz.
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