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Missing UA alum found dead By Laura Donovan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Lynn and Jeff Hollahan may never know exactly what happened to their son. The body of UA alumnus Devon Hollahan was found in a river near Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 15, 2009, more than three weeks after he was last seen. “The police surmised that he fell into the river,” Jeff Hollahan said. Devon Hollahan, who’d moved to Prague in the summer to teach English, spent the evening of Nov. 21 with a friend at a concert in Frankfurt.

They were coming back from the concert when Devon Hollahan disappeared. Neither had been to Frankfurt before, so they walked through the city, probably looking to take a bus, but it was 3 a.m. so the public transportation was not in service, Jeff Hollahan said. Devon Hollahan’s friend asked someone for directions, and when he turned around, Devon was gone. Though Jeff Hollahan credits the authorities for handling this situation, he expressed dissatisfaction with the police’s reaction. “Some of the reports assume that Devon drunkenly walked into the river. But we’ve received calls that Devon was

seen with three people Program in summer 2008. that night. He could have UA alumnus Brian Malkin, stumbled or been pushed,” who also participated in the Jeff Hollahan said. London Internship Program “Drunk people don’t with Devon Hollahan, just wander into freeways remembers him as a “very or off buildings. We find charismatic, heartwarming this idea wrong. He may guy who cared so much have been the victim of about his friends and family. a crime,” Jeff Hollahan He had a great sense of style, added. attitude, swagger; he was UA alumna Jennifer truly one of a kind.” Dominguez remembers Devon Hollahan, known Devon Hollahan as an by some of the London Devon Hollahan entertaining, humorous Internship Program addition to the Eller College of members as the“iPod guy,”had a music Management’s London Internship library of around 30,000 songs and had

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a diverse taste in music, Malkin said. “His favorite song during our internship experience was MIA’s “Paper Planes,” which was the song we’d sing together at the end of every night out,” Malkin said. The London Internship Program participants have grown closer and come together in light of this event, Malkin added. “He was the life of our London group. We loved his personality and great sense of humor. He always kept us laughing. I was so blessed to have known him and will miss him very ALUM, page 8

New grant preserves collection By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT A new endowment has been established in memory of anthropologist and ethnohistorian Henry“Hank”Dobyns’anthropological collection of books and materials. The endowment was created by Rich Stoffle, an associate professor of applied research in anthropology at the UA, and Carla Stoffle, dean of libraries at the UA. The endowment consists of an initial gift of $10,000. Dobyns died on June 21. Dobyns earned his undergraduate degree and worked as a senior researcher at the Bureau of Applied Anthropology at the UA. He used the UA library as a main resource for his work with Native LIBRARY, page 8

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Brian Williams, women’s self-defense instructor, demonstrates how to break a chokehold to sophomore Erin Clair, a double major in pre-physiology and anthropology on Wednesday. Williams has been teaching protective techniques to women for over 20 years.

Group hopes to offset waning support for women’s safety classes By Jennifer Koehmstedt ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT While funding for women’s safety programs on campus has been severely cut, one UA student is taking the issue into her own hands by forming the UA Women’s Self Defense Club. The club will be the first of its kind on campus, said pre-business sophomore Bridgette Larsen, the club’s founder. “There’s no club like this on campus,” she said. “I think people will like it — it’ll be fun.” The classes will be held in the Student Recreation Center, but offer more than just a workout, Larsen said. “I think that a lot of girls don’t know how to protect themselves,” she said. “They wouldn’t know what to do if someone attacked them, and if they join the club they can learn the different

techniques, and I think they’ll gain more confidence because they’ll know what to do when someone surprises them and attacks them.” Malia ‘Uhatafe, student director for ASUA’s Women’s Resource Center and a religious studies senior, said that there is a need for self defense classes on the UA campus. “One of the biggest issues students face here on campus is safety,” she said. “Statistics show that young women between 18 and 25 are more likely to be targeted in terms of sexual assault. Having that service, self defense, is very important. It empowers women and it gives them knowledge, and it educates them on what to do when they’re in a situation.” ‘Uhatafe said that the Women’s Resource Center offered free self defense courses in the spring of 2009. The center also implemented Safe Walk in 2007, providing UA students

and staff traveling alone at night with a free escorted walk. Due to budget cuts, however, programs that promote women’s safety have suffered the most, ‘Uhatafe said. The self defense program was cut completely, and Safe Walk was not offered in the fall of 2009 due to lack of funding. The Women’s Resource Center has continued, however, to offer students pepper spray and keychain flashlights. The center also hopes to offer free self defense classes later on this semester, ‘Uhatafe said. To join the Women’s Self Defense Club, students and faculty must pay a $20 per semester membership fee and $60 per month for the classes. Larsen and class instructor Brian Williams will be at the Rec Center on Jan. 13 and 14 from 4 - 6 p.m. to answer questions, give out schedules for upcoming classes

and provide demonstrations of self defense techniques. Sgt. Juan Alvarez, University of Arizona Police Department public information officer, said that self defense classes are important for a campus where sexual assault is present. “I think that anything a person can take to be more aware of their risks so that they are continually thinking about how to stay safe is a good thing,” Alvarez said. “Commonly … these types of defense classes also comes with information on how to avoid being in certain situations with opportunities where people can commit crimes against you. A lot of the time it’s just being aware, and if someone chooses to take a class that gives them the confidence to be aware and take steps to prevent being victimized … I think that’s a good thing.”

Thousands feared dead in Haiti THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Dazed survivors wandered past dead bodies in rubble-strewn streets Wednesday crying for loved ones and rescuers desperately searched collapsed buildings as fear rose that the death toll from Haiti’s devastating earthquake could reach into the tens of thousands. The first cargo planes with food, water, medical supplies, shelter and sniffer dogs headed to the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation a day after the magnitude-7 quake flattened much of the capital of 2 million people. Tuesday’s earthquake brought down buildings great and small — from shacks in shantytowns to President Rene Preval’s gleaming white National Palace, where a dome tilted ominously above the manicured grounds. Hospitals, schools and the main prison collapsed. The capital’s Roman Catholic archbishop was killed when his office and the main cathedral fell. The head of the U.N.

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The UA men’s basketball team plays Oregon State tonight at 8 in Corvallis, Ore., while women’s hoops takes on the Beavers in McKale Center at 7 p.m..

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Professor Giancarlo Pepeu is a well-respected, well-published neurobiologist and pharmacologist who uses animal models to study Alzheimer’s disease. He is giving a lecture on “The History of Animal Experimentation” at 4 p.m. in the Life Sciences South, room 340.

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A Jan. 13 editorial, which appeared on Page A4, incorrectly identified the author of a Dec. 14 Arizona Daily Star column as UA staff member Eric Toso. The referenced column was written by Erec Toso, PhD, who is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and a member of the Writing Program faculty. The Daily Wildcat regrets the errors.

Washington state trades beer for blood

TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington state blood center is offering donors a deal: Give a pint of blood, get a pint of beer. Cascade Regional Blood Services in Tacoma says its “Give blood, get beer” promotion has worked so well that it’s being ex-

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Electrical engineering sophomore and engineering director for KAMP student radio Max Roth shows off his cord-covered office during a tour of the radio station on Wednesday. KAMP is always accepting applications.

panded. The News Tribune of Tacoma reported Monday that donors who are at least 21 years old are given a coupon for a free pint of beer. Participating pubs and restaurants must wait at least four hours after the blood drive ends before donors

can collect their free pint. Cascade’s Director of Donor Resources Dan Schmitt says it’s a fun way to get more donors, and it’s good for the participating busnesses as well.

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So, the sign here where you are working says “Information.” What kind of information could I get from you if I came to this desk? You could get all sorts of information. Um, anything about campus. There is some pretty weird questions people ask. What’s an example of one of the weird questions you have gotten from people? Um, let’s see. God, I have to think about it. Like yesterday someone asked me where the Mall was if they were driving on the freeway. When someone has issues with the bathrooms. Just some random stuff. Like where are the bathrooms or “I just clogged the toilet, and I need help”? A bit of both (laughs). On the computer here, are you researching information for the campus, watching YouTube or doing homework like a good student? A little bit of all of them. I am working on my grad application right now because I am about to graduate and also I have to have music on whenever I do anything, because I am so ADD I have to have multiple things going on at the same time. Since you are filling out a grad application I’ll assume you are graduating this year. What do you want to do when you graduate? I hope to go to grad school and study agricultural resource economics. Um, if not that, I’ll probably take a semester off and look at some other options, like the Enviromental Protection Agency or some other government agency relevant to my field. So you want to work for the bureaucracy? Get paid by the government? Is that the plan? Yeah, I am a hippie. (Laughs) You are a hippie who likes the government. I have never heard that before actually. Well, we can always improve it. How do you think we can improve it? Well, the reason government fails or whatnot is because people aren’t educated about what’s going on. So the more who are educated, the more who are open-minded to new things. So that’s where government and hippies meet, in education. Yeah.

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UA Tech Park celebrates 15-year anniversary

By Laura Donovan Arizona Daily Wildcat The UA community came together at the UA Science and Technology Park on Wednesday to celebrate the park’s 15-year anniversary. “In the past 15 years, we’ve turned into one of the leading research parks,” said Bruce Wright, associate vice president for University Research Parks. Wright explained his UA Tech Park goals for the immediate future as well as for the next 15 years. He aims to create a solar garden inside a solar zone, which would be a 200-acre site designed to demonstrate how solar energy works. “It’s our commitment to being a sustainable park,” Wright said. “Lots of companies at the UA Tech Park are inventing high-quality employment opportunities,” Wright went on, noting the 7,000 employees and 40 companies within the park. Wright said the UA Tech Park wages are almost twice that of Pima County and that there are jobs available in all fields, as well as a student internship program with Raytheon, among other companies. Eileen Walker, president of the Association of University Research Parks, gave a presentation honoring Mark Banister, the winner of the Association of University Research

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Community members, university officials and other supporters of the UA Science and Technology Park celebrate its the 15th anniversary celebration on Wednesday in the Tech Park cafeteria. The event recognized the Tech Park’s success of the past 15 years and focused on looking forward to the future.

Parks Innovation of 2009. Banister is the founder of Medipacs Inc., a Tucson-based company that provides easy-to-afford insulin machines for diabetics. “The AURP congratulates the park on its successful 15 years,” Walker said.

Donald Pitt, chair of the Campus Research Corporation, described the UA Tech Park in its starting years. Pitt worked with then-UA President John Schaefer to get the UA Tech Park building space from IBM. “We negotiated an arrangement with IBM to allow the university to

acquire the park,” Pitt said. Dr. Darla Brown, director, UA South-Pima County, discussed how the UA Tech Park plays a role in educational opportunities. “A big part of the research park is the education component. This could increase access to baccalaureate de-

grees,” Brown said. “This is an exciting time for the University of Arizona,” said Jessa Turner, the UA Tech Park media and public relations coordinator. “We’ve been here for 15 years, and it’s good for the university to be part of that.”

local briefs Martin enters Republican race for Arizona governor

Phoenix — State Treasurer Dean Martin on Wednesday announced his candidacy challenging incumbent Jan Brewer for the Republican nomination for governor. “There is nothing we need more in Arizona than a leader,” said Martin. The former state senator from Phoenix said his priorities as governor would include general tax cuts to attract businesses to create jobs, deploying radar and camera equipment along the U.S.-Mexico border to combat illegal immigration, and instilling more transparency in government. Martin also said he’d be willing to send National Guard troops to help secure the border if the federal government can’t do the job. Asked how he’d tackle the state’s budget crisis, Martin said he will offer a plan later but start with a presumption that recently created or expanded programs should be rolled back. The only specific example he provided was to say he, like Brewer, favors asking Arizona voters to consider rolling back enrollment eligibility in the state’s Medicaid program. Tucson attorney John Munger also has declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Republicans exploring a possible run include Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker and Owen

“Buz” Mills, a former National Rifle Association official and businessman who has lent his exploratory effort $2 million. Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard is expected to announce his candidacy soon. A Brewer campaign spokesman welcomed Martin into the race but said Martin and other challengers now must provide detailed fiscal plans, as Brewer will do Friday in her state budget proposal. “The clock is ticking,” said the spokesman, Doug Cole.

Governor names Tucson executive to Arizona Board of Regents

A retired IBM executive from Tucson is Gov. Jan Brewer’s choice to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Arizona Board of Regents. Brewer announced Tuesday that Richard Myers will replace Tucson businessman Fred Boice, an 8-year regents member whose term expires next Monday. Brewer says Myers brings years of management experience to the board, which oversees the state university system. The Board of Regents said Boice will remain a voting member of the board until Myers’ appointment for an 8-year term is confirmed by the state Senate. — The Associated Press

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ost of us are aware that the Eller College of Business at the UA is ranked among the top business schools in the nation. We’ve also seen the reputable Steward Observatory and celebrated the renowned UA Astronomy program. But where can we find the nation’s best resources for the fine arts and humanities? For example, where is the largest public collection of contemporary American Miranda poetry? What about Butler a photography center COLUMNIST that exhibits work by illustrious artists such as Ansel Adams? Both of these programs are located right here in Tucson. The UA Poetry Center is the largest in the nation, and our Center for Creative Photography is well-known across the country. Unfortunately, these more artistic assets just aren’t given the respect and emphasis they deserve. In this modern day, age and economy, it’s understandable that universities and students alike will be working hard in their studies of business and management. After all, these fields will always be in demand and offer a reliable salary, so they have obvious appeal. And it isn’t like studying at Eller College is easy — business requires ambition, creativity, leadership and hard work, to say the least. It fosters a respected reputation and is able to pay the bills. However, the same should be said about the study of humanities. Delving into the world of art, language, literature and culture isn’t easy. It requires talent, communication, research and hard work, just like any other area.Viewing the world and its people with a fresh perspective, creating original works of art and, ultimately, sharing a unique view with the world isn’t for the faint of heart. Studying humanities is a lot of things, but it isn’t sitting around in coffee houses contemplating bizarre modern art or attending poetry slams with beret-wearing beatniks. The university, of all places, should embrace the true value of the arts. But it’s actually doing quite the opposite. On the UA Web site, both the Center for Creative Photography and the College of Fine Arts aren’t even viewed as areas of study. Instead, they’re shamefully listed in the“Non-Academic Programs”category. That’s funny, because art students of any kind spend hours each day working on their pieces. They also have to complete extensive studies concerning their specialty, and they still have grades, exams and finals just like everybody else. The hard work of students studying arts and humanities is constantly overlooked, and it’s really unfortunate that the value of humanities goes unnoticed by the university itself. Whenever there is a budget cut to be made, you can rest assured that arts and humanities students are the first to lose much-needed funding. In fact, one of the most recent budget cuts resulted in a bizarre merger — the birth of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Such a mysterious combination of fields sounds almost like a name within a Harry Potter book. Although humanities and fine arts do require the same amount of work as the sciences, they are definitely different and should not be lumped together. This new amalgamation of the College of Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts makes absolutely no sense, except from a financial standpoint. Forcing these unrelated schools into one category will put away several million dollars a year for the university. These millions of dollars should be going toward furthering programs within the fine arts and humanities: hiring more, talented professors and reducing class sizes, funding innovative new programs and spreading support and awareness of art across our community. Can such a logical allocation of funds ever happen? After all, we live in a time where everybody values business because it’s the study of life and money. The arts can only begin to flourish when people realize that humanities is the study of what makes life meaningful. — Miranda Butler is a creative writing sophomore. She can be contacted at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

MAILBAG Zing!: Lecturer responds to editorial, errors

I read today (Jan. 13), with great interest, your response to my Arizona Daily Star guest commentary (See Arizona Daily Star, Guest Opinion, Dec. 12, 2009). In your response you state that, “The largest purpose of the university education is to provide the skills to have a job in the real world.”You also claim that Eller grads will have better job prospects than College of Humanities grads. Because of this, the Wildcat feels the differential cuts to the units are justified. Fair enough. Yes, all of us who are not independently wealthy have to work. I get it. I have been working since I was 13 years old. And we will have to agree to disagree. We disagree about what should define the “core” or central purpose of higher education. I see the purpose of a university education as one that trains students to think, problem-solve, become active citizens and, when necessary, to criticize large institutions like corporations

rather than merely “fitting into” them. One difference between a university and tech school is that a university prepares people to lead. In fact, most CEOs of large corporations and political leaders have humanities degrees and liberal arts backgrounds in addition to business or professional training. From Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat” to Daniel Pink’s “A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future,” influential thinkers (both business and academic) claim that universities have to sidestep the temptation to shortcut student education by preparing merely for “jobs” that may or may not exist as economies and technologies change. Friedman writes that “encouraging young people early to think (my emphasis) horizontally and to connect disparate dots has to be a priority, because this is where and how so much innovation happens. And first you need the dots to connect. And that means a liberal arts education.” My argument advocated an education consisting of both the humanities and practical specialization, with one not benefitting at the underfunding of the other. I

would guess, given that you are students, that you would demand this rather than knuckle under and agree to a watereddown education. Consider what you may be giving up. The humanities invite students not merely to learn content, but to ask questions such as “Why?”“Is this in our (common good) long-term best interest?” and “What are the implications of our actions?” If such questions had been asked more and louder of the business leaders and policy makers that got us into this current financial crisis, financial cleverness and short-term, house-of-cards derivatives might have taken a backseat to real fiscal planning. By the way, you misspelled my name and misidentified my position. But, hey, you all have a job, so why bother with close-reading, accuracy or fact check? On with the discussion, Erec Toso Senior Lecturer Writing Program Faculty Department of English

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If you can dodge a wrench, you’ll love the new Rec Columnist Dan Sotelo offers a description and consideration of the brand spankin’ new Rec Center. Sorry, Average Joe’s – if the UA was the movie Dodgeball, then the Globo Gym Purple Cobras win this tournament in a landslide.

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f the new Student Recreation Center expansion is Globo Gym, then the old Rec center is a sad, hollowed out Average Joe’s. In fact, a more accurate comparison would deem the old facilities to be significantly below, if not failing, Average Joe’s. The first night it opened, the Rec Center was deceptively clear.Viewed from the outside, the entrance was dimly lit and looked like it might be closed. There is still cardio equipment in the initial foray and the racquetball courts are still standing, but the old sections of the Rec Center feel eerily empty. Walking past the basketball courts, one begins the journey into the future. There are padded seats and two TVs, possibly for hanging out and catching up on sports, but the real purpose was not immediately clear. It later became evident that the lounge was an area for shocked patrons to fall back into and catch their breath, because they will be weak-kneed in awe at the new and improved Rec Center. Students who are new to the UA or exercising will surely be impressed by the first view of the weight room, but no one can appreciate the expanded facilities more than students who trudged around the old weight room. If students familiar with the old weight room could pinpoint the biggest flaw, it would undoubtedly be lack of space. What the old facility lacked is abundantly made up for in the new facility. The entire space of the weight room is grand, to say the least, but there is also significant space in between weight

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he Student Recreation Center expansion is nothing short of amazing and may well exceed that machines and benches. Unlike the old description as hindsight takes effect. weight room, those lifting weights won’t The architecture, equipment and have to pause in between overall facilities are reps to let someone squeeze top of the line, which by or get to the drinking can provide benefits fountain. People can stand on multiple levels. up in between sets to Those already in stretch without interfering workout routines can with someone else or have a much more causing a logjam near effective, enjoyable COMMENTARY BY machines. experience at the exDan Sotelo It wouldn’t make sense panded Rec Center. Columnist to fill up all that space with Even more imporold, unreliable equipment. tant, those hoping Much of the old equipment either needed to get fit or begin an exercise routine constant maintenance or operated at a will find a plethora of choices to not suboptimal level, which is why there are only get healthier but to have fun brand new machines to provide a safe, doing so. The expansion offers a new effective workout. The increased number type of experience to anyone who and quality of equipment, in addition to may have been intimidated by the the vast space, make the weight room cramped, cold environment of the much more desirable and accommodating old Rec Center. for everyone. The true “pièce de résistance” is Have you ever wanted to get in a quick the gorgeous quad complete with workout but didn’t want to miss the sand volleyball and bouldering pit. newest episode of your favorite television There’s a lush, if not large, lawn on show? Don’t worry, that’s a choice that which people can relax. The archiwon’t have to be made again. tecture will undoubtedly provide The majority of cardio machines in the varying degrees of shade at differexpanded weight room come equipped ent times of the day, so students with a cardio theater, a personal just wanting to enjoy a nice day television screen with independent can find a great spot to read a book channel navigation for every machine. or catch a nap. Nothing says dedication to fitness like The inviting nature of the quad a few miles on the treadmill while will help those looking to find a watching “The Biggest Loser.” game of volleyball at one of the

two sand volleyball courts. The term “sand volleyball court” has been used ambiguously, especially when describing the “sand, stick and rock volleyball court” outside of the Arizona-Sonora residence hall. These new courts are covered in soft sand and come with heavyduty padded nets, so diehard volleyball players can dive for saves without fear. The bouldering pit will provide a new outlet for experienced climbers or those looking for a fun, challenging sport. It remains to be seen how popular this feature will become, which could result in high traffic and deter new climbers. This next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the $25-persemester fee that students have been paying to support the expansion, which will last until at least 2035. In 20 years, the facility will undoubtedly be less cutting edge, but it will arguably never approach the level of the former Rec Center. There are certainly students, both past and present, who may have no interest in the new building, let alone paying for it. Any student reading about the expansion who feels no interest at all should dare him or herself to spend at least an hour at the new expansion. The cardio theaters, no matter how superfluous they appear, can actually attract new patrons. Instead of sitting on a couch watching TV,

people can head down to the Rec Center and get 30 minutes of cardio while catching up on politics, news or the latest game. For all its spectacular features, the justification and success of the new Student Rec Center expansion hinges on the response of students and other patrons. A giant weight room will appear bare if attendance doesn’t increase substantially, and all those new TVs will play to empty exercise machines. The most likely result will be the unadulterated praise of and clamor to get into the expansion. As with any fitness facility, there is a core population that will go and work out no matter what, evidenced by the crowded nature of the old weight room. The greatest feature of the new Rec Center is the inclusion of equipment and facilities for any workout interest. The overall quality of the expansion will serve to attract and retain more students than the old center could have, no matter how many lines were formed. Unlike movie endings, there is no underdog victory for Average Joe’s. Globo Gym wins in first round shutout.“You’re going down, La Fleur! You’re going down like a sweet muffin!” — Dan Sotelo is a political science senior. He can be contacted in the weight room of Globo Gym and at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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White House credits stimulus with up to two million jobs

Everybody was … Capoeira fighting

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Anne Pollack, an activities instructor from the Student Recreation Center, practices the martial art Capoeira on the mall with student David Vick, a theater arts alumnus. Pollack is trying to bring interest to her activities class beginning in two weeks.

Pulling Leno the right decision PASADENA, Calif. – A new study estimates NBC local stations would have lost some $22 million in three months if the network hadn’t acted to move Jay Leno out of prime time. Research firm Harmelin Media says local affiliates saw their late news audience drop by an average of 25 percent in November compared with the previous year in a key advertising demo. It’s an illustration of why those stations

put pressure on NBC to end Leno’s 10 p.m. show each weeknight. They trace their news ratings decline to Leno’s poor ratings leading into their programming. The study analyzes ad prices to suggest that three more months of Leno would have cost the 210 stations a collective $22 million. The ratings declines were particularly steep in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is trumpeting a new White House estimate that his top economist calls “stunning”: His stimulus plan has already created or saved up to 2 million jobs. The analysis is part of the administration’s quarterly report to Congress on the controversial $787 billion package of spending and tax cuts he signed weeks after taking office. Obama planned to highlight the report Wednesday during a visit to a Lanham, Md., training center for union electricians that specializes in “green” technology. Republicans have denounced the stimulus plan as an expensive flop, pointing to a national unemployment

rate stuck at 10 percent and December figures showing the economy shed 85,000 more jobs. But the report from the President’s Council of Economic Advisers said the economy is a lot better off than it would have been without the stimulus. Citing its own analysis plus a range of private sector summaries, the council estimated the annual growth rate last year would have been roughly 2 percentage points lower, and there would have been 1.5 million to 2 million fewer jobs. “That’s truly a stunning and important effect”, Christina Romer, the council’s chairwoman, said in a conference call with reporters. “It has done exactly what we have anticipated it would do.”

CEOs: We underestimated impact of financial crisis

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From left, Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Company; John J. Mack, Chairman of the Board, Morgan Stanley; and Brian Moynihan, Chief Executive Officer and President, Bank of America Corporation, testify before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Wednesday in Washington, DC.

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Wall Street executives said Wednesday they underestimated the severity of the 2008 financial crisis and apologized for risky behavior and poor decisions. They also defended their bonus and compensation practices to a skeptical commission investigating what caused the collapse. Americans are furious and “have a right to be” about the hefty bonuses banks paid out after getting billions of dollars in federal help, the commission’s chairman told chief executives of four major banks, all survivors of the deepest and longest recession since the Depression. As the hearings opened before the Financial

Crisis Inquiry Commission, chairman Phil Angelides pledged “a full and fair inquiry into what brought our financial system to its knees.” The panel began its yearlong inquiry amid rising public fury over bailouts and bankers’ pay. “We understand the anger felt by many citizens,” said Brian Moynihan, chief executive and president of Bank of America.“We are grateful for the taxpayer assistance we have received.” With Bank of America having repaid its bailout money, he said “the vast majority of our employees played no role in the economic crisis” and do not deserve to be penalized with lower compensation. Moynihan said compensation levels will be higher next year than they were in 2008 - but not at levels before the financial meltdown.

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Pizza, anyone?

On Jan. 8, UAPD officers responded to a UA professor reporting that a man had been using a UA building’s first floor area as a social lounge. Students told the professor that the man had come to the area more than once between 6 p.m. and midnight and had also invited friends. A UA faculty member reported that during the evening the man and his friends ordered pizza to the lounge and stayed for several hours. There is no information as to whether the man is allowed in the building or is a member of the UA community.

Vandalists are ‘Back in the U.S.S.R.’

A faculty member called UAPD Jan. 11 to report damage to three windows in the James E. Rogers College of Law building. All of the windows were scratched and broken. The officer reported “USSR” was scratched into one of the windows and two unidentifiable pictures were scratched into the other windows. Police have no leads at this time.

Man’s pipe winters in Arizona

On Jan. 11, UAPD was called to the Kaibab-Huachuca Residence Hall after a resident assistant detected the odor of marijuana coming from one of the rooms. The two students living in the room said they did not smell anything and had no idea why there was an odor or where it would be coming from. They allowed the officer to search the room. The search uncovered a red and black pipe in the desk drawer with a burnt substance in it. The student said the pipe was used twice over winter break at his home in California and that he had not used it while in Arizona. The officer took the pipe as evidence and the incident was reported to the Dean of Students Office.

Man ‘swerves’ into racism claims

On Jan. 8, UAPD pulled over a Chevrolet Blazer traveling down Euclid Avenue at more than 60 mph in a 35 mph area. The car was swerving in and out of the lanes and almost hit the curb several times. The driver drove a half mile before pulling over for police. The man smelled like alcohol and did not know why he was being pulled over, but claimed it was “because he was Mexican.” Police noticed the man had bloodshot eyes and was sweating and slurring his words. The officer reported the man as saying he had consumed three to four beers. After being removed from his vehicle, the man refused to cooperate with the officer in completing the sobriety tests. Throughout testing and questioning, he continued to call the officers racist. The man’s car was towed and he was taken to jail.

Intoxicated man calls out cop

On Jan. 1, a UAPD officer reported being called over by a man walking through the Student Recreation Center parking lot. The man approached the officer and began to yell “Fuck you, cop. Fuck you! You fucking cops don’t do shit!” The officer left the scene and called for another officer to check up on the man. Another UAPD officer arrived and asked the man if he had been drinking. He said he had been drinking on Fourth Avenue and decided to cut through the lot. The officer reported the man already had an Exclusionary Order on all UA property. The man was arrested for trespassing.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. A complete list of UAPD activity can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.

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peacekeeping mission was missing in the ruins of the organization’s multistory headquarters. Police officers turned their pickup trucks into ambulances to carry the injured. Wisnel Occilus, a 24-year-old student, was wedged between two other survivors in a truck bed headed to a police station. He was in an English class when the earth shook at 4:53 p.m. and the building collapsed. “The professor is dead. Some of the students are dead, too,” said Occilus, who suspected he had several broken bones.“Everything hurts.” Other survivors carried injured to hospitals in wheelbarrows and on stretchers fashioned from doors. In Petionville, next to the capital, people used sledgehammers and their bare hands to dig through a collapsed shopping center, tossing aside mattresses and office supplies. More than a dozen cars were entombed, including a U.N. truck. Nearby, about 200 survivors, including many children, huddled in a theater parking lot using sheets to rig makeshift tents and shield themselves from the sun in 90-degree heat. At a triage center improvised in a hotel parking lot, people with cuts, broken bones and crushed ribs moaned under tent-like covers fashioned from bloody sheets. “I can’t take it anymore. My back hurts too much,” said Alex Georges, 28, who was still waiting for treatment a day after his school collapsed and killed 11 classmates. A body lay a few feet away. “This is much worse than a hurricane,” said doctors’ assistant Jimitre Coquillon. “There’s no water. There’s nothing. Thirsty people are going to die.” If there were any organized efforts to distribute food or water, they were not visible. The aid group Doctors Without Borders treated wounded at two hospitals that withstood the quake and set up tent clinics elsewhere to replace its damaged facilities. Cuba, which already had hundreds of doctors in Haiti, treated injured in field hospitals. Bodies were everywhere in Portau-Prince: those of tiny children adjacent to schools; women in the rubble-strewn streets with stunned expressions frozen on their faces; men hidden beneath plastic tarps and cotton sheets. Haiti’sleadersstruggledtocomprehend

After a 7.0 earthquake shook the country on Wednesday, a car is crushed by a fallen buiding in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

the extent of the catastrophe — the worst earthquake to hit the country in 200 years — even as aftershocks reverberated. “It’s incredible,” Preval told CNN. “A lot of houses destroyed, hospitals, schools, personal homes. A lot of people in the street dead. … I’m still looking to understand the magnitude of the event and how to manage.” Preval said thousands of people were probably killed. Leading Sen. Youri Latortue told The Associated Press that 500,000 could be dead, but conceded that nobody really knows. “Let’s say that it’s too early to give a number,” Preval said. As dusk fell, thousands of people gathered on blankets outside the crumpled presidential palace, including hundreds of women who waved their hands and sang hymns in a joyful, even defiant tone. Ricardo Dervil, 29, said he decided to

join the crowd because he was worried about aftershocks and was tired of seeing dead bodies. “I was listening to the radio and they were saying to stay away from buildings,” he said. “All I was doing was walking the street and seeing dead people.” Balancing suitcases and belongings on their heads, people streamed on foot into the Haitian countryside, where wooden and cinderblock shacks showed little sign of damage. Ambulances and U.N. trucks raced in the opposite direction, toward Port-au-Prince. About 3,000 police and international peacekeepers cleared debris, directed traffic and maintained security in the capital. But law enforcement was stretched thin even before the quake and would be ill-equipped to deal with major unrest. The U.N.’s 9,000-member

peacekeeping force sent patrols across the capital’s streets while securing the airport, port and main buildings. Looting began immediately after the quake, with people seen carrying food from collapsed buildings. Many lugged what they could salvage and stacked it around them as they slept in streets and parks. President Barack Obama promised an all-out rescue and humanitarian effort including the military and civilian emergency teams from across the U.S. Late Wednesday, the Navy said the amphibious assault ship USS Batann had been ordered to sail as soon as possible with a 2,000-member Marine unit to join other warships headed to the Caribbean nation. “We have to be there for them in their hour of need,” Obama said. The first C-130 plane carrying part of

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UA Haiti vigil at Main Gate Members of the UA and Tucson communities are invited to share in their hope and grieving for Haiti at a vigil at Main Gate beginning at 6 a.m. today. Erin Durban, a gender and women’s studies graduate student who does research in Haiti, has organized the vigil. Information about how to help relief efforts will also be available.

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Grant to digitalize books, notes continued from page 1 American tribes in the area. Dobyns lived in Tucson part of the year and worked with special collections and the Arizona Historical Society. Dobyns and Stoffle met at the University of Kentucky when Stoffle was a student and Dobyns was a professor. “We shared common interests,” Stoffle said. The two worked and published together during and after Stoffle’s college career. “His whole life was books. He never had a TV or radio, he simply read,” said Rich Stoffle. “If you were to go into his house

you would think you had gone into a library.” The library estimates the entire collection to include 10,000 books and 400 boxes of materials. A large portion of that is original research. “It will be a treasure trove for our students,” said Carla Stoffle. This endowment will go to the digitalization of Dobyns’ collection and of future anthropological collections. It was also go toward processing and purchasing new anthropological collections. Digitalization is something the library has already begun

to work toward, which, when achived, means collections would be available online and students could call up library materials from home. The processing of the Dobyns’ collection is underway. The library has begun to process around 600 books from Dobyns’ home in Tucson and hopes to have them available within the next few months. It will take longer to organize his papers, which are located at his summer home in Edmond, Okla. Collection organizers hope to retrieve the rest of his collection from Oklahoma in February.

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Family grateful for support, empathy continued from page 1 much,” Dominguez said. Some of Jeff Hollahan’s coworkers heard about Devon Hollahan’s disappearance and said they didn’t want their children to study or travel abroad. “That’s the wrong answer,”Jeff Hollahan said. “Sometimes bad things happen to good people, and it can happen in Scottsdale, Tokyo, Frankfurt, anywhere.” Jeff Hollahan describes his family as well-traveled and as “adventure travelers” rather than tourists. When asked if he would allow his younger daughter Kelsey Hollahan to travel in light of this event, Jeff Hollahan answered, “in a heartbeat.” Arizona Central reported

on Dec. 31, 2009, that the Hollahans passed on celebrating the holiday season so they could reflect on what happened to Devon Hollahan. The family expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support and sympathy it has received. “It’s tough to lose a child, but we are comforted by the positive impact he had on people,” Jeff

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Hollahan said. “At the end of the day, he was having the time of his life, and as a parent, that’s all you can ask for.”

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Youthful hoops offense faces unique Beavers’ zone defense By Bryan Roy Arizona Daily Wildcat

Any young college basketball team endures both predictable hardships and unpredictable moments. Surrendering crucial turnovers. Blowing big runs. Tonight, the Wildcats (8-8, 2-2 Pacific 10 Conference) know exactly how their youth could potentially be exposed early on: Oregon State’s zone defense. “It’s different for a young team,” UA head coach Sean Miller said. “That’s not an advantage.” Oregon State plays an extended 1-3-1 zone defense mixed with a 2-3 matchup zone. Senior forward Seth Tarver, who plays at the top of OSU’s scheme, leads the Pac-10 in steals with 45. As a team, OSU leads the rest of the conference with 8.4 steals per game. By botching their opponents’ offensive tempo, Tarver allows the Beavers to convert turnovers into quick points on the other end. “I think he’s getting better game by game, using his length at the top of the zone,” senior point guard Nic Wise said. “You have to be in attack mode with him being up at top.” Miller’s game plan continues the same as always: Don’t settle for bad outside shots early in the game. But that’s something that happened earlier this season on the ver first road trip. The Wildcats shot a mere 35.6 percent from the floor in its 63-46 blowout loss at San Diego State. Arizona shot 2-of-10 from beyond the arc and gave up 13 turnovers in the first half alone. “Being on the road in and of itself, you want your team to be patient, move the defense, take great shots,” Miller said. “Some of our worst performances this year … can be attributed to quick shots at the beginning of the game and plays on PREVIEW, page 12

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UA guard Kyle Fogg struggles to find his shot against a pair of defenders during an 87-70 win against Washington in McKale Center Sunday. Oregon State’s zone defense could present problems for the Wildcats tonight.

Oregon State comes into its home game tonight against the UA men’s basketball team much like the rest of the Pacific 10 Conference — inconsistent and unpredictable. In a year in which the Pac-10 is at its all-time low, the Beavers (7-8, 1-2 Pac-10) are glad they can even be compared to the rest of the conference, considering the status of their program two years ago. “It’s great to have three road conference games done and still be a game out of first place,” said Oregon State head coach Craig Robinson during the Pac-10 media conference call. “It gives everybody a little bit more to pay attention to each week and it’s going make for a good race to the wire.” In 2008, the Beavers finished with a horrific 0-18 conference record. But after the hire of Robinson, who is President Barack Obama’s brother-in-law, OSU showed drastic improvement, going 18-18 during his first year at the helm. Now in his second year as the Beavers’ head coach, Robinson has seemingly changed the culture of the program. The Beavers have transitioned from the worst Pac-10 team into a team that is capable of winning on any given night. The Princeton-style offense places an emphasis on teamwork, constant movement and discipline. Since Robinson’s installation of the new style, Oregon State’s offense has allowed the Beavers to stick around in games where in the past they would have let up. The change in culture was evident when the Beavers went on the road to ANALYSIS, page 14

W-hoops Budinger proving worth in NBA welcomes Oregon State By Kevin Zimmerman Arizona Daily Wildcat

Chicago at Phoenix

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114-109, Budinger found himself wide open for a 3-pointer. He missed the shot, but his teammates and coaches know his eightpoint-per-game average is no fluke. “He’s a great talent,” said Rocket veteran Shane Battier, a former Duke Blue Devil. “He’s worked hard from the start and shown he has the athleticism.

“He has a pretty good understanding of the game for a rookie,” Battier added. “He’s done a great job. He’s been a valuable member of our team.” Budinger’s stigma as being soft is perhaps outweighed by his high basketball IQ. His hoops smarts are something the former Wildcat takes BUDINGER, page 12

Arizona at New Orleans

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has done little of. Rockets head coach Rick Adelman gives the rookie an average of 18 minutes per game and Budinger has yet to turn the ball over more than twice in a single game. He is averaging eight points and 2.9 rebounds per game. Against the Suns that night, Adelman trusted Budinger on the court with 29 seconds left. Down

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Former UA men’s basketball coach Lute Olson greets ex-Wildcat Chase Budinger before the Houston Rockets game against the Suns in the US Airways Center in Phoenix. Olson said he wasn’t surprised Budinger is finding success in the NBA despite being labeled as a soft player.

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The Arizona women’s basketball team will kick off a three-game home stand in McKale Center tonight when they host Oregon State (9-4, 1-2 Pacific 10 Conference) in a conference matchup. The meeting with the Beavers begins Arizona’s reign at home, spanning a two-week period until Jan. 28 when the Wildcats travel to face the California Golden Bears. At 7-7 and with a 1-3 conference record, Arizona finds itself glancing up at the Beavers in the Pac-10 standings. A win today, however, could vault the Wildcats from eighth to sixth place in conference play. OSU has held the upper hand in recent meetings between the two teams, winning the last three matchups to push the series to a 26-26 split all-time. Arizona is led by junior forward Ify Ibekwe, the face of the program, who ranks third in the nation in rebounding.

M-HOOPS

By Michael Fitzsimmons Arizona Daily Wildcat

PHOENIX – Some fans still believe Chase Budinger, a McDonald’s AllAmerican out of high school, never lived up to expectations during three years on the Arizona men’s basketball team. The NBA apparently agreed. Budinger watched the 2009 NBA Draft as, pick by pick, NBA Commissioner David Stern recited every name but his: Victor Claver, Omri Casspi and Christian Eyenga rolled off his tongue as Budinger slipped down the draft board. The Detroit Pistons finally took Budinger with the 44th pick, then traded him to the Houston Rockets on draft night. “He was given the label of being soft,” former Arizona head coach Lute Olson, who recruited Budinger to Tucson, said. “When that happens — if you get labeled by the NBA — you’re in trouble. You’re going to drop.” Olson attended a Jan. 6 game between Budinger’s Rockets and fellow Wildcat Channing Frye’s Phoenix Suns. Budinger scored nine points and recorded eight rebounds in 23 minutes, being one of a lucky few second-round picks to find a role on an NBA team. “I think the first thing,” Budinger said of finding his niche on the Rockets, “is just getting the opportunity to play. I guess I showed the coach that, you know, he can trust me to put me out there and kind of not to screw up.” And screwing up is something he

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athlete of the week By Mike Schmitz Arizona Daily Wildcat Editor’s Note: After missing 10 of the Arizona Icecats’ first 17 games due to injury, sophomore forward Brady Lefferts burst back onto the scene in the team’s two-game sweep of Texas Tech this past weekend. Lefferts exploded with six goals and two assists on the weekend, including a ridiculous five goals in game two. The Arizona Daily Wildcat’s Mike Schmitz caught up with Lefferts to discuss his return from injury, the recent scoring outburst and his dad’s spot in the UA Hall of Fame. Daily Wildcat: How difficult was it to sit back and watch your team play while you were injured? Brady Lefferts: It was very difficult because after I first got injured I was able to come back and I had just gotten into shape and just started feeling good again, and then I got injured again. Especially watching the ASU games, it’s very difficult to sit in the stands and watch those games when you want to play so badly. DW: You scored five goals on Saturday; did you do anything differently before the game? BL: No, I think it was just that I let myself totally heal. Having the break and not skating for a couple of weeks I was completely healed. I came back fresh and was able to have a good week of practice and just get ready for the weekend. DW: Have you ever scored five goals in a game? BL: No, I haven’t had five. I had three last year but five’s the most I’ve had. DW: How did you feel out there? BL: I felt good; I had a good week of practice. More than anything I felt like I had really good hands this weekend. My shot was on and I felt more confident shooting the puck this weekend, now that I was completely healthy. DW: What were you thinking when they just kept going in? BL: I was just thinking, ‘keep

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shooting’ (laughs). ‘Just keep shooting and get the puck on the net.’ I was just hitting spots with my shot, picking the corners and stuff so I just kept thinking, ‘keep shooting.’ DW: It looked like you and your line mates had really good chemistry out there … BL: Yeah that was one really big thing. As soon as we came back from break, coach put me back with (Jordan) Schupan for the first time really since last year. That gave me a lot of confidence playing with a guy that I had a lot of success with last year. Me being back on that line gave me the confidence that I had before. DW: What do you think it is that makes you guys so good together? BL: Schupan’s a great player and we work well together because we played a lot together last year and have a lot of points together. I don’t know if it’s more of a trust thing, but I just know that we look for each other. It’s kind of like second nature, knowing where he’s going to be, because I’ve played with him so much. DW: Switching gears, what is your favorite NHL team? BL: The Detroit Red Wings. DW: Favorite sports team? BL: San Diego Chargers. DW: Why is that? BL: My dad had season tickets for 15 years so I grew up going to every game. I lived in San Diego until I was 10.

winning pitcher in the 1980 College World Series and played for the Padres. DW: So did you play a lot of baseball growing up, then? BL: Yeah in eighth grade I basically had the chance to play baseball or hockey year-round, and hockey is just such a fast sport and it’s my first love, so I stopped playing baseball and stuck with hockey. DW: Who would you say is your dream girl? BL: Uh, I don’t know. Probably my girlfriend. DW: Good answer. What’s your favorite type of music? BL: I like everything: country, rock, absolutely everything. I like country, hip-hop, techno. DW: If you had a top-five playlist of songs you listen to before games what would it be? BL: Before games I usually go for techno. Techno gets me going so it’s good before games. DW: What are your goals for the rest of the year? BL: Team-wise, we’ve lost our first four against ASU so I think we want to try and win our last four against ASU; that and a chance to get as high above .500 as possible. Personal goals: just keep playing well and doing all I can to help the team win, which usually comes from scoring goals for me, or getting points.

DW: If you weren’t playing hockey, what other sport do you think you would be playing? BL: Probably baseball, because my dad was actually a professional baseball player. DW: Oh really, who did he play for? BL: He actually played for U of A. He is in the U of A Hall of Fame. He was the

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Softball hopes to ride newfound chemistry By Kevin Zimmerman Arizona Daily Wildcat Yet another Women’s College World Series appearance made the 2009 season seem successful for the Arizona softball team. There, a 3-0 loss to No. 1-seed Florida led to a record-setting 14-0 loss against No. 4-seed Alabama. It was the most runs given up in the history of the world series. “One of the big things that I found with the last couple years, I don’t feel like we’re that good of a team,” said head coach Mike Candrea, whose Wildcats had their first official practice Monday. “We performed at times very well but when it came down, I don’t think there was a lot of trust with one another. “If you look at the finals in the world series, you’re going to see things that happen and how kids respond in a positive way, those teams are there for one reason — that’s trying to win that ultimate goal,” he added.“I just felt that we’re a little bit selfish.”

This year, Candrea has focused on fixing the team chemistry, and so far, the veterans say it has made a world of difference. K’Lee Arredondo, a senior shortstop, said the presence of team chemistry has been the biggest difference in this year’s squad, despite the loss of four seniors from last season and an influx of new faces. “Chemistry’s a really big part of softball. If you don’t have it, it’s really hard for a team to come together,”Arredondo said. “I know not every team is perfect. Even if we don’t go out with a bang … I know we went out giving it everything we had. I am perfectly OK with that as a senior.” Through a number of bonding activities, including barbeques, a team session with a sports psychologist and going to movies as a team, Arizona has acquired a fresh outlook and is hoping to put last year’s embarrassing loss to Alabama behind it. But at the same time, the team will use that game as motivation. “I’ve never lost 14-0 in my life,” said junior outfielder Brittany Lastrapes. “I

can handle losing, that’s part of the game. But to be embarrassed like that is just something I never want to feel again. Coach reminds us, we remind each other; we never want to feel that again.” The leadership from the veterans has kept the newcomers steady. With six freshmen and a junior transfer as the new additions this year, fluidity will be the key to a balanced Wildcat team in 2010. The older players have confidence in the younger ones, while the younger players said they’ve been accepted with open arms. The entire team believes it’s off to a good start as it begins working toward Arizona’s 22nd Women’s College World Series appearance. “I like our experience and I like the energy and the attitude that the new kids bring to our program,” Candrea said.“I think it’s shown throughout the fall. I think we’ve accomplished a lot.”

Extra innings

•Catcher Stacie Chambers has been granted a medical redshirt season after missing an entire year with a facial

Arizona shortstop K’Lee Arredondo lays out for the ball during infield practice at Hillenbrand Stadium on Monday. Arredondo, a senior, is among the veterans aiming to create a more tight-knit team compared to past years. Tim Glass / Arizona Daily Wildcat

injury. Chambers, who led the NCAA with 31 home runs last season, is now a redshirt junior. •Outfielder Brittany Lastrapes is listed as an alternate for the USA National Team. •Senior pitcher Sarah Akamine, who will serve as a backup to freshman phenom Kenzie Fowler, is pitching

after sitting out the summer due to back surgery that removed ruptured discs. She also said a recurring shoulder injury — one that she pitched through last season — has healed. •Candrea laughed at the chance of replacing former Athletic Director Jim Livengood, adding that if he were to run for the position he would have done it “20 years ago.”

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Fans’ loyal dedication all part of the show By Mike Schmitz Arizona Daily Wildcat The atmosphere at the Tucson Convention Center on Friday and Saturday nights is what makes a club hockey team in the middle of the desert actually relevant. The 6,000-seat arena transforms the Arizona Icecats’ players from club-sport athletes into Tucson celebrities. But the entire entity known as the Icecat Nation would be absolutely nothing without the diehard fans who keep it alive. If you’ve ever been to an Icecats game, you’ve seen the infamous Rocky Balboa run between the second and third period. If you’ve ever set foot in the TCC on a Friday or Saturday night, you’ve seen the YMCA bit or the infamous chant, “He shoots, he scores! Hey goalie, you suck! It’s all your fault,” when the Icecats score. By day, Icecats fans like Jason Criscio, James Reese and Justin Aniba, among others, are all Average Joes. But by nightfall, they gear up for a different persona, not just as fanatics, but also as local celebrities. “I think every guy grows up and wants to be a superstar or rockstar or just be known, and in some weird way, running around at the Icecats games and being recognized for it kind of taps into that rockstar dream,” said Criscio, also known as “Rocky” at Icecats games. A grad student at the UA, Criscio started going to the games in 2000 when he was still an undergrad. After a few years thriving in the arena’s most rambunctious setting at the time—section 120—he raised his fan status to an entirely new level. As the public address announcer played “Eye of the Tiger,” Criscio did his best Rocky impression, running up the TCC steps. But it didn’t stop there. In fact, it was just the beginning. “It started off as something really small, the guy randomly played it, and it just became a staple of all the games,” Criscio said. Two years later he started running all of the stairs, every game, pumping up the crowd and delivering high-fives along the way. “After I finish running and I hated myself for doing it, I always say: ‘Oh everyone’s just cheering for a drunk guy,’” Criscio said. “It’s a very bitter side of it, but it’s stuff like that when kids come up to you and say ‘you’re awesome’ that make it worthwhile.” Sam Levitz furniture deliveryman James Reese — better known as Hemsky for his trademark Edmonton Oilers Ales Hemsky jersey — took over for Criscio when he moved to North Carolina in 2004. “When (Criscio) wasn’t there, everyone was waiting for someone to step up and do it, and I was like, ‘Why not me?’” Reese said. Hemsky held down the fort with Rocky gone, gaining the support of fans and players alike. When Rocky returned to Tucson a year later, he and Hemsky tag-teamed the Rocky run and have been doing so ever since. Both men meet at the second level above the south-side goal after the run. They lead cheers by pointing to each side of the arena in unison. Chants of “U of A, U of A” ring through the TCC. After almost a decade, the Rocky run, along with all of the other mid-game skits and antics

put on by these diehard fans, has become not only a huge part of the enjoyment of the games, but also a mainstay in the lives of these dedicated members of the Icecat Nation. “It’s been an undercurrent of my life for the past 10 years,” Criscio said. “It’s always been there and I have so many memories and I’ve had so many friends that have come and gone.” It is clear that the Arizona Icecats games are more than just a sporting event; they provide an experience, led by a strong community of Icecat devotees. The core group of fans can be seen during the second period, as they all gather by the 200-level railing that overlooks the entire arena. They come together not just as a group of random people, but as a community. They sit together, tailgate together and even travel together. They drive to Tempe for every ASU series. They’ve traveled to Colorado and Las Vegas for games. They’re more than just fans; they’re a big part of what the Icecats represent. Hemsky hasn’t missed a home game in about six and a half years, Rocky has been roaming the TCC for almost a decade, and Aniba has been around the Icecats games since before he could see over the boards. “I can’t say enough about our fans and the loyalty and dedication that they have,” said junior forward Jordan Schupan. “They’re big fans through the thick and the thin,”added sophomore forward Brady Lefferts. “Even last year when we didn’t have the best start, our fans helped get us through that and kept us hopeful and we were able to pick up our game.” Even when the team is struggling, as has been the case this season (9-10), you can always hear the heart and soul of the Icecat Nation. Through thick and thin, these Icecat diehards will always be there, and they continue to keep The Madhouse on Main Street alive and well, while loving every second. “I was driving to the game, and I was just thinking about all of the stories and all of the stuff that’s happened over the years, and it’s been a great part of my life,” Reese said. “I would never trade it.”

Celebrity Status

Hemsky has certainly made his presence felt at the TCC. So much, in fact, that a random four-year-old boy spotted him out on a delivery. “This kid comes up to me and goes, ‘Hey, I know you,’” Reese said. “I’m looking at this kid going, ‘I don’t know this kid.’ So I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, how do you know me then?’ “This little kid goes, ‘You’re that guy that ran the stairs at the hockey game!’ I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, look at this kid!’” “That made my week dude,” Reese said. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Bringing the Icecats Nation to the Web Tucson local and Icecat supporter Edwin Kirpes took the fandom a step further, bringing the Icecats to Facebook. He created the name ‘Icecat Nation’ a little over a year ago. “Something just clicked,” Kirpes said. Thanks to the help of Kirpes and Hemsky, among others, the Icecat Nation Facebook page has accumulated 173 members, 40 pictures and 14 videos in about a year’s time.

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Jason Criscio (left) and James Reese, dedicated fans of the Arizona Icecats club hockey team, get the crowd pumped up during the period break on Saturday in the Tucson Convention Center.

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Heading into this weekend, three teams are tied in first place with one conference loss apiece. Five teams have two losses. Washington, picked to win the Pac-10, is in last with three losses. Like Arizona, the Beavers are coming off a momentum-building win — 64-57 victory against Oregon — after suffering a blowout loss against a non-BCS conference school (99-48 to Seattle). “Our conference — there’s so much parody to it,” Miller said. “So many teams are very equally matched. That’s very evident. “It’s a really fun conference now if you’re a fan. You can just tell a conference race will be in jeopardy and in doubt into March.”

2009-10 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Team Conf. Pct. Overall Pct. California 2-1 .667 10-5 .667 Oregon 2-1 .667 10-5 .667 Stanford 2-1 .667 8-7 .533 Washington State 2-2 .500 12-4 .750 Arizona State 2-2 .500 12-5 .706 USC 2-2 .500 10-6 .625 Arizona 2-2 .500 8-8 .500 UCLA 2-2 .500 7-9 .438 Oregon State 1-2 .333 7-8 .467 Washington 1-3 .250 10-5 .667

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pride in, but he insists his instincts are nothing new. “Just the way I was brought up playing this game,” Budinger said. “That’s where I feel like my basketball IQ came from. That’s something I do try to improve on. “I do watch a lot of film,” he added. “Before every game I watch last night’s game just to look at the mistakes I did.” Against the Suns, Budinger showed a natural grasp of the game, grabbing eight rebounds as if he knew where each Suns’ miss would bounce. He scored the majority of his points by curling off screens, a stereotypical play that Budinger acquired in his Arizona days, despite playing for three head coaches and thus, three completely different systems. That turmoil, Budinger said, may have hurt his draft placement but helped him grow overall as a player. “Nobody knows how tough and difficult it was to go through that whole process of three different coaches,” Budinger said. “The only way you could really know is to experience it. It was a tough experience, but I think in the long run it helped me become the player I am now.” So far, Budinger has adjusted well to the NBA game and its grueling schedule. He said the biggest difficulty is transitioning from playing just over 30 games in college to pushing through the 82 games in the NBA regular season. And of course, he has to deal with his elder teammates’ hazing practices. “Every rookie gets hazed. I’ve been having it pretty easy,” Budiner said. “Mostly, all I really had to do was go get donuts, carry some luggage, pick up some food for them before the airplane. That’s about it. I’ve heard a lot worse. Keep my fingers crossed that none of that stuff comes up.” If he survives in the cutthroat league, the former Wildcat will get his opportunity to do a little of his

own hazing of future rookies. But his survival is certain according to Budinger’s former head coach. “I was so happy to see, on draft night, when Detroit picked him,” Olson said. “I thought that’s great for him because he’ll fit in well with the Houston guys. He’s with a really good group now.” As far as predictions for the future, Olson added, “He’s going to be in the league for a long time.”

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Chase Budinger leaps for a basket in a 118-110 loss to the Suns on Jan. 6 in Phoenix. The ex-Wildcat’s high basketball IQ has gotten him decent playing time in the NBA.

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chaRming stUdiO neaR UofA. $550 including utilities. High-speed Internet, A/C, full bath, private entrance &parking, no smoking or pets, flexible lease, bus route accessible, furnished, kitchenette, newly painted, safe neighborhood. References required. Professional or grad student only, please. 318-1408. cUte 1Bd neaR UofA. Quiet, peaceful 1 story court. Campbell/ Glenn area. Regular $499, but $379 to serious person. 747-1455 fRee 1st mOnth with year’s lease. Large 2BD Mountain Ft. Lowell. Bike path to UA $695. 682-7877 laRge 2Bd 1Ba 1mile from UofA, water included. Off-street parking. $565/mo No smoking, No pets. 520749-2625 or 520-490-6892 lOcated in the heart of Tucson. Deerfield Village is your oasis in the desert. Great for students. 1& 2BD. 24hr fitness center. Heated pool & spa. Free shuttle to UofA. GPA discount, gated community, business center w/WIFI. Call to reserve your home today. 323-9516. $99 moves you in! +up to 2months free! neaR UOfa. stUdiO- $375/mo, 1BD- $525/mo, 2BD- $600/mo 4293829/ 444-6213 On camPUs 2Bd $775/mo. Water included, fireplace, parking included, wood floors, A/C. Owner RE agent Russ 349-8442. Avail 3/1 On camPUs stUdiO $535 this includes all utilities and parking! Located at 801 E. 4th Street, wood floors, a.c., and a location that is as close as the dorms without the roommates. Call Russ at 520-349-8442 (Owner is a licensed RE agent) Available 2/1/10 qUiet 1Bd aPaRtments starting at $425-$460. 2mi bike ride to UofA. Amenities close by. Call Jimalee at 325-6545 ReseRVe nOW fOR spring semester. 1BD furnish apartment. Clean, Quiet, Green community. $525/mo per 1 semester. $500/mo per year. $490/mo to August 1. University Arms 1515 E 10th St. 623-0474 www.ashton-goodman.com ReseRVe nOW fOR summer/fall 1BD furnished. University Arms. Special summer rate May to August $425/mo. Years’ lease $500/mo. Nine month in fall $525/mo. 1515 E. 10 St. 623-0474 www.ashton-goodman.com stOneWOOd/ glenn staR apartments 4BD/ 3BA, 3BD/ 3BA, on-site manager, secure, free Internet. W/D, & free private storage room. $600$1225. No security deposit. Cathy 8845044 stUdiOs fROm $400 spacious apartment homes with great downtown location. 884-8279. Blue agave apartments 1240 n. 7th ave. speedway/ stone. www.blueagaveapartment.com

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!aWesOme 2BedROOm, 2bath just $940/ month. Close to UofA campus. Spacious floor plan with A/C, alarm system, full size washer/dryer, fireplace, ceiling fans, built-in desks, private fenced yard, high speed internet available, pets welcome. No security deposit (o.a.c.) Now taking reservations for summer and fall 2010. Quality living rents quick! Call 747-9331 www.UniversityRentalinfo.com !!!4BlKs tO UofA! Large 2BD 1BA. $660/mo +util. Wood floors. Evap cooling or AC possible. No pets. Security patrolled. Quiet. www.uofahousing.com 624-3080 299-5020 1BdRm at PaRK & Adams. $500 incl. water/trash. Deposit is $500, app fee $30/adult. Sorry, no pets. Call Burns Development & Realty 327-8971 2Bed, 1Bath aVail. 1/5/2010. W/D, dishwasher, hardwood floors, and tile. $750 9th St./Campbell. Contact Jesus for details 520-886-6023, jesus.johnson@century21.com 3BR 2Ba fiRst mOnth fRee. 4plex near 1st & Glenn, new carpet, W/D hu, internet/ phone in each room. $745 plus elec & water. Avail Now. Bruce @HPM 275-0874. aBsOlUtely the laRgest 3bedroom 2bath around for only $1400/ month. Great location across the street from Mansfield Park within a mile of the UofA. Full size washer/dryer, A/C, alarm system, fireplace, ceiling fans, built-in desks, private fenced yard, high speed internet available, pets welcome. No security deposit (o.a.c.). Now taking reservations for summer/fall 2010. Call 747-9331 www.UniversityRentalinfo.com

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fiRst/ glenn 2Bd/ 1B NEAR UA, CARPORT, WASHER DRYER HOOKUP, FENCED YARD, $550/MO. 531-0719 hedRicK & camPBell! 2BdRm unit avail $510. Evap cooling rent incl water/trash. Deposit $510, app fee $30/adult. Burns Development & Realty 327-8971 JUst 3BlOcKs fROm Campus. 2bedroom/1bath, cvd parking, laundry, quiet 4unit complex, xtra storage, deposit reqd, no dogs, nonsmoking. 1mo. free with 12mo. lease Water/trash paid $749.00/mo. 520-603-3491 mOVe-in sPecial. No rent until February 1, 2010. Many upgrades. 3/4mile to UofA. 2BD. $675/mo. Water included. Small pets okay. Application fee $35. Security deposit $675. Pet deposit $200. Call Bea Stanford Realty at 520-885-5771, 520-419-5771. sPaciOUs &secURe lOWeR Unit. 2Bedroom, 1Bath, open Kitchen-Living area w/FRPL. $600 MO. $600 Deposit. Water paid. Electric billed. Application required With $30 Fee. NO DOG. Cat? Owner/Agent. ALSO AVAILABLE as a 1Bedroom $500.00. Call 240-8844 tWO BlOcKs fROm UA. 1000 sq ft 2bd/1ba unit in duplex. A/C, fireplace, wood floors, carport. 315N Park Ave. $750/mo. 520-903-4353 $ stUdiO aPaRtment fOR rent near UofA campus. Large yard. Nice. $450 7month lease. 577-0452 1Bd gh all utilities paid! Fenced yard, ceramic tile floors $450 also 1bd concrete floors, washer/ dryer, fenced yard $485 call REDI 623-5710 Or log on WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 1BR guesthouse on .50 acre midtown grant/ columbus! Remodeled, former artist retreat, great light. nonsmokers, cat ok. all utilities included, $650/mo. call Peter 239-6071 gUest hOUse fOR RENT $425 per month, utilities paid. 4miles from campus. Great for graduate student. Call 323-0675 laRge stUdiOs Only 6blocks from campus, 1125 N. 7th Ave. Walled yard, security gate, doors, windows, full bath, kitchen. Free wi/fi. Unfurnished, $370, lease. No pets. 9774106 sunstoneapts@aol.com RemOdeled VeRy clean 2bd/1ba guesthouse. 8th/ Euclid $650 utilities paid plus covered parking! 520-2411662

!!!4BlKs nORth of UofA. 1127 E Adams. 1BD house. $640/mo. All new! No pets, Quiet, security patrol, A/C. www.UofAhousing.com 624-3080/ 2995020. $900- $1700 aUg 2010 – 1,2,3,4 & 5bdm, neWeR homes! all within 2mi to UofA, A/C, Garages and all appl. included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com toll free 866-545-5303 0-6 BedROOms neaR UOFA. ALL PRICES, AVAILABLE NOW-AUGUST. WALK TO CAMPUS. LARGEST SELECTION OF RENTALS IN TUCSON! 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE HELPING TENANTS FIND GREAT UOFA RENTALS. CALL TODAY FOR A CUSTOM SEARCH! CALL REDI 6235710 OR LOG ON WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 1Bd 1Ba dOUBle carport. Tile throughout. Extra storage space. W/D hookups. $575/mo. Includes water. Near UofA. 245-8388 1Bd hOUse neaR campus, 800sf, A/C, water paid, fenced yard $575 also 1bd Cottage with stove, refrigerator, only $425! Call REDI 623-5710 Or log on WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 2Bd 2Ba hOUse 1300sf, A/C, carport, fenced yard $750 also 2bd 2ba ALL UTILITIES PAID including cable and web, fireplace, fenced yard $895 Call REDI 623-5710 or log on WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 2Bd hOUse Utilities paid! Carport, newly remodeled $650 also 2bd 2ba House 1100sf, A/C, carport, fenced yard $695 call REDI 623-5710 Or log on WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 2BR/ 1Bath & 3BR/ 1Bath, available now, 4blocks to campus, very nice, $900 & $1200 +Util. Email 9thstreetrentals@gmail.com. call 906-4387 3Bd 2Ba hOUse wood floors, fireplace, washer/ dryer, covered patio $900 also 3bd 2ba 1800sf with dbl garage, A/C, dishwasher $1050 call REDI 623-5710 or log on WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 3Bd 2Ba UnfURnished house. 5mins from UofA/ Downtown. 2car garage, gated community. $1200/mo Built in 2006. Phil 388-9620 or 3276504 3Bd 2Ba, mOUntain/ Blacklidge 2car garage, fenced backyard, A/C, W/D, jetted tub, &ceiling fans. $1100. Available Feb 1st, call Jeff 928-6991638 3Bd hOUse aVailaBle near campus. W/D, AC, beautiful backyard. $1400/mo OBO. Very safe. Pets okay. Available Now. Call 909-4334.

small stUdiO gUesthOUse. Alvernon/22nd. Partially furnished, offstreet parking private entrance. Cable, internet, water are free. $350/mt. Available Jan. 15. 520-696-6764

3Bd hOUse lOW DEPOSIT, PETS OK ONLY $675 ALSO 3BD HOUSE A/C, WASHER/ DRYER, DISHWASHER $750 CALL REDI 623-5710 OR LOG ON WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM

WalK tO UOfa, close to downtown &busline. Large studio, covered porch, off street parking. Separate kitchen &bath. $425/mo w/year’s lease. 2983017

3BdRm 1Bath adOBe huge 1700sq.ft. with 420sq.ft. garage washer/dryer hookup. Gas and water included. Only $1000/mo. 432 E. Mohave 299-3987.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!aWesOme UniVeRsity area 5bedroom houses from $2075/ month ($415/bedroom) to $3000/ month ($600/bedroom). Five distinct locations to choose from all within 2 miles of UofA. Spacious 2story floor plan includes 2 extra large bath, zoned A/C, full size washer/dryer, alarm system, upper deck, wall of windows in living/dining area, private fenced back yard, pets welcome. Quality living rents quick. Now taking reservations for summer/fall 2010. No security deposit (o.a.c.). Call 747-9331 www.UniversityRentalinfo.com

3BR/1Ba hOUse- $800/ PLUS DEPO-NEXT TO RESPONSIBLE NEIGHBORS, near Reid Park; minutes drive/ bus ride to UofA/UMC. Washer &dryer, AC &heater; DW, alarm system, yards &covered patios, carport parking. $800/mo. +util-email oxcindy@gmail.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEi7sqEMpQA

!!!!!!!!!!sam hUghes CLASSIC HOMES. 2749 E. 5th St. 2927 E. 4th St. 3&4 BR HOUSES. CLOSE TO UOFA. AVAILABLE NOW. $1200$1450. CALL 400-8796. !!!!!!lUxURy UOfa Home- BRAND NEW 4BR 4+1/2 BA HUGE 3CAR GARAGE just blocks north of UA. All 4HUGE BEDROOMS are upstairs and have own private CUSTOM TILED FULL BATHROOMS each BR has private WHIRLPOOL TUB, +WALK-IN CLOSET +high 10ft ceilings +ceiling fans, +custom vanities with GRANITE tops +LARGE OUTSIDE BALCONY. FULL LAUNDRY, LARGE KITCHEN with beautiful CUSTOM CABINETS +GRANITE TOPS +GLASS TOP RANGE +DISHWASHER +DISPOSAL +WALK-IN PANTRY +CAVERNOUS LIVING-ROOM with 10ft ceilings +MORE. ABSOLUTELY THE NICEST RENTAL in UA area! CAN FURNISH if desired. www.myuofarental.com 8841505. Ask about our current special. !!!!!sign UP now for aug 2010– 2,3,4 &5bdm, neWeR homes! 2mi to UofA, A/C, Garages and all appl. included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com toll free 866-545-5303

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3BdRm 2Bath W/Office. 1014 E. Roger. Beautiful wood paneling, fireplace, beamed ceilings, dishwasher, extensive use of tile, large kitchen. $1150/mo. 299-3987.

4Bd 2Ba 1mile north of campus. Large fenced backyard, all appliances included, A/C, carport parking. $1100/mo +deposit. 623-910-4639 4Bd 2Ba hOUse ceramic tile floors, washer/ dryer, dishwasher, water Paid $995 also 4bd 3ba house A/C, washer/ dryer, fenced yard, covered Patio $1100 call REDI 623-5710 or log on WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 4Bd/ 3Ba, BUilt 2006, large living area, carpeted bedrooms with access to patios, A/C, W/D, dishwasher. Under 2miles from UA. Short-term lease ok. Below market rent $1000/mo. 2926 N Tyndall Ave, 520-903-4353 4BdRm 3Bath neaR 3rd &Country Club. Bike to campus! Includes 3bdrm 2bath house +separate guest house &bath. Private yard, partially funished. $1400 +utilities. 310-977-0095 or hous-ccmsg1546501645@craigslist.org a clOse tO campus, Close to play, and close to perfect new home. We have 2,3, and 4bedroom homes with private entrances, separate leases, roommate matching if needed, fully furnished, most utilities paid and much more. Call or come by for this weeks’ special 520-622-8503 or 1725 N. Park Avenue

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a qUiet Place in best location. Off Mountain Ave. 2BD 1BA with W/D. Park in front of house. Financial aid discount. Rent $780/mo. 1231 E Lee Call 520-881-1804

tWO BlOcKs fROm UA. 1635 E 8th St. 3bd/2ba home plus 420sqft studio built in 2009. $299,500. Call Barbara Hodges, Tierra Antiqua Realty, 520-240-8854.

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Brad Wanamaker and Ashton Gibbs each scored 19 points and Pittsburgh (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 16 AP) won another Big East road game Wednesday night, beating No. 15 Connecticut 67-57. The Panthers (14-2) have now won seven straight games and are 4-0 in the conference, with consecutive road wins at No. 5 Syracuse, Cincinnati and now UConn. Gilbert Brown added 11 points for the Panthers, who were not ranked at the start of the season. Stanley Robinson had 19 points for the Huskies (11-5, 2-3), who lost their second in a row, after blowing a 19-point lead at Georgetown on Saturday. Jerome Dyson had 14 points and

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take on state rival Oregon. The Beavers ended a 16-game losing streak on the road against the Ducks. The win came after three grueling days of practice, a result of a 99-48 beat-down on their home court at the hands of Seattle University on Jan. 6. “It was sort of like they went back to their old habits before I got here,” said Robinson of his players’ performance against Seattle. “We had a few days before the Oregon game to reemphasize what we did to get away from playing that way.” In order to reiterate what he expected

of his players, Robinson threw more intense practices at his team so it could forget about the loss to Seattle. “I tried the make the practices on Wednesday so hard that the team would forget about the game against Seattle,” Robinson said. With Arizona coming into town, the Beavers hope to avoid reverting back to old habits and continue to progress under Robinson. “The main characteristic of a Oregon State team now is that no matter what the talent level is, we always play hard and execute precisely,” he said.

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Arizona guard Davellyn Whyte searches for an opening to the hoop during an 81-78 overtime loss to USC in McKale Center on Jan. 3. The Wildcats host Oregon State tonight at 7.

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She and freshman standout Davellyn Whyte, the team’s leading scorer, will look to build an early lead against the Beavers in hopes of helping the Wildcats regain the series lead. “(OSU) is a good team and we want to jump out early and get a lead and try to maintain that lead,” said sophomore guard Brooke Jackson, who is second on the team in 3-pointers. Jackson added that the team was working on pressure defense in practice in preparation for today’s matchup. The defensive scheme will likely focus on containing the Beavers’ leading scorer, Talisa Rhea, who averages 16.8 points per game. “We want to play good defense from the beginning and keep the pressure on them,” Jackson said. Arizona enters this matchup averaging just over 18 turnovers per game, a number that head coach Niya Butts would like to see her team lower in upcoming games. A negative turnover ratio is something that plagued Arizona last season when they averaged 17.6 per game. Taking care of the ball will be important against OSU’s stingy defense, which has held its opponents to a lowly 54.1 points a game. Each team features an impressive perimeter attack, with the Wildcats boasting two main threats from the outside — Jackson and Whyte — and the Beavers shooting above 30 percent as a team from beyond the arc. The Wildcats will look to get a boost from their 3-point shooting in order to start off their home stand in the right way. In thinking about preparation for the game, Jackson added, “We really want to stay mentally tough.”

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Walker added 10 points and seven assists. UConn has yet to beat a ranked opponent this season. Pittsburgh has won three straight from the Huskies, after winning twice last season while UConn was ranked No. 1. They outrebounded UConn 40-31, including 26-13 in the second half. Pitt led most of the game and was up by nine with just under 15 minutes to play, before UConn made its only real run. The Huskies scored 11 straight points, and brought the crowd into the game. A layup by Dyson with 9:40 to play gave Connecticut a 49-48 lead, its first since being up 5-4. But the Panthers did not wilt. A 3-pointer by Gibbs gave Pitt a 55-51 lead, and his layup after a UConn turnover stretched the lead to six.

The Panthers hit 17-of-20 foul shots, including six straight to close out the game. Pittsburgh controlled the game early, jumping out to a 18-8 lead. Back-toback 3-pointers by Brown and Gibbs completed a 14-3 run. UConn fought its way back behind Robinson’s 13 first-half points. His windmill dunk cut the lead to 26-22 with 4½ minutes left in the first half. UConn’s Alex Oriakhi had a chance to cut the lead to one, but his dunk came just after the halftime buzzer and Pitt went into the intermission with a 32-29 lead. This was the 10th time in the last 11 games between the two teams that both were ranked. UConn’s Robinson scored his 1,000th career point on a layup in the first half, becoming the 44th Connecticut player to reach that milestone.

INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger scored 33 points, Mike Dunleavy added a season-high 30 and the Indiana Pacers overcame a 24-point deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-114 on Wednesday night. It was the second straight game the Pacers trailed by more than 20 points in the second quarter and won. Indiana was down 23 against Toronto on Monday before rallying for a victory. Earl Watson added 14 points and nine assists for the Pacers, who won their fourth straight home game. Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 21 points. Steve Nash had 20 points and nine assists, despite missing more than a quarter with a busted lip. Nash got seven stitches after taking an elbow from Indiana’s Earl Watson late in the first quarter, but he returned for the second half. The Pacers led by one in the fourth quarter before Granger and Dunleavy made back-to-back 3-pointers to give Indiana a 118111 lead with 2:07 to play. Nash made a 3-pointer with 1:40 left, but Granger answered with a mid-range jumper to extend the lead to 120-114 with 47.3 seconds remaining. Nash missed from long range, and Dunleavy made two free throws at the other end to seal it. Watson elbowed Nash on a drive to the basket with just over four minutes left in the first quarter. A Suns spokeswoman said a tooth went through Nash’s upper lip. He received four stitches on his upper lip and three on the inside of his mouth.

Atlanta beats Wizards for third straight win

ATLANTA — Joe Johnson scored 24 points, Jamal Crawford added 22 and the Atlanta Hawks won their third straight game with a sluggish 94-82 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Despite 25 points from Antawn Jamison, the Wizards lost their third straight and seventh in their last nine as the team tries to play through problems related to Gilbert Arenas’ suspension. The Hawks, winners of three straight and four of five, led by as many as 22 points on Al Horford’s free throw late in the second, but Washington came within two when Jamison’s turnaround jumper made it 66-64 early in the fourth. Crawford’s 3-pointer pushed the lead to 12 with 5:43 remaining, and the Wizards were unable to mount another significant threat. Washington coach Flip Saunders was hoping a two-game road trip, which ends Friday in Chicago, would help his players concentrate more easily on basketball with a criminal investigation that led to Arenas’ indefinite NBA suspension Jan. 6. Instead, the Wizards were outscored 50-22 in the paint and 21-3 on fast-break chances. Randy Foye finished with 18 points, and Caron Butler added 15 for Washington. Marvin Williams scored 16 points for Atlanta, and Josh Smith had 10 points and 11 rebounds. — The Associated Press

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