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MUSIC EDUCATION SENIOR Mike Ion practices scales for his studio lessons in a practice room in the basement of the School of Music on Tuesday. Ion said he hopes that the money donated to the college will go to buying new instruments and maintaining old instruments. The $20 million dollar donation will allow the school to contine to fund scholarships and to create three endowed chairs within the school.

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The UA School of Music announced its expansion and a name change after receiving a $20 million donation last week .

According to UA News, the school will be renamed the Fred

Fox School of Music , pending approval. Fred Fox’s son, Alan Fox , and his wife, Daveen Fox , donated $20 million to the School of Music to honor Fred Fox’s achievements.

Fred Fox often visited and taught at the School of Music, and he had played as

first horn for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony and the Minneapolis Symphony . “[Alan] thinks his father is a great musician and a great teacher, and he honors him by naming the school where I work after his father,” said School of Music associate professor Daniel Katzen, a close friend of the Fox family. “Because once a

According to WalletHub’s “2015’s Best and Worst Cities to Find a Job,” Tucson ranks at the bottom of the list for worst cities as 143 out of 150 surveyed cities.

Susan Miller-Pinhey , the marketing and special events manager at UA Career Services, said it all depends on perspective.

“Everything I’ve read and all the contact I’ve had with various employers within the city of Tucson is very upbeat and positive,” said MillerPinhey. “A lot is happening right here. Anyone that’s been to Tucson or spends time here is enthusiastic about the city.”

According to the WalletHub website, “In order to assess the relative strength of local job markets, WalletHub analyzed 150 of the most populated U.S. cities across 16 key metrics [ranging] from job opportunities to employment growth.”

Tucson was ranked lowest in Arizona, accompanied by Gilbert as one of the only cities to rank higher than 100 .

“There are a lot of opportunities if you look on Wildcat JobLink ,” MillerPinhey said. “[There are] a lot of employers — including new employers and startups — that are really excited about being here.”

WalletHub’s “Job Market” Rank for Tucson, 147 out of 150 cities, computes factors such as employment growth, monthly median starting salary , industry variety and the unemployment rate for high school and college graduates.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama worked to frame his final years in office Tuesday as a time of national recovery from unpopular wars and deep recession, striving now to help a middle class left behind by an otherwise growing economy.

“It has been, and still is, a hard time for many,” he said in his second-tolast State of the Union address. “But tonight, we turn the page.”

He drew a broad portrait of a liberal economic program that would take billions from the wealthiest Americans and use it to finance a long list of programs for the working and middle classes.

“Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well?” Obama asked a joint session of Congress gathered in the Capitol where he took office exactly six years earlier. “Or will we commit ourselves to an economy that generates rising incomes and chances for everyone who makes the effort?”

Republicans, who took control of both chambers in November on a platform that included vows to cut spending, had rejected many of Obama’s proposals before he began speaking.

“The American people aren’t demanding talking-point proposals designed to excite the base but not designed to pass,” Senate Majority

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UA management information systems professor Daniel Zeng is partnering with Mayo Clinic behavior scientist Scott Leischow to co-investigate how social media use affects people’s choices regarding electronic cigarettes, with data being collected over a period of five years.

“We brought two areas of research that are very different together to try to understand a public health problem,” Leischow said. “Our goal is to make sure the public has good BRANDI WALKER/THE DAILY WILDCAT information for making their ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES and vaporizers have become more prevalent in recent years, choices.”

Leischow said his background especially among youths. Many local shops that sell e-cigarettes offer a wide variety of and focus area pertains to products and product accessories. A UA researcher is looking into how social media affects tobacco control and tobacco the choices people make regarding e-cigarettes. research, and Zeng is an seeing many … more people e-cigarettes use nicotine and international expert in the shifting to what are called tank leave out many additives found analysis of social media. The systems.” in regular tobacco or traditional two said they The owner of local smoke cigarettes. have noticed a The UA announced a new shop Simply recent increase Smokes, located on policy regarding tobacco and in the use of First Avenue, said smoking effective as of Aug. 25, e-cigarettes that over the past 2014. Smoking is prohibited or vaporizers, few years, he has on the UA campus in any especially noticed that more of form, according to the policy, among youths. his customers have including the use of smokeless UA students have become interested tobacco and vaporizers or been exposed to in e-cigarettes e-cigarettes. The policy is e-cigarette use, as an effort to create a healthy and vaporizers.

— Scott Leischow, there are several This may environment for those at the Mayo Clinic behavior smoke or vape be because UA . scientist shops found within According to project purchasers can a few miles of now have a more documents from Zeng, the campus. p e r s o n a l i z e d “project aims to advance the “A few years ago, we were e x p e r i e n c e understanding of reasons for seeing people using products with products that allow the e-cigarette use, e-cigarettes’ that looked like cigarettes,” user to adjust the flavor and health effects and efficacy as Leischow said, “and now we’re amount of smoke. He added that ECIGS, 2

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Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday on the Senate floor. “Challenge us with truly serious, realistic reforms that focus on growth and raising middle-class incomes — reforms that don’t just spend more money we don’t have.”

Obama called for $320 billion in tax increases over the next 10 years, including fees on certain Wall Street companies, eliminating a “trust fund loophole” the White House says allows the super rich to pass on estates tax free, and raising the top tax on investment gains for the wealthy.

The White House argued that 99 percent of the effect of the tax proposals would be on the top 1 percent in the country, echoing a catchall phrase used to describe the very wealthy.

In return, Obama proposed using the new tax revenues to make two years of community college free for students, tripling the child care tax credit to $3,000 per child, increasing the minimum wage, providing workers with paid leave and creating a second-earner tax credit of up to $500 for families.

“At this moment, with a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry and booming energy production, we have risen from recession freer to write our own future than any other nation on Earth,” he said. “It’s now up to us to choose who we want to be over the next 15 years and for decades to come.”

The economy is now strong enough, he argued, that it needs to invest in the middle class, seeking to answer critics who note that middleclass wages have remained stagnant on his watch even as the overall economy has grown.

“At every moment of economic change throughout our history, this country has taken bold action to adapt to new circumstances, and to make sure everyone gets a fair shot,” Obama said.

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The money from the donation will be used to further the music program at the UA and to provide new opportunities for scholarships for incoming students. $2 million will be used to provide scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students with specializations in brass instruments, supporting Fred Fox’s love of playing the French horn, according to Tucson.com.

“I have a scholarship from the UA, and I know a lot of students that need one,” said Matthew Kenner, a music education freshman and trumpet player.

wind instrument, and stage performance to a large group of students with different instrumental backgrounds.”

Katzen brought Fred Fox into his classroom because of his respect and admiration for his mentor and friend.

“Ever since I’ve been here, I’ve brought him in to teach my students like he taught me,” Katzen said. “I also feel like he is an extremely talented teacher, and even though I’ve been a professional for 40 years, I still remember his teaching and how he expects people to play. I still take lessons from him when he’s here just to make sure I’m not doing anything stupid.”

a smoking reduction and cessation aid, as well as e-cigarette vendors’ marketing and promotional efforts through analyzing social media content and online social networking activities.”

Experimentation and continued e-cigarette use doubled among middle and high school students in the U.S. in 2011 and 2012, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey study.

“A Web-based social media informatics platform will be developed to provide near real-time e-cigarette data feeds and analysis capabilities,” the project documents state. “The proposed efforts could help the FDA[,] CTP and tobacco control researchers with their e-cigarette adoption and consumer behavioral analysis, and related regulatory work.”

Leischow said social media seems to be the primary location for people to find information about trying these kinds of products. E-cigarette users communicate via social media to find the best products at vape shops.

Leischow added that it is important to be aware of possible bias when reading information posted by companies.

“The nature of this research is to begin digging into the social media, specifically about e-cigarettes,” Leischow said. “Then, creating a way to keep track of it, how to categorize it, how to understand it, so that we can use that to better understand how people are making decisions.”

Leischow said most research shows that the majority of people using e-cigarettes or vape systems are using them because they are trying to quit smoking regular cigarettes.

Smokers in Arizona spend around $1,527,427 in their lifetime on tobacco smoking and other smoking related costs, according to a WalletHub study titled “The Financial Cost of Smoking

by State.”

“These products have not been tested,” Leischow said. “We don’t know whether it will help them quit smoking.

There just isn’t enough evidence to suggest that. [Purchasers] don’t know for sure what they’re putting into their bodies. There is a risk there that they need to be aware of.”

These products have not been tested by any regulatory agency, Leischow said, and people who want to quit smoking should try products, medications or methods that have evidence to suggest they help people quit smoking.

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The school is currently The money will also be used to create three endowed chairs home to the Fred Fox Graduate within the School of Music, Wind Quintet. The quintet will according to UA News. The be supported by $1.25 million through an gift will allow endowed fund. the school to The Fred come closer to Fox Graduate achieving many Wind Quintet, of its goals. established “The money in 2012, is that the Fox comprised family has gifted of graduate adds security students who to the program come from and ensures its — William Dietz, all over the longevity,” said associate professor in country to William Dietz, the School of Music study at the an associate School of professor in the Music.

School of Music. “It gave us a “He has little bit of continuity, because before, we were really working worked and coached the from year to year with the quintet,” Dietz said. “He’s funding. There was always the given a few classes, to worry that the school of music master classes talking about breathing when playing a would come up short.”

The money … gifted adds security to the program

Community Chatter after school,” MacMeans said.

According to the WalletHub report, almost 80 percent from page 1 of employment recruiters Environment” Rank considers aim to hire graduates with as a part of its criteria each at least a bachelor’s degree city’s affordable housing, in the coming year, while “a record two-thirds plan to raise median annual starting salaries income and by an average crime rate, for of 3.7 percent which Tucson for Class of ranks 104.

2015 graduates “I think with bachelor’s Tucson is degrees.” rated low for job “We think opportunities there’s a lot of because Tucson opportunity in has a lot of local Tucson, and b u s i n e s s e s ,” we’re working said Andrea with employers M a c M e a n s , all the time in an elementary order to extend education junior.

— Susan Miller-Pinhey, and increase “I don’t think marketing manager at the number of employers have UA Career Services opportunities the income … for [UA] or the need for s t u d e n t s ,” people to be hired.”

Miller-Pinhey MacMeans has been working at Harbor Freight Tools for said. “Were very excited almost a year-and-a-half. She about the opportunities that explained that finding the job students have here at the was easy, because she’s from university and also in the Tucson and has access to off- general area.” campus jobs.

“I think it is important that a college town has job — Follow Chastity Laskey opportunities, because most @dailywildcat students need jobs during and

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How do you feel about the fad regarding e-cigarettes?

1. “I think e-cigarettes are just as bad as regular cigarettes. So, hopefully the trend will die out.” — Katherine Byrd, Tucson community member

Working with employers all the time … to extend … the number of opportunities

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2. ”I think that e-cigarettes are becoming popular because people are using them as an alternative to regular cigarettes. Because regular cigarettes are no longer as socially acceptable as they used to be.

However, I don’t think a lot of people realize that the e-cigarettes are still just as effective on your health as regular cigarettes.” — Andrew Hall, pre-business transfer student

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3. “I personally don’t smoke, because I’ve seen what it can do to people. In my opinion, I think if you want to smoke, somewhere off campus would be nice.

I personally don’t like the smoke or smell of either e-cigarettes or regular cigarettes.” — Troy Davis, sports journalism freshman 3.

4. “I think if it helps people quit smoking and using more e-cigarettes, then that’s good for them. But I personally don’t like [vapor] being blown in my face or the whole fad.” — Lauren Thomas, psychology freshman

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5. “I feel like with e-cigs, there are still so many health concerns that we don’t know about. They’re probably still more dangerous then we give them credit for.

People just think that they’re a healthy alternative, but I just don’t think that they can be that healthy.” — Rachel Abraham, public health freshman 5.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A bill allowing concealed weapons on college campus in Florida may have a shot at becoming law.

House Bill 4005, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Greg Steube, received support Tuesday from the House of Representatives’ Criminal Justice Subcommittee. Republicans on the committee supported it, while the Democratic minority opposed it.

The legislation would authorize those with valid permits to carry guns on public colleges and universities.

Permit holders must be a least 21, unless they’re in the military, and must not have felonies or drug-related convictions.

Supporters say the law is needed in the wake of campus shootings such as the one in November at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Three students were injured before police shot and killed the gunman.

“What I’m trying to do is prevent further loss of life by giving Godfearing and law-abiding citizens who have gone through background checks the ability to defend themselves and their families,” Steube said.

But opponents are fired up as well, telling lawmakers that guns don’t belong on college campuses, which are full of young people and alcohol.

“Universities are a place where students go to expand their knowledge, not to constantly live in fear,” Jake Elpern, a member of the FSU College Democrats, told the lawmakers.

FSU’s faculty union voted to oppose the measure, arguing that in a dangerous situation, it might be difficult for police to know who the aggressor is.

“When you’re discussing student grades or progress, the conversations can get very out of hand,” said Brian Lupiani, a retired faculty member at FSU. “If someone comes in carrying a loaded weapon, the only way I could

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see to defend myself is to carry a loaded gun in my hand the entire time we’re talking. You’re just adding too much fuel to a possible fire.”

Law enforcement officers at most colleges oppose allowing guns anywhere on campus, saying it increases the likelihood the guns will be used or stolen. Their opposition helped defeat a similar bill in 2011.

“Violent perpetrators do not follow your rules,” said GOP state Rep. Dennis Baxley. “You can put out as many gunfree rules as you want. They don’t care.

That what they’re looking for.”

Under current law, students or employees with a concealed weapon permit can only bring a stun gun or a nonlethal electric weapon. The device cannot fire a dart or projectile.

Those who are not students or

employees cannot carry any type of gun. However, state law was changed last year to allow people to legally keep guns stored in their cars while on campus.

Florida is one of 20 states that currently ban the practice. In 23 states, the decision is determined by each college and university. Seven states have laws allowing them: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin.

The University of Colorado in 2012 created a “gun dorm” for permit holders, but it attracted little interest from students after it launched.

GOP state Sen. Greg Evers has filed an identical bill in the Senate, but it hasn’t been scheduled for a committee hearing yet.

BEIRUT — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday called for the immediate release of two Japanese hostages being held

by Islamic State extremists seeking a $200-million ransom.

“I strongly demand that they not be harmed and that they be immediately released,” Abe, speaking through a translator, told journalists in Jerusalem. “We will make all possible efforts to release our citizens as quickly as possible.”

The prime minister said he was immediately dispatching his deputy to Tokyo. Japanese officials were reportedly consulting with other countries’ intelligence agencies.

“The international community will not capitulate to terror,” Abe said.

Japanese authorities in Tokyo said they were looking into the authenticity of the video, which was distributed on militant websites.

It appears to be the first time that Japanese hostages have been publicly threatened by the Islamic State group, an al-Qaida breakaway faction previously known as ISIS. In the images posted on the Internet, a militant threatens to execute the two Japanese citizens unless Tokyo pays the ransom.

The militant speaks with a British accent and resembles an extremist featured prominently in previous hostage videos and dubbed “Jihadi John” by the British media.

Islamic State extremists have beheaded at least five Western hostages, including two U.S. journalists, an American aid worker and two British citizens. Videos of the Western captives with threats to kill them preceded the earlier executions.

But other European hostages

held by Islamic State in Syria have been freed after ransoms were paid.

In his comments on Tuesday, the Japanese prime minister did not directly rule out paying a ransom.

U.S. and British authorities say they will not negotiate with “terrorists.”

The images posted on militant websites shows two men in orange jumpsuits identified as Japanese citizens Kenji Goto, a freelance journalist, and Haruna Yukawa, described as an adventurer and self-styled security consultant.

A black-clad, masked man speaking English and baring a knife gives the Japanese public 72 hours “to save the lives of your citizens,” according to a transcript issued by the SITE organization, which monitors jihadi websites.

“Otherwise this knife will become your nightmare,” says the black-clad figure, standing between the two hostages.

The ransom demand, the militant says, is to make up for the $200 million in non-military aid that Tokyo has pledged for nations affected by Islamic State expansion in Syria and neighboring Iraq.

On Tuesday in Jerusalem, Abe said the money was meant to help refugees and others forced to flee their homes because of the conflict raging in the two nations. Military advances by Islamic State have displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq and Syria.

The Japanese prime minister vowed that the $200 million in aid would be provided despite the Islamic State threats.

The two Japanese men reportedly knew each other before they were taken prisoner in separate incidents. Last August, a video surfaced online that appeared to show Yukawa being interrogated roughly by his captors, apparently in Syria.

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The Court could still screw up on gay marriage BY elizabeth hannah The Daily Wildcat

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hen the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Florida’s same-sex marriage ban on Jan. 5, Florida became the 36th state in the nation to recognize marriage equality.

The 11th Circuit’s move did not come as a surprise, given that federal courts have been striking down same-sex marriage at a breakneck pace in recent months.

Yet, although the lower courts have consistently decided in favor of marriage equality, the Supreme Court has carefully avoided granting certiorari — an order from a higher court to a lower court that mandates submission of a case for review — to cases that would force it to make a definitive ruling regarding the legality of same-sex marriage. Last term, the Supreme Court refused to rule on appeals from five states where federal appellate courts had overturned bans. Its choice to decline taking on same-sex marriage cases resulted in public outcry from advocates who argued that the issue would be best served by a ruling from the nine justices.

On Jan. 16, the Supreme Court answered the call of its critics, announcing that it would issue a decision on a consolidated set of cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. Instead of considering each case individually, it will hear arguments for two specific questions that each case raises: first, “[does] the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex,” and second, “[does] the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state?”

Jacob Winkelman is an intern for ASUA Pride Alliance under LGBTQ Affairs.

“It’s about time,” Winkelman said.

“I’m happy that we can finally settle this issue and move on to dealing with the many other inequalities still present in our country. It would be nice to see all nine justices stand up for equality, instead of a 5-4 decision.”

I, too, believe that same-sex marriage should ultimately be legalized via a Supreme Court decision.

Last October, however, I wrote an article claiming that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates should be pleased that the Supreme Court opted not to rule on same-sex marriage. I argued that our current justices, who issued a series of knuckleheaded rulings last term, could not be trusted with an issue as important as marriage equality. Why should we expect equality from a court that destroyed the Voting Rights Act? Moreover, I noted that the longer the Supreme Court avoids same-sex marriage, the more opportunities there will be for gay and lesbian couples to marry under state law. As the number of legally married same-sex couples increases, it will become more difficult for SCOTUS to “undo” their marriages.

There is cause, therefore, to believe that same-sex marriage would benefit from inaction by the Supreme Court.

For these reasons, I suggested that same-sex marriage should be left to the states until the social climate in the U.S. forces the justices to rule in favor of marriage equality.

Now that the Supreme Court has announced its intention to issue a decision, I have no choice but to count myself among the thousands of marriage-equality supporters keeping our fingers crossed for a decision that grants all U.S. citizens the freedom to marry.

Unfortunately, the way the Supreme Court has consolidated the cases in question does not necessarily entail a favorable ruling. As many experts have noted, the questions in the writ of certiorari make it possible for the Supreme Court to rule that the 14th Amendment requires states to recognize same-sex marriage licenses from other states — but not to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Such a ruling would constitute a crippling blow to LGBTQ rights.

It’s scary imagining that the breakneck progress of the past decade could be undone overnight by a handful of old men in the nation’s highest court.

All we can do is hope, and I hope that the justices have lived in the 21st century long enough to realize that denying marriage to same-sex couples constitutes blatant, unconscionable discrimination.

— Elizabeth Hannah is a biochemistry sophomore. Follow her @ehannah10

Obama v. Republicans: the value of optimism BY jacquelyn oesterblad The Daily Wildcat

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espite President Barack Obama’s repeated assertions that there is no liberal America or conservative America, only the United States of America, last night’s State of the Union and subsequent Republican rebuttal seemed to press home the point that the parties are living in two different worlds.

In Republican-land, as described in the Tea Party response by Rep. Curt Clawson, the American “economy continued sluggish growth, and millions of Americans are still out of work.”

When Republicans look around at their surroundings, according to Sen. Joni Ernst, “We see our neighbors agonize over stagnant wages and lost jobs. We see the hurt caused by canceled health care plans and higher monthly insurance bills.”

Meanwhile, in the actual United States of America, where science is real and statistics are trusted,

the unemployment rate has dropped 2.2 percent, GDP growth has increased 10 percent and the Dow Jones industrial average has more than doubled. This is what Obama referenced when he began his speech with a robust defense of where America is right now and where it is going.

Our central political conflict right now is not so much about politics, per se, as it is about attitude.

Obama’s optimism is going to battle with the Republican Party, which relies on voter dissatisfaction to promote its anti-government message. When you’re ideologically opposed to the idea that the federal government can or should function, it’s difficult to do the work necessary to make it function.

So who should the American people believe? Is the 21st century truly a new age, as the president would have us believe? Or are America’s better days behind us, as Republicans seem to suggest?

After all, it’s easy to buy into the president’s empowering and optimistic message when his speech was so dang fun — throwing shade at Republican legislators for cheering that

Obama’s campaign days are over, reminding them, “I’ve won two of them,” and following up with a teasing wink. By contrast, the official Republican rebuttal delivered by Ernst sounded like a robocall, looked like a toothpaste commercial and had the policy-heft of an internal talking-points memo.

But the fact of an obstructionist Republican legislative branch is real. The last Congress was the least productive in American history. Why should Americans take comfort in the president’s progressive policy stances on paid family leave, the minimum wage, free and universal community college, increased child tax credits or LGBTQ rights when none of those policies will see the House floor, let alone a presidential pen?

Tone is important. Optimism is important. “Yes we can,” even in the aftermath of the disappointment and turmoil of the past six years, is still a mantra that the American people must believe in.

The problems America does still face cannot be postponed another two years. A deal with Iran can only happen this year.

The problems at the Veterans

Health Administration must be solved immediately. The window of opportunity to mitigate climate change gets smaller and smaller by the hour. Longtime U.S. residents and community members are deported every day. Tuition inflates further out of reach each year.

I may not have understood the point of Ernst’s bizarre bread bag story, but I assume it was somehow related to the American bootstrap mentality, and that may be one of the only remaining points of agreement between the two parties: We have bootstraps (or bread bags), and we know how to “pick ourselves up.” Answering the president’s challenge to “turn a new page” is a move to grab our collective bootstraps.

The Republicans may benefit from an America that sits on its ass and nurses its wounds, but nobody else does. There’s no easier role to play in American politics than that of a cynic, but you have to believe in the future before you can fight for it.

— Jacquelyn Oesterblad is the opinions editor. Follow her @JOesterblad

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ward show season is a weird construct of the entertainment industry that we, the non-famous masses, watch yearly to bask in the perfectly airbrushed and styled awe of film and television celebrities. The shows begin with hours of red-carpet coverage of what the stars are wearing and — if you’re a man — what you’re working on.

Hollywood is complicit in perpetuating a double-standard of image- and genderbased value. Men wear tuxes and are taken seriously; women wear Zac Posen and try not to trip while they’re getting badgered about their outfit choices — but not their accomplishments. Women continue to be stylized objects, there for aesthetic and not intellectual worth.

Morning television is not primetime nightly news, but there is still a degree of professionalism there. In 2014, Australian morning anchor Karl Stefanovic wore the SAME suit for the entire year (he drycleaned it) to illustrate sexism in fashion and media representation. His co-anchor, Lisa Wilkinson, wears a different outfit every day and is still criticized in the media for looking frumpy or overly sexy.

There is no winning for her.

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Adams, Jennifer Lawrence and Matthew McConaughey, the post emphasized what a waste of time most of the coverage is.

Hollywood might consider adopting the mandatory outfits strategy, if not to save a tiny bit of money each season, but also to confuse entertainment reporters into conducting actual interviews.

Obviously, there are a lot of problems in Hollywood — heyyyyy, #OscarsSoWhite — but they should start by asking women actual questions at events such as the Golden Globes, especially in a year with so many powerful female winners.

This year, we had Patricia Arquette representing single moms with “Boyhood,” Gina Rodriguez celebrating Latina women in her acceptance speech for “Jane the Virgin,” the entire cast and team behind “Transparent” highlighting the incredibly important lives of trans women, Amy Adams reminding us that women need allies, Joanne Froggatt emphasizing the importance of hearing victims of rape, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey criticizing and calling out Bill Cosby, and Maggie Gyllenhaal challenging any male doubt that women are, in fact, people.

Women have stories. So, let’s hear them.

This Golden Globes, George Clooney received a lifetime achievement award.

He also was recently awarded a woman way out of his league. Amal Alamuddin, internationally acclaimed barrister and human rights attorney, wed Clooney four months prior and has since been referred to as “George Clooney’s wife.”

With accolades and accomplishments such as working on the Enron case, being consulted by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and working on a threeperson commission to investigate war violations in the Gaza Strip, you’d think that reporters on the red carpet could look past her flawless Dior gown and timeless gloves and ask her something relevant.

Maybe about the then-very recent Charlie Hebdo attacks or the massive human rights crimes happening in Nigeria with Boko Haram?

Nope. Even as an Oxford-educated lawyer licensed in both the U.S. and Britain, she was just arm candy doomed to be incredibly bored for 3-4 hours at the Beverly Hilton.

In an article published just after the Golden Globes, the Onion mocked Hollywood’s fashion obsession by mandating that “all celebrities wear identical gray full-body unisex jumpsuits [to achieve] the intended goal of refocusing the ceremony on the craft of acting and filmmaking.”

Complete with a photoshopped image of Lena Dunham, Ryan Seacrest, Amy

— Nick Havey is a junior studying physiology and Spanish. Follow him @NiHavey

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Couple drinks too many

A non-UA-affiliated individual was arrested for driving under the influence on Jan. 12.

An University of Arizona Police Department officer observed a vehicle travel through a red light at Sixth Street and Euclid Avenue without stopping or slowing down. The vehicle then crossed the broken white lines several times.

The officer initiated his emergency lights and made contact with the driver. She gave the officer her driver’s license and an expired insurance card.

The officer observed the driver had watery eyes and slurred speech, and there was a moderate smell of intoxicants coming from inside the vehicle.

Upon being asked where she was coming from, the woman reported having a couple drinks at The Shanty on Fourth Avenue.

The officer asked the driver to exit the vehicle to conduct several field sobriety tests. A preliminary breath test showed positive signs of alcohol in her system.

The officer read the driver her Miranda rights, and she stated she understood her rights and that she would answer questions.

She later said she had two rum and cokes at Hotel Congress and two Mike Stouts at The Shanty.

She blew a 0.190 blood-alcohol content and was cited for DUI-impaired to the slightest degree, DUI-BAC over 0.08, extreme DUI-BAC over 0.15 and failure to maintain lane.

Her vehicle was towed, and the driver was cited and released from the UAPD station. She was driven home by the officer.

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OKC Thunder douses the Miami Heat OKC Thunder 94, Miami Heat 86

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ARIZONA WOMEN’S basketball guard Candice Warthen (1) attempts to block UAB guard T’erra Lewis (14) during Arizona’s 49-44 win against UAB in McKale Center on Dec. 14. After losing six straight conference games, Warthen and the Wildcats are trying to find a breakthough point this season.

The Arizona women’s basketball season has not gone according to plan

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Men and women end weekend play

BY EZRA AMACHER The Daily Wildcat

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he slogan for Arizona women’s basketball this year is “Breakthrough.” It’s now mid-January, and the team is still looking for its first breakthrough win of the season.

After getting swept by Stanford

and California on the road over the weekend, the Wildcats remain winless against Pac-12 Conference opponents. Utah is the only other team with a 0-6 conference record.

It’s not hard to find a precedent of Arizona struggling mightily in conference play. Just last year, the UA went 1-17 in the Pac-12 — the lone win coming against ASU. This season, the Wildcats have been more competitive in some of their losses, but moral victories don’t mean much at this level of

competition.

With four of the next six games at home, Arizona must find a way to come out on top in at least a couple of those meetings. If not, head coach Niya Butts’ seat could turn from hot to flaming.

Playing consistent basketball has plagued Butts’ team all season, with the Wildcats going through stretches of nonchalant defense before turning it on once they’re already in a big hole.

That was the case on Sunday

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Wildcats jump up to No. 7 in polls

Hockey grabs pair of victories

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1/24 vs. UC Riverside

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against Cal when they climbed all the way back from a 17-point deficit to take the lead late in the second half.

In the final five minutes with the game on the line, the UA looked physically drained and couldn’t keep up the intensity. The Bears would go on to win by 12.

Turnovers have also been a constant issue, and many times, they are unforced errors, such as

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ARIZONA MEN’S BASKETBALL forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (23) scrambles for the ball during Arizona’s 69-51 win against Utah in McKale Center on Saturday. Hollis-Jefferson and the Wildcats have regained the top spot in our weekly Pac-12 Conference men’s basketball power rankings after defeating Utah over the weekend.

’Cats regain top spot

BY JAMES KELLEY

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4. Washington (13-4, 2-3) 1. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1 Pac-12 After winning 11 in a row, then Conference) losing four straight, the Huskies After one prominent local swept the Oregon schools. Are they columnist wrote that Utah was the ready to go streaking like Frank the new Arizona last week, the Wildcats Tank? reasserted their Pac-12 dominance Last week: Fifth, W vs. Oregon with a convincing win over the Utes.

State 56-43, W vs. Oregon 85-77 Still, the UA faces a tough road trip This week: at Colorado (9-8, 2-3), at No. 12 Utah (14-3, in the Bay Area this week.

4-1) Last week: Second, W vs. Colorado 68-54, W vs. Utah 69-51 5. Oregon State (12-5, 3-2) This week: at Stanford (13-4, 4-1), at California (11-7, At this point, the Pac-12 gets pretty 1-4) tricky. The Beavers earned a split on 2. No. 12 Utah (14-3, 4-1) the Washington road trip, so they did The Utes’ 18-point loss at Arizona enough to stay in the middle of the was their worst of the season. Their Pac. first two were by a combined seven Last week: Fourth, L at Washington points.

56-43 Last week: First, W at ASU 76-59, This week: vs. UCLA (11-7, 3-2), vs. USC (9-8, 1-4) L at Arizona 69-51 This week: vs. Washington State (9-8, 3-2), vs. Washington (13-4, 2-3) 6. Washington State (9-8, 3-2) The Cougars upset Oregon to jump 3. Stanford (13-4, 4-1) the Ducks but lost to Oregon State, While the AP is still not showing so they’ll stay below the Beavers. the Cardinal any love, it did enter the The tough Rocky Mountain road coaches’ poll. Last week, Stanford trip should be too much for Wazzu, beat archrival Cal at home and thenthough. defending national champion UConn Last week: Seventh, W vs. Oregon on the other side of the country.

108-99 OT, L vs. Oregon State 62-47 Last week: Third, W vs. California 69-59, W at This week: at No. 12 Utah (14-3, 4-1), at Colorado (9-8, Connecticut 72-59 2-3) This week: vs. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1), vs. ASU (9-9, POWER RANKINGS, 7 1-4)

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Arizona Wildcat hockey ended a six-game losing streak with a sweep this past weekend at the Tucson Convention Center Arena.

On Friday night, No. 29 Arizona (11-13) swept the Division II Utes of Utah (20-11-1) with a shutout 2-0, and then won again 6-1 on Saturday night.

“It was nice to finally get the win for the team after a long losing streak,” UA forward Robbie Wilkinson said. “It gets the confidence up in the dressing room, which is huge. Every game for the rest of the season is pretty much a playoff game, and we have to play like a tournament contender.”

Arizona’s Friday night shutout came from goalie Garrett Patrick, who saved 31 shots on goal.

Patrick is the Wildcats’ starting goalie and holds a .90 save percentage.

Roy Grandov scored first for the Wildcats with an assist from captain Shane Gleason. Arizona sealed its victory when Brian (Toppie) Hogan scored the second goal of the game on an assist from his twin, John Hogan.

On Saturday night, the Wildcats played relentless on offense.

Arizona netted in three goals during the first period alone.

Dylan Carter scored two goals, and Brian Hogan scored one.

That gave Brian Hogan his fifth goal of his collegiate career. He now has scored as many goals (five) in as many games (five) he has played.

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TRACK & FIELD

Wildcats produce at NAU dual meet

BY EZRA AMANCHER The Daily Wildcat

The Arizona men’s and women’s track and field teams opened up their season last Friday when they competed at NAU’s dual meet in Flagstaff. While the UA sent a limited number of athletes, the team produced a handful of standout performances.

“I thought overall, we performed really well,” Arizona head coach Fred Harvey said in a statement.

“I’m excited because we have a young team and young talent. It’s a bridge year to make sure the quality of the program continues in the right direction[:] a top-25 team

nationally and a top-five team in the conference.”

One of the young members who excelled on Friday was pentathlete Alyssa Thompson.

A transfer from Wake Forest, Thompson posted a personal-best mark of 35-0.5 (10.68m) in the shot put event, and her long jump mark of 19-11.75 (6.09m) was good enough for first place overall.

“Things are off to a really good start,” Thompson said in a statement.

“I’m really excited for this season.

I think it’s a really good confidence booster. It feels good to get the first one under your belt [—] you never really know what to expect.”

Other Arizona women with first-

place finishes include Nnenya Hailey in the 400-meter sprint, Lisanne Hagens in the high jump and Tiana Bonds, who won her first career collegiate race in the 60 hurdles.

On the men’s side, heptathlete Myles Hawkins placed first in the long jump competition with a post of 22-8.50 (6.92m). That mark was a foot better than the second-place finisher.

Meanwhile, heptathlete Harrison Ivie came in fifth in the long jump and earned a personal-best time of 8.45 seconds in the 60 hurdles.

In the 400 sprint, Pete Lauerdale II placed third with a 48.28 time, while Tatum Waggoner finished third in the women’s race with a time of 56.87.

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Arizona can still climb up the NCAA totem pole

BY ROBERTO PAYNE The Daily Wildcat

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he Arizona men’s basketball team moved up to No. 7 in the latest AP Top 25 poll after dropping to No. 10 following a 58-56 loss against Oregon State. However, could the Wildcats move up higher in the next week or two?

They most certainly can.

Arizona (16-2, 4-1 Pac-12 Conference) is currently tied for first with Utah and Stanford in the Pac-12 and has matchups with both teams left on the schedule.

Stanford — which Arizona plays on Thursday — is ranked 25th in the USA Today coaches poll and gives the Wildcats another chance at a win over a ranked opponent. With players like Chasson Randle and Anthony Brown, the Cardinal shouldn’t be overlooked.

The other ranked team left is the No. 12 Utah squad that Arizona just defeated by 18 points in McKale Center.

Despite the double-digit victory over the Utes, it wouldn’t be smart to count out Delon Wright and company.

Utah is simply too talented to think the matchup in Salt Lake City will be anything but a close game.

Considering conferences like the Big 12 and ACC have numerous ranked teams, it might not seem like a huge positive for Arizona, since only two ranked teams remain on the schedule. In reality, wins over ranked teams matter, especially when the two aforementioned opponents will both be road games for the Wildcats.

Looking at the six teams ranked above Arizona, there are some signs that

could lead to the Wildcats moving up.

No. 1 Kentucky is basically entrenched at the top spot unless the SEC version of the Wildcats loses to a cupcake. And let be real: John Calipari has way too much talent for that to happen. In essence, it’s nearly impossible for Arizona to jump UK barring a shocking upset.

No. 2 Virginia, No. 5 Duke and No. 6 Wisconsin are perfect cases of teams that could succumb to their rigorous schedules. Each team has at least three or more games against teams currently ranked. Thus, there is a certain level of volatility in that schedule that could lead to a drop in the rankings.

No. 3 Gonzaga has already lost to Arizona and doesn’t play another ranked team all season in the West Coast Conference. Its toughest contests seem to be against a down Memphis squad and a gritty BYU team. They’re solid teams but don’t jump off the page. You have to think Arizona could jump the Bulldogs if the Wildcats could get close enough in the rankings.

No. 4 Villanova just lost on Monday to Georgetown and has a relatively weak schedule going forward.

Its only remaining ranked opponent is a home matchup against No. 24 Seton Hall. Again, it’s a matchup that doesn’t jump off the page.

After considering the different paths those teams have lined up, there are no doubts Arizona can move up as high as No. 2 in the rankings if the ball bounces its way. It won’t be easy, and rest assured Sean Miller wouldn’t want it to be, but this Arizona team has plenty talent to get the job done.

It was No. 2 for a reason. Now, it’s time to show it.

It was No. 2 for a reason

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7. Oregon (12-6, 2-3) The Ducks got swept by the Washington schools, causing them to drop. With a trip to Los Angeles this weekend, how low can Oregon go?

Last week: Sixth, L at Washington State 108-99 OT, L at Washington 85-77 This week: vs. USC (9-8, 1-4), vs. UCLA (11-7, 3-2)

8. UCLA (11-7, 3-2) The Bruins have recovered from their five-game losing streak to win three in a row.

However, only one of those wins came against a decent team.

Last week: Tenth, W at USC 83-66 This week: at Oregon State (12-5, 3-2), at Oregon (12-6, 2-3) 9. Colorado (9-8, 2-3) The Buffaloes swept the LA schools, but after those two games, they’ve lost three in a row. The only two things keeping them slipping even further is that two of their three losses were getting swept in the Grand Canyon State without two of their starters.

Last week, Eighth, L at Arizona 68-54, L at ASU 78-72 This week: vs. Washington (13-4, 2-3), vs.

Washington State (9-8, 3-2),

Blake Eichler led the Arizona men in the 200 sprint, clocking in at 21.97 in a fourth-place finish. Mohammad Alhasan’s time of 6.84 in the 60 dash was good enough for third place overall.

In the 4x400-meter relays, team ‘A’ Wildcats finished second overall on both sides.

The men’s team made up of Eichler, Lauderdalle II, Bryce Houston and Joshua Cummings earned a time of 3:18.28. The women’s team featured Thompson, Hailey, Traci-Lynn Hicks and Diana Gadja placed a 3:51.21 time.

The competitive stretch of the season picks up this weekend as the men and women travel to

Albuquerque, N.M., to compete in the Lobo Collegiate Open. The Wildcats will look to build off their momentum before facing national competition in the New Balance Collegiate Invitational a week later.

“How high we’ll be ranked at the conference meets or the NCAA Championships is obviously yet to be decided,” Harvey said in a statement. “[What] we saw today gives us a lot of hope for a program with the young kids we have.”

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HOCKEY

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ARIZONA HOCKEY FORWARD Alex O’Dea (7) passes to a teammate during Arizona’s 3-1 loss to ASU at the Tucson Convention Center Arena on Dec. 6. O’Dea and the Wildcats recorded back-to-back wins against Utah over the weekend.

“I was a little nervous coming out to play, because I hadn’t played a game in a year-and-a-half,” Brian Hogan said. “I just wanted to get out there, win a face-off, get the puck in deep and work hard. I knew I couldn’t get in much trouble if I went 150 percent.

But once I scored my first goal in my third shift, the ball was rolling, and it was a weight lifted off [John Hogan’s shoulders] and [my] shoulders. I forgot just how much fun hockey was, and knew I made the right decision to play for the University of Arizona.”

Unfortunately for goalie Austin Wilson, he could not win with a shutout. Utah defenseman Dylan Graves scored with an unassisted and uncontested top-shelf goal that gave Graves his third goal of the season.

John Hogan, Alex O’Dea and Wilkinson all scored to contribute in a solid win for the Wildcats.

“These two wins this weekend were huge for our team,” Carter said. “Our confidence is high, and this will be crucial for our next games against an elite team like Stony Brook.”

Arizona will play in a two-game series this coming weekend against No. 8 Stony Brook University. On Saturday night, the Wildcat hockey team will “Pink the Rink” to support breast cancer. The puck drops both Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the TCC.

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10. California (11-7, 1-4) Since opening Pac12 play with an upset of Washington, the Golden Bears have lost four in a row. With ASU coming to town, Cal will either get some confidence before facing Arizona or drop to last.

Last week: Ninth, L at Stanford 69-59 This week: vs. ASU (9-9, 1-4), vs. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1) 11. USC (9-8, 1-4) After losing to UCLA last week, the Trojans have lost two in a row and four of their last five.

The difficult Oregon Trail trip doesn’t offer much relief for USC. Last week: 11th, L vs. UCLA 83-66 This week: at Oregon (12-6, 2-3), at Oregon State (12-5, 3-2) 12. ASU (9-9, 1-4) The Sun Devils got a conference win against Colorado last week.

However, it came against the heavily depleted Buffaloes, who were missing two of their best players.

Last week: 12th, L vs. Utah 76-59, W vs.

Colorado 78-72 This week: at California (11-7, 1-4), at Stanford (13-4, 4-1)

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ARIZONA HOCKEY FORWARD Alex O’Dea (7) struggles for the puck during Arizona’s 3-1 loss to ASU at the Tucson Convention Center Arena on Dec. 6. O’Dea and the Wildcats recorded back-to-back wins against Utah over the weekend.

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ARIZONA WOMEN’S basketball forward Alli Gloyd (30) looks for a teammate to pass to during Arizona’s 49-44 win against UAB in McKale Center on Dec. 14. After losing six straight conference games, Gloyd and the Wildcats are trying to find a breakthrough point this season.

making an errand pass or not catching the ball. Those types of mistakes signify a lack of focus that shouldn’t still be an issue more than halfway into the season.

Then again, coaching and discipline can only be blamed for so much of the problem. The talent and size just isn’t there against schools like Stanford, which features multiple players taller than anyone on the Arizona roster.

Smaller teams are traditionally more oriented toward shooting the ball, but the Wildcats lack anyone who can consistently knock down jumpers.

Freshman Charise Holloway is the team’s best option from outside as she makes 31 percent of her 3-point attempts. Even that isn’t a high enough mark to frighten opposing defenses.

Without a strong scoring attack, the burden falls on the defense to play nearly flawless, and that might be too much to ask

for what is already a young team.

For Arizona to earn a respectable conference record, it will require all-out focus on practically every possession.

That starts with upperclassmen like Candice Warthen and Alli Gloyd setting the example of how to come out the gates and immediately create a tone.

If the Wildcats struggle again at home this weekend, the excuse of “it’s still early” will no longer be enough to justify the play on the court. These upcoming games will either revive Arizona’s season or give athletic director Greg Byrne another reason to reconsider Butts’ job security going forward.

A breakthrough is most certainly in need.

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‘American Sniper’ misses its target the reel deal by alex guyton

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ased on the memoir “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History,” “American Sniper” attempts to tell the tale of Chris Kyle, who is played with confidence by Bradley Cooper.

By misdirecting its thematic aim through incorporating a conflict that needn’t be there, “American Sniper” cheats itself of being a defining film of the genre.

Initially, “American Sniper” feels very typical, possibly veering into the unoriginal and derivative.

The tense moment highlighted in promotional trailers for the film, where Kyle must make the decision to shoot a little Iraqi boy that has picked up an RPG, makes for a captivating cold open. Then, the film becomes more by-thebook with seen-before tropes that undercut the momentum of such an arresting opening.

As a boy with a strict religious upbringing, Kyle is told by his father that there are three types of people in the world: wolves (those who inflict pain), sheep (those who have pain inflicted upon them) and sheepdogs (those who protect others that cannot protect themselves). Of the three categories, Kyle falls under “sheepdog.” It’s a rather blunt,

ham-handed approach to relay a theme.

The recently released Reese Witherspoon hiking flick “Wild” was just saying there are two types of people in the world: hammers and nails — so who’s to say how many different categories of people there are?

In his early ’20s, Kyle hasn’t fulfilled his apparent destiny as a sheepdog, spending his nights as a rodeo cowboy. Marked by the camera pushing in to Kyle’s face for a close-up, a light bulb goes off when he sees video footage of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. In the very next scene, he signs up for Navy SEAL training.

It’s a no-brainer for Kyle. He sees that “they” are killing “our” guys, and he can make a difference. This kind of dogged single-mindedness will give him the nickname “Legend” as the deadliest sniper in U.S. history, but it may cost him his family, too. Taya (Sienna Miller), Kyle’s girlfriend, then wife, then mother of his children, must bear the loneliness and stress as Kyle signs up for a second tour, a third, a fourth.

The difficult question about “American Sniper” is whether the film shares the tunnel vision of its protagonist.

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What draws Kyle back into the field, more so than duty and country, is a personal vendetta that eats away at him. There’s an elusive enemy sniper by the name of Mustafa (Sammy Sheik) who picks off American soldiers, some of whom are from Kyle’s team.

The two become each other’s archenemies, a contest that spans years, fought from hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of yards away.

When he’s stateside, Kyle’s impassioned claims to his wife of needing to go back to save more people sounds more and more like an excuse to pursue his white whale. The effects of

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post-traumatic stress disorder insidiously make their way back to Texas, with Kyle suffering high blood pressure and general paranoia.

It is one detail in particular that compromises Kyle’s characterization. I am speaking of the Chris Kyle of the film, played convincingly by Cooper, and not the Chris Kyle who lived and breathed on this Earth.

Kyle does not want to come back to America when his first child is born, or when his second child is born, or when Taya threatens to leave him. He makes the telephone call to tell his wife that he’s ready to come home only

after he’s successfully pulled the trigger from 2,100 yards out on Mustafa, completing his goal while simultaneously ridding himself of purpose.

It should be noted that Mustafa was almost entirely fabricated for the film, and was only mentioned in passing in Kyle’s memoir. The filmmakers apparently needed a human foil for Kyle, but it adds an insincere, ineffective element to “American Sniper” that, unfortunately, comes to define the film and its protagonist.

Grade: C+

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ights where parents read fairy tales to their children before bed or those moments spent pondering why holding a book is so profound are over. The UA Poetry Center brings to you new works by two UA English professors on Thursday from 7-8 p.m.: Ander Monson’s “Letter to a Future Lover” and Kate Bernheimer “How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairytales.”

The Daily Wildcat caught up with them before the reading to talk.

Daily Wildcat: How did you start writing?

Bernheimer: It was a great love of reading that led me to write stories. I love the freedom, safety and adventure of stories — first, and still foremost, as a reader.

Monson: When I was in what would have been third grade, maybe, I wrote a review of the “Hardy Boys: The Crimson Flame,” and my teacher liked it so much that she passed it along to the local newspaper, who published it. But they didn’t know that I copied the text from the back of the book, so it was completely plagiarized, and I wondered if my first publication at age 8 being the plagiarism gave [me] the taste for [writing]. Since then, I’ve stopped plagiarizing.

Is there a noticeable difference between writing, fiction, nonfiction and children’s fiction?

Bernheimer: Maurice Sendak, who wrote so many great books, including “Where The Wild Things Are,” said, “I don’t write for children. I write.” It’s the same for me. When I write fiction, I’m just writing; the audience comes after the fact.

Monson: There’s a huge difference. The job of nonfiction is largely informative, but it has to be entertaining, too. To me, nonfiction is always about the world first, whereas fiction is about characters first. They’re different, but sometimes they overlap a lot.

What made you decide to teach, and how has it been

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helping students understand your passion and writing?

Bernheimer: Like writing, I came to teaching out of a love of reading. Teaching is a way to talk about books around the clock — books and life and problems and dreams. I can’t imagine my life without students, who offer me so much hope and inspiration.

I love opening students up to the diverse world of fairy tales, with its strange history; there’s something for everyone there.

And perhaps the biggest thing this offers is a chance to have real conversations about serious things in a compassionate, intelligent, sometimes dark but often hilarious manner. It’s a gift to teach fairy tales.

Monson: When I was in graduate school, I had a job offer for a teaching job, and I had a job offer for publishing. I kept those two balls in the air a while.

Then I realized I like being part of the academia, the university community and students who have interests and who are excited about writing and reading in a way that the larger culture isn’t always excited about it. I ended [up] saying yes to the teaching and no to the publishing, because there seem to be more life [in teaching]. A lot of what I think of my job as a teacher is to not familiarize students with the genre of what they’re writing but trying to get to push people out of their comfort zones and what … you care about as a writer.

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What would you like people to take away from your passions and writing?

Bernheimer: I faced obstacles early in my career, because writing fairy tales was very out of step in mainstream literary circles.

A big part of my teaching is to communicate that you should stick with what you love, not let anyone take it away from you or tell you it’s not cool or worthwhile.

It’s crazy that my professional life consists of reading, writing and talking about fairy tales! You can make a life from doing what you love, if you have patience, work hard, are kind — and encounter a big dose of good luck. Stranger things happen.

Monson: What I hope is that they’ll see that it’s a participatory process. I mean, even reading is a participatory process. If you reread a book when you where 15 and read it now, you’ll feel very differently about that book because you’re different. Part of what I’m interested in, in my new books, is thinking about the ways in [which] readers interact with books and with writers. It’s not a one-way process … unlike, say, with PDFs or e-cards. … Books have history, and we interact with them in ways that are very personal and intimate.

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he top of the podcast charts got more crowded this month after NPR released its newest podcast, “Invisibilia.”

Hosted by Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller, the show’s hour-long episodes examine the invisible forces around us that affect our everyday lives and behavior. Spiegel and Miller have been working in radio for a long time, and that becomes apparent when you hear the tight editing and charming interviews on “Invisibilia.”

Like “This American Life,” the show that Spiegel began her radio career on as a founding producer since 1995, all of the stories in each episode of “Invisibilia” are related to a theme.

At first, the premise of “Invisibilia” seems about how market forces affect buying decisions or how political leaders shape a citizen’s everyday life. Instead, “Invisibilia” is producing some of the best science journalism in any medium today.

The first two episodes primarily focus on psychology, while the second episode briefly dabbles with snake physiology. Like the popular podcast “Radiolab,” of which Miller is an alumna, “Invisibilia” not only focuses on uncovering the science behind each story but also follows the host’s theories on why something is happening. This gives some of the stories an investigative flair, because the host inserts herself in the story and gives us a look into how she came to her conclusions.

The first episode is “The Secret History of Thoughts,” and it gives us a look into how our thoughts can consume us and free us. The first story titled “Dark Thoughts” introduces us to a man who

becomes obsessed with violent thoughts after watching a movie with his wife. These thoughts terrorize him day and night for years until he is finally able to find a source of relief through a radical-sounding therapy.

The story is emotionally biting, and you can feel the tone shift as he starts to be able to control these violent thoughts. Most radio programs or podcasts signal emotional changes such as this with music, but “Invisibilia” features remarkably little music and opts to not even have a theme song. Like “Radio Lab,” “Invisibilia” uses man-on-the-street interviews and repeated sound bites from interviews to build tension and to lighten the atmosphere.

The first episode also includes a story about a man’s agonizing experience of being locked inside his own body without any control.

The second episode, “Fearless,” investigates a woman who is not capable of experiencing fear and follows a man through a journey to get over his fear of rejection. The characters feel fully developed, and you learn quite a bit about the hosts throughout each show.

If you are looking for more “Invisibilia,” Spiegel and Miller recently guest hosted “This American Life” and “Radiolab” with stories in the same vein. To listen to the first two episodes, “Invisibilia” can be downloaded or streamed free from NPR’s website. Listeners with smartphones can either check the iTunes Store or their favorite thirdparty podcast app for the show.

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