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Props to alter K-12 funding By Karina Salazar ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Lack of state funding in public schools around the UA could affect the caliber of professors hired. The ballot for next month’s general election will include propositions 401 and 402, both of which propose budget increases in Tucson Unified School District schools.The
results of these propositions may affect the UA community in a number of ways. Proposition 401 aims to fund full-day kindergarten classes — one of the first programs to go after state budget cuts were issued — and improve Internet connections in schools. Proposition 402 would provide around 10,000 new computers in classrooms, replacing outdated technologies incapable of
sustaining adequate resources for students. It’s crucial that we support these propositions given the state cuts in Arizona and the effects they could have on so many different aspects of education, said Rachana Kamtekar, a UA professor of philosophy and parent of a TUSD student. “Education funding for the state of Arizona has fallen to 50th among all 50 states in spending per pupil,” said Mark
Stegeman, an economics professor. “Professors and private business that are interested in coming to Tucson will think twice if public education for their children will be poor.” Professors look at many different aspects of the community before deciding to move to Tucson and teach at the EDUCATION, page 3
Architecture college proposes creating downtown campus By Yael Schusterman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Members of the Tucson community, in partnership with the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, have drafted a proposal describing the creation of a downtown UA campus. The proposal is very preliminary and does not constitute any official action, officials said, but the aim would be to build a so-called “communiversity” between the UA and downtown. The proposal was released by Janice Cervelli, the dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and documented a “collection of interested parties looking to create more of a presence for the university downtown,” she said. A major component of the planning process is trying to get an understanding of what the educational needs of downtown are and matching those needs to those of the UA, she said. Cervelli cited her own college as an example, saying it would be beneficial to relocate downtown because of the college’s expertise in urban design, which could help in the re-development efforts of downtown Tucson. The proposal describes the downtown campus as a “center for learning” that would integrate support from the city, the county and the university to “more fully engage the knowledge economy.” Although officials said many sites are being considered, the proposal calls special attention to the historic Roy Place building at 44-60 W. Stone Ave., near Pennington Street. According to the proposal, Pima County — the building’s owner and landlord — is offering several floors of the building for the university’s use. Financial challenges in this year’s unstable budget climate will influence the project’s speed and development, she said. ASU’s downtown Phoenix campus has become a good example to learn from, Cervelli noted. Debra Friedman, dean of the College of Public Programs at DOWNTOWN, page 3
ASUA TODAY The Daily Wildcat’s roundup of hot topics from Wednesday’s ASUA meeting By Shannon Maule ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
About 400 Fray tickets left
The Associated Students of the University of Arizona is making a final push to aid UApresents in selling the last available tickets to The Fray’s concert, set for Nov. 18. Both organizations are attempting to get rid of approximately 400 remaining tickets. “We are very pleased with the trend of ticket sales,”said President Chris Nagata. The concert’s capacity will be 2,500 audience members. Caleb Wilson, ASUA executive special events coordinator, explained that the student government still has many ways to promote the show. “ASUA has gotten a large portion of student response, but community-wise there hasn’t been any push,”he said. Nagata also added that the last portion of promotion will include“an e-mail push to saturate the last areas on campus.”
Drop fee makes more than $100K
This year, for the first time, undergraduate students were charged a $25 fee to drop any course after Aug. 31. The charge has yielded revenue of approximately $143,000. The question regarding where this money will be directed is “still in negotiation,”Nagata said. “(The) money is specifically geared to help class availability,”he said. The drop fee will remain for next semester, Nagata added.
ASUA, GPSC elections may coincide
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The Roy Place building, located on the southeast corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street, is the location for a proposed downtown UA campus. The proposal aims to link the university to downtown.
The Graduate and Professional Student Council and ASUA are discussing potentially holding their elections in tandem this spring. This possible new approach to election season is meant to help strive for a better voter turnout, Nagata said. Nagata hopes this will create “a culture on campus for voting day.” The graduate executive board will be approached with the idea by GPSC President David Talenfeld in the coming days. Talenfeld said that while he is in favor of the tandem election days overall, the idea is still in the planning stages. “I support the idea. I think we’d get more of our grads to vote,” he said.“I very much appreciate (Nagata’s) gesture of offering.” The primary elections for ASUA and GPSC could be held March 2 and 3, with general elections potentially being held March 9 and 10, he said. “We just noticed an opportunity to collaborate with GPSC,”Nagata said. Both groups hope to fuel activism on campus, Nagata said. ASUA and GPSC officials have been attempting to create a viable relationship with one another this year through what members of both organizations have called“bridgification.” ASUA elected officials are chosen atlarge from the entire undergraduate student body, while their graduate counterparts are elected based on college association.
UAPD UA faces stiff competition at Decathlon releases theft report By Michelle Cohen ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
By Shain Bergan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT After claiming confidentiality and declining to release a police report on the theft of thousands of Daily Wildcat newspapers, the University of Arizona Police Department released their most recent reports to the public on Wednesday. The addendum is an update to the original report, filed on Oct. 8, when about 10,000 Daily Wildcat newspapers were stolen from newsstands around the UA campus. Several thousand of the stolen newspapers were found on the western outskirts of Tucson the next day, along with what appeared to be Spanish homework carrying the REPORT, page 3
Feelings were bittersweet as the UA Solar Decathlon team packed up its solar energy house on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday after placing 18th out of 20 in the competition. “Being an architecture student, I learned a lot from designing through building this thing and a lot more about teamwork than I thought,” said recent UA architecture graduate Eddie Hall, student project architect. “For a first-time team, I think we did respectively well, but we have a lot of lessons to learn.” The Arizona Solar Energy Efficient Dwelling was developed by UA faculty, staff and students from the Colleges of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering over the past two years. The event was hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. Team Germany won first place at the competition and
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The public tours the international U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, featuring energy-efficient, solar-powered houses built by 20 university teams from North American and Europe, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Team Illinois finished second. Construction of the dwelling began about five months ago at the UA.
“The rest of the time was planning the design process and getting things engineered,” Hall said.
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The Pre-Law Advising Center and the pre-law fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta, are hosting the 25th annual Law Expo. Meet representatives and learn about law schools in the Grand Ballroom of the Student Union memorial Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A mighty wind
The UA Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony present their second concert, including works by Mozart, Grainger, Weill, Shostakovich and Cimarosa. It will be in Crowder Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5.
Poetry reading
Learn about the development of ecopoetry and hear a reading from the ecoritic and poet Jonathan Skinner. Skinner will be reading at the Poetry Center at 8 p.m.
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What was your favorite? Uh, my favorite was the (pauses) Triceratops.
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Why that one? They have three horns and, uh (pauses) they just look bad ass. (Laughs) All right. Lots of people might go with meat-eaters like a Veliciraptor or a T-rex and you’re going with a veggie-saur. Explain that choice. You know, it’s the veggie-saurs that take down trees. And trees are medicine, so it’s gotta happen. OK, I can see that. But if you could go to back in the day and be any dinosaur, which one would you be? Oh man. Uh, if could be a dinosaur (pauses) I would probably be (pauses) I’d be a T-rex.
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First lady Michelle Obama jumps Double Dutch as she hosts a Healthy Kids Fair with local public school students and their families on the South Lawn at the White House Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
Cocaine used to train police dogs mysteriously disappears NAPLES, Fla. — Police in Naples are on the lookout for cocaine. Somehow, they lost their stash. A 2-gram packet was discovered missing this summer from a narcotics kit used in training. Two officers lost it in April, but they’re unsure where. It could’ve been the police parking lot or an air-
OK, that’s a first. But what about your theory on how the dinosaurs died out? There’s a lot of theories out there, so let’s hear your hypothesis. All right. So Homer Simpson, right, he went back in time with a toaster oven and he sneezed on a dinosaur and killed every last one. (Laughs) Where does the toaster oven come into play? Well he was trying to fix it and he ended up fixing it wrong so he goes back in time. Then he sneezed on one and it was a domino effect. Each and every one of them died.
The officers said they were focusing more on straightening up the hotel room than collecting the drugs, so the bag probably got left. They weren’t reprimanded — supervisors say it was an honest mistake.
Notorious Bond villain dies at 91 Guy: You’re the one who put the promise land inside your mom’s vagina. — Center for English as a Second Language submit at dailywildcat.com or twitter @overheardatua
Fast Facts Benjamin Franklin once wrote an essay on the possibility of waterskiing. What did Christopher Columbus look like? No one knows — his portrait was never painted.
Sigmud Freud smoked 20 cigars a day. Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of cats. Mahatma Gandhi is buried in California.
P.T. Barnum staged the first international beauty contest. Daniel Boone thought coonskin caps were uncivilized. Though deaf and blind, Helen Keller learned English, French and German.
NEW YORK — Joseph Wiseman, an actor who played the sinister scientist and title character of Dr. No in the first James Bond feature film, died Monday. He was 91. Wiseman, who had been in declining health, died at Joseph Wiseman his home in Manhattan, his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, told The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. A screen and stage actor, Wiseman’s film credits include “Detective Story” (1951) and “The Unforgiven” (1960). He also had guest roles on television shows “Law & Order,” “The Streets of San Francisco,”“The Twilight Zone” and “The Untouchables,” according to The New York Times. He is likely best known, however, for his villainous role in “Dr. No,” the first in a long string of James Bond movies. The 1962 film introduced Sean Connery as James Bond and also starred Ursula Andress. Wiseman was born in Montreal on May 15, 1918. He moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy. According to the Los Angeles Times, Wiseman started acting when he was a teenager, getting his start in summer stock. In 1938, he was given a small part in his first Broadway play, Robert E. Sherwood’s “Abe Lincoln in Illinois.” Wiseman’s other Broadway credits include “Joan of Lorraine” (1946), “Antony and Cleopatra” (1947), “Detective Story” (1949); and most recently in the stage adaptation of Abby Mann’s film “Judgment at Nuremberg” (2001). “Stage acting was what he wanted to be remembered for,” Wiseman’s daughter told the Los Angeles newspaper. — The Associated Press
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I figured. Now again, please explain. Well, they’ve got these little arm things and I just kind of think it would be funny if I just ran around and waved these little things around. (Gestures with his arms) So that’d be cool. (Laughs) That’s cool, but your pick doesn’t have anything to do with being able to run around and eat a bunch of other dinos? No. You know, just to make people laugh with little arms. That’s all I got.
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Grads give back through wine business By Marissa Freireich Arizona Daily Wildcat
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hree UA graduates have found a way to make a living while giving back at the same time. Kristen Senseman and Tiffany Goodman, who graduated in 2005 with degrees in marketing, and Alyse Gome, who graduated in 2004 with a degree in communications, along with five others, founded ONEHOPE Wine. The company donates 50 percent of its profits to charities. Each type of wine corresponds to a different cause. ONEHOPE is a fitting name for the company, Goodman said. “It just basically underlies our mission, which is one hope for a better future,” she said.
When ONEHOPE Wine was launched in June 2007, it started with three types of wine corresponding with three causes: Chardonnay with breast cancer, Cabernet Sauvignon with autism and Merlot with AIDS. Eight months later, they added two more: Sauvignon Blanc with the environment and Zinfandel with supporting the troops. “Here we have the opportunity to support a number of such worthy causes and give back and change the way people do business,” Gome said. Each of the founders has been impacted by one or more of the causes, Senseman said. “It’s personal, but we also try to hit different demographics of people,” she said. For example, the environment is sometimes associated with left-wing politics and supporting the troops is sometimes associated with right-wing politics, she said. “I think that’s really why our concept works, is because of the causes we’ve chosen,”Goodman said.“Almost everybody is affected by one of them.” Senseman said the business is a way to generate awareness for the causes. “I think there’s starting to be a trend where people are more socially responsible,” Senseman said.“Hopefully other companies can pick up on that and do their part to give back.” The company is based in Orange County, Calif., and the winery is in
Sonoma County, Calif. The company has raised about $250,000 in cash and donations. ONEHOPE Wine is distributed in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and North Carolina. Albertson’s was the first chain to start selling the wine. It is now sold in retailers such as BevMo! and Safeway. The three founding members from UA did not meet during school, but while working for Gallo wine company. “It’s crazy how it all worked out,” Gome said. Jake Kloberdanz, the chief executive of ONEHOPE Wine, had always wanted to start his own business. Then his friend was diagnosed with cancer at a young age, which helped spark the idea, according to Goodman. “He thought, ‘This is something I need to do now,’” Goodman said. Senseman also said they noticed many products that advertised breast cancer awareness month in October. The founders decided to extend that idea to wine. “We thought, ‘Why just do it in October when breast cancer affects women throughout the year?’” said Senseman. The founders wanted to launch the company while they were young, Gome said. “It took a lot of perseverance and
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University of Arizona marketing alumnae of 2005 Kristen Sensemen and Tiffany Goodman, as well as Sarah Gora, and 2004 alumna Alyse Gome, founded ONEHOPE Wine, a wine company that gives 50 percent of its proceeds to various charities and causes.
knowing it was going to be the most challenging thing we’d ever have to do, but also the most rewarding,” Gome said.“We’re all hardworking and willing to do anything to make sure that the job gets done.” Senseman, who works from Phoenix, started an internship program with UA students two years ago. She currently has four interns helping with events and accounts. “It’s great because it’s hard for me
to get down to Tucson as much as I would like,” she said. In the future, Gome said they hope to expand the number of varieties of wine and causes they support. They would also like to expand to different products, such as clothing and makeup. “We want to be one of the best-selling wines in the country,” Goodman said. “We’re looking to be a household name.”
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DOWNTOWN
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ASU, said that developing the downtown Phoenix campus took about three years. In order to establish the Phoenix campus, the city agreed to bring a bond before the voters of the city to see whether or not they wanted to invest in it, she explained. Phoenix voters proposed to issue a bond in March 2005 for $233 million — the largest investment in the city, Friedman said. “Downtown Tucson is in need of some vitalization — which applied to Phoenix as well — so the city was interested in establishing a downtown Phoenix campus as part of the revitalization,”she said. After the bond passed, ASU colleges moved to the downtown campus and 3,500 students were present on opening day. Now, there are about 7,000 students and it has become the“campus of choice,” she said. Dean of the UA Outreach College Mike Proctor said he has attended a series of discussions about the proposal led by Cervelli. “My sense is that people want to explore what the possibilities are and learn more about what that involves — that is where the stage is at,”Proctor said. Cervelli said that no deadline has been set for finalizing the proposal, but by the end of this academic year, planners should have a better idea of what the possibilities are.
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names of UA students and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members Nick Kovaleski and Alex Cornell. UAPD immediately placed the homework into evidence when the Daily Wildcat turned it over to them on Oct. 9, said Dave Caballero, the UAPD detective assigned to the case. The release of the most recent police report that makes note of the homework evidence will allow UA Greek Life to begin investigating the case. Greek Life is currently obligated to begin looking into the case because of the completion of an official complaint report finalized and filed by the Daily Wildcat to Greek Life on Monday. Greek Life’s investigation had been in jeopardy of expiring, as such an investigation would have been impossible without a police report tying Phi Kappa Psi to the newspaper theft, said Jenny Nirh, senior coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Programs within Greek Life. Currently, the homework is the only evidence linking fraternity members to the theft. The Daily Wildcat will forward the police report to Greek Life today to aid in the Greek Judicial Board’s investigation. UAPD had declined to release the
report to the public, claiming that since the investigation was ongoing, the police report did not fall under public record. Such a stance is a misinterpretation of the law, though, said Elizabeth Hill, assistant ombudsman for the state of Arizona. “An ongoing investigation itself is not an appropriate justification for not releasing those records,” Hill said. Such records are presumed to be open and can only be held confidential if the records holder demonstrates in Superior Court that the release of the documents would be detrimental to the case and the best interests of the state, or if privacy rights would be violated, according to precedent set by the 1993 case of Cox Arizona Publications Inc. v. Collins. If UAPD had continued to keep the records closed past Oct. 30, the deadline would have passed for the Greek Judicial System to investigate the case and call a hearing with Phi Kappa Psi, Nirh told the Daily Wildcat on Tuesday. UAPD Records Custodian Luis Puig said the public records situation was a misunderstanding, saying, “We want to be open to the public.”
Local schools a draw for profs
UA, one of the most prominent being public education around campus. “Public school funding is very desperate here in Arizona,” Kamtekar said. “When I first came here, I had no idea how bad public schools were. I would have had second thoughts about being a professor here if I would have known.” When offered a job, professors look at the quality of life the job has to offer. As educators, their children’s education plays a prominent role in accepting the position, said Bruce Johnson, department head of the College of Education. “The results of these propositions will
affect the quality of faculty the UA attracts,” said Susan Crane, a professor of history. “When I first moved here I wanted to live near UA and send my children to public schools near UA. That’s what’s most convenient as a professor, and something you look for when you’re considering a job.” Propositions 401 and 402 will also have an effect on the college of education and its students. “This is particularly important for College of Education students, because they work so closely with the surrounding schools. They do their research outside of the UA community, most often
in TUSD,”said Johnson. Although propositions 401 and 402 are very limited in what they can fund, community members hope they will encourage more state funding in public schools. “It’s true, going to school so close to TUSD, it’s very relevant to us as education majors who volunteer there,” said education junior Marisol Posada.“And perhaps, if this is passed, it may open up the possibilities for more state funding and create more jobs for us once we graduate.” Voting on propositions 401 and 402 will be part of the state’s general election on Nov. 3.
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Outdated technology at Tucson Magnet High School would benefit from propositions 401 and 402, which would raise taxes to give more money to the Tucson Unified School District.
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wine flu is now dangling over students’ heads like a biological sword of Damocles, and flu vaccines are now out of stock. Unfortunately, most busy students don’t have the luxury of staying in bed all week to recharge and restabilize. But fear not, Wildcats: your newspaper has some tips to defend against the flying pigs. If you feel sick, stay off campus and, out of courtesy, refrain from contact with anything public. If you have the flu you’ll be too lightheaded and busy sneezing and coughing all over the place to take good notes anyway. Also, if you feel the need to sneeze or cough, cover it up — with overloaded classrooms and seats that barely leave shoulder room, everyone within five yards will despise you for the rest of the semester if you don’t. Be sure to cough into your arm rather than your hand, as you come into physical contact more often with hands. Wash your hands often, especially before and after activities such as nose-blowing, eating and rubbing your eyes. Surgical masks are a tad too extreme and lacking in Ed Hardy designs for us to suggest wearing them, but we wouldn’t tell you not to use them. Besides, for the next week, you can pretend your mask is a part of your Halloween costume. Get your vitamins. We’re lucky in Arizona to get plenty of vitamin D from the sun, but vitamin C is especially helpful for the immune system and is difficult to sufficiently acquire from a diet of nachos, Pop Tarts and midterm-inspired Starbucks. Furthermore, look out for too much sugar intake from candy and energy drinks. Significant amounts of sugar can temporarily weaken the immune system, and this is especially troublesome if you’re stressing your system by staying up late and not resting enough. Another immunity killer is excessive exercise. By all means, work out, but don’t overdo it. In addition, don’t wipe your nose with your hands and then rub them all over the dumbbells in the weight room. Almost every structural pillar inside the Student Recreation Center has a disinfectant foam dispenser — take advantage of it. Lastly, avoid any game one might call “beer pong”or “Beirut.”Alcohol isn’t going to kill the virus in your system. The high-risk combination of immunity-suppressing alcohol and germs galore could easily result in the swine flu going through your immune system like Tom Brady through the Tennessee Titans’ defense. Stay as healthy as possible during midterms month. Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Break are still a long way off, and during the sick season, all you can do is take things day by day and hope to avoid damaging your health. — Editorials are determined by the opinions board, which includes Alex Dalenberg, Justyn Dillingham, Laura Donovan, Daniel Greenberg, Heather Price-Wright, Dan Sotelo and Anna Swenson.
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Paper theft still news?
Really? Really? This was already front page, what, two, three times now? We get it, some students, possible affiliated with a fraternity, stole papers and destroyed them and were sloppy about hiding the evidence. But really, this wasn’t front-page news worthy in the first place. How about publishing stories about the staggering tuition increases or something of that sort? Scott Morong Undeclared sophomore
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n an unconstitutional attempt to deter women from exercising their right to safe abortion services, a new Oklahoma law requires that physicians report detailed information regarding women’s abortions to the state’s Department of Heath, which will in turn post the information on a public Web site. This serves as yet another reminder of the illogical and morally obtrusive lengths anti-abortionists are willing to take to keep women from having a say in what happens to their bodies. Not only does such action take a legal and ethical toll, but this legislation is also fiscally draining. As America attempts to claw itself out of a seemingly endless abyss of recession, ongoing wars and internal disputes, this attempt at intimidating and humiliating women who undergo abortion drags the nation further down. This Oklahoma law, intended to take effect Nov. 1, will cost $281,285 to implement and $256,285 each subsequent year to maintain — and down the abyss we go. The required information includes the date of the abortion, county in which the abortion was performed, age of the mother, marital status of the mother, race of the mother, years of education of the mother, state or foreign country in which the mother resides and total number of previous pregnancies the mother has had. Proponents of the legislation insist that since no names or “personal information” will be reported, there is no reason for the mother in question to worry over privacy. But since Oklahoma consists of many small rural farming communities, such information could be used to identify some of the women who receive abortions. According to Jessica Whitson, a health and sexuality intern for the UA Women’s Resource Center, “that information could be mentally or even physically harmful to a woman living there.” Publically releasing this information could put the women described
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in the paper (“Will the real UA fans please show up,” Oct. 20, 2009). It’s good to know that someone is strong enough to tell the fans in the Zona Zoo section how lame they are for ditching out on our football team. That team has been working very hard to get where they are and they are making huge progress. These so-called “fans” leave within the first few minutes of the game. That’s weak! Thank you for writing your article, and thank you for being completely honest and letting them know how lame they were this past weekend!
in physical danger should they be recognized by the details. “Unfortunately,” Whitson says, “there are people who would physically harm a woman if they found they had aborted a pregnancy.” Furthermore, the assertion that the information required, as listed above, does not qualify as “personal information” is appallingly insensitive and underestimates the emotional strain that accompanies the decision to abort a fetus. It seems that some fall under the false impression that abortion reflects a numb, malicious mother who ultimately made the decision, but such an assumption
grossly undermines the potential contributing factors. The Center for Reproductive Rights recently filed a lawsuit against the law for violating Oklahoma’s Constitution, which requires that every law only address one subject at a time. “As taxpayers in this state, we expect our representatives to follow the state constitution, not pick and choose what measures suit them, then pass unconstitutional legislation that shortchanges their constituents by a quarter-of-a-million dollars,” said one of the plaintiffs in the current lawsuit and sormer Oklahoma State Representative Wanda Stapleton. This legislation infringes Oklahoma’s Constitution by consisting of four distinct subjects. Though the heart of the injustice hardly pertains to the number of subjects covered, this tactic has worked in the past. Just last month, an Oklahoma state
district court struck down a 2008 law that required, among other abortion restrictions, that women seeking abortions undergo an ultrasound and listen to a doctor’s in-depth description of the fetus or embryo prior to receiving the procedure. The judge ruled that the attempted law covered multiple subjects, and the center hopes that history will do what it does best — repeat itself — in the current case. Megan Carpentier asserted her opinion regarding this law in her appearance on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show. Carpentier alleged that there is simply no compelling public health reason the legislature wants to collect such data from those who “choose to have the most common medical procedure in the United States.” According to Carpentier, anti-abortion forces, like Operation Rescue, are notorious for publicizing information about women seeking abortions or employees of clinics who provide services and“using that information to harass and intimidate”those individuals using or providing abortions. These are merely bullying tactics, or “thuggery” as Maddow dubbed it. Anti-abortionists are attempting to create hurtles and obstacles between women and abortion in hopes of deterring them altogether. But government interference, religious beliefs and personal views don’t belong near women’s bodies. What a woman chooses to do with her own body is her decision, certainly not the government’s. With each of the 34 questions asked of the patient seeking an abortion, the government and individual ideals are barging into places they aren’t welcome, interjecting in worlds they couldn’t possibly understand and judging the choices of vulnerable strangers. If Oklahoma succumbs to this infiltration, others will follow. All anti-abortionists need is a single success to set the example. It’s vital as a country to fight to protect our rights, our freedom to choose and our bodies. Arizona could be next. — Rachel Leavitt is a sophomore majoring in creative writing. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu
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Surprise visit making some parents squeamish
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arlier this week, President Barack Remy Obama made an Albillar appearance at a school in Silver Spring, Md. Columcolumnist nist Remy Albillar decides if there were any hidden motives behind the visit. President Obama’s surprise visit to the Viers Mill Elementary School was apparently met with all smiles and celebrations. Nothing seems to excite yuppie parents in nice neighborhoods like the off chance that their golden calf, Obama, may make a trip to their child’s elementary school to chat with them and instill them with values of hope and change. But, of course, there will soon be detractors who will be sure to make a noisy protest and start “banning” the president from certain elementary schools. There are those who are suspicious of Obama’s intention to indoctrinate the youth of the nation with his winning smile, easygoing charisma and shiny new peace prize. Without attempting to make any judgment calls about the president or his politics, they’re right to be suspicious. All parents should be suspicious of those in power who talk to children; children are important objects in the realm of politics, both as potential victims and targets for rhetoric. So while Obama isn’t trying to turn the children of America into swing voters for his 2020 re-re-election campaign, the president will quickly become the new violent video game: another catalyst for the types of conversations parents aren’t ready to have or don’t want to have with their children, who are learning about the world at an exponential rate as the Internet and surprise visits from the world’s most powerful administrator broaden their horizons a little too quickly. An evil manipulator of children, Obama probably is not. A nightmare for lazy parents, however, he most definitely is. — Remy Albillar is a junior majoring in English. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu
More students seeking help? It’s about time!
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s reported on National Public Anna Radio’s “Morning Swenson Edition,” colleges are seeing a dramatic increase in columnist students who seek professional psychiatric help. Based on data collected by the University of Michigan’s Daniel Eisenberg, 90 percent of college counseling services are reporting that they have seen a recent increase in the prevalence and severity of mental health issues in students. Eisenberg points to earlier diagnoses and possible medication in high school to explain why our generation is seeing this increase. Are college students crazier or more depressed than they were before? Hardly. This statistic is a good sign: maybe the stigma against getting professional help for mental health issues is finally lifting. Being depressed is hard enough without fearing you will become a pariah for speaking out about it. It is a positive sign that so many more college students are seeking help. — Anna Swenson is a sophomore majoring in English. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.
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Largest club on campus plays rough at rugby By Yael Schusterman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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ugby is in the spotlight as a new addition to the summer 2016 Olympics. But at the UA, the sport has been going strong for decades. “Players must be intelligent and ferocious,� said Dave Sitton, head coach of the UA club rugby team. Sitton has been a part of the team for 35 years, with experience as both a player and a coach. Sitton originally got recruited to play baseball, but had a shoulder injury. After crucial operations, he got involved with rugby in England, and once he came back to the U.S. was able to play for 20 years, he said. “There is an interesting history to the game,� he said. “Being founded in England, there are unique traditions attached to it.� The rugby club has 70 newcomers this year, as well as 45 returning players, making it one of the largest Timothy Galaz/Arizona Daily Wildcat clubs on campus, he said. Jason Fass, an economics junior, drives with the ball during the Arizona Rugby Football The object of the game is for each team practice at Rincon Field on Tuesday as Demitrius Yrigoyen, a criminal justice junior, digs in for a tackle. side to attempt to ground the ball
beyond their opponent’s goal line and score the greater number of points within two 40-minute periods of play. The game is played with 15 players per side and lasts 80 minutes. Tim Moxness, a political science senior and team captain, is in charge of fitness for the team. There are several officers, he explained, but he chose to be in charge of fitness because he has been doing his own fitness programs for the past few years and hopes to become a personal trainer after he graduates. “This is how I take the game to the next level,� he said. He has played rugby for six years, starting in high school. Moxness said even when there is not a game, the team lifts weights for an hour a day in addition to six hours of conditioning and 11 hours of practice each week. The majority of students who have expressed an interest in rugby have played football, he said. They find the same sense of team camaraderie in both sports. He added that in rugby, a play
does not stop unless there is a penalty, making it like a “never-ending football play.� “There is an instant bond — the fact that every player makes a tackle, carries the ball — you’re never isolated,� he said. Jason Fass, an economics junior who plays on the junior varsity team, said that he played rugby all four years of high school. He said that people in England and Australia have been playing the sport since the age of 8 or 10, but in the U.S. people don’t usually start playing that young, putting Americans at a disadvantage. “The game is unique in the sense that anyone can play it — there is a position for anyone, any body size,�Fass said,“and you definitely have to have a certain mindset to be able to run into people and run for 80 minutes.� Practice schedule for varsity, junior varsity, rookie and freshman teams
WHERE: Rincon Vista Field (Tucson Boulevard and 15th Street) WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6 p.m.
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Solar Decathlon geared toward colder climates, says UA team
Energy Efficient Dwelling, thought the competition wasn’t geared toward warmer climates. “I was disappointed,� Medlin said. “The competition was really biased for small, super-insulated houses that were more practical for northern climates, not a house in Arizona.� For example, the house that won first place was a glass box with solar collectors on every surface, he said. “If you did something like that in Arizona, it would be a disaster because it would overheat.� However, Medlin is very proud of his team and the work they’ve accomplished over the past two years. “One thing I was extremely proud about is there were as many as 3,500 people coming to our house every day, and our students were fantastic at taking the time to explain things.� Medlin is also proud of the research his
team put into the house. “One judge’s comments about the house that won in engineering was that the house had everything you could go to Home Depot and buy,� Medlin said. “We took the opposite approach.� For example, the team built a wall with water running through plastic, which contributes to solar heating and gives a diffused quality of daylight, Medlin said. “We really tried to do this thing all ourselves,� Hall said. “Rather than going out and buying windows, we assembled them from glass.� Things didn’t always run smoothly for the team. “We had a few technical difficulties and some mechanical failures that set us back,� said UA architecture graduate Matt Gindlesparger, principal investigator and project manager for the UA Solar Decathlon team.
He said he was hoping to place higher in the competition. “One failure was with our heating and air conditioning system,� he said. “It basically lost its refrigerant. It was pretty easily fixed, but that set us back.� Medlin said he isn’t sure where the dwelling will go but hopes it will be on display for UA students to see. In addition to the water wall, the Solar Energy Efficient Dwelling featured a greywater filter that makes portable water for a greenhouse and an outdoor deck made of a permeable material which allows water to run through to the ground below, according to the team’s Web site. Team members said they hope UA will continue to compete in the future. “I hope the 2011 team goes forth for our school and really gets out there,�Hall Stefano Paltera/U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon said.“The first time is always tough.� Student Anton Toth lays the flooring for the UA’s solar-powered house at the 2009 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 6.
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• thursday, october 22, 2009
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policebeat By Michael Merriman Arizona Daily Wildcat
Lost backpack returned to owner, along with marijuana citation
University of Arizona Police Department officers were on patrol in Wilbur’s Underground of the Student Union Memorial Center on Oct. 11 at 4 a.m. when they noticed a backpack lying unsecured under a table. Officers retrieved the backpack and brought it to the UAPD station. Officers performed an inventory search on the bag in an attempt to identify the owner. Inside the pack, officers found a bag containing a green, leafy substance. A test of the substance confirmed that it was marijuana. Also inside the backpack was a homework assignment with a student’s name on it. Officers discovered that the student was a resident of Cochise Residence Hall. Officers contacted the student and asked him to identify the contents of the bag, which he was able to do. Officers asked the student if there was anything else in the backpack and the student replied that there was not. Officers then mentioned the marijuana that was found and the student admitted that it was his and that he had purchased it locally. He was cited on charges of possession of marijuana and released on scene. The incident has been referred to the Dean of Students Office.
Tau Kappa Epsilon banner stolen from fraternity house
UAPD officers were dispatched to the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house at 906 E. First Ave. on Oct. 11 at 8:37 a.m. in reference to a theft. Upon arrival, officers met with a fraternity member who told police he had been witness to a theft. According to the man, at approximately 5 a.m. on Oct. 11, an unknown man ran up to the front lawn of the house and took a Tau Kappa Epsilon banner that was hanging across the front door. The man then got into an unknown vehicle occupied by two other men. As the vehicle left the scene, one of the occupants yelled, “Kappa Alpha Order.”The member described the banner as white with blue letters, approximately 11 feet long and 18 inches wide. The member was unable to provide police with any other information. The fraternity was issued a Victim’s Rights form.
Woman tries to overdose on depression medication
UAPD officers were dispatched to the La Aldea apartment complex at 825 E. Fifth St. on Oct. 11 at 1:56 p.m. in reference to a resident who had attempted to overdose on prescription medication. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the resident. According to police, she was semi-alert and slurring her speech. She informed police that she had taken fifteen 20mg Celexa pills approximately two hours before calling police. She admitted that she did not want to die and had taken the pills because she was upset that her therapist had terminated her sessions, believing she was unable to further assist the woman. Tucson Fire Department emergency medical personnel arrived on scene and transported the woman to University Medical Center for treatment. While at UMC, mental health professionals signed an emergency petition to commit the woman until additional mental health evaluations could be performed.
Buick nearly collides with UAPD bicycle officer
UAPD officers were on routine bicycle patrol in the area of University Boulevard and Park Avenue on Oct. 13 at 10:45 a.m. when a white Buick nearly collided with an officer while making a right turn. Police initiated a traffic stop at Fourth Street and Park Avenue and made contact with the driver. The driver identified himself using an Arizona driver’s license. A records check revealed a suspended driver’s license. Police cited the man on charges of driving on a suspended license, making an improper right turn, and failure to provide proof of mandatory insurance. His vehicle was towed for a mandatory 30-day impound and he was released on scene.
Altercation on Sun Tran leads to police involvement
UAPD officers responded to 1630 E. University Blvd. on Oct. 13 at 2:50 p.m. in reference to a fight on a Sun Tran bus. Upon arrival, officers met with the two men who were allegedly involved in the fight. According to one of the men, he was walking toward the front of the bus when the other man stuck his foot out and tried to trip him. The man who tried to trip him then demanded an apology. When the man refused to apologize, he was spit on. At that point, he walked to the front of the bus and alerted the driver, who called police. According to the second man, he was sitting in his seat when the other man stepped on his foot. He asked for an apology but claimed the man that stepped on his foot told him, “I don’t have to, faggot.” The man told police that at this point, he put a can of pepper spray in his hand because he feared he would have to defend himself. Based on the driver’s testimony and evidence found on scene, the man who attempted to trip his fellow passenger was cited on charges of assault, threatening/intimidating and disorderly conduct. He was released on scene.
Stop signs apply to bicycles as well
UAPD officers were dispatched to the area of Cherry Avenue and Mabel Street on Oct. 15 at 6:36 a.m. in reference to a report of a bicycle accident. Upon arrival, officers observed a woman lying on her back and not moving at the northeast corner of the intersection. Officers made contact with the woman and her friend, who was also in the area. According to the friend, the two women were riding toward the stop sign. The injured girl was behind her friend, who slowed down for the stop sign but did not come to a complete stop. The woman “clipped” the back tire of her friend’s bicycle and tumbled to the ground. She was complaining of back pain and had several visible injuries to her body. TFD was alerted and emergency medical personnel arrived to transport the woman to UMC where she was treated for her injuries. Police warned the woman’s friend about the consequences of failing to stop for stop signs.
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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Still standing
Catching up with Zane Johnson Editor’s Note: Guard Zane Johnson played for two seasons for the UA men’s basketball team before transferring to the University of Hawaii after last spring. Arizona Daily Wildcat senior writer Lance Madden caught up with Johnson to talk about puka shells, the best year of his life and being a Rainbow Warrior.
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Redshirt senior goalkeeper Devon Wharf walks in front of her teammates at Murphey Field during the Oct. 18 soccer game against Washington State. Now in her fifth year with the team, Wharf has fought through multiple injuries to be the starting goalie.
Fifth-year soccer goalie going strong despite an injury-riddled career By Vincent Balistreri Arizona Daily Wildcat Arizona redshirt senior goalkeeper Devon Wharf has been a part of some of the greatest moments in the soccer program’s history, along with some of the worst. Wharf’s freshman year at the UA started with a bang. As a member of the 2005 soccer team that made it to the Sweet 16 in the postseason tournament — the best team the soccer program has ever had — Wharf didn’t get a chance to play as a reserve behind then-sophomore McCall Smith. Nonetheless, she was a part of the soccer program’s most historic season. After Smith left the program following the team’s Sweet 16 appearance, then-sophomore Wharf knew that she would have a chance to compete for the starting goalkeeper position with fellow sophomore Chelsea McIntyre.
But before Wharf could get deep into the competition she broke her right foot, hindering her chances to start. Though only a minor setback, it was the beginning of an injuryriddled career. Eventually Wharf, as a junior, made her way back to the field, making the first start of her career against Utah. Unfortunately, in that same game she tore her ACL in her right knee, which made it the third consecutive year that Wharf would not play. “It was difficult that she would come in very prepared and fit, then an injury comes in on top of that,” said co-interim head coach Lisa Oyen.“She is a very resilient, strongwilled person and she continued to fight through all the injuries.” Wharf did fight through, but on her road to recovery tore the same ACL in the team’s last spring game, well before the start of the 2008 season. “I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? Why is this happening to me?’” Wharf said. “When I got my surgery
and (the) pain started, I began to doubt whether I could continue to play soccer.” Wharf redshirted in what would have been her senior year but wasn’t sure that she would use the one year of eligibility she still had. But with everyone in the soccer program urging her to return, she decided to battle through the injury one more time. “If it weren’t for the coaching staff and the trainers in McKale, I don’t think I would have been able to come back after my second ACL (injury),” she said. “The team was a huge help for me to come back. They supported me, and without them I don’t think I would have returned.” Wharf mentioned teammates Samantha Drees and Alex Davis as people who kept her company after her second ACL surgery. “They were at my house like every other day,” Wharf said. “They were like, ‘Let’s make dinner; we’ll help you do whatever you want.’” Drees and Davis had torn their
Building depth
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By Brian Kimball Arizona Daily Wildcat
By Mike Schmitz Arizona Daily Wildcat
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From left, freshmen Icecat defenders Zack Waxenberg, Shane MacLachlan and Nick Stolz at practice in the Tucson Convention Center on Tuesday. The trio has given the Arizona team a steady boost to their depth early in the 2009-10 season.
from the coaches. “Considering we were without five key guys the first night and six guys the second night, I thought they played admirably,” Golembiewski said. Golembiewski’s confidence was echoed by his team as well. “I was really impressed with the young talent we have,” said junior cocaptain Jordan Schupan. “They have a
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Bonano booms way into lineup
Frosh defender trio giving Icecats best line in years
In a matter of five games, the freshman trio of Zack Waxenberg, Nick Stolz and Shane MacLachlan has helped transition Arizona Icecats hockey from a program notorious for lacking depth to a team with more than enough talent to go around. Having three to four solid defensemen for the Icecats has always been the norm, but these three have done their part to change that Icecat standard. “That’s one thing Arizona hockey has never had, is depth,” said head coach Leo Golembiewski. “We’ve gone pretty much 30 years with four defensemen. We are hoping we can use (the depth) to our advantage by staying healthy and being able to incorporate seven solid defensemen.” Going into the season, Golembiewski knew what he would get from veteran defensemen Zach Cherney, Austin Capobianco and Geordy Weed, but the depth beyond those three remained a question. Waxenberg and MacLachlan were highly touted recruits from California and Canada respectively, but whether or not they would perform at the collegiate level remained to be seen. Stolz came in as an 18-year-old freshman from Livermore, Calif., who doubted whether he would even make the team. But this trio of rookie Icecats rose to the occasion during a chaotic start to the season. An Icecats team depleted by injuries opened the season against rival ASU in Tempe. Although the Icecats were swept, the courage and fight the three showed earned them respect
ACLs before, so both knew what Wharf was going through at the time. “We built a bond when I was a freshman because I had an ACL injury and she had broken her foot, so we both wanted to fight through it together,” Drees said. Her fifth year with the Arizona program was Wharf’s first year of unhampered playing time. In those five seasons, she has only played in 15 career games, 14 of those coming this season. The redshirt senior missed one game this season against Loyola Marymount after hurting the same right knee in a prior game against Cal Poly. “I definitely walked off the field and every emotion was running through my head, and I’m crying thinking this can’t happen again,” she said.“All the memories of the injury started coming back.” The extent of the knee injury isn’t
Daily Wildcat: Aloha! How’s Hawaii? Zane Johnson: It’s so nice. The beaches, the women — everything about it is cool. DW: Have you ever been there before? ZJ: I had been here once before. It’s a really laid-back lifestyle. It’s interesting. Have you been out here? DW: Not yet. I’m going to come out and stay with you. ZJ: (Laughs) DW: Have you hit the beaches yet? ZJ: Yeah, I go to the beaches all the time. I work out, then I go to the beach. DW: Are you wearing puka shells yet? ZJ: Puka shell? What’s that? DW: Like what (former quarterback) Willie Tuitama wore all the time. ZJ: Oh, come on, man. No. No way, man. (Laughs) I’d never wear that kind of stuff. Actually, no one wears that stuff out here. People wear flowers in their ears and bracelets. But no necklaces. DW: OK, now why are you out there? ZJ: It was the best situation for me with the basketball style and coaches. DW: Were you looking at any other schools to transfer to? ZJ: New Mexico and here were the final two schools I was looking to go to. Hawaii coaches are down to earth; they rarely yell. It’s just fun. It’s like last year with coach (Russ) Pennell and coach (Mike) Dunlap. DW: Why did you decide to transfer? ZJ: I had so much fun last year. It honestly was probably the best year of my life. I had so much fun. Every day I wish I could be with that exact team for four years. Part of the reason I left was two of my best friends, Jerryd Bayless and Chase Budinger, had left, too. The only other guys I really hung out with were Kyle Fogg and Jamelle Horne. The other reason why I left was
lot of time left here so they’re only going to get better.” The rookie Icecats showed what they can bring to the table, regardless of their lack of collegiate experience. More than anything, the defensive trio gives the Icecats the ability to run several different lines without seeing a ICECATS, page 9
During the Arizona football team’s 43-38 win Saturday evening against Stanford, one Wildcat made his collegiate football debut. But he wasn’t easy to spot, even though he did more than was expected of him. That’s because it was sophomore kicker John Bonano. Redshirt sophomore Alex Zendejas has struggled getting kickoffs to the end zone so far this season and UA coaches told Bonano there was a chance he might play against Stanford. Sure enough, his number was called in the clash against the Cardinal. “I was definitely excited going into the game,” Bonano said. “Just last year I was in the stands hoping to be out there, and it was surreal being finally on the field.” Fortunately for his teammates, he wasn’t awestruck for long. Stanford receiver Chris Owusu is one of the best in the nation — he already has three returns for scores this year. Bonano found that out firsthand when he made a solo tackle in the first quarter. “All the guys were really supportive. They came over and high-fived me and said, ‘Awesome job,’ so that was exciting,”he said.“I played linebacker in high school so I’m used to tackling, but definitely, at this level, I’m used to kicking.” It seems as if he might want to brush up on his tackling form, because special teams coach Jeff Hammerschmidt said Bonano would assume the kickoff duties for the rest of the year“unless something drastic were to happen.” While it seems as if Zendejas got demoted, in actuality it might have been a bonus. “Bonano did a good job out there on Saturday and his performance just makes me want to work harder,”Zendejas said. “I get to focus a little more on
my field goals now and that’s good.” Still the Wildcats’ No. 1 option for kicking field goals, Zendejas doesn’t have to stress about fine-tuning his skills at essentially two different positions. Hammerschmidt said this year’s team is “fortunate” to have a kickoff specialist and a field goal specialist. Now that Bonano has taken some of the pressure off of Zendejas, both kickers can excel at their respective tasks. “It makes a lot of sense because they’re two different kicks,” said assistant head coach Tim Kish. “One is just ‘kick it and see how far you can kick it.’ The other one has got to rely on accuracy. “We still want some accuracy and want to place the ball in kickoff coverage,” he added. “But for the most part, it’s just getting the kick down there deep and giving our guys a chance to get underneath it because — for coverage — that’s most important.” That’s what Bonano provides for the Wildcats, except when he launched a fourth-quarter kickoff out of bounds. Oddly, Stanford declined the penalty, opting to have the native of Salinas, Calif., re-kick. Admittedly happy for a second chance, Bonano blasted the ball to the end zone, helping Arizona bottle up Owusu on the play. With the increase in reps to help him find his new role on the team, Bonano’s coaches said he’ll only get better. If that holds true, UA fans could get used to seeing the other team down on one knee in the end zone when Bonano is on the field. “It’s a lot of repetition, so you’re doing the same thing every time. If you tweak one thing in your approach, like one step longer, it could throw off your whole kick,” Bonano said.“On the sidelines, I’m constantly practicing my runup, making contact with the ball. Once I get that down I should be hitting the end zone consistently.”
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• thursday, october 22, 2009 • arizona daily wildcat
On the Beden-trail
Offensive line coach molds unit to success
By Tim Kosch ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Some coaches say that football is life. It consumes every ounce of their energy and is on their minds at all times. Frankly, it’s a twisted lifestyle. But for Arizona offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh, to say that football is life is an understatement. “Outside of football? Nothing. This is my life,” Bedenbaugh said. “When you coach the offensive, you know, I go home and I sit there, and I lay in bed and I think about how I’m going to block (UCLA defensive lineman) Brian Price. As the offensive line goes, that’s how the team goes.” To eat, drink, sleep and breathe football is something that few people can ever really endure, but even fewer people have adopted the lifestyle and turned it into a successful coaching career. Bedenbaugh has made an art out of it, and he’s commandeered one of the most successful offensive lines in the country. “I think he’s just a really good coach,” said offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes. “He’s done a great job. He’s just got the guys playing together and really strong as a group. I think they’re really just committed and they’re playing really well right now.” Media attention has surrounded quarterback Nick Foles and running back Nic Grigsby this season, but none of that would be possible if the men up front weren’t doing such a good job. Consistent and cohesive offensive line play is difficult to achieve, especially considering the number of injuries that the unit has endured this season. Several players have even had to switch positions, leading to several different starting lines each Saturday. And the average fan would never know — which is a good thing. “They’ve done a good job considering the
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Offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh instructs players along the sideline at Arizona Stadium on Sept. 12 as the Wildcats beat NAU.
movement and the injuries,” Bedenbaugh said.“That’s a credit to those guys. They prepare themselves in the film room and they understand what everybody’s doing.” Learning several positions at once sounds challenging, but it’s been relatively easy for this year’s linemen — whether they intended it to be that way or not. “It’s almost hard not to know (other oline positions),” junior center Colin Baxter said. “We hear it over and over and over again in practice, and a lot of times we’re working with (the other positions) anyway.” Bedenbaugh sounds like a no-nonsense kind of coach, but it’s quite the opposite. “I think he can relate to (his linemen) very well,” Dykes said.“He obviously has a background in what we’re doing offensively and believes in it. He understands that that’s where everything starts for us offensively is up front, and he’s really done a good job.” A former collegiate player at Iowa Wesleyan, Bedenbaugh has realized that the
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uncharacteristic four-over-par, 33rdplace finish, his talent and drive have coaches and players at ease. There is no hiding the struggles “He’s a good player. He’ll be fine,” that the Arizona men’s golf team has Kostis said. “He always plays well endured so far this fall season. Their when he needs to and he’s been 93rd Golfweek Collegiate Team playing well at practice.” ranking says it all. Kostis picked up the slack for MacBut although the team has been Manus in the team’s last tournament, subpar thus far, they still have a finishing in a career-high seventh place. chance to bounce back with a good The team will look for Kostis, who performance at the Del Walker Invi- played this course on several occasions tational, held today and tomorrow in last season, to continue his superb golf Long Beach, Calif. this weekend in Long Beach. “The good news is that we’ve played “That’s the best tournament he’d bad, and we haven’t put ourselves out ever played,” LaRose said. “He’s of it,”said senior John Kostis.“If we all playing about as good as anyone just play how we right now.” should play we’ll Helping Kostis We certainly be fine.” and MacManus The team has this weekend will haven’t played up to yet to play to their be seniors Rich expectations yet, but potential, as eviSaferian and Brad denced by their I think the potential is Nicholson, junior sixth and 10th Khan there, so we’re going to Jonathan place finishes. and freshman go out and give it our Although coach Stefan Cox. Rick LaRose’s The tournabest shot. team has yet to ment format has break out, they a slightly different — Rick LaRose structure, as each have nowhere to Men’s golf coach team will run out go but up. “We certainly six golfers instead haven’t played up to expectations yet, of the usual five. The tournament but I think the potential is there, so we’re will be played at the Virginia Country going to go out and give it our best shot,” Club’s par-71 course in Long Beach. LaRose said.“We need to get better.” The fall season has not exactly The Wildcats hope to get back on gone as planned and the team hopes track as All-American Tarquin Mac- to get back to the level of success Manus is expected to regain his usual that Arizona golf is accustomed to. form. The Aussie, who posted 63s and “We need to go and try to get a win,” 64s at times last season, currently boasts LaRose said. “We have been a little a mediocre 72.50 stroke average. disappointing so far. We just haven’t Although he is coming off an had the play that we expected.”
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best way to teach his players is to work them hard, but also keep them relaxed. The mindset of an offensive lineman is a unique one — they work as long and as hard as any other unit on the team, but they get the least amount of attention. “The offensive line is everyone working together, and coach Bill does a great job getting us ready,” Baxter said of his offensive line coach. “Going through film with him, going over (defensive) looks, blitzes, all that kind of stuff. “He’s an intense guy,” Baxter added. “Every good offensive line coach is. You have to have that kind of focus. He’s intense, but a lot of times he gets funny. We joke around and we have a good time.” And, of course, Bedenbaugh’s allfootball, all-the-time attitude is wellknown by his players. “Outside of football?”Baxter laughed when asked about his coach’s extracurricular activities. “Does he do anything outside of football?”
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W-tennis looking to build momentum By Michael Fitzsimmons ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Matches at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Regionals in San Diego, Calif., are set to kick-off today, with eight Arizona women’s tennis players in competition. Representing the Wildcats will be seniors Claire Rietsch and Ariane Masschelein; junior Jane Huh; sophomores Debora Castany, Sarah Landsman and Natasha marks; and freshmen Shannon Cassidy and Elizabeth Hammond. The regionals will be the first action Arizona has seen since its successful showing at a pair of southern California tournaments earlier this month. Head coach Vicky Maes took advantage of the break to gear her team up for the important event. “Practice has been productive and the team’s
spirit is high,” Maes said.“We worked on a lot of different things in practice, things (the team) knows they need to add to their games, yet it’s a big hurdle to actually do that in a match.” Assistant coach Ryan Stotland stressed the importance of each player taking something away from these matches to help develop their play. “If they win the tournament, that would definitely be great … We want them to win,” he explained. “But that’s not the most important thing right now — improving the games of individual players is.” “Basically, we want the girls to go out and explore their games a bit,” Maes added. The tournament will feature a main singles draw with a field of 128, along with a doubles draw of 64, both of which will have Wildcats in competition. Marks, Landsman and Masschelein will be seeded players in
the singles bracket. The regionals are a good chance for the Arizona team to match up against talented players from good programs, some of which they will see down the road in Pacific 10 Conference play, including USC, UCLA and ASU. “We play in one of the toughest regions in the country,” Stotland said. With limited match-play left in the fall, these individual-oriented tournaments present the team with great opportunities to build momentum toward the spring, when team play begins. “The bottom line is that we need to keep everyone relaxed,” Maes said. “And that each player understands and accepts that winning this early in the year is not nearly as important as working on the different dimensions of their games.”
Phillies beat Dodgers 10-4, return to World Series THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard and the defending champs are back in the World Series — proving last year was no fluke and looking even more dangerous this time around. Jayson Werth homered twice, Shane Victorino and Pedro Feliz also connected and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to win their second straight NL pennant. Brad Lidge closed it out, Howard was selected NL championship series MVP and the Phillies became the first team to reach consecutive World Series since the New York Yankees in 2000-01. “I can get used to it,” manager Charlie Manuel told a cheering crowd. “We got one more step and we’re going to get it!” Now, Jimmy Rollins and crew wait for their next opponent. They’ll go for their third World Series title beginning next Wednesday night at New York or Los Angeles. The Yankees lead the Angels 3-1 in the ALCS, which resumes Thursday night at Angel Stadium. Meanwhile, slugger Manny Ramirez, manager Joe Torre and the rest of the Dodgers go home after leading the NL with 95 wins in the regular season and sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in the division series. “They’re confident, they’re talented, and they’re going where we all want to go right now — the World Series,” Torre said, praising the power-hitting Phillies. With a big night at the plate, Philadelphia overcame another shaky outing by 2008 NLCS and World Series MVP Cole Hamels. Los Angeles closed to 9-4 in the eighth, but Ryan Madson escaped a bases-loaded jam by striking out Russell Martin and retiring Casey Blake on a grounder. After beating Tampa Bay in last year’s World Series, the Phillies are trying to become the first repeat champions from the NL since the Cincinnati Reds in 1975-76. The Yankees were the last team to win consecutive titles when they captured three in a row from 1998-2000. “We got one more step,” Howard said.
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brad Lidge and catcher Carlos Ruiz celebrate their 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their NLCS game at Citizens Bank Park, Wednesday, in Philadelphia, Penn.
“Then we got action!” Andre Ethier, James Loney and pinchhitter Orlando Hudson hit solo homers for the Dodgers, who also lost to the Phillies in five games in last year’s NLCS. The teams combined to tie the record of seven homers in a postseason game. It was the fifth time that’s happened. “They were better than us,” Ramirez said. “You saw what they were capable of doing.” Fireworks exploded over Citizens Bank Park after Victorino caught a fly ball for the final out. The NL East champions, who beat Colorado in four games in the
opening round, met Lidge in the middle of the diamond to celebrate and began putting on hats with the stitched-in logo of “WS2009.” After trophy ceremonies on the field, players retreated to the clubhouse to spray champagne and celebrate. On the 29th anniversary of their first World Series title, the Phillies became the first NL team to win consecutive pennants since the Atlanta Braves did it 13 years ago. “Big games call for big times,”Werth said. “Hopefully, we can keep it going. We’ve got four more games to win.”
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known right now, but it’s clear that Wharf — walking with a noticeable limp and struggling to maneuver — is hurt. She now wears a brace and will probably take a further look at the injury at the season’s end. Wharf had one of her best performances of the year last Friday in a 2-0 loss to Washington. Despite not playing until this year, she still has the experience of an upperclassman from playing with teammates in the spring and for the United Soccer League’s Vancouver Whitecaps. “I don’t care who you are; if you tear two ACLs, it takes a toll on you,” said co-interim head coach John Galas. “She’s been very committed to the program. She’s had an excellent attitude throughout the entire process. She wants to be on the field, and it takes a lot to keep her off the field.” Realistically, if Wharf were an underclassman, she would probably be sitting out. But considering what she’s been through, the disappointments of years past will keep her on the field for the few games left in the season.
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drop-off in production. That flexibility goes a long way in college hockey. “Any time you’ve got six solid guys that you can throw out there in any situation, it’s going to help,”Waxenberg said. “Defense is what’s going to help you win championships.” Not only do these three help in the current depth department, they also give the Icecats a lot of promise for the years to come. While they are talented enough to make an impact right now, the defensemen still have room to grow. “I think all three are getting stronger the more they play,”Golembiewski said. “Again, it’s being confident and feeling comfortable out there, and that’s gained through experience.” Experience obviously comes with more game time, but Waxenberg, Stolz and MacLachlan have three terrific defenders to learn from along the way. Co-captains Weed and Cherney along with senior defenseman Capobianco have played their fair share of big games and are a perfect resource
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“If I were a freshman, I would be more cautious. But being a senior, it gives me the drive to finish the season,” she said. Wharf initially had dreams of playing professional soccer after this season, but after reinjuring her knee, she is unsure whether that will happen. “If you would have asked before I injured my knee, I would have said I would have wanted to play professional soccer,” she said. “But now it all depends if I need surgery at the end of the season, and I don’t know if my body will hold up on three surgeries.” Despite being injury-prone throughout her Arizona career, Wharf is grateful for the relationships she’s built in the soccer program and being on the Sweet 16 team. “When it comes down to it, I’ve experienced so much with this team. Even though I didn’t play, I’ve been to the Sweet 16 with this program. No one else can say that except for the 2005 team,” she said. ”It is about winning and losing, but it’s more about the bonds that I’ve built while at Arizona.”
for the freshmen still learning to play at the collegiate level. “It’s nice to look at someone who’s played at this level and this speed and kind of get to know how they play and what the game is going to be like,”Stolz said. “I’ve learned quite a bit about taking my time with the puck and making good area passes,” MacLachlan said. “They just make a lot smarter plays and take their time, so that’s the biggest thing.” Although the three defenders still have a world of improvement left to make, they have quickly changed the Icecats from a program known for its lack of depth to a team full of potential from top to bottom. With a long way to go before they are considered great collegiate players, the depth that the trio brings to the Icecats is more than enough for now. “The core group of defenseman from last year with the addition of these new guys, there’s six guys right there,”Schupan said. “We have other guys that can fill in, too. It’s really exciting to see.”
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Navajos may try to buy popular Arizona ski resort The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF — The Navajo Nation may try to buy a popular Arizona ski resort to stop snowmaking on one of the tribe’s most sacred mountains, the San Francisco Peaks. The Navajo Nation Council voted Wednesday to consider legislation that would allow the tribe to secure an appraisal and negotiate with the partners who own the Arizona Snowbowl outside Flagstaff. The Navajo and several other tribes fought in court for several years to stop the Snowbowl’s plan to use reclaimed wastewater to make snow. Tribes have said the practice would desecrate the land they hold sacred and infringe on their religious beliefs. The U.S. Supreme Court turned down the tribes’ final appeal in June, and the resort’s owners plan to begin adding the snowmaking equipment next year. Council Delegate Raymond Maxx signed on as the primary sponsor of the legislation. “The elders and our traditional people, they expect something to be done to stop that process, and some of us are willing to put some of our resources behind our actions,” he said. “That’s what we’re trying to do here. That would really relieve the stress and tension among our traditional folks, our elders back home.” The council could take a final vote on the legislation later this week during its fall session. The Arizona Snowbowl Limited Partnership purchased the ski resort in 1992 for $4 million. Owner Eric Borowsky said late Wednesday that it is not for sale. But he said he has an obligation as a general partner to submit any valid offers to the limited partners for a vote. No offers have been submitted since the partnership took over ownership of the ski resort, Borowsky said. Maxx’s bill doesn’t include a price the tribe would be willing to pay for the Snowbowl. If a purchase is ultimately made, the money likely would come from the tribe’s land acquisition fund, said Delegate Jonathan Nez, who sits on the council’s Budget and Finance Committee. The fund was developed to consolidate the checkerboard of Indian and non-Indian land around the reservation. Tribal officials used it to finance the development of the Navajo Nation’s first casino just outside Gallup, N.M. Howard Shanker, who has served as an attorney for many of the tribes, said he’s pleased the Navajo Nation is looking into a purchase. “I’m sure they would maintain the area in an environmentally and culturally responsible way,” he said.
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Afghan opium the most lethal drug worldwide, U.N. says McClatchy Newspapers MOSCOW — Afghan opium kills more people every year than any other drug on the planet, claiming up to 100,000 lives annually, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday. Although U.S. officials have pointed to the last two years of lower production in Afghanistan, the country still produces 90 percent of the world’s opium, which the report says now threatens to sow havoc in much of Central Asia. “The catalog of casualties caused by Afghan narcotics is gruesome,” Antonio Maria Costa, the executive director of the U.N. office on drugs and crime, says in a note in the report’s summary.“We need to go back to the dramatic opium addiction in China a century ago to find comparable statistics.” In addition to drug-related deaths, Afghan opium and heroin pay for weapons that anti-U.S. insurgents use to kill American troops.
From 2005 to 2008, Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan earned an average annual income of some $125 million from the opium trade, not including money gained from drugprocessing facilities or other related business in neighboring Pakistan, according to the report. The Afghan opium crop, used to produce heroin, dropped from 7,700 metric tons in 2008 to 6,900 this year, but because of massive overproduction there are now more than 12,000 metric tons of opium in stockpiles, enough to meet world demand for more than two years. Criminal and insurgent groups probably are holding most of those reserves, the U.N. said. The U.N.’s findings sounded a strong warning about the Central Asian opium-trafficking route, which has become a virtual conveyor belt for heroin between Afghanistan and Russia, referring to it as the “most sinister development yet.” “The perfect storm of drugs,
crime and insurgency that has swirled around the AfghanistanPakistan border for years is heading for Central Asia,” Costa said. “If quick preventive measures are not put into place, a big chunk of Eurasia could be lost.” McClatchy Newspapers published a series of articles earlier this year that traced the flow of opium from Afghanistan through Tajikistan — a main Central Asian conduit — to Russia. The articles found that Western inaction during the years after the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan opened the way for Afghan opium to fuel corruption throughout Afghanistan, turn Tajikistan into a borderline narco-state and create thousands of new addicts in Russia. Russia is now the world’s largest consumer of heroin, according to the U.N. report. At least 70 tons of Afghan heroin were consumed in Russia last year, the report says, more than three times the amount in the United States and Canada combined
and higher than previous estimates. The number of addicts in Russia has multiplied tenfold during the past decade, and there are now 30,000 to 40,000 Russian drug-related deaths each year, according to Russian government figures cited by the report. Official Russian news services have said that up to 30,000 of those deaths are due to Afghan heroin. Russian leaders repeatedly have voiced their anger about the lack of a Western crackdown on Afghan opium, and the issue was brought up during President Barack Obama’s and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visits to Moscow this year. In May, the head of Russia’s federal drug-control service, Viktor Ivanov, said that about 180 Afghan drug cartels were trafficking heroin to Russia. “The majority of these 180 drug cartels are based in the U.S. and NATO areas of responsibility,” Ivanov said.
Boston-area man charged in alleged terrorist plot McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Federal authorities on Wednesday charged a Boston-area man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists as part of a plot to “kill, kidnap, maim or injure” people — including U.S. officials — overseas and in the United States. Prosecutors and FBI agents said that from 2001 to 2008, Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury, Mass., conspired with at least two men to carry out an Islamist holy war, or jihad. That included discussions about killing two prominent U.S. politicians, attacking American troops in Iraq and shooting at shoppers in U.S. malls, according to those authorities and detailed FBI affidavits that were unsealed Wednesday in connection with the case. The charges against Mehanna were announced by the acting U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, Michael K. Loucks, and Warren T. Bamford, the FBI special agent in charge of the Boston field office. Mehanna was arrested Wednesday
at his parents’ home in Sudbury, an upscale suburb west of Boston. A federal judge ordered him held over until an Oct. 30 hearing after Mehanna — described as a pharmacy college graduate — initially refused to stand to hear the charges against him. According to prosecutors and two lengthy FBI affidavits filed in support of the charges, the three men discussed their desire to participate in“violent jihad against American interests”and“to die on the battlefield.” Mehanna had “multiple conversations about obtaining automatic weapons and randomly shooting people in shopping malls,” Loucks said, adding that their plan was thwarted when they could get only handguns, not the automatic weapons that they believed necessary for an attack at a mall. One senior federal law enforcement official said the alleged conspiracy was not nearly as far along, or as “operational,” as one allegedly headed by a Denver-area Afghan native, Najibullah Zazi. Zazi, 24, was arrested in September
and charged with training with alQaida in Pakistan and conspiring with others to detonate homemade explosive devices on U.S. soil, possibly New York-area transit hubs. Federal authorities said the new investigation is part of a nationwide hunt for individuals in the U.S. who are going to Somalia to fight with al-Qaidalinked militants trying to overthrow the U.S.-backed government there. Dozens of men in the United States, mostly Somali nationals, are suspected of supporting that effort, either through funding and recruitment or by traveling to Somalia to engage in combat and guerrilla activities, according to several senior FBI and Justice Department officials. If convicted on the material support charge, Mehanna faces as many as 15 years in prison. His attorney was identified as J.W. Carney Jr., who was not available for immediate comment. Authorities in Boston said Mehanna sought, but never received, training in terrorist camps despite several trips overseas. They identified one alleged co-conspirator as Ahman Abousamra,
who is now believed to be in Syria. Abousamra committed a felony several years ago by lying to FBI agents conducting a broad counterterrorism investigation into U.S. support for Somali militants, the court documents said. The complaint also alleges that the men attempted to radicalize others and inspire each other by, among other things, watching and distributing jihad videos. Authorities alleged that Mehanna and two associates traveled to the Middle East in February 2004, seeking military-type training at a terrorist camp that would prepare them for armed jihad against U.S. interests, including U.S. and allied forces in Iraq. It also said one of Mehanna’s co-conspirators made two similar trips to Pakistan in 2002. Sometime in recent years the alleged plot escalated, according to the complaint and affidavits, and Mehanna and the co-conspirators had multiple conversations about obtaining automatic weapons and randomly shooting people in a mall.
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