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Startling find may be key in evolution By Carly Kennedy ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT ‘Ardi,’ the 4.4 million-year-old skeleton recently found in Ethiopia, will completely change the story of early humans, UA anthropologists said. The fossil has been assigned to the genus Ardipithecus ramidus (‘Ardi’ is a nickname), and belonged to a female weighing approximately 110 pounds. Stephen Zegura, a professor of anthropology at the UA, said Ardi’s
importance stems from the amount of skeletal material scientists have to work with. They can now note the differences between Ardipithecus and the chimpanzee. For the past 30 years, scientists have used the chimpanzee as a model to gauge what early human ancestors looked like: knucklewalkers, vertical climbers and treedwellers . But because of Ardi and her physical makeup, that model has fallen flat on its face. “This really does change the
evolutionary story of the humanchimpanzee lines,” Zegura said. David Raichlen, an assistant professor in the School of Anthropology, said Ardi is one of the most exciting discoveries in recent decades. “It offers us a fuzzy picture of what has happened in the evolution of early humans,” Raichlen said. Because of Ardi, scientists can now see a shift in the evolution DISCOVERY, page A5
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Safe Baby program offers choices Mothers can leave newborns at designated safe havens By Marissa Freireich ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Tyler Mathis, a biology sophomore, waits for the SunTran on Park Avenue and University Boulevard Tuesday. Tyler says “It gets me where I need to go, it just takes so long to get here.”
Alternate means of transportation decreasing need for cars on campus By Austin Counts ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT UA Parking and Transportation Services has an excess of parking permits available for the fall 2009 semester. For the past two years, PTS has been unable to sell all the available parking permits because students are taking advantage of various alternate transportation programs offered on campus. “We have over 1,000 permits still available at a prorated price,” said Bill Davidson, marketing manager for Parking and Transportation Services , “but students are just not driving as much as they used to.” Davidson cites fluctuating gas prices, recent lot closures and students looking into alternate trans-
portation as reasons for the decline in permit purchases. “We started to see less permits sold once gas prices reached $3 a gallon a couple of summers ago,” said Davidson. Currently, Parking and Transportation offers numerous services for students who choose not to drive to campus. Most notably, the Sun Tran U-Pass — a discounted bus pass — has become a top seller in the past year, edging out sales of parking permits. Sales of the U-Pass increased by 25.8 percent during the 2008-09 school year compared to 2007-08 figures, according to data collected by Parking and Transportation. Other alternative transportation services provided by Parking and Transportation include the Rideshare program, in which students
can join a carpooling group to get to campus; the Cat Tran Shuttle, which services 45 off-campus stops on five fixed routes around campus; and “Park and Ride” lots, where students park their vehicles off campus and take a shuttle to the UA. Another cheap alterative for getting around campus without a car is riding a bicycle. Shops like Bargain Basement Bikes, located on Park Avenue, have seen an increase in bike sales in the past two years. “We’ve sold one-third more bikes this past August when compared to last year” said Duane Barnes, owner of Bargain Basement Bikes. “Sales for recreational bikes have slowed down because students are opting for commuter bikes.” Demand for motorized and electric bikes has also increased around
campus, according to Daniel Manheim, owner of Tucson Electric Bikes, located on University Boulevard. While the price range for these bikes can be $500 to $2,500, it’s not deterring people from purchasing them. “We get a lot of parents buying electric bikes for their kids when they first come to college,” said Manheim. “In the long run, it’s cheaper than owning a car.” Even with all the cost-effective alternatives to owning a car and buying a parking permit, some students choose to rely on an age-old method for getting around: walking. “I choose to walk because of my proximity to campus,” said Charlie Golestani, a journalism senior. “Why spend money on a bike when my own two feet can get me where I need to go?”
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The UA is now part of the Safe Baby program, which organizers say helps raise awareness about the resources available for pregnant women. The program is a collaboration between the Dean of Students Office, Pima County Attorney’s Office and Casa de Los Niños, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping abused or neglected children. After a student gave birth in a residence hall bathroom last year, the Dean of Students Office organized a group of students and departments to help determine the best way to get information about Arizona pregnancy laws out to students, said Carol Thompson, assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of students. If students come from other communities, states or countries, they may not be aware of Arizona’s Safe Haven Law, which passed in 2001, Thompson said. Under the law, a person can anonymously bring a baby within 72 hours of birth to a Safe Haven provider. The person will not be charged with child abuse if they physically give the baby to a representative and the baby does not show any signs of injury. “We would want any individual who is part of our community to know this is a good resource, should they find themselves in a situation where they’re not sure what to do,” Thompson said. The current Safe Baby awareness program at UA consists of posters and magnets. The posters are displayed in residence halls and other buildings on campus. They list locations close to campus where a person can leave their newborn. PREGNANCY, page A5
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It’s Clifford Smith. Kind of weird, huh? (Laughs) Clifford. Yeah, and apparently Clifford Smith is in some trouble with the government right now. Did you hear about that? Uh oh. What did he do? He got busted for tax evasion. He didn’t pay his taxes? Yeah, for a period of like three years and now he owes about $33,000 in back taxes. Oh man, that sucks. Yeah. He’s supposed to be rich because of all his music and movies and stuff and he didn’t even pay his taxes. What’s up with that? He’s just stupid and probably wants to spend all his money on weed.
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Brady White, as Santa Claus, sits in the new ICON A5 sports aircraft at the unveiling of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Book yesterday in Dallas, Texas.
Ohio couple experiences love at first bite COLUMBIA STATION, Ohio — An Ohio bride and ghoul have vowed to love each other and haunt and howl at the moon together at a Halloweenthemed wedding. Sixty-one-year-old Jack Holsinger and 44-year-old Connie Spitznagel were both made up as pale-faced
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What kind of advice would you give to Clifford Smith, because you know he’s not going to stop smoking weed? I don’t know. Maybe he should get an accountant or something.
Fast Facts Neuroscientists have determind that motherhood makes female rats smarter, calmer and more courageous.
A study in December 2004 found that parents enjoy a visit with Santa more than their children do.
On average, people between the ages of 24 and 35 worry less than adults of any other age group.
Thirteen percent of adults say the last day of summer is the occasion they dread the most.
Scientists say that women are more caring than men, and old women are smarter than old men.
Ninety percent of Americans describe themselves as shy.
Only 2 percent of Americans say they’re in a good mood every day.
Australian researchers found that the brain really does experience pain when a person’s heart is breaking.
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NEW YORK — David Letterman had his Hugh Grant moment. The question is whether his personal embarrassment will help fuel further professional triumph. The intensely private Letterman surely didn’t want to be swept up in this maelstrom, which he dropped on “Late David Letterman Show” viewers last Thursday with his startling revelations of having sex with women on his staff — a disclosure prompted by a $2 million blackmail threat against him. For a celebrity the caliber of Hugh Grant, publicity — including speculation of career suicide — was certainly unavoidable 14 years ago, when he was arrested with a prostitute on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. Very embarrassing. But then he retreated to NBC’s “The Tonight Show” for image rehab. Host Jay Leno wasted no time before asking his instantly classic question: “What were you thinking?!” Grant’s appearance vaulted ratings runner-up “Tonight” past Letterman’s CBS “Late Show,” a leadership position Leno held through his retirement from late night earlier this year. Since then, Letterman has reclaimed a ratings edge over new “Tonight” host Conan O’Brien. And now, Dave may have truly sealed the deal. With his masterful monologue last Thursday, he took control of a dicey situation. He promised his audience “a little story”and delivered in spades. He acknowledged his own past“creepy”behavior. He reminded everyone that he’s a guy “motivated by nothing but guilt.” It could be that Letterman’s carefully calibrated act of self-disclosure has put him in the best spot possible to weather the situation — and even to milk it. Beloved by viewers and critics for decades, he has abruptly freshened the vintage David Letterman brand. It isn’t the first time Dave has shown finesse in managing a firestorm. In June, he had a run-in with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin over jokes made at the expense of her teenage daughter. He emerged from a tumultuous few days of protests and demands for his dismissal with a ratings jolt. And thanks to the dumb-luck timing of the flap, he also handily upstaged his much-hyped NBC rival just as O’Brien was taking over“Tonight.” In another of his memorable TV performances, Letterman apologized to Palin and her family. But he has never stopped making jokes at Palin’s expense. To judge from last week’s tour-de-force confessional (“I know what you’re saying: ‘I’ll be darned, Dave had sex’”), Letterman will now be making more jokes at his own expense. — The Associated Press
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I know right. What kind of excuse is that? A Method Man excuse.
(Laughs) Wow. I didn’t hear about that one. But at least he pays his taxes. That’s true.
to the altar by six pallbearers. Minister Greg Kopp was dressed as Jason in the “Friday the 13th” movies. After the vows were exchanged, he ordered Holsinger not to kiss his new bride but instead to bite her on the neck.
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That’s actually the reason he gave too. In March, Method Man told the media that it was “because I got high, I forgot to pay. It was stupid.” (Laughs)
It just seems like rappers can’t get any good publicity these days. Kanye’s thing, he’s just always been like that. He said he should be in the Bible.
vampires for their scare-emony Saturday night at a haunted house near Cleveland. The two chose the location because it’s operated by the same people who own a campground where the couple met. Holsinger arrived in a coffin inside a hearse, and the coffin was carried
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Racetrack class a horse of a different color By Michelle Monroe ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Wendy Davis is the associate coordinator of the race track industry program at the UA Department of Animal Sciences. Davis teaches an Introduction to the Animal Racing Industry course that covers everything from history of the industry to equipment used.
The gates are open, and they’re off! If you’re jockeying for a horseracing fix, try taking the reins on a class offered through the animal sciences department: Introduction to the Animal Racing Industry. In the class, students learn different components of the racing industry – organizations, officials, regulations, licensing and more. About half of the students who take this course do so as a requirement for their equine sciences major, said Wendy Davis, the adjunct lecturer in charge of the class and associate coordinator of the racetrack industry program. Others take the course for general interest, because they like racing or horses or because they need two credits, she added. “I heard it was an easy class and my brother told me he liked it, and I needed an elective,” said Heather Comolli, a political science senior. Davis said the course may help pique a student’s interest in something different.“We think its great that any student can take it. Someone might take it and
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find out that they like it,” she said. She reccommends, however, that students have a least some curiosity about horse racing. “It’s so specialized, you might get bored if you aren’t interested,”Davis said. Some students take the class to learn how to gamble, Davis said. “We don’t teach how to handicap but we do look at past performances and information that handicappers use to make their decisions,” she said. At the beginning of the year, students are asked to write down any questions they might have about the racing industry. “Some (questions) are very pointed,” Davis said. “Like, ‘Why are horses discarded after their racing career?’ Those aren’t avoided but usually those questions are from students who don’t have good information.” One of the most interesting questions asked by students is ‘Are the races fixed?’ Davis added. Students love the conspiracy theory that the winners are decided ahead of time, but once they see how regulated the races are and how impossible it would be to ‘fix’ them, people walk away saying, ‘Wow, I
had no idea,’ Davis said. Since the class is very basic, Davis likes to incorporate visuals to illustrate the content. “Today I had three to four clips of races that we watched. Usually they’re about how things are done,” Davis said. “For example, there was a piece done on ESPN Classic on horse racing on dirt or turf with an interview with a jockey.” When the class reaches the section of the course about racing regulation, Davis shows a tape of a race and the students call out if they believe there was any infraction, Davis said. “We can’t watch the races in the fall since Rillito Park only has a sixweek race program,” she said. “So that’s why we do everything with video tape or DVD.” The racetrack industry program at the UA holds a conference every year that draws crowds of around 800 to 1,000 people from all over the world. The conference always falls on the last day of class — this year it’s the week of Dec. 8 — so the animal sciences classes are cancelled and students are highly encouraged but not required to attend the conference.
Introduction to the Animal Racing Industry
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Justices hear challenge to law banning depictions of animal cruelty TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up a dog fighting case Tuesday to decide whether the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech goes so far as to protect the sale of gory videos of animals being tortured and killed. But the argument turned to an even more ominous question: Could the government outlaw a future “Human Sacrifice Channel” on cable TV or “snuff films” showing humans being killed? That question may have given a boost to a case that the government and animal-rights advocates seemed to be losing. Last year, a federal appeals court, citing the freedom of speech, struck down a law against selling videos with scenes of animal cruelty. The law applied only to illegal acts of torturing or killing animals, not legal hunting or fishing. It was intended to dry up the underground market in so-called“crush videos”that show animals being stomped by women in high heels. More recently, it has been used to prosecute people who sell videos of pit bulls and other dogs fighting. Most of the justices sounded wary of reviving that law, fearing it may be used against depictions of bull fighting or other scenes of animals being killed. Justice Antonin Scalia, an avid hunter, insisted the First Amendment does not allow the government to limit speech and expression, except for sex or obscenity.
“It’s not up to the government to tell us what are our worst instincts,” Scalia said. He repeatedly cited Adolf Hitler and his policies of extermination. “Can you keep him off the screen?” Scalia asked. But Justice Samuel Alito garnered the attention of his colleagues with questions on whether videos portraying humans being killed would be protected as free speech. Raising a hypothetical, Alito said there may well be a “pay per view” market for programs made outside the United States and beyond the power of U.S. law that showed real persons being killed. He called it the “Human Sacrifice Channel” and wondered aloud whether Congress could outlaw showing such programs in this country. “Live. Pay per view, you know, on the ‘Human Sacrifice Channel.’ That’s OK?” Alito asked. A lawyer who was defending a Virginia man who sold dog fighting videos said she was not sure. “The fact conduct is repulsive or offensive does not mean we automatically ban the speech,” said Patricia Millett, the lawyer for defendant Robert Stevens. She said the First Amendment usually protects speech and expression, even if the underlying conduct is ugly or illegal. She said the government should work to stop the illegal acts, rather than make it a crime to show them. Several members of the court pressed her to explain further. “I’m still looking for an answer,” said Chief Justice John G. Roberts. Jr. “You are unwilling to say that Con-
Cook County Sheriff’s raided a dog fighting operation in Maywood, Illinois, Wednesday, Sept. 23.
gress can pass a law that you cannot have a ‘human sacrifice’ channel?” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg mentioned “snuff films” and said they raise the same problem. But for much of the hour, the government’s lawyer, deputy U.S. solicitor general Neal Katyal, struggled to convince the justices that the law was targeted only on so-called “crush videos”
or dog fighting videos. Robert Stevens, the Virginia man, was convicted for selling three videos that contained scenes of pit bulls fighting in Japan, where this is legal. By the argument’s end, the justices seemed to be weighing several possibilities. One was to narrow the reach of the law to focus only on the “crush videos.” A second would be to uphold
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the law as written, but make clear that moviemakers, photographers and others had a right to challenge its use against legitimate work portraying animals. A third possibility was to rule the entire law unconstitutional because it infringed too much on the First Amendment. A ruling is not likely for several months.
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This letter is to express my opinion on the university’s health care coverage changes for employees. I know opinions are expressed about chalk, marijuana and things of that sort. However, to employees who work here for years, health insurance has been one of the benefits which make it plausible to work here at the UA. Staff members know that health insurance is at the top of our benefits package list. These past few weeks, we have learned of exclusions for certain dependants who have always been covered. My particular situation is a disabled adult child. Now, the university will cut off coverage. This is a young adult who will not be covered anymore and I feel very betrayed. My child will be with me the rest of my life or her life and to decide to cut off coverage shows me what my 30 years as a staff member at the university means. Johnny Hostetler Custodial area supervisor
Congratulations on missing the point
I wish to congratulate the editors of the Daily Wildcat. With an astounding one-two punch, you’ve managed to completely miss the true intent and impact of the two gun-related laws featured on the front page of last week’s paper. A.R.S. 12-781 ensures, among other things, that property owners and employers cannot prohibit firearms from being locked and stored in privately owned motor vehicles. The law does not change any rules about whether concealed carry permits are required; an easily accessible, hidden firearm still counts as a concealed weapon and still requires a permit. It’s still legal for a law-abiding citizen to store an unloaded weapon in a locked container without a permit, just as it’s always been. “Youngsters” under 21 are still prohibited by federal law from owning a handgun, so I fail to see how Dr. Shelton’s statements have any relevance. This change in Arizona law simply ensures that those who can already legally carry can defend themselves on the way to work — including university employees. As university policy still prohibits concealed carry permit holders from bringing their weapons with them despite having a full background check and having been trained on the proper use of a firearm, I suppose the guns will have to be left in locked vehicles where they will be subject to potential theft. That’s the real twist here. A.R.S. 4-229 clarifies rules that prohibited concealed carry holders from carrying a weapon into ANY establishment that serves
alcohol, not just bars. As the line between a bar and a restaurant is blurry, lawmakers understood that legal battles would tie up the courts if they forbade weapons only in bars. The new law prevents this loophole, stating that establishments can post a sign prohibiting concealed carry if they so choose. I’m sure most bars will post such signs, but the real point is that permit-holders can now legally defend themselves in a Chili’s or Applebee’s, as long as they don’t drink while carrying. If a bar doesn’t post the sign and you feel they should, you’re free to drink elsewhere. Instead of being informative about the current laws, you chose to spread fear in a sensationalistic fashion. The paper could have provided insightful commentary, researching the issue and the facts before publication. Instead, the editors dropped the ball. Go take a firearms safety course, talk to some professors in the university’s law department, and then publish. Jeff Hiner Electrical and computer engineering graduate student
Medical marijuana letter rife with flawed logic
This letter is in response to Zach Weinstein’s letter, “‘Medical marijuana’ an ironic cliché.” Zach, my man, your arguments are stupid. Really? Carcinogens and drug cartels? Medical marijuana is used in many more ways than just smoking it. Patients who can’t smoke because of illnesses take edibles that are 100 percent smokless and safe. Pot brownies, cookies, candies, THC pills and, hell, they even have THC spaghetti sauce. Leave the “safeness” of medical marijuana to be decided by doctors and scientists. You also point to drug cartels “spiking” pot with other substances. Dude, are you serious? Medical marijuana is grown right here in our country and supervised by state governments. Medical marijuana does not come from Mexico and, to be honest with you, many recreational users don’t get their pot from Mexico because it’s horeseshit pot. Coming from the great state of California, we have already realized how medical marijuana can help patients in need. Arizona is behind and because of Republican influence all over this state it wouldn’t surprise me if this were the last state to pass medical pot and that’s sad. Wouldn’t you rather take drugs grown from the earth than synthesized in a chemistry lab, especially if it keeps you from puking 24 hours a day? It’s a no-brainer that pot should be used medically. One more thing, where is this church of marijuana you speak of? Sounds great! Ted Griffin Biology senior
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here are so many terrible things in the world — wars, mass disease, corruption, extortion and exploitation. If you are informed about many of the issues of today, the outlook is bleak. It’s enough to make a person become disenfranchised with all of humankind and just give up on it all. But we can’t give in to apathy out of helplessness. Cynicism accomplishes nothing. In our popular culture, being jaded and pessimistic is something of a trend. Most would rather watch Jon Stewart or read “The Onion” for satire and sarcasm about the day’s issues than spend time researching them through real journalism venues, like CNN or BBC. Why is that? Can we simply not handle the real news? It’s always discouraging to learn about the billions spent, thousands killed or hundreds burned, but we should not become immune to or avoid the news of our community or of the world, no matter how harrowing. When we are skeptical and contemptuous, we lose our power to set in motion effective change to improve the very problems that make us so sneering in the first place. When President Obama campaigned in 2008, he chose not to focus on the negative mistakes of the previous administration when he could have easily spent his time bashing all of George W. Bush’s decisions. Most citizens are unafraid of partaking in this kind of dialogue, so why wouldn’t Obama take this natural route? He was above it. Obama and his managers instead chose to appeal to the American people on a positive platform: He asked voters to believe in hope. President Obama vied for this high position without being sarcastic or sardonic about everything the other guy had done wrong. Rather, he based his campaign on the belief that a better world is possible. And it worked far better than McCain’s slanderous TV commercials and stodgy, harsh rhetoric. Voters responded to Obama’s message of possibility. Thousands of the voters who cast ballots for Obama were students responding to an upbeat message in politics for the first time in recent memory. To change the world for the better, we must believe: Yes, we can. Young generations are, in general, hopeful and idealistic people. We still believe in the possibility of a better tomorrow. If we are to leave all of our marks on the world that we still believe is our collective oyster, we must not become paralyzed by how daunting the problems of the world seem at times. Last week, much of the student body mobilized overnight to promote free speech and the students’ right to use chalk. The writing was literally on the wall for the UA administration — students were angry, and they were doing something about it. This action almost certainly influenced the absolution of all charges against Evan Lisull, one of the men arrested for using chalk on campus. Because we believed we could make a difference and solve a problem, we did. However, we like to forget that the issue started on a much more negative note. Jacob Miller drew chalk bodies in the Union to protest the UA Transformation and raise awareness of the budget crisis, an issue that the student body is jaded about. We don’t feel like we can do anything about it, so we’ve stopped caring, stopped trying. We are crippled by cynicism, but thankfully, in the case of the chalk debacle, students were tenacious enough to stand up for their thoughts. In the end, we saw positive results for student freedoms. We’ve been made misanthropes by how daunting, obscured and unsolvable the issue feels. The student body was so effective and forceful on the chalking issue because it felt like something we could fix: Get the charges dropped, get our chalking privileges reinstated, and the issue is resolved. Any budget and restructuring battle can’t really ever be won, and even the smallest change can only be effected with much greater effort. No positive change has ever been set in motion by a completely cynical person. Those who change the world have at least one thing in common: They have hope. They believe in a better tomorrow. When we are jaded, we are submissive. We can’t stop acting because we stop seeing change. To scoff is easy. To care is hard. Even when the task at hand feels impossible, we must seek to remain idealists. Despite all the awful, unsolvable-seeming issues we face, we must believe: Yes, we can. — Anna Swenson is a sophomore majoring in English. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.
Please define ‘Arizona resident’
sn’t it interesting how residency affects a student’s status? I’ll use this semester as an example. As a resident, I’m paying $3,427.56, but as a non-resident, I’d have to pay $11,132.06, a difference of $7,702.50 — an amount that garners sympathy for out-of-state students. I’m a resident, but for a while, the UA begged to differ, even though I was born at Tucson Medical Center. I even went to a local Catholic elementary school, as well as a local Catholic high school. I got my first job when I was 16, working at the Safeway at Broadway Boulevard and Campbell Avenue, just blocks away from the UA. I got my driver’s license in Tucson, registered to vote in Tucson, got my passport in Tucson, and so on and so forth. On top of all that, my mother used to work at the UA library, directly under the library president. My brother, though born in California, shares all the same Tucson connections, and he attended the UA as an in-state student and on a scholarship. My plan was to go to college in Boston. I had several choices, but, because I was an idiot, I stayed in Tucson for a girl. My thengirlfriend broke up with me right after high school graduation. Heartbroken and distraught, I decided to forgo my freshman year at the UA and the scholarship that came with it, in order to work full-time and find a place of my own. That process took longer than I would have liked, but after the year off, I decided it was time to return to school. I applied and was accepted to the UA, but wasn’t granted in-state student status. Well, that caught me by surprise, to say the least. What had happened was that my father owned a house and car in Tennessee, where his company happens to be based. He held a dual residency and I, and my education, were unfortunate casualties of his career. Despite all our attempts, my appeals were in vain. I spoke to
several people at the UA and presented to them my birth certificate, driver’s license, voter identification card, pay stubs, high school diploma, state tax forms, and again, so on and so forth. Chris Even the fact that my brother attended Ward the UA under the same circumstances meant nothing. Their response was to bemoan letcolumnist ting my brother slip through the cracks and to seem all the more resolute to make sure I paid out-of-state rates. The whole ordeal is enough to discourage a person from getting an education, and that hurts both the UA and potential students. Ironically, at that time, before Proposition 300, a referendum stating that university students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are not eligible for in-state tuition status or financial aid that is funded or subsidized by state monies, according to the UA Office of Registrar, it was easier for an illegal alien to get in-state tuition, needing only to have graduated from an in-state high school. The funny thing was the reaction from the Tennessee schools I contacted; its basic response was confusion. “How could we be justified in giving you in-state tuition when you not only live in Tucson, Arizona, but were born and educated there as well?” This is the dilemma I found myself in and, with no other options available to me, I enrolled at Pima Community College, which, in case you were wondering, declared me a resident of Arizona and eligible for in-state tuition with nothing but my driver’s license with my local address. Wow, that was easy! It was also predictable and fair. After I transferred to the UA, I was unfortunately unable to get into any of the classes toward my journalism major. This is because transfer students are only allowed to search for classes almost immediately before the start of the semester getting only the scraps
left from everyone else’s academic feast. I signed up for an atmospheric sciences class in an effort to remain a student at the UA. After the end of that class, and as the next semester was approaching, I learned I was no longer a UA student. Unbeknownst to me, having transferred in as a junior, I was obligated to “make progress” toward the completion of my declared major or be kicked out on my butt. Hence, I was kicked out on my butt and forced to reapply, restarting the initial cycle of not being able to get into any classes. I felt like the UA really didn’t care about me, or students in general. Take the graduation rates at the UA as an example. The six-year graduation rate in 2007 was 56.1%, an abysmal 1.8% increase from the year 2000 and a poor graduation rate for a public institution. Fewer than one-third of UA students will graduate in four years. The fact that the UA seems to expect the same from all its students, from the most to the least prepared for college, only enforces the image of the UA as a large, unstructured, almost corporate entity that cares little about the needs, or indeed the education of individual students. Take my case as an example. Thank god for Bridget, my adviser, who was a lone bright spot amid the chaos. So if you think education is not a service, then perhaps you should wonder why we pay so much for it and why money seems to be paramount. Wonder, as I do, how so many cuts can be made while simultaneously trying to educate more and more people, often unsuccessfully. I’m sure the UA hasn’t always been primarily concerned with money, but this mercenary value has been around for as long as I can remember, offering little, but taking more and more. — Chris Ward is a junior majoring in English. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.
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PREGNANCY
Program info available in dorms
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“The students involved felt those were the most effective measures,” she said. The magnets contain similar information, and are placed in bathroom stalls of residence halls. The magnets give the message,“If you’re about to give birth and feel alone, don’t panic, there is an option.” “It allows somebody when they’re in private to take it with them,” Thompson said. “No one needs to know.” Thompson said the materials have been ready since the beginning of the school year and the involved students have been distributing them since then. Besides the posters and the magnets, information is also available online. Stephanie Reed, a pre-architecture freshman, said she started noticing the Safe Baby materials about two weeks ago around Maricopa Residence Hall, where she lives. The campaign is a good idea, she said. “You hear stories about babies being left in trash cans,” she said. “I think it’s good for prevention to avoid bad incidents from occurring.” Tucson’s Safe Baby program has been in existence since 2001 as part of a state Safe Baby coalition. As of now, Casa de los Niños is in charge of Tucson’s campaign. “It’s always been a natural fit for us,” said Carol Weingold, the child abuse prevention coordinator for Casa de los Niños, since the program supports the organization’s goal of preventing child abuse and neglect. Tucson’s Safe Baby campaign consists of posters, magnets, fliers, a Web site and public service announcements on local radio and news stations. Weingold is the only person who distributes the information for Casa de los Niños. She distributes the materials whenever she speaks in the community. Casa de los Niños also collaborates with other organizations in the community to get the word out. “We like to be seen kind of as a gateway for the community to get this information,”she said. Weingold said a baby girl was dropped off at University Medical Center in March. She said this was exciting news because it occurred soon after a UA student gave birth in her residence hall bathroom. “It helped a little in dealing with that issue,” she said. “We’re really excited UA is so receptive to collaborating with us to help something good turn out of this horrible situation.”
Safe Baby locations near campus: • Casa de los Niños
624-5600 1138 North Fifth Ave. (Corner of Fifth Ave. and Helen)
• University Physicians Health Care Hospital at Kino 294-4471 2801 E. Ajo Way (Between Kino Blvd. And Country Club)
• Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital
873-3000 350 N. Wilmot Rd. (Between Broadway and 5th St. Off Carondelet Drive)
• Tucson Medical Center
327-5461 5301 E. Grant Road (Between Beverly and Craycroft)
• University Medical Center 694-0111 1501 N. Campbell Ave. (North of Speedway)
• Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital
872-3000 1601 West St. Mary’s Road (At Silverbell)
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from Ardipithecus to Australopithecine to our genus, Homo, 2.5 million years ago, he said. “The most fruitful research is going to come from looking into the three grades of hominids in human evolution,” said Raichlen. “Things were not static from seven million years ago through Australopithecines, but actually have major changes going on within the Homo lineage.” Raichlen, who specializes in biological mechanics, said the shape of Ardi’s pelvis and lower limbs can give insight into the evolution of bipedalism — the ability to walk on two feet — in early human history. “From what I’ve seen of the pelvis and in the foot, Ardipithecus could not have walked like us,” said Raichen. “The features of Ardi are not chimp-like at all, but she does have the limbs of an ape from much earlier times.” If Ardipithecus is deemed an upright walker, it could change the theories of how bipedalism occurred, he added. Scientists said the discovery of Ardi has opened up avenues of research that have never been imagined. “We didn’t know anything about Ardipithecus before this,” Raichlen said. “This will completely change the field in one way or another — the question is how.”
Photo courtesy of Tim White/Science
This composite photograph shows approximate placement of recovered elements of Ardipithecus. Some pieces found separately in the excavation are rejoined here.
Latinos have scant access to higher education, survey finds McClatchy Tribune Faced with few resources, cultural barriers and pressing family responsibilities, Latino youths find that access to higher education comes harder for them than it does for peers of other races, according to a survey by the Pew Hispanic Center. The survey, released Wednesday, found that while 88 percent of young Latinos viewed college education as necessary to get ahead, only 48 percent intended to pursue bachelor’s degrees. Just 33 percent of Latinos remain in school after age 18, the study found, trailing a general U.S. population that has 42 percent enrollment after the same age.
Juan Sepulveda, the head of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, said this week that many young Latinos who reached the postsecondary level attended two-year colleges. “If we go, community college is where we start,” Sepulveda said. That’s where 19-year-old Guadalupe Hernandez started: She enrolled at Montgomery College in Takoma Park, Md., to save money. Hernandez, the American-born daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrants, said she felt that she must prove herself. “Like I can succeed,”Hernandez said. “Like I’m not another stereotype.” Hernandez said family ties run deep
within Latino culture, to the point that responsibility to close relatives and even extended family could be a barrier to education. She mentioned a friend who left school each day to clean with her mother. “It’s your family first and then yourself,” Hernandez said. “That’s how it is.” According to the survey, family responsibilities are the main reason that Latinos choose not to continue education, with 74 percent of young respondents falling into this category. Limited English skills ran a distant second. Results from the National Survey of Latinos drew responses from 1,240 people ages 16 to 25 and from 772 people ages 26 and older.
Diversity among the young Latino population further complicates educational achievement. The survey found that foreign-born students, who compose 35 percent of Latino youths, are much more likely to drop out of high school or abandon higher education. Only 20 percent of foreign-born Latinos pursue school after age 18, the survey found. Most of these students are in English as a Second Language programs in public schools. Richard Fry, a Pew Hispanic Center senior research associate, said this group was becoming increasingly isolated. “They’re increasingly going to school with themselves,” Fry said. “They’re not really upset about the
institutions educating them … It presents a dilemma.” Sepulveda said President Barack Obama’s administration would work to foster a “college-going culture” among Latinos and improve their access to higher education. A streamlined online financial aid application is to be available by Jan. 1, Sepulveda said. Students such as Marilyn Molina, 21, will need more, however. Molina, a high school dropout who’s working toward her GED through alternative schooling, said that when she left high school in Bladensburg, Md., her absence went unnoticed. Teachers don’t talk about financial aid, Molina said. She said they didn’t ask, “What do you want to be?”
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policebeat By Michael Merriman Arizona Daily Wildcat
‘Not much’ to drink leads to intoxication
University of Arizona Police Department officers responded to the Colonia de la Paz Residence Hall on Sept. 27 at 12:56 a.m. in reference to an intoxicated woman in one of the rooms. Upon arrival, officers met with a resident assistant who led them to the room where the woman was last seen. The RA told police that the Tucson Fire Department had been alerted, in case the woman needed medical assistance. Police made contact with the woman and asked her how old she was. The woman told officers she was 18. Officers then asked the woman how much she had to drink, to which she replied, “not much.� According to police, the woman exhibited several signs of intoxication, including slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and the strong odor of alcohol coming from her mouth as she spoke. TFD determined that the woman did not need to be transported to University Medical Center. The incident has been diverted to the Dean of Students Office.
Wrong-way rider gets citation for intoxicated pedaling
UAPD officers observed a man on a bicycle traveling the wrong way down First Street on Sept. 27 at 1:45 a.m. According to police, the man was riding his bicycle westbound on First Street near Warren Avenue with no light and he was carrying a red plastic cup. When the man saw police, he threw the cup on the ground. Police made contact with the man and he admitted that the cup had contained vodka. According to police, the man had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and the strong odor of intoxicants coming from his mouth. Officers cited the man on charges of minor in possession and released him on scene.
Championship ring taken from car in Cherry Avenue Garage
UAPD officers were dispatched to the Cherry Avenue Parking Garage on Sept. 27 at 12:25 p.m. in reference to a vehicle break-in. Upon arrival, officers met with the vehicle’s owner, who claimed that his Chevy Impala had been broken into on the first level of the garage. According to the man, he parked his car on Sept. 25 at approximately 7 p.m. When he returned on Sept. 26 at 1:30 a.m., he noticed that his driver’s side front window was missing. The man was unable to find the missing window, either in whole or in pieces. The man also claimed that his car radio, valued at approximately $500, and his Las Vegas Bowl ring, valued at more than $500, had been taken from the car. Police have no suspects or witnesses at this time.
Pizza prank ends badly for Apache dorm resident
UAPD officers were dispatched to the Apache Residence Hall on Sept. 28 at 1:14 a.m. in reference to an assault. Upon arrival, officers met with the man who had allegedly been assaulted and had been bleeding from his nose. An RA and the man’s friend joined him. According to the man, he and his friend had gone downstairs to check their mail on the evening of Sept. 27. They saw a man attempting to deliver a pizza to the wrong room number. The man and his friend took the pizza from the delivery driver, went back to their room and ate it. When they were finished, they took the empty box to the room where the delivery driver had been attempting to deliver the pizza. The men left the box in front of the door along with a note that read, “Thanks for the pizza. It was great. We should do this again some time.� The men signed the note with their first names. Later that evening, the occupant of the room where the pizza box had been left went looking for the men to discuss the matter. The man who left the box and note was not in his room. The man came back later and knocked again. This time the man who left the empty box and note was home. The two men began to argue until the visitor punched the other man several times in the face and back, causing the bloody nose. Officers were able to locate the man who punched his neighbor and questioned him about what happened. According to him, after he tried to confront the men the first time, they came back and left parmesan cheese and crushed red pepper packets on his door, along with another note that read, “You forgot your cheese and peppers for your pizza.� The man admitted to punching the victim several times and then leaving. He was arrested on charges of assault and transported to Pima County Jail. While booking him, officers discovered a fake driver’s license in the man’s wallet and also cited him on charges of possession of a fake ID.
Man gets early morning DUI, among other charges
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Slamming UW’s Locker
COMMENTARY BY Vincent Balistreri
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Quarterback Jake Locker is Stoops’ main concern versus the Huskies any other player’s in the country, but his success has been muddled by his team’s failures. The Huskies were a combined 4-21 in his freshman and sophomore seasons under head coach Tyrone Willingham, including an 0-12 record in the 2008 season, in which Locker broke his wrist in week five. But a lot has happened between Locker’s injury against Stanford last year and today. The Huskies fired Willingham and replaced him with 35-year-old Steve Sarkisian, a former USC offensive coordinator. Sarkisian lit a fire in Seattle, Wash., and after crafting an offensive scheme around Locker, the Huskies have gone from Pacific 10 Conference basement-dwellers to beating USC in one year. “It’s a different team, obviously,” defensive coordinator Mark Stoops said. “A much different coaching staff and different approach to the game, but (Locker) is a phenomenal football
By Tim Kosch ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Meet University of Washington quarterback Jake Locker. He’s big, he’s fast, he can throw and he’s coming to a TV near you. “Anytime you have a player to build your team around like Jake Locker, you have a chance (to win games),” head coach Mike Stoops said of the Washington quarterback. “I think he’s as good a player as there is in college right now. He’ll be a big emphasis, obviously, this week (in practice).” The high praise is well-deserved, especially considering what Locker did against the Wildcats in 2007. As a freshman, Locker made the country take notice by torching Arizona on the ground with 157 rushing yards and in the air with 336 passing yards — including a 98-yard touchdown pass. Locker’s star shines as brightly as
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player. You’ve got to be really clued in to all of their offense.” Locker possesses the athleticism to scramble for effective yards, the toughness to challenge defenders while running and one of the strongest arms in the nation. Locker was always a talented player, but what’s lifted him to elite status is the tutelage of Sarkisian, who has transformed the junior from a desperate playmaker to a patient, polished passer — who can also run like a tailback if he needs to. “I think people kind of laughed at you when you compared him to (Florida quarterback Tim) Tebow a couple years ago, but watch him play — there’s not a throw on the field he can’t make,” Mike Stoops said. “This kid may be the best quarterback in the country. We’re talking about the number one quarterback. When you start comparing him to Sam Bradford, you’ve got to be pretty special. He possesses some arm strength, some
throws that a lot of guys can’t make. He just flicks the ball and it gets there very quickly.” High praise, but the comparisons don’t stop there. “I don’t want to get crazy, but he’s got a (John) Elway type of release and arm strength that not many people have, he can make throws that a lot of people just can’t do physically,” Mike Stoops said.“His mobility makes him a lot (like Elway). John was a lot of that when he was younger — just his ability to move and run around. He’s a legitimate threat with the football.” Locker has a bright future in football, according to draft experts, as he is projected as a mid-to-late first round pick in this year’s NFL Draft and perhaps the No. 1 overall pick if he stays for his senior season. If that doesn’t work out, though, he could always play baseball. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim picked him in the 10th round of the MLB Draft this past summer.
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Editor’s Note: Arizona running back Nic Grigsby leads the Pacific 10 Conference in yards per carry (8.1 yards per attempt) but was injured during a 3732 UA win against Oregon State on Sept. 26. The Arizona Daily Wildcat’s Brian Kimball caught up with Grigsby following Tuesday’s practice to discuss the status of his shoulder injury after a week and a half off and his big-play ability.
Daily Wildcat: How is your shoulder holding up? Nic Grigsby: You know, it’s getting there. DW: What type of injury was it exactly? I know it was a sprained AC joint, but was it a grade 1 or 2 sprain? NG: I think it’s pretty high. Right now, I’m only at like 60 percent. DW: You’re only at 60 percent health-wise, but yet you still expect to suit up on Saturday in Seattle? NG: Yeah, I’ll be able to go. As far as the strength in my shoulder, it’s coming back slowly. Really slow.
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ways because you use your shoulder in a lot of different ways. DW: Have you been making any adjustments? NG: Yeah, that’s why the coaches are having me (work back into practice slowly) now, so I can get myself ready for the adjustments in the game that I’ve got to make. DW: What has offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes told you about what your role in the offense against Washington might be? NG: He’s got me in the playbook, so I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do and just do my best. DW: Might this be a good time to rest though? Keola Antolin is a capable back and third-string running back Greg Nwoko showed what he can do against Oregon State two weekends ago. NG: We’re all going to come out and play. We’re all a little hurt right now but we’re just going to come out and play the best we can. If stuff isn’t going well for us, coach (Mike Stoops) told us to let him know. He said, ‘If you’re not feeling well and you can’t go, let me know.’ So I said, ‘All right, I’m going to play. It’s time to go.’
DW: Is it more of a pain tolerance issue that will determine if you play or not? NG: Yeah, more than anything, but I’m going to be able to bang.
DW: You seem to be the main big-play threat on the team this year. You lead conference at just more than 8.1 yards per carry. What are your thoughts about that? NG: I’m definitely ready to go make some plays, you best believe that. It’s just whether or not I get a chance out in the open field to move and go.
DW: I know you’re staying out of contact drills so far this week, but is your shoulder causing you discomfort when you hold the ball or anything like that? NG: No, not at all. It’s just a matter of just getting hit in that spot or moving in certain
DW: Do you think the team needs you out there to be able to bust those big plays? NG: Oh yeah. Of course they need me, but if I’m not out there we’ve got guys who can make plays. But coach would love to see me out there making plays on Saturday.
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Washington’s Jake Locker scores on a 14-yard run in the first quarter against Brigham Young on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2008. The junior torched the Wildcats as a freshman, going for 157 rushing yards and 336 passing yards, and will now be the focal point for the Arizona defense.
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rizona soccer’s starting midfielder Leila Amini decided to leave the team last Thursday, becoming the ninth player to leave the program over the last year. It’s obvious that the Arizona soccer program is lacking team camaraderie, a fact reflected by their play on the field. This doesn’t bode well for the future of a program that has been moving gradually closer to a losing culture since its inaugural season in 1994. “The soccer environment has been deteriorating for the past few years since I been here,”Amini said.“People in the past have brought up issues to try to change the environment for the better, but unfortunately I don’t see any effort toward these changes. “I came to the realization this year that there wasn’t going to be any changes,” she added. Amini, who has been playing soccer since she was five years old, decided to give up the sport she has loved her entire life. This can only mean that the stress of being an Arizona soccer player comes from more than just the losses. “I still love my teammates, and I want them to do well because they’ve been working hard since July,”Amini said. “But there is definitely more issues than our record; our record is a reflection of our environment,” added Amini, who did not want to comment on the specifics of the team’s problems.“It was hard to leave it all behind, but it got to the point where it had taken too much of a toll on me.” When Arizona head coach Dan Tobias was asked about Amini’s decision and the current trend of players leaving before becoming upperclassmen, he stressed that the team must move on. “Leila decided that it would be best to devote all her time to her studies,”Tobias said.“It was a surprise, but we have to move on because she’s moved on. I’m not going to comment about last year because that was last year, but it’s like anything in life — there will be setbacks.” Indeed, setbacks can be unavoidable, but when they come often enough they may point to a larger problem. If Arizona, and specifically Tobias, never address why those setbacks continue to happen, progress cannot be expected. Since Tobias took the reigns in 2003, every Wildcat roster has been dominated by freshmen and sophomores. Amini was the last of six players in her freshmen class that joined the soccer program in 2007, a recruiting class in which not one player will make it to their senior year in a Wildcat uniform. Every school has a number of players that leave the team at point or another, but when they are arguably some of your best players, something is awry. When last year’s team offensive MVP Karina Camacho, a Tucson native, decided to transfer to Long Beach State, that should have been a red flag that something was wrong. Whenever a hometown recruit that is arguably the best player decides that transferring away from her hometown school is the best solution, then your program has really hit a low point. Recruiting has not been the issue. Instead, the challenge has been keeping the players in red and blue long enough to maintain an experienced team. Having a winning program is near-impossible when a team in comprised of only underclassmen. Tobias deserves credit for bringing the program its first-ever winning seasons in his first few years. But that successful beginning doesn’t excuse the ongoing team chemistry problems that have surrounded the program as of late. Now the Wildcats are the worst team in the Pacific 10 Conference. When a team is lacking the spirit necessary to achieve the wins they want, the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the coach. At this point, Tobias must realize the team needs to have a serious huddle and get to the roots of the players’ frustrations. While Arizona continues to sit in the Pac-10 basement, all the other teams have been upstairs living the good life and waiting for Arizona to come join the party. If that change doesn’t happen, another Pac-10 team might as well close the door to the basement because Arizona probably won’t be coming up anytime soon. And the losing culture will continue.
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• wednesday, october 7, 2009 • arizona daily wildcat
Basketball to host recruit Bejarano
’Cats going streaky
Sun Devils end courting of top in-state hoops player, now Arizona’s to lose
Rubio says volleyball must find confidence
By Kevin Zimmerman Arizona Daily Wildcat
By Nicole Dimtsios Arizona Daily Wildcat It all started off so well. Arizona volleyball recorded its best start in program history, going 12-0. And then UCLA came to Tucson, defeated Arizona on home court and took away the Wildcats’ perfection and their self-assurance. “We haven’t played well since the UCLA game,â€? said head coach Dave Rubio.“I feel like we’ve lost a little bit of confidence. It’s spilled its way over into the weekend.â€? The loss to the then-No. 14 Bruins spiraled into a three-game losing streak after the Wildcats (123, 1-3 Pacific 10 Conference) fell at the hands of both Washington State and Washington. Although Arizona has the fourth-best overall record of 12-3 in the Pac-10, its play in the past two weekends has landed the Wildcats at ninth in the conference standings with a 1-3 conference record. It wasn’t a matter of being overly confident when facing the Washington schools. The Wildcats were looking to bounce back from the UCLA loss. Even before the start of the Pac-10 season, the Wildcats knew their record was no indication of what lay in store for them. “In terms of it meaning something, you can be 11-0 and then never win another game,â€? said junior Paige Weber after Arizona completed its non-conference schedule undefeated. “So who cares that you were 11-0?â€? There is little question that Arizona will win at least one more game this season, and probably many more than that. But the fact of the matter is that the Wildcats have struggled in their past three games. Their attacking percentage has dropped significantly, from an average of .275 percent in their wins to just .141 percent in their losses. Errors have also been a problem for Arizona of late. In the past three games, the Wildcats notched a combined 67 errors, 30 more than their opponents. “Nothing about that ‌ would be consistent with how we’d played in the past,â€? Rubio said. Identifying the problems on
North High School guard Daniel Bejarano’s complicated recruitment is finally clearing up. The state’s top 2010 basketball recruit, from Phoenix, will visit the UA this afternoon through Friday morning for an official visit. After Bejarano decommitted from the Texas Longhorns last Thursday to play for a program closer to home following the death of his father, Wildcat head coach Sean Miller made a same-day inhome visit to the young guard. The rest of the UA coaching staff visited Bejarano on Monday night, prompting the guard’s club coach and mentor, Ray Arvizu, Jr., to post on his Twitter afterward: “Rest of U of A coaching staff left my house. I think there is a good fit. Let’s c what the player thinks.� The same day, ASU’s coaching staff let the highly-rated player know it would end its recruitment efforts — an interesting move in the struggle to gain the upper-hand over in-state recruiting. “I think (ASU) came in and expected Daniel to be jumping for joy, and being that he took this decision a lot more serious than last time (in choosing Texas), he was more businesslike,� Arvizu said Tuesday. “I think it kind of threw the coaching staff off a little bit. They just told us that based off the questions the family was asking and what they were trying to see, that ASU and Daniel were going different directions.�
Though the UA only began recruiting Bejarano last week, it now stands as the front-runner, Arvizu said. Miller, who had not actively pursued the 6-foot-5, 205 pound guard since he was first named UA head coach, has now renewed his recruitment efforts. Miller called Bejarano within 24 hours of being hired as the Arizona head coach in April, a sign of how highly regarded Bejarano is in the national recruiting circuit. “At the time (Bejarano) was comfortable (with Texas) and (Miller) said, ‘Well, good luck and I appreciate you taking my phone call,’â€? Arvizu explained. “(Miller) did not come back around, being that was the (Bejarano) family’s wishes. “(Miller) was a man of his word ‌ he kind of stepped back and said, ‘I’ll let him do what he wants,’â€? Arvizu added. Now, the ball is in Arizona’s court. The athletic swingman will come to Tucson with an open mind, but his priorities lie in the basketball program’s relationships and academic opportunities. Arvizu said that Bejarano wants a college degree whether or not he’s lucky enough to be offered an early jump to the NBA. Arvizu added that Bejarano likely will not make more official visits to the UA. If he doesn’t feel comfortable during his trip to Tucson, his recruitment would re-open to outof-state teams by next Monday. “As of right now, he is keeping all full focus on U of A,â€? Arvizu said.
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Sophomore Dana Hutchinson goes up for a block against UTEP’s Irma Blanco on Sept. 20. The outside hitter’s play will be key to getting the Wildcat attack back on track against the Oregon schools this weekend.
offense, and specifically the attack, is what the Arizona coaches are doing this week. “Our passing was less of an issue than our scoring was. In the Washington match it was definitely our serve receive that directly led to the lack of scoring,� Rubio said. “But the bottom line is that we didn’t execute very well. We just made too many errors.� External factors have also been plaguing Arizona. Once again the injury bug bit junior outside hitter Whitney Dosty. She was sidelined with a hand injury that kept her out of five matches this season, although Arizona did not drop any match that she did not play in. Influenza has also made its way into McKale Center. Middle blockers Jacy Norton and Stephanie Snow, as well as setter Tori Moore, have all battled the virus in the past week. While it’s not panic time yet for Arizona, the sense of urgency will have to increase. The conference now touts eight nationally ranked teams and records will fluctuate every weekend. The opportunity for the Wildcats to move back up to the front of the conference and the rankings is still alive. “Obviously it’s not something you
can ignore, but at the same time, I don’t think these last three games by any means dictate the way that we play or the complexion of our team,â€? Norton said. “We’re still the same team that went 12-0 ‌ the same team that went on that winning streak and played so well.â€? Arizona’s journey this young season has had its highs and lows. The preseason poll had the Wildcats picked to finish seventh in the conference. After the first week of play, they promptly shot up the charts to No. 25, and continued to climb up the rankings, reaching as high as No. 18. Since then, the Wildcats have fallen four places in the rankings. Despite the hype, the players and staff remain hopeful that the losses are just part of the process. Just like last week, Arizona’s test to positively respond to a loss will come this weekend against one ranked team and one unranked team in the Oregon schools. “I think we’re definitely going to rebound. I don’t think we’re going to keep going on a losing streak,â€? outside hitter Dana Hutchinson said. “Every great team has its ups and downs, and I just think we’re in a valley right now, and hopefully we’ll be in a peak soon.â€?
Player profile Daniel Bejarano senior shooting guard North High School Phoenix, Arizona 6-foot-5, 205 pounds
Junior season statistics PPG: 23.0 RPG: 10.1 AST: 3.5 BPG: 1.3
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Men’s golf places sixth in Wolfpack Classic By Mike Schmitz Arizona Daily Wildcat The Arizona men’s golf squad got a disappointing performance from All-American Tarquin MacManus and simply couldn’t get anything going en route to a sixth-place finish at the Wolfpack Classic in Reno, Nev. on Monday and Tuesday. “You can’t really do much when your number-one guy is in the tank,� said head coach Rick LaRose. “MacManus had a very poor tournament. I’m sure he’s very disappointed.� MacManus, who finished fourth in the Wolfpack Classic last year, carded a final-round 73 and totaled a threeround score of 220 (4-over-par). He shot a final-round 64 in last year’s tournament, but was unable to put any
shots together this time. Picking up the slack for MacManus was the team’s No. 5 golfer, senior John Kostis. After posting a two-round score of 143 (1-under-par), the Arizona native finished the tournament with a final-round 68. Kostis’ 211 (5-under-par) earned him a seventh-place finish, significantly better than his previous career best of 47th. “He really did his job,� LaRose said. “I can’t say enough about the effort John put into it. I hope that is a sign of things to come for him, because we certainly need someone like that to step up.� Kostis was the bright spot in the Arizona lineup, but the team saw solid play from upperclassmen Rich Saferian and Jonathan Khan. Saferian carded a final-round 72
even-par, making his three-round total 215 (1-under-par). Like Saferian, Khan wasn’t spectacular, but he got the job done to the tune of a three-round 217 (1-over-par). In his first tournament in the lineup, sophomore Kenji Hernandez struggled his way to a 225 (9-over-par). The team faced difficult weather, with temperatures in the low 40s and winds up to 20 miles per hour, but LaRose would not use that as an excuse for the poor performance. “We’ve got to regroup. That wasn’t a very good finish for us, certainly lower than I expected,� LaRose said.
Women’s golf leaves Chicago in third
A brutal Tuesday final round for the No. 25 Arizona women’s golf team landed it
in third place to finish at the Windy City Collegiate Championship in Chicago. The Wildcats finished the tournament at 21-over-par after a threeround total of 885. The team went into the final round in second place, but a third-round 303 – including 24 bogeys, two double bogeys and only six birdies – dropped them a spot. The top finisher for the Wildcats was sophomore Isabelle Boineau, whose 219 (3-over-par) tied her for 12th place — her first top-20 finish of the season. Boineau was in ninth place heading into the final round until her five bogeys dropped her three places. Right behind Boineau was firsttime competitor Sherlyn Popelka, who finished the tournament with a final-round 76 (4-over-par), bringing her final score to 220 (4-over-par),
good for 15th place. Head coach Shelly Haywood’s top golfer, Margarita Ramos, blew her chance at a top-10 finish because of an ugly round three. After carding two 72s through two rounds, Ramos finished the tournament with a 79 (7-over-par), and tied for 18th place. Senior Brittany Benvenuto had the best final round for the Wildcats — and her best of the season — carding a 73 (1-over-par) and bringing her total score to a 230 (14-over-par). Fellow upperclassman Alejandra Llaneza carded a final round 79 (7-over-par) for a threeround total of 232 (106-over-par). The tournament belonged to No. 14 Purdue University from opening day. The Boilermakers finished at 860 (4-under-par), 14 strokes ahead of second-place Tulane University.
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$1500 4BDRM, 2BA +Den, A/C, off street parking, corner of 7th &Campbell. Call Adobe PMI 520-325-6971
CAMPBELL/ GRANT 3BD 2BA French doors off dining area to rustic family room &rear bedroom w/private bath &entrance. Laundry room. 1800sqft, patio, A/C, double fenced, large corner lot, $950/mo. Agent 7305625
1248 N EUCLID, $1150/MO. Lease until end of school year, 3bd, 1ba, downstairs basement, A/C, W/D, D/W, refrigerator, stove, fenced backyard, pets allowed, water and yard maintenance included in rent. Security deposit can be paid in 3payments. Call Mike or Elvia 907-8425 or 906-5989
CLOSE TO CAMPUS, 2BDR 2BATH HOME, FENCED YARD, PETS OK, AC, WASHER DRYER HOOKUPS, ALARM SYSTEM, COVERED PARKING, $825.00 PER MONTH, 12MONTH LEASE, TENANTS PAY UTILITIES. LIZ @237-1656 OR TODDANDLIZ1956@MSN.COM
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ONLY 2BLOCKS FROM UA. Nice 3bd/2ba front house. 950sqft with updated baths, evap + two a/c units, off street parking, patio. 1635 E. 8th St. $900/mo. 520-903-4353 RESPONSIBLE GRADUATE WANTED to rent a 3bdrm/ 1bath home, fenced yard, pets ok, will pay water $900/mo plus deposit. Call 3242465/ 795-0254 eves. SAM HUGHES, 3BD 2ba house, 1351sf, stove, refrigerator, fenced yard, pets ok, Great Deal for $925, ALSO, 3bd 2ba house, 1800sf, a/c, dining room, family room, lease negotiable, fenced yard, mountain views, $1050 REDI 623-5710 www.azredirentals.com WALK TO UOFA! 1214 N. 2nd Ave. Charming 2/1, ďŹ replace, new carpet, kitchen ďŹ&#x201A;oor and paint, 845sqft. $775/mo. McElwain Co. 326-6158 WALK TO UOFA! 827 E. Linden St. spacious, 4/2, tile ďŹ&#x201A;oors, W/D, DW, parking, 1,368sqft. $1,050/mo. McElwain Co. 326-6158
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A Guide to Religious Services FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH Priority College Worship, Sundays 6:00pm, Worship 11:00am. www.priorityministry.com 445 E. Speedway.
LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY Wednesday Dinner & Vespers 6:00pm Sunday Worship 10:30am 715 N. Park Ave. 520-623-7575 www.lcm-ua.org CHURCH OF CHRIST CAMPUS MINISTRY Worship 10:45am Bible Class 9:30am. One mile north of campus. 2848 N. Mountain Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 795-7578
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Sunday meetings begin at 9:00amRegister for Institute classes at www.ldsces.org/tucson 1333 E. 2nd St. 623-4204
WELS TUCSON CAMPUS MINISTRY Student Bible study and discussion. Sunday 7:00pm. www.welstcm.com 830 N. First Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-5088
GRACE ST. PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:00am. Thursday 5:30. Inclusive progressive congregation. www.gsptucson.org 2331 E. Adams St.
GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday Worship 7:45am & 10:00am. Bible Class 9:00am. www.GraceTucsonWELS.com 830 N First Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-6633
To be a part of our Guide to Religious Services, contact Jasmin Bell (520) 621-3425 or email classifieds@wildcat.arizona.edu