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Cheer squad, mascots stick to the classics BY BRIANNA DARLING @bdarlingarizona

The UA cheer team has been practicing alumni’s favorite stunts and dances in efforts to impress alumni, fans and students alike during this year’s Homecoming weekend. Daniel Tannen, cheer team captain and junior studying biology, said the team is very excited for all of the week’s events. “We’re gonna be loud, we’re gonna be proud and I’m just excited," Tannen said. "I think the crowd will be, too, to hear what we have to do and listen on to some of those cheers." The team gets involved with nearly every Homecoming activity, including the Club Olympics, the Wildcat Walk and the lighting of “A” Mountain. “We have Bear Down Friday that we do the pep rally at, and right after that we go to the bonfire, where they announce the king and queen,” Tannen said. Alex Eschelman, a sophomore studying journalism, has returned as a Wildcat cheerleader for her second year. Eschelman looks forward to the extra-busy week that lies ahead for the entire cheer squad. “This is a huge week for everybody, so it’s going to be fun,” Eschelman said. “We don’t particularly have a lot of extra practices, it’s more so a lot more events that we have to attend throughout the week in regards to Homecoming, and there’s a lot of alumni that come back.” The cheer team invites back all previous alumni for every Homecoming event. “That means that you’ll get to see a whole bunch of cheerleaders and mascots that put on the costume or wore the uniform in previous years, and they all come back for Homecoming,” Tannen said. “They built their legacy and we want to impress them and show them our skills, and at the same time cheer on our school.” Eager to impress, the team has been busy perfecting their skills. They don’t usually prepare new routines for Homecoming, though. “We focus on the traditional things that everybody recognizes our team for," Eschelman said. "One thing is the cat wall, a huge pyramid that we do that’s been a tradition on our team for years. We’re known for our line stunts, so we really harp on improving those and making those the best that they possibly can be." The mascots also play a big role in the cheerleading preparations, and they work especially close with the entire

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cheer team for Homecoming. “We do a mascot pyramid," Eschelman said. "We typically do it every game, but we just make sure that that looks really good for Homecoming." With such an abundance of school spirit on the UA campus, the cheerleaders make sure to give fans plenty of what they like to see most. “I would definitely say one thing that everybody loves the most are basket tosses—those are some of the most exciting things that we do,” Eschelman said. The cheerleaders are particularly excited for the Club Olympics, a competition that takes place on the UA Mall and includes many UA clubs. “Although we are an athletic program, we don’t fall under

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the sphere of athletics as a sport, so we get to participate with all of the Club Olympics stuff and just have fun throughout the week,” Tannen said. Club Olympics features events such as pumpkin pie eating contests and relay races. The team holds workouts every single Monday, Wednesday and Friday and they’re excited to show off the strength they’ve built throughout the school year in the Club Olympics events. Tannen said most of the team looks forward to the mudtug-of-war, as it serves as the culmination of showing off school spirit to other clubs and students. With UA’s most spirited squad prepped and ready to bring back UA cheer classics, Homecoming weekend is set to be one of the most pumped-up weeks of the year.

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‘Haunted Homecoming’ Floats bring festive aesthetics to UA clubs

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Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 27-29 This year, this year, enabling student with Haunted groups and clubs to show school spirit while Homecoming, celebrating the Halloween it was nice to be holiday with elaborate able to have a really floats. good theme, as far as There are seven Homecoming floats this something that the year out of 48 entries in students could grasp the parade. Students, and really be clubs, organizations and alumni will parade from creative with." Cherry Avenue around the UA Mall starting at —Jill Hall, VP of 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. The alumni engagement parade will be preceded and innovation, UA by the Wildcat for Life Tailgate Party. Alumni Association “This year, with Haunted Homecoming, it was nice to be able to have a really good theme, as far as something that the students could grasp and really be creative with,” said Jill Hall, vice president of alumni engagement and innovation for the UA Alumni Association. Hall said that most people celebrate Halloween and

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ECONOMICS SOPHOMORE SARAH OPHEIM (left) and pre-retailing and consumer sciences sophomore Alyssa Guerra (right) paint letters that will spell “Bear Down” for a Homecoming parade float.

'Homecoming festivities are enjoyed by people from all across campus' BY BRIANNA LEWIS @_breezzz

The UA Alumni Association will host the school’s 102nd Homecoming this weekend through a series of events celebrated by students, staff and alumni.

The UA football players and cheerleaders have been prepping for the annual Homecoming game all year, multiple clubs across campus have created floats for the parade and students involved in Greek Life are preparing a block party in honor of the event.

Students who are a little less involved at the UA often find themselves questioning what the purpose of Homecoming is when it comes to being a current student. Although it seems arbitrary, there happens to be a long list of activities that every student can participate in

throughout the week. “Homecoming festivities are enjoyed by people from all across the community and all across campus,” said Melinda Burke, president of the UA Alumni Association. There will be a Bear Down Pep Rally, a bonfire, a parade,

activities on the UA Mall and, of course, tailgating. The list goes on. Burke said that it is all about effort—as long as students and staff make it a mission to get involved, they can. “I think of the king and the queen and the football

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Main Gate Square: The alternative to Zona Zoo BY CHLOE RAISSEN @chloeraissen

Homecoming 2016 is just around the corner and the UA is buzzing with students eager to enjoy all of the homecoming festivities among the arrival of alumni. This year’s football game will bring UA fans of all ages together for throwbacks and good times. In case you never got around to buying tickets for the game, or just don’t want to spend your Saturday standing in the heat, here are three places on University Boulevard where you can enjoy the game (and air conditioning).

Gentle Ben’s Brewing Company A landmark at the UA, Gentle Ben’s has a menu full of great food, local beers and UA spirit. Gentle Ben’s only serves local beer by Barrio Brewing Company. “[Alumni], we have missed you and can’t wait to see you again,” said Richard Fifer, the general manager of Gentle Ben’s. Fifer is a UA alumnus who started working for the restaurant during his college years. The energy at Gentle Ben’s will be elevated with DJ’s playing music during and after the game, according to Fifer. The upstairs patio, indoor dining area and bar all have flat-screen TVs to watch the game. Gentle Ben’s will welcome back alumni Friday for a night full of the college life once again.

Illegal Pete’s Illegal Pete’s is celebrating its very first Homecoming at the UA. “[Illegal Pete’s] is already a big part of University Boulevard,” said Kate Snyder, supervisor for Illegal Pete’s. The “Colorado vibes” restaurant will offer alumni of all ages to relive all of their good times while having the opportunity to experience Illegal Pete’s new and relaxed setting. With a great bar and location, Illegal Pete’s will be one stop that alumni shouldn’t miss. “It will be pretty bonkers,” said Joe Kaley, Illegal Pete’s assistant general manager. Kaley

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BARTENDER EMILY MCKENZIE FIXES a margarita for customers on the second floor of Illegal Pete’s on University Boulevard on Wednesday, Oct. 26. This weekend, Illegal Pete’s will have its usual happy hour from 3-8 p.m. and a late-night happy hour from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., both of which offer free chips and salsa.

said Illegal Pete’s is a place to sit and have a burrito and drink a really good beer. According to Kaley, the restaurant plans to break company sales records this weekend, including alcohol sales, and security will be a priority to make sure all consumers are safe and of drinking age.

Frog & Firkin For a traditional UA experience, Frog & Firkin is the UA’s first classic

English-style bar and restaurant. The indoor and outdoor space is lined with flat-screen TVs to capture every moment of the game. “I always have a great time,” said Stephanie Saxe, an education senior. Saxe said she enjoys watching the first half of the game in the stadium then going to Frog & Firkin after she gets hungry to grab a deepdish pizza to share with friends and watch the end of the game. Frog & Firkin offers their famous “Beer

Card,” which is exclusively for customers who want to count all of their hard work drinking throughout the year to earn the free t-shirt. The “Beer Card” has been a tradition for the establishment and gives the chance for alumni and students alike to try beers from all around the world. “The outside patio is social and entertaining,” said Saxe, who recommended getting there early to grab a table to get the best view of the game on the TVs.

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decorations are easily available. “This theme I think made it a little bit easier for the students to participate,” Hall said. Andrés Martinez, Student Alumni Ambassadors co-float chair, said SAA wanted to try to do something a little different, so they are making a Day of the Dead float. “We’re going to make an altar to commemorate John Button Salmon,” Martinez said. John Button Salmon was a UA athlete and student body president who lost his life after a car accident. His legend started the slogan “Bear Down” in UA athletics. According to the UA’s The Story of Bear Down, “The coach at the time, J.F. ‘Pop’ McKale, had visited Salmon in the hospital regularly before his death, and later told the squad the young athlete’s last message to his teammates was, ‘Tell them ... tell the team to bear down.’” Dylan Averill, Student Alumni Ambassadors co-float chair, said he enjoys being able to mix school spirit and Halloween. “We’re trying to find that mix between how much the UA, how much Halloween—what’s going to be the best overall,” Averill said. The floats are judged for competition based on school spirit, adhering to the Homecoming theme, overall energy and the detail and aesthetic of the float. Averill said Homecoming is usually held in November, so they mainly focused on school spirit when creating Homecoming floats for previous years. “I think we might win it this year,” Averill said. Their float will feature two people dressed in Day of the Dead costumes dancing on the float and other members of the club walking alongside the float pumping up the crowd and passing out candy. “They’re going to be handing out candy, kind of just pumping up the crowd as we go down the Mall,” Averill said. The parade and other events during UA Homecoming are hosted by the UA Alumni Association. “We hope that people will come out to the Mall and enjoy it,” Hall said. “It’s fun and we love doing it for everybody, so we hope to see a lot of people out there.”

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Gasp at these ghoulish facts we learned on SAA’s Homecoming ghost tour BY NINA ULLOA @nine_u

In honor of this year’s Homecoming theme being a “Haunted Homecoming,” the Student Alumni Ambassadors led a ghost tour around the center of campus on Wednesday night. Which UA spots have an eerie history? Here’s what the ghost tour guides had to say:

A crying spirit haunts Maricopa Residence Hall

In 1919, a young woman caught her husband cheating on her. She then hung herself from a gas pipe in Maricopa. Residents report hearing mysterious sobbing sounds in the building.

Bear Down Gymnasium is haunted by a former student body president John “Button” Byrd Salmon was a student athlete and student body president who coined the phrase “Bear Down” while on his death bed in 1926. He died from a car accident at 22 years old. Student Alumni Ambassadors shared reports of the ghost of a young man in an old-timey football jersey haunting the gym.

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A man died at Old Main under mysterious circumstances Carlos Maldenado supervised construction at Old Main, the UA’s first building. One morning in 1888, workers showed up to the building and saw Maldenado’s horse already tied up outside. When he didn’t respond, the workers walked up to Maldenado and found him dead with a knife sticking out of his neck. To this day, people report mysterious and paranormal activity inside the building.

Centennial Hall houses many ghosts Many spirits reportedly roam Centennial Hall. One of them is said to be the ghost of a woman killed during the Colonial Period in Tucson. Two Spanish men dueled over the woman and ended up trampling her to death with their horses.

There’s a ghost in the Nugent building The Nugent building, constructed in 1937, used to hold the UA’s Office of Admissions. A former staff member was working at the office late one night. She reported hearing mysterious and persistent crying noises. She couldn’t find anyone in the office and ran out of the building, terrified.

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game when it comes to Homecoming,” said Harrison Peoples, a business management junior. As a transfer student, Peoples had not seen or heard much information on this week’s festivities. Yet, the familiarity of an annual football game and Homecoming royalty is obvious due to its adoption as a nationwide tradition. Steven Karaan, a marketing junior, also said he knew about the Homecoming game, but neither of the students were educated on the rest of the events hosted through the UA. Although the annual football game and announcement of Homecoming royalty are very common, the Alumni Association makes it an effort to host events that can get all of the UA involved. “The winners are announced at the homecoming bonfire, they ride in the Homecoming parade and are presented in Homecoming activities at the Homecoming football game,” Burke said.

Homecoming • Friday, October 28-Sunday, October 30, 2016 Friday will kick off with the Bear Down Pep Rally followed by the Homecoming Bonfire, where the king and queen will be crowned. Saturday leaves the UA with tents on the Mall, the Wildcat for Life Tailgate Party and the parade. For students and faculty that are looking for a more intimate way to get involved with Homecoming, they can attend the Barbecue Bash on Friday for $30-35 per person. Burke said the Pride of Arizona marching band will be there along with Wilbur and Wilma. “You could definitely not have anything to do with it,” Burke said. “But you’d be missing a really good time if you made that decision.” Greek Life and club organizations are extremely popular at the UA, so it may seem as though they are the only ones who have anything to do with such an important event. As long as students stay up to date on the events that are being held throughout the year, though, it is easy to get involved and stay entertained.

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ABBY HILL, A JUNIOR studying special education and rehabilitation, leads the Pride of Arizona marching band down the UA Mall during the 2015 Homecoming. Homecoming activities can be enjoyed by everyone on the UA campus, even if they aren’t as involved as other students.

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The cost of Homecoming is offset by the economic contribution of its annual football game and a set of sponsors, according to new UA-led research and data. Events surrounding Homecoming will draw an estimated 50,000 visitors to campus, according to Fabian Cordova, senior vice president and CFO of the UA Alumni Association. Cordova said the total expense of all of Homecoming’s events is approximately $162,000 for the Alumni Association. The direct net cost to organize Homecoming is $50,000. These funds come from the Alumni Association’s operating revenue whose funds include member programming fees and association partnerships. Community support and sponsorships fund the remaining cost of Homecoming, according to Cordova. “Without this support, we would not be able to do a lot of what we do at homecoming,” Cordova said. Liberty Mutual Insurance, Bank of America, Whole Foods Market, Xfinity, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino and Hensley Beverage Company partnered with UA as corporate sponsors to help host and fund the university’s 102nd Homecoming’s festivities. The weeklong occasion also has support from local sponsors such as the

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AT A GLANCE:

The numbers of Homecoming 2016

50,000

THE ESTIMATED TOTAL

THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE EXPECTED TO ATTEND

$8.2

COST

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Homecoming is paid for with the UA Alumni Association’s operating revenue

MILLION

THE AMOUNT OF CASH INFLUX EXPECTED TO PUMP IN TO THE TUCSON ECONOMY FROM THE FOOTBALL GAME ALONE According to an economic study looking at a prior homecoming game

Marshall Foundation and from campus sponsors including the Bobcats Senior Honorary, Arizona Athletics and the Student Alumni Ambassadors. On top of this, the Alumni Association funds events by selling tickets to attendees. For example, tickets for the Homecoming Barbecue Bash range from $30 to $35. During this year’s Homecoming festivities on the UA Mall, the Alumni Association invited a set of local food

trucks such as Purple Tree Acai, a regular food truck to UA, to serve the influx of people on campus. The Alumni Association also offers a series of free commodities to attending alumni, including free use of the campus’s recreational facilities and a tailgate event on the UA Mall. The UA will crown a Homecoming king and queen from 10 contestants according to Jill Hall, vice president of Alumni Engagement & Innovation. The

events will be free to alumni. While alumni might not be paying for events on campus, they are spending money in the community. Alumni Kevin Wittner, who earned his MBA from UA, conducted an economic analysis on the impact of a UA football game—a staple of Homecoming week. The UA football game against Iowa on Sept. 18, 2010, generated approximately $8.2 million in visitor spending in the Tucson community, according to Wittner. Wittner conducted his study in conjunction with the Eller College of Management’s Economic and Business Research Center and UA Intercollegiate Athletics. He collaborated with Alberta Charney, a senior research economist, and Jesper Nielsen, an assistant professor of marketing. Wittner came to the almost $8.2 million of spending in Tucson during football games by conducting 1,767 paper and online surveys. He analyzed 763 of those surveys and extrapolated his findings with an error rate of around 9 percent. Only out-of-area money contributed to this figure, as locally spent money is not new money being brought to the community, Wittner said. The study shows this year’s Homecoming football game should see $8.2 million dollars spent in the local community, which benefits not only the college, but Tucson as a whole.

Alumni reflect, share hopes for next UA pres. BY JESSICA SURIANO @suriano_jessica

As the next presidential search falls upon the UA, alumni reflect on their experiences with past UA presidents and share their hopes for whomever earns the prestigious title next. Former Daily Wildcat editor-in-chief Luke Money now reports for the Los Angeles Times’ Daily Pilot newspaper. He graduated in 2012 from the UA with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. During his time at the Daily Wildcat, Money covered former UA president Robert Neal Shelton’s departure from office, Eugene Sander’s inauguration as the interim president for summer of 2011 and the inauguration of current UA president Ann Weaver Hart. “It was quite a tumultuous period,” Money said. “The Shelton resignation was kind of a surprise.” Money said to cover these presidential changes, he talked to student leaders including the ASUA president

of the time, the Arizona Board of Regents and, of course, Shelton himself. The regents asked Sander to serve as interim president around the same time he was looking to retire so they would have time for an extensive presidential search process, according to Money. Money said both Sander and Shelton had positive relationships with and a “mutual respect” for student reporters and the independent journalistic work the Daily Wildcat purvey. “As an alumnus, I want what’s best for the university,” Money said. “I want somebody who’s really going to integrate him or herself into the university, into the culture of UA and of Tucson as a whole.” Money said he thinks the UA needs more consistency and stability when looking ahead to the next presidential search. “If you’re constantly changing the captain of the ship, it’s hard to keep the ship on course,” Money said.

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Green groups gear up for zero-waste game BY AVA GARCIA @ava_garcia1

Campus sustainability groups are coming together to hold a zero-waste game for this year’s Homecoming football game. Zero-waste games are part of a Green Sports Alliance competition with the Pac12 Conference, where schools enter one football game from their football season and are ranked based on different components, according to Julia Rudnick, coordinator of campus sustainability programs. Rudnick said the components they judge are the games’ diversion rates— the amount of material saved through composting or recycling from going to a landfill—outreach to fans and collaboration with different organizations. Last year was the UA’s first time in the competition, and with a diversion rate of 69 percent, the university came in third place, according to Rudnick. This year, she said they hope to improve their diversion rate. Lily Engel, a junior studying biosystems engineering and math and the committee chair for the Greening the Game Committee, said they are hoping to use what they learned from their efforts last year to help this year. “We’re going to have less stations in the stadium and focus more on the sorting of tailgating and stuff like that because there’s a lot of stuff we missed last year, so that should definitely help,” Engel said. Zero-waste games differ from the usual Greening the Game efforts that are present at every game, Rudnick said. Usually a group of around 10 students will collect recyclables during the game, but for zero-waste games, these efforts are ramped up to include collecting compostable materials as well. Rudnick estimates that over 125 students will be involved in the collection of materials

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Nicole Santa Cruz, a former Daily Wildcat editor-in-chief and journalism student who graduated in 2009, covered the hiring of Shelton into office. Santa Cruz now writes for the Los Angeles Times. “I found the relationship between student journalists and Peter Likins to be especially transparent,” Santa Cruz said. Santa Cruz said she hopes to see a person who will meet the needs of the under served and underrepresented student population as the next UA president. Andy Leggat, a class of 1997 UA alumnus, said he first questioned Hart’s decision to serve on the DeVry Education Group’s board based off his

during pre-game tailgating, the game itself and after-game cleanup. These students will work three different parts of the Homecoming game’s material collection: • During the tailgate, there will be 50-75 students sorting materials for compost and recycling • Inside the game, 25 more students will work at green stations throughout the stadium • After the game, another 50 students will pick up compostable and recyclable materials around the stadium Rudnick said that this after-game collection is a typical part of Greening the Game and that they usually work as long as they keep the lights on in the stadium. Those who work the tailgate may receive credit from their professors for their work, while those working during and after the game will be paid through their positions with student sustainability groups or as a student club, Rudnick said. Rudnick said they will be debuting new sorting tables built by Inga Kalvaitis, a theatre production and psychology senior, specifically for sorting compost. These tables, funded through a mini-grant from the Green Fund, can be used to sort trash to find compostable materials. “That way, they actually touch every single piece of trash and make sure it goes in the right place,” Rudnick said. Kalvaitis said she designed the table herself, with suggestions and criteria from Rudnick. Kalvaitis has made one table so far and plans to make another one before the Homecoming game. “I was actually really surprised that no one had come up with this for any sort of composting,” Kalvaitis said. “I know that a lot

personal experience with University Technical Institute. Legatt, who majored in accounting, started his career at Bar-S Foods Company in Phoenix before working for the technical education trade school. Leggat said he hopes the future UA president will reconsider if the university is applying the smartest spending habits and improve them if and where they are needed. Piri Lanes graduated in May of 2015 from the UA with a degree in global and intercultural understanding. She said she wants the new president to consider adding classes to major curriculums that teach students “how to actually function as adults.” She said she wishes she would have learned how to do taxes while in college and would have

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INGA KALVAITIS BUILDS ONE of the sorting tables on Monday Oct. 17 that will be used to compost trash after the zero-waste Homecoming football game.The construction process took three-and-a-half hours and was funded through a mini-grant provided by the UA Green Fund.

of the schools—especially in the Pac 12—are trying to be more environmentally friendly, and that’s something I thought was really cool about this.” The use of the tables is a “pilot,” Rudnick said, to see how it works to use it in other projects. Kalvaitis also hopes that, if it becomes a “more solidified project,” she could make a pamphlet on how to build the tables so other students could build them. Besides just diverting material from the landfill, zero-waste games and Greening the Game efforts can impact event attendees, according to Engel. “Because there’s so many people at these

acquired a “basic understanding of the working world.” Former UA president Peter Likins agrees. “It’s very, very difficult to be truly successful in just a few years—it takes time,” Likins said. “I hope that the search committee will be able to find somebody who is extremely well qualified and so pleased to be at Arizona that the person will stay for the better part of a decade.” Likins said that aside from the Legislature retracting its support for higher education during his presidency, his experience at the UA was “wonderfully positive.” “The UA is my kind of place,” Likins said. “It’s that combination of intellectual excellence and also reaching out to help students who may be struggling along the way that I most treasure in the UA.”

events and they see what we’re doing, they would learn the significance of what we’re doing as well as how to bring it to their own homes,” Engel said. Rudnick said events like these are important and take collaboration from many different groups, including Facilities Management and Arizona Athletics, as well as the students themselves. “Anytime you can get this amount of students all together coming together for a cause, because it’s really something that they believe in,” she said. “Everyone pulls together and makes something like this happen because it’s a huge endeavor.”

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FORMER UA PRESIDENT PETER Likins gives his State of the University address in the Student Union Memorial Center in November 2004.

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UA STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN Homecoming activities during 1987 celebration. Alumni described the Homecoming as “magical.”

Highschool Homecomings: How they compare to UA’s BY ALEXANDER GONZALEZ @AlxandrGonzalez

Homecoming at the UA is like no other. New students each year learn what it means to be part of the Wildcat family, while existing students and alumni celebrate the pride of the university that made them who they are today. Homecomings across the nation are recognized in high schools and at the university level, but the two celebrations have different meanings. “Homecoming represents one time in the year when all UA alumni are invited to return to reminisce and celebrate the UA and the time they spent on campus, which for most alumni was a very pivotal time in their lives,” said Nancy Yaeli, senior associate director for the Alumni Association. Yaeli said UA’s Homecoming is full of traditions like the bonfire, pep rally and the lighting of “A” Mountain—all of which date back quite some time and have certain historical significance and value. She said the Alumni Association is committed to advancing the UA through events and programs that connect, engage and inspire alumni to maintain lifelong connections with the university. “That’s where the tagline ‘Wildcats for Life’ was born,” Yaeli said. “Events that bring back memories help by strengthening the ties individuals have toward the UA.” She said these ties will hopefully elicit alumni to ensure the UA continues to be

the great university it is—especially in regards to excellence, research and service. Melissa McMahon, a computer science junior who attended Homecoming both in high school and in college, said Homecoming at the high school level is more of a social event. “In high school you have a dance and a football game, which at the time you kind of supported,” she said. “Homecoming in college is more personal because you chose to go to college there and you have a closer tie to it.” Trevor Freudig, a physics freshman who is originally from Hawaii, said his high school homecoming was actually a big deal, though. “Homecoming was a pretty big deal in high school, but it was Kauai, so to Kauai it was a big deal, but I’m expecting much more at the university level,” Freudig said. He said his high school Homecoming is so big on the island because it was more significant to alumni. He said this is because in Kauai, many people graduate high school but do not continue on with higher education. Freudig said he’s excited for UA’s Homecoming because there will be a lot more energy. “That has to do with multiple things, but one of the main contributors is that more than half the students at UA are 21 and over and will be consuming alcohol [sic] beverages,” Freudig said. Freudig said he believes the

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The UA continues to make major advancements in the fields of science, engineering and medicine. In case you missed them, here are six UA accomplishments in the realm of science that stole the show this year:

Immune system ‘treasure map’

Adam Buntzman, a research assistant professor in the department of medicine, has taken on the daunting challenge of mapping the human immune system. Buntzman and his team have partnered with CyVerse (a multi-institute computer science consortium) to create a computational program that can accurately depict the thousands of variations within human immune receptors. And with the variations in these receptors adding up to more than 100 times the number of ants on Earth, Buntzman and his colleagues may have just created the largest map ever. They hope this map will lead them to discover new ways to combat autoimmune disorders and vaccinations against diseases.

OSIRIS-REx: UA’s home-grown asteroid sampler

OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. spacecraft to return samples from an asteroid, launched from Cape Canaveral on Sept. 8. According to Ed Beshore, deputy principal investigator on the mission, the main objective is to bring back a sample from the asteroid Bennu. Analyzing the information gained from this mission will allow scientists to predict which asteroids are potentially hazardous for Earth. “If we can predict far enough in advance, that gives us more time to prepare, to mount a mission and to actually redirect an asteroid that might be headed for us,” Beshore said. “It’s a pretty ambitious mission.”

As old as the hills

UA researchers Valerie Trouet, Matthew Meko and Soumaya Belmecheri discovered the oldest living tree in Europe, dubbed “Adonis.” The Bosnian pine, which is located in the mountains of Greece, is more than 1,075 years old—that’s as old as the vikings. This tree will act as a proxy record for Greek and Balkan climate, allowing dendrochronologists, scientists who study tree rings, to reconstruct the past.

104 new exoplanets discovered

In July of 2016, UA astronomers led a team working with the NASA Kepler spacecraft to discover 104 new planets outside of our solar system. These planets all orbit around a star similar to our Sun, suggesting the possibility for sustaining life.

Advancements in nanotechnology

Katerina Aifantis, an associate professor of civil engineering and engineering mechanics at the UA, received a grant from the United States Department of Energy this year to study within the field of nanotechnology. Her research will involve studying what happens at the nano-scale when two materials bond, Aifantis said. Nanotechnology can be used to coat solar cells, create hydrophobic buildings and even diagnose cancer. What does this mean for the future of engineering? According to Aifantis, “We can design materials that have different types of strength just by modifying the interface. You can tune the properties of materials for whatever application you want—for example aerospace or automobiles—just by adding different atoms.”

The cinnamon challenge

UA researchers Georg Wondrak and Donna Zhang discovered cinnamaldehyde, the main component in cinnamon, can be helpful in preventing colon cancer. Cinnamaldehyde can activate Nrf2, an antioxidant response that is helpful in preventing chronic diseases, Zhang said. Nrf2 can also remove carcinogens, preventing cancer from developing. “That’s the whole point of activating Nrf2,” Zhang said. “Healthy people should have a daily activation of NR2 so it can quickly remove carcinogens from their bodies.” Zhang and her colleagues are currently conducting more research in hopes of creating a vitamin supplement that will provide enough Nrf2 inducers to make a difference in cancer cell formation.

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ULA’S ATLAS V ROCKET breaks free of its teathers at ignition. The 370-ton rocket sends the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on it’s seven-year-round-trip journey to the asteroid Bennu. Developed in part by UA, this spacecraft will be the first in U.S. history to return samples of an asteroid to earth. The material it brings back may answer questions about the early history of the solar system.

Greek Life celebrates connection, tradition BY LEAH MERRALL @leahmerrall

UA Greek Life kicks off its Homecoming festivities with a dedication of the Geraldo Rivera Greek Heritage Park and a Greek Block Party to commemorate celebration of UA Greek Life and its alumni on Thursday, Oct. 27. UA Greek Life celebrated its 100th anniversary on campus last year—a significant milestone for the Greek community here at the UA. The celebration lasted all year long, but there was an emphasis on the occasion during Homecoming so alumni also had the

chance to celebrate. Carol Thompson, director of outreach for Student Affairs, said there is a long history between Greek Life and Homecoming, given that Greek Life has been around almost as long as the university itself. She said the Greek community has celebrated Homecoming by decorating the lawns outside of their houses, building or decorating floats and having tents on the UA Mall on game day for alumni to stop by and connect with their chapters. Fraternities and sororities often partner up and have registered events throughout the week. Many chapters hold open houses, brunches or tours, as well.

“I think they care about those kind of traditions in the university,” Thompson said. “They’re welcoming the alumni back, the university is welcoming the alumni back—it’s just been an important value of the organizations.” One of those alumni is Matt Noble, a class of 1986 graduate who was in the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Noble is a unique alumnus because he helped raise the money to build their house after he graduated and visits dozens of times throughout the year. He said Homecoming weekend is a particularly special time to return to both the UA and Kappa Sigma as an alumnus.

“[Alumni] still like coming back for Homecoming,” Noble said. “I like going back and seeing people from my chapter. I enjoy that part of it.” Chapters best at communicating with alumni often have the best turnout, according to Noble. Part of this is because Greek alumni have had such an influence on campus, Noble said. Many of the buildings on campus, including the Eller College of Management and the James E. Rogers College of Law, are named after Greek alumni. “It’s because they had a great experience on campus, continued coming back, went

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A FLOAT RIDES DOWN Univeristy Boulevard during the 1983 Homecoming Parade. UA Homecoming is filled with traditions like the annual parade, bonfire and game.

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consumption of alcohol will contribute to some excitement to an extent, but the power of school spirit will be another contributing factor that can truly invigorate students and alumni to have a good time.

McMahon said she isn’t really a big fan of football games, which would explain why she hasn’t gone to a Homecoming game, but she does enjoy some of the other events held during Homecoming. “I’ve been to the Homecoming parade, some of the tailgates and have just hung out with friends,” McMahon said. “It’s nice to take a break from schoolwork.

off and became successful in their lives and were in a position where they were able to give back,” Noble said. The strong tradition that exists between Homecoming and Greek Life is not exclusive, but there is a long, interwoven history between the two. Melinda Burke, president of the UA Alumni Association, said Homecoming events planned by the association are never specifically for Greek Life, even though people have that perception. She said they are collaborative with Greek Life, as they are with any organization, in promoting and supporting any event planned. “The fact is, if you’ve got an active member in a Greek organization, a leader in a Greek organization generally has a strong affinity or connection to the university as well,” Burke said. “[That] is why such a high percentage of our alumni leaders also have a Greek affiliation.” She said they go hand-in-hand. “It’s a great partnership,” Burke said. “We love the fact that there’s so many active alumni representing Greek Life, but we also appreciate the fact that lots of alums [sic] come back and we want everybody to have a strong connection and be loyal and embrace the UA,” Burke said. “Our position is: Homecoming is for everybody.”

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years from now, the youth of 2016 will most likely be remembered by our rigid political divisions, nation-wide protests and outspoken ideas. Half a century ago, the societal climate didn’t look too different, and perhaps it’s a glorious coincidence that this year’s Homecoming will honor a class that graduated with a similar feeling of cultural uncertainty. Despite the turmoil for Americans at home and abroad in the mid-1960s, UA students still found a way to have fun as crazy co-eds down in the desert. The UA had less than half the population that it does now, but that didn’t stop the class of ’66 from showing off its spirit. These students were the first to utilize the west-side stadium expansion in 1965, which raised Arizona Stadium’s capacity up to 40,000. The UA class of 1966 will march in this year’s Homecoming parade as honored guests. These individuals have watched not only their alma mater but entire country evolve throughout the past 50 years. While it may be true that all Wildcats know how to have a good time, Homecoming serves as more than just a weekendlong party among past and present wildcats. It serves to honor and interact with those who have lived entire lives and still choose to come back to the place they called home for four years. Homecoming is a testament to the everlasting family that an institution like the UA can actually create.

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The class of 1966 left this university half a century ago. Now, 50 years later, that class returns. The differences between the classes of 1966 and 2016 are stark, but they will always have one thing in common: The UA

THE DESERT YEARBOOK, 1966

EMILY SULT, A GRADUATE in the class of 1966, stands with Wilbur the Wildcat on the Arizona football field at the Homecoming game. Sult was voted in as the ‘65 Homecoming queen. A resident of Pima residence hall, Sult’s hallmates sold cookies to help finance her campaign. Each year kings and queens are nominated by their respective clubs and organizations and are chosen by the Mortar Board and Bobcats Senior Honorary. This year five kings and queens were selected from groups such as Cheer and Mascots, Greek Life and Chain Gang Junior Honorary. Throughout Homecoming week the court attends different social and university events to mix and mingle with students and alumni. The 2016 Homecoming king and queen will be announced at the Homecoming Barbecue on Friday, Oct. 28.

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THE DESERT YEARBOOK, 1966

ARIZONA CHEERLEADER MELISSA CALLAWAY practices her jumps on the UA Mall in front of the Student Union Memorial Center before a home football game. The 1965-1966 cheerleading squad was under leadership of yell king John McConnell. Cheerleaders were traditionally elected by the out-going cheerleaders and representatives of the associated students and faculty. At this year’s Homecoming game, the cheer squad will preform traditional routines such as the “Cat Wall,” a classic cheerleader pyramid.

THE DESERT YEARBOOK, 1966

UA STUDENTS GATHER AROUND a desert campfire on a traditional “boondocking trip.” Boondocking, popular in western parts of the country, is quite simply driving out to the desert with some friends, food and maybe alcohol and was a popular activity among the ‘66 class. The tradition is still upheld today by various campus groups.

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Homecoming’s big budget is more than worth it BY LEAH GILCHRIST @leahcgilchrist

omecoming is one of the UA’s many traditions and despite a tighter budget, it should continue to be celebrated with full wildcat spirit. Homecoming is the time of year for wildcats past and present to gather together and celebrate the memories we’ve shared at the university. We come together to carry out the long celebrated UA Homecoming traditions, the very same traditions current students will one day return as alumni to take part in, again. Though budget cuts to the university have made the university’s pockets a little lighter, wildcats have worked together to continue on the traditions we love. It’s no doubt that every Homecoming takes precise planning and budgeting to bring the annual celebration to life. Wildcats enjoy taking part of traditions including the lighting of “A” Mountain, the Club Olympics, bonfire, the crowning of the Homecoming king and queen and the Homecoming parade. But each of these events needs money and resources to happen in true UA tradition. The UA Alumni Association, charged with putting on and paying for Homecoming, has seen budget cuts this year as a result of these aforementioned budget cuts. This threatened to cut one of UA’s most treasured traditions, the mud tug-of-war. The mud tug-of-war has been a Homecoming tradition for 30 years, giving students the gift of slipping and sliding in the mud under the desert sun. It’s often named one of the favorite traditions of the week and stands tall as a participant favorite. Bobcats Senior Honorary, in an effort to save the tradition, turned to their fellow classmates and alumni for help. The honorary turned to crowd funding and raised $8,400 from 129 donors, saving the tradition. Homecoming brings wildcat spirit to life at the university as we show off our campus to our alumni. The spirit of the events on campus are what make UA feel

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THE FRESHMAN CLASS COUNCIL battles Primus Freshman Honorary in a tug-o-war on the UA Mall on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Another game of tug-o-war is the state education budget, which has suffered declines in recent years.

like home to 45,000 students, faculty and countless alumni around the world. The torch has been passed to us, the current students of the UA, to breath life in to the traditions that scores of alumni have carried out before us. UA deeply values the traditions of our university and as students, we work to keep those traditions alive. The traditions of homecoming are part of the UA’s character, and what we tell prospective students when they ask, ‘Why UA?’. We’ll proudly tell them about watching

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“A” mountain glow red on the eve of Homecoming, getting close enough to feel the warmth of the bonfire and watching the king and queen getting crowned on Old Main. It’s what brings the campus to life and brings out the school spirit rooted in every wildcat, current and past. While to some the celebrations may seem excessive—especially in light of the recent budget cuts—they celebrate the culture of our campus and the spirit of every student who has set foot on our campus for the past 100 years.

A cut to the budget is not a threat, but an opportunity for wildcats to work together to carry out the same traditions we know and love in true wildcat spirit. The class of 1966 will be celebrating their 50 year reunion this weekend, and coming home to UA should remind of the spirit they’ve held over the last 50 years. UA is home to wildcats past, current and future, and we’re tied together by traditions 100 years in the making— reminding us all that we’re wildcats for life.

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WILDCAT FOR LIFE TAILGATE PARTY All alumni, friends and family are welcome to this FREE tailgate located at Cherry Avenue and University Boulevard on the UA Mall. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Saturday Events • Tents on the Mall, 3 p.m. • Wildcat for Life Tailgate Party, 3 p.m. • Homecoming Parade, 3:45 p.m. • Stanford vs. Arizona football game, 8 p.m.

Visit arizonaalumni.com/homecoming for a complete schedule of events.

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The best facts and figures in Homecoming history From the first tailgate to the last game, these are the Daily Wildcat’s favorite moments in UA Homecoming history

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Arizona’s first Homecoming football game, in 1914, was described like this on the front page of the Arizona Daily Star: “Before the largest and most enthusiastic crowd ever assembled on a football field in this state ...” Yeah, it was a pretty big deal. The UA defeated Pomona 7-6 on Thanksgiving in front of a ANTHONY GIMINO raucous crowd of 1,500 to earn, ANTHONY GIMINO IS for some reason, the title of A freelance sportswriter Champions of the Southwest, for TucsonNewsNow. and the newspaper even noted com and former writer for that the university likely did well FoxSportsArizona.com. enough financially to break even on a five-game season. And here’s a bonus: At halftime, a former chancellor of the Board of Regents and a local businessman each promised $50 toward sweaters for the players ... if they maintained that 7-6 lead. Football has been the centerpiece of Homecoming at the UA for a century, with the school saying 1914 was only the fifth Homecoming in the country. How long ago was that? Student enrollment at the UA was 308. When that season started, football was merely known as the “varsity.” And then, on Nov. 7, Los Angeles Times correspondent Bill Henry changed everything. He wrote this about how the UA played in its 14-0 loss at Occidental: “The Arizona men showed the fight of Wildcats ...” The “Wild Cat Yell” was born in a downtown rally the night before the Homecoming game against Pomona, and according to the 1915 Desert Yearbook, “(a)t the next assembly it only remained to formally christen the ‘Wild Cat’ as Arizona’s mascot.” Homecoming invokes that kind of nostalgia, the happy and aching trips through the stadiums of the mind—the reunions, the visiting of old haunts, the trips to see how things have changed. Like football. The UA’s game against Stanford on Saturday night is the school’s designated 99th Homecoming game—the Wildcats have a 57-36-5 record on Homecoming—but

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enough with the history because big-business college football is a what-are-you-doing-for-me-now venture. It’s all about change. On this Homecoming, for those who haven’t been on campus in four years or so, that change will be evident in the stadium itself—the LowellStevens Football Facility. The new seating on the north end, the huge videoboard on the south side, recent fresh coats of cardinal and navy paint, new chairback seating in the 100 level on the east side ... The stadium has never looked better. As for the on-field product, fifth-year coach Rich

Rodriguez is undertaking his own rebuilding project with his defense. Estimated time of arrival: unknown. The building never stops. Athletic Director Greg Byrne—while saying the 88-year-old Arizona Stadium has good bones—likely needs to raise about nine figures financially to fully modernize the stadium into a cozier, fan-friendlier venue. As we look back on Homecoming, you could say he’s hoping for the kind of place that might regularly empower those large and enthusiastic crowds of yesteryear.

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ARIZONA GUARD RAWLE ALKINS (1) celebrates a shot by a teammate during the slam dunk competition before the Red and Blue scrimmage in McKale Center on Oct. 14. Alkins was a part of another top-ranked Sean Miller recruiting class this season.

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UA alumnus, ESPN insider Jeff Goodman details the Wildcats' place among college basketball elite BY JEFF GOODMAN @GoodmanESPN

Yes, it’s true that the UA hasn’t been to the Final Four since 2001. And yes, it’s also true that there’s only that one national title hung in McKale—way back in 1997. But it’s also accurate to say that Sean Miller has rebuilt the UA program into one of the best in America. It’s not Duke or Kentucky, but those two are on a different playing field than anyone else in the sport. After that, a case can certainly be made that the UA is right there with everyone else—both on the floor and also in recruiting circles. Let’s not forget: Miller took over a program that was a complete mess back in 2009. There’s no way to sugarcoat it. There were the health issues at the time surrounding Lute Olson that resulted in Kevin O’Neill taking the reins for a year. Then it was the duo of Russ Pennell and

Mike Dunlap for a year. on the resume if not for Wisconsin. It could have gone downhill, and it Programs such as the UA's are judged by Final Four appearances—and even certainly appeared headed that way national titles. Sometimes with a 16-15 mark in 2010. that makes it easy to But then Miller, with Derrick Williams leading the consistency Programs such overlook the way, took the UA that the UA has had as the UA's are over the past few years. to an improbable Elite judged by Final Georgetown, for instance, Eight in 2011. Four appearances— hasn’t been past the first It would be the UA’s and even national weekend of the NCAA first of a trio of Elite since 2007. UA titles. Sometimes tourney fans have had something Eight appearances in that makes it easy to cheer about the second the past six seasons– to overlook the weekend for four of the something that only four other programs consistency that the past six years. can claim: Kentucky, The talent level has UA has had over the been on par with just Kansas, North Carolina past few years." about anyone not named and Florida (with Billy Duke or Kentucky. There Donovan at the helm). have been a handful of That’s living among first-round picks since basketball royalty. If not for Frank Kaminsky and 2011, and Miller has proven he can recruit against anyone—even Sam Dekker, the storyline would be John Calipari. different. There would be a Final Four

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There has been consistency. the UA has been ranked in the polls for 78 consecutive weeks, which is second behind only Kansas. The last time the ‘Cats weren’t in the top 25 was back in November of the 2011/12 campaign. The bottom line is that Miller gives the UA a chance every single year these days. This year he brought in yet another strong class with a pair of top-25 recruits—Kobi Simmons and Rawle Alkins, as well as talented Finnish 7-footer Lauri Markkanen. He also signed Terrence Ferguson, who opted to play overseas instead of going to college. Miller and his staff have also began assembling another big-time class for next season, headlined by No. 1 overall player DeAndre Ayton. Is UA basketball royalty on par with Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, UNC? No, but Miller has made sure it’s not all that far off, either.

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rizona football has graced the UA with a Homecoming football game for the past 99 years. This Saturday will be no different, beside the fact the Wildcats will be well-rested after coming off a bye week for the first time in two seasons. Stanford will be waiting with the return of former Heisman runner-up Christian McCaffrey. The Wildcats are 57-36-5 all-time in their previous 98 Homecoming games, according to Arizona Athletics. Yet, Arizona is just 2-2 under head coach Rich Rodriguez. The Wildcats' overall record, however, is good news for a team that’s sitting at 2-5 on the season and facing a five-game skid. While Arizona does not have the most recent success in Homecoming games against Stanford, the Wildcats did beat the Cardinal 51-37 back in 2001—the last time Stanford played against the Wildcats for a Homecoming game. Arizona has played 98 Homecoming games in its 101 Homecomings, the first coming against Pomona College in 1914. The Wildcats defeated Pomona 7-6 on Thanksgiving day. Arizona did not play Homecoming football

games in 1918 during World War I, or throughout 1943-1945 during World War II. Anu Solomon and Brandon Dawkins will be geared up for Saturday's game, and the doeverything-for-Arizona athlete Matt Morin will be playing running back. The biggest thing standing in the Wildcats' way will be the Cardinal itself, as Stanford is coming off a heartbreaking loss to Colorado. Halloween is coming and this year’s Homecoming features a haunted theme. Will the Wildcats spook the Cardinal? Only time will tell. Below are the top five Homecoming games the Wildcats have played over 98 years:

No. 5 In front of 6,000 fans, the UA trumped Caltech 35-0 in what was the dedication game for Arizona Stadium back in 1929. No. 4 The UA's first night Homecoming game loss came at the hands of Rice in 1931, a 32-0 shutout for the Wildcats. No. 3 While the game wasn’t as relevant, in 1988, the UA hosted its first pep rally and bonfire, creating the tradition of crowning both the Homecoming king and queen. No. 2 In what was the highest Homecoming game in decades, the UA topped University of the Pacific 65-35, a real offensive shootout. No. 1 In front of more than 58,000 fans, the UA topped then-No. 1 Washington behind Dick Tomey in a 1992 game.

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Adia Barnes pens personal Homecoming The Wildcat alumna chose Arizona for a second time, 21 years later BY ADIA BARNES @AdiaBarnes

my college basketball at the UA, and I was reminded of that when I decided to become the head coach. Arizona defines Adia Barnes is back at the UA in her what it means to be a collegiate family. new role as Wildcats women’s basketball People from all walks of life come to the UA and instantly head coach. The Daily learn the Wildcat Wildcat asked her to Way and what it write about why she There is a reason that I means to bear down. is, and will always There are so many chose to play my college be, a Wildcat and that are still what it means to don basketball at the UA, people fans that I remember the cardinal red and and I was reminded of that from when I was navy blue once again when I decided to become the playing for coach for her Alma Mater. This is what she had head coach." Joan Bonvicini. This sense of longevity to say: is what gives the —Adia Barnes, UA a welcoming Every week is head coach of Arizona environment. There Homecoming if women’s basketball are so many former you ask me. I am Arizona studentso honored to have athletes that now the opportunity to work for Arizona come back to the At h l e t i c s —p e o p l e place that means so much to me and put my mark on it for the like Ray Wells, Lacy Nymeyer-John, Syndric Steptoe and Erika Barnes, to second time. There is a reason that I chose to play name a few.

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Erika was on the softball team when I played here, and now she is our senior woman administrator. That’s awesome. The UA is truly special. If you take a quick walk around McKale Center, every person you walk by will say hi to you with a smile on their face and ask you how your day is going. I cannot imagine being somewhere else right now. And don’t get me started on our beautiful campus. There is a reason that I chose to be at the UA twice, and the campus was a big part of that decision. It really doesn’t get much better than taking a stroll down the UA Mall to the Student Union Memorial Center. I cannot wait to send my son Matteo to the UA when he is ready for college. I know that’s about 18 years away (ha), but I already know that he will be a Wildcat and he will bear down with pride.

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RETIRED ARIZONA PLAYER ADIA Barnes (30) jumps backward while shooting against NAU on Friday, Dec. 13. 1996, in McKale Center. Barnes was hired as Arizona women’s basketball coach after Niya Butts was removed at the end of last season.

Former Wilbur comes back for endless pagentry BY MACKENZIE SWANEY @itsthewatergirl

The UA is known for its campus culture, school spirit, excellent academic programs and a championship-winning athletics program. Part of the aforementioned school spirit is the “Ari-zona” chant as it roars through stadiums each season, led by mascot Wilbur Wildcat. Kirk Sibley, 1999 alumnus, was the body inside the mascot suit in his time at the UA. Initially aspiring to play in the band, Sibley did not expect to become such a prominent face at sporting events. Being the only one in his group of friends to actually try out for the position, Sibley took advantage of the opportunity at hand when he was called back for the second and third rounds of interviews. “I wasn’t expecting it, so it was almost overwhelming," Sibley said. "It was a totally crazy opportunity I never would have imagined doing." He explained the job was a lot harder than it looked because he had to get used to wearing a suit, make Wilbur his own character and figure out how to communicate with the crowd through his mannerisms and gestures. In his time as Wilbur, Sibley led the crowd for the ever-famous 1996–1997 men’s basketball national title team coached by Lute Olson. He also encouraged fans at football games in 1998 when Arizona went 12–1 and almost had a shot at going to the program's first Rose Bowl game, until

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KIRK SIBLEY, FORMER UA mascot, poses in the Wilbur costume on the steps of Old Main. Sibley is coming back to don the Wilbur costume for the 20th consecutive year.

it lost to UCLA. “Football was stressful because this was the first Rose Bowl game we were competing for,” Sibley said. “Basketball was more stressful the year following the championship title because we were returning champs.”

Although he did not know it at the time, Sibley would go down in history as one of Arizona’s great mascots. He brought an energy and atmosphere to games that is hard to replicate; he is responsible for many traditions—like his shirt lift routine.

“Every game I do, that’s one less game I have in the future," Sibley said. "Even if the team has a bad game, I have to have a great game. If I have a great game, the team will have a better game." Returning home to relive his days as Wilbur, Sibley comes back to his old stomping grounds each Homecoming weekend to put on the suit another time. He is honored the school continues to value the efforts he put in as Wilbur, and was excited to talk about his memories and time as the mascot. “Home team experience is the advantage, so if you can’t get the crowd going, you don’t have that experience,” Sibley said. He illustrated how coming back to the campus is like coming home. Sibley remains in touch with football players and other staff and faculty, and is grateful for the people he met along the way in his second life as Wilbur Wildcat. “I consider it a privilege to come back and be able to represent my school each year at Homecoming—doing a job that I love,” Sibley said. He now resides in Chandler, Arizona, as an engineer for Intel. Although he enjoys what he does, a piece of him can always be found at the UA. “I do my job and I do it great. But at the gym and on the weekends, everything that happened that year has shaped me into who I am," Sibley said. "Once [Homecoming is] about a month away, I can’t think about anything else."

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It also doesn’t help that Stanford’s offensive line has been reshuffled or injured essentially every week since the start of the The Daily Wildcat spoke season, which has really with Stanford Daily senior gotten in the way of the staff writer Do-Hyoung line gelling as a unit and Park to get some insight starting to find a rhythm. into this weekend's The injury bug has matchup with the reared its head again Stanford Cardinal. this week with fifth-year senior right guard Johnny DW: Christian McCaffrey Caspers, a team captain, has yet to rush over 100 DOHYOUNG PARK looking like he’ll miss the yards since starting off duel in Tucson. the season 3-0. What’s the Stanford might need to start true biggest takeaway from the former freshman Nate Herbig in his place, Heisman hopeful this season? and believe me, starting a true Park: The biggest thing to take away from McCaffrey’s disappointing freshman at quarterback or offensive line is pretty much unprecedented in season has been the crazy regression the Harbaugh-Shaw era at Stanford. of the Stanford offensive line. The last time Stanford replaced three Keller Chryst was just named the starters on its offensive line was in starting quarterback Saturday. 2014, when the team lost five games. What would you say was the reason Stanford has again replaced three David Shaw gave him the nod? offensive line starters this season The simple truth is that the and the offensive struggles have offensive struggles were to the point been similar. The lack of push in the where something—anything— run game has been so bad that not needed to change. even the all-time single-season allAfter Stanford only put up five purpose yardage holder can make points at home against Colorado on up for the inefficiency up front.

Saturday, the coaches decided to pull the plug on Burns. Not necessarily because he was the biggest cause of the offensive struggles (he wasn’t), but because as offensive coordinator Mike Bloomgren told me, “the definition of insanity... it’s doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Even though Burns led the team to victories over USC, UCLA and Notre Dame, his zero touchdown, three interception performance against the Buffs was the final straw after it dropped the offense to 126th of 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in scoring this season. Chryst and Burns have virtually identical skill sets and physical attributes, so it’s just a matter of the coaching staff hoping that shaking up the status quo will be the catalyst this offense desperately needs to get itself going. Who’s a Stanford player that no one in Tucson knows about, but will after the game Saturday? Top corner Alijah Holder was anticipated to have a huge breakout season but has now been ruled out for the year with a nagging shoulder

injury that he aggravated on Saturday. In his absence, everyone is expecting sophomore Quenton Meeks to step up and play a huge role—not that he hasn’t been doing so already. Stanford has always been very hesitant to give meaningful playing time to true freshmen, but Meeks (who was essentially told by USC that he would never be good enough to play D-1 football) won the nickel role as a freshman last season and gave Stanford two pivotal interceptions at Washington State (the Cardinal don’t make it to the Rose Bowl without either of those picks) and a pick-six in the Rose Bowl against Iowa. He won the starting corner job alongside Holder this season and has already made his mark with a huge pick-six against Notre Dame that keyed Stanford’s doubledigit comeback and swung the momentum of that game for good. Meeks always plays with a massive chip on his shoulder and is a true student of the game. That’s a dangerous combination for any opposing offense.

tempo of the game, and who will come out on top for another edition of Pac-12 after dark? Tempo-wise, I’m fairly confident that Stanford is again going to slow the game way, way down and control the clock, as it always does. Of course, the difference this season has been that the Cardinal haven’t been able to finish those drives in the last month or so, thanks to a mixture of untimely fumbles, missed field goals and sloppy execution in the red zone. It seems like playing in the desert has been a recipe for disaster for opponents, with Washington having been taken to overtime by the ‘Cats earlier this year and Stanford losing to Sparky by three scores in Tempe in 2014. With an ungodly 8 p.m. kickoff, this is going to be Pac-12 after dark in its most raw, unbridled form, and I suspect that this offensively challenged Stanford team isn’t going to suddenly find its spark down potentially two of its starting linemen and with a new quarterback. I’m taking Arizona, 17-13.

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Stanford, Arizona both in need of a win BY IVAN LEONARD @Ivan14bro

With Homecoming this week at the UA, the Wildcats welcome Stanford to Arizona Stadium on Saturday at 8 p.m. UA football is fresh off of a bye and looking to avenge its fourgame losing streak. The UA did not get a bye week last season, but this year’s team is using it to recover a little from all its injuries. “It was certainly a much-needed bye week,” head coach Rich Rodriguez said. “We got a couple days of practice to work on some fundamentals and get a head start on Stanford.” After starting the season 2-1 with the one loss coming by two points, Arizona has gone into a freefall lately. They will need to win at least four of their next five games to make a bowl, but they are not lacking for confidence. “Maybe not winning the

Pac-12 is in the cards, but I am still thinking we can win the next five games,” said quarterback Brandon Dawkins. “I am not gonna let us not get to a bowl game this season.” If Arizona is to stop Stanford, their team comes and goes with do-it-all Christian McCaffrey. While he is not having an incredible season like his 2015 campaign, he is still one of the best running backs in the nation. His rushing average is down from six yards to 5.1 and his scrimmage yardage per game dipped from 190 yards a game to 132. “It is almost unrealistic for anybody to reach that hype, but watching him play, he is the same guy when healthy,” Rodriguez said. “A large part of their offense, and certainly their special teams, goes through him.” Just like Arizona, Stanford has had an ongoing quarterback controversy this season, and Keller Chryst gets the nod this week.

Chryst is 7-for-18 for 63 yards and an interception this season and has seen playing time in six of their seven games. Either Dawkins or Anu Solomon will start Saturday against Stanford, and Rodriguez believes having both quarterbacks will help them moving forward. Solomon has not played since the seasonopening loss against BYU due to a lingering knee injury but could see action Saturday. Due to injuries and suspensions at running back, wide receiver Samajie Grant made the jump from wide receiver to running back and is getting acclimated to it. “He looks good back there; it is not too different as he is another short guy,” Dawkins said. “He is too athletic to not have the ball in his hands, so anytime we can get him the ball will help.” Grant has 19 catches for 251 yards and three touchdowns this season, but he has yet to carry

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the ball this season. Running backs Nick Wilson and J.J. Taylor are both out with ankle issues, so

Grant and Zach Green will need to complement the offense Saturday.

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Andi Sullivan scored twice and goalkeeper Jane Campbell picked up her 34th career shutout as No. 3 Stanford topped Arizona 4-0 on Thursday night in Tucson. The Cardinal improve to 15-1-1 on the season and 8-1 in Pac-12 Conference play, while Arizona dropped to 7-9-1 and 2-7 in the Pac-12. With the game still scoreless in the 39th minute, Sullivan collected a pass from Jordan DiBiasi at the top of the 18-yard box and ripped it to the left of diving UA goalkeeper Lainey Burdett to give the Cardinal a 1-0 lead just before the first half ended. "We lost the ball in our half and our backline didn’t step quick enough to the shooter," Arizona head coach Tony Amato said. "And it was Andi, who’s in the full [United States] Women’s National Team, and if you let her shoot from there, she’s probably going to have a good shot at scoring.” Even though Stanford went to halftime up 1-0, the first half was relatively even. Both teams finished with eight shots, and Stanford was limited to one corner kick, while Arizona had none. Arizona nearly scored the first goal of the game in the 31st minute when forward Charlotte Brascia had a one-on-one with Campbell after breaking through Stanford's backline. However, Brascia's shot sailed just over the crossbar.

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ARIZONA GOALKEEPER LAINEY BURDETT misses the save on a penalty kick by Stanford midfielder Andi Sullivan at Murphey Field at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 27. The Wildcats lost to the Cardinal 4-0.

“The first half we definitely had some chances," Amato said. "The game plan, tactically, looked like it could be effective; we were just going to have to grind through some moments where they had possession and hope that when the chances came our way that we could bury

them, and it didn’t happen on the night. Even at halftime we still felt like we were still in the game—it was just going to take maximum, maximum effort—and that kind of died of when they scored the second goal.” The Cardinal tacked on that second goal in the

65th minute, when Kyra Carusa dropped a pass into the middle of the box for Michelle Xiao, who knocked it into the back of the net. Sullivan tacked on a third goal for Stanford via a penalty kick in the 71st minute to make it 3-0, then Ryan Walker-Hartshorn added a fourth and final goal in the 75th minute. “I think in the first half we really wanted it more," UA defender Samantha Falasco said. "But I don’t know what happened in the second half. [Stanford] just showed up and they were ready to play, and we didn’t give our best effort out there like we should’ve.” The teams each had eight shots a piece in the first half, but the Cardinal outshot the Wildcats 11-2 in the second half. "I think in the first half we connected more passes and got more on the attack and had more people getting forward, and then in the second half I feel like we were more set on defending," said UA midfielder Cali Crisler. "But we needed to keep attacking to get more chances." Brascia, Gabi Stoian and Kennedy Kieneker led the Wildcats with two shots a piece, while Hannah Stevens and Laura Pimienta each had a shot on goal. In total, four of the Wildcats' 10 shots were on frame, but Campbell saved them all. Arizona returns to action Sunday when it hosts No. 18 California in the Wildcats' last home game of the season. Kickoff at Murphey Field at Mulcahy Stadium is set for 11 a.m., and Senior Day festivities will be held before the match.

Arizona volleyball hopes to recover on road BY NIKKI BAIM @nikkibaim22

At the halfway point of an up-and-down season, Arizona women’s volleyball looks to flip the script this weekend in Oregon after three consecutive losses. The Wildcats will travel to Eugene to face No. 20 Oregon on Friday at 7 p.m., then to Corvallis to take on Oregon State on Sunday at noon. In the teams' first matchup of the season, Oregon handed the UA its first home loss with a 3-1 victory. Oregon has since gone 3-3 in the Pac-12 Conference with loses against No. 10 Washington, UCLA and USC, all at home. Arizona will then head to Oregon State on Sunday, who’s tied with ASU for last place in the conference with a 1-9 record. In their previous meeting, the UA swept the Beavers and looks for a repeat of that success. The theme of this weekend will be trying to get back on the right track for the Wildcats, and going back on the road seems to be the perfect opportunity to make that happen. “I think we play better on the road than at home,” head coach David Rubio said. “I think there’s too many distractions for us here.” Kalei Mau, who just made her comeback

from a back injury, confirmed her coach’s statement, and looks forward to getting back on the road. “It’s a lot easier to focus and dial in when we’re on the road when we have a set schedule," Mau said. "It’s a lot easier to have everyone together physically and mentally. We feed off the energy we get when we’re somewhere else so we can prove something to people and ourselves." UA captain Penina Snuka wants to see her teammates refocus this weekend, starting with the way they practice. “It’s about not slacking off and taking breaks [in practice],” Snuka said. “Not to think you’re going take a play off here and there, but it’s being able to keep pushing and pursuing.” In order to compete in Oregon this weekend, the Wildcats will need to see production from all six players on the court. Rubio didn’t think all six starters came to play last weekend and knows his team can’t compete with ranked opponents when only four of his six starters are mentally prepared. “Everyone’s got to show up to play well,” Rubio said. “We had a couple kids who didn’t show up well and play well [last week], so now everyone’s got to try to pick up for their absence.” The Wildcats are aware it will take full

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ARIZONA OUTSIDE HITTER KALEI Mau (10) spikes the ball on Oregon State outside hitter Katelyn Driscoll (12) Sept. 30. The Wildcats will look to avenge an earlier loss to Oregon as they take on the Ducks in Eugene on Friday.

team efforts to fly back to Tucson with two road victories. “I think it’s a whole team effort; we can’t do it by ourselves," Mau said. "We have to do

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