November 13, 2012

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Project turns veterans’ old uniforms into paper STEPHANIE CASANOVA Arizona Daily Wildcat

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RICARDO PEREYDA, right, shreds his old Army uniform before turning it into paper.

Fourth UA guitar fest unites stars, students

Ricardo Pereyda scooped up shreds of navy blue wool from what was once his grandfather’s U.S. Air Force uniform and placed them into an old Army uniform pocket, mixing them with shreds of his own retired Army uniform. Pereyda, a senior studying

public management and policy and president of the UA chapter of Student Veterans of America, was one of three veterans who attended the first day of a Combat Paper Project workshop on Monday. Drew Cameron, an Army veteran, started the project in 2007 after learning about the history of traditional Western-hand paper. The project had its beginnings in

San Francisco, but Cameron now spends his time going to various communities, helping them make paper out of the uniforms. The idea of turning retired military uniforms into paper to create artwork was inspired by conversations with friends, Cameron said.

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GOING BOWLIN’ Arizona football gains bowl eligibility after defeating Colorado 56-31

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The UA’s Fourth International Tucson Guitar Festival this week is giving guitar students the chance to play in the presence of world-class musicians. The weeklong event, presented through the UA School of Music and Tucson Guitar Society, incorporates masterclasses, workshops, competitions and recitals, while promoting a stage to learn and perform. “It mostly just becomes a week where guitar is the priority,” said Misael Barraza Diaz, a guitar performance graduate student who hosted a workshop on Flamenco guitar. “It’s the highlight of the event in every form or shape, so for guitarists it’s a utopia … you’re just surrounded by it.” The “guitar utopia” is highlighted by performances from worldrenowned, Grammy-award winning guitarists the Assad Brothers. “They’re incredible, it’s really just an honor to have them here,” Diaz said. “They’re really probably the very best duo of classical guitarists we have in the world right now. Not only that, but they’re amazing solo guitarists too, so it’s just amazing how much music they can produce.” The Brazilian-born brothers, Sergio and Odair, have been

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little over a year ago, Rich Rodriguez arrived for the first time in Tucson as the new head coach of the Arizona football program. The Wildcats were in the middle of a 4-8 season, and weren’t heading to a bowl for the first time since 2007. Before talking about anything else, Rodriguez sat down with his new players and discussed the pain and disappointment they felt sitting at home while 70 other teams played in a bowl game. “If you’re not one of ’em, it makes it for a long December,” Rodriguez said. “I know, I’ve been there.” Now jump ahead to this

Saturday. After the Wildcats’ 56-31 thumping of a terrible Colorado team, the massive disappointment the players felt last season is wiped clean — Arizona is bowl eligible and should be playing this holiday season, even if they somehow collapse in the final two games of the season. “It feels great,” senior receiver Dan Buckner said. “I’m nearing the end of my college career and going into (Saturday) we had three games for sure. And to get that extra one hopefully — if they pick us to go a bowl game — it feels good to

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QUARTERBACK B.J. DENKER started for Arizona in place of an injured Matt Scott, and led the Wildcats to a win as he threw two touchdowns and ran for another.

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THE PRIDE OF ARIZONA MARCHING BAND performed a number of songs at Friday’s Homecoming bonfire outside Old Main.

A group of students in the Eller College of Management have been working with the Tucson Village Farm to promote its annual Harvest Festival, which was held on Saturday. Tucson Village Farm is a nonprofit organization associated with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. While the farm is technically part of the UA, it is not financed by the UA budget and gets its funding from donations and grants. “Our goal is to teach people how to grow food and how to harvest and eat food, and how to make healthy choices in their life,” said Elizabeth Sparks, who works with the Pima County cooperative extension right next to the gardens. “We want people to be healthy and happy.” The Harvest Festival was intended to teach children the benefits of healthy eating. The festival featured a farmers’ market, free samples, cooking

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