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t’s official: Tucson will be the center of the college football universe this week. ESPN and all of its 120 mediacredentialed members for “College GameDay” will invade the UA campus starting Thursday afternoon, as the network prepares for Saturday’s pregame show that will air from 8-10 a.m. local time. But that’s not all “GameDay” being in Tucson entails. So, Wildcat fans, don’t let that be the only time a national TV audience sees the community’s support. The “GameDay” guys — host Chris Fowler and sidekicks Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit — have segments that air on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Friday as well. It will look terrible if there isn’t a sea of cardinal-clad crazies screaming their heads off and holding up signs during any and all tapings relating to the show. “I’m excited (about ‘GameDay’) but I don’t know if I’m excited as my 10-year-old and my 6-year-old. They just can’t stand it, they’re so ready to get out there,” said inside receivers coach Garret Chachere.“That kind of light being shed on the history here and the kind of program we have and some of the players and people in the past that made this program what it is, I don’t think you can do anything but be very happy about it.” If the UA as a whole can mirror Chachere’s kids’ enthusiasm for the next few days, the Oregon Ducks might be able to feel the energy before they board the plane in Eugene. Depending on the level of intensity, the Ducks could still be feeling it during a long flight back. This marks the first time the show will air from Tucson, so make ESPN realize that it shouldn’t be the last. Yeah, it’s basketball season and Arizona has been — and probably always will be — a hoops-first school. However, these circumstances cry out for UA students, teachers, employees, fans and whoever else to go totally bonkers with support in the upcoming days. The last time ESPN came to Tucson , Oregon was the visiting foe for a Thursday night showdown and the atmosphere was electric. The raucous home crowd played its part in the Wildcats’ 34-24 upset win and “SportsCenter” anchors couldn’t help but comment about KIMBALL, page A10
Computer engineering sophomore David Kim plays Farmville on Facebook daily at the Science and Engineering library in order to keep his farm running smoothly. Kim says the game acts as a stress release for him, but does not detract from his studies. Amir Adib/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
Campus Health Services will provide free H1N1 vaccines for some members of the campus community in the coming days. “We’ve been waiting for the vaccine to be distributed,” said Lee Ann Hamilton, the assistant director of health promotion and preventative services at Campus Health. “Production has been much slower than anticipated.” Because the doses of the vaccine are limited, Campus Health has given priority to people at highest risk. The vaccine is now available to students and staff who are younger than 24, students and staff who are 25 and
older with high-risk medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes, people with physical disabilities, pregnant women, students and staff who live with or care for children younger than six months, and students and staff who are health care personnel. Hamilton said Campus Health has not received its full supply of the vaccine, and that eventually it will be available to the whole campus community. Those who are eligible for the vaccine but cannot attend the clinics can also come to Campus Health Services between 8 a.m. and noon, and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. “It’s not helping people being on a
shelf,” Hamilton said. “We want to get it out to people.” Within the last week, Campus Health has reported a decrease in the number of flu cases it has seen. Prior to that, the numbers had been increasing for four to six weeks. “It’s just sort of the natural course of an infectious disease in a population,” Hamilton said. Hamilton expressed concern that the number of cases may spike again after students return from traveling for Thanksgiving break. She said some people choose to take their chances with the H1N1 flu, but the sickness can lead to secondary infections or be life threatening. “For something that’s free, it only
takes a few minutes, and it might save you seven to 10 days of sickness, it’s definitely worth considering,”she said.
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Alison Goodliss, a sociology junior, tans at the Maui Beach Sun Center, 1107 N. Park Ave. The International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that using tanning devices before age 30 increases the risk of melanoma by 75 percent.
Tanning poses health risks By Alexandra Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Students say tanning beds provide them with a short-term way to achieve the bronzed look they desire, but not without long-term health effects, experts say. “I don’t like looking pasty,” prebusiness freshman Ari Marcus said. “I could do worse things; I don’t smoke.” “Young women want to be tanned. They like the appearance,” said Lois
Loescher, director of Education and Behavior Research at the Skin Cancer Institute at the Arizona Cancer Center. “I think part of the thinking behind the full-body exposure is that you’re tan all over, you don’t have tan lines. I think that has some element of attractiveness to it.” Students say they typically turn to the beds for special occasions like prom or other formal events. There is also the common misconception that it is better to get a “base” tan before
going to the beach to protect against severe sunburn. “I know the risks of it. I usually wear a ton of sunscreen when I go … so I guess it kind of defeats the purpose,” pre-physiology freshman Carly Schmidgall said, “I’m a lifeguard in the summer, and … I hate how pale I get in the winter, so I decided I might as well just try it.” The International Agency for Research on Cancer placed UV tanning beds in its highest risk category in July
2009 — establishing them as being just as deadly as cigarettes. The agency has also reported that using tanning devices before age 30 increases the risk of melanoma by 75 percent. Despite these statistics, the Skin Cancer Foundation revealed that tanning bed use is increasing, especially among young women. “People always believe that warnings are meant for somebody else,” TANNING, page A3
Campus captivated by FarmVille By Adam Lehrer ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Casual gamers and social networkers at the UA and around the country can’t get enough of FarmVille. Created by Zynga, a video game developer based out of San Francisco, and offered as an application through Facebook, FarmVille is the most popular gaming application on the social networking site, with 65 million users registered, according to the game’s Facebook page. The game’s popularity is ever-present on the UA campus, with people everywhere, from the Integrated Learning Center to UA libraries to home on
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their laptops, being seen playing the game. The game’s popularity refuses to subside, despite controversies of advertisement scams being implemented through the application. The extremely fast rise in popularity surprised the game’s developers. “The (developing) team estimated that the game would attract maybe 6,000 users in the first weekend. We were blown away when tens of thousands of users had signed up by the end of the weekend,” Zynga’s lead developer, Amitt Mahajan, said. Many students use the game as a casual way of blowing off steam
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I see you’ve got some UA gear on, are you more excited about basketball season starting or all the hype with the football team? Well actually I’m a manager for the men’s basketball team, but I’m excited for “College GameDay.” I’m definitely going to get there at like 5 o’clock in the morning so I can be in the front row. Why not 4 a.m.? No, I’m going to wake up around 4 a.m. It starts at 8 a.m., or something like that, so I don’t want to be there way too early or anything like that. What kind of sign are you going to make? Um, me and my friends actually have to come up with something, but it’s going to be funny. Do you have any ideas yet? Something to do with LeGarrett Blount, but we’re not really sure yet.
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TC Tolbert, a gender-queer feminist poet, performs some of his poetic act during Monday night’s Trans Extravaganza in the Gallagher Theater. TC Tolbert and other acts were asked to perform to raise awareness for Transgender Week by the UA’s LGBTQ Affairs and Wingspan’s Southern Arizona Gender Alliance.
‘Ninja’ impaled by fence he was attempting to clear SEATTLE — Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it. An officer, who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night, heard the man screaming for help. Police supported him to prevent
Come on now. That’s old news. You guys can’t think of anything better? Um, well we definitely have to come up with something but we have to sit down and just think about something. We have to be creative, so.
What are you looking forward to most about the “GameDay” thing? Just to see the spirit on campus because a lot of people, they don’t come to most of the games. Now that it’s“College GameDay”and the game of the week and everything, everyone’s going to be there and there’s going to be a lot of school spirit and it’s just going to be a fun atmosphere. What do you think is going to happen if ESPN’s Lee Corso throws on the Ducks mascot head instead of the Wildcats mascot head? Uh, people are definitely going to boo pretty loudly. But I’m 100 percent confident that we’ll win so he can put on whatever he wants to. — Brian Kimball
ported assault, but he insisted he was just a ninja trying to clear a 4- to 5-foot-tall fence. Witt says the man was “overconfident in his abilities,” and that alcohol likely played a role. — The Associated Press
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So you’ll be there starting at 5 a.m. but how do you plan on staying warm? Will there be any pregaming going on for that? Um, possibly but it’s an all-day event so you can’t start too early because otherwise you’ll just pass out. What about just taking a nap after the show and then getting back at it later on in the afternoon? I don’t know. We’re going to sleep Friday at 10, 10 at night, waking up at 3 a.m. and then just going all out after that.
further injuries until medics arrived and took him to a hospital, where he was in serious condition in intensive care on Tuesday. Police spokeswoman Renee Witt wrote in a department Web site posting that officers thought the man might have been involved in the re-
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Fast Facts Barbie’s (the doll) last name is Roberts. Ken’s last name is Carson. World’s largest manufacturer of female apparel: Mattel (they make Barbie clothes).
Chances of meeting someone with Barbie’s human-scale measurements (36-18-33): One in 100,000. Chances of meeting someone with Ken’s: one in 50. Easy-Bake Ovens have been sold since 1964. If you line up all the Slinkys ever made, they could wrap around the world 126 times. You can buy a gold-plated Slinky for $100. Sterling Silver: $400. Play-Doh was used as a wallpaper cleaner before it became a toy. LEGO has manufactured more than 189 billion pieces in 2,000 different shapes since 1940, about 30 Lego pieces for every living person on earth. Annual sales of G.I. Joe increased by 46 percent in 2002, following the 9/11 attacks. The import of stuffed animals and female dolls is banned in Saudi Arabia.
SALT LAKE CITY — Reed Cowan’s reasons for making a film about the Mormon church’s activism against gay marriage in California are personal. Himself gay and Mormon, Cowan clashed with his family over his sexual orienReed Cowan tation and the beliefs of their faith, but it was a conversation between him and a sibling about her support of Proposition 8 cemented his commitment to make the film: “8: The Mormon Proposition.” “I thought, if this is the dialogue in my Mormon family, then what is like in other Mormon households,” the Miami-area filmmaker and former Utah television journalist said. “If this is the pain I feel over Prop. 8 and other Mormon efforts to quash (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) rights, what is the pain of others multiplied all over the world?” While the 80-minute documentary is still in production, a trailer posted on the Internet has caught the eye of both sides of the debate, viewed by roughly 70,000 people in its first 78 hours online. And the Web site that hosts the video has had nearly 28,000 visitors since it went online last month. Cowan contends that the church was the most influential force in the campaign and paints the faith’s theology and culture as historically anti-gay. Church officials have seen the trailer and other online materials about the film, LDS spokeswoman Kim Farah said, and “it is obvious that anyone looking for balance and thoughtful discussion of a serious subject will need to look elsewhere.” The film touches on gay suicide and homelessness, which many believe occur at higher-thanaverage rates among gay Mormons and highlights the strong opposition to gay rights from the Utah Legislature and lobbyists who are predominantly Latter-day Saints. It also draws on past statements of former leaders and efforts to cure homosexuality with electroshock therapy at the church-owned Brigham Young University. Cowan said his goal for the film was to document what he believes is a crusade against gay people and to illustrate that the faith operates as both a church and a political action committee. A release date for the film, believed to be the first about Prop. 8, is uncertain. Cowan is shopping the film to festivals. — The Associated Press
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ASUA senators tour new Rec Center If you regularly attend the Associated Students of the University of Arizona meetings on Wednesdays, do not be surprised to be sitting in the Ventana Room of the Student Union Memorial Center alone this evening, because the location has changed. The weekly ASUA senate meeting will not take place in its usual location, but instead in the North Conference Room on the second floor of Student Recreation Center. After a guided tour of the Rec Center’s expansion, the senate will conduct its typical business meeting. “The Rec Center invited the ASUA senate to tour the expansion,” said ASUA Executive Vice President Emily Fritze. Historically, the senate has visited different locations on campus to host its meetings, she said.“It will be a nice change of pace and an opportunity to see the new Rec Center.” Juliette Moore, the director of Campus
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Beds could be worse for you than outside tanning
Daniel King, a physician’s assistant at Specialists in Dermatology in Tucson, said. The foundation claims that the tanning industry falsely argues UV exposure releases a healthy dose of vitamin D in the skin, which helps the body protect itself from breast, prostate and colon cancers in addition to other diseases. The UV from the sun also causes vitamin D production, but experts say that does not make sun bathing any safer. “Neither one is safe,”King said.“It really depends a lot on the types of tubes that they use in the tanning beds. My opinion is, it’s a wash either way.” According to King, the skin on a person’s rear end is their normal skin color. Any skin darker than that has been damaged by UV radiation. “Tanning beds produce the wavelengths of light that can cause cancer,” he said. “(Which are) UV radiation, which is what tanning beds actually give you,” he added. The Food and Drug Administration shares the responsibility of regulating tanning equipment with the Federal Trade Commission. The National Tanning Training Institute claims that the FDA “does not have the personnel to perform many inspections”so it has“fallen to the states to create and enforce a regulatory system.” The institute reports that not all states implement regulations for tanning salons, but Arizona is among the 27 that do. Salons are required to follow certain regulations, such as how often
customers may tan, enforcing use of protective eyewear and alerting clients of the health risks associated with tanning. Sun bathing outside seems to be the obvious alternative to a tanning bed, but many people believe that going to a salon is more convenient. They find that the bed allows them to tan quickly, and, because all clothing can be removed, more efficiently. “You expose 95 to 100 percent of your skin, versus when you’re outside you do have a lot less skin exposed,” Loescher said. “And what people don’t understand, too, is it’s not just the skin cancer risk that increases; it also accelerates the aging of the skin to be in a tanning bed.” The FDA states that“sunlamps may be more dangerous than the sun because they can be used at the same intensity every day of the year” and also because“people can expose their entire bodies at each session, which would be difficult to do outdoors.” “There are just as big of risks tanning outside, so I think certain bodies and certain people can’t tan as well outside, so this is a quicker option to outdoor tanning,” family studies and pre-nursing sophomore Jenna Kelley, an employee at a local tanning salon, said. King believes that our society associates tan skin with beauty and has for many years, which is why people ignore warnings and continue to tan. “The odds of getting any kind of cancer is the same inside or outside,” Kelley said.“You only live once so personally I’d rather just do what I want now.”
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Man heroic for traveling to Antarctica for whiskey
The Associated Press reported that a team plans to drill through Antarctica’s ice for some vintage Scotch whiskey, which has been on the rocks since a century ago. Going to Total Wine or BevMo to get your choice whiskey is one thing. Going to Antarctica for it is quite another. The Whyte and Mackay company’s request for an expedition from New Zealand to drill under an abandoned century-old hut of the Shackleton Expedition — all for access to stored scotch crates — is surely a bold move. Furthermore, their master blender’s endeavor to obtain a sample of the scotch so as to replicate the whiskey is nothing short of heroic. In fact, it may be even more heroic than the expedition itself. Shocking, however, is the desire of the scotch-rescue expedition’s leader, Al Fastier, to refrain from drinking any of the scotch. “It’s better to imagine it than to taste it,”mused Fastier.“That way it keeps its mystery.”The Antarctic-chilled scotch could very well be the holy grail of Fastier’s icy journey, yet he won’t even take a sip? If the Kiwi wants a mystery, he should date someone who’s abstaining until marriage. Whiskey is for drinking. — Daniel Greenberg is a Near Eastern studies senior. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu
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MAILBAG UA intramurals condone sexist practices
To many people, the definition of coed intramurals soccer is the equal involvement and equal performance of men and women in an athletic competition. To the UA’s intramural department, the definition of coed intramural soccer is an athletic competition catering to many stereotypes against women. First, there must always be at least three females on the field at all times. I admire Campus Recreation for their attempt at equal participation, but they seemed to have forgotten to include men into this regulation. Secondly, a goal scored by a man equals one point while a goal scored by women equals two. This makes a women much more valuable on the team, but why can’t she be more valuable for her athletic ability rather than for a sexist decree suggesting she cannot compete with men? My friends and I joined the most competitive league this past fall, and I agreed to play by these rules until they interfered with the amusement of the game. These policies reflect a mindset that exists within society; men are stronger and faster than women. Perhaps men are stronger and faster but that never stopped the tortoise from equally competing against the hare.
FAFSA should regulate student spending habits
As many of us are familiar with FAFSA, many, on the other hand, are not. FAFSA is Federal Student Aid, which ensures that all eligible individuals can benefit from federally funded financial assistance for education beyond high school. The money provided is specifically intended to aid those with need to pay for higher education, but lately it seems that many are taking advantage of the fact that they have received money in such large amounts. I have seen firsthand the kinds of things students are spending their money on: strip clubs, beer, shopping for clothes, getting manicures and buying unnecessary material things. My question became whether FAFSA was keeping tabs on the spending of the students they are bestowing their money upon. I know many others who are in the same position as I with regards to not receiving anything at all from this so-called “aid.” Indeed it angers me to see the money that our families pay taxes for wasted on the leisure and wants of others rather than the need to pay for tuition. I suppose all we can hope for is for those handing out this free money to open their eyes and keep tabs on where our money as taxpayers is going, but until then I do not see anything changing on behalf of the students who could care less where the money they’re buying their new designer jeans with came from.
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Meghan McCain, daughter of former presidential candidate John McCain, was on campus Monday evening. She spoke about standing up for one’s beliefs and being a progressive Republican, which often puts her in opposition to some traditional Republican viewpoints. But regardless of your opinions on the McCain family or its political and social views, we can use it as an example. Meghan McCain has publicly disagreed with much of the Republican party on key social issues.Yet those discrepancies don’t ruin the family. It doesn’t matter what your views are on any topic. Nobody’s views are identical across the board with someone else’s. Disagreement should not displace civility. You’d have a hard time finding a friend or even a family member who you completely agree with on hot button political and social issues. Political debate should not get so heated as to compromise relationships with family, friends or coworkers. — Ball State University Daily News, Ball State University
And you thought parallel parking was hard
A South Korean woman has spent over four years and $4200 on nearly 950 attempts to pass the written portion of a test to receive her driver’s license. If you thought the three retakes your ditzy 15-year-old sister had to take was bad, watch out for Cha Sa-soon, 68. Sa-soon tries nearly every day to get the 60 needed points out of a possible 100 in order to pass the test. She has taken the exam nearly 1,000 times before finally passing. Authorities had no word on how a literate person could get the answer to each question wrong at least nine times, or why Sa-soon didn’t just study for the exam in the first (or second or nine hundredth) place. They are also mum on whether a woman so clearly ignorant of basic stopping and passing laws should be allowed on the road. Sa-soon still has to take the practical portion of the exam, testing authorities say. Local authorities plan to re-visit the issue in 2015, the expected date of Sa-soon’s first passing grade on that test. The orange traffic cones will be missed. — Anna Swenson is an sophomore majoring in English. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.
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The decision of a group of protestors — which included several Harvard students — to stage a “sleep-out” in support of climate-change legislation last Monday evening in Boston Common might strike observers as odd. Yet while setting up tents in the very tame wilderness of central Boston is peculiar, the cause the demonstrators supported is not. The students, through their transient tent city, intended to call attention to climate change and show support for introducing a bill that would require Massachusetts to be powered with 100 percent renewable energy by 2020. As expected, the protest was broken up by Boston police officers, and now nearly 70 participants have been served citations for trespassing on public property. But the Harvard administration’s lack of support for its protesting students has added a mini-drama to this strange story that could have been avoided at little cost. Given Harvard’s rhetoric about sustainability and “Green is the New Crimson” campaign, it is disappointing that, when the university was approached by Harvard students interested in staging a sleep-out for climate change on the Harvard campus, administrators rejected the students’ petition. Allowing the students to stage a protest here would have helped to raise awareness on campus, showcased Harvard’s commitment to dealing with the pressing problem of climate change, and avoided what is now a headache for the administration and protesters alike. — The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University
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For 99 Euros a night, you can live like a hamster. The Daily Telegraph confirmed that a French hotel is offering customers the chance to experience the rodent lifestyle. The Nantes, France hotel will feed guests hamster grain and provide a giant wheel for exercise and a hay stack for sleeping. This story reminds me of playground games, and those were definitely fun for me. I’m not sure I’d spend over a hundred U.S. dollars to eat rodent food, but I can understand the hotel’s allure. There will always be adults who want to turn their brains off and revert to childhood behavior. It would be nice to have one of these hotels in the United States, but I doubt the demand would be high. Now I have all the more reason to return to France, and maybe a handful of wild Americans will do the same just to have the experience of running on a hamster wheel.
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did not get FarmVille. I did not understand why my friends were uploading photo albums of cartoons, none of which I could differentiate from the others, and I felt mildly abandoned when someone would mutter something about harvest time and make an exit whilst spending time with me. They always came back so I quickly precluded that they weren’t just trying to avoid me. But I still did not understand the appeal of the game. I did not understand how the lives of my ordinarily well-adjusted friends were now dictated by the milking schedule of fake cows. But then I found Sorority Life. I cannot remember how I came to be involved with this particular Facebook application, one that is perhaps lesser known (its 6.5 million users paling in comparison to the 51.5 million boasted by FarmVille, as of October 1, according to Gamasutra) but certainly just as time- and life-consuming as FarmVille. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t because of some repressed desire to be in a sorority so I had to assume there was some other explanation as to why I was now seeing more of a character I named Afra than my housemate. I lost all sense of reason. I started frequenting cafes in the hopes that the peer pressure exerted by making my laptop screen publicly visible would compel me to validate myself in this environment by doing some homework. The pull of Sorority Life was stronger than that of gravity. I invested more in Afra’s wellbeing than I ever have in that of a boyfriend. I wasn’t even sure I was still technically fulfilling my visa requirement of maintaining a full-time workload at school, given how much time I was devoting to a Facebook application that I knew, intellectually, was a waste of time. More importantly, it wasn’t just me. As Sofia Karlsson, a Swedish exchange student, states, “I hate FarmVille! I see so many people sitting at their computers just playing it and not paying attention to the class.” Though it is possible that these FarmVille fiends are also absurdly good at multitasking, it seems more likely that Karlsson is right in thinking that students are, in essence, sacrificing their academic potential for a game that does not appear to benefit our minds in any way. But the fundamental difference between progressing in
FarmVille and progressing in our education — and the whole reason that our newsfeeds are now being inundated with announcements that our friends have found lonely sheep on their farms — is that achieving something in FarmVille is a hell of a lot easier than achieving anything in our lives. I eventually realized that over the course of my endeavors in Sorority Life, my eyes were constantly drawn to the status bar at the top of the screen. Just as in FarmVille, I had a concrete representation of how much more I needed to do in order to get to the next level, which would open up to me a whole host of opportunities that would serve zero function in real life. I had a goal (level 37) and I knew both how to achieve it (socialize and fight other characters) and what I would get out of it (accolades from my “house mom”). The veritable phenomenon that FarmVille has become is indicative of our desire for instant gratification, and the fact that it is far easier to reach our goals when we know exactly how to go about it. Both of these factors are, incidentally, rather uncommon in our day-to-day lives. For something to acquire such a prominent position in our lives without really being fun, it has to offer us something that nothing else does. Affording an opportunity for college students to procrastinate hours away while being duly, quickly and frequently “rewarded” for their time was perhaps an unlikely outcome of such a banal game. Although these hours could be better spent writing papers and getting ahead on weekly readings, even a good grade on a paper provides momentary satisfaction before we have to think about the multitude of other things we still need to do. FarmVille provides a similarly fleeting, but also shallow gratification, and with minimal effort. It’s unsurprising, then, that so many of us are investing our time into it. Fortunately for me, the consequence of incessantly playing Sorority Life has been this article and as such, it could be considered a good career move. But for everyone else, it might be time to rethink how important an animated farm really is to you and what it’s stopping you from doing. No employer is going to be impressed by how many ugly FarmVille ducklings you transformed into beautiful FarmVille swans. You don’t want to look back and realize this was the center point of your college experience; your descendants will not be able to make a good eulogy out of it. — Dunja Nedic is an Australian exchange student. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.
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Vegan eating good for body, Earth By Yael Schusterman Arizona Daily Wildcat Peggy Raisglid walked through the doors of a Unitarian church 20 years ago a “hardcore carnivore”and an hour later she walked out a“committed vegan.” She heard a lecture that day on vivisection — the process of cutting up animals for either food or cosmetic purposes, she said. “It was just so compelling — that day I went out and had my first vegan meal in an Asian restaurant and it was delicious,” said Raisglid, the owner of Lovin’ Spoonfuls, 2990 N. Campbell Ave., and UA alumnus of 1997. Being vegan is more of a lifestyle, she added, not just a diet. “For most people, vegan means no animal products whatsoever,”she said. Raisglid opened the restaurant in 2005, despite doubtful reactions. She remembers hearing,“People will never support a vegan restaurant in Tucson.” Lovin’ Spoonfuls is the only exclusively vegan restaurant in town, and Raisglid said the restaurant is doing well, with roughly 150 customers daily. On the menu, customers will find a variety of tofu scrambles for breakfast, soy burgers with organic buns and vegan mayo for lunch, a variety of pasta dishes for dinner and bakery items for dessert. Lovin’Spoonfuls also has a full liquor license.“Initially I didn’t realize that even organic wine is not necessarily vegan wine,” Raisglid said. “During the fining process, they remove fines by using gelatin or egg white, which makes it non-vegan.” When she first opened the restaurant, Raisglid said she did not realize how many vegans there were in Tucson and thought it was just her small circle of friends. She added that most of her customers
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aren’t even vegetarians, but rather just like to eat healthier once in a while. She reminisced about her early days as a vegan living in Los Angeles, saying it was a challenge back then. “I had to go miles and miles just to get basic products that were vegan,” Raisglid said.“I remember when I first saw soy milk appear in a grocery store, I was thrilled.” Today, she said shoppers can go to the grocery store and find a dozen different kinds of soy milk. People commonly inquire how vegans get their protein, but Raisglid said veggetables can be a good source of protein. Those who have meat-centered diets are receiving too much protein, which often leads to taxing kidneys and other health problems, she said. “The top killers in the country are all meat diseases — heart disease, which vegans rarely have unless there is something genetic; diabetes; and breast cancer are all meat diseases,”Raisglid said. Certain supermarkets offer vitamins and other supplements for vegans in case they do need an extra boost in their diets. Darcey French, who works in the supplement department at Sunflower Farmers Market, 4625 E. Speedway Blvd., said that it carries many vegan-friendly products, including vitamins. “Vegans usually come in here specifically for supplements that they are in need of such as B-12, iron — things people aren’t getting from a vegan diet,”French said. Sue Carolan, who works for customer service at Food Conspiracy Co-op, 412 N. 4th Ave, said the co-op carries a variety of vegan items. The vegan bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich is the co-op’s number-one seller, along with bakery items and homemade vegan soups prepared daily. Carolan is a vegetarian who tried
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The ravioli dish at Lovin’ Spoonfuls is made up of completely vegan ingredients. The restaurant, which opened in 2005, was met with skepticism by critics but has been doing well, with an average of 150 customers a day.
to go vegan but decided it wasn’t for her, she said. “If you’re raising children, they really need a balanced diet,”she said. A large number of vegan customers still come in inquiring about vegan products regularly, she said. Some students on the UA campus have strong vegan beliefs as well, as demonstrated through the Students Organized for Animal Rights club. Stephanie Jaffa, a Spanish and political science junior, is the president of this animal advocacy club and has been a vegan for seven years. Jaffa was a vegetarian as a child, and then started encountering information online about animal agricultural industries. This information taught her how unhealthy animal products are, she said. “I felt obligated to boycott inhumane practicing after that,” Jaffa said. “So the logical conclusion was to go vegan and stop consuming animal products.”
She is the only vegan in her family and said the switch to veganism was a challenge, but she was able to adapt and feels that anyone can if they are determined. Jaffa remembers the real challenge was living in the dorms as a freshman with no kitchen access, she said. “For anyone, vegan or not, it’s always easier to have access to your own kitchen. But where there’s a will, there’s a way,” Jaffa said.“But there are plenty of eateries around campus that cater to vegans.” She said there are many veganfriendly restaurants in Tucson that make it easier to be a vegan in a largely omnivorous world. “It is one of the few situations in life that is a win-win situation,” Raisglid said. “You win, because it’s a healthier diet, the animals win, because they are not getting slaughtered, and the environment wins because it’s the number one thing you can do to benefit the environment.”
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Lovin’ Spoonfuls, 2990 N. Campbell Ave., is the only exclusively vegan restaurant in Tucson. The restaurant has everything from tofu scrambles to past dinner dishes, and baked goods for dessert.
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during a stressful school day. David Kim, a UA computer engineering sophomore and FarmVille enthusiast, said, “For me, the game is a stress reliever, a distraction.” Zynga, which is also responsible for other Facebook game applications like Mafia Wars, Café World and Texas Hold ‘Em, first introduced FarmVille to Facebook in June of this year. “We were mad about creating social games, and we were attracted to the idea of a farm. There have been online farming games before, and we wanted to give it our own unique twist,” Mahajan said. The game utilizes the program Real Time Simulation, which according to Wesley Kerr, graduate research associate in the computer science department, allows the user to tend to their crops digitally on a lifelike human time frame. Real time simu-
lation is not new, he said, having been utilized in role playing computer games as far back as 1999. Kerr said that FarmVille and other Zynga games are the first games that utilize real time simulation to be marketed to crowds of “casual gamers.” While some professors on campus seem to be concerned about games like FarmVille distracting students from their studies, advocates of the game claim it is not too much of a problem because of the minimal time it takes to play. Kim says he plays FarmVille no more than 10 to 20 minutes a day and would never use it to avoid work because, “Once you harvest (the crops) there’s nothing more you could do with the game during that session.” However, some students use the game during class. Mike Crane, a psychology senior, said, “It’s a good
way to kill time during class. It’s simple and entertaining and doesn’t require any strategy.” He added that the game doesn’t interfere with his work, as he never plays more than 30 minutes in a day. “It shouldn’t be too disruptive,” said Kerr, “It only takes about five minutes to play. It’s not much different than checking your e-mail, except you’re tending your farm.” There is no doubt that FarmVille and other Zynga games’ (Mafia Wars and Café World are the second and third most popular gaming applications on Facebook, according to an article recently published in The New York Times) popularity directly relates to the games using social networking sites as their medium. “Facebook is a good medium to market games to the casual gamer. Facebook is the current online
hangout spot. As Facebook’s popularity grew, so did these gaming applications,” Kerr said. Controversies and accusations of advertising scams surround FarmVille. FarmVille offers the gamer the option to play the game more efficiently through the exchange of real cash for “virtual cash.” According to an article recently published in Time Magazine, advertisement offers for things such as NetFlix give the user the opportunity for more digital cash to buy crops to be used in the game, and other, less legitimate advertisers offer digital cash in exchange for the user taking an IQ test. Once the test is completed, the user is asked for a name and a cell phone number. Once the name and number go through, the user has unwittingly signed up and will be billed for a service they most likely never wanted. Kim said he has seen these false advertisements for IQ tests, but
says they’re “pretty obvious.” Crane agrees that the advertisements are easy to identify, saying that “when they (the advertisements) ask for a credit card it should raise a flag that the advertisement is bogus.” The Zynga staff acknowledged these false advertisements and is trying to erase them from the FarmVille application. Mahajan said he wishes they were more careful about policing the application and its advertisements when it was launched, and that Zynga is working to rid FarmVille of advertising scams. “We’ve removed all the offers from the game. The only way to now get digital cash is directly through credit card payments,” he said. Advertising scams or not, there is little question that FarmVille is a success at the UA and throughout schools in the nation.
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policebeat By Michael Merriman Arizona Daily Wildcat
Stereo, Glock stolen from parked Escalade
University of Arizona Police Department officers were dispatched to the Main Gate Parking Garage on Nov. 6 at 12:30 p.m. in reference to a report of a theft from a vehicle. On arrival, officers met with the owner of a Cadillac Escalade on the fourth floor of the garage. The man told police that he parked and secured his Escalade at approximately 10 a.m. When he returned at approximately noon, he noticed that the driver’s side door lock cylinder had been punched out and several items of value were missing from the vehicle. The man told police that a DVD player, valued at $2,200, was missing, as was a Glock 22 .40 caliber handgun. The man was unable to provide police with a serial number for either item, but assured officers that he would cancel said serial numbers as soon as he was able to find them. Police have no suspects or witnesses at this time.
Intoxicated woman treated in dorm bathroom
UAPD officers were dispatched to the Kaibab-Huachuca Residence Hall on Nov. 8 at 2:34 a.m. in order to provide medical assistance to an intoxicated woman. Upon arrival, officers met with Tucson Fire Department officers and a resident assistant. The RA told police that she had discovered a resident of the hall passed out in a women’s restroom on the third floor. She told police that the woman had vomited and then became unconscious. The RA led TFD and UAPD officers to the restroom where they were able to make contact with the woman. According to police, she was awake but very disoriented. She had bloodshot eyes and was confused. TFD officers cleared the woman for release and police questioned the woman about what she had been drinking. She admitted to consuming an unknown amount of beer and rum earlier. Officers informed her that in lieu of an arrest, she would be diverted to the Dean of Students Office for disciplinary action. When RAs attempted to gather the information needed to complete a Residence Life report, the woman slammed her door in their faces. She eventually gave RAs the information that they required. She was diverted to the Dean of Students Office after officers warned her of the consequences of failing to complete her diversion program.
Trespasser transported to Pima County Jail
UAPD officers were on patrol near the Parker House Residence Hall at 1775 E. First St. on Nov. 8 at 12:46 p.m. when they observed an unconscious man lying on the ground. On the ground near the man, officers observed two empty bottles of Jack Daniel’s whiskey and a broken glass cup. Officers recognized the man from previous interactions with him. They woke the man up and asked if he needed medical attention, to which he responded that he did not. A records check revealed that the man had been warned in April 2009 against trespassing on university property, as well as a history of citations for intoxication, suspicious activity and disruptive behavior. The man was arrested on charges of criminal trespassing due to his history of police contacts. He was also issued an exclusionary order and transported to Pima County Jail, where he was booked.
Woman allegedly sexually assaulted by man she refused to identify
UAPD officers were dispatched to the Navajo-Pinal Residence Hall on Nov. 8 at approximately 9:35 p.m. in reference to a report of a sexual assault. Upon arrival, officers met with a female resident assistant who told them that another female RA had told her that she had been sexually assaulted. According to the woman, the incident occurred off campus and out of UAPD jurisdiction. Tucson Police Department officers were dispatched to the scene to interview the RA who was reporting the incident. The RA told TPD officers that her fellow RA had admitted to her that her ex-boyfriend had sexually assaulted her on Nov. 7 while she was attending a party at his home in the area of Third Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. TPD officers contacted the woman who was allegedly assaulted. She confirmed the story that the RA had reported. She also told police that she did not wish to provide them with the man’s name and did not wish to press any charges. Officers provided the woman with information regarding OASIS and the university’s Counseling and Psychological Services. UAPD officers then informed the woman that because she would not reveal the identity of her attacker, they would be unable to follow up on her report. The woman told police that she understood the consequences of her decision.
Kinder Care property littered by unknown persons
UAPD officers were dispatched to Kinder Care at 1621 E. First Ave. on Nov. 9 at 9:01 a.m. in reference to a report of criminal littering. Upon arrival, officers met with the director of Kinder Care. He told officers that somebody threw several empty beer containers onto Kinder Care property and he suspected that the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, directly adjacent to Kinder Care, was responsible for the littering. According to the director, he left the property at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 and did not observe any beer containers on the premises. When he returned on Nov. 9 at 7:30 a.m., he found four empty beer cans and one empty beer bottle on the west side of the playground area of Kinder Care. Officers made contact with the president of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He denied that any member of his fraternity had littered on Kinder Care property. He further added that the fraternity had added a fence to help ensure that objects could not be thrown between the two properties. He stated that the beer containers could possibly have been thrown by past alumni members. Officers advised the fraternity president to inform the remaining members that littering is a crime.
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Players put thought into accessorizing on game day By Tim Kosch ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT There once was a time when football players would just strap on their pads, get out and play. No questions asked, no fame and certainly no glamour. It was a simple time, it was a pure time and it took place very, very long ago. This isn’t your granddad’s version of football anymore. Today players are surrounded by so much media and cameras that they’re photographed and filmed more than Brangelina or the ridiculous Jon, Kate and any of their eight. Being a football player in the NCAA or NFL makes you as much of a celebrity as it does an athlete. So, with all this exposure, what’s a player to do? Just ask Arizona wide receiver Delashaun Dean. “I like to look good out there,” Dean said.“Look good, play good. That’s my motto.” With ESPN “College GameDay” in town this weekend and ABC broadcasting Arizona’s showdown with Oregon as its primetime game, Wildcat players aren’t going to want to just play well, they’re going to want to look the part, too.
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The comfort level
Sometimes the best attribute a player can have, above things like speed and strength, is confidence. When players are confident, they feel comfortable. Insert any adage about how football is X percent mental here. Sometimes comfort comes from knowing the opponent through watching game tapes or knowing your playbook inside and out. And sometimes comfort comes from what you wear under your pads. Whether it’s superstition, a feeling or a medical reason,
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Redshirt sophomore Nick Foles’ dedication to his aunt is visible as he hands the ball off during Arizona’s game against UCLA on Oct. 24. Foles is just one of the Wildcat football players who uses his equipment accessories as dedications to certain individuals.
players have reasons for wearing what they wear.
Player: Trevin Wade, sophomore CB Accessories: Clear
helmet visor, half sleeves on both arms that are color-coordinated with his uniform pants. Reason: “I’ve been wearing a visor since ninth grade because I had surgery on my eye, so I wear a visor because I don’t like people touching my eyes. Grass just irritates my arms but I don’t like long sleeves. I used to use socks in high school, but then I got to college so I was like, ‘I need to make it look real,’ so I went with the half sleeves. I try to match them to my pants. Like if we go white top, red pants I’ll wear the red sleeves, and if we go white pants I’ll wear the white sleeves.”
Player: Juron Criner, sophomore WR Accessory: Long sleeves, always
white, regardless of weather. Reason: “I started wearing long sleeves since before camp started, and a couple games I tried to come out in short sleeves, and I was just uncomfortable. So I’d go back in and put the long sleeves on. It’s a comfort thing.”
Player: David Douglas, sophomore WR Accessory: Never wears long sleeves, regardless of weather. Reason: “I don’t like wearing long sleeves, even when it’s cold. It’s just a comfort thing.”
Dedications
Made famous by Reggie Bush’s “619” eye black during his Heisman days, some players use their uniform accessories to make dedications
to people and things that mean something to them. Some players choose to write something as simple as their area code or initials of others, while others are known to write small novels on taped wrists. It all depends on what’s on their mind — and how small their handwriting can get.
Player: Ricky Elmore, junior DE Accessory: Black half-sleeves with
written dedication Reason:“I wear black half-sleeves because I’ve worn every color so far, and white and red haven’t done it for me, so I’m sticking with black. And just like everyone else I write my little mottos. I go with the traditional ‘Mom’ and then some numbers, and lately I’ve been doing my dog’s name — I just got a little boxer named Bruce Wayne — and whatever else is on my mind.” ACCESSORIZE, page A9
Sean Miller’s team meeting to expand the playbook wasn’t for the guys on the court. Hundreds of students attended the first of Miller’s several meetings with the UA student body last night in McKale Center. The event was hosted by the Arizona basketball program. In an effort to build a more cohesive and passionate student section, Miller introduced new chants, adding to McKale’s intense environment. “You made the best first impression a student body could make on a coach,” Miller said addressing the crowd. “I want to have a relationship between me as a coach and you as students.” Students watched the end of the Wildcats’ practice, which was open to all students at 6 p.m., before learning plays of their own. Miller introduced the team, then went straight to his objective. He explained that the first four minutes of a game are crucial because 80 percent of the time the winning team in that time period goes on to win the game. During those first four minutes, students are instructed to: Yell,“Boing!”every time the opposing team dribbles. Yell,“Pass!” for every pass. Yell,“Brick!” for every shot. At the free throw line, students will: Count the number of dribbles of the opposing team. Yell, “Breath!” every time he takes a breath. Yell,“Brick!” during the shot. Miller, who was greeted with a“Happy Birthday Sean Miller”sign, held the same meeting at Xavier, where he was previously head coach. After reviewing the new chants, Miller took questions from students then distributed free pizza with his players. “It creates an atmosphere and togetherness,” he said.“The player knows the students are active as well.”
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Pac-10 Power Rankings USC has officially lost it. This is uncharted territory for the Pacific 10 Conference, but boy is it fun. Four teams still have a chance to win the Pac-10 and make the Rose Bowl, so in addition to breaking down each team, we’ll also take a look at what they need to do to make the grandaddy of ‘em all.
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Stanford (7-3, 6-2 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 3
One thought: Stanford would be wise to lock up Jim Harbaugh to a long-term deal. Rose Bowl forecast: As well as Stanford has played lately, it might be a little too late. The Cardinal only has one conference game remaining against archrival California (it also plays Notre Dame, but that game doesn’t matter in the Pac-10 picture). Stanford needs Arizona to beat Oregon and then hope that Arizona and Oregon State lose somewhere down the line.
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USC (7-3, 4-3 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 5
This is weird, does anybody know what to do? I’ll tell you: remember what a fantastic coach Pete Carroll is. This is the first time that USC won’t win the Pac-10 or make a BCS bowl since 2001, and it was really the first time that USC was physically and schematically dominated since Carroll’s first year as coach. To the Pac-10: Enjoy the opportunity, it won’t happen again. From: USC.
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Oregon (8-2, 6-1 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 1
The Ducks only moved down because Stanford is playing so well. Oregon’s trip to Tucson will be a dicey one, especially considering what happened last time it came to the desert as a heavy favorite. Rose Bowl forecast: The Pac10 is Oregon’s to lose, especially considering that its final two games are against Arizona and Oregon State — two teams chasing them. If it loses either game it could be in trouble, though, because tie-breakers would not be in its favor.
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UCLA (5-5, 2-5 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 8
And suddenly the Bruins are nearly bowl eligible. UCLA has to win one of its last two games — ASU and USC — to make it to the postseason, which would be a significant accomplishment considering it started 0-5 in the Pac-10.
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OSU (7-3, 5-2 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 4
Left for dead after its loss to Arizona, the Beavers have quietly stampeded back into the race. They dominated Washington over the weekend and, fortunately for them, get to play Washington State this weekend. Rose Bowl forecast: OSU will beat Washington State, potentially setting up a Pac-10 Championship game against Oregon in both teams’ final game. If Oregon loses to Arizona, though, OSU better hope Arizona loses to ASU or USC because the Wildcats own the tiebreaker over the Beavers.
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ASU (4-6, 2-5 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 7
So, who’s going to play quarterback this week? Your guess is as good as Dennis Erickson’s. The Sun Devils have a winnable game against UCLA this weekend and then host Arizona for the Duel in the Desert. If ASU beats UCLA, it’ll be one win away from bowl eligibility and wouldn’t it be nice for the Sun Devils to clinch the postseason and potentially crush Arizona’s Rose Bowl hopes in one week?
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Arizona (6-3, 4-2 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 2
The loss to Cal was a tough pill to swallow for Arizona, and it was even more alarming because the Wildcats have still not played a complete game against any team other than Washington State. The momentum will be on their side this weekend, though. Rose Bowl forecast: The loss to Cal took away Arizona’s room for error in its shot at Roses. If the Wildcats win their final three games — Oregon, at ASU, at USC — they will win the Pac-10. A loss in any of the games will likely eliminate them, though.
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Washington (3-7, 2-5 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 9
It was fun while it lasted, but Washington’s staying power ended a long time ago. Enjoy Jake Locker, citizens of Seattle. He might be gone soon.
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California (7-3, 4-3 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 6
Impressive, spirited win over Arizona over the weekend. The win was dedicated to injured running back Jahvid Best, but backup Shane Vereen was the difference maker in the game. Likely out of the Rose Bowl picture, Cal has a great chance to play spoiler this weekend when it makes the short drive to Stanford. Will the band be on the field this time?
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WSU (1-9, 0-7 Pac-10) Last Week: No. 10
Wouldn’t it be something if the Cougars beat Oregon State this weekend? Not likely, but it’s WSU’s last chance to pull off a shocking and meaningful upset.
— compiled by Tim Kosch
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Creating own style on the field important for football
Player: Terrell Turner, senior WR Accessory: Eye black with his
number written on it Reason: “I just hit ’em with the ocho-cuatro (84) on the eyes for my man (Cincinnati Bengals WR) Chad Ochocinco.�
Player: Nick Foles, sophomore QB Accessory: QB arm band with dedication
Reason: “I write my aunt’s name, Nancy, on my arm band. She passed away before my sophomore year.�
Look good, play good
And, of course, players wear accessories for no reason other than to look good. These items are as trendy as women’s handbags and they cycle through as quickly as parachute pants did. The common culprits are arm bands — which as recently as five years ago were well over an inch thick, but now the “cool� band is the quarterincher — but other things such as visors, towels, ankle tape and eye black are sported for no reason other than players want to do it up nice on game day. Receiver gloves used to be the hot item, but NCAA mandates
that all gloves must be grey in color. Plus, certain teams are sponsored by certain companies. For example, all Arizona players wear Nike gloves, and some, like Trevin Wade, have at least eight pairs. Players on every single team across the country have some sort of knick-knack, but here are a few Arizona highlights.
Player: Delashaun Dean, junior WR Accessory: towel, visor, small arm bands above each elbow and below each knee Reason: “I’m a towel guy, I’ve always gotta have my towel. Skinny
Nike wristbands, any color. I just like to look good out there. Look good, play good. That’s my motto.�
Player: ‘Bug’ Wright, sophomore WR Accessory: High, white socks Reason: “I wore them in high
school and I got injured this year, so my year started off in a negative way. So I thought I’d get back to the stuff I did in high school and take it back to the basics.�
Player: Ricky Elmore – again. Accessory: Eye black Reason: “I wear eye black every
game. I’m not good (at putting it on) so lately I’ve been having (senior offensive lineman) Blake Kerley put it on for me. When I smear it on it looks like crap, so Blake puts it on and it looks pretty decent. I need to learn how to do it by the time he graduates.�
Player: Terrell Turner – again. Accessory: Long sleeves Reason: “I usually have a red and
blue sleeve on each arm. Always gotta’ keep the red on the right and the blue on the left.�
A10 • wednesday, november 18, 2009 • arizona daily wildcat
Teamwork backbone of swim and dive
By Mike Schmitz ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT When you think swim and dive, you think individual races, individual time splits and individual diving scores. While all of those do make up the points in the sport, the elements of teamwork, pride and support are what propel teams like Arizona into the nation’s cream of the crop. “You can’t be a bunch of individuals, you’ve got to team up,” said head coach Frank Busch. “You can never win a championship with a bunch of individuals, you win as a group and we do a very good job with that.” It became evident how huge that teamfirst attitude is to the Wildcats last weekend in their revenge-driven win over USC Friday. There were no swimmers racing for themselves; rather, all 63 athletes came together for one common goal. Before the meets, Busch told his team that if they weren’t racing or getting ready for a race, they had better be standing on the side of the pool encouraging their teammates. That request
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went without saying for this Wildcat team that already knows how huge that support is for its ultimate success. “It’s everything,”said senior Ana Agy of the team-first mentality. “If we realize that we’re fighting for each other, that’s when you usually perform your best. Those are the swims when you say, ‘Did that really just happen?’” The Hillenbrand Aquatic Center pool was lined with 20 to 30 Arizona swimmers and divers last weekend, waving their towels and arms while chanting to let their teammates know to pick up the pace and keep up the good work. At the end of each lane stood at least one Arizona athlete, leaning down and giving words of encouragement to the racer while he or she hit the turn. These athletes, some of whom are Olympians, are never racing for themselves, but rather racing for the greater good of the team and the program. Swimming for a prestigious program like Arizona comes with a sense of pride. “The guys on the team, we just love
this school and this program so much. We want to work hard,” said Cory Chitwood, a redshirt sophomore and member of the 2008 national championship team.“When you have that pride, it’s a great feeling to swim fast.” The team-first attitude isn’t too difficult for a group that boasts an abundance of senior leaders. These athletes have won a national championship and know that nothing can be done alone. That mentality and sense of pride has trickled down all of the way to the freshman class. Freshman Carl Mickelson, who took many by surprise by winning the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke in his collegiate debut, is one of several newcomers who understand the pride that comes with swimming for Arizona. “I was super excited to be here and swimming for Arizona,”Mickelson said. “The coaches, the guys on the team, they all work so hard. It’s just an honor to be part of such a strong program.” The seniors know the importance of teamwork, and the freshmen and transfers have quickly learned that they
Show that UA pride on ‘GameDay’
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The Zona Zoo stands 10,000 strong in Arizona’s win over the Stanford Cardinal on Oct. 17. The first-ever stadium “red-out” is being promoted for this weekend’s action against the University of Oregon.
how ridiculous the atmosphere was, especially the stampede-like field storming that ensued. Prove that level of excitement wasn’t just because the “worldwide leader in sports” was in town for the nations’ then-No. 2 ranked team. Show that it was because this community really gets behind its sports teams when they’re doing well, regardless of how big a fan you might be. “This is why you grow up wanting to play college sports,”
wide receiver David Douglas said of the “GameDay” situation. “I know we’re all going to be fired up about it and it’s going to be a lot of fun.” So get as fired up, if not more so, than the players. Use whatever “extra” means you can to get pumped up, because this is the time to show all those haters out there what Arizona football has become during the past two seasons: a force to be reckoned with. Show everybody in Big Ten country, SEC central, Big East land,
ACC-Ville and Big 12-burg that the Pac-10 knows how to party big-timefootball style, too. Even in the desert. Once ESPN’s big stage is set up and the bright lights flick on, make Arizona’s presence heard loud and clear. And make it a continuous Wildcat-worthy roar from Thursday afternoon all the way through the wee hours of Sunday morning. — Brian Kimball is a journalism senior. He can be reached at sports@wildcat.arizona.edu.
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Sophomore Jordan Slaughter competes in the butterfly during Arizona’s win over USC on Friday. The Arizona team has found success by creating a tight-knit team atmosphere.
swim for Arizona, not for themselves. This team has a common goal — a second national championship — and the willingness to cheer on a teammate is what will help this team achieve that goal.
Make ’em see red UA hoping to ‘red-out’ Arizona Stadium against Oregon While ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be an integral part of the Arizona football team’s contest against Oregon on Saturday night, something else might be even more noticeable. The Wildcats are calling on all UA supporters to “red out” Arizona Stadium for the 6 p.m. Pacific 10 Conference tilt against the No. 11 Ducks. “Please wear red,” said senior safety Cam Nelson. “Hats, shoes, underwear — whatever you’ve got that’s red — wristbands — we need it. Wave caps, you can dye your hair red, whatever. … We want to try to get a lot of help from the crowd.” With the stadium expected to be at full capacity, the sight of more than 55,000 Wildcat fans all sporting the same color could be an intimidating atmosphere for Oregon to enter. UA head coach Mike Stoops didn’t seem overly enthusiastic about the “red-out” but said, “It sounds good to me. … I think playing Oregon and playing for a Pac-10 championship, I imagine that would get (UA fans) more enthused than the red.” The team will likely be donning all-red uniforms on Saturday to put a red cap on the potential red-letter day for the Wildcats. But will the team go all out and strap up with red helmets for the clash against the Ducks? “I’ve heard rumors, but I’m not going to promise anything. I’m just going to wait and see when we walk into the locker room on Saturday,” Nelson said with a grin. “I try to sneak into the equipment room every day after practice to see if there’s any large shipments coming in or helmets or anything.” So far, mum is still the word on the red helmets, but the “red-out” is expected to be in full force on Saturday. The contest is also the last home game of the season for Arizona and the added excitement the “red-out” could provide is giving some players extra motivation for the game against Pac-10-leading Oregon. “The atmosphere is going to be crazy. We hope that it’s a red sea out there. We want everybody in that red,” said junior running back Nic Grigsby. “We’re going to come out there shedding blood for our team this weekend.” — Brian Kimball
“Our focus has been do it for each other,” Agy said. “When everyone is fighting for the team rather than themselves, that’s when you start seeing this change in mentality.”
Jayhawks hold off Memphis, Pastner THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS — Cole Aldrich had 18 points, 11 rebounds and blocked five shots, helping top-ranked Kansas overcome a sloppy night to hold off Memphis 57-55 in a rematch of the 2008 national championship game Tuesday. Kansas (2-0) led most of the night despite 21 turnovers, but could never shake the scrappy and supposedly overmatched Tigers. Memphis (1-1), coached by former Arizona player and assistant Josh Pastner, closed within three on Doneal Mack’s 3-pointer with a minute left, then cut the lead to 56-55 on Elliot Williams’ long 3 with 16.7 seconds left. Sherron Collins hit 1 of 2 free throws at the other end to give Memphis a final chance, but Williams’ contested 3-pointer clanged off the back iron. Collins scored 12 points while struggling with leg cramps and former Memphis recruit Xavier Henry added 11. Memphis wasn’t supposed to have much of a chance against the depth and talent of Kansas, and had a miserable night from 3-point range, hitting 6 of 25. The Tigers hung around with scrappy defense, keeping the score low and the Jayhawks within reach far longer than anyone expected against the nation’s top-ranked team. Williams had 21 points to lead Memphis, 0-9 all-time against No. 1 teams.
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