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Program helps balance sports, school By Adam Lehrer ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Commitment to Athletes’ Total Success, or C.A.T.S, consistently tries to raise standards for academics among athletes through offering tutoring and advising that better allows athletes to manage their schedules. In March of this year, the Arizona Daily Wildcat reported that graduation rates of UA athletes ranked fourth-worst among schools that advanced to the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The study, conducted by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, considered whether freshmen who started school between 1998-99 and 2001-02

earned diplomas within six years. Currently however, academics among athletes seem to be improving. C.A.T.S. has instituted a number of programs to help improve academics among athletes for the future. “Our mission is to ensure that student athletes handle the transition from high school to college and that this transition is as smooth as possible,” said Mike Meade, director of C.A.T.S. Academic Services. “We wish to provide athletes the tools and resources needed given the taxing time demands split between academics and sport.” C.A.T.S. no longer reports to the UA’s athletic department. Instead, C.A.T.S. reports to the Division of Student Affairs. Meade says this allows for more

academic support on campus outside the athletics department and maintains communication between the athletic and academic sides of the university. The reports of low graduation among athletes were for students who are“long gone” from the school, and since then, the academics among athletes have improved, according to Meade. A new measurement for athletes’ academic success has become available since those reports came out, the Academic Progress Rate. The report, instituted in 2005, measures teams based on athletes’ academic progression from semester to semester, retention of athletes within a given program and the graduation rate after five years, according to Meade. “It’s a better indication of how

athletes are doing,” he said. Collegiate teams that fail to achieve a score of at least 925, or a 50 percent graduation rate, can be penalized, according to National Collegiate Athletic Association. A perfect score is 1000. The UA men’s cross country team posted a perfect score of 1000 in the report posted on May 1 of this year, earning them the Public Recognition Award. However, men’s football received a score of 924 in the same report, one point shy of what was needed to pass. Meade is optimistic for the coming report in May 2010.“We’re looking healthy in the classroom,”he said. C.A.T.S. utilizes methods to maintain academic success among athletes. It monitors the academic progress among athletes on a

regular basis, and professors of athletes are required to give updates on student athletes at least twice during a semester. “C.A.T.S. is a huge help,”said women’s soccer player and physical education junior Alex Davis.“For freshmen and sophomores, there is planned and scheduled study hall and it really helps you prioritize when you get to college. The advisors are awesome, and we get both educational and sports advisors, and it’s good to get opinions from both.” Meade also praised the advantages of C.A.T.S. “Student athletes are held to higher standards and require close attention,” said Meade, “So if a student dips (in ATHLETES, page A3

UA vanguard in border studies Police

brutality mars UC protests By Michelle Monroe ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

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Laws for crossing this fence, which runs along the U.S./Mexico border, have become more strict with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, passed on June 1. The initiative placed limits on types of identification accepted for legal border crossing.

New Homeland Security regulations transforming immigration dialogue By Jennifer Koehmstedt ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

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Kevin Moffitt, a fourth-year doctoral student from the UA’s BORDERS Center, sits for a demonstration of the pupillometry equipment being evaluated in the center’s recent experimental data collections. The camera uses an infrared light source to capture information about a subject’s pupil dilation patterns and gaze activity, which may provide cues for the accurate detection of deceptive behavior in interview situations.

The new travel document requirements at border ports of entry mark one of many new initiatives by the Department of Homeland Security to secure the U.S./ Mexico border. The Western HemisphereTravel Initiative went into effect June 1, 2009, as a part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requires that U.S. citizens have a passport, passport card, enhanced driver’s license or other approved forms of identification when crossing the border. Limiting the number of documents accepted at the ports of entries has helped identify the use of false documents and forms of identification to enter the United

States, said Bonnie Arellano, acting chief of Public Affairs for the Customs and Border Patrol Office of Field Operations. “When you think about the fact that if you have 8,888 different types of documents or more coming into this country previous to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, that’s a huge help on our part,” she said.“The Nogales port of entry in 2006 was number four in the country for document fraud.” Decreasing the number of documents has increased law enforcement activity at the ports of entry, Arellano said. “We do more prosecutions now than we did before,”she said. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative is just one of the measures that

Protests and police brutality occurred across several campuses after the University of California Board of Regents increased student fees 32 percent for all students last Thursday. The University of California system is facing a budget shortfall of $1.2 billion dollars from the state, and officials hope the fee increases will generate $505 million. The Regents met at the University of California, Los Angeles for two days. The second day they moved into a windowless room away from the public because of protesting interruptions the previous day. Police in full riot gear surrounded the building. “Well before the leaders passed it we had the three-day strike,” said Katherine Cross, an environmental economy and policy sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley. “There were a bunch of speakers every single day.” The Associated Students of the University of California, San Diego organized a sleep-in, where students gathered at the school the night of Wednesday, Nov. 18 and were bused to UCLA the following day to “be in the company of thousands of … fellow UC students (to) take a stand against the fee hikes!”according to a Facebook advertisement for the event. Once the fee increase was approved, campuses took action. “Wednesday, Thursday and Friday there were protests on campus, like they went into the library clamoring on the doors and windows,” said Rima Kalush, a political science junior at the University of California, Davis. “I didn’t go to class Thursday as part of the walk out; that was the extent of my participation.” Even campuses that aren’t known for being politically active stood up and took part. “We’re not like Berkeley crazy,” said

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Study abroad on the rise By Alexandra Newman ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Despite the slumping economy, the UA’s study abroad program is sending about 2,200 students abroad this year. Kirk Simmons, executive director of International Affairs, said he found that students are taking advantage of financial aid and making study abroad a priority. “I’ve been surprised at the robust enrollment in our program given the fact that we are a public university and that we have a majority of our students on financial aid,” Simmons said.

Study abroad at the UA consists of 150 programs in 50 countries led by 170 of the UA’s own faculty members, and is ranked among the top 20 programs in the nation. There are two different methods of studying abroad available to students at the UA. Students can choose to participate in a one-way study abroad, and the university hosts exchanges between nondegree seeking students. This means that a student from another country swaps places with a UA student and each pays their home school’s tuition. “Studying abroad is a time of self-discovery,”Spanish and geography senior Louise

Campoy said. “When you’re taken out of your comfort zone, you have two choices: remain secluded and withdrawn, or adapt. If you choose the latter, you learn so many things about yourself and life in general.” Student demand for study abroad varies greatly, according to Simmons. Traditionally, English-speaking countries are the most popular places to study, along with western European countries, but this is changing as the demand for programs in countries in Asia and Africa increases. “Students are much more sophisticated STUDY ABROAD, page A3

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Vivian Rebeil, undecided sophomore, and Michelle Pecora, education sophomore, chat in the waiting room of the Office of Study Abroad & Student Exchange at 939 N. Tyndall Ave. Both students are interested in studying in Italy.

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Check out three-channel video installation “Departure” by artist duo Lin + Lam at the Joseph Gross Gallery. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pre-Thanksgiving snack

Enjoy $3 lunch special around campus for Savvy Student Wednesday. It is between 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament tonight in the Cellar Games Room. The tournament begins at 6 p.m.

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Cynthia Kavuma Today we’re talking about turkey day, so what are you doing? Um, I’m going home. I’m going back to Chandler, so.

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Gary Sinese and his band “The Lt. Dan Band” entertain several hundred Marines at Camp Leatherneck in the Helmand province in Afghanistan, Tuesday.

Sir, please just don’t even bring your child to a strip club INDIANAPOLIS — A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to

report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to remember where he had parked. They found the boy inside watching cartoons on a television inside the cab. The keys were in the ignition, and the doors were unlocked.

So what’s on the list then? I want to get an iPod and just basically go around looking for sales. I want a longboard because I just want a longboard.

People Crow protests to save the horses Girl (to guy in car): Have a good Thanksgiving! (Turns to friend) Wait, do Jews celebrate Thanksgiving? — Centennial Hall

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Fast Facts There are 45 million blind people in the world.

500 copies in Braille. The library of congress spends about $60,000 a year to print the Braille version of Playboy. The issue contains no pictures.

Nine out of 10 blind people watch at least 24 hours of television a week. Only one in 10 blind people can read Braille. Don Wardlow became the first blind radio announcer in baseball history in 1991. He broadcasts games for the Miami Miracle. The first guide dog was used in America in 1928. His name was Buddy. Every month Playboy produces

So it’s 2009 and you don’t have an iPod yet? I do but it got stole. It was shady, but whatever. — Brian Kimball

Police said the suspect put his son in jeopardy by leaving him exposed in a high crime area. The man was taken to the Marion County jail, where his wife picked up him and the child. — The Associated Press

A factual error was printed in Tuesday’s article about the Student Recreation Center Expansion. The article stated that the Student Recreation Center Expansion is set to become the first university building in the nation to achieve a Platinum Rating for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification system. In fact, the Applied Research and Development Building at Northern Arizona University received the LEED Platinum Rating almost two years ago. The Arizona Daily Wildcat regrets the error.

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Well now you’ve got to describe some of the weird stuff. (Laughs) Um, let me think. We’ll have fried bananas and we’ll have some rice.

What’s your favorite part of Thanksgiving? It’s probably Black Friday shopping. (Laughs)

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So do you guys have fish on turkey day? We have a lot of stuff. Because we’re from Africa we have a lot of weird stuff there.

Nah. My great aunt or something used to eat chocolate covered ants, but no grasshoppers. Ew, I’ve heard of that. But we’ll have grasshoppers but I don’t eat them because (pauses) ew. Yeah, ew.

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Wow, that’s pretty exotic. I know, right? (Laughs) It’s so exotic. Oh, hold on a second. My friend is calling me. (Takes phone call)

So if you’re a vegetarian how can you enjoy Thanksgiving properly without eating any turkey? I mean, it’s called “Turkey Day.” Um, yeah but I don’t eat the turkey so I just eat everything else.

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It’s all good, don’t even worry about it. (Waits for end of call) So anyway, what’s on the menu for Thursday? Um, turkey — but I’m not eating it because I’m a vegetarian — and some green beans. We always have all of our family members cook one thing. We’ll have turkey, green beans, stuffing, roast beef, pork, we have all sorts of things.

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RENO, Nev. — Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary. The Grammy Awardwinning singer has asked President Barack Obama and Sheryl Crow Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to scrap a proposed roundup of 2,500 mustangs in northern Nevada. “With one voice we are insisting that our government stop managing these beautiful and important animals to extinction,” Crow said in a statement released by the Cloud Foundation, a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based horse advocacy group. Crow, who has adopted a mustang, campaigned for Obama last year. She opposes Salazar’s plan to move thousands of wild horses to preserves in the Midwest and East to protect horse herds and the rangelands that support them. “It’s time for all of us to speak up for our wild horses and burros so we do not lose these living legends and inspiring symbols of our freedom in America,”she said. U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials said they plan to remove 11,500 wild horses and burros from the range over each of the next three years because booming numbers of the animals are damaging the range. The agency has set a target “appropriate management level” of 26,600 of the animals in the wild, about 10,000 below the current level. An additional 32,000 of them are cared for in government-funded holding facilities. “Wild horses have an important place on the landscape, but we have to balance that with other uses,” Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Celia Boddington said Saturday.“We have to ensure that the long-term health of the landscape is able to support all these multiple uses.” In a letter sent to Obama and Salazar earlier this week, Crow and actors Ed Harris and Wendie Malick, along with Madeleine Pickens, the wife of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens, and more than 100 other groups questioned the bureau’s horse numbers and said there may be only 15,000 mustangs remaining on public lands. The BLM has received more than 7,000 public comments concerning its plans to remove 2,500 mustangs near Nevada’s Black Rock Desert this winter. Nevada is home to about half of all wild horses. Salazar has said his plan unveiled last month would avoid the slaughter of some of the 69,000 wild horses and burros under federal control to halt the soaring costs of maintaining them. The seven preserves would hold about 25,000 horses. Many of the horses remaining on the range would be neutered and reproduction in Western herds would be strictly limited. — The Associated Press

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ATHLETES

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Student athletes must juggle schoolwork, practices, travel

grades) we know about it before things get beyond repair.” C.A.T.S. offers athletes a study table, in which athletes are taught time management and prioritization, and even requires athletes to maintain study calendars to keep up with schoolwork that needs to be completed on a given day. “Not every athlete has study hall, but the ones who do are in it for six to eight hours per day with a mentor,”said Geoff Embry, men’s tennis player and family studies junior. “It’s awesome to be able to get your work done and not have that much to do when you get home.” Meade said an athlete’s transition to college can be difficult. “When student athletes arrive to school in their first semester — and I think this is generally true of most students coming into college — their study habits are insufficient

for the college workload,”said Meade. C.A.T.S. also offers content tutoring with tutors who specialize in certain challenging subjects such as math, economics, foreign languages and others. They even have a satellite writing team that works out of C.A.T.S. and is trained by the writing program for athletes who can’t find time in their schedules to visit the Writing Center, Meade said. The C.A.T.S. Life Skills program is designed to help athletes become more active outside their academic and athletic work. “We want our athletes to be ‘life champions,’ said Becky Bell, associate athletics director and director of Life Skills. “We want them to get more involved and take more initiative for a broadening university experience.” Life Skills encourages athletes to get involved with internships, volunteer in

the community and do things that go beyond the normal athletic and academic requirements to ensure a better resume when they graduate. “Do a little overtime and you’ll be prepared when you graduate,”said Bell. Athletes involved in the Life Skills program have received numerous awards over the years, including three this year. Lacey Nymeyer of the women’s swimming team was awarded NCAA Woman of the Year, Craig Sheedy of the men’s diving team was awarded with the NCAA Walter Byers Award and freestyle swimmer Justine Schluntz received the University of Arizona Senior’s Award, as well as being named a 2009 American Rhodes Scholar. The Woman of the Year award is the third of its kind awarded to a University of Arizona student since 1994. No other athlete at a Pac-10 school has received

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that award, according to Bell. Many students on campus seem to believe that student athletes have it easier than non-athletes. Classes like History of Rock and American Popular Music have many athletes in them, but this is most likely due to the fact that athletes get priority registration and are able to sign up for classes first. This class in particular is not seen as an “easy A,” but instead a class that generally all students on campus are interested in. Embry said other popular classes include astronomy, oceanography and nutrition, none of which are traditionally “easy” courses. “I don’t like the fact that students think athletes have it easier academically than other students,” said Embry, “It’s not like there’s any professor who’ll grade us easier because we play sports.”

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Students, faculty and staff turned out at the University of California, Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza on Wednesday, Nov. 18 to protest tuition fee increases by the UC Board of Regents.

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Rohan Viswanathan, a student at UCSD. “But it’s one of the few things that’s, like, jolted the campus. “There have been protests and walkouts. They tried to stage walkouts in a couple of my classes and a couple of my friends were involved in it. But I mean, I’m in it for the education.” At Berkeley, a campus known for its political activism, a group of 40 people, the majority of them students, took over Wheeler Hall, where 118 classes were scheduled. They were protesting the laying off of 38 janitorial staff. About 3,800 students were unable to attend classes that day. “They locked all the doors and wouldn’t come out. And they brought like four days of food just in case they were there that long,” Cross said. “There were fully armed police pepper spraying kids, hitting them with batons outside of the building. It was police brutality and our administration is apologizing for it.” In an e-mail sent to the entire Berkeley campus, Chancellor

Robert J. Birgeneau said,“We truly regret the incidents that brought physical and emotional injury to members of our community.” He also stated that the University of California Police Department is conducting an operation review and called for all evidence “including reports, videos and pictures taken by UCPD, students, the public and media, to ensure that actions were reasonable given the situation presented and the information known at the time.” Birgeneau also informed members of the Berkeley community that he desired a separate review by students, faculty and staff of the Campus Police Review Board. At UCLA, students took over Campbell Hall and chained the doors shut. A rift has formed between the schools’ administration and the students. “They say they can’t afford to keep tuition at what it is, but they can afford to increase their paychecks?” Kalush said. “Like the new chancellor of Davis got her house paid for and she got

spending money. Apparently there’s funds for that.” Administrations are trying to get students to direct their anger toward the state with the movement called All. Together. Now. This movement is being pushed by UC for California, the university’s system-wide advocacy network that it “is calling on all students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to unite behind an aggressive push to make funding UC a state priority,”said Linda P.B. Katehi, the chancellor for the UC Davis. Not all students are in favor of the way the students have handled the protesting, which includes pulling fire alarms during classes throughout the day so buildings have to be evacuated, and then doing so again once classes are back and settled. “I’m not protesting because I still have to go to class, and I think I’m here to get an education,” Cross said. “I’m not interfering with their right to protest but they are interfering with my right to get an education.”

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Programs can be resume-builders

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and are electing to study in nontraditional parts of the world,” Simmons said. Simmons said that outside of English-speaking countries, the highest number of U.S. students study in Italy and the highest number of UA students choose Spain. This is most likely because many students at the UA study Spanish. “I think that, most importantly, students are very astute about the need for international experience if they are to be successful in their professional careers,” Simmons said. David Wright, director of study abroad and student exchange, said studying abroad makes students very marketable when looking for a job after college because employers want people who are academic but who also possess skills related to “cross-cultural critical thinking.” These critical thinking skills are acquired when students are immersed in the varyious cultures of the places they study. “It’s hard to argue that you have global competency skills when you’ve never been abroad,”Wright said.“It’s a form of professional development.” “Not everyone has on their resume that they have studied abroad, so it definitely can set you apart from other job (or) graduate school candidates,” business economics senior Alex Lange said. Lange studied and interned abroad in London. She said she primarily worried about finding

an affordable program that offered credits toward her major and didn’t delay graduating on time. “When I learned about the Eller London Internship program … I wasn’t worried about falling behind,” Lange said, “In fact, the program helped me stay on track to graduate on time.” Lange says her parents funded the cost of the program she chose and she paid for other expenses, such as food and shopping, while she was abroad. Students can go online to the UA’s study abroad Web site to compare the cost of the program they’re interested in with the cost of living in Tucson and attending school at the UA. According to Wright, many comparisons will end up showing similar costs for both situations. “If you’re planning your study abroad program a year in advance, it’s very likely that it’ll be a lot easier to fund it,”Wright said. While student interest in study abroad has increased, there are declining numbers in international student enrollment at the graduate level. International students are those from other countries who are here seeking a degree. Most of the UA’s international students come from China, India or the Middle East. Simmons calls this decline“troubling”because“they’re a tremendous resource for the research engine of the university.” The International Affairs department, which is responsible

for overseeing all agreements and institutional partnerships with universities worldwide, has recently developed a program called“UA Recruits.” “We’ve established a campuswide coordinating committee for the recruitment of international students,”Simmons said. The UA is also partnering with the Alumni Association and the University of Arizona Foundation to focus on the development of international alumni relations. “We’re seeing a tremendous amount of momentum in connecting with our alumni for recruitment and making those connections worldwide,” Simmons said. He says the university has not historically had a coordinated effort directed toward international alumni but that there are tens of thousands of alumni worldwide that the university can make deeper connections with. The UA will offer 10 new study abroad programs for the 20102011 school year led by various faculty members. Program development, according to Wright, begins with faculty. “The faculty come to us and let us know what is important to their work and their students,” Wright said. “I love knowing other people and cultures,” Campoy said, “Studying abroad is a once-ina-lifetime experience, and it’s something I’ve always dreamed about doing.”

Meade said that being a student athlete has its challenges. “There’s a perception that athletes get more perks than other students,” Meade said. “But they have demands placed on their time. The glamour of being a college athlete is not what it is perceived to be. They have three hours of practice, weights and by the time they shower and have dinner by 7 p.m. they still have not even gotten to their school work.” Athletes are given priority registration because they need to plan their school schedules around an already-rigid sports schedule. When asked about the stigma of athletes having an easier time than other students, Davis said, “Yeah, we get it. But it doesn’t bother me because I know we work hard, when our grades are poor we can’t play.”

Center unifies disciplines in immigration research

the Department of Homeland Security has taken to enhance law enforcement at the border. In 2008, the Department of Homeland Security chose the UA to be the lead research university on border security technology and immigration policy, creating the Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration, said Elyse Golob, executive director for the center. “We’re conducting long-term research to address the continuing and changing problems of border security and immigration — to train the next generation of scientists and researchers who will continue to look at these issues,” she said. The center works with multiple departments on campus, including Eller College of Management’s Department of Management Information Systems researching detection deception; the Optical Sciences and Engineering departments researching sensors; and the Center for Latin American Studies, Mexican American Research Center, and Udall Center researching immigration and border policy, Golob said. She added that the purpose of the center was to examine issues of border security and policy through objective research.

“There’s often a lot of emotion and political rhetoric that enters the discussion on border security,” Golob said. “I feel like the work that our center is doing and our role is to be objective, to be neutral and to be driven by scientific data. And (to) give well-informed research findings and policy recommendations to help border security and immigration policy.” The creation of the center came from the Department of Homeland Security’s interest in tackling the issue of border security from multiple areas, Golob said. “On a national level, the increase in border security, personnel and technology has been going on for a few years, for the last five years or so,” she said. “They’re looking to optimize the best usage of technology and policy and personnel in protecting the border.” The increase in technology and personnel has been a strategy for securing the border for over a decade, said Paola Molina, a graduate associate with the sociology department. “Beginning in 1994, the thenImmigration and Naturalization Service began launching a series of operations to strengthen the southwest border based on a strategy of ‘prevention through

deterrence,’”she said.“By increasing fencing, lighting, personnel and surveillance equipment along the main gates of illegal entry … migrants would experience increased chances of apprehension and would be deterred from crossing into the U.S.” Whether the preventionthrough-deterrence approach is an effective way to secure the U.S./Mexico border is questionable, Molina said. “While the number of people attempting to cross the border at corridors such as San Diego and El Paso has dramatically decreased, the overall number of apprehensions has not,” she said. “With the closure of urban routes, people have been crossing the more remote and less policed mountain and desert regions such as the Arizona-Sonora desert. Consequently, rather than stopping the flow of unauthorized immigrants, the strategy of prevention through deterrence has merely displaced it.” The interdisciplinary aspect of Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration will be useful in contributing to border security initiatives, Molina said. “I think that the UA has the unique opportunity to advance interdisciplinary systematic research on immigration,”she said.

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Wildcat columnists sound off on their favorite Thanksgiving stories, traditions, and experiences.

Howard Zinn on Thanksgiving

In a recent interview with the Wildcat on the subject of popular holidays such as Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving, eminent historian Howard Zinn remarked that, as Americans, “We celebrate the wrong things.” Veteran’s Day is too often celebrated with a love of war and militarism. Columbus Day is often thought of (if at all) with reverence for Christopher Columbus’ mythic heroism along with a so-called “spirit of discovery” he and many like him represented — which was, in reality, the unleashing of mass genocide, disease and European imperialism upon the land that would become America. In this sense, Thanksgiving (or “thanks-taking,” as a friend of mine refers to it) is the all-American holiday. But instead of the usual mass gluttony and mindless consumerism, this Thanksgiving we should try to understand what the coming of the Puritans and other white Europeans meant for the indigenous populations of North America (and what it still means today for indigenous peoples all over the world, from Palestine to our regional neighbors, the Tohono O’odham people): extermination, displacement and ongoing repression. Then perhaps we can think about what each of us can do to transform meaningless waste and mediocrity into meaningful change and social creativity. — Gabriel Matthew Schivone is a media arts junior. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu

An Australian’s experience with Thanksgiving: eat heartily

MAILBAG Athletics Director apologizes on behalf of fans

The loss to the University of Oregon on Saturday night was certainly disappointing, but not nearly as disheartening as the atrocious behavior of some people who purport to be our fans. It is simply unacceptable for University of Arizona supporters to throw objects and behave as disrespectfully as they did on Saturday night. Everyone who cares about Arizona athletics is appalled that an Oregon cheerleader had to be hospitalized after being hit by a water bottle. We are grateful that the cheerleader, Katelynn Johnson, has been released from the hospital and will be OK. But Arizona fans owe her, the Oregon football team and Oregon fans a huge apology for what happened on Saturday night. We had a chance to show the country our best, and instead we showed them our worst. On behalf of Arizona Athletics, I can only say how sorry we are for what occurred, and offer my assurance that we will take every step necessary to find the person responsible for throwing the bottle that struck Katelynn, and ensure that this sort of behavior is not repeated at future games. Jim Livengood Athletics Director

Daily Wildcat shortchanged Transgender Awareness Week

In the last year, 162 transgender and gender-variant people were murdered. This is almost three times the number of transphobic murders reported in 2008. Given this information, it is disturbing to me that the Daily Wildcat has not paid more careful attention to the UA’s Fourth Annual Transgender Awareness Week. Daily Wildcat, please consider the impact of oversimplified and/or sensational coverage. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, I was dismayed to see the Daily Wildcat rely on sensationalism over analysis, the easy sexual reference taken out of context over depth. I am a genderqueer, feminist poet and I created a performance piece for this year’s TAW. The photo in Wednesday’s “Worth Noting” section was from that piece. However, the photo did more to misconstrue the piece than it did to represent it or the event and I feel, much like Mr. Stephen Mikitish, that this is inappropriate. The TAW events incorporated song, celebration, spoken word, visual art, shared grieving and performance. As transgender and gender-variant folks, we opened ourselves up to questions, dialogue and criticism. We also asked the broader community to reflect on their (and our) own participation in systemic transphobia, homophobia, racism, and other forms of oppression. My piece, in particular, sought to highlight the many silences imposed by our current expectations of masculinity (including hyper-sexualization) and the triumph over that silence by removing the phallus from my mouth. It is unfortunate, Mr. Mikitish, that you and most of the UA population chose to ignore Trans Awareness Week until this photo was published. It is clear that some important dialogue needs to happen and that is exactly why we had the event. I hope you will make it next year. It is also unfortunate that the Daily Wildcat chose to attend and then resorted to sensational and irresponsible reporting. If the staff at the Daily Wildcat really want to do justice to any of their material, they will offer exactly what this university is capable of: intelligent reporting that includes analysis of many complex contexts. Perhaps the Daily Wildcat will run a story that documents the voices and experiences of transgender and gender-variant folks — this would be a step in the right direction. I am unlike most UA students in many ways, but one rarely discussed difference is that I was raised by a single mom in a low-income household. I earned my MFA from UA in 2005. I am paying for (and will be for a very long time!) my own education. And you should know that my mother is my biggest fan.

Boo on the Zona Zoo

I want to say that I’m not hounding on the 90 percent who didn’t run on the field or that I’m some old fart harping about the kids on my lawn. I graduated in 2006. I can still talk to the girls at O’Malley’s without attracting those seeking a father figure or creeper. The Zona Zoo is awesome. It’s easily the best student section in the country and has helped make UA arguably the second loudest and second toughest place to play in the Pac 10 outside of Autzen Stadium. When it’s full, like on Saturday (and I wish it’d be like that for every game and no one left early … ) the place is electric, loud, passionate and energetic. But now it’s time to insert some perspective and reality. Those that jumped over the fence trying to rush the field were a sham. The fact that they felt it was necessary is a shame. I started my time at UA in 2002. I endured the team mutiny and watched 1.5 seasons of the John Mackovic era. After his firing, we got to experience an upset of Washington ending a long Pac-10 drought, and so began the first field rush. The next season Mike Stoops was hired, the Zona Zoo took off, and rushing the field became a trend but shouldn’t become a tradition. The field rush needs to stop. The UA is no longer the doormat that endured 10 years of losing. It is now a program that is playing in two straight bowls, on national television, and with a shot at the Rose Bowl. Unless they beat the No. 1 team in country or clinch a Rose Bowl berth, there is no need to rush the field. What were you celebrating on the field? Knowing we’re now two games from a Rose Bowl? Beating Oregon for the third time in four years? Unfortunately, the selfishness of the few students that started to celebrate early (something tells me they won’t rush the court with 1:32 left and a one possession game in basketball when Washington comes to town) embarrassed themselves on more than one level of a tying the game. Again 90 percent were great and kudos to those that chanted, “Get Off the Field.” Now stay off. Travis Burns Class of 2006

Arizona fans get an ‘F’ for class

I am as most of you are, very frustrated with the outcome of Saturday’s game. We had every opportunity to win, and we lost when it was all but ours. When looking at what happened (Saturday) night, I asked myself, “Why did we lose?” And yes, I agree, as with most of you there were some seriously questionable coaching calls, and something downright absurd with the way the clock was handled. But the largest problems that stuck out in my mind were the curses from our fans to our own players and the premature storming of the field. You who did that degraded our team, and you ruined the prestige of being a Wildcat fan. I’ve read many blogs today from Oregon fans rightfully calling us the “Childcats,” and I hate to say this, but Oregon deserved to win because of our attitudes toward our own team. I know that it is frustrating, it is really hard being a Wildcat fan sometimes, but calling our own players degrading names is downright tacky at best. I’m not even going to get into what we called the Oregon players, or the injury we inflicted on Katelynn Johnson, an Oregon cheerleader. The other major contributing factor in our loss was prematurely storming of the field. Oregon was less than 30 yards away from a tie, with over a minute left. You guys ran out and caused a lot of distraction for our team and coaching. You practically gave Oregon the chance it needed to focus and outperform our mentally occupied defense. Seeing our behavior toward our team, our players and towards Oregon, I think the right team won in the end. Breton Homewood Aerospace engineering senior

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I’ve been exposed to enough American media to know that Thanksgiving has something to do with Pilgrims. It’s not that I don’t care what its origins are, but it’s been exclusively presented to me as a holiday during which my only real task will be to eat as much as I can. But this, in itself, should not be looked down upon. The extent of my culinary experience in the States has been negotiating a vegetarian burger with the staff at Jack in the Box and wondering whether the consumption of cereal should really be restricted to breakfast time. My Thanksgiving will be spent trying to scam an invitation to my housemate’s family dinner and fulfilling the obligation I have, representing my own country, to eat a lot. The time before then, however, will be spent researching an answer as to what I give thanks for, because I’m still not sure whether I need to mention Pilgrims. — Dunja Nedic is an Australian exchange student. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu

Bon voyage to out-of-state travelers

I feel for any out-of-state student who has to endure today’s airport chaos. Today is the busiest traveling day of the year, and students will have to arrange their day with that in mind. It’s advisable to arrive at the airport two hours before departure. That way, travelers will have time to print their boarding passes if necessary, check any luggage, remove their shoes, place all liquids in plastic bags, take their computers out of their cases and proceed through security. Lines will be long, people will be irritated, flights will be completely full, and stewardesses may be stricter than usual. Any student who has to fly anywhere this afternoon will need to prepare for the insanity that comes with it — and I say this under the assumption that no flights are delayed or canceled. Even those who drive home for the holiday will probably sit through traffic and suffer heart palpitations as a result of all the crazy, impatient drivers on the road. But in spite of all the negativity surrounding the journey home (or elsewhere) for Thanksgiving, the break should nonetheless be a brief release from academic burdens and responsibilities. — Laura Donovan is the opinions editor. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu

The joys of sports and dining

Turkey and football go together like … well, turkey and football. Fittingly, the greatest Thanksgiving tradition is the Turkey Bowl. No amount of exercise can completely restore the caloric balance of a true Thanksgiving dinner, but a hard-fought game of football can do something to decrease that waistline. Grab as many friends as you can and set up an epic football showdown. Those staying in Tucson for Thanksgiving will have perfect weather for a few hours of fresh air, exercise and trash talking. It’s nice to just toss the pigskin around, but a true Turkey Bowl is played to the bone, since the victors enjoy bragging rights for the entire weekend. Nothing acts as a catalyst for competition like a wager deeming the losers do all the dishes. When inevitable Thanksgiving bickering ensues, winners can use their victory as a trump card, ultimately making Thanksgiving a much more pleasant experience. As everyone settles down to watch the last football game, everyone must be reminded of a cold fact of Thanksgiving: some in life get to be the Dallas Cowboys; others have to be the Detroit Lions. — Dan Sotelo is a political science senior. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu

The Superbowl of eating in America

Well, it’s finally Thanksgiving week. There are some things about the holiday that allow no negotiation. For example, if your stuffing doesn’t have fresh apple slices or cranberries in it, don’t even talk to me about it. If you want to expound on early European settlers in America and the terrible events that followed their arrival, tell it to someone else. But if you want to stuff your face so much that you have to wait three hours just to eat dessert, now you’re talking about some tender family bonding — and who doesn’t like that? I already eat too much every time I sit down for a meal, but this is the Superbowl of eating in America. If only the games on TV were as good. For the sake of my already upset stomach, I’ll likely skip watching the horrible Packers vs. Lions and Raiders vs. Cowboys matchups. No, instead I’ll likely spend that time participating in a more recent Thanksgiving tradition among my friends: playing football on a muddy park field in what has lovingly been dubbed “The Turkey Bowl.”The benefits are twofold. Not only is it an opportunity to see friends on a happy holiday, but it’s an amazing way to work up your appetite into a frenzy before hunting down the best part of the turkey, the dark meat. Just kidding, that’s gross, but whether you like the legs or the breast (I’m a thigh man myself, having never seen a bird without a boney ass) one thing is for sure; that bird doesn’t stand a chance. —Christopher Ward is an English junior. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu

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University of Arizona Police Department officers responded to a report of an individual threatening a fellow rider at a Sun Tran bus stop near 1630 E. University Blvd. on Nov. 18 at 1:56 p.m. Upon arrival, officers met with a man who claimed that an unidentified man on bus 2056 had threatened him, claiming he would “smash his face in.” The man then gave police a description of the individual who had threatened him. Officers located the bus and initiated a traffic stop. They boarded the bus and were able to locate the suspect. He was positively identified as the man who had made the verbal threats and he stated that the man he threatened was “fucking crazy.” A records check revealed that he had an outstanding warrant for disorderly conduct. He was transported to Pima County Jail where he was booked.

Larceny reported at Pi Kappa Phi

UAPD officers were dispatched to the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house at 1449 N. Cherry Ave. on Nov. 19 at 9:52 a.m. in reference to a report of a vehicle break-in. Upon arrival, officers met with a woman who stated that an unknown person or persons broke into her Chevrolet Avalanche and stole several items of value. According to the woman, she secured her vehicle in the parking lot at approximately 2 a.m. on Nov. 19. When she returned at 7:45 a.m. she noticed the front passenger window had been broken and multiple valuables were missing. Among the items taken were a purse, a wallet, several credit and debit cards, a CatCard, a math textbook and a Dell laptop charger. The woman claimed that she had not heard her vehicle’s alarm go off and said she did not know of anybody that would have stolen from her. Police have no suspects or witnesses at this time.

‘Bad state of mind’ leads to shoplifting bind

UAPD officers responded to the UofA Bookstore on Nov. 18 at 12:31 p.m. in reference to a report of a shoplifter in custody. Upon arrival, officers met with bookstore security who told them that a man who had tried to steal a pair of Apple headphones was currently in custody in a second-level conference room. Officers contacted the man, who identified himself with a California driver’s license. According to the man, he had entered the bookstore “in a bad state of mind.” He stated that he had plenty of money to buy the headphones but “wasn’t thinking.” He stated that he walked into the store, picked out the headphones, removed them from the packaging, and placed them in his shoe before attempting to exit the store. He told police he “knew it was completely wrong.” He also claimed that he was tired of paying for headphones and the last four pairs he had bought had all fallen apart. He was cited on charges of shoplifting and released on scene. The incident has been referred to the Dean of Students Office.

Shank you very much

UAPD officers were dispatched to the Cochise Residence Hall on Nov. 20 at 4:31 p.m. in reference to a report of verbal threats made against a resident. Upon arrival, officers met with a student who told them that he and his roommate had been engaged in a verbal argument on Nov. 17. The argument occurred due to multiple personal differences. During the exchange of words, the man’s roommate told him “I’ll shank you.” The man told police that he disregarded the comment at the time and did not feel threatened by it, but was advised by his father to report the incident to police. Officers contacted the man’s roommate and were advised that he had already requested a room transfer and was in the process of moving out. He further informed police that he would be completely relocated by midnight and claimed that as long as he did not live in the same room as the man he threatened, there would be no further conflict.

Woman sleeps well after evening drinks

UAPD officers responded to the Posada San Pedro Residence Hall on Nov. 20 at 9:21 p.m. in reference to an unconscious female. When officers arrived, Tucson Fire Department emergency medical personnel were already on scene. TFD personnel were unable to wake the woman. According to her friends, she had come from the Coronado Residence Hall where she had been drinking. TFD transported the woman to University Medical Center where she was treated for extreme intoxication. She was cited on charges of minor with spirituous liquor in the body and the incident has been referred to the Dean of Students Office.

Out-of-date license plate leads to multiple citations

UAPD officers were on patrol in the area of Speedway Boulevard and Mountain Avenue on Nov. 20 at 6:45 a.m. when they observed a red Buick displaying expired registration on a Washington State license plate. According to police, the vehicle registration had expired in January of this year. Officers initiated a traffic stop near Mountain Avenue and Mabel Street and made contact with the driver. He identified himself with an Arizona state identification card and admitted that his license was currently suspended. He also admitted that he had no insurance for the vehicle. Police cited the man on charges of driving on a suspended license, displaying expired out of state registration, and failure to provide proof of financial responsibility. His vehicle was towed for a mandatory 30-day impound and he was released on the scene.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. A complete list of UAPD activity can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.

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DUEL IN THE DESERT: ARIZONA AT ASU

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’Cats look to rebound from loss

UA, ASU find roles reversed from recent years By Brian Kimball ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

After a tough loss, the best type of motivation is a rivalry game, and that’s exactly what’s in store for the Arizona football team this weekend. The Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 Pacific 10 Conference) will travel to Tempe to take on ASU (4-7, 2-6 Pac-10) Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Sun Devil Stadium. While ASU was eliminated from the bowl picture after last week’s loss to UCLA, Arizona still has plenty to play for as it tries to improve its bowl position and bounce back from last week’s heartbreaking loss to Oregon. “(ASU is) going to be fired up because it’s a rivalry game, and of course we’re trying to have a better season,” said UA wide receiver Terrell Turner. “This is the bowl game for them, by them being out of contention, so we’re just going to keep our composure and go out there and execute.” Most teams have had trouble executing on offense against the Sun Devils this season, as they’ve proven to be one of the stingier units in the Pac-10. ASU ranks 13th in the nation and first in the conference in total defense, allowing 300.5 yards per game. The 107.8 rushing yards allowed per game ranks second in the Pac-10 and the 192.7 passing yards allowed per game is tops in the Pac-10. Despite a subpar record, the Sun Devils are still a tough opponent. “Their D-line and linebackers are all big guys and their secondary is a little bit young, but they’re pretty much big physical guys up front so we’ve got to match that,” said UA center Colin Baxter. ASU is also physical on the offensive side of the ball. While the Sun Devils have trouble scoring — their 22.8 points per game ranks eighth in the Pac-10 and 89th in the nation out of 120 teams — their offensive line seems to be the strength of the group. ASU has used three different quarterbacks on the season, which has hurt its consistency, but the offensive line has continued to reinforce the team’s physical style.

Arizona’s Foles part of quarterback woes for Devils

COMMENTARY By Bobby Stover sports writer

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Safety and special teams player Adam Hall grabs an Oregon ball carrier during Arizona’s 44-41 loss at Arizona Stadium on Saturday. Arizona will look to keep an already anemic ASU offense in check while hoping to score enough against the stingy Sun Devil defense.

“They’re better up front and they’re just a better offense,” said UA defensive coordinator Mark Stoops. “They’ve been efficient, they’ve had some penalties and turnovers in critical situations and sometimes that’s hard to overcome. We know all about that, whether it be on offense or defense, but a couple less critical errors here or there and their record could be completely different.” It’s not unusual for records to be

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UA hoops armed with many options COMMENTARY By Lance Madden

sprots writer

ick a card, any card. No matter who you chose, you’re bound to have a winner. The UA men’s basketball team could have made excuses of fatigue on Tuesday afternoon after finishing its last game only 14 hours prior. It could have crumbled and headed into today’s game with two straight losses, giving national critics plenty to talk about. Maui could have been anything but paradise. Instead, the baby-faced Wildcats came back stronger and more aggressive after losing to Wisconsin 6571 on Monday and defeated Colorado 91-87 in overtime in the second round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Finishing the game with a win, despite having a returning starter — Kyle Fogg — foul out, and three other Wildcats with four fouls apiece, is something Arizona (3-1) might not have been able to do last season. A Big Eight sounds more convincing than a Big Three. This year’s team, despite its youth — or maybe because of its youth — has great balance. In any given game, any player can be The Man. Multiple players, in fact, can have great performances in one game.

What could have been

Pick a card, any card. Monday night was freshman forward/center Derrick Williams’ night, as he scored 25 points in a loss. At first, Tuesday belonged to sophomore Brendon Lavender, who scored a career-high 16 points. Then junior Jamelle Horne caught on fire from beyond the arc and had six blocks along with his 17 points. Williams netted a quiet 11 points and senior Nic Wise scored a career-high 30 points to keep Arizona in the game, despite playing in extreme foul trouble. Success is contagious. Pick a card, any card. These are the results of a team plagued with massive foul trouble in Tuesday’s game. These are the results of a youthful team still trying to find its identity. Imagine the step-up performances still to come. Imagine what freshman Kevin Parrom will bring to the team when the stress fracture in his foot heals next month. Imagine what Wise would have done if he wasn’t in foul trouble. With their drive and dedication, the Wildcats can only get better, despite a collective inexperience. A higher percentage of free throws will be netted, easy layups won’t be missed as often and silly turnovers will be minimized. There are 27 guaranteed games left in the season. There is plenty of time for improvement and more breakout performances. Pick a card, any card. — Lance Madden is a journalism senior. He can be reached at sports@wildcat.arizona.edu

thrown out the window in rivalry games, something that certainly applies to the Duel in the Desert. Before last season, it was the Sun Devils who were primed to improve their bowl position while the Wildcats were out to play the spoiler. Now, the tables have turned as Arizona seems to be the better team on paper against a struggling ASU squad. But that doesn’t mean the Wildcats are taking this season’s game against

the Sun Devils lightly. Actually, it’s the opposite. The fact remains that it’s a game between two teams that don’t like each other, and the battle for the Territorial Cup still holds a special significance. “A lot of things are always said before the ASU game and that’s why (head coach Mike) Stoops always tells us that the game is played, not talked,” said UA safety Cam Nelson. “We just try to keep our mouths closed and just play.”

Three years ago, ASU appeared to have reeled in a recruit who would solidify the football program at the quarterback position for years to come. His name was Nick Foles. But after a coaching change and further recruiting at his position ensued, the shaggy-haired prospect chose to decommit and sign instead with Michigan State. A year later the 6-foot-5, 235-pound quarterback wound up in Tucson. Since receiving his starting opportunity this season, Foles has become one of the most consistent quarterbacks in the country with a completion percentage of 69 percent. “We pursued (Foles) early on and he had a scholarship offer from us,”said ASU head coach Dennis Erickson.“But we ended up committing three quarterbacks in that class and so he decided he didn’t want to come (to ASU).” Erickson has since taken notice of the impact of letting Foles go. While the sophomore has excelled 100 miles south of Tempe, the Sun Devils are far from consistent at quarterback and have seen injuries force the use of three different signal callers through the course of the season. Once again, this week Erickson finds himself questioning who will start Saturday. After suffering a bicep injury three weeks ago, nine-game starter Danny Sullivan has missed ASU’s last two games, both of which the Sun Devils lost, and is in jeopardy of missing the ANALYSIS, page A7

Arizona 91, Colorado 87

Wildcats brave Buffs in overtime

Wise scores careerhigh 30 in clutch performance THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Point guard Nic Wise shoots a jumper over the outstretched arms of a Colorado defender in the Wildcat’s 91-87 victory over the Buffaloes Tuesday in the Maui Invitational.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Nic Wise scored 30 points, including 16 of his team’s final 19, to lead Arizona past Colorado 91-87 in overtime Tuesday in a consolation game at the Maui Invitational. Wise appeared to give the Wildcats (3-1) enough of a cushion when he scored his team’s final eight points of regulation, on two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws, to give them an 80-72 lead with 52 seconds left. But Wise’s point-guard counterpart, Cory Higgins, led the Buffaloes (3-2) back. Higgins assisted on a 3-pointer by Nate Tomlinson and hit a 3-pointer himself. His free throws with 20 seconds left sent the game to overtime. In overtime, Wise sank two free throws to bring his team within 8584 with 3:20 left, and his layup put the Wildcats ahead to stay 86-85 with 2:42 left. Jamelle Horne had 17 points, Brendon Lavender 16 and Derrick Williams 11 for Arizona. Wise added six asissts. Higgins finished with 28 points, Tomlinson 20, Alec Burks 19 and Austin Dufualt 14 for the Buffaloes.

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Final games take V-ball to SoCal W-Hoops faces another road test

By Nicole Dimtsios Arizona Daily Wildcat The final weekend of the regular season has arrived for the Arizona volleyball team. The No. 19 Wildcats finish their Pacific 10 Conference schedule on the road at No. 9 UCLA on Friday at 4 p.m. and at No. 16 USC on Saturday at 3 p.m. “The L.A. schools are going to be great to finish on,” said senior middle blocker Jacy Norton, “but it’s just as important as every other win.” Norton and the Wildcats have built a season of 19 wins, including a neutral 8-8 conference record. Although head coach Dave Rubio believes Arizona’s presence in the NCAA Tournament is all but guaranteed, stealing a victory on the road would be the best outcome for the Wildcats to finish the season with some momentum. After Arizona dropped its first game last weekend to then-No. 6 Stanford, the Wildcats rebounded by whooping the California Golden Bears 3-1 in a match that showed just how far Arizona has come this season. “We’re really progressing as a team, and we’re really playing our best volleyball here at the end of the season so I think that will continue on to the next week even if we are away,” said junior middle blocker Stephanie Snow. Arizona will have to face some tough competition before it gets to the postseason, however. The Bruins (20-8, 11-5 Pac-10) made a run in the middle of the season to win seven straight games against the Pac-10, including three straight road victories against the California schools. The last time out, UCLA junior Dicey McGraw hit the Wildcats for 20 kills as the Bruins handed Arizona its first loss of the season. McGraw is the leader for the Bruins, hitting just over three kills per set. UCLA has since traded wins and losses in its last four games, proving

Players to Watch:

Kyle Williams, WR — A favorite target of ASU quarterbacks, Williams has emerged as the team’s leading receiver and compiled his most successful season by far with six touchdown catches and hauling in over 62 yards per game. Mike Nixon, LB — A team captain, Nixon also leads the defense in tackles with 65, in addition to forcing three fumbles and picking off three passes, one which he returned for a touchdown. Known as an impact player, the senior will pressure Arizona offense all night long. Dimitri Nance, RB — A highlight in the Sun Devils’ dreary offense, the senior has averaged more than 61 yards per contest and added nine rushing touchdowns. As the team’s leading rusher, Nance will look to make an impact on senior day.

Three Keys for ASU:

1. Don’t drop the rock — ASU committed six turnovers in a 23-13 loss to UCLA last weekend. The more mistakes the Sun Devils make, the easier Arizona’s attack will be. 2. Fluster Foles — Arizona quarterback Nick Foles is capable of tearing apart ASU’s defense. But if the Sun Devils can get to the sophomore early and often, the pressure could cause favorable mistakes. 3. Enjoy the home cookin’ — The Sun Devils are at home and it’s senior day. While they are likely outmatched talent-wise this season, emotions from playing in front of a pumped-up home crowd could give ASU a favorable advantage.

Team hopes for better luck this time in San Diego By Michael Fitzsimmons Arizona Daily Wildcat

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Libero Alanna Resch makes a diving dig in an Arizona win against ASU on Nov. 13 at McKale Center. The Wildcats now turn their attention to two top-20 schools in No. 9 UCLA and No. 16 USC.

just how up and down the Pac-10 can be. Now, Arizona will look to take advantage of UCLA’s losing streak, as the Bruins fell at Oregon Saturday. “It’ll be tough just because we’re away,” Snow said,“but I think we’re all ready for it.” The Wildcats have already beaten USC (19-9, 8-8 Pac-10) this season in Tucson, but will now have to face the Trojans on the road. When the two teams met in the first game of the Pac10 season, Arizona managed to take the match 3-1. One notable factor that

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will be different the second go-around is that redshirt junior outside hitter Whitney Dosty did not play against the Trojans the first time. The end of the conference season will bring excitement to the Wildcats as they anxiously await the outcome of Selection Sunday, which will air on “ESPNEWS” this weekend. First, though, they’ll have to battle in Los Angeles to end the Pac10 season on a high note. “I think now if we can even split on the road,” Rubio said, “you have a chance of maybe getting a seed. They

seed the top 16.”

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Pacific 10 Conference commissioner Larry Scott announced that four Wildcats earned All-Academic honors on Monday.

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Paige Weber Dana Hutchinson Elise Hendrickson Kaylen Bannister

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Territorial Cup game against Arizona this Saturday. Unsure of the extent of Sullivan’s injury, redshirt sophomore Samson Szakacsy is Erickson’s other option for Saturday. In his first career start in a 2313 loss to UCLA last weekend, Szakacsy threw for 197 yards and a pair of touchdowns. “Both quarterbacks will both be working with the (first team),” Erickson said in a teleconference Tuesday. “I just need to see how both of them perform in practice this week before I make a final decision on (the starter).” While Sullivan has more experience than the younger Szakacsy, the sophomore earned the respect of his teammates through his performance last Saturday, and various newspapers reported ASU players praising the young quarterback and supporting his potential start in this weekend’s rivalry game. Though no true starter at quarterback has been named as of yet, the uncertainly has done little to hinder the Arizona defense. “(ASU does), for the most part, the same things, so it really doesn’t matter which quarterback is in there

(Saturday),” said UA defensive coordinator Mark Stoops. “For the most part, their offense is still the same, so we’ll prepare the same way.” While the Wildcats’ defense should have little trouble stopping what has been a rather stagnant ASU passing attack this season — it is eighth in the Pacific 10 Conference with just 215 yards per game and 15 touchdowns — the Sun Devils will need to employ more rigorous tactics to put a halt to an Arizona passing attack that ranks second in the conference. With Foles’ strong and accurate arm guiding the Wildcats’ spread offense, Arizona has torched opponents for over 247 yards per game through the air and 18 touchdowns. “(Arizona’s) real hard to deal with because they stretch you out,”Erickson said.“Sometimes when they have their receivers out there and you have your linebackers in there it can be a mismatch, and that’s why they do it. But they tend to execute (the spread offense) really well, and their receivers aren’t just good receivers, they’re also tremendous blockers. “You just have to try and be good tacklers and not let them make big plays against you,” Erickson added. Erickson and his squad are hoping

Saturday won’t come as a continuation of a season that has already proven disappointing at 4-7. After opening the year with a pair of non-conference wins, ASU fell three points short of beating Georgia on the road and then proceeded to drop six of its next eight games, four of them by double digits. Saturday will mark the end of the Sun Devils’ season as well as senior day for 23 ASU players. Emotions are expected to be high. “This season has been a tough one,” Erickson said.“I think the biggest problem we have in going through a season like this are the (games) that you lose that are close, like Georgia. But it’s hard, because we’ve played well defensively but then haven’t been very productive offensively, and that brings up lots of frustration. “It’s been a frustrating season, but we’ve got some great seniors who have worked very hard, so going out this weekend against a great team like Arizona is just another opportunity for them to play again.” — Bobby Stover is a material science and engineering senior. He can be reached at sports@wildcat.arizona.edu

After getting back on the winning track with a win against Ole Miss on Monday, the Arizona women’s basketball team (3-1) will look to stay there as it hits the road to face the University of San Diego Toreros (2-2) on Friday at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. Arizona returns to California less than a week after their loss to San Diego State, and again will face a tough road battle at 7 p.m. against a USD team they beat in Tucson last year. “They came here last year and we were able to get the win, but we know going into their place it’s going to be a tough game for us,”Arizona head coach Niya Butts said. “We have to be able to match their intensity.” In their gritty win against Ole Miss, the Wildcats were able to reduce the turnovers that mired them in the first three games, turning the ball over only 14 times. Despite Butts seeing room for improvement in the offense, she credited the lower turnover rate as a reason the team was able to walk away with a victory on Monday. “I don’t think we executed the basketball very well at all, actually,” Butts said after Monday’s game. “I think we’ve got to get a lot better in that area … but not turning the ball over helps with that.” Arizona will look to continue that trend against the Toreros, a team that has shot 48.6 percent from the field in its first four games and is capable of making the Wildcats pay for their mistakes. Sophomore transfer Brooke Jackson demonstrated her ability to contribute in every aspect against Ole Miss by netting 20 points along with four assists and five steals, diving after loose balls and hitting shots late in the game. Freshman Davellyn Whyte drew a foul late in the game Monday with the Wildcats up by two and knocked down both shots from the charity stripe to make it a two-possession game and secure the victory for Arizona. Both Whyte and Jackson offered no secret keys to victory against San Diego, simply saying the team needs to maintain its hungry attitude going into every game. “We just want to keep it up, everyone knows how we felt after the (San Diego State) game. No one likes the feeling of a loss,”Whyte said.“So we need to keep proving our point that Arizona is going to be on the map this year.” USD has averaged 32.2 rebounds per game in its first four games, presenting a mismatch for Arizona to capitalize on, as the Wildcats average over 10 more rebounds per game than the Toreros. Junior Ify Ibekwe leads the team in the paint with 16 rebounds per game and will be going for her fifth straight double-double against USD. After it takes on USD, Arizona will have a week off before returning to McKale Center on Dec. 4 to play the University of Nevada, Reno.

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A Guide to Religious Services FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH Priority College Worship, Sundays 6:00pm, Worship 11:00am. www.priorityministry.com 445 E. Speedway.

LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY Wednesday Dinner & Vespers 6:00pm Sunday Worship 10:30am 715 N. Park Ave. 520-623-7575 www.lcm-ua.org

LUTHERAN CHURCH (MISSOURI SYNOD) CAMPUS MINISTRY Sunday Worship 2:00 pm. Thurdsay Dinner 6:00pm. 715 N Park Ave | Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-7575

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Sunday meetings begin at 9:00amRegister for Institute classes at www.ldsces.org/tucson 1333 E. 2nd St. 623-4204

CHURCH OF CHRIST CAMPUS MINISTRY Worship 10:45am Bible Class 9:30am. One mile north of campus. 2848 N. Mountain Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 795-7578

GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday Worship 7:45am & 10:00am. Bible Class 9:00am. www.GraceTucsonWELS.com 830 N First Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-6633

WELS TUCSON CAMPUS MINISTRY Student Bible study and discussion. Sunday 7:00pm. www.welstcm.com 830 N. First Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-5088

GRACE ST. PAULâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:00am. Thursday 5:30. Inclusive progressive congregation. www.gsptucson.org 2331 E. Adams St. To be a part of our Guide to Religious Services, contact Jasmin Bell (520) 621-3425 or email classifieds@wildcat.arizona.edu