November 6, 2012 by Arizona Daily Wildcat

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Turnout of Latinos still lags behind other voters STEPHANIE CASANOVA Arizona Daily Wildcat

The number of Latino voters is falling, and some say anti-immigration legislation is mostly to blame. Despite an increase in eligible voters within the country’s largest minority group, the voting turnout rate for Latinos continues to fall behind that of whites and blacks, according to a recent Pew Research Center study. The study shows that 50 percent of Latinos eligible to vote did in fact vote in the 2008 election compared to 65 percent of black voters and 66 percent of white voters. From 2008 to 2010, the amount of registered Latino voters also decreased by about 600,000, according to the study. Anna Ochoa O’Leary, a Mexican American studies professor, said that a person’s income, age and education influences voting behavior and should be taken into account when deliberating the gap between eligible Latino voters and Latino voter turnout. Today’s hostile, anti-immigration discourse in the country has given people a negative perception about the Latino population, O’Leary said, adding that people think Latinos vote in lower numbers because they are Latino, instead of thinking past that and considering that Latinos in the U.S. are a younger population, a poorer population and one in which a majority of students attend low-quality, under-funded schools. “There’s this tendency to look at primarily Latino populations or Mexican populations as not quite as American as other populations,” O’Leary said.

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Fire damages to cost up to $60K BRITTNY MEJIA Arizona Daily Wildcat

The cost of damage following Saturday’s fire in McKale Center has been estimated at tens of thousands of dollars, and is expected to increase. Smoke, fire and water damage in the center has been estimated at about $60,000 following a fire within the building, said Cpt. Barrett Baker, a public information officer with the Tucson Fire Department. Investigators determined the fire Saturday night was the result of a spontaneous combustion of rags, Baker said. The rags had

been washed and dried a few hours prior to the fire, placed in a plastic bag and set down in a particular room in the equipment area. The fire set off a sprinkler in the room. The total amount of damage to equipment and uniforms has not yet been determined, said UA athletic director Greg Byrne at the weekly football press conference on Monday. Currently, the equipment staff has been working to ensure the teams are outfitted for practice and for games, he added. Byrne said the results of the fire extended to locker room areas nearby the equipment room, including rooms occupied by the swimming and baseball programs, leaving

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Researchers discover new brain cells Findings could lead to answers about humans’ social interaction

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“an effect across the board for a number of sports.” Despite damage from the fire, the volleyball match against USC was still held in McKale Center Sunday night. Byrne also said staff is speaking with equipment providers regarding what can be washed, cleaned and reused and what should be replaced. Now that the investigation is over, Baker said the athletic department has already begun their restoration process. TFD was alerted to the scene Saturday night after smoke was seen coming from the building. About 40 firefighters responded to put out the fire.

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DANCE FRESHMAN FOREST BERGER spends time doing handstands on the UA Mall every day after class. He’s not practicing for anything — the exercise is therapeutic, he said.

The results of a UA study may be the stepping stone to furthering research regarding the interworkings of human social interaction. Researchers have discovered new cells in the amygdala, a part of the brain that plays a key role in processing emotions and social behavior, and which is associated with allowing one to feel a special connection with another when eye contact is made. The study was overseen by Katalin Gothard, a physiology professor at the UA . This type of cell was discovered in a Rhesus monkey when Gothard and a team of researchers placed electrodes in the amygdala and recorded the neuron activity as the monkeys watched videos of other monkeys making various expressions, said Clayton Mosher, a fourth-year graduate student in the neuroscience department. During the study, the monkey would watch 22 videos a day, viewing them multiple times. Each video was 10 seconds long and consisted of one individual monkey displaying three different facial expressions, including a neutral neutral expression, a threat and a lip smack, which is considered a friendly gesture, said Prisca Zimmerman, a senior research specialist. Some of the movies showed the monkey looking away from the camera, while the remaining videos depicted the monkey looking toward the camera, Zimmerman added. Researchers could observe whether eye contact was made by red dots that were transmitted onto the video screen and corresponded to where the monkey was looking via equipment that was connected to the monkey as it watched. “We see that when monkeys watch the

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Byrne: Scott suffered concussion against UCLA UA quarterback might not play on Saturday against Colorado, Hank Hobson in good spirits after ‘nerve issue’ ZACK ROSENBLATT Arizona Daily Wildcat

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QUARTERBACK MATT SCOTT is helped off the field by Arizona’s medical staff in the third quarter of Saturday’s 66-10 loss to UCLA at the Rose Bowl. Scott suffered a concussion when his head struck the knee of a Bruins defender.

Arizona quarterback Matt Scott suffered a concussion in Saturday’s 66-10 loss to UCLA, according to athletic director Greg Byrne. “Matt did suffer a concussion during the game,” Byrne said. “Many of you saw him receive a blow to the head. Medical staff is taking great care of him. “The final decision of whether he will play will be made by our medical staff.” Scott suffered the concussion with 6:17 remaining in the third quarter while attempting a throw from Arizona’s end zone. On his way to the ground, Scott’s head struck the tackler’s knee. He was attended to by Arizona’s medical staff and escorted into the locker room. Head coach Rich Rodriguez holds a weekly Monday press conference, and typically he speaks to the media, and then a few players come in after to answer questions. On Monday, Byrne felt it was necessary to

address both Scott and linebacker Hank Hobson’s injuries suffered against UCLA. Last week, concerns were raised about the decision to keep Scott in the game after it looked like he suffered a concussion against USC and proceeded to throw up on the field, and Byrne addressed that concern. “Our medical staff has conducted daily evaluations and continuously monitored Matt,” Byrne said. “Last Friday we did final evaluations and did an exertion impact test. Matt was medically and clinically approved to play.” Hobson was taken off the field on a stretcher and taken to a hospital after clutching his shoulder and falling to the ground during the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game. He spent the night in Los Angeles before returning to Tucson on Sunday. Rodriguez described Hobson’s injury as a “nerve issue”. Byrne said that Hobson was walking around and “in good spirits” on Monday. Scott and Hobson’s status for Saturday’s game will be announced on the weekly injury report, released on Thursday. If Scott is unable to go, Rodriguez said B.J. Denker would start and receiver Richard Morrison will be his backup.