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Reports of sexual assaults have affected north-side residences neighboring the UA. According to a crime map on the Tucson Police Department’s website, there have been two reports of sex-related offenses in the neighborhood to the southeast of Mountain Avenue and Grant Road in the last 30 days. The reports came within days of each other, with the first on Oct. 18 and the second on Oct. 22. There have also been three other reported incidents of sexual assault east of Campbell Avenue between Grant Road and Speedway Boulevard. One of the causes of this recent increase of sexual assaults could be the lack of prominent lighting around Mountain Avenue and Grant Road neighborhoods according to a police report. Allison Childress, a political science and economics junior who lives in the area in which the assaults occurred, said the area isn’t well-lit. “I try to stick to Mountain as much as possible, just because I like having the street light,” Childress said. “Not being able to see far in front of you, even with a flashlight, definitely doesn’t make you feel very safe.” While Childress said she wouldn’t deem the area unsafe, she said she has felt unsafe at times. Childress explained a particular incident in which a man, whom she described to be in his late 30s, trespassed onto her property and was watching her. Childress called TPD, but the man left before police arrived. According to Childress, the responding officer told her that there were several attempted abductions around her area. Nearby, in the Grant and Mountain neighborhood around the 1000 block of E. Seneca St., there was an attempted sexual assault on Sept. 26, according to a news release from TPD. The suspect forced entry into the victim’s home before fleeing once her roommate was alerted. These types of crime do not seem isolated to this particular neighborhood.
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Sexual assaults have been on the rise in Tucson’s Jefferson Park Neighborhood, near Grant Road and Mountain Avenue. Although the area is monitored by a neighborhood watch force, residents are asked to report any suspicious activity to the local police.
“From what the police officers said, they kind of made it seem like it wasn’t uncommon to have men lurking around sorority houses or houses where girls live,” Childress said. Last year, Childress lived at The District on 5th student apartments near Fourth Avenue, and said that she felt a similar atmosphere there as in her current residence. Childress said she felt “pretty unsafe” where she lived last year, and that she has friends living south of campus who have had experiences similar to her own. According to the City of Tucson’s crime map, in the last 30 days there have also been sex offenses
reported south of campus on Park Avenue and Drachman Street, as well as on Jacobus Avenue and Second Street. “If you go south or west, even on Fourth Avenue, I would hear stories of catcalling and men following girls for a little bit home,” Childress said. Even though she doesn’t think that sexual assault incidents are isolated particularly to her neighborhood, Childress said that her experiences there have contributed to her decision to look for another area to live next year. She wants to live in an area that is better lit and doesn’t feel as “isolated.”
Regardless of what neighborhood a person lives in, there are steps that one can take to feel safer. TPD has offered several pieces of advice in its Nov. 6 media release about the Seneca Street attempted sexual assault. TPD urges individuals to report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods and to “get to know [their] neighbors and look out for one another.”
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UA app scheduled for a face lift next fall BY Gabriella Vukelic The Daily Wildcat
The UA mobile application is set to undergo a serious renovation within the next year. Associated Students of the University of Arizona Sen. Alec Kretch, is working to redesign the Arizona mobile app, which will be relaunched next fall. The updated version of the mobile app, called MyUA, is anticipated to be more userfriendly and will display many new features. Kretch has been working with the University Mobile Services team to recreate the new mobile app. He said the current app is outsourced to another company, and as part of his goal during his term in ASUA, Kretch wants UA students to help remake the updated version. The contract for the current version of the app expires this summer, and Kretch said he’d like to launch the updated version in time for the incoming freshmen of the fall 2016 semester to use it. Before starting the project, an investigation was held regarding the accomplishments and failures of the current app and possible improvements that could be made were looked into. To determine what changes to make, Kretch sent a survey to the student body in order to obtain a public opinion on the current version of the app. From the surveys, Kretch said
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common grievances among the students were that the app contained too many options, some of which were not being used. The new version will highlight more important features like campus maps or the CatTran routes. The more unpopular features of the app will be placed
in a sidebar away from popular options to choose from. Kretch said that the new update will include a parking feature that shows the activity of campus parking spaces, a video section for school updates from campus administration and even mobile voting capability for ASUA elections.
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Club works toward disability awareness BY Andy Alvarez The Daily Wildcat
The MedCats for Developmental Medicine chapter at the UA College of Medicine — Tucson, is changing the way people think about, interact and get involved with people who have developmental disabilities. The chapter has been working over the course of the past year to help make quality health care for people with disabilities more accessible and to promote education for health care providers on how to better understand and treat people with developmental disabilities. The MedCats, not to be confused with the UA undergraduate club of the same name, is a student chapter of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry. The chapter began last year with recruitment, campaigning and educational events to help raise awareness for developmentally disabled people. Aimee Le, a second-year medical student at the College of Medicine, is one of the four co-coordinators of the chapter and one of its student leaders. Le defined developmental disabilities as a blanket term for those with any type of mental disability. “The range is so wide,” Le said. “Everyone with Down syndrome, autism or even people who develop a disability from an accident.” Le said that the chapter doesn’t focus on one particular disability. The effective treatment of developmental disabilities requires a broader understanding of what they entail and an
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understanding of the people affected, according to Le. “Every person is different, they’re going to have different needs, different strengths and weaknesses. So the approach, when you’re going in and treating a patient, the most important thing is just being understanding, being caring, being attentive—just like any other patient,” Le said. “But you have to be especially aware with what’s wrong with them, because
they may not be able to communicate it to you.” The mission of the chapter is to promote education for health care providers. Le said that mission contributes to the group’s larger goal of inclusivity. “Our mission is to really raise awareness about being a more inclusive society, and to help train future physicians to kind of recognize and be cognizant of people with special needs,” she said.
Le said that one of the greatest aspects of the College of Medicine is its emphasis on helping under-served communities. “I think that it’s a really small area of medicine, but it’s really important,” Le said. “A lot of people really do have some sort of disability, and we just have to kind of be aware.” Le has been part of the struggle to raise awareness since she was young. “I have a special-needs brother,” she said. “I’ve always helped my family out by taking care of him, but growing up I also noticed that we were bullied.” One way the chapter has helped in accomplishing inclusivity is by attending and campaigning at the Special Olympics, where MedCats brought a large banner as part of the R-word campaign. The campaign seeks to end the use of the word “retarded” because of the derogatory connotation it has developed over the years. Though the chapter focuses on improving education of doctors to positively change how the medical system treats people with developmental disabilities, Le said that average, everyday citizens can help in their own small ways. “I think that simple acts of kindness can really make a huge difference in the long run, because then you set an example for others. And when you set an example for others, you create a domino effect,” Le said. “And that in turn will gradually change people’s perspectives and get them to be more open.” — Follow Andy Alvarez @DailyWildcat
Israeli-Palestinian conflict survivor speaks out BY Isaac Rounseville The Daily Wildcat
On Tuesday Nov. 10, students at the UA Hillel Foundation were able to receive a first-hand account of the attack and the violence between Palestinians and Israelis. Five years ago, while working as a tour guide in Israel, Kay Wilson was stabbed 13 times after being abducted by Palestinian terrorists. While Wilson survived, her friend, Kristine Luken, died from injuries sustained in the attack. “The only crime of my friend, a Christian, was that they thought she was Jewish,” Wilson said, who is a British-born Israeli citizen. For the past two months, violence between Israelis and Palestinians has continued to smolder in a series of spontaneous stabbings, random shootings and police crackdowns. The bloodshed, which is only the most recent spate in a conflict that has lasted over a century, has permeated civilian life in Israel.
The victims include Palestinian and Israeli security forces, innocent bystanders, parents and their children. Wilson was vivid in her recounting of the violence and trauma she experienced. “I lost so much in that half-hour, in that eternity of fear and pain,” Wilson said. “But I chose not to let fear and bitterness determine who I am.” Wilson also did not shy away from making political claims about the brutal hatred that motivated the individuals who attacked her. “The statement that this violence is because of the Israeli occupation is a misnomer, a distraction,” she said, referring to the territories Israel conquered in the 1967 war and annexed without international recognition. “The violence is another anti-Semitic pogrom, which the Jews have been the targets of for the last 2,000 years.” But other commentators on the issue interpret the violence differently.
Wilson’s stance indicates one of multiple narratives that seek to explain the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians—with much of the blame being placed on the latter group. Other experts argue that the violence of Palestinians must be placed in a broader historical context of occupation. “This is a particular spate of violence in the last few months, but it is still part of a larger historical event,” said Dr. Leila Hudson, a UA professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies. In order to understand this historical conflict, Hudson said that a historical explanation that examines the Israeli occupation is required. “There is a general cultural phenomenon associated with life under occupation,” Hudson said. “It has to do with the feeling of growing up without political or civil rights, with only dubious recognition of your human rights and, at a practical level, very few possibilities for a productive
or satisfying future.” The psychological effect of this occupation, combined with a lack of basic economic guarantees and an exposure to violent rhetoric is what can drive many young Palestinians to violence, Hudson said. Asher Susser, Stein professor of modern Israel studies at the UA, also said that the intractability of the conflict is related to the diametrically opposed interpretations of Israel’s foundation. “It’s a clash of historical narratives. On one hand, the Israelis see the creation of their state as a great historical justice—independence and sovereignty after centuries of repression and exclusion,” Susser said. “But on the other, many Palestinians see it as an intolerable injustice; they were not a part of the oppression of the Jews in Europe, and they don’t think they should take sacrifices for the creation of a new state.” According to Susser, who is also professor emeritus of Middle Eastern
history at Tel Aviv University in Israel, blaming a single party for the violence is an oversimplification of the conflict. “Both sides have profound cases. Israelis and Palestinians both want self-determination, sovereignty [and] independence,” Susser said. “It is incumbent on both parties to promote compromise and ease hostility. Too often, people are involved in a blamegame, which isn’t effective or helpful.” Susser also stresses that in order to diffuse tensions, both sides need to focus on building trust through incremental changes. “It’s too simple to say that all will be solved when everyone agrees on everything. To achieve bearable coexistence, we need to seek small breakthroughs on minor issues,” Susser said. “To reach a two-state solution, the Palestinians and Israelis must agree to share in the homeland they already share.” — Follow Isaac Rounseville @itsgonbezoppity
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POLICE BEAT BY MEGHAN FERNANDEZ The Daily Wildcat
“I don’t think so…” A University of Arizona Police Department officer arrested a non-UA student for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The officer pulled over a driver because the license plate light was not working. After pulling the driver over and walking up to the vehicle, the officer smelled marijuana. The officer asked both the driver and the passenger if they owned a medical marijuana card, to which they told the officer they did not. At this point, the responding officer called for backup and a second officer arrived at the scene. After the second officer arrived, the responding officer told the two men that he was going to search the vehicle. The first officer asked the driver if he had any marijuana in the vehicle, and he said he didn’t think so. The officer also asked the driver if other people use his vehicle, and he said he sometimes let his friends drive it. The officer began to search the vehicle and he found marijuana in the passenger compartment. He also found a wrapper with marijuana in it, and an empty medical marijuana container near the passenger seat. When he opened the trunk, he found a bong with marijuana residue. The two officers then spoke with the driver and the passenger. The passenger told the officer that he didn’t know there was marijuana or paraphernalia in the vehicle. The officer informed the driver that he was responsible for the items in the vehicle because he was the main driver. Alcohol’s a diuretic A non-UA student was arrested for trespassing, urinating in public and consuming alcohol in public. A UAPD officer responded to a report of an older man drinking on the UA Mall. When the officer arrived at the Mall, the man was lying down and holding an open can of beer, with a bag of more beer next to him. The officer asked if he was okay, and the man simply grunted at him. The man didn’t have a driver’s license on him, but when the officer asked for identification, the man told him his name and then handed the officer a letter with that same name on it. The officer could also smell alcohol coming from the man. The responding officer let the man sit in the patrol vehicle because it was raining, and a second officer arrived at the scene. The officer who first spoke with the man contacted a UAPD sergeant about the situation and the sergeant said the man has been repeatedly told not to be on the UA campus. The officer also spoke with the witness who reported the man drinking on campus. She said she saw the man drinking beer on campus and that he urinated near the Social Sciences building. From there, she saw him walking toward the Mall.
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Tarantino far from a cop hater by Sasha Hawkins The Daily Wildcat
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irector Quentin Tarantino is a lot of things. Divisive creator? Yes. Guy with a foot fetish? Debatable. But a hater of cops? No—that is far, far from the truth. Tarantino recently came under fire from the New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, an oddly ominous sounding police union, after he made comments at a rally in New York protesting police brutality. “It’s no surprise that someone who makes a living glorifying crime and violence is a cop-hater, too,” NYCPBA president Patrick J. Lynch said in a statement. “The police officers that Quentin Tarantino calls ‘murderers’ aren’t living in one of his depraved big screen fantasies— they’re risking and sometimes sacrificing their lives to protect communities from real crime and mayhem.” All this is in response to Tarantino’s participation in the rally, mostly in response to one comment. “If you believe there’s murder going on, then you need to rise up and stand up against it. I’m here to say I’m on the side of the murdered,” Tarantino said at the rally, according to the Associated Press. Tarantino isn’t being extremely explicit here, so there is some space for interpretation. Later, Tarantino explained his statements further as not being an indictment of “all cops” but rather the ones who are abusing their power, such as those who killed Eric Garner and Tamir Rice. All of this took place in late October, and yet we’re here in November with the NYCPBA and police organizations all over the country calling for a boycott of Tarantino’s upcoming film, “The Hateful Eight,” and the director’s other works. What exactly is being boycotted here? Because at this point, the boycott isn’t for the good cops. The good cops don’t need a boycott right now; they need to be acknowledged as
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doing a sterling job thus far. I, for one, love rules. I keep to the right when walking, jaywalking gives me panic attacks and I wait for the little sign to tell me I can walk regardless of traffic flow. I love that we have people who enforce laws. I love that they’re usually pretty cool about it, and I like that the University of Arizona Police Department takes the time every once in a while to ask “how are you doing?” I always answer “great.” But that’s the difference between the knee jerk, “you’re with us or you’re against us” mentality and the thought that, as humans, police are fallible, prone to prejudice and violence and need guidance like anyone else.
When you say you want to be a cop, you’re in a place to be extra sensitive to these inclinations. You need to watch yourself more than anyone else or the system goes straight to hell. Tarantino is not someone who’s ever really demonstrated a systematic hate for authority, much less cops. In his film “Reservoir Dogs,” the only characters with even a shred of humanity and loyalty are Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) and Officer Marvin Nash (Kirk Baltz). The latter two are cops—one undercover (Orange), one taken hostage (Marvin). Everyone else in the film is a criminal and an agitating person.
Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi) doesn’t even tip waitresses; you’re not supposed to like that guy. Nash dies protecting the identity of his fellow officer, as one of the members of the film’s central heist correctly deduces that his group was set up to fail by someone within it. And when Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) tortures Officer Nash, it’s not cathartic. It’s not a crowd pleaser of a death; it’s gnarly. It’s drawn out and meant to engender disgust. It’s indicative of how much you’re not supposed to like Mr. Blonde. Nash’s death was noble. It was tragic. It was violent, yes, but that’s just seeing surface level. “Tarantino is stoking the fires of hate and division that have made
him a very wealthy man,” said Chuck Canterbury, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, in a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter. The Fraternal Order is another group angered by Tarantino’s comments, and one that has claimed it has a “surprise” in store for Tarantino. Film violence here is solely a deflection. The violence of Tarantino’s movies isn’t contributing negatively to race relations right now.
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Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ is master of fun BY ALEX FURRIER
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It’s always a matter of perspective. Day-today life falls prey to solipsistic existence: the idea that we get so caught up in ourselves that someone else’s perspective falls by the wayside. In other words, a little empathy goes a long way. Walk a mile in someone’s shoes and all that. Combine this solipsistic existence with a smidgen of empathy and you get humanity. Throw in comedian Aziz Ansari, and now you’ve got his excellent new Netflix series “Master of None”. Fresh off the final season of the fan favorite “Parks and Recreation” and the publication of his new book “Modern Romance,” Ansari tackles the sitcom. “Master of None” follows New York City actor Dev (Aziz Ansari) in the misadventures of modern life. Each episode acts as an Ansari essay on topics like parents, minorities’ portrayal in the media and the classic differences between men and women. Lucky for us all, “Master of None” flies the Netflix flag. Netflix employs a hands-off approach to production, and as a result, its original series tend to live and die at the hands of the showrunner. “Master of None” proves the showrunning chops of co-creators Ansari and Alan Yang. The two create a show that explores the consequences and benefits of this modern iLife we all find ourselves in. No doubt “Master of None” is aimed at millennials, but it achieves a kindness and humanity that is rare among the dark dramas and horrible-but-hilarious-people comedies that rule the current television landscape. “Master of None” boasts the best cold opens of any show on television, equally likely to inspire either laughter or tears. Do yourself a favor and watch the opening of the second episode, and then give in to the urge to call your parents and remind them you love them. The reason these cold opens work so well can be traced back to the heart of the show: an empathetic exploration of perspective. To further illustrate, look no further than the opening of the episode “Ladies and Gentlemen.” The episode takes on the sitcom hallmark of gender differences with an opening that juxtaposes mutual experiences, first from the perspective of Dev (Ansari), and then of
female character Diana (Condola Rashad). The two spend the night at the same bar, but their experiences diverge sharply on the trek home. While Dev and his lovable BFG Arnold (Eric Wareheim) walk home to the soundtrack of the gleeful “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” Diana walks alone to the classic horror theme from the movie “Halloween.” Dev’s worst nightmare is realized when he steps in dog poop and ruins his favorite sneakers. Diana’s worst nightmare takes a darker turn as she runs away from a drunken man she spurned at the bar. The flip-flop of perspective adds to the humanity of the show. Diana’s recounting of her experience prompts Dev to become a feminist ally. Character growth comes at a cost, as Dev’s newfound feminism leads to him inadvertently losing an acting gig. The world just works like that sometimes, and “Master of None” embraces it. You can’t win them all, especially with the complications of modern life. “Master of None” explores situations that could not have existed 10 years ago, particularly on the romantic front. The pilot episode finds Dev in the sticky situation of a one-night stand gone awry. A broken condom leads Dev and his paramour Rachel to a furious iPhone-Google session to determine the odds of an accidental pregnancy. After deciding on a trip to the drug store, Dev explains he’s not being cheap by ordering an UberX over an Uber BLACK. That situation would have played out incredibly differently just a few years ago. “Master of None” is not without its faults. It can veer into situations that feel ripped straight from stand-up comedy, in particular portions of the dialogue. Occasionally, the show tends to get too cute. Couples don’t speak solely in romanticcomedy banter, and I’m guessing runaway old folks rarely end up in a jazz club singing Sinatra songs. Nothing is perfect though, and that’s the motto of “Master of None.” Ansari’s show examines the ridiculousness that this modern existence brings and does so in an empathetic manner. The comedy of “Master of None” will lure you in, but its heartfelt attitude will leave you wanting more. Worth the Watch: YES — Follow Alex Furrier @badjazzmaverick
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Arts & Life • November 16-17, 2015
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An image promoting Arizona Baroque Vivaldi!, an event by the UA Fred Fox School of Music. The Arizona Baroque ensemble will perform lesser-known works by the famous composer.
The Arizona Baroque ensemble will be putting on an all-Vivaldi concert, not only playing the composer’s lesser-known pieces but performing them with baroque-style instruments
UA music ensemble goes for baroque By Nathaniel Renney-Erbst The Daily Wildcat
The Fred Fox School of Music will be welcoming the Arizona Baroque ensemble on Nov. 18 in Holsclaw Hall. Arizona Baroque, the UA’s baroque ensemble, will perform an all-Vivaldi concert, featuring his lesser-known vocal and instrumental works. “The performance includes a sinfonia from an opera, a cello concerto, a trio for lute, a concerto for recorder and oboe and vocal excerpts from two operas,” according to the Fred Fox School of Music’s website. Founded three years ago by Olman Alfaro, a graduate student in vocal performance as well as the
ensemble’s tenor vocalist. Arizona Baroque is dedicated to interpreting, analyzing and studying early music from an academic perspective. It strives to foster the performance of little-known and sometimes recently discovered repertoire from the 17th and 18th centuries. “A lot of the music that we perform is hardly played,” Olman said. “There are even times when we are reading directly from a copy of the composer’s manuscript. We have to study the music for quite some time to discern how it is to be played.” The ensemble consists of a handful of graduate and undergraduate students in the music department and is coached by Dr. John Brobeck, an associate professor and the director of graduate studies in music.
“Performing with the ensemble is a nice experience,” said Mariana Mevans, a masters student in the harpsichord performance studio. “I enjoy the Baroque music; it’s a whole new experience in the world of music. Composers of [the 17th and 18th centuries] are unlike the kind we hear from today.” Recently returning from the 37th International Festival of Early Music in Zaragoza, Spain, and from being coached by top European musicians and scholars, the Arizona Baroque ensemble is excited to use its newfound experience this week. The group’s concert will showcase all work written by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, an Italian baroque composer of the 18th century. “The inspiration for this
ensemble’s formation was that there really wasn’t any chamber groups based in early music,” Olman said. “While Vivaldi is a well-known composer, our aim is to focus on his neglected music.” In addition to baroque music, there will be an appearance of baroque-styled instruments. For example, the violinists will be using baroque-styled bows for their instruments, adding to the tone and sound quality of the music. The ensemble also proves to be a very educational environment. At its concert, the group will discuss one of the pieces they will perform. “One of our pieces is supposedly written by Vivaldi, but at the concert we’re going to give an explanation on why it might not be his,” Alfaro said.
The ensemble also offers an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to gain experience alongside graduate students. “I really love working with the graduate students,” said Emily Asay, a music education senior. “We’re able to bounce ideas off each other. It really helps [my] ability to play with [them].” The Arizona Baroque ensemble will be performing in Holsclaw Hall at the Fred Fox School of Music on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets are only $5 and can be purchased at tickets.arizona.edu.
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The UA Black Student Union organized a protest on Nov. 13 in solidarity with the students from the University of Missouri, and demands a more inclusive, equal and safe university for minority students as a whole. SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY ON DAILYWILDCAT.COM
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STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS of the UA Black Student Union march back toward the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. building Friday, Nov. 13. The students chanted in unison with words of empowerment and demands for change and a safe campus for all minority students.
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JAY PATRICK, an undeclared freshman, shares his concerns to President Ann Weaver Hart during a protest on the steps of Old Main on Friday, Nov. 13. The protest, organized by the Black Student Union, was done in solidarity with black activists at the University of Missouri. “As you can see, a lot of the resources here are geared to benefit, no offense, white students, or people that just come from money,” Patrick said.
UA PRESIDENT ANN WEAVER HART addresses protesters from the UA Black Student Union regarding their concerns about racism on campus Friday, Nov. 13. Hart agreed with BSU students, and made it known that she thinks there needs to be a change in the UA for students of minority communities. “We need to find a way to get you there and involved,” Hart said. “Hearing and being part of that process is important; there are so many things that we need to keep working on. This is not a one-and-done. Every single year people join this community. Issues are always present and we need to keep addressing them. We will need to do things university-wide.”
KEVYN BUTLER, co-president of the UA Black Student Union, leads the march through the Student Union Memorial Center after the group departed the steps on the east side of Old Main on Friday, Nov. 13. Early Friday evening, the BSU marched from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. building to the steps of Old Main to discuss minority equality at the UA. President Ann Weaver Hart, Dean of Students Kendal Washington-White and ASUA President Manny Felix spoke with the students of the BSU about their concerns.
OPinions
November 16-17, 2015 • Page 12 Editor: Nick Havey
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Not everything is racist, get over it y’all by tayla jaffe
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merica needs to chill the f*ck out. Not everything can have racist undertones. Yes, horrible crimes have been committed against black people recently. But we somehow got so far down the racism tunnel that we lost track of the light on the other side and everything is in utter pandemonium now. In a Blue Sky Kick-Off panel discussion among graduates of Ithaca College, a young black woman commented that she had a “savage hunger” for success and that this was what had gotten her to where she was. A few minutes later, one of the other people on the panel referred to her as a “savage.” He merely repeated what she had already said about herself. It was blatantly clear that he had absolutely zero racial implications with that comment, even taking a moment to tell her that it was a compliment and he was impressed with her accomplishments. He
literally just reiterated what she called herself and now he is somehow being called a racist. Not only that, but students at the college then used this video to proclaim that the entirety of Ithaca College is racist and they are demanding the resignation of the school’s president. The two other events that students are claiming warrant the resignation of the president were a campus cop warning students in a public safety training session against carrying BB guns, and a fraternity that is entirely unaffiliated with the university theming a party “preps and crooks.” In the former situation, one officer allegedly commented that if he saw someone threatening someone else with a BB gun, he would shoot them. This alleged comment was then somehow construed as a direct attack on Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was tragically shot in 2014 and thus as a direct attack on all black people. Regardless of race, you treat people with respect if you want to be respected. It’s a concept we all learned in kindergarten and it is bizarre that society is suddenly encouraging young black people to flout this “golden rule.” This has simply gone too far. The junior
class president of Claremont McKenna College was forced to resign after there was an uproar due to a photo she posted on Halloween of her with two friends wearing sombreros, fake mustaches and ponchos. Yale students are starting to refuse to call the heads of the individual colleges on campus “masters,” as they have decided this title references slavery (despite the fact that it 100 percent does not). Students from Mizzou were tweeting and complaining that the terrorist attacks in Paris were wrongfully taking attention away from the situation at Mizzou, saying things such as “now people are desensitizing #blacklivesmatter & #mizzou for what’s happening in Paris, have you no common decency?” No common decency? Over a hundred people were brutally executed across Paris on Friday and someone has the audacity to say that there shouldn’t be news coverage and national sympathy for this? No one has “desensitized” the situation at Mizzou; people are merely responding empathetically to the unfathomable mass murders of tons of innocent people—is that an “indecent” thing to do?
The plethora of recent police brutality incidents across the country were rightfully protested, but those horrific situations need to be separated from these non-existent, overdramatized little events that are happening at schools. Humans aren’t perfect; we say and do things we shouldn’t all the time. But you have to take intentions into consideration. When a cop attacks and chokes a black man to death on the street for selling cigarettes, there is clearly malicious intent behind that act. But these university happenings are getting ridiculously blown out of proportion and all that is resulting is heightened tensions on both “sides.” We have work to do before we can say there are truly equal rights in this country. But this work is not going to be accomplished by disrespect, over-dramatization and unreasonable, immature attacks on the wrong people. Let’s take a step back, reevaluate what we are fighting for and unify for that cause rather than claiming disrespect is somehow a necessary and just way for people to handle the situation. — Follow Tayla Jaffe @talyaj4
Mizzou proves university system still behind on race BY jacob winkelman
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ast week, the president of the University of Missouri, Tim Wolfe, stepped down amidst protests, a hunger strike and a walkout by the university’s Division I football team. Calls for Wolfe’s resignation came after a series of racially charged incidents on campus in addition to a general climate of intolerance and racism toward students of color, particularly African Americans. Prior to the football team threatening to boycott the game, graduate student Jonathan Butler began a hunger strike in protest of the university’s handling of various racist, sexist and homophobic instances. Preceding his strike, Butler wrote a letter to
the University of Missouri’s Board of Curators saying, “I will not consume any food or nutritional sustenance at the expense of my health until either Tim Wolfe is removed from office or my internal organs fail and my life is lost.” Hunger strikes are not a new tactic and have been a way for countless political protestors to draw attention to a specific cause. Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in 2013, for example, carried out lengthy hunger strikes to restart conversations about the prison. Sadly, but unsurprisingly, Butler’s hunger strike received very little press coverage until the Mizzou football time boosted his efforts with a boycott. With over $1 million on the line, the decision by a Division I football team to potentially not play in a game for political reasons, forced the administration to respond much more urgently than it probably would have otherwise.
These events mark an interesting shift in university politics. The football team, the most well-funded and powerful institution at most state schools, used its clout to bring down the people who provide football with such ample resources. In one week, the football team forced the resignation of the chancellor and president of the biggest university in the state of Missouri. But a student starving himself to death would likely have changed nothing. Participants in and supporters of the Concerned Student 1950 movement, a homage to the year the first black students were admitted to the University of Missouri, should celebrate the impact they have made thus far. Campuses across the nation are seeing renewed protests, calls for dialogue and establishments of safe spaces for people of color as a result of Missouri’s actions. Last Thursday, it was clear
the decision to appoint Michael Middleton, an African-American civil rights attorney, as interim president was a signal that the university would respond more effectively to the racism on its campus. But one appointment is not enough to change the systemic and pervasive racism present on American college campuses. One relatively simple demand from the protestors, that the University of Missouri have 10 percent of their faculty be comprised of African Americans, would require Mizzou to hire an astoundingly high 400 new educators. Although the population of Missouri is 12 percent black, only 3.2 percent of its tenured faculty and staff is black. This demand at least has a tangible, implementable solution; reducing stereotypical attitudes, harassment on campus and discriminatory actions, however,
will take substantially more commitment, time and creativity. Furthermore, the fact that this story only picked up traction after the football team joined the fight should give activists and colleges alike some pause. Obviously football students already receive a vastly disproportionate amount of funding, scholarships and academic support, so having these advantages allow for them to dictate which social issues become important seems like it could lead to unintended consequences. While it is fantastic and admirable that the football team stepped up to help with a pressing and serious issue, a better outcome would be for universities to take minority students’ concerns seriously from the beginning.
— Follow Jacob Winkelman @DailyWildcat
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Racists just want you to speak English According to The SAGE Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination, humans are tribal in nature. We divide ourselves into communities based on a multitude of similarities, but when another by Ashleigh Horowitz tribe enters our territory we become The Daily Wildcat defensive and often perceive non-existent danger. s the University of Missouri’s president Here enters our instinctive bias. resigns after segregation complaints, An immigrant group is pushed to the country has once again turned assimilate and often completely eradicate its attention to the ongoing problem of previous customs as to avoid a breakdown discrimination, a problem that goes deeper in the host culture’s established society. This than the skin. creates tension, as the immigrant group One of the most prevalent, yet wants to keep its culture. simultaneously subtle, forms of this But this is a prehistoric concept; the fact discrimination is through language. that the world consists of countries and In 1998, Ron Unz shared his antigovernments versus tribes should be a clear immigrant attitude with the rest of the nation indicator of that. as he began working to destroy bilingual We are a civilized world, but we tend not to education in California, according to The act like one. Atlantic. Earlier this month, a woman in Minnesota Seventeen years later, 23 states have was hit on the head with a beer mug after declared that English is the official language she ignored another woman’s screaming of their region, according to complaints that she was Dr. René Antrop-González, speaking with her family in a professor of education for We divide Swahili, according to ABC Dalton State College. ourselves into News. In the past 20 years, the U.S. Closer to home, former communities based has seen a 153 percent increase Pima Community College on a multitude of of immigrants speaking other Terri Bennett similarities, but when student languages while the solely is being charged $111 English-speaking population another tribe enters thousand in legal fees after has only grown by 15 percent. our territory we she sued the college in Americans are scared. become defensive and August for suspending her We’re scared of losing the one when she complained and often perceive nonthing that binds us together harassed peers because existent danger.” as a nation. Scared of the fact they were speaking Spanish that America is a place for to each other. everyone, not just the people According to The SAGE we like. But this is in no way an acceptable Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping, and reason to linguistically discriminate. Discrimination, languages with high context In 2012, a group of Filipino nurses won communication, those with unspoken a settlement after they were required to meanings behind words, can make nononly speak English at a central California native speakers uncomfortable and hospital, where non-migrant employees were apprehensive to misunderstandings, leading encouraged to eavesdrop and even follow the them to prefer their own language when nurses, according to the Los Angeles Times. possible. During the same year in Salt Lake City, a It’s baffling that people could hate Russian FedEx employee was fired because someone so passionately just because of the of his accent even after he offered to fly language they speak, but even more that a himself to the company’s main headquarters person would demand another only speak to display his English-speaking skills. their language. That’s like a foreigner telling Discrimination like this in the workplace you to speak only their language or go home. has only continued to grow. From 1997 Spoken language is a fundamental form to 2011, discrimination complaints in the of communication between human beings workplace have risen 76 percent. that brings the complex thoughts from our This fear of losing English is statistically minds into the world, and although there are absurd. endless types of discrimination occurring According to Antrop-González, out of the in this country everyday, never for a second 262 million citizens of the U.S., nearly 215 should we ignore the small ones. million speak only English as of 2010. So why are Americans so set on demanding that immigrants not just learn — Follow Ashleigh Horowitz but only ever speak English? The answer: @elhixsagh basic primal assimilation.
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UA’S DYNAMIC DUO Arizona’s special teams duo of Casey Skowron and Drew Riggleman paid tribute to the Paris terrorist attacks during pregame against No. 10 Utah
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here one goes, the other follows. But this dynamic duo may have never even met each other. They may not be the next Batman and Robin, but the tandem may have been the biggest reason why Arizona shocked Utah Saturday in double overtime. Arizona football special teams have had two consistencies over the past two seasons. Those consistencies are senior punter Drew Riggleman and senior kicker Casey Skowron. Riggleman, the 6-foot-2 local from Tucson, walked onto the Arizona Wildcats team as a freshman after attending UA games with his family growing up. As a redshirt sophomore, Riggleman was the only punter on the Arizona roster and therefore won the starting job. In his three years since claiming the starting role, Riggleman’s longest career punt has been 71 yards. Throughout this season, he has punted 42 times, averaging 44.6 yards.
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ARIZONA KICKER CASEY SKOWRON (41) waves the French flag while Arizona punter Drew Riggleman (39) hoists the U.S. flag before the Wildcats’ win over Utah at Arizona Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14. The special teams duo has had great success this season and were honored for Senior Night.
But no punt was bigger than Riggleman’s shot in the fourth quarter against the Utes, when he pinned Utah inside the five-yard line and forced them to take a knee to force overtime. Riggleman embraced senior day from the very start. As his name was called over the Arizona Stadium loud speaker, he refused to walk out until his entire family was by his side. Justly so, Riggleman held up a toddler, who wore his helmet, and carried him out to the field. One point Riggleman. Skowron found himself in a similar position, sort of. The 5-foot-10 kicker out of Phoenix served as a team manager to the Arizona soccer team before walking onto the Wildcats in 2012. The past two seasons, Skowron has been mostly consistent in his role. Sure, the death threats following his miss against USC spoke loads to his career, eventually earning him redemption against Washington shortly thereafter. But when the UA needed it most, Skowron delivered. He notched three field goals against Utah, his longest coming from 47 yards. Even when the pressure was on in the first overtime,
Skowron was confident. “It’s amazing to come back after a rough few weeks,” Skowron said. “Going three for three isn’t too shabby either. I had faith in myself and in the training that I’ve had and I was ready to execute.” Skowron has made 14 of 17 kicks this season and has missed just two extra point attempts out of 51. In true dynamic duo fashion, Riggleman and his buddy Skowron pulled one of Arizona’s most iconic images of the 2015 season. As the Wildcats ran out onto the field during pregame in the midst of blue and white smoke, Riggleman held the U.S. flag, while Skowron held the flag of France. Just one day prior, Paris had been ripped by multiple terrorist attacks. According to CNN, at least 128 have died in the attacks at this time, along with hundreds of injuries. “Drew just kind of came up to me actually before the game and said ‘Hey, we are taking out the flags and you got the flag from France,’” Skowron said. “That was an honor to be selected for that. It was a big honor
to carry that out.” What an honor it was. An iconic image that has carried itself all over the Internet as Skowron and Riggleman held the flags next to each other, facing the ZonaZoo around the 50-yard line. For the dynamic duo, the game would mark their final time at Arizona Stadium and one of their final times in a Wildcat uniform. Riggleman and Skowron have provided the humor and spark that this team needed. Both have been chewed out by fans in the past for whatever reasons. But on Saturday they ignited the Arizona spark that the Wildcats so desperately needed. Two walk-ons leaving Arizona Stadium one final time in front of fans. The class clowns of the Arizona football team. The duo who pleaded with their coach to represent the team at a Pac-12 Media Day. Their names are Skowron and Riggleman: two of the most unique special teams players in UA history.
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ell, Arizona fans, they finally did it. After so many blowouts and disappointing finishes, after multiple injuries and repetitive late start times and with so many people saying they couldn’t do it, they finally did it. Arizona football came away with its biggest upset of the year, taking down No. 10 Utah 3730 in double overtime. This win came in classic Rich Rodriguez fashion, coming down to the very wire. “With everything that has happened with the injuries and the way that the schedule is lined up, I think maybe some of the doubts understandably started to creep in,” Rodriguez said. “This is one of the best [wins] for sure.” Arizona has gone into each game with the idea of playing 60 minutes of full, complete football. We caught a glimpse of this last week when the heavily-favored USC Trojans were challenged all game by the Wildcats. A few costly mistakes, however, sent the Wildcats back to Tucson with another loss. Not this time. Arizona was required to play more than 60 minutes of football. It had to battle until the very last play of the game when Jamar Allah and DaVonte’ Neal defended a Travis Wilson pass for receiver Kenneth Scott to seal the victory. After suffering through a season with so many disappointments, the team was able to finish the job. “You heard a lot about Utah having a chance to be in the college playoffs, and rightfully so. They had deserved that. They’ve earned that,” Rodriguez said. “They’ve had a tremendous season, but they still had to beat Arizona, and our guys came to play.” Rodriguez seems to find this magic every season, one way or another. Three years ago Arizona took down then-No.18 Oklahoma State at home. The past two seasons Arizona came away with upsets over Oregon at home and on the road. So an upset victory this season was bound to happen eventually, right? Kudos to the seniors showing up on Senior Night. Kicker Casey Skowron, who has been consistent all season for Arizona, went 3-3 on the night with kicks from 47, 40 and, most notably, from 35 to send the game into the second overtime. Defensive end Reggie Gilbert was a nightmare for Wilson all night as he and the defense racked up four sacks. Allah came up big on the final play and also had an interception. And let’s not forget about Jerrard Randall: the man who has been on the quarterback roller coaster all season for the Wildcats. Starting quarterback Anu Solomon was knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter due to an
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Receiver Nate Phillips (6) catches the game winning touchdown in the end zone on Saturday, Nov. 14. The Wildcats defeated the No. 10 Utah Utes 37-30 in double overtime.
apparent head injury. Randall came into the game with everything tied and the Wildcats owning the momentum from big defensive stops. Randall struggled but came in clutch when he needed to. He finished the game 1-5 passing, but his one completion was the game-winning touchdown pass to receiver Nate Phillips, a 25yard strike in the corner of the end zone. “Jerrard is ready all the time. He is kind of unflappable,” Rodriguez said. “A couple of his throws weren’t bad, and they made nice plays down the field. In fact, the particular route that we used to score the touchdown, we had called earlier and were a little late on our timing. The next time we called it, his timing was perfect and obviously [Phillips] made a tremendous play to give us some momentum.” Arizona needed its players to step up big in this one and they delivered. Thanks to this win, the Wildcats (6-5, 3-5) are also bowl-eligible. “I didn’t know [Phillips] caught it at first, but I was very happy when I saw that he hauled it in,” Randall said. “It felt amazing.” As the Wildcats turn their attention to their rival team in the north, they can finally have a moment to bask in the glory of their muchneeded upset. “It feels great,” Gilbert said. “I am very proud of how we played and how we showed the country what we are made of and how good we are. I am proud of how the guys executed, and it was great to get out there and get my last home win.”
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Arizona looks to click against Braves BY Ezra Amacher
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Arizona men’s basketball guard Gabe York graded his team’s season opening victory with a “B.” York and the Wildcats will look to knock up that letter grade Monday evening when they take on the Bradley Braves of the Missouri Valley Conference. No. 12 Arizona did a lot of things right in its debut 79-61 win against Pacific, but a sluggish performance by the UA’s underclassmen is what stuck out most to head coach Sean Miller. When sophomore Parker JacksonCartwright and a host of freshmen were put into the game in the second half, the coach watched a smooth-sailing performance take a wrong turn. “You will never see that group out there in the next 37 games,” Miller said after the Pacific win. “They’ll learn every day in practice, but they’re not going to learn in a game like that.” Arizona’s three freshmen—Allonzo Trier, Justin Simon and Chance Comanche—combined to make just one field goal. Trier alone went 1-10 from the field. Jackson-Cartwright, who was fighting for the starting point guard spot heading into the season, made 1-6 attempts in the opener. He also committed three turnovers to two assists in the 22 minutes he was on the floor. Starting at the one-spot ahead of Jackson-Cartwright was Kadeem Allen, the former junior college transfer who had to sit out last season due to NCAA rules. Allen impressed in his first career game as a Wildcat and is expected to receive the start Monday night as well. “He just plays the game hard,” Miller said. “He gives great effort, he gives tremendous energy and his floor game and how he played [Friday night]; he did a great job.” Arizona’s other expected starters include York, Mark Tollefsen, Kaleb Tarczewski and Ryan Anderson—all of whom are seniors. The UA experience could provide a significant edge Monday night against Bradley. The Braves are one of the youngest teams in college basketball, as their roster features 10 freshmen, one sophomore, one junior and two seniors. Bradley sneaked out a 54-53 victor over Ball State in its season opener. All four of Bradley’s top scorers were freshmen. Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, a 6-foot-3inch guard out of London, led the Braves with 18 points and dished out another
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Arizona forward Ryan Anderson (12) hijacks a shot by Pacific during the Wildcats’ win in McKale Center on Friday, Nov. 13. No. 12 Arizona faces Bradley on Monday, Nov. 16, looking to improve on their opening game performance.
three assists. With him, 6-foot-9-inch forward Callum Barker added another 14 points and nine rebounds. In simple math, the pair combined for 59 percent of the team’s points. Otherwise, the Braves lacked offensive threat in the win. The team combined to shoot just 31.9 percent from the field and made 5-20 3-pointer attempts. One more thing going against Bradley’s favor is the Braves’ lack of height, compared to Arizona. Bradley’s tallest player—6-foot-10inch center Davante Cooper—played scarcely against Ball State. Meanwhile, Arizona looked comfortable playing a tall lineup that included Tollefsen, Anderson and Tarczewski. The three big men played together for much of the first half versus Pacific. Anderson led Arizona with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Tarczewski and Tollefsen pitched in with nine and 10 points respectively. Arizona and Bradley tip off at 8 p.m. in McKale Center. The game will also be televised on Pac-12 Networks.
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