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Tucson tackles local poverty

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The Daily Wildcat As the semester kicks off, so does the second part of a collaboration between the city of Tucson and the UA that aims to gain a better understanding of poverty in Tucson and find ways to address the issue.

Students enrolled in the “Poverty in American Cities” class will spend the semester interviewing in about 250 Tucson homes in order to get a more in-depth look more at forms of poverty. The survey — part of a yearlong project between the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the city — will be compiled in a final report in August.

The report will include recommendations, which could lead to the implementation of programs to alleviate poverty in the city.

“In some ways, this is an ideal model and project of the kinds of things the university could be doing to enrich and improve our community,” said Lydia Breunig, director of outreach and special projects for SBS. The project began when SBS teamed up with Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild’s Commission on Poverty. The commission was created in 2012 to help find programs that can reduce poverty in the city, which is one of the highest among the nation’s large metro areas, according to Rothschild.

“I’m pretty sure bright ideas don’t solve poverty, but to bring the best minds to bear who can tell us what’s worked other places and what might work here … has got to help,” Rothschild said. “To just say, ‘You’re number six’ — it doesn’t tell you anything.”

The first part of the project involved looking at existing data for Tucson and other metro areas around the nation to get a sense of why the poverty rate is comparatively higher, as well as looking at what programs are in place in other cities to alleviate the problem, according to Lane Kenworthy, a professor of sociology and political science who is helping run the project. The information was then compiled into a preliminary report.

This semester, Kenworthy and Julia Smith, a sociology graduate student, will continue with their analysis while also working with students to survey Tucson residents living in poverty.

Students will pair up and interview families about their income, health problems, financial difficulties and a variety of other topics. When students have completed the interviews, Kenworthy and Smith will provide their own findings and recommendations to the mayor’s

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JAMIE MOLOFSKY, A freshman studying equine science, signs her name on a petition to support the legalization of marijuana on the UA Mall on Wednesday. The petition was sponsored by the UA Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter.

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The Daily Wildcat UA researchers are using sound waves to destroy harmful firefighting chemicals for the Air Force.

Funded by a $243,000 grant from the Air Force Civil Engineering Center, the researchers will refine their sound-based technique in the hopes of eventually eliminating the Air Force’s entire stockpile, which amounts to nearly 11 million liters.

The firefighting foam contains MARK ARMAO/THE DAILY WILDCAT certain fluorochemicals that MANISH KESWANI, an assistant professor in the department of materials science and enhave been shown to damage the gineering, is researching ways to use sound waves to degrade harmful firefighting chemicals environment and are toxic to for the Air Force. humans and animals.

“It is extremely important to The team’s approach will likely chemicals, the researchers will destroy [the chemicals] because prove to be more economical than use specialized instruments to of the very high toxicity of these conventional methods, Sierra said, pass sound waves through the compounds,” said Reyes Sierra, which entail the use of expensive firefighting liquid, said Manish a professor in the department chemicals and biological agents to Keswani, an assistant professor in of chemical and environmental break down the harmful chemicals. the department of materials science engineering. “But the compounds “This method is relatively and engineering and principal are so difficult to degrade that simple,” she said. “It just uses investigator for the project. there is a general lack of methods electrical energy.”

Keswani explained that the [for] dealing with these types of To degrade the problem SOUND WAVES, 12 contaminants.”

Historian to speak on race, legacy of MLK

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The Daily Wildcat African American Student Affairs will host the second annual MLK Keynote Address on Race and Region in the Age of Obama this Friday with guest speaker Matthew C. Whitaker.

Whitaker is currently the Arizona State University Foundation Professor of History and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at ASU. He is a specialist in African-American history, civil rights and the history of people of color in relation to civil rights, particularly in the American West.

The event was scheduled just in time to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day this Monday. Maria Moore, program director of African American Student Affairs, said Whitaker was chosen as the keynote speaker to speak in the spirit and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and to address issues King spoke about that are still important today.

Whitaker said he plans on emphasizing what he believes King wanted us to remember the most.

“Often, when people evoke King, they evoke his rhetoric and his symbolism and don’t pay attention to his call for specific action,” Whitaker said. “A lot of people love to emphasize the King of 1963, the King of ‘I have a dream.’ However, the King of 1968 encouraged us to look each other in the eye and be more compassionate with one another.”

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Although UA students are just getting into the swing of things, Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild has been busy after unveiling his two-year plan for the city last month. Rothschild sat down with the Daily Wildcat to chat about the streetcar, UA and city collaboration and his advice to college students.

DW: Talk to me about cooperations and collaborations between the UA and the city.

Rothschild: When you’re the mayor, you have to first start by looking at what your assets and strengths are. And in our community, the University of Arizona is probably our principal strength. … It’s really how we attract people to this community.

Since my first day in office, I’ve tried to work closely with the university president. We work on any number of projects together. There’s Tech Launch Arizona and the city is an investor in it and is working closely with the university to try to draw the intellectual property out of the university and into local businesses. The streetcar is another area where we’re working closely together. The economic success of the streetcar is going to depend on how many university students choose to use that as a principal mode of transportation.

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commission. Kenworthy added that the project is part of an ongoing national effort in 12 cities to conduct research on poverty.

John Paul Jones III, dean of SBS, said that not only does the project help reinforce collaborations between the UA and the community, it also falls in line with UA President Ann Weaver Hart’s initiative to ensure students engage outside of the classroom.

“It’s a really great way to have that 100 percent engagement goal met at the same time as contributing to the improvement of the city,” Jones said. “It’s really hands-on, real-world research that has a potential for having an impact.”

Kenworthy said that if the class were to continue in the future, it would be beneficial to study how the poverty rate changes or remains static over time. Whether the class continues could depend on how it succeeds this semester, he said.

Ultimately, Rothschild said he hopes the August report will help kick off a movement to combat poverty in Tucson.

“I don’t think it matters whether we’re sixth, eighth or 17; we need to get all ships to rise here,” Rothschild said. “I think that’s a community challenge and one this community will hopefully embrace.”

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LANE KENWORTHY, A UA sociology professor, will be instructing a course for the spring semester of 2014 on poverty in American cities. The students will work in groups of two to interview local poverty-stricken families.

now is an extension of what has happened in the past,” Whitaker said. “If we don’t understand what FROM PAGE 1 happened in the past, we are really relevant to our region, including doomed in many ways to fall into how identity and race relations have the potholes of ignorance that exists today.” evolved, civil rights, Moore said she interracial alliances, A lot of what’s believes there will be and the election happening a better turnout this and reelection of right now is year than the previous President Barack an extension year because of the Obama.

Whitaker of what has change in format to a notes it is often happened in lecture-styled event. forgotten that the past.

“Last year, we did although Obama — Matthew C. Whitaker, a luncheon and were grew up in the ASU history professor only able to serve 30 Midwest, he spent to 40 people,” Moore a decent amount of time in Hawaii, and evokes a lot of said. “This year, we are trying to make the event available to more values from the American West.

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Moore said 50 to 75 people are expected to attend, including students, faculty and Tucson locals.

Aubrey Arrowood , a physiology junior, said she heard about the event through her minor department, Africana studies.

“I plan on attending the event because I am eager to learn about the civil rights movement and how race relations have evolved in our state,” said Arrowood. “I think it’s really important to understand the history in order to move forward and understand what is happening today.”

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Community Chatter What are your goals for the new semester?

“Last semester, I didn’t do so well. So this year, I’m trying to push myself really hard and give myself some selfinspiration and do really well this semester — hopefully get an internship, and just do well for the rest.”

— Magdalena Donnels, astronomy and physics sophomore

“My goal is a 4.0, definitely.”

— Tyler Strauss, pre-business freshman

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Have you seen improvements in neighborhood and student relations?

One of the issues for the community and university relations is the fact that the university does intend to grow its population over the next 10 years. The university is surrounded by these historic neighborhoods, and so when there wasn’t a place for students and they wanted to be close to the university, up came mini-dorms. It was controversial, but the building of the new university overlay district where we’re going to have four towers that will hold UA students has already taken the market out of the mini-dorms. We said, “Look, this is the solution to the mini-dorm problem. We can try and regulate mini-dorms out of existence, [but] the fact of the matter is those kids are going to be in your neighborhood having parties on Saturday night.”

With students graduating from the UA and leaving Tucson, how do you make the city more attractive to graduates?

I think that if you ask most people graduating from the UA, a lot of them would say, “I’d love to stay in Tucson, but Mom and Dad say I STEVE NGUYEN/THE DAILY WILDCAT need to get a job.” We need TUCSON MAYOR Jonathan Rothschild talks with the to work to Daily Wildcat during a Q&A in his office at City Hall on get good jobs Tuesday. here. I think the UA feels the same way and that’s why working with Tech Launch is so important. It’s not easy, because you’ve got to create synergies, but the university can help drive that.

I don’t think Tucson is ever going to have trouble attracting retirees because of the weather. But to have a vibrant city of community, you need younger people who are working, raising families, putting stakes down in the community. It makes for a stronger community.

Could you talk to me about the economic synergy between Tucson and the UA? The UA is a huge economic driver for our community. There are 100,000 people who work and/or live within half a mile of the streetcar line. A big part of that is the University of Arizona. If you were to take the UA out of our community, we would have a huge hole in our community. When we have fights at the state Legislature about bringing money to the university, those fights are about quality education and about the economic health of our community.

“My goals are to complete all my classes, to do very well in them, and to have a good social life — as opposed to my last semester, where I was just working pretty much the whole time.”

— Joshua McCloskey, finance junior

“To get my driver’s license and to do my internship here.”

— Alicia Canchola, family studies senior

What advice would you give to college students?

It’s a pretty unique experience, between the ages of 18 and 21, and you don’t have to rush it. It’s the one time in life where you really get four years just to learn, just to read and have life experience. Those are four pretty valuable years, so take advantage of them. Take your studies seriously, because that’s an opportunity you’re not going to get again, and explore different things. Really find out what it is you want to do and what you have a passion for because, in the long run, if you want to have a happy life, you want to be engaged in something you love doing.

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Speaking of the streetcar, how do you feel it’s going to specifically affect the UA? If I was the president of the university, I would consider it one of my principal assets. When you’re looking at colleges and schools and someone were to say to me, “Your child can live on this streetcar line and basically have access to everything they need for four years,” as a parent, I would say, “That’s a school I want my kid to be at.”

It’s a huge asset in connecting the university to downtown, and we want to work closely with the university on that. I know that President [Ann Weaver] Hart would like to bring other assets downtown.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Saying he sees a possible “breakthrough” year for the U.S. economy, President Barack Obama on Wednesday touted a new manufacturing technology institute in the Research Triangle.

“Today, I’m here to act,” Obama told students at North Carolina State University, the leading partner behind the new innovation initiative. The goal, he said, was “to help make Raleigh-Durham and America a magnet for the good high-tech manufacturing jobs that a growing middle class requires and that are going to continue to keep this country on the cutting edge.”

The consortium, a publicprivate partnership involving 18 companies, will focus on developing semiconductor technology used in energyefficient products. The project was selected as part of a competition for federal support that Obama first announced in his State of the Union address a year ago. After months of playing defense on the rollout of his health care law, the White House seems to be hoping to move past the Obamacare trouble and publicize other elements of his domestic agenda, particularly those popular with voters likely to hold sway in the November elections.

North Carolina, a swing state, will decide this year whether to re-elect Sen. Kay Hagan, which will help determine whether Democrats retain control of the Senate. In his State of the Union speech late this month and other events, Obama is expected to announce

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA speaks at North Carolina State University on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C. to speak about a new manufacturing technology institute in the Research Triangle.

initiatives to address middle-class jobs, investment in technology and the rising costs of college. The president has dubbed the effort a “year of action.”

“Where I can act on my own,

without Congress, I’m going to do so,” Obama said Wednesday.

Republicans on Capitol Hill have responded to Obama’s plans — which he says will lean heavily on the bully pulpit and the White

House’s ability to “convene” stakeholders around issues — by pointing to their preferred solutions for job growth.

“He could call for true, bipartisan tax reform,” Senate Minority Leader

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday. “He could announce construction of the Keystone Pipeline, which would help create thousands of American jobs right away. And he could actually deliver on one of the brightest spots of his economic agenda: trade.”

As Obama and the lawmakers traded criticism, the Senate remained locked in a debate over how to extend unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. Obama made an appeal Wednesday for Congress to act on what he said was a “vital lifeline.”

“Folks aren’t looking for a handout. They’re not looking for special treatment,” he said. “There are a lot of people who are sending out resumes every single day, but the market — the job market — is still tough in pockets around the country, and people need support.”

A possible manufacturing renaissance, driven by high-tech companies and skilled workers, has been a frequent topic for the president, and his push for innovation centers has been a favorite example of his ability take action on his own. Still, the initiative also demonstrates the limit of executive power.

In announcing the idea last year, Obama called for 15 centers across the country, funded in part by $1 billion in federal support. Congress never approved the money and the administration is moving forward only on three sites, using previously approved funding.

The two other winning partnerships will be named in the coming weeks, the White House said.

House of Representatives passes bipartisan budget, avoids future shutdown Congress’ approval ratings below 10 percent and caused what WASHINGTON — The House might be long-lasting political of Representatives approved a damage.

The White House supports the $1.1 trillion budget by 359-67 bill, which details spending for on Wednesday, but few were happy with the massive bill, and discretionary programs, which dozens of conservatives lined up are those that Congress and the White House can more easily squarely against it.

The Senate is expected to control. About half would be consider the package Thursday spent on defense and half on and Friday. Senate leaders are domestic programs.

Once President Barack Obama banking on the strong House vote signs the measure, Americans to send a message to wavering will see its impact almost colleagues that immediately. constituents The new bill, are eager to see We will still one of the few lawmakers engage have a $600 line-by-line in compromise billion budget blueprints for and avoid another government deficit this year government spending in -Rep. Jim Huelskamp shutdown. recent years, had R-Kansas The House something for vote was everyone — and bipartisan, as 193 some reasons for Democrats and d i s ap p o i nt m e nt 166 Republicans backed the bill. Sixty-four for everyone.

“It could have been worse,” Republicans and three said Rep. David Price, D-N.C. Democrats were opposed.

Spending authority was to run He decried what he termed out Wednesday, but Congress “devastating cuts” in local, gave itself three extra days to education and human services but he urged consider the new plan. Few programs, colleagues to support the bill. wanted a repeat of October’s Most Democrats were at least partial shutdown, which drove

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pleased that the bill spends more than was set under the sequester, the automatic spending limits scheduled to go into effect without a budget agreement.

Democrats were livid, though, that nothing is being done to extend emergency unemployment benefits to the 1.3 million people who lost that aid Dec. 28.

“They are throwing them to the wolves,” charged Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich.

An effort to restore the benefits stalled this week in the Senate, and it’s unlikely to be revived for several weeks.

Republicans split over the bill. Party leaders touted local benefits and pointed to some smaller victories. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, for instance, praised funding for wildfire suppression.

Republicans welcomed the cut in funding for the new health care law’s Independent Payment Advisory Board, which recommends changes in Medicare.

The bill continues restrictions on federal funding of most abortions, and bars paying to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States or

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its territories.

But many Republican conservatives were aggressive in their disdain for the bill.

“We will still have a $600 billion budget deficit this year.

That’s simply not good enough,” said Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan. Conservatives have railed against such huge bills for years, saying they’re impossible for the

public to read or understand and often contain hidden goodies for lawmakers.

“It’s frustrating. We complain about big bills when Democrats are in charge of Congress,” said Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, “but we have big bills when we’re in charge of Congress.”

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Judge’s activism amiss in UT case BY kasey shores The Daily Wildcat

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ight now, it’s still up to individual states to decide what makes a marriage, and Utah is tired of its toes being stepped on by the federal courts.

There is no room for activism among government officials — especially in regard to individual interpretation of the Constitution.

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of overturning Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, also known as DOMA. The decision of the Supreme Court regarding Section 3 was simple: They decided that the U.S. government has no right to prevent married couples from receiving spousal benefits in states other than where they were married. Section 2, which leaves the decision of same-sex marriage up to individual states, has yet to be overturned. That’s where Utah comes in.

Utah is not pleased with the decision of its federal court to legalize same-sex marriage.

Officials issued a short-lived appeal, but, as of Dec. 23, 2013, same-sex marriages are to resume in Utah.

This is much to the dismay of the conservative lawmakers of the state.

According to an article by The Huffington Post, it was U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby who deemed that Utah’s same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert referred to Shelby’s actions as those of an “activist federal judge attempting to override the will of the people of Utah.”

That will is heavily influenced by religion, which, according to Utah’s website, plays “an integral role in everyday life.” And with a religious population of over 79.1 percent, according to bestplaces. net, it’s a belief in the sanctity of traditional marriage that drives the large majority of the state to fight to repeal these laws.

Activism should not be tolerated in any court in the U.S. The governing of the U.S. has historically been “by the people, for the people.” A federal government official, according to their job definition, should not be in charge of deciding how things should be run for an entire state, against the will of the state’s majority. Utah is now victim to this activist mindset.

DOMA clearly gives states the power to decide the definition of marriage, power that comes from the voters and should be dependent on voters. Until the U.S. government has an official stance on gay marriage, legalizing gay marriage is not the decision of one man or one group; it is the decision of the state.

No matter what the right answer is regarding marriage, one thing should unify the nation: The government’s decisions should revolve around the opinion of the people it serves. Shelby’s act is an example, not of a valiant defender of human rights, but of a government deciding how much power it gets. He has decided to change a law based on his individual interpretation of the Constitution.

Is DOMA a violation of the Fifth Amendment? Probably. The Supreme Court has decided that, at the very least, part of it is. But until there’s an official ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, the federal courts cannot and should not take their own stances against the will of the states, the people and the country.

Any opinion of the people deserves to be respected, especially in a nation based on the rights of its people.

— Kasey Shores is a journalism sophomore. Follow her @kaseyshores

More rec classes worth the price

BY Nick Havey The Daily Wildcat

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ere at the UA we have a nationally recognized Student Recreation Center.

Complete with sports fields, weight rooms, exercise classes and other amenities, it truly is a marvelous resource for students looking for an aggressive workout or a relaxing yoga class. Despite this, our Rec Center remains undersized for our student body. But an increase in the number of group fitness classes offered would ensure that we maximize the space we do have.

That increase could come from a hike in the Health and Recreation fee each student pays at the beginning of the year.

Currently, the Rec Center offers an array of classes for gym-goers to participate in, but according to Lynn Zwaagstra, director of Campus Recreation, budget constraints have stalled the hiring of more instructors and the expansion of fitness classes.

The Rec Center is also smaller than it should be for our population because

semester. This pricing, however, of the difficulty of expanding the is above that of competitors like facilities, she said.

4th Avenue Yoga, at $7 per class Less expensive and more varied compared to $4. group fitness classes are the solution.

The Rec Center’s records reveal These types of activities would just how massive the overhead is help remedy the problem of our for operating the Rec — with an undersized space by encouraging operating budget of approximately close quarters and multiple $8.3 million participants — and auxiliary — thereby The Rec values areas. This offering more quality over overhead, space-efficient quantity; we want combined with workouts. to offer our students program fees The and facility American and customers the updates, has College best in instructors forced the of Sports and programs.

Rec Center to Medicine cut back on states that — Natalie Freeland instructors and group exercise associate director for programs personnel, who “offers a variety are paid from of benefits class fees and other inconsistent that you may miss out on if you forms of revenue. exercise alone.” Group fitness classes Students, however, should not offer students the chance to partake suffer from unexpected changes in in an activity that they may know funding, and would instead benefit nothing about in a guided manner. from a more consistent way of Group fitness classes also provide a generating income for the recreation motivating competitiveness that isn’t programs at the UA: an increase present in individual exercise. in the mandatory student fee for But group classes require the Health and Recreation. expense of expert instructors, hiking Presently, the Rec Center is up participation fees. The Rec funded by four sources, three of Center currently offers individual which are student fees, combined pricing for group fitness classes and a $79 pass for members for the entire and charged in one lump sum

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to each student. The result is a modest $128 expense. If the fee was increased marginally per student, a large part of the campus population would benefit greatly.

A reported 60 percent of undergraduate students and 40 percent of graduate students actively use the Rec Center. The Rec Center also prides itself on hiring students, according to Natalie Freeland, the associate director for programs. With a larger source of funding available to the Rec Center, a larger group of students could be hired as well as additional classes and amenities added to the Rec Center.

Freeland also said that the Rec Center would expand if it had additional funding.

“The Rec values quality over quantity,” Freeland said. “We want to offer our students and customers the best in instructors and programs.”

The best, in this case, would be group classes. We’ve got a great recreation program and a nationally ranked Rec Center, but improvement is an option that should be pursued in the form of a fee increase for students.

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becoming the standard.

By choosing to portray their characters as more “realistic” by writing them as grimmer and grittier, writers are glorifying the “fighting to end battles quickly” anti-hero qualities over the inspirational, emotionally healthy regular superhero qualities.

That’s why I’m really excited to see Peter Parker make his comeback as Spider-Man. Peter we need. has had his share of dark stories, and even his Today’s heroes are going from champions of origin is tragic. Yet, even if it takes a while, Peter truth and justice to dark, dismal avengers. always returns to his regular self: wisecracking, Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy smiling and colorfully drawn. He’s emotionally presents a much more serious Batman than driven because he has had to handle and to previous film interpretations — in no small part move past sadness, frustration and the urge for through the lack of “Shark Repellent Bat-Spray” and costumed nipples —reinforcing the idea that vengeance. Peter slips up sometimes, like most of us do, but when he does he expresses this Batman will, as Two-Face regret. said, either die a hero or live “The Superior Spider-Man” is the long enough to see himself product of a bully begetting a bully. become the villain. Blurred Parker is the Amazing Spider-Man” is a story lines like these between hero Spider-Man we “The of overcoming pain, humiliation and and villain are redefining need. anger to become a better person. Both what makes someone a comics have relatable stories, but the superhero, or generally, what latter displays what being a superhero is makes a hero. really about.

This isn’t to say that there’s Peter Parker is not a perfect role no place for dark stories, dark heroes or major model, but he’s a hopeful ideal to strive toward. twists on classic villains in Spider-Man stories.

Through his example we see that superheroes “The Night Gwen Stacy Died,” “99 Problems” can simply be people trying to live up to and most stories involving the Venom symbiote promises, deal with grief and go on living the deal with sorrow, frustration and rage. But these best they possibly can. are still important stories, because they bring realistic emotion to comics.

The problem is that even though “Superior — David W. Mariotte is a sophomore Spider-Man” explores an interesting extreme studying journalism and gender and women’s of superheroes who value brutal efficiency over studies. Follow him @DW_DavidWallace empathy in a novel way, the efficiency-driven anti-hero is becoming less than novel: He’s

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That’s true dedication.

Given my love for Spidey, I was understandably ecstatic when I heard that, after Doctor Octopus having played “Superior Spider-Man” for a little over a year, Peter Parker is returning to the role of the “Amazing SpiderMan” in April.

The argument over which Spider-Man reigns supreme is not perceived as important in most circles, but its implications are actually huge.

Peter Parker, the wisecracking webhead, is not a dark, brooding anti-hero like Superior Spidey and so many others. Parker is the Spider-Man

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A woman reported a lost backpack on Thursday at around 4:30 p.m. after accidentally leaving it on the ground at a parking lot near the James E. Rogers College of Law .

The woman called the University of Arizona Police Department to report her lost backpack, which had her curling iron, a UA-owned MacBook Pro and two UAowned property law books, total value of which was more than $2,000. The woman said she put the backpack on the ground, then got into her car in a hurry and forgot it.

When she realized she had left the backpack in the parking lot, about 45 minutes later, she had people looking for the backpack, but it was no longer where she’d left it. The officer also went to the parking lot but didn’t find anything.

The officer gave the woman his business card and a case number and asked her to call UAPD the next day to see if the backpack was turned in.

Only a few, officer

A non-UA affiliated man was arrested for driving under the influence at First Street and Olsen Avenue on Jan. 8 at around 11:40 p.m., after being pulled over for speeding.

A UAPD officer clocked the speed of the man’s car at 50 mph in a 35 mph speed limit zone. The officer pulled the man over and noticed the man had a flushed face and there was a smell of alcohol coming from the passenger side of the car.

The officer asked the man if he’d been drinking. The man told the officer he had drunk about three “vodka grapefruit” drinks between Trident Grill and World of Beer and said he didn’t believe they affected his driving.

After a series of sobriety tests, the man was handcuffed and taken to the prisoner processing room where he was given a second breath test.

The man was charged with a DUI – .08 or above and given a civil citation for speeding. He was fingerprinted and then taken back to his hotel, Aloft, where he was released.

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A non-UA affiliated man was cited for driving on a suspended license and driving a vehicle without a license plate on Saturday at 9:30 p.m.

A UAPD officer was driving eastbound on Speedway Boulevard near Cherry Avenue when he observed a vehicle with no license plate.

The officer pulled over the car and spoke with the driver, who provided his driver’s license. While the officer was talking with the driver, he noticed a temporary general use plate in the back glass of the vehicle. A records check showed the temporary plate had expired in October and the driver’s license had been suspended.

The driver claimed he didn’t know his license had been suspended. The officer then called for a tow truck to tow the vehicle. The driver said he did not wish to collect anything from the vehicle and was cited and released.

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CAMPUS EVENTS Live Music at Main Gate Square. 814 E. University Blvd. 5-8pm. Live music, wine tastings, book signings and art exhibits take place at various venues in Main Gate Square. 520-622-8613.

Men’s Basketball vs. Arizona State (Home). McKale Memorial Center. 7pm.

Charles Harbutt Photography Exhibit.

The Center for Creative Photography.

1030 N. Olive Rd. Open Mon-Fri 9am5pm, Sat-Sun 1-4pm. This exhibition features prints from Harbutt’s newest publication, Departures and Arrivals.

U of A Mirror Lab Tours. Main Campus, Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. Get a behind the scenes look at the optical technology involved in making giant telescope mirrors. Tours are available Monday through Friday. Adults $15, students $8.

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Butterfly Magic at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Open daily, seven days a week from 9:30am-3pm.

2150 N. Alvernon Way. This exhibit runs through April 30th and showcases butterflies from 11 different countries.

Admission costs: $13 adults, $12 student/senior, $8 children.

past by award-winning photographer, Patricia Descalzi.

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. 6300 N. Swan. Open 10am-4pm. “Our Lady of Guadalupe” is a new exhibit depicting the Virgin of Guadalupe and the Mission in the Sun that DeGrazia built in her honor. Several works in ink, watercolor, encaustic, and tempera will be featured in this exhibit.

“Snapshots of Southern Arizona’s Past Through Moments in the Present” Photo Exhibition by Patricia Descalzi. Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Open 9am-5pm. This exhibit running through January 31st features moments and traditions from Southern Arizona’s

Raptor Free Flights at the ArizonaSonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Rd. Shows at 10am and 2pm daily through April 24. Watch as native birds of prey soar in their desert habitat as a narrator describes their behaviors and attributes. Free with admission.

Tucson’s River of Words Youth Poetry and Art Traveling Exhibit. Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Branch Library. 7800 N. Schisler Drive. 10am-5pm. This exhibit features local children’s view of the natural world through poetry and mixed media art.

Gallery Row ArtWalk 3001 E. Skyline Drive, Thursdays, 5-7 p.m. Browse the eclectic collection of fine art and enjoy wine tastings at the Gallery Row galleries at Skyline and Campbell.

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Sun Devils seek McKale upset

TERPS RALLY TO BEAT IRISH

Led by star point guard Jahii Carson, ASU will try to snap two-game losing streak against the Wildcats tonight at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports 1

Maryland Terrapins 74, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 66

AZTECS HOLD OFF BULLDOGS No. 10 San Diego State Aztecs 68, Fresno State Bulldogs 60

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Record: (13-4, 2-2

UA TOPS FIRST PAC-12 POWER RANKINGS

Pac-12) Notable victories: 86-80 at UNLV, 79-77 vs. No. 25 Marquette

ASU entered the 2013-14 season with high hopes, and for good reason. Sophomore point guard Jahii Carson has a strong possibility of being a first round NBA draft pick in this upcoming year — Carson has made it clear that this will be his last as a Sun Devil. Combined with shot-blocking and rebounding monster Jordan Bachysnki, ASU has leaders in its front and backcourt to compete with the best players on any team in the Pac-12 Conference.

What the Sun Devils might have overlooked was the loss of guards Evan Gordon and Carrick Felix.

The younger brother to New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Gordon Jr., Gordon was the third leading scorer for ASU last season and scored more than 1,000 points in his first three collegiate seasons.

Following the 2012-13 season, Gordon left Tempe, Ariz., and transferred to his brother’s alma mater, Indiana.

Felix graduated after last season and finished the 2012-13 season with 13 double-doubles, nine of

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UA MEN’S BASKETBALL head coach Sean Miller shows frustration during last year’s 71-54 win over ASU at Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 19, 2013. The Sun Devils have been increasingly relying on Jahii Carson since last season.

which came in conference games.

With no standout freshmen, Carson has attempted take over most of the scoring in 2013-14, averaging 18.1 per game, including a 40-point game against UNLV on Nov. 19. In that game, Carson played 39 of the game’s 40 minutes.

The spry guard has played in 38 or more minutes in five of the 17 Sun Devil games, and he’s only twice played less than 30 minutes.

Even though ASU ranks 103rd in the NCAA in rebounds per game, Bachynski has gotten his fill. The 7-foot-2 Canadian center is averaging just fewer than 10 rebounds per game, placing him in the top 30 in the country.

The Wildcats have struggled with rebounds as of late, especially in the first half; that trend could continue tonight with Bachynski coming to

town.

The lack of scorers and rebounders for the Sun Devils will be the determining factor and, in the end, will help Arizona come away with the victory. The Wildcats have the fourth best scoring defense, limiting opposing offenses to 56 points per game. ASU’s offense has done well, and even better than Arizona’s, by averaging 77.2 point per game. But the Wildcats shouldn’t have a problem shutting down Carson in the backcourt and limiting Bachynski down low.

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While Arizona shouldn’t have too much trouble containing the energetic Carson, he is still an NBA-

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Ka’Deem carries the load Though his 1,885 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns in 2013 only placed him 10th in the Heisman voting, Ka’Deem Carey became the first Wildcat to ever finish in the top 10.

The zesty homegrown young man didn’t just carry his team when he ran the ball in 2013. The Tucson native ran with the weight of the entire city on his shoulder pads, and it showed every time he was given the ball. Head coach Rich Rodriguez never hesitated to compliment the tenacity, power and pure heart that Carey ran with.

No matter the workload, when Rodriguez and the Wildcats needed him the most, Carey never failed to come through. His 206 rushing yards on 48 attempts against then No. 5 Oregon helped Arizona capture its biggest win under Rodriguez.

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Washington State came to Tucson on Nov. 16 with a subpar 4-5 record, a walk in the park for the favored Wildcats. However, Arizona fell asleep at the wheel and crashed and burned in a 24-17 loss to the Cougars. After the win, Washington State coaches could be heard in the press box shouting with joy, while Wildcat coaches struggled to grasp what had just happened.

The game would later be forgotten after the victory over Oregon, but if Arizona had taken care of business with Washington State, they would have finished the season with an improved nine-win season.

Tempe power Riding high after their win over Oregon, the Wildcats traveled to Tempe, Ariz., to play their rival ASU for the Territorial Cup. But the Wildcats were blown out by the then-12th ranked Sun Devils who absolutely dominated on both sides of the ball.

Rodriguez is 0-2 versus the Wildcats’ rival. The inability to beat a rival was a problem he had while coaching at Michigan from 2008-2010. End-of-theseason losses to ASU have put black eyes to what have, overall, been successful seasons.

Ka’Deem dream

Rich Rod wins second straight bowl Arizona’s 42-19 AdvoCare V100 Bowl win over Boston College was the Wildcats’ (8-5) second consecutive bowl victory in as many years. The only other time UA won back-to-back bowl games in two consecutive years was 1997 and 1998 (Insight.com and Holiday Bowl).

Following the 1998 Holiday Bowl, it would take Arizona 10 years to reach another bowl; it defeated BYU 31-21 in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl. While the Wildcats must hope the next bowl game they reach won’t be in 2023, the fact that Rodriguez has won two consecutive bowls in his first two seasons is impressive, especially considering he took over a team in 2011 that had only won four games.

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Carey’s decision Monday to forgo his final year of eligibility at Arizona and to pursue a career in the NFL leaves a huge hole for the Wildcats to attempt to fill.

Carey was the centerpiece to Arizona’s offense for the past two seasons. If he had chosen to return next season, the Wildcats would have had one of the most dangerous offenses in the country.

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THE FOOTBALL TEAM celebrates winning the AdvoCare V100, 42-19 over Boston College on Dec. 31 in Shreveport, La. The win marked the Wildcats’ second consecutive bowl victory.

The game that defined Arizona’s football season should never be forgotten. Fresh off two consecutive losses, the then 6-4 Wildcats, albeit bowl eligible, were on the fringe of taking a step back from the previous eight-win season.

But on a cold, late November midday game, Arizona somehow crushed the then-No. 5 Ducks 42-16, thus restoring harmony to Tucson and wreaking havoc in Eugene, Ore.

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Undefeated Wildcats near another school record

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he 2013-14 men’s basketball season will almost undoubtedly go down as one of Arizona’s best season performances in program history, and it’s only halfway over.

The No. 1-ranked Wildcats (170, 4-0 Pac-12)are on the cusp of achieving a 19-0 record, the longest winning streak since they began playing only collegiate opponents.

Recently, statistical analyst Ken Pomeroy had the Wildcats favored in every remaining regular season game. According to Pomeroy,

In Arizona’s 73-53 win over USC Arizona has a 7.6 percent chance last Sunday, this year’s Wildcats of finishing the season undefeated. made their first mark in the record The only other NCAA Division I book by becoming the team that has a first Arizona basketball better chance of As long as the team to begin a season going undefeated Wildcats stay 17-0. according to his The surging Wildcats calculations are undefeated, are now getting within the No. 5 Wichita they will striking distance of State Shockers continue to get some major historic (15.3 percent). every team’s achievements. Former While Wichita best shot.

Arizona head coach State (18-0, 5-0 and basketball hallMissouri Valley) of-famer Lute Olson has a higher — who led the Wildcats possibility of to their only national finishing the regular season with an unblemished championship in 1996-97 — record (partly due to the fact that the compiled two school record-setting, Shockers, a mid-major team, face an 19-game-winning streaks during his time as the Wildcats’ head coach, easier strength of schedule), many first in 1992-93 and again in 1997-98. analysts predict Arizona to stand as With a seemingly easy homestead the last unbeaten team.

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approaching for Arizona — in which it hosts ASU, an injured Colorado team and Utah in the friendly confines of McKale Center — the Wildcats could conceivably enter their next biggest challenge against Stanford and Cal in the Bay Area with a 20-0 record.

According to Pomeroy, Arizona has over a 90 percent chance of winning all three of those games.

The matchups between Stanford and Cal hold Arizona at a 76 and 70 percent advantage, respectively.

This may all sound like it’s a good thing, but pressure of when Arizona will finally lose is constantly building. Additionally, the longer the Wildcats stay undefeated, the larger the target on their back becomes. In press conferences, head coach Sean Miller has repeatedly made a point of saying

how hungry teams are trying to take down the No. 1 team in the nation, especially when Arizona is at home. As long as the Wildcats stay undefeated, they will continue to get every team’s best shot that they face.

While many fans are quick to wish for an undefeated 31-0 regular season for the Wildcats, others see benefits in a first loss coming before the NCAA tournament begins.

Their rationale? That getting the team’s first loss out of the way would relieve the pressure of being undefeated, which would in turn allow the team to focus more on perfecting small details that could come back to haunt them in March.

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Former UA star Baseball Notes: Andy Lopez joins ring of honor returns from heart surgery

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FORMER UA GUARD Davellyn Whyte waves to the audience after the revealing of her name in the “Ring of Honor” in McKale Center on Sunday. Whyte was the second player in school history to score more than 2,000 points in her career.

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The Daily Wildcat oFormer Arizona women’s basketball standout player Davellyn Whyte was inducted into Arizona’s Ring of Honor on Sunday, joining Adia Barnes (1995-98), Shawntinice Polk (2001-05) and Dee Dee Wheeler (2002-05).

“When you think about it, she accomplished an awful lot,” UA head coach Niya Butts said.

“There were only three other names up their previously, in term of women’s basketball.

Anytime you can walk into an arena and see your name and your number hanging, that says a lot about what you did and how

much people respect what you did.”

Taking a gander at the UA women’s basketball record books shows just how significant her accomplishments were. Whyte finished her Arizona career among the top 10 in program history for several key statistical categories. She is second in points with 2,059, second in steals with 266, eighth in assists with 431, fourth in free throws made with 671 and ninth in rebounding average at 5.5 rebounds per game.

Those stats don’t include some of her other accomplishments, such as becoming the first player in program history to record a triple-double, playing the most

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After undergoing open heart surgery and missing the Arizona baseball team’s fall season for the first time in his 13 years at the helm of the program, head coach Andy Lopez is finally ready to make his highly-anticipated return to the baseball diamond.

“It means a whole lot having him back,” junior pitcher Mathew Troupe said. “The amount of respect that each and every one of us has for him — shoot, the amount of respect everyone has for him,– whether it’s fans, FILE PHOTO/THE DAILY WILDCAT opposing coaches, opposing UA baseball head coach Andy Lopez talks to UA sophomore outfielder Scott Kingery and UA players or our players — it’s sophomore infielder Cody Ramer during the UA vs. Alabama State baseball game on April 27, tremendous. He’s our ultimate 2013. Lopez resumed coaching on Wednesday. leader.”

The three-time national coach about the slowest weeks because Day evening, when Arizona hosts of the year had quadruple bypass we’re just so excited for the Kent State — a 2012 College season to start; World Series participant. surgery on Oct. 7 Arizona’s 55-game schedule but, we’re still at Tucson Medical It means a going to go includes 38 games at pitcherCenter. He has been whole lot as hard as we friendly Hi Corbett Field with 17 recovering since and can in these contests occurring on the road. having him will resume regular “We have a great home practices and back. coaching duties get ourselves schedule this season,” Lopez — Mathew Troupe, starting Wednesday. junior pitcher said in an interview last month. ready.

With just under “This year, “Our fans have done a marvelous a month left before it feels like we job supporting us at Hi Corbett the start of this year’s season, Troupe said that he and are all on the same page. We have these last couple of years, and I his teammates are extremely been able to make those young think they are going to see some enthusiastic to get started guys grow up really quick. Our of the best baseball in the nation on a quest for another NCAA team chemistry is fantastic, and this season. There are some we all mesh really well together.” tremendous coaches, players championship. championship-caliber The club returns to official and “The excitement is starting to build up,” Troupe said. “These practices beginning Jan. 24. programs coming to Tucson.” next few weeks are going to be Opening Day is set for Valentine’s

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“Like you said, there are only three names up there, so that explains itself,” Whyte said. “I feel like I came in here and did what I wanted to do, and I gave my all to Arizona. I feel like I’m being rewarded for it.”

Despite only playing on one winning team and making the postseason once in her four years at UA, Whyte has maintained the program in a high light. Her success as a Wildcat has also translated into a career in the WNBA .

By being drafted 16th overall in the 2013 WNBA draft by the San Antonio Silver Stars, Whyte became the highest drafted Wildcat ever. She went on to play 29 games in her rookie season while putting up per game averages of 4.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists.

However, a partially torn Achilles tendon sidelined Whyte through the end of her rookie season.

“I haven’t had any setbacks or anything like that,” Whyte said. “I have a high pain tolerance, so rehab was okay for me. The hardest thing for me is getting back in shape. I haven’t really been out of shape for a while.

I’ve been rehabbing here in McKale.”

On the night Whyte was honored, the Wildcats lost yet another close game at the hands of the USC Trojans.

This marks the fourth consecutive loss to open 2014. However, as she was during her playing days, Whyte was still the main attraction.

“The overall goal is you just want to be remembered,” Whyte said. “With that being said, I came in here and knew I had to do something so that people can remember me. I think being in the Ring of Honor, people will remember me.”

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Arizona will enter this year’s season ranked No. 24 in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball’s preseason poll, after missing out on postseason play just a year after winning the College World Series.

Although Arizona wasn’t given the opportunity to compete in the playoffs to defend its title, the Wildcats ended the season on a strong note: winning five of their final six conference games and taking two of three from then No. 15 ASU. “I was really disappointed in last year’s decisions,” Lopez said. “But that’s the reality; for the young guys, I tell them all the time, ‘You’ve got to do it on the field because if you leave it in the committee’s hands, you don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors.’”

This year, the Wildcats boast one of the nation’s best home schedules and return 19 players led by sophomore standout Kevin Newman and senior James Farris.

Newman, Arizona’s starting shortstop, is coming off of a breakout season last year, which earned him Pac-12 All-Conference honors as a freshman. Farris, a 15th round selection by the Houston Astros in last year’s MLB draft, decided not to sign but, instead, return to Arizona. His veteran experience is expected to be a driving force for the team as the Wildcats take strides to return to Omaha.

“This year, strengths are going to be a couple key arms [in] James Farris, Tyler Crawford and Mathew Troupe,” Lopez said. “Those guys are proven veterans, were part of a national championship and [were] very big reasons for that national championship.

“There’s a good balance, too; but I think the main thing we have [are] guys that have experienced a national championship, know what that’s all about and want to get back there.”

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Study says: Well-timed coffee break could boost your brain A dose of caffeine after a study session could boost longterm memory

BY Dara Farhadi

The Daily Wildcat Many of us consume it daily.

Some of us would call it an addiction. A researcher and caffeine addict himself, Daniel Borota of Johns Hopkins University and his colleagues are taking caffeine addiction to another level: Their recent study suggests that consuming caffeine after studying could boost long-term memory.

“The more I started to drink coffee, the more I wondered about the effects it was having on my cognition,” Borota said.

The participants were shown a series of images and were then given either a caffeine dose of about as much as a tall Starbucks coffee or a dummy pill with no influence called a placebo. A day later, they asked the same participants to view and identify images that were new, old or similar. They concluded that those who took the caffeine pill achieved better scores and thus more effective long-term memory.

“No one had looked into the effect of caffeine on long-term memory in humans,” Borota said.

“Through some collaborative work, we took it upon ourselves to learn more about caffeine’s effects on memory.”

The study’s results inspire a practical question for many students: Should we be drinking coffee after studying?

“It’s a little hard to compare to real situations,” said Wulfila Gronenberg, an associate

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Armed with his Starbucks coffee, undeclared freshman Lloyed Cho gets a head start on his English paper in front of the Science and Engineering Library on Wednesday. A new study suggests that ingesting caffeine after studying, not before could improve the brain’s ability to retain information.

professor at the UA department of neuroscience. “The study was a short test showing a couple of pictures. When you are studying for an exam, it takes much longer, but I think it suggests there is a small advantage of drinking some coffee immediately after or while you study.”

Summer Contreras, a public health junior, said the study’s results aren’t going to change how she gets her dose of caffeine.

Like most coffee lovers, she has a routine.

“I really like coffee,” Contreras said, “especially first thing in the morning.”

She is a daily consumer and drinks two to three cups every morning. She said that she would not consider having an extra cup after a study session, however, because it would keep her awake all night.

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memory-boosting ability isn’t just for humans. A study by Gronenberg found that caffeine increased the long-term memory of honey bees.

The bees in the study were trained to associate a flower’s scent with its nectar. Bees that were given caffeinated nectar were three times more likely to remember the flower’s scent compared to bees given noncaffeinated nectar, according to

25th UBRP conference dances with the arts This year’s conference will showcase more than just undergraduate biology research

BY Julie Huynh

The Daily Wildcat Dance and science will intersect next Saturday at the 25th Annual UBRP Conference.

More than 100 students will present their research at the Stevie Eller Dance Theater on Jan. 25 from noon to 5 p.m. for the Annual Undergraduate Biology Research Program Conference. The keynote speaker joining them this year is Zeb Hogan, UBRP alumnus and host of File photo/The Daily Wildcat the National Geographic show, “Monster Shaina Hasan, then a public relations officer for UBRP, and her sister Shemonti Hasan, then UBRP Fish”.

“As a scientist, you have to be able to ambassadors club president, in the UBRP office on Jan. 16, 2012. Shemonti Hasan introduced the awards communicate with the public, kids and ceremony at the 2012 UBRP conference. This year’s keynote speaker will be Zeb Hogan, a UBRP alumnus. other scientists in ways that all of those groups can understand. It’s a skill and an for Pharmacology and Experimental in molecular and cellular biology. “The faculty and students in UBRP are very Therapeutics. art,” said Carol Bender, director of UBRP. “I think there are a couple of reasons collaborative. It is a fresh take on what Research will be presented on topics from cancer to Gila monster studies. In UBRP is so successful,” Bender said. “The it means to be a part of a scientific addition to research, however, this year’s first is that we have amazing students, community.”

Chaung studies the adverse and the second is that we have incredible conference will faculty mentors. neurological events experienced by some also feature When you bring people taking statins, a class of drugs many new As a scientist, you have to people who are used to lower cholesterol. Chaung works additions for all be able to communicate doing research with Dr. Linda Restifo in the department ages, including with the public, kids and together and of neuroscience. an interpretive “[UBRP has] given me more students in an other scientists in ways dance by a a t m o s p h e r e perspective on what the research world that all of those groups group of UA where there is is like,” said Shemonti Hasan, a UBRP dance majors, can understand. It’s a the research senior also studying molecular and a scavenger skill and an art. cellular biology. “It’s helped me figure infrastructure hunt and a that we have at out how I want to incorporate research in — Carol Bender, “brain zoo” the University my career.”

UBRP director from the UA Hasan studies the Neisseriaceae of Arizona, Neuroscience w o n d e r f u l bacteria, which includes the strain that Club. causes the sexually transmitted infection “It’ll be a lot of fun, whether you know things happen.”

Because of the program, more than gonorrhea, and works with Magdalene science or not, whether you are a student or not,” said Jennifer Cubeta, assistant 920 articles showcasing student research So in the department of immunobiology.

The event will close with an awards have been published in national director of UBRP and a UBRP alumna.

Since its establishment in 1988, UBRP scientific journals. There has also been ceremony honoring select students and has grown from 13 faculty members more than 1000 off-campus research faculty members.

“Everybody will learn something,” and 19 students to approximately 140 presentations that have included student Bender said. “Everybody.” students and over 240 UBRP faculty work, Bender said.

“UBRP taught me that every members. The program receives funding from multiple sources, including the contribution to science, no matter how — Follow Julie Huynh Howard Hughes Medical Institute large or small, is worthwhile. … I am @DailyWildcat (HHMI) and the American Society more responsible for contributing,” said Monica Chaung, a UBRP senior majoring

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These results may be significant, but the exact neuroscience behind caffeine’s use as a memory booster is still a mystery.

“The next step is to determine the brain mechanisms underlying caffeine’s enhancing effect on memory,” Borota said.

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high-frequency waves create alternating pockets of low and high pressure that lead to the formation and collapse of tiny bubbles, a process known as cavitation. The collapse of the microscopic bubbles, which can occur one millionth of a second after their formation, can raise the temperature of the surrounding molecules to more than 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, many of the toxic compounds begin to break down.

The extreme conditions also lead to the formation of free radicals, which are unstable, highly reactive compounds that oxidize the hazardous chemicals, further degrading them, Keswani said.

“When you have the combination of these oxidizing radicals and extreme temperatures … our understanding is that you can degrade [all the fluorochemicals] present in water,” Keswani said.

Many applications of sonolysis technology in the past only used a single frequency to break up chemical bonds, but Keswani’s team will use multiple interfering frequencies to do the job.

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In order to reach their long-term goal of implementing the soundbased technique on a large scale, the researchers will need to identify the optimal conditions for full degradation of the toxic chemicals.

They will do this using a new sonochemical reactor that is being fabricated by Weber Ultrasonics. The reactor will use multiple transducers that emit sound waves at both ultrasonic and megasonic frequencies, Keswani said.

The reactor will be equipped with a UAdeveloped sensor that will “monitor the level of transient cavitation under different sound field and solution conditions,” allowing the researchers to further refine their technique, he added.

Rajesh Balachandran is a graduate student in the department of materials science and engineering who will be involved in the initial experiments for the project. He said he is excited to be working at the forefront of the emerging field of sonochemistry.

“It is not something which has really been studied a lot,” he said. “It’s cutting-edge.

That’s why I love it.”

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