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mily Dickinson was born today in 1830 in Amherst, Mass.

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Fines less than thought Parking fines at the UA are less compared to other Arizona public universities

BY ARIELLA NOTH

The Daily Wildcat

Despite complaints from students regarding Parking and Transportation Services fines, the UA has lower parking violation fees than other Arizona public universities.

Many students park on campus using the parking Pay Stations,

and if they are late to add more time to their parking space, they find themselves with a ticket or citation from PTS. According to the PTS website, a citation has officially been issued at the point of a parking enforcement officer placing the parking citation on a vehicle windshield.

Mark Napier, associate

director of operations for PTS, said that compared to other Arizona institutions, the parking fees at UA are less.

“If you look at our peer institutions, we are not higher — if you look at [Arizona State University] and other similar institutions, as far as parking costs go,” Napier said.

Taylor Burrows, a physiology

senior, said there were two incidents when she received tickets from PTS. One occurred just last week when she parked behind Colonia de La Paz Residence Hall during a weekday before 9 p.m.

She also said she received a ticket from PTS last year in the

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Free HIV testing will be offered for students and campus community members today in the Career Services office in the Student Union Memorial Center.

The biannual free testing is hosted by Career Services in collaboration with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Student Affairs and the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation.

Testing will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in 20-minute intervals. The service is completely free, and students must email their top three time slots to hivstatusupdate@ gmail.com.

LGBTQ Student Affairs and the ASUA Pride Alliance have collaborated with the SAAF in previous years to provide this service at the UA, and believe that it is important for everyone to be aware of where they stand when it comes to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in general.

The SAAF testing is free.

The testing is completely confidential and uses Clearview, a rapid testing technology that provides results within 15 minutes.

Alethea Do, prevention quality assurance and testing coordinator with SAAF, said that it is extremely important for college students to understand their status and

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Sorority, fraternity host philanthropy

BY MEGHAN FERNANDEZ

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The Interfraternity Council Spring 2015 Recruitment, a process for collegiate men to join one of 17 UA-recognized fraternities, will take place from Jan. 25-31.

The deadline for interested participants to register for spring recruitment is Jan. 24 at 11:59 p.m. If the deadline is not met, participants cannot receive a bid on bid day. There is also a $50 registration fee for all potential new members in spring recruitment.

The Go Greek Informational Fair for interested recruitment

Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Alpha Mu are working together to better the Tucson community and the image of Greek Life.

The two Greek Life chapters have organized a Toys for Tots collection that will take place on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a goal of donating over 500 toys to the charity.

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program is a nationwide charity to collect toys in local communities for children for Christmas who otherwise would not have received anything during the holiday season.

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THE MEMBERS of Gamma Phi Beta pose for a photo outside of their house in fall 2014. This is the first time that Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Alpha Mu have gathered together to participate in a philanthropy event.

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said that the SAAF developed prevention programming to help eliminate the spread of HIV and to provide care programs to support people currently living with HIV/ AIDS throughout Southern Arizona.

Do said that today’s service is important for everyone who chooses to take advantage of it.

“It’s an easy process where you have the opportunity to talk to a tester and identify your needs,” Do said. “Knowing your HIV status is the best way to determine a future free of HIV/AIDS.”

According to the Toys for Tots website, the organization had donated about 16.8 million toys to over 7 million children at the end of its 2012 collection.

Kayla Urbanski, philanthropy chair for Gamma Phi Beta, said this is the first time Toys for Tots will pick up from a greek house at the UA. She said this is also the first time that a greek chapter at the UA is doing a philanthropy event that will directly affect the Tucson community.

“We all have national philanthropies, but no one’s done anything for Tucson,” Urbanski said. “Hopefully, this influences other chapters as well to do more things for Tucson.”

Urbanski and Jordan Sandler, philanthropy and design chair for Sigma Alpha Mu, started planning this philanthropy event in early November.

Both said it is also the first time that the two UA greek chapters have done a philanthropy event together.

Sandler said he always had the idea of doing a philanthropy event with Gamma Phi Beta.

While Gamma Phi Beta and Sigma Alpha Mu are the chapters officially hosting the event, other chapters are involved as well — all with the common goal of donating toys to kids in the Tucson community.

“It’s really great that all of Greek Life is coming together to donate toys,” Urbanski said.

She said there have been incentives created among the different chapters to collect as many toys as possible. Within Gamma Phi Beta, there is a competition between the different pledge classes, Urbanski said, and whichever pledge class donates the most toys will get a Sauce Pizza and Wine-sponsored dinner.

Other chapters are offering their members community service hours for donating toys, as community service is a requirement for each greek organization.

Urbanski also said this is an opportunity to bridge the gap between the UA Greek Life community and the local Tucson community.

Urbanski and Sandler both said they hope to collect 500 toys for the Tucson community, but they also want to improve the image of Greek Life through this event.

There has been a lot of media attention on the “bad parts” of Greek Life, Urbanski said, but not the other things chapters are doing.

“We’re just trying to make it public that Greek Life isn’t just partying individuals,” Sandler said. “I joined a fraternity to do philanthropy. I didn’t join a fraternity just to party.”

Urbanski said she would like to see the relationship grow between those in Greek Life and members of the Tucson community.

“We want to show we’re here to impact Tucson and that we want to,” she said.

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BY CRYSTAL BEDOYA The Daily Wildcat

For many, the holidays is usually the time of year where Netflix has no borders, and lounging around the house is the only activity one can take part in. But for those staying in Tucson over the holidays, there are opportunities to invest time in charities close to the UA. The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona will host their annual toy drive held for families who have to stay in the hospital for the holidays. The house is located at 3838 N. Campbell Ave., near the UA Cancer Center.

Scott Matlick, development manager of the Ronald McDonald House, said there is a holiday wish list posted on its website as a guide for things to donate.

“We have a holiday wish list that is right up on our website REBECCA NOBLE/THE DAILY WILDCAT that has everything we need this TAYLOR WAGNER (left), a nutrition senior, Francisco Rodriguez (center), a behavioral sciences sophomore, and Jacquelyn Hinek (right), time of year,” Matlick said, “so a psychology sophomore, paint ceramic beads while volunteering at Ben’s Bells in Geronimo Plaza on May 6. Charities around the UA are that we can provide the families participating in the holiday season with different activities. with the holiday experience they might be missing since they are about the event is posted on Day. new volunteers. away from home.” the Ronald McDonald House Krista Hansin, studio assistant According to the UA Campus The charity, established Charities website. at Ben’s Bells, said a lot of people Pantry website, there are several in 1974, provides support for The charity is currently in Tucson come in to make bells products in demand that can families a c c e p t i n g for gifts and even do Christmas be donated to the organization. by giving d o n a t i o n s shopping at the location.

These include: peanut butter, We can provide them the throughout The organization, founded by cereal, canned tomato products, the families “home the month of Jeannette Maré, focuses on acts canned meat, canned soups and with the holiday a w a y December and of kindness. canned vegetables. experience they f r o m is open Monday The UA Campus Pantry, The nonprofit also provides might be missing home” t h r o u g h a nonprofit organization of nutrition and internship f e e l , Sunday from 9 student volunteers who focus on programs for students willing to since they are Matlick a.m. to 6 p.m. reducing food insecurity in the participate in the organization. away from home s a i d , Ben’s Bells, community, had their last fall Holidays are the time to help — Scott Matlick, and is Ronald McDonald House located at 816 distribution on Dec. 5. the less fortunate that do not Charities of Southern operated E. University The food distributions are have the same privileges as Arizona development locally Blvd., will held at El Portal, which is located many do on campus. manager w i t h be open and near Highland Commons and financial available to the the dorms on Highland Avenue. support give by the Southern public throughout the holidays The organization began Arizona community. and will maintain its regular offering food to those less Toys can be brought by the business hours. The shop will fortunate in 2012 and is — Follow Crystal Bedoya public, with all donated items be closed to the public on continually accepting donations @DailyWildcat in new condition. Information Christmas Day and New Year’s while keeping an open door to

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get tested.

“College students are at risk for a number of STIs, and HIV is no different,” Do said.

“The growing rates of human papillomavirus transmission on campuses, like the [UA], mean students are at a higher risk of contracting HIV.” The SAAF’s mission is to create and sustain a healthier community through compassionate and comprehensive response to AIDS. It was founded in 1985 as the Tucson AIDS Project and has since been providing many services for people living with AIDS and for AIDS prevention.

“It’s important that college students

understand their risk [and] are able to access the resources they need to minimize their risk if they so choose to and know their HIV status,” Do said.

Pride Alliance has been regularly involved and has attempted to advocate for LGBTQ youth by providing these tests.

Greg Daniels, co-director of Pride Alliance, said the free HIV testing is important for the local community.

“This is a vital service for queer students on campus, considering HIV rates continue to either stay the same or climb for many groups within our community,” Daniels said.

“It is important we continue to offer testing events such as these to keep our students healthy and informed.”

Do will be in Career Services today to help students with testing and scheduling. Do

Community Chatter How are you preparing for your finals?

“A lot of studying. Usually a lot of late nights, but the reviews really help. A lot of the teachers are giving out blue sheets and emails and just checking those over.”

— Larry White, biology freshman

“I’m going to the library and studying and organizing all my notes and stuff. And that’s pretty much it.

And lots of coffee.”

— Linda Miranda, global studies sophomore

“Right now I’m not, but I’m starting studying, and I don’t know. I started reading through all my notes and drinking coffee. Lots of coffee.”

— Kevin Barr, engineering junior

“Sleeping a lot, which is probably not what I should be doing, and lots of quiz lit, working with friends, that kind of stuff.”

— Thom Wilkerson, economics sophomore

“I study a lot. Just take it one final at a time, and I exercise a lot [because] it helps stress. So, after one final’s done, I just focus on the next one.

Just take it … like that.”

— Alena Laguna, elementary education sophomore — Complied by Anna Ludlum

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Freshmen cool off over break With winter break quickly approaching, freshmen reflect on their first semester in college and relish the moments they will spend over their break between semesters training, said he plans to have a productive winter break.

“I will be working at Highland It has been a long and stressful Market most of my break,” Smith semester for the incoming freshmen said. at the UA. Smith said he is ready to go back This winter break will give home to Buckeye and be united with everyone the opportunity to relax people he has not seen in months. and catch up on some much“What I miss the most about needed rest. home is being able to spend time Brianna Elliott, a freshman with my friends,” Smith said. majoring in pre-physiology, is ready Having divorced parents, Smith to go back home and spend time said that his family’s only tradition with her family. each year is figuring out what house “I plan to go to San Diego after he gets to spend finals and then to Christmas at.

Colorado,” Elliot “My parents said. like to fight College She said her over who I has made family has many get to spend traditions during me feel my Christmas the holiday season. with,” Smith grateful “We always said. for where I have a Christmas He also said grew up dinner, and we like that this break — Julie Mattes , to spend lots of will allow him pre-physiology time together [with to prepare freshman distant relatives],” h i m s e l f Elliot said. mentally for She said she is next semester most excited to see now that he has her puppy and not eat campus food an idea of what to expect. for a month.

“This break will give me a “I miss the home-cooked meals,” mental break, because my brain Elliot said. is exhausted from this semester,” She said she has a better idea Smith said. of how to prepare herself for next He said is ready to not have to semester and of the importance of worry about school for the next balancing school and work. month.

“I realize now how important it is Joy Hutson, a pre-nursing to study,” Elliot said. freshman, said she is ready to Canyon Smith, a freshman go back to her home state of studying athletic and personal Connecticut.

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“I am excited to see all my family and friends that I have not seen in months,” Hutson said.

She said she misses all the people she grew up with, and being away at college has changed her perspective of home.

“College has made me feel grateful for where I grew up, because I think I took it all for granted,” Hutson said.

Hutson added that she is looking forward to a long break, because it will help her catch up on sleep and get ready for next semester.

“Sleeping and spending time with my friends and family is what

I am excited to do over break,” she said.

Julie Mattes, a pre-physiology freshman, is from Goodyear.

She said she is not sure what she plans to do this winter break, but will be cheering on the UA football team in this year’s VIZIO Fiesta Bowl.

Mattes added that she is ready to leave Tucson for a while and spend much-needed time with her family. “[I’m ready] to be with my family and to get away from everything,” she said.

This semester has been a wake-up call for Mattes,

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THE ALPHA Delta Pi house on Tuesday at the UA. There are many opportunities available to those who wish to go through recruitment during the spring semester.

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prospects will take place on Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom.

Spring recruitment week for the IFC will begin on Jan. 25 with a mandatory informational meeting. A combination of open and invite-only chapter events will be held in the evenings of Jan. 26-29. Preference dinners will be held on Jan. 30, and on Bid Day — when men will receive initiation bids from their respective fraternities — will be Jan. 31.

Brian Kewin, president of the IFC, said all IFC-affiliated chapters are registered to participate in the Spring 2015 Recruitment in an email.

Kewin said the IFC spring recruitment process is informal, meaning potential new members have the option to pick any house they please, compared to in the fall, when everyone had the opportunity to visit each IFC chapter.

Kewin also said the IFC is expecting 400-500

since this was her first time away from home.

“College has changed my perception of home, because I have to do everything on my own now,” Mattes said.

Mattes said she hopes to find work over the break in an effort to help her parents pay tuition for next semester.

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participants during the spring 2015 recruitment process.

The Panhellenic council will also hold a spring 2015 recruitment.

Allie Dutson, vice president of membership for the Panhellenic Council, said the spring recruitment process is usually very informal when compared to fall recruitment, but this year, it will follow a similar structure to past spring recruitments at the UA. “If someone is interested [in Panhellenic spring 2015 recruitment] they can either attend the Go Greek [Information] Session, which is in the spring,” Dutson said, “or sometimes they’ll email me, and I will give their contact info to the chapters that do decide they are participating.”

She said chapters decide individually if they want to participate in spring recruitment or not and then they notify the office of Fraternity and Sorority Programs by late December or early January.

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Janay Rice’s take carries most weight

By Paul Thomson The Daily Wildcat

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believe domestic violence is wrong. It is damaging and demeaning, and it has been permitted behind closed doors for far too long in this country.

I also believe in the virtue of forgiveness. I believe that people can change, that education is more important than punishment and that humans are, at their core, good people with good intentions.

And so, as you might imagine, I am having quite the time with the Ray Rice incident.

As a feminist, my first reaction to domestic violence is vehement and extreme. Ray Rice was suspended from the NFL back in September after video footage of him abusing his wife surfaced. And I’m not talking a shove or a punch to the arm — though, of course, any form of violence against one’s partner is both grave and unacceptable. The video shows Rice knocking his wife unconscious on an elevator floor and then dragging her limp body out onto the main floor.

Watching this footage is enraging and scary, even more so when the viewer realizes that this kind of abuse, and worse, happens behind closed doors every day. So, when Ray Rice won his appeal to the NFL in late November to become immediately eligible to play football on national television again, I was outraged. What kind of message is the NFL sending by reintroducing Ray Rice into the national eye, but this time as a football hero? Is the NFL, a male-dominated, “macho macho” institution, putting its stamp of approval on domestic violence?

Then, I realized I had made a rookie mistake. In my zeal to defend domestic violence victims everywhere, I had forgotten someone really important: the victim, Janay Rice. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Jemele Hill and Matt Lauer from “Today,” Janay Rice made it very clear that she is not, nor should she be, the poster child for domestic violence. She has defended her husband, explaining that the video footage captured a one-time occurrence. The couple is allegedly going through marriage counseling in an effort to solve their problems and maintain their relationship. What’s more, Janay Rice recently stated in an interview that she was “ready for this to be over.”

Which brings me to my dilemma: If the victim says to drop it, is that what we should do? I reached out to Campus Health Service to get some input. Megan McKendry, violence prevention apecialist for the Oasis Program Against Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence, weighed in with similarly ambiguous sentiments.

“It is difficult enough for survivors of sexual and relationship violence to share their stories with friends and loved ones, let alone feel the scrutiny of an entire nation, as Janay Rice has for months,” she said. “I believe that Ray Rice should be held accountable, but I also empathize deeply with Janay’s desire that it ‘all be over.’”

As difficult as it is for me to say, I think we should respect Janay Rice’s wishes and, essentially, butt out. Domestic violence is a public crime, not a private matter. But, if the victim has chosen — not out of fear but out of an understanding of her partner and their relationship — to not press charges and to seek counseling rather than punishment, then I think the public should respect that, including those of us who would like to see the abuser punished.

Ray Rice abused his wife, and the entire world saw that. That behavior is unacceptable and wrong, but I don’t think that makes Ray Rice unforgiveable. People can change, and if Janay Rice is willing to forgive, then so am I.

— Paul Thomson is a senior studying BFA acting and Africana studies. Follow him @BePaulite

‘Rudolph’ is perfect carol for modern holiday season

by Ashwin Mehra and Mia Moran The Daily Wildcat

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or the past two millennia, Jesus Christ of Nazareth has been hailed as the true hero of Christmas — since, well, it is a holiday based on his biblical birth.

But after 2,014 years, Christmas might need some updating. It’s time for a new hero, one that celebrates the diversity and giving spirit that encapsulates a modern Christmas that is more than simply about Christians. His name is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Just look at the Christmas carols that are hurled at innocent bystanders every day for two months through car radios and stores’ overhead speakers. Some of the most common Christmas carols, songs like “Silent Night,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem” or “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” are all religious in nature for a holiday that, while originally Christian, has a far wider reach than just members of that faith. Christmas is celebrated by people of all different religions in the U.S. and abroad and by people of no faith at all. It’s celebrated in schools by young students, many of whom don’t understand the religion behind the holiday, and by public officials in government buildings.

This is not a call to declare war on

Christmas so much as a suggestion that we peacefully occupy it. Instead of demanding that schools and officials honor and adhere to all other faiths, too, it’s better to embrace the more secular Christmas carols and values out there — ­­ and before anyone says that secular simply means Beelzebubworshipping atheists, secular actually means not pertaining to any one religion.

It’s the type of stuff most people spend the majority of their lives doing.

There’s “Jingle Bells,” certainly, and a myriad of other sleigh-based songs, but they have little to offer in real meaning.

“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” is similarly sanitized and carries none of the messages of gratitude and goodwill to humanity.

But Rudolph is the perfect mascot for secular, all-embracing Christmas carols that can promote the same kind of love that Jesus did without being all about him.

Because really: Why does everything have to be about him?

Like most great stories of the modern day, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is about the underdog — or rather, the underdeer. All the other reindeer laugh and call him names, and they definitely didn’t let him in on the reindeer games.

He’s mocked for his so-called deformity — someone slap the North Pole with a lawsuit under the Americans With Disabilities Act, please — but it’s his difference that ends up saving the day, when Santa Claus

Your Views In response to “Michael Brown case not an outlier,”

by Ashwin Mehra (Dec. 2) I just had the chance to read your op-ed piece in the paper this morning and wanted to send a direct message to thank you for putting together such a thoughtful, thorough and much-needed article.

While you say that the Mike Brown case has dominated the conversation around Thanksgiving tables, I have not really felt such conversation or interest here on campus. It has been hard to find people who are thinking about this specific case and all of the others that have pre-dated it, which is both frustrating and disheartening. Regardless, it was a pleasure to read your thoughts, and I appreciate you putting them out to the campus community.

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he would be alive. So, if the protest is to let others know how to react in the future, I support it. If they are just repeating a false narrative because they are ignorant, or they are knowingly pushing the false narrative, then others have a right to call BS on their protest.

— Bob Unfortunately, there is no pause button on life. When a police officer feels threatened and must make a decision in a matter of seconds, they make the best decision they can. I’m not saying there’s no corruption in law enforcement, but the way people are acting, I wouldn’t be surprised if police officers just stopped responding to certain calls because they will receive backlash for using their weapon no matter what.

— Anonymous In response to “UA students march, block traffic in protest of police brutality”

by Ariella Noth and Holly Halstead (Dec. 8) Fourteen people “protest,”

lets Rudolph guide his sleigh that fateful Christmas night. His story is one of triumph and the acceptance of our individuality, and that’s what makes us unique and fruitful members of society.

Rudolph is a reminder for all people to accept those who are underprivileged, to help and to give instead of judging and mocking. It’s a song about how everyone has value, regardless of what they might seem to be on the outside. It’s a song about loving your brothers and sisters as yourself without inserting Jesus into that missive.

If people still want to sing religious Christmas carols, that’s fine. If private institutions want to keep playing religious songs throughout December, that’s totally their prerogative. But when I’m at McDonald’s, Target or Fry’s, I’d rather be reminded of the most universal of Christmas’ values: to love, to be inclusive, to embrace each other as brothers, sisters and reindeer-folk. I’d like to be reminded of the tale of Rudolph this Christmas, the reindeer who, despite having an awkwardly red nose, was just as important as any other reindeer out there.

— Ashwin Mehra is a physiology senior. Mia Moran is a senior studying English and creative writing. Follow them @Arvedui & @miasarahlucille

and this is a story? The shame these people bring to our university and your incessant liberal publishing are the reason I refuse to donate to the alma mater that I love. Police protect our communities and occasionally must protect themselves from violent criminals. Protesting the fact that police used force against these criminals who were threatening the lives of law abiding police is sorrowful.

— Ashamed of this filth Shame? Shame for what?

Peacefully protesting an unnecessary death at the hands of those enforced to serve and protect us? Keep your money. …

Police are SUPPOSED to [protect our communities].

The fact that they don’t always follow through on this is where the national discussion is.

There’s bigger issues at play here that can’t be boiled down to your level of barely-critical thinking, like the disparity between treatment of white and black criminals, the disproportionately high level of black prisoners, and the justice system that enforces and nurtures these injustices.

The fact, for example, that Jared Loughner (you remember him, right?) was

taken into custody ALIVE after putting a bullet in the head of a congresswoman and six other individuals? It must be nice to be white; I’d never know. …

We’re not protesting the force. We’re protesting its suspiciously excessive use against black people.

If the vast majority of an entire race of people are telling you to get your boot off their necks, maybe it’s time to pull your head out of your pasty white ass and listen instead of invalidating them like you have for the past 200 years.

— eyeennteepee, in response to Ashamed of this filth In response to “Arizona hockey should be raised to varsity status” by James Kelley (Dec. 9) What would be the Title IX implications?

— Swoop They’d have to provide an equal number of scholarships to a women’s program. ASU is looking at adding rowing.

UA could probably add field hockey or something similar.

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The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report Tuesday on interrogation techniques used by the Central Intelligence Agency on suspected terrorists. The report was released after five years of investigation based off of more than 6 million CIA documents.

The report detailed the CIA’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques and claimed the CIA misled both Congress and the White House about the quality of information obtained from suspects. The report also claimed the CIA’s interrogation techniques were worse than it reported.

John O. Brennan, director of the CIA, decried the report’s findings as an “incomplete and selective picture of what occurred,” and claimed the CIA had learned from the mistakes highlighted by the report.

Leaders in Congress came to an agreement Tuesday over a $1 trillion spending deal to fund the government until the end of the current fiscal year. It had originally been hoped that the deal would be ready Monday.

The deal will be voted on Thursday, which is also when funding expires for the government. While lawmakers do not expect any problems keeping the government running, the House of Representatives prepared a short-term measure as well to stave off of a government shutdown.

The bill keeps most domestic spending at current levels while increasing spending on overseas crises like fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The Department of Homeland Security will only be funded until February, unlike other government programs, in response to President Barack Obama’s recent executive order on immigration.

Peaceful protesters in Berkeley, Calif., blocked Interstate 80 east of San Francisco on Monday. The protesters marched through the city in response to recent grand jury rulings to not indict police officers who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y. After marching through the city, the protesters climbed a fence and blocked the interstate. Supporters cheered them on as the group chanted “Shut it down for Michael Brown.”

The California Highway Patrol arrested over 150 people at the protest on various charges. The march was largely peaceful, in contrast to more violent protests on Saturday and Sunday.

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CAMPUS EVENTS Winterfest! 6pm to 9pm. Have you ever wanted to ice skate on the UA Mall?! Come kickoff finals week at our annual WinterFest. There will be an ice skating rink (skates provided), your favorite holiday music, hot coco, s’mores, snow, gingerbread house making contests, Snowglobe photo booth to create memories and much more all in the alumni plaza in front of the Admin Building. Best of all IT’S FREE!!!

UA History Tour. 10am. UA Visitor Center, 811 N. Euclid Ave. Experience the UA Campus through the eyes of an alumnus, and learn about local history and traditions associated with the foundation of the University 129 years ago.

Encore & Freshman Debut at the School of Theatre, Film & Television. 7:30pm. 1025 N. Olive Road. See tomorrow’s stars today! We introduce some of the newest members of the School of Theatre, Film and Television – our freshman BA Acting and Musical Theatre students. These performances provide a venue for the students to share their talent with an audience early in their theatre training. Cost is $7.

TUCSON EVENTS Show & Tell at Playground. 6pm. Playground Bar & Lounge, 278 E. Congress Street.

This talk by Joaquin Ruiz, presented by the Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry, is titled “The Geotourism Corridor: Southern Arizona’s

TUCSON EVENTS Gateway to Discovery.”

What’s Up, Docs? 7pm. The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Join the UA School of Theatre Film and Television for screenings of documentary films by BFA and BA students.

Winter Wildlife Month. 9am to 5pm. International Wildlife Museum, 4800 W. Gates Pass Road. Visit in December for holiday crafts and more. Holiday crafts and movies daily!

A Taste of the Desert. Saguaro National Park East, 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail. 11am. Join us for a stroll through our cactus garden and learn what plants can be used for food, clothing, medicine, shelter and much more. Cost is free!

The Secret Santa- A Holiday Comedy Musical. The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway.

Showings at 3pm and 6pm. It’s the sixties and it’s the Christmas season in Merryville, but not everybody is feeling the holiday cheer. Can Christmas be saved in the town of Merryville?

Comedy, cheer the hero, boo the villain. Cost is $18.50, $16.50 for students.

Western Square Dancing 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Voyager RV Resort Catalina Room, Ballroom 8701 S. Kolb Road. Come bring your cowboy boots and straw hats as you learn fun dance moves as you swing your partner round and round! $4 to attend.

Bridge 1 pm to 4 pm. Oro Valley Public Library

TUCSON EVENTS 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Exercise your mind playing an entertaining and challenging card game for all ages!

The 27th Annual Holiday Bazaar 1 pm to 5 pm. WomanKraft Art Center 388 S. Stone Ave. Come join an amazing exhibit of the finest arts and crafts Tucson artists have to offer. And the best part? Everything will retail for $100 or under, so that every gift you love to give can be an original work of art!

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Come for the fun and get your knowledge on.

We have a reverse Happy Hour that runs from 8p-11p and House Cash Prizes for the top 3 winners...and a little prize for last place. Enjoy good food, drinks and a fun time!!!

Plant Chat with Dr. Bessey 10 am to 12 pm.

Tucson Botanical Gardens 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Have plant questions that need answering? Retired UofA plant sciences professor, Paul Bessey, can help diagnose your plant problems, including pests, disease and nutrient deficiencies. Held each Wednesday and included with Gardens admission.

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Here comes Santa Claus ... to the UA was there with Daisy,” Claus said.

“But that she had had so much heartbreak and difficulty with the death of her father, that they ith the holiday season thought it would help to see Santa. officially in motion, So, she visited me, and we had a children near the UA are wonderful visit.” able to visit Santa Claus.

However, Santa said that the end Claus said that he came into the of their visit wasn’t a goodbye. job 485 years ago.

“And then she left for a minute “He didn’t come to be Santa,” or two, and then she ran back to Claus said. “Santa came to me.” me, where I was sitting, and she He said that the job of being hugged me around the neck, and Santa Claus is a calling and is she said, ‘Santa, “something that you look just like you just must do.” my daddy,’” Claus He also added [I] didn’t said. “And I tell that he loves come to you what, my eyes children and loves be Santa. filled with tears. touching peoples’ My heart, while hearts during the Santa broken, was full holidays. came to with love for her.

Claus said me And I really had to becoming Santa — Santa Claus, take a deep breath Claus is all about the father of Christmas before I composed having the right myself somehow. spirit.

Daisy was a very “Not only at special little girl Christmas, but the who saw me for years and years whole year round,” he said, “which and years.” is the spirit of kindness, really.”

Before Claus had to return to Claus said he has had quite a his busy job of asking children few memorable moments over the what they wanted this year for course of his career, but one that Christmas, he briefly talked about stands out was an incident with a Tucson. young girl about 10 years ago.

“It’s hot. It’s warm,” he said. “It’s “There was a little girl … whose really very different from the North father had just died, and her Pole.” name was Daisy, and her mother

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THE SLEIGH that Santa Claus sits in on University Boulevard on Tuesday. With Christmas quickly approaching, Santa Claus urges everyone to focus on the positive.

However, as he returned to his sleigh, Claus did have a few words for the university.

“Santa is, and I’m not joking about this, a very avid UA fan,” he said.

Santa is available every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. until Dec. 21, and can be found on his sleigh during these times outside of Chipotle

Mexican Grill in Main Gate Square.

One of his elves will be doing balloon art and face painting.

Photos with Santa are free of charge, and he has a special gift for each child who visits him. He is also willing to take photos with those who may be sending him their letters from their residence halls.

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A STUDENT walks up to the Parking and Transportation Services desk in the Parking and Transportation Services building on Monday. Parking fines at the UA cost less than other state universities’ fines.

Second Street Parking Garage for her car being over the line somewhat. However, Burrows said neither of these tickets had any monetary charges. Nicole Riberdy, a prepublic health freshman, said she was given a $500 ticket after parking and leaving her car running on Nov. 23.

Riberdy had left her car running and parked in a handicap spot in front of Coronado Residence Hall because she was carrying a large suitcase. She said when she returned to her vehicle within 5 minutes, there was a ticket for $500 with a date that read Jan. 1, 2009. “[This was] completely wrong, so I have no way to appeal it, and I am not going to pay a ticket that says the wrong information,” Riberdy said.

The PTS website lists all of the citations and their fees, and when compared to other public universities in Arizona, parking citation fees cost less at the UA. According to the citation fines schedule on the PTS website, a meter violation, for example, is a flat $50.

However, a similar search for ASU found that parking at an expired meter ranges from $15 to $100.

Tailgating, in which a vehicle attempts to trail behind another car to either gain access or to exit a parking structure without paying, has a fine of $400 at the UA.

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The fine for this violation at ASU falls in the range of $300 to $500.

The fee for failure to pay when leaving a parking garage for the UA is $8 for every garage, except Second Street, with a ticket. Without a ticket, the cost is $10 for failure to pay when exiting every garage, except Second Street. These fees for Second Street garage are $10 and $12, respectively. At ASU, the fee for failing to pay to exit a visitor lot is $15.

The most expensive citation fee for the UA is $500 for parking in a wheelchair access space. For ASU, the most expensive citation fee is also $500 for parking in a disability stall, but it is also the most an individual could be asked to pay for either tailgating or for damaged university property, such as broken gate arms.

Information regarding the citation fees for Northern Arizona University could not be found.

The information provided on these citation fees sections of the Parking and Transportation websites for both schools shows that for most citation fees, the UA’s costs do fall below ASU’s.

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As of Dec. 4, McSally was leading by 161 votes.

According to a press release by the Pima County Communications Office, the Pima County Elections Department has begun recounting votes since Dec. 4.

The official results are to be announced on Dec. 16, according to The Arizona Republic.

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McSally followed up the official election date of Nov. 4 by suing to prevent provisional ballots in Pima County from being counted five days later.

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LEFT: Allen “Drempt” Lewis meticulously works on a freestyle tag during the Neoglyphix: All-Indigenous Aerosol Art event outside of the Arizona State Museum on Nov. 8 where 14 Indigenous artists used over 200 cans of spray paint to transform temporary white walls into works of art.

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RIGHT: Arizona outside hitter Madi Kingdon spikes the ball during the final game of her collegiate career during the second round of the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Tournament in McKale Center and Arizona’s close 3-1 loss to Brigham Young on Dec. 5.

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BOTTOM: Arizona redshirt senior Austin Hill (29) catches a hail mary pass in the end zone during the last seconds of 4th quarter of Arizona’s 49-45 win against Cal at Arizona Stadium on Sept. 21.

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Planetarium Upgrade A GIANT LEAP FOR FLANDRAU

By M. Scot Skinner Flandrau Planetarium has been showing us the stars since it opened on campus in 1975. But the moon looms large in a fascinating new film about the University of Arizona’s pivotal place in the 1960s space race.

“Desert Moon,” which will be shown in the planetarium’s domed theater through December, centers on the pioneering work of Gerard Kuiper, a demanding genius who established the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the UA in 1960.

The Dutch-born astronomer came to Tucson from the University of Chicago, bringing with him several of his top students and staffers. Together they published the Consolidated Lunar Atlas, a compilation of the best images of the moon’s nearside.

Kuiper and his team were instrumental in the effort to put a man on the moon. They identified landing sites for NASA and talked with astronauts about what conditions to expect on the lunar surface.

Directed by UA journalism grad Jason Davis, “Desert Moon” zeroes in on the Ranger missions that laid the groundwork for the Apollo program.

Digital projection system and 'Desert Moon' documentary making their debut under the dome this fall Kuiper was principal investigator for the Ranger missions, the first six of which failed. But everything worked perfectly for Ranger 7, which sent back more than 4,000 photos of the lunar surface. Ranger took the pictures, a thousand times better than those taken from the Earth, during its last 17 minutes. It crash-landed, as intended, on July 31, 1964.

That moment 50 years ago was a turning point in the American effort to land a man on the moon. Ranger 7, in fact, was the space program’s first unequivocal success after 13 consecutive failures.

The narrator of “Desert Moon” is Capt. Mark Kelly, an astronaut who served on four Space Shuttle missions, the last two as commander.

Kelly and his wife, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, saw “Desert Moon” at its Flandrau premiere over the summer, said Bill Plant, Flandrau’s director of exhibits.

“Capt. Kelly, who was seeing it for the first time, said afterward that he was really impressed with how it came out,” he said.

Left: “desert Moon” director Jason davis with narrator capt. Mark Kelly at the Flandrau Science center & Planetarium.

Background: Mars surface and selfie taken by naSa's curiosity rover.

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The 35-minute “Desert Moon” film is not a fulldome experience, Plant says. “But our planetarium operators will be able to fly the audience on their own trip to the moon after the film using a brand new digital projection system.” More impressive, visually speaking, will be shows designed to take advantage of Flandrau’s new state-of-the-art digital system.

Installed over the summer, it’s a major upgrade from the decades-old Minolta star-projection system.

The old system was an analog relic.

But the new system will immerse the audience in high-resolution fulldome imagery and fly them through the cosmos.

“Starting Sept. 5, we’ll be able to explore in greater detail all kinds of cool science from dinosaurs to hurricanes,” Plant says.

“With this system, we can bring up the current night sky, for example, and if Mars is up there, the visitor will be able to fly to Mars, visit its moons and then zoom down to the surface and see where the Curiosity rover is conducting its investigation of the Martian climate and geology.”

The upgraded system uses two projectors powered by advanced computers and software to stitch together crisp imagery that covers the entire planetarium dome.

“We can’t wait to show visitors what it can do,” Plant said. “I think audiences are going to be amazed by the experience. It will excite the imagination with 360-degree dynamic visualizations of science, from the inner workings of a human cell to the vast reaches of the universe and everywhere in between.”

The upgrade is the first phase for Flandrau, which is raising money for phase two: More comfortable seating, installed in a more effective configuration and some other architectural improvements. When that’s done, the planetarium’s transformation into a cutting-edge science-exploration theater will be complete, Plant said.

And it’s going to sound better than ever as well, he added. “That’s thanks to a new 5.1 audio system that will make our planetarium and laser music shows even more amazing.”

The trippy extravaganzas returned to Flandrau in 2010 after a 10-year absence. The planetarium’s library of about 20 laser shows includes one that’s inspired by the moon. The dark side of it anyway.

IF YOU GO Where: Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium 1601 E. University Blvd.

Information: For the most up-to-date information about planetarium shows, including times and ticket prices, go to flandrau.org

DID YOU KNOW? Gerard Kuiper, often called the father of planetary science, is the founder of the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. the Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy objects beyond Neptune’s orbit that includes Pluto, was named in his honor. New Horizons, the first mission to the region, will reach Pluto next year.

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Student documentaries premiere processes, Bricca said, but they are quite different and have their own nuances and niches. One of ifteen short documentaries by the main differences the students the junior class of the School of must learn how to cope with is the Theatre, Film and Television’s unpredictability of their work.

BFA Film and Television program “Hundreds of things can happen will be screened today at The Loft to change one’s plan,” Bricca said.

Cinema as part of the school’s annual He stressed that while plans “What’s Up, Docs?” event. can go awry in any kind of film The films cover subjects from production, documentaries have a profiles of paleontologists to the life much larger possibility of running of an electronic music producer. into problems because of the lack of They are the final products of the control the filmmaker has over their Documentary Production class, subject. When creating fictitious a required course for all BFA films driven by a set script, students film students, taught by assistant generally have a significant amount professor Jacob Bricca. of control over what happens in “Essentially, it’s a semester-long each shot and the message that workshop that takes students from will ultimately be communicated initial stages of research and proposal to the audience. In documentary writing all the way through to creating filmmaking, however, the creators a finished film,” Bricca said. must rely on their subjects to tell The filmmaking process began the story for them. They have to early this semester when Bricca rely on the unscripted accounts of asked his students to create proposals real people and handle any issues for their short documentaries during that could arise with their subjects’ the first few weeks of school. Bricca availability. said students were encouraged “Documentary filmmaking, to me, to choose a subject that both is a little stressful, because you have interested them and was feasible to worry about the actual person with the resources and connections you’re doing the documentary on,” they already possessed. The only said Kaylah Rasmussen, a junior requirements were that the film studying film and television. “It’s had to be a a much more documentary delicate process of some kind, than fiction IF YOU GO: and, unless filmmaking.”

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Where — The Loft Cinema given special Rasmussen is When—Wednesday at 7 p.m. permission, it one of Bricca’s Price — Free should have a students 110 minutes. Not rated. time limit of 8 and creator minutes. of the short The documentary filmmakers titled “The took the assignment and ran with Evolution of a Fossil Guy.” The film it, exploring the art of documentary tells the story of a world-famous filmmaking and all of its positive paleontologist Rasmussen was and negative aspects. Documentary acquainted with and his journey filmmaking and traditional narrative through life so far. Rasmussen began filmmaking may seem like identical work on her documentary this past

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A STILL from the short documentary “The Evolution of a Fossil Guy” by Kaylah Rasmussen, a junior studying film and television. The Loft Cinema will be screening Rasmussen’s short documentary with 14 others at the “What’s Up, Docs?” event tonight.

summer, and after six months of work, it will make its debut tonight on The Loft’s big screen.

Other short documentaries being screened cover topics such as Mormonism and comedy troupes, while one is a profile on the local Tucson Guitar Society.

“I love making documentaries about people — learning about them and being able to sympathize with whatever they’re going through,” said Cora Beckett, a film and television junior.

Beckett’s documentary is a personal portrait on a friend who identifies as a mermaid and explores how this has affected her

life. Before creating the film, Beckett said she had primarily thought of herself as a fiction filmmaker but now sees herself creating some documentaries in the future.

Despite having several months to create their films, students worked up to the very last minute on Monday night to put the finishing touches on their documentaries.

However, all the effort has clearly been worth it, Bricca said.

“Many of the films pretty effectively bring you into a world that you’ve never been in before, and that’s what any great film does,” he said. He also said he believes some of the student films

premiering tonight should be sent to film festivals and shown in other outlets because they are of such high quality. Bricca added that some students are planning to submit their shorts to various competitions.

Although not all the filmmakers are planning on making a career specifically in the documentary genre, the students taking Bricca’s course had the opportunity to learn valuable skills that can be applied to any genre of film.

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With finals bearing down on us, winter break is what we’re all looking forward to more than ever. However, when that beautiful day of liberation finally dawns, it sometimes doesn’t take too long before it becomes just a bit boring sitting around the house. If you need to get away from your family for a while, here are four films to check out over the next month.

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“If it’s in a word or if it’s in a book, you can’t get rid of The Babadook. … A rumbling sound, then three sharp knocks, baBA-ba DOOK! DOOK! DOOK!” Those are the words in a children’s pop-up picture book that speak of Mister Babadook, a supernatural creature in a top hat that haunts those who read his book. When recently widowed mother Amelia (Essie Davis) reads the story to her son, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), things start to go bump in the night.

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Well, it all comes to an end. The seminal franchise that started over a decade ago at the turn of the new millennium with “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” has been one of the cornerstones of both cinema and pop culture, and now concludes with “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.” Though “The Hobbit” trilogy has not garnered the critical acclaim of its predecessors (zero Academy Awards to 17), the films have been more in line with a lighthearted romp, keeping with the source novel’s less serious tone.

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The Loft Cinema will be holding its annual “Very Merry Holiday SingA-Long Spectacular” on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Commencing with a Bad Holiday Sweater Parade, the audience will be urged to don their most tacky, ugly Christmas sweaters and share their own wacky holiday stories, and the favorite will be awarded a fabulous prize.

Ten participants will be preselected by the staff to share their stories with the audience. After each has told their own anecdote, the audience will then determine the winner with applause.

Jeff Yanc, program director at The Loft, recalled one memorable anecdote of a woman who wore a hideous, multicolored, shag sweater vest with tree ornaments for buttons.

“It looked like holiday road kill,” Yanc said, fondly remembering with laughter.

Yanc said the woman told an oddly compelling story about how the sweater once belonged to her mother, who accidentally lit the sweater on fire with a cigarette on Christmas Day, burning half of it into cinders and resulting in its disposal. Since it was her mother’s favorite handmade sweater, she snuck the sweater out of the trash and taught herself how to sew, spending an entire year attempting to recreate the sweater in secret for her mother. She revived the sweater to its former hideous glory and gave it to her mother as a Christmas present the following year.

In previous years of the event, contestants have sung a cappella Christmas carols, danced, wired themselves with blinking Christmas tree lights and tried to recite “The Twelve Days of Christmas” backwards — all in an attempt to win over the audience. Not knowing what to expect

adds to the yuletide charm of the event.

Preceding the parade will be subtitled musical clips from Christmastime classics, including Nat King Cole, Michael Bublé, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, the Grinch, Judy Garland, Mariah Carey, the Muppets, Wham, ‘N Sync and Pee Wee Herman.

In the dubbed “movie seat caroling,” those in attendance may just find themselves singing along to their nostalgic holiday favorites.

“I am generally a Grinch with holiday stress,” said Brenda Rodriguez, assistant manager of The Loft. “Last year, the sing-a-long lifted me out of the hustle and [I] experienced the joy [from] when I was a child full of wonder.”

Free candy canes and special holiday eggnog at the snack bar will be provided along with other festive treats.

The event also encourages guests to bring unwrapped toys for donation to Casa de los Niños, and those who do will receive discounted admission.

Casa de los Niños, a nonprofit charity benefitting neglected and abused children in Southern Arizona, helps families during the holidays with collaborations such as Holiday Wish Tree, Adopt-a-Family and various other toy drives.

The Loft’s “Sing-a-Long Spectacular” benefits the toy drive by donating its collected toys as Christmas presents and late birthday presents for kids over the next year.

“The Loft is great for doing this for the kids at Casa de los Niños,” said Dan Gregory, community relations coordinator for Casa de los Niños.

After all, the best way to spread holiday cheer is singing loud for all to hear.

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among other steampunk groups, such as The Foundry, a group based out of Sierra Vista. TSS competed with The Foundry in tea dueling at a recent “Alice in Wonderland” event in Fort Huachuca.

“It’s [almost] turned [into] a lifestyle,” said John Floyd, member of The Foundry. Floyd defines steampunk as “alternative history,” a creative exploration of old-fashioned customs and styles typically from the Victorian era. Floyd first discovered steampunk culture at the Phoenix Comicon in 2010 and has been engineering costumes and gadgets ever since.

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are trying to balance their biscuit, predict when it is going to crumble, and encourage their opponent either to laugh so hard that their hand starts shaking and their biscuit crumbles, or make their opponent think that their biscuit is going to crumble.”

The only way to win the tea duel is to resist the other biscuit wielder’s mind games and secure the position of last dueler to eat 90 percent of the soggy biscuit in one bite. The winner, who, despite the odds, manages to get the biscuit into their mouth, receives the grand prize of one teacup.

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presented with a tray of biscuits.

Weathers said that TSS scrupulously decided on Pepperidge Farm’s Chessmen Biscuits in order to ensure a standard quality of biscuit for the duel’s main function.

Procuring the biscuits in a twofinger pinching hold, the tea duelers brace themselves for the game’s beginning.

“On the count of dunk,” Weathers said, “they dunk their biscuits for 5 seconds, and once they bring [them] up, the duel has begun.”

Weathers detailed the psychological tension of tea dueling.

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olly, put the kettle on — the Tucson Steampunk Society is having tea. On Saturday, the TSS will host displays of creative costumes, the coveted annual tea duel and the Gaelic tunes of the Borderline Celts, while sipping away the end of the year during the third annual Dickens Tea Party at First United Methodist Church.

TSS has been active since 2011 and has hosted its Dickens Tea Parties since December 2012.

The group participates in local maker community collaboration Maketopolis and the Tucson Wild Wild West Steampunk Convention at Old Tucson Studios.

The group also hosts a book club at Antigone Books on the second Sunday of every month for lovers of steampunk science fiction, reading classic authors such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells and more contemporary writers such as Cherie Priest and Gail Carriger.

The Dickens Tea Party costume contest will host three different categories for contenders: Dickensthemed, steampunk-themed and children’s steampunk. Each category’s winner will be judged on the basis of the costume’s creativity, the functionality of the steampunkor Dickens-related concept and the execution of the costume, which Jocelynne Weathers, TSS organizing committee board member, said is crucial.

The event will also host a peculiar, hilarious activity called tea dueling.

“Tea dueling is best witnessed in person,” Weathers said before explaining the game. Weathers said tea dueling begins with the selection of two opponents who sit down at a table, termed by TSS members as the “tea field,” and choose a particular type of tea.

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ARIZONA MEN’S basketball guard T.J. McConnell laughs during Arizona’s 87-56 win against Utah Valley in McKale Center on Tuesday. McConnell’s knack for making a big play was evident throughout the Wildcats’ big win against the Wolverines.

The first ever matchup between the Arizona Wildcats and Utah Valley Wolverines ended with a 87-56 UA blowout

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Up by about 20 in the second half, Arizona men’s basketball point guard T.J. McConnell was still diving for the ball and making steals in the Wildcats’ 8756 win over Utah Valley.

The No. 3 Arizona Wildcats (9-0) held the Wolverines scoreless for over seven minutes at one point to win their 36th game in a row against nonconference teams in the regular season and their 27th straight home.

“We never take a game head coach Sean Miller hard to be a great defensive lightly, no matter who we said. “That’s what you saw team.

The Wildcats had nine play,” UA guard Elliott Pitts tonight with T.J. diving. said. “There’s no game We’re just trying to be the steals, 23 points off of that’s really meaningless best we can be, not taking turnovers and eight blocks.

“We tried to speed to us, because every game anything for granted.”

Miller said there are them up,” Miller said. “It’s counts against our record.

So, we’re going to play our teams that are more something for us to mix talented, experienced and in especially at a home hardest, especially T.J.” Arizona out-rebounded shoot the ball better, but game. It makes sense — the Wildcats must work taking advantage of our Utah Valley 40-23. quickness, “ I t ’ s giving the not about other team receiving the It’s not about receiving the a different other team’s other team’s best shot; it’s look.” best shot; about being at our best U t a h it’s about — Sean Miller, Valley led being at our UA men’s basketball head coach for 2:21 best,” UA

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Best Moment: ASU football victory The best moment of the semester no doubt is when Arizona defeated ASU 42-35 in the Territorial Cup. The look on UA head coach Rich Rodriguez’s face when he realized the Wildcats were Pac-12 South Champs was priceless.

Worst Moment: Pac-12 Championship loss The worst moment of the semester was when Arizona football lost to Oregon 51-13 in the Pac-12 Championship. It was just plain embarrassing for Arizona’s offense, especially at the quarterback position.

Biggest Star: Scooby Wright At the beginning of the season, no one could have guessed that Scooby Wright would be one of the top defensive players in the Pac-12, let alone the country. He has already won the Nagurski award and is just a sophomore.

Biggest Surprise: Men’s basketball win over Gonzaga Trailing for most of the game, No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball defeat of Gonzaga was the most surprising of the semester simply for the final two minutes of overtime. Who could have guessed that Gonzaga’s Byron Wesley would miss all three free throws?

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Best Moment: Arizona football beating ASU ZonaZoo rushing the field after Arizona football won both the Territorial Cup and Pac-12 South will serve as one of the signature moments of the year.

Worst Moment: USC football loss Arizona’s perfect season slipped away as Casey Skowron missed a game-winning field goal versus the Trojans. Little did anyone know that Skowron would redeem himself a few weeks later with a gamewinner against Washington.

Biggest Star: Scooby Wright Who else could it be? Two-star Scoob took the college football world by storm with his tireless work ethic and almost single-handedly took down Heisman frontrunner Marcus Mariota when the two faced off in Eugene, Ore. Biggest Surprise: Gabi Stoian The midfielder led UA soccer with 13 goals this season, tied for second-best in school history. Stoian and the Wildcats made the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005.

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early on, and there were six lead changes.

“We start games out a little slower than we’d like to, but it’s all about how we finish them,” Pitts said.

“We’re undefeated, so we’re happy about that.”

Arizona’s bench outscored the Wolverines’ 45 to 25. Sixth man Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 12 points and had 10 rebounds, center Dusan Ristic had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Pitts had seven points.

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he No. 3 Arizona Wildcats just keep on winning, not that anyone expected the then-35 game nonconference streak to end against the largely unknown Utah Valley Wolverines. In fact, they’re not even the most noteworthy Wolverines on Arizona’s schedule. That nod goes to Michigan.

Before the season, the Gonzaga and Michigan home games appeared to be the hands down two marquee, nonconference games of the season.

With the Pac-12 Conference down as a whole, those games were also the rare chances to build a formidable NCAA tournament resume.

Looking at the Gonzaga game, Arizona picked up a great, resumebuilding victory by taking down the Zags 66-63 in OT. Sure, it was a home game, but it’s the kind of statement win the selection committee can look at and be impressed with. Gonzaga came into that matchup averaging 88 points per game, and the Wildcats held their explosive offense to just 63 points in overtime nonetheless.

As a measuring-stick game, the Wildcats couldn’t do much better than

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of our growing as a team,” Ristic said about the slow starts. “Like in one month, we are going to be a way better team than now.”

Ristic, who averaged 6.5 minutes per game through the first eight games, was 5-for-6 from the field, had four offensive rebounds and two blocks in 18 minutes.

“He’s really improved a lot on defense and still has a long way to go,” Miller said about Ristic. “His greatest attribute is his work ethic. He works as hard as anybody in our program, and that’s what’s eventually going to bring out the best in him.”

After McConnell got into foul trouble, backup point guard Parker JacksonCartwright played 24 minutes, scored seven points, had three assists and a steal.

Jackson-Cartwright, who is listed at 5-10, has 23 assists this year and four turnovers.

“Parker is small, but he’s always been small,” Miller said. “He’s learning how to survive out there.”

Arizona shot 60 percent from the field, 30 percent from 3 and 59 percent from the free-throw line. Utah Valley (3-5) shot 36 percent from the field, 46 percent from deep and 67 percent from the charity stripe.

“We battled tonight,” UVU head coach Dick Hunsaker said. “We weren’t able to match this team, but I thought we were competitive.”

Unlike most Pac-12 teams, the Wildcats play 13 games before Christmas, playing four games this week and last week.

“My philosophy is: When Christmas comes, it’s time for Christmas,” Miller said. “And then, it’s time for the Pac-12 [Conference]. We don’t need another game to prepare. Enjoy the holidays, and come back ready to compete in this great conference.”

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and EMU. From Arizona’s perspective, from page 13 Michigan’s woes do nothing but diminish it’s tournament resume. the Gonzaga matchup.

And that’s not to say Saturday’s However, that’s just one half matchup won’t be competitive — of the aforementioned duo of it probably will be. A victory over marquee nonconference games.

Michigan would be seen as more The other half belongs to the of a game the Wildcats should’ve reeling Michigan Wolverines. won, not one that could potentially Even after losing Nik Stauskas, define their season.

Glenn Robinson III and Mitch It certainly would be a far cry McGary to the 2014 NBA Draft, the from last season’s gritty 72-70 Wolverines were ranked No. 24 victory over the Wolverines in Ann in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.

Arbor, a victory that ended up Behind a perimeter oriented roster defining the season for the thenled by future pro Caris LeVert, No. 1 team in the nation. swingman Zak Irvin, reliable point However, there is a shining light guard Derrick at the end of the Walton Jr. and tunnel. Conference the always pesky foes like Spike Albrecht, Washington and the Wolverines Utah are building Time sure can put points solid resumes with flies when up in a hurry. wins over teams Unfortunately, you’re winning like San Diego Michigan is 36 straight State and Wichita trending in State, respectively. nonconference the wrong Those key wins games directions. After — particularly taking down Washington’s Syracuse in win over SDSU a close 68-65 — propel the ballgame, the impending fighting John Beileins have lost two matchups a bit higher than they in a row to the New Jersey Institute would’ve been. of Technology and Eastern Of course, this is all hypothetical.

Michigan.

As evidenced by Michigan’s rough Don’t blame yourself if you had patch, a lot can change over the never heard of either team before course of a week, let alone a reading this. You’re in the majority. month. Get ready to buckle down, Losing in nonconference is because the halfway point of the never easy, but losing to these kind season is rapidly approaching. of off-the-wall teams is downright Time sure flies when you’re deflating. I do not envy Beilein’s winning 36 straight regular season, job right about now, as he’s nonconference games. trying to rally his troops in time for this Saturday’s matchup with the Wildcats in McKale Center.

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Best Moment: Scooby Strip At No. 2 Oregon, Arizona football linebacker Scooby Wright literally took the game away from Heisman favorite Marcus Mariota, silencing and shocking the Autzen Stadium crowd.

Worst Moment: Skowron’s costly miss Arizona football kicker Casey Skowron’s last second missed kick against USC was brutal — not only for the loss, but because Skowron is universally liked.

Biggest Star: Stanley Johnson Johnson is still developing and was a little more raw than Aaron Gordon, but he’s already the best player on the best team at the UA. Biggest Surprise: Arizona football In August, if you said you picked Arizona football to go to the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl and finish the regular season in the top 10, you’re a liar.

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Best Moment: ASU football victory It just has to be when the cross country team defied all odds and… wait no, actually when ASU quarterback Mike Bercovici’s fourth down pass fell incomplete, and the Wildcats won the Pac-12 South.

Worst Moment: USC football loss The missed kick against USC to win it in the last seconds. The Wildcats probably had no business winning that game, but the fact they got Charlie-Browned made it all the more worse.

Biggest Star: Scooby Wright Wright is likely an All-American and should bring home multiple awards, so he is the easy choice, but soccer midfielder Gabi Stoian deserves a lot of recognition.

Biggest Surprise: Football’s offensive struggles The football team’s struggles on offense.

In Rich Rodriguez’s third season at the helm, you would think the offense would carry the Wildcats, but it often struggled mightily against good competition and relied on the defense to pull out wins.

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Best Moment: The fall of ASU Winning the Pac-12 South division and taking down ASU at the same time is just too good to pass up on for best moment.

Worst Moment: Volleyball loses early This was the best UA volleyball team in nearly a decade with senior standout Madi Kingdon leading the way. It was tough to see the team lose in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Biggest Star: Scooby Wright Scooby Dooby Doo! The player formally known as Phillip tore up the collegiate football landscape this year.

Biggest Surprise: Soccer makes NCAA tournament Head coach Tony Amato has done wonders in his short time at the helm of Arizona soccer. The Wildcats really made waves this season.

Best Moment: Hail Mary When Arizona football beat Cal 49-45 with a Hail Mary pass when time expired in the game. Anu Solomon passed it to Austin Hill, so the play is dubbed Hill Mary.

Worst Moment: Pac-12 Championship loss Arizona football received a complete smack down from Oregon during the Pac-12 Championship title game. And even worse, after Solomon had such a great year, he performed awfully and was pulled at halftime.

Biggest Star: T.J. McConnell McConnell is playing his second year of Wildcat basketball and is just so clutch. He is a pass-first point guard but usually puts up double digits on the scoreboard.

Biggest Surprise: Rondae dunking over a 7-foot-6 center Hands down, the most surprising moment was when Rondae Hollis-Jefferson dunked over a 7-foot-6 UC Irvine center. I was lucky enough to see that in person, but anyone who watched that was probably just as speechless as I am.

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2014-2015 UA football positional grades After a 10-3 season that saw the Wildcats reach the Pac-12 Championship Game, the Arizona football program reached new heights in 2014

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While he slumped a bit at the end of the season while dealing with an ankle injury, Anu Solomon did not play like a freshman in his rookie season. Solomon was 11th in country in passing yards with 3458, 16th in passing touchdowns with 27, 19th in passing yards per game with 266 and 22nd in total offense 285.9. The reserves also filled in admirably while he was hurt, especially Jesse Scroggins.

Nick Wilson had big shoes to fill in replacing Ka’Deem Carey, and he did so admirably. Despite missing time and being slowed by injury, Wilson was 24th in the country in rushing yards with 1289.

The true freshman was also 24th in the nation in rushing yards per carry with 5.94, 15th in rushing touchdowns with 15 and 26th in rushing yards per game with 107.4. Through 12 games, back up Terris Jones-Grigsby ran for 513 yards and 4.9 yards per carry.

Regular season grade: A

Regular season grade: A

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Although overshadowed by Solomon and Wilson, the receiving corps had a good year. Despite losing Nate Phillips to injury, it was still the deepest position group, as eight receivers caught 13 or more passes.

The Wildcats were 27th in the nation in passing with 277.7 yards per game. Texas transfer Cayleb Jones was 19th in the country in receiving touchdowns with nine and 41st in receiving yards with 902.

The unsung heroes behind the 26th best offense in the country (461.5 yards per game) were the Wildcats on the offensive line. The Wildcats were 27th in the NCAA in pass offense (277.7 yards per game) and had the 72nd best rushing offense, 170.4 yards per game.

However, the Wildcats were 93rd in sacks allowed with 2.46 per game and the quarterbacks were under constant pressure in the last two games.

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As a whole, Arizona’s defensive backs were reliable and produced big numbers. If you split that up from safeties to cornerbacks, there’s a different story. The safeties absolutely crushed it this season, and to say the cornerbacks underperformed this season may be an understatement.

Jared Tevis had another great year, racking up 119 total tackles, and had help from Jourdon Grandon, Will Parks and Tra’Mayne Bondurant.

Corners like Jonathan McKnight, Jarvis McCall Jr. and Cam Denson were on the opposite side of the spectrum.

Arizona’s defensive linemen have accounted for just nine of the team’s 37 sacks this season; that’s not to say the unit was horrible. Its worth comes when factoring in the 3-3-5 defensive scheme. The defensive line’s unselfishness allowed linebackers to clean up the tackles after they created the lanes. You have to give Reggie Gilbert and Dan Pettinato credit especially. Those are two seniors who will be sorely missed.

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Regular season grade: B+

Regular season grade: B-

Casey Skowron started off the year hot, cooled down significantly and then picked it back up toward the end of the season. He may not have been spectacular all season, but he still had a good season by UA kicker standards. Drew Riggleman ended the year second in the Pac-12 Conference in average punt yards, total punts and total punt yards. His ability to consistently pin opponents deep in their own field was huge.

It’s all about Scooby Wright at the linebacker position. Wright emerged as the unquestioned leader of Arizona’s defense this season and even made a surprise run at the Heisman Trophy. Through 13 games, Scooby had 153 total tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 14 sacks and six forced fumbles. When you think about how dominant of a season he had, it’s a shame he’s not a finalist for the Heisman.

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CONGRATULATIONS DECEMBER 2014 GRADUATES OF THE

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Bachelor of General Studies Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies Bachelor of Science in Global Studies Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Wishing our graduates all the best in their future goals and endeavors!

Students George Campos FSO Capital Finance

Madison Christian FSO Bursar’s Office

Akhil Kanakassery FSO Initiatives and Outreach

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THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Congratulates our Winter 2014 Graduates

Outstanding Departmental Seniors

*Ana Lourdes, Biomedical Engineering Vanessa Castaneda, Civil Engineering Robert Sheber, Mechanical Engineering Sarah Beal Cox, Mining Engineering Derek Keyes, Optical Sciences and Engineering *Recipient of the University of Arizona Foundation Outstanding Senior Award for the College of Engineering

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Special Recognition of the Graduates with a PhD in Engineering

CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU

Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Stacy Tollefson

Mohammad Abdel Rahman Charles Cooper Hsin-Chang Feng Deping Huang Jong Lee Min Liang Pavan Sudheendra Poluri Alejandro Proano Lozada Mingguang Tuo Michael Valenzuela Zhaohui Wang Sean Whitsitt Farah Fargo Paul Gensheimer

Rajesh Balachandran Stefan Bringuier Tony Jefferson Gnanaprakasa Pierre-Yves Guerder

Chemical Engineering J. Ryan Davis

Civil Engineering Brenda Bustillos

Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics

To the ambassadors, peer advisors, orientation leaders, office and food service workers, tutors, and ALL of you who have worked to ensure a positive experience for present and future students.

Abdullah Al-Hussein Lei Zhu

Environmental Engineering Binod Chaudhary Hector Guzman Grijalva

Mechanical Engineering Rafael Bernal Covarrubias Peter Polyvas Yi Lu

Systems & Industrial Engineering Sai Srinivas Nageshwaraniyergopalakrishnan

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Special Recognition of the Graduates with a Master of Science in Engineering

Our best wishes in your future endeavors!

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— Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Academic Initiatives and Student Success

Outstanding Graduate Students

Abdullah Al-Hussein, Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics Mohammad Abdel Rahman, Electrical & Computer Engineering Sudhee Dwivedi, Engineering Management Jorge Gonzalez Estrella, Environmental Engineering Pengfei Zhang, Industrial Engineering Robert Morgan, Mechanical Engineering Ross Uthoff, Optical Sciences Dong Xu, Systems and Industrial Engineering

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Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics Sonia Sarmiento

Agricultural & Anvar Seyereza Biosystems Engineering Electrical & Computer Cody Brown Wenyue Li Engineering Civil Engineering Fei Du

Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics Jad Chahal (M.Eng.) Yidan Chen Grecia Falcon Austin Houk (M.Eng.) Victor Madrid

Bilal Al Baalbaki Nilangshu Bidyanta Theran Cochran Eric de Groot Mickey Rhoades Deepa Soman Marcos Vargas Garrett Vanhoy

Engineering Management Brittany Bockstanz (M.Eng.)

Engineering Management Joe Divijak Sudhee Dwivedi Brent McFarland

Mining, Geological & Geophysical Engineering Ruby Barickman (M.Eng.) Ana Ingstrom (M.Eng.)

Environmental Engineering Mechanical Engineering Peirong Cao Erin Lansey

Industrial Engineering Brian Young Pengfei Zhang Sr

Materials Science & Engineering Ethan Kral Kyle Smith Steven Hernandez

Kyle Sheets Kai Wang Ghazal Dehghani Edgar Molina Andrew Whiteside

Systems Engineering Michael Logan Sufyan Mohamed Stephanie Sanchez

Special Recognition of the Graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Aerospace Engineering David Dones Varun Patel

Biomedical Engineering Matthew Cartwright Kokou Dogbevi Ana Enriquez Munguia Ryan Gapp Shari Garcia Scott Lafleur Jordan McCaleb Lindsay Peabody Brianna Rao Sarah Rogan

Biosystems Engineering Nicholas Junk Andrew Keller Monica Rodriguez

Civil Engineering Ryan Brown Vanessa Castaneda Sergio Pelayo Orion Velasco

Electrical Engineering Tyler Gage Mitch Luna

Electrical & Computer Engineering Tani Abraham Ernesto Barraza-Valdez Taylor Christenson Janiece Cooper William DeCook Kandon Eakins Kyle Konen Albert Martinez Justin Mortara Thomas Ortiz Junyuan Xiang

Industrial Engineering Skyler Brown Amber Pfau Sarah Thompson Hanqing Wen

Materials Science & Engineering Brian Akpan Arianne Allred Franc Smith

Mechanical Engineering Elliot Akamine

Engineering Management Jeffrey Asman Kyle Gunter Ryan Gyure Anna Ochoa-Lions Robert Palmer

Industrial Engineering Jafar Al Mousa Bader Alsuhaim

Sean Baker Juan Chavez Jeffrey Coelet Benjamin Cohodas Lucio Cota Thomas Driscoll Tyler Harmon Oren Lee

Mechanical Engineering Dean McLaughlin Farnaz Nasr Rolando Navarrete Jennifer Potter Victor Ruiz Robert Sheber Pengxing Song Benjamin Timbrook James Vilchis Eric Watters Hanyu Zhang

Mining Engineering Jarek Carroll Sarah Cox Jamie Mills Matthew Sullivan Michael Thille

Optical Sciences & Engineering Derek Keyes Mengtao Tang Note: This list does not include students who applied for graduation late or who were updated from a previous term.

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What to Watch Times are Mountain Standard Time Thursday Dec. 11: Arizona women’s basketball vs. Southern, 7 p.m. on pac12.com Saturday Dec. 13: No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball vs. Michigan, 3:15 p.m. on ESPN Sunday Dec. 14: Arizona women’s basketball vs. UAB, noon on pac-12.com Tuesday Dec. 16: No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball vs. Oakland, 7 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks Friday Dec. 19: No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball vs. UTEP, 9 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 Tuesday Dec. 23: No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball vs. UNLV, 8:15 p.m. on CBS Sports Network Monday Dec. 29: Arizona women’s basketball vs. Tennessee Martin, 7 p.m. on pac-12.com Wednesday Dec. 31: No. 10/12 Arizona football at VIZIO Fiesta Bowl (Glendale) vs. No. 20/21 Boise State, 2 p.m. on ESPN

Friday Jan. 2: No. 11 Arizona women’s swimming and diving home meet with NAU, Oregon State and Air Force, 2 p.m.

Saturday Jan. 3: Arizona women’s basketball vs. Washington State, noon on the Pac12 Networks, 2 p.m.

Sunday Jan. 4: No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball vs. ASU, 5 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 Monday Jan. 5: Arizona women’s basketball vs. Washington, 6 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks Thursday Jan. 8: Arizona women’s basketball vs. ASU, 6 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks Thursday Jan. 8: No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball at Oregon, 8:30 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks Friday Jan. 9: No. 20 Arizona hockey vs. No. 7 Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Jan. 10: Arizona women’s basketball, 6 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks Saturday Jan. 10: No. 20 Arizona hockey vs. No. 10 Cal State, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Jan. 11: No. 3 Arizona men’s basketball at Oregon State, 8 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 — Compiled by James Kelley

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Our Technicians have over 10 years of experience • We do nails with shellac

Campbell Spa & Nails

NEW!!!

Shellac Manicure

Just $20.99

(520) 881 - 6245 Monday - Saturday 9am - 7pm • Sundays 11am - 5pm Walk ins Welcome • Gift Certificate Available

Spa Pedicure & Manicure

Spa Pedicure

$19.99

$29.99

Gel Manicure

$20.99

Water St.

Reg. $24. FREE FLOWER (Hand Design) FOR TOE NAILS. With Coupon Only. Cannot combine offers.

Reg. $35. FREE FLOWER (Hand Design) FOR TOE NAILS. With Coupon Only. Cannot combine offers.

Reg. $25. With Coupon Only. Cannot combine offers.

Acrylic Full Set

Eyelash Extension 30% 0ff Regular Price

Gel Manicure & Spa Pedicure

$21.99

Reg. $27. With Coupon Only. Cannot combine offers.

$10 Eyebrow Threading for Students

Spring St.

Madison’s Boutique Upscale Resale

N. Campbell Ave.

Permanent

Grant St.

Designer brands at prices you can afford!

$39.99

Reg. $45. With Coupon Only. Cannot combine offers.

CA$H FOR YOUR CLOTHES, PURSES, SHOES & ACCESSORIES Call for buying times (We pay top dollar)

FORD • TOYOTA • CHEVY • NISSAN • PICK-UPS • VW • DODGE L I N C O L N

Tune-up Special

P O N T

20% Student Discount

Get Ready For A Roadtrip

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• Foreign & American car repairs & sales

V W

• We fix Brakes, A/C’s, Clutches, belts & hoses, oil leaks…everything on your car.

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• We do new car maintenance

M E R C

Family Owned & Operated

Expires 2-28-15

• B U I C K

Since 1980

“Trustworthy, fair, honest” - that’s

BARRY FRANK’S MOTORS 460 E. Prince 293-3517 or 293-3519

VOLVO • MAZDA • SUBARU • KIA • CADDIE • HYUNDAI • PLYMOUTH • TRUCKS

Relax this Week...

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plus more!

H O N D A

6900 E. Broadway Boulevard 520-886-3992 ~ www.madisons-boutique.com Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

With a copy of the

Daily

Wildcat.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

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