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BY Gabriella Vukelic The Daily Wildcat

The debate continues over the controversial name of a restaurant that is set to open on University Boulevard.

Pete Turner, owner of Illegal Pete’s, discussed the controversy over the restaurant’s name with a UA club and the Tucson community on Wednesday.

In the last month, communities within and around the UA have demanded Turner to change the name of his restaurant. Many claim it to be offensive to the Latino community.

Stephanie Zamora, co– chair treasurer of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan, or MEChA, described what happened during the meeting and the next steps for

resolving the disagreement.

Zamora said Turner was the first to reach out to MEChA in an attempt to listen to what the club had to say about the name of his restaurant.

“People got very emotional and expressed how [‘illegal’] has caused violence in our community, and I told him that it triggers me to remember how my mom and I immigrated to the U.S.,” Zamora said.

“It’s not a memory that I’m fond of, and no child should have to experience it, but, unfortunately, I did and seeing that name every day as I walk to work or class is extremely triggering and harmful to my mental state.”

Turner made it clear to the people attending the meeting that he’s not changing the name of the restaurant but wants to “continue the conversation.”

Zamora said the club gave Turner 2,500 petition signatures of people supporting the demand for the name change, including comments on the petition from supporters.

Kyle McFarland, an employee at Illegal Pete’s in Fort Collins, Colorado, said he thinks that the recent debates over the controversial name will come to a similar end as the Fort Collins location.

“We’ve been open for about a year now and only had a few protestors in the beginning, but now no one cares,” McFarland said. “Business is doing well here, even though the name of the restaurant had controversy to it at first, but I think this whole thing in Tucson will blow over eventually, too.”

Zamora said MEChA and the Tucson community aren’t

going to stop protesting until he gives a definite answer to the petition.

Talia Stone, a public health sophomore, gave her opinion on the local debate and her thoughts on the scheduled opening: “I can see why the Hispanic community might be offended by the name of the restaurant, but it is a chain and, if the owner hasn’t done anything about it in the past, I doubt he’ll do anything about it in the future,” Stone said. “I’m just excited for it to finally open this month because I love Mexican food, and I heard this place might be better than Chipotle.

[I] can’t wait to check it out and see if that rumor is true.”

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Results out for the new AzMERIT test

BY Elisabeth Morales The Daily Wildcat

Results from the first round of the Arizona Merit test have been released by the Arizona State Board of Education this year.

In 2010, the board adopted and fully implemented new state standards called the Common Core Standards, also known as the Arizona College and Career Ready Standards.

As a result, there was a need to update state standardized testing from Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards to the Arizona’s Measurement of Educational Readiness to Inform Teaching test.

The new AzMERIT test was adopted in Nov. 2014 and administered for the first time in March.

“It was a very tight turn around, which is unfortunate for schools and students who didn’t know until November when the test even was and had very little time to prepare for it,” said Charles Tack, deputy public information officer for the Arizona Department of Education.

The tests for language arts and math are administered to students in grades three through eight, and they take their assigned grade level tests.

The tests are also given to students in grades nine through 11, and students take End-ofCourse tests in English, algebra I, algebra II and geometry.

The AzMERIT test differs greatly from AIMS, as it is no longer tied to high school graduation.

Previously, students were required to pass both parts of the AIMS test to graduate from high school.

Andrew Vega, an Ironwood Ridge High School junior who took the AzMERIT for the first time last school year, explained his feelings toward the testing change.

“That takes away a lot of stress us students

have about these standardized tests,” Vega said.

“I know many of my friends have had to go through the tedious process of retaking AIMS over our high school years, but I think that also gives people less motive to do well.”

According to the release for the 2015 AzMERIT test results by the Arizona Board of Education, only 26 to 42 percent of students in grades three through 11 passed English language arts, and of those students, 30 percent to 42 percent passed mathematics.

“This kind of is a baseline year, it’s hard to compare it back to AIMS because the two tests are really very different; they’re really apples and oranges,” Tack said. “But what we know is these results show we have a lot of work to be done and there’s a lot of improvement that we need to work on together to help students achieve and improve.”

Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas, began to put in that work in April by traveling across the state on a tour called “We Are Listening.” On the tour, Douglas heard concerns that Arizonans had regarding state education and what can be done for improvement.

Douglas also developed a plan to improve education that was released in October after she finished a second “We Heard You Tour” last month. The second tour gave members of the public, parents and educators a chance to voice their thoughts on the plan.

According to Tack, this will be a yearly activity for Douglas.

“It’s only by coming together that we can hope to make real change and real difference,” Tack said.

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UA remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor

BY Sebastian Laguna The Daily Wildcat

On Sunday morning, from the lower level of the Student Union Memorial Center, a memorial was held to honor the men who lost their lives aboard the USS Arizona. Today marks 74 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

With many in attendance, including current members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the ceremony began with comments from Bill Westcott.

Westcott, the project organizer for the memorial that will be placed on the UA Mall, began by honoring the veterans who served at Pearl Harbor.

“The attack turned out to be a surprise, I’d like to emphasize that word surprise, and I’d like to emphasize it again,” Westcott said.

“You have to always be prepared, but there are times when it is impossible to prepare and action must be taken.”

Westcott praised the heroism of those who made tremendous sacrifices at Pearl Harbor and asked those in attendance to think of

the importance of honoring their memory.

“I believe we have to try and help America remember, and I want to thank those survivors and those who kept this alive,” Westcott said. “I stand before you today and say that we must never stop, and we must remember.”

Westcott then unveiled the plans for a memorial on the Mall of the USS Arizona. He described a memorial in the shape of the falllen ship, with 1,177 medallions marking the name of the men lost aboard the ship.

“Each student will have the ability to see the dates 1923-1941 and look at the medallion of someone 17 or 18 years old who lost their life at Pearl Harbor,” Westcott said.

After Westcott, Marine Col. Patrick Wall, spoke to the audience on the legacy left by the men of Pearl Harbor.

“It is important for those of us who were not there, to know the stories of those that were there,” Wall said.

Wall spoke about the way in which Pearl Harbor and the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 have been seared into the minds of Americans. He described

the way in which the Pearl Harbor attack in particular demonstrated the resilience of America, and the lasting legacy it left across the world.

“In a war that was so terrible, America was able to bring democracy to the world and unique to America, the enemy that was so visceral we became allies and friends with,” Wall said.

Lauren Bruner, a Pearl Harbor survivor, concluded the ceremony with the ringing of the SUMC tower bell to honor the survivors of the attack who have passed away in the last year.

This ceremony honored the legacy of all Pearl Harbor veterans, and also embraced the role of Arizona in remembering those who lost their lives aboard the USS Arizona while defending their nation.

“For America, we move on,” Wall said. “And as a nation, we owe a great deal to these men, and never forget the impact of [Dec.] 7 and its impact on the war and on this nation.”

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BY Chastity Laskey The Daily Wildcat

Today marks 74 years since the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, an event in which many men lost their lives, when Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base in Hawai’i on Dec. 7, 1941.

Of the 21 ships that sank, the USS Arizona lost 1,177 crew members. To honor those that lost their lives, the UA constructed a memorial on the first floor of the Student Union Memorial Center and is currently planning to build another on the UA Mall.

The structure of the student union represents and was modeled after the fallen battleship. The bell that currently hangs from the student union is one of two bells salvaged from the USS Arizona. There is also running water over the ship’s anchor chains and a lounge honoring those fallen on the first floor of the student union.

In the center of the roundabout near the student union sits a sculpture with 1,511 dog tags installed. Of the tags, 1,177 represent the men who died aboard the ship and the other 334 represent the survivors of the attack.

The water feature on the ground floor of the Student Union Memorial Center is one of the many memorials dedicated to the USS Arizona. On Sunday, Dec. 6, the UA remembered both those who lost their lives and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

What do you think of all the memorials the UA has honoring the USS Arizona?

“I think it’s actually pretty awesome because a lot of universities don’t do that. It makes you even more proud to be a wildcat.”

—Rebecca Alvarez, care, health and society sophomore

“I think it’s really cool that the [UA] is doing that for the veterans and the lives lost.

It’s a shame that they had to die, but it’s an honor that the university would do that for them.”

— Chase Caprio, urban planning and developing senior

“I think it’s really awesome because it pays tribute to the people who served for our country and the reason why we can even be here.”

—Michaela Pool, undeclared sophomore

“I think it’s kind of cool, it’s definitely something that honors the veterans and all they did.”

—Adam Levison, neuroscience senior

“I feel like it’s super awesome, because these men who died served our country to give us what we’re doing and what we have. I feel like to take that lightly is to dishonor what they did.”

— Kelsie Birkholz, classics sophomore

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A UAPD officer arrived at one of the bathrooms in the residence hall after a report was dispatched for medical assistance.

There, he saw a male student on the floor of the bathroom stall, leaning against a toilet, with vomit on his shirt. The student had bloodshot eyes and his speech was slurred.

Respondents from UA Emergency Medical Services and the Tucson Fire Department evaluated the student and asked him what he drank that night. The student replied, “Vodka.”

EMS helped the student walk back to his dorm room because he needed help getting off the floor.

The officer informed the student it was illegal to drink underage and then explained that he could be given a criminal citation or sent to the UA diversion program.

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Blowin’ chunks An underage non-UA student vomited into an air-conditioning fan at the football game during Family Weekend 2015, spraying surrounding game attendees with his biohazard.

A UAPD officer observed the young man who was vomiting into the fan outside one of the stadium entrances. The officer approached him and could immediately smell alcohol and noticed that he had trouble maintaining a standing position.

After learning that the male was only 17 years old, the officer decided he needed to be medically evaluated.

The minor informed the officer that he had been given water during the game inside the stadium and noticed that it tasted weird.

He also told the officer that he is Mormon and therefore would not drink alcohol.

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The officer attempted to call the minor’s mother but was unable to reach her. The minor’s girlfriend contacted her father, who assumed custody of him.

His girlfriend’s father signed the minor’s medical release and also signed off as a guardian on a form from the Pima County Juvenile Court Center, which ensured the 17-year-old and one of his parents would attend a court date.

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Members Stephanie Ho, Mike Vicidomini, Jason Kiesel, Rachel Heob and Lyndsey Edmonds of the Alpha Kappa Psi co-ed business fraternity play with Marlie, an adopted dog, on the UA Mall on Dec. 8, 2013. Coffee and a Cuddle is intended to help students alleviate end-of-the-semester stress.

Destress with Coffee and a Cuddle BY victoria teplitz The Daily Wildcat

‘Twas the week before finals, and all through the UA, not a Wildcat was stressing but instead waiting for Tuesday; For there will be, on the UA Mall, coffee poured in cups in hopes that students will come and cuddle some pups.

It’s that time of the semester again.

The Humane Society of Southern Arizona will be on the Mall on Tuesday, Dec. 8, for the only good thing about finals week: Coffee and a Cuddle.

By donating $5, students can enjoy caffeine and canines.

To pull off events like this one, the HSSA has a lot of volunteers at its service.

“We have nearly 1,600 volunteers right now total, which

is pretty amazing when you think about it,” said Aaron Fisher, volunteer manager at HSSA. Many of the estimated 1,600 volunteers for the humane society are students.

“Between foster and general volunteers, we also have had a number of student groups that have come through and done volunteer events,” Fisher said.

HSSA will explain ways more students can get involved during Coffee and a Cuddle so students can be reassured that the cuddling opportunities don’t have to end on the Mall.

“We are always welcome to and looking for more [volunteers],” Fisher said.

The business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi created Coffee and a Cuddle with HSSA in 2012 as a philanthropic event.

Gina Hansen, pet VIP coordinator for HSSA, helped in the startup of the first Coffee and a Cuddle.

Pet VIP Therapy is HSSA’s certified therapy program.

Therapy-certified dogs, along with puppies, will be on the Mall to help lower end-of-semester anxiety.

“We are here to promote the human and animal bond and help people in our community,” Hansen said.

Therapy dogs can reduce heart rate, blood pressure and cortisol levels and increase oxytocin levels.

“It’s a really good program for college students because of their high stress, depression and anxiety levels and being away from home,” Hansen said.

Hansen said the goal for the UA’s involvement with the Pet VIP program is to have dogs

present among the mental health counselors so students can access pet therapy more often and easily.

HSSA will also sell some collegefriendly items on Tuesday.

“We will have shot glasses, aluminum water bottles, bandanas and some cool, lastminute Christmas gifts,” said Steff Hunter, HSSA events lead.

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona program VolunteerUA will provide the coffee.

“This is a great opportunity for them to get donations and to have students know about the organization and the great work they do,” said Nawaf Alghamdi, VolunteerUA animal welfare commissioner.

Student volunteers will assist and help out with Coffee and a Cuddle on Tuesday.

“Our main goal is to benefit the organization, but at the same time, since it’s almost finals week, I think [being] surrounded by puppies, that is a great, great opportunity to forget about school for just a few minutes and enjoy the company of those awesome dogs and the love they will give to us as students,” Alghamdi said.

Coffee and a Cuddle will take place on the UA Mall, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can post photos of cuddling with the puppies using #uacuddle. For additional information you can join the Facebook event page.

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There will never be enough time to watch everything on TV, especially in 2015, which is why I’m here to fill you in on what exactly you missed for fall TV. Here are the takeaways from this stretch of television, along with some bonus homework for winter break.

This fall network premiere lineup was WEAK Network executives cry as the shift to streaming continues to gain momentum.

One surefire way to speed up the process?

Have network TV put out a pathetic fall lineup.

The major networks failed to produce a show that anyone would call a hit.

Even the biggest hit from last year, Fox’s “Empire,” has fizzled out. The future of network shows looks dark. Speaking of which...

The trend of dark dramas has begun to crack Recent years have shown that dark dramas have become synonymous with quality (see: “Breaking Bad,” “Mad Men” and “The Americans”).

The market correction for this trend is beginning to take shape in the form of an injection of levity. Look no further than “Fargo,” whose excellent second season proves that a certain degree of levity is needed to act as a foil to dark themes.

Bad people are all the rage The best sitcoms on television are now populated with the worst people. FXX’s “You’re the Worst” chronicles a group of absolutely awful Los Angelenos.

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The neon sign of Hotel Congress stands as a beacon, a lighthouse of sorts, for downtown Tucson, signaling wayward partiers to come into its warmth. Hotel Congress will host a New Year’s Eve celebration that revolves around the 1920s Prohibition.

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Hotel Congress is giving Tucsonans a great New Year’s Eve to look forward to with their New Year’s Eve Bash.

This year’s event is a 1920s Prohibition theme with a toast, themed rooms, live music and more. The New Year’s celebration begins at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31.

“It’s sort of our featured event of the year,” said David Slutes, entertainment and booking director for Hotel Congress. “We consider ourselves sort of Tucson’s New Year’s destination because, up until last year, we had this thing called ‘Tucson Times Square’ where we’d open up the street and have big events, so we’re used to doing big, big New Year’s Eves here.”

According to the Hotel Congress website, this 21-and-up event includes “a Whiskey del Bac whiskey toast, complimentary party favors for the midnight merriment, use of the free photo booth and access to the Opium Den which houses our Absinthe Bar.” The night will also include a hookah lounge, a VIP room, special hotel room packages and live music.

“One thing we’re doing is we’re almost making every room its own little club within a club,” Slutes said. “There will be live music here, DJ there, the burlesque in this room, the VIP room, so you can kind of move around and do all sorts of different things and have your own experience here. Even though it’s all under one roof, they all have their own theme in each room.”

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Hotel Congress plans to call back to the history of the hotel by ringing in the New Year speakeasy style.

The theme is meant to evoke the 1920s with an old-style juke joint, the opium den room, burlesque and whiskey barrels.

“That’s the 20s: The era of Prohibition when people weren’t actually allowed to drink but always snuck drinks. So we’re going to pretend that’s happening here,” said Slutes. “In fact, at midnight we’re breaking open a gigantic barrel, like Prohibition ends that night. The whole night had been sneaky drinking until midnight, then you get to have your free shot of whiskey at midnight.”

In addition to themed rooms and live music, a spot in the VIP room in the historic Copper Hall will also be an option for guests to purchase for $100. According to Slutes, the VIP room pass includes an open bar with food and drinks flowing.

The VIP room is limited to 100 people and is private, for those people who want to get away from the crowds.

General admission tickets to the event can be purchased for $25 online, at the hotel lobby front desk or at the door, if they’re still available.

They plan on selling out with the event being limited to 1,000 people this year.

— Follow Emma Jackson @emma_jackson26

An IUD is a small t-shaped device which is inserted into the uterus by a medical provider. A short string descends through the cervix into the upper vagina and is necessary for removal. Currently, there are three brands of IUDs approved by the FDA: Paragard® has copper in it. Mirena® and Skyla® release the hormone progestin.

How do they work?

By disrupting sperm so they cannot join and fertilize an egg. Hormonal IUDs prevent ovulation and thicken cervical mucus, which helps block sperm from reaching an egg.

How effective are they?

Very. IUDs are 99% effective, meaning that out of 100 women using an IUD for a year, one (or less) will get pregnant per year.

How long do they work?

For 10 years (Paragard®), 5 years (Mirena®), or 3 years (Skyla®).

What are the risks?

Just as all pregnancies come with risks, all contraceptive methods have health risks. IUDs may cause pain (when inserted and even afterward), cramping, spotting or irregular periods (especially the first 3-6 months with Mirena® and Skyla®).

There is risk of infection or the IUD slipping out of the uterus. In rare cases, more serious problems can occur. It’s best to discuss your medical history with a medical provider.

What do they cost?

If you have insurance, the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) requires your insurance provider to cover most or all costs for contraception. Without insurance, the cost is $500-1000, which is generally less than the cost of birth control pills over a 3, 5, or 10 year period.

Can I get one on campus?

Yes. The UA Campus Health Service Women’s Health doctors and nurse practitioners are trained and qualified to insert and remove IUDs. All three brands are available.

What are the pros and cons?

They are convenient, don’t require daily pill scheduling, are well-liked by most users, and have a low risk of side effects. Disadvantages include menstrual problems (especially in the first months of use) expulsion, and risk of perforation of the uterus (less than 1 in 1000 users).

Have a question? Email it to sextalk@email.arizona.edu

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SexTalk is written by Lee Ann Hamilton, MA, CHES, David Salafsky, MPH, and Carrie Hardesty, MEd, CHES, health educators at the UA Campus Health Service.

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Study Tips Tom Price Photo Editor “Laminate your notes so that they don’t smear from your tears.”

Disclaimer: Tom has never taken a college final

Meghan Fernandez Production Managing Editor “To be honest, I’m a senior and still don’t know how to study. Lots of coffee and lots of crying.”

Nick Havey Opinions Editor “If you are feeling overwhelmed, take a nap. You’ll still feel overwhelmed but you’ll be slightly more well-rested.”

Brenna Bailey Digital Arts Editor “Pro-tip: Lock yourself in a library study room with nothing but your exam materials and three Red Bulls. Don’t leave until you’ve mastered everything—even if it takes a couple mental breakdowns.”

Annie Dickman Design Chief “Make flash cards! You can use printer paper to make a bunch of them—instead of buying index cards—which is a lot cheaper. My favorite part is that you can throw them away as you memorize them, so that right before the test starts you only have a few select things left.”

Patrick O’Connor Science Editor “Make and re-draw diagrams until you understand [the] relationship[s] between topics, and use flash cards to make mock test questions. Also, don’t fall asleep on your lab couch when you’re pulling an allnighter for an 8 a.m. endocrine test.”

Finals Survival Week Calendar Dec. 9 Jessie Webster Editor in Chief “Break up your large tasks, like that 10-page research paper, into smaller, more achievable bits and schedule them over multiple days. It is very daunting to write a whole paper in one sitting but very manageble to perfect an introductory paragraph in an hour.”

Alex Guyton Production Arts Editor “Spread studying over the two to three days leading up to the test.”

Winterfest! Finals Survival Week KickOff

Dec. 10 Free late-night pancake breakfast

Free pancakes (with butter and syrup) with sausage and a fountain drink.

Cactus Grill, Nosh at Park Student Union and Bear Down Kitchen, 9-11 p.m.

THINK TANK Writing Palooza Work on your papers with writing center tutors on hand to answer quick questions.

Student Union Memorial Center, Suite 248, 1-7 p.m.

Academic skills tutors at Campus Recreation

RHA Study Packs

Pick up a study pack from the Residence Hall Association to help you through finals.

Park Student Union lawn, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Get help from an academic skills tutor after your workout.

Campus Recreation, North conference room, 5-7 p.m.

Dec. 13 Pearl Lam Science Reporter “Sleep on the facts, especially while cramming, to improve memory. On that note, sleep for at least 30 minutes before a test if you just crammed.”

Finals study break at the Science and Engineering Library

Natalie Robbins Science Reporter “To study for finals, I like to get an individual study room and study by myself for as long as I can. Then I will take some time off to sit in my room and watch a baking show or listen to some music for a while.”

Victoria Teplitz Arts Reporter “Find an animal and cuddle it ‘til you feel better. The best study groups are fluffy! Don’t have any furry friends? No worries, attend Coffee and a Cuddle on the Mall on Tuesday!”

THINK TANK Workshop Wednesday Workshop led by an academic skills tutor covering study plans and exam preparation.

Bear Down Gymnasium, 5 p.m.

Donuts and Coffee with Geico

Pick up a donut and coffee while chatting with a local employer.

Student Union Memorial Center, Suite 248, 9-11 a.m.

Finals coffee break at Fine Arts Library

Free coffee, donuts, fruit and therapy dogs. THINK TANK academic skills tutors will be there as well.

Fine Arts Library, second floor, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Get help from an academic skills tutor after your workout.

Campus Recreation, North conference room, 4-6 p.m.

Finals coffee break at Arizona Health Sciences Library

Dec. 15 20-minute triathlon at

Get Lost with Gaming

Play an online game on your own device to track down the location where a mystery photo was taken.

Hosted by Paul Blowers, UA Faculty Fellows and the Office of Student Engagement.

Student Union Memorial Center, Suite 248, 1-3 p.m.

Bouldering workshop with movie

Participate in a shortened triathlon of a 150-yard swim, a three-mile bike and a half-mile run.

Campus Recreation, pool area, 3 p.m.

Free foods, drinks and therapy dogs.

Main Library, second floor East Dec. 10, 6-9 p.m. and Dec. 11-12, 6-8 p.m.

Campus Recreation extended hours

Extra late-night hours to work out or study.

Campus Recreation Dec. 11-12, 6 a.m.-1 a.m. and Dec. 13, 6 a.m.-12 a.m.

Study hours with RHA and NRHH

Study with fellow students, Resident Hall Association and National Residence Hall Honorary representatives.

UA Main Library, room TBD, 3 p.m.

Free coffee, doughnuts, fruit and therapy dogs.

Arizona Health Sciences Library, 4-6 p.m.

Craft Night at Campus Recreation

Craft stress balls, 3D snowflakes and more to de-stress.

Campus Recreation, 5-7 p.m.

Dec. 16

Campus Recreation pool

Finals study break—Game Night at Main Library

Chill Out with Ice Cream from Saturn Hosted by Don McCarthy, UA Faculty Fellows and the Office of Student Engagement.

Student Union Memorial Center, Suite 248, 1-2 p.m.

Dec. 14 Science of Sports

Learn about UA sports performance and optimization research. Hosted by Ricardo Valerdi, UA Faculty Fellows and the Office of Student Engagement.

Student Union Memorial Center, Suite 248, 1-3 p.m.

Academic skills tutors at Campus Recreation

Free food, drinks, therapy dogs and

Dec. 11

Free yoga nidra

Free one-hour guided yoga session.

Campus Recreation, Room A, 3 p.m.

fun in the iSpace.

Science and Engineering Library, second floor, 7-9 p.m.

RHA Dogs in the Bowl Relax with the Resident Hall Association and therapy dogs.

Highland Bowl, 2 p.m.

Free ice skating—skates included—and other holiday activities.

UA Mall, 6-10 p.m.

Beginner rock climbing and a movie.

No experience required.

Campus Recreation, bouldering wall, 6-8 p.m.

Dance Your Butt Off with RHA

Dance your stress away.

Student Union Memorial Center, Ventana room, 8-9 p.m.

Multi-day events Snacks in Campus Health lobbies Free fresh fruit and granola bars.

Campus Health Services Dec. 11, 14-15 and 17, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Dec. 16, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Dean of Students’ “Sweet Ride” Watch for the Dean of Students Office’s decorated golf cart to get some free sweets.

Roaming, Dec. 11-15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free blue books

1,800 free exam blue books: first come, first served, while supplies last.

UA Bookstores, Dec. 9-17.

Meditation through coloring

De-stress by coloring.

Student Union Memorial Center, Suite 248.

Dec. 11-17 (closed Saturday and Sunday), 3-5 p.m.

Free massages

Sign up for a first-come, first-served quick massage.

UA Bookstore Dec. 11 and 14-16, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Group study areas at Campus Recreation

Take your studying to the rec for snacks, coloring and quite spaces.

Campus Recreation, Dec. 10-16, 6 a.m.-12 a.m.

Group fitness classes at Campus Recreation Free group fitness classes all week.

Campus Recreation, room B, Larson.

Dec. 10-16, 4-5:45 p.m.

Study Spots 1 2 3 4

Gould-Simpson Building The study room on the ninth floor is always a quiet spot to isolate yourself from distractions.

Caffe Luce Caffe Luce has a relaxed atmosphere and smells heavenly. With caffeine at an arm’s reach, these seats are worth racing with other students for.

The Scented Leaf Like Caffe Luce, The Scented Leaf is great for its laid-back interior. The employees are knowledgeable and happy to help you find the right tea to fit your needs.

UA Main Library Sometimes, you can’t beat the classic.

Although the library can be pretty hectic during finals week, watching other students study harder than you can be motivation enough to help you get through that extra chapter.

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Science-Engineering Library This one’s just like the Main Library, but smaller.

All students are welcome here despite its name and you may have a better shot at finding an open seat.

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Student Union Memorial Center Head up the stairs to the third floor and you’ll be pleased to find study rooms that are usually barren. The patios are also a nice escape if you like to study outdoors.

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Highland Bowl Just outside the Campus Health Service building, the large grassy area called the “bowl” is great for reclining and spreading out your materials.

Center for Creative Photography Yet another hideaway.

The CCP has comfortable chairs and beautiful photographs to distract you if you need a break.

OPinions

December 7-8, 2015 • Page 12 Editor: Nick Havey

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Facebook trending misleads users by greg castro

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mericans care more about Kim Kardashian than gun violence. At least that’s what my Facebook trending topics feed is telling me right now.

Last month, it was Adam Levine’s new back tattoo overshadowing violence in Syria.

Throughout the summer, it was Lady Gaga tripping on stage over pretty much everything else.

Surely, we should pack it in and just give up at this point. If this is how our nation spends its time, then we have truly become an intellectually-barren wasteland devoid of all reason and sophistication.

Jesus, come quickly.

However, Facebook users may notice something else strange about their trending topics. Every once in a while, a topic that you personally enjoy will trend on top for a surprising amount of time, perhaps even a full

week.

Could it be that the whole Facebook-using world actually loves Neopets just as much as you do?

No. No it couldn’t.

Because, despite what crotchety, old Internet alarmists would have you think, trending topics on Facebook are not a pure measure of what’s on everyone’s minds at any given time.

That aspect of the site is actually based on an algorithm, which according to technology website Re/code “ … takes into account a few personal things, like where you live and what pages you follow. But primarily it looks for two broader signals: Topics that are being mentioned a lot and topics that receive a dramatic spike in mentions.”

This means that on any given day, you are viewing a combination of things that actually are being talked about a lot and less popular things that you might personally be interested in.

So the good news is those constant trending topics about people being murdered in your hometown, for example, don’t necessarily mean that your hometown has a statistically disproportionate number of murders.

Facebook just thinks you might be more interested in hearing about murder from where you grew up, as opposed to all of the murder happening everywhere else.

How considerate.

The bad news is a lot of people actually are talking about Kim’s new earrings or Adam’s new back tattoo at any given time.

After the attacks on Paris in November, that topic was trending throughout the week because a massive amount of people were legitimately talking about it online.

Facebook was actually pretty transparent about their mechanism when the trending feature was added to the site in 2014.

At the time, they described it as “… a personalized list of popular topics for each user, combining their interests with content getting the most attention across the entire platform …”

The current help center description for the service is a little more vague, but ultimately still honest, reading, “The topics you see are based on a number of factors including engagement, timeliness, pages you’ve liked and your location.”

So to some extent, trending topics on

Facebook are as much about advertising as they are about providing you with the most relevant daily news.

You’ll get to read about the newest terrorist attack as well as that new video game you’re now going to buy.

It’s also worth considering even the truly most-discussed topics on your feed are subject to a certain bias. Facebook is a social media platform after all, not a true news outlet.

What are you most likely to share on your friend’s wall: a funny GIF of Lady Gaga falling over or a sad video about the latest with the refugees in Syria?

So perhaps don’t start decrying the downfall of American culture just yet.

According to the Pew Research Center, the current generation is actually the most informed ever. But we, like literally every generation before us, also like to gossip, to joke and to complain.

And we also appreciate the fine art form that is the cat video.

— Follow Greg Castro @gacastrotweets

Four-day school week disastrous for students by maddie pickens The Daily Wildcat

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oters in the Apache Junction Unified School District recently rejected an override bond that would have potentially provided the district with enough money to avoid closing schools on Fridays, which has resulted in a four-day school week for students across the district.

Apache Junction is hardly the first district in Arizona to make this decision; at least 41 other districts in Arizona have made the switch to four-day weeks as well.

The motivation behind these decisions is, unfortunately, a common one: finances.

Apache Junction is facing a $2.7 million budget deficit and needed to find a way to make that up.

Its solution included not only changing the weekly schedule, but also increasing class sizes and closing an elementary school.

Leaving aside the possibly detrimental effects of those last two decisions, changing the schedule to a four-day plan was possibly the worst thing the district could have done.

For one thing, it’s not actually saving very much money. The district will still be required to pay teachers the same annual salary, and building rental and utility costs will remain the same.

Ultimately the only things it will be saving money on are cafeteria and transportation costs for that day.

While those expenses can be formidable, there are almost no other benefits to this decision that could outweigh the inconvenience. Students are missing an entire day of instruction that they had previously.

into context for struggling At first glance, this mostly children will fall by the wayside. affects the students, but it’s really Meanwhile, parents are much more than that. now responsible for caring for For one thing, the teachers their children for an extra day. are now forced to cram the same Particularly for elementary-aged amount of information into less students, this time. is a huge deal.

That, at the With school Students who very least, does are too young not bode well boards across to stay home for students’ the state struggling by themselves abilities to must now go learn materials and making decisions to day care or in time for the similar to this one, it’s find alternate ever-popular hard not to question arrangements.

Arizona yearly This is great assessments.

Gov. Doug Ducey’s for the day care Moreover, treatment of education industry and they’ve in his budgetary horrible for the definitely parents who are lost any time decisions.” now required that wasn’t to pick up the actually spent financial slack left by the school preparing for those pesky exams, board. which constantly have their The biggest victims of usefulness debated anyway. this decision, however, are Field trips, exploratory units and all the extras that put learning unquestionably the students.

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Their instructional time is being crammed, their teachers are becoming even more overworked and their parents are likely growing to resent their education—never a healthy situation, particularly in an environment designed to foster a lifelong love of learning, not destroy it.

With school boards across the state struggling and making decisions similar to this one, it’s hard not to question Gov. Doug Ducey’s treatment of education in his budgetary decisions.

However, this is the budget that school boards have to work with and, when making their decisions of where to cut corners, instructional time is something that should definitely not be on the chopping block.

— Follow Maddie Pickens @maddieclaire149

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aters, doubters, whatever you want to call them. There are many people, especially in our generation, who just can’t stand to see others succeed.

This is evident on many different levels, and it is frustrating.

People who put themselves in an uncertain or risky environment in order to accomplish their passions are constantly put down and scoffed at for “trying.”

Dang.

Trying is hard.

It takes guts. My natural human instinct is to not try; to give the minimum amount of effort it takes to avoid creating a disastrous life that my parents would be ashamed of.

I would venture to say most other people’s natural desire is to do the same.

So why do we have such a blast watching people fail?

Each time a celebrity we dislike screws up, or maybe when an athlete from a rival sports team is busted for drugs, we have a quiet inside voice that says, “yay!”

Even if we don’t outwardly say so, the majority of people have this feeling.

What is wrong with us?

I can’t act like I don’t do this exact thing. I recognize that this is an ugly, little aspect of my emotional makeup, and maybe I’m completely off-base in thinking others think like me.

I doubt that, though.

There is something just so soothing to us about seeing someone fail, someone we can compare ourselves to and say, “Hey, at least I didn’t stutter through my whole presentation in class. At least I’m not that person.”

We live in a constant state of comparison. Subconsciously, we compare ourselves to every person we set our eyes on.

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At the gym it’s, “I’m more ripped than that dude,” or “Dang, that guy is way stronger than me.”

Even the great Mark Twain conceded that “comparison is the death of joy.”

Why? Can’t we be happy with who we are individually, celebrate our differences and just, overall, be cool with each other?

“Nope,” says human nature.

We grew up in intense one-up contests known as junior high and high school.

Haters were plentiful; it was a hard thing to try, to be determined or to put ourselves out in any position where failure was a potential result.

College is definitely not that bad, but still, there are underlying remnants of a high-school mentality that affects all people, no matter what age.

It’s sad, really. A lot of people are hellbent on solving the plethora of the world’s problems, but struggle with a simple concept: Be kind. To everyone.

I really believe if the majority of humans stopped living in comparison and were just nice, it would have a larger effect than any policy change enacted by our new president in 2016.

We all come from different backgrounds and are better or worse than others in every aspect of life.

But not everything is a competition, and we don’t have to hate on each other to elevate ourselves.

The culture of judging and haters makes it that much more difficult for people to go after something risky. But what if that culture changed?

Would people feel more apt to try different things and to be successful in ways that they thought were impossible?

I think so.

So be kind to others, and let the change start with us.

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December 7-8, 2015 • Page 14 Editor: Dominic Baciocco sports@dailywildcat.com (520) 621-2956 twitter.com/dailywildcat

Time to play ball with Rich Rod and all The return of head coach Rich Rodriguez had been in serious question for the last month of college football.

Now committed to Arizona, Rodriguez is ready to lead the Wildcats in their fourth straight bowl appearance

BY Ezra Amacher The Daily Wildcat

Arizona football head coach Rich Rodriguez announced Saturday evening he would be remaining with the program.

A day later, he was awarded his next coaching matchup: a date with New Mexico in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl.

It was a busy weekend for the Arizona football program, as Rodriguez attracted all of the attention Friday and Saturday by flirting with the head-coaching job at South Carolina.

Rodriguez traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday to interview with South Carolina officials, according to a report by Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports.

At 8 p.m. Saturday, Rodriguez reaffirmed his position at Arizona by tweeting, “Happy and honored to be an Arizona Wildcat!! Bear Down!!”

Minutes later, Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted, “Great news! @CoachRodAZ did not commit to the offer from S. Carolina. He’s an Arizona Wildcat. #BearDown.”

Byrne’s tweet picked up great attention on social media for suggesting South Carolina had indeed offered Rodriguez a job, but that the soon-to-be fifth-year Wildcat head coach turned down the position.

Rodriguez and Byrne each addressed the situation Sunday at the football program’s annual team banquet.

“There was mutual interest and curiosity,” Rodriguez said.

“In the end, it wasn’t enough to make a move on both sides. I’ve got a great situation here and a great group of kids, tremendous fans and support.”

Rodriguez did not directly answer questions regarding whether South Carolina formally offered him the job, but he did say there were “no inaccuracies” in either his or Byrne’s tweets.

“I thought it was important for

our fan base to know, and from a recruiting standpoint as well, that it’s flattering for a coach to have other opportunities,” Byrne said.

Rodriguez’s situation overshadowed Sunday’s headline that Arizona (6-6) will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico to compete in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 19.

Arizona last played in the New Mexico Bowl in 2012— Rodriguez’s first year with the program—when the Wildcats defeated Nevada with two lastminute scores.

The trip will mark Arizona’s seventh appearance in a bowl game in the last eight years.

“We are looking forward to returning to the Gildan New Mexico Bowl where we have great memories from a few years ago,” Rodriguez said. “It’s especially important to our seniors who will now play in a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season.”

The game will be held at University Stadium and is slated for a noon kickoff on ESPN. Arizona men’s basketball hosts UNLV in McKale Center that same night.

New Mexico, which finished the season 7-5 competing in the Mountain West Conference, will receive a literal home-field advantage.

Arizona and New Mexico faced one mutual opponent this season: ASU. The Lobos lost to ASU 34-10 in Tempe in the third week of the season. The Wildcats are coming off a 52-37 defeat to the Sun Devils.

For those interested in attending the game, tickets went on sale Sunday evening on Arizona Athletics’ website. Prices are $40 for the public and $15 for students.

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Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez speaks to media on Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Tucson Hilton El Conquistador during the team’s annual banquet. Rodriguez answered questions about his job offer from South Carolina, as well as about the upcoming bowl game in Albuquerque in what will be his fourth straight bowl appearance with the Wildcats.

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Win over Gonzaga could ignite Arizona

BY Dominic Baciocco

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hough 2014 provided Tucsonans the rare privilege of rooting for one of the nation’s best football teams while a top-three basketball team was kicking off its season, Arizona fans always have one thing in mind come November. That one thing involves something the Wildcats haven’t been as prone to this fall season: winning.

Saying Arizona’s football season was an utter disappointment might actually be an understatement. Tucson and Wildcat fans needed a pick-me-up more than ever and, as they almost always are, head coach Sean Miller and Arizona basketball were just that.

It hasn’t always been that way, though.

November losses to Wisconsin, Kansas and Mississippi State from 2009 to 2011, respectively, are what defined Miller’s young non-conference career at Arizona. The successor to an all-time legend never quite had Arizona off to a quick start, and the Wildcats made the NCAA Tournament just twice in Miller’s first four years after competing in it for 24 consecutive seasons.

Arizona, however, has since rallied off 14-0, 21-0 and 12-0 starts coming into this season, which have all resulted in trips to the Big Dance.

Tucson was in desperate need of a turn around after Arizona football’s worst finish at 6-6 since the 2011 season where it finished 4-8 and missed a bowl game for the only time in the past seven seasons.

The city was clearly amped for basketball season as soon as the Wildcats’ annual RedBlue Game exhibition rolled around.

“So Arizona basketball is about to sell out 14,655 seats for the Red Blue game. Probably only 4-5 other schools nationally who could do that,” Daily Wildcat sports reporter Ezra Amacher wrote on Twitter.

After a fall of crushing football injuries and losses, Wildcat fans needed Arizona basketball back at full force.

A young team searching for an identity took the floor and started 4-0 before a dismal overtime victory against a then winless Santa Clara team.

Early statement victories over ranked opponents have driven the Wildcats’ hot starts the last three seasons.

Arizona beat a No. 5 Florida in 2012 to ignite the 14-game win streak and took down West coast rival San Diego State and a No. 25 Michigan on the road in 2013, which was part of the program best 21-game win streak to open a season. The Wildcats defeated then No. 9 Gonzaga at home last year to fuel the 12-game run to begin the season.

Miller and company had a chance for

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Arizona guard Gabe York (1) drives through the lane between Gonzaga defenders during the first half in McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington on Saturday, Dec. 5. York led the Wildcats’ second-half comeback surge with 18 points.

another statement win this year against Michigan State in the DirecTV Wooden Legacy.

The Wildcats lost to Providence, though, to prevent a showdown with the then-No. 3 Spartans.

A battle at then No. 13 Gonzaga on Saturday presented Arizona another chance, and the Wildcats seized the opportunity. Few expected them to contend with the Bulldogs on the road, especially after falling into a first-half hole.

But clawing their way back into the game and ultimately completing the upset could ignite Arizona’s confidence.

“The fact that we played up here, I think will make us more battle-tested for our own conference,” Miller said. “Now that we’ve had a chance to get a win up here, I hope it gives us a confidence boost at a really crucial time. … This is something for us to build on in many, many ways coming up.”

Arizona has five non-conference games remaining—all in McKale Center against unranked opponents.

The next road test happens to be the Pac-12 Conference opener against rival ASU, before the Wildcats travel to Southern California for USC and a UCLA squad that just took down No. 1 Kentucky.

The Wildcats will hope to have found an identity by the time the meat of the Pac-12 in California and Oregon roll around in late January.

For now, Tucson and Wildcat fans will remain thankful they have even a glimpse of Arizona basketball to help move past a forgetful fall. They can only hope the upset victory over the Zags will light a flame under the Wildcats and help the inexperienced team find its way back to what we’re used to seeing.

The only question is: How many wins will it take for Arizona to be Arizona?

— Follow Dominic Baciocco @DominicBaciocco

What I do at The Daily Wildcat: Photographer Why I work here: My job entails taking photos to pair with articles. Some of my most recent work has been of Sargent Filbert Barrera and of the store Fry’s. Some of my favorite parts about working at the Daily Wildcat are incorporating creativity to the photos to tell the unique story behind them and being fortunate enough to travel to diverse places. I also enjoy working with fantastic co-workers and meeting many interesting people! After I graduate, I want to work for a magazine as a travel writer or as a photographer.

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Depth key in Wildcats’ early success

BY Ryan Kelapire The Daily Wildcat

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t’s evident a lot has changed for the Arizona women’s basketball team this year.

The roster has been revamped and the new pieces at Arizona head coach Niya Butts’ disposal have quickly resulted in success.

The Wildcats have won six of their first seven games and while it certainly isn’t a finished product, Arizona is already noticeably better than last year’s team,what finished 10-20.

“I know we’re not where we want to be right now,” said Arizona point guard Taryn Griffey. “But I feel like we’re getting there and I’m just really proud of the work we put in and I’m proud of how we look out there.”

Having more offensive weapons, including Griffey, has helped the Wildcats’ offense tremendously.

“We look a lot better than last season,” Griffey said. “So I just feel like we’re getting a lot better and I feel that we’re sharing the ball better too.”

The improved depth—something the team

hasn’t had in quite some time—is one major reason for the team’s improvement.

Arizona was forced to have an extremely short bench due to injuries last season and sometimes, they had just six healthy players; but 10 different Wildcats scored in Saturday’s win over Pacific.

Butts said she feels like each and every player on the roster is more than capable of contributing.

“I really like our team. I like our roster and as you can see, we’re playing a lot of kids because a lot of kids can help us and a lot of kids can play.” Butts said. “On any given night, I think any of them could be in the starting lineup, but right now, I like the way we’re rotating them in and I like the way we’re playing.”

It’s also important to note the team is still without LaBrittney Jones, who is arguably the team’s best player. Jones averaged nine points per game last season, which is the most among all returning players. She has also led the team in rebounds per game (5.7).

An injury has kept Jones out of the lineup thus far, but Butts said she’s returned to practice and is close to returning to game action.

“It’s really day-to-day,” Butts said. “She’s practicing now, but we really want to be careful what we do with her when we bring

her back.”

Still, it’s impressive what the Wildcats have been able to do without the junior forward’s help.

Since the team has just one more game before heading to San Juan for three games in four days in the Puerto Rico Classic, Butts said it would be a little more challenging to reinsert Jones into the lineup.

That said, Butts said she is happy with how the team has played without her and knows it’s a matter of when, not if, Jones returns to the lineup.

“For now, I think we’re doing a good job of holding [the court] down without her,” Butts said. “Hopefully we can get her back on the court soon, though.”

The Wildcats were picked to finish dead last in the Pac-12 Conference, but with the team already playing well and Jones coming back soon, it appears Arizona has a great shot of proving the voters wrong.

“I can’t say enough about this team,” Butts said. “I just really like where we are right now and now, we just have to continue to grow.”

The team will go for its seventh win of the season and fifth straight on Thursday in McKale Center against Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m.

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Arizona guard Taryn Griffey (3) leads the Wildcats offense downcourt in McKale Center against Pacific on Saturday, Dec. 5. Griffey was one of 10 Wildcats to score in Arizona’s fourth straight victory.

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