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Athletics fee postponed

Greg Byrne announces a ‘pause’ on possible $200 student fee

BY SAM GROSS

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Vice President for Athletics Greg Byrne stood in front of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate Wednesday night and told them “we’re hitting the pause button” on moving forward with the proposed $200 athletics fee.

“We’re not hitting the stop button,” Byrne said. “What we’ve done, and I’ve told you this on the front end, is we were going to listen to you … and we started getting feedback.”

The outpour of feedback from students and the surrounding community, the input from leaders of the ZonaZoo and student government, as well as Byrne’s persistence that students need to be given the chance to have a say in the process ultimately caused Arizona Athletics to step back from the fee and realize that more planning was

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GREG BYRNE discusses the proposed athletics fee at an ASUA meeting. Byrne told the senate that the proposed athletics fee would be “paused” so that students could play a bigger role in its planning and implementation.

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UA study shatters stereotype Rates of alcohol abuse among whites and Native Americans found to be nearly identitcal

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Many Arizonans may have heard the stereotype that Native Americans tend to have high rates of alcohol abuse or misuse.

A new study, conducted by Dr. James Cunningham of the UA department of family and community medicine and the UA Native American Research and Training Center, has found that

Native Americans’ binge drinking and heavy drinking habits are similar to those of whites, thus dispelling the stereotype.

In the study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, researchers found that 17.3 percent of Native Americans binge drank, meaning they had five or more drinks at least one to four days per week, compared to 16.7 percent

of whites. When looking at individuals who drank heavily (having five or more drinks at least five times a week), 8.3 percent of Native Americans were estimated to be heavy drinkers, compared to 7.5 percent of whites.

“From a social and cultural perspective, being able to get rid of that stereotype is like a giant lift off the shoulders of people. They can stand up and be proud of who

they are,” said Teshia Arambula Solomon, director of the UA NARTC. In fact, the rates of abstinence from drinking were higher in Native Americans than in whites: 59.9 percent of Native Americans abstained from drinking compared to 43.1 percent of whites.

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New opportunities arise with Office of Student Engagement

BY DEVON WALO

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The UA opened the Office of Student Engagement in order to help UA President Ann Weaver Hart’s new university-wide initiative.

One of the main focuses of the initiative is to maintain an environment of 100 percent student engagement, according to the UA Never Settle website.

The office opened in October 2015, but held its grand opening last week. It is located on the main floor of the Student Union Memorial Center between Sabor and Core.

Senior coordinator for student engagement and head of the office, Alexis Rhyner, believes that this will be a beneficial environment where students can become more integrated into the UA. “The campus really needed a hub where people could really connect with all of the experiential and learning engagement that happens on campus,” Rhyner said.

Through the total student engagement initiative, students are able to enroll in forcredit programs or non-credit engagement experiences that will transfer to their engagement records and go on their transcripts, according to Rhyner.

Kevin Bonine, UA professor in the College of Science and director of education-outreach and outreach initiatives, said engaging students outside of the classroom is not only an effective way to keep them at the university, but it also improves their educations and employabilities.

“The Office of Student Engagement is a fantastic resource for us to make UA students aware of opportunities that we have available at Bioshpere 2 and the College of Science,” Bonine said. “Specifically in the context of research internships, other internships and outreach opportunities.”

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Committees and development teams around campus are used as liaisons to help direct students who are interested in getting involved outside of the classroom.

Alongside administration working within the Office of Student Engagement, Associated Students of the University of Arizona Sen. Andreas Zai gives a student’s perspective on what the program does.

“That’s where I come in,” Zai said. “As an ASUA Senator, we are obligated to sit on university committees that require a student representative.”

Members of the committee meet once a month to vote on programs that applied to be considered an engagement opportunity,

according to Zai. “Our main goal is to help students connect with engagement and experiential learning across campus,” Rhyner said. “Having this office and having this initiative is pretty innovative for a campus our size, so we want to make sure that we are here to support students and to give students that opportunity.”

Rhyner said they are still trying to get the word out about the new office, but they have kept busy thus far with students who are interested.

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UA talks political climate decisions Earth’s thermometer

BY MICHELLE JAQUETTE The Daily Wildcat

The prospects for the United States holding up its part of the Paris Agreement looked grim last week when the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to halt President Barack Obama’s climate change regulation plan.

The regulation, known as the Clean Power Plan, was a big part of the United States’ plan to take action against climate change.

“If that [Clean Power Plan] doesn’t happen then they are not even going to be near what they had promised,” said Miriam Gay-Antaki, a UA graduate student studying gender and climate change.

The recent death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia changed the terms of the climate change discussion.

“Until recently, the door to the 115 path had been closed for political reasons. But the combination of the Paris Agreement plus a more environmentally minded Supreme Court may have changed conditions enough for that pathway to be open,” said UA graduate student Sonya Ziaja.

Gay-Antaki was part of a UA Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice delegation sent to the United Nations Climate Conference held in Paris in November 2015. She explained that there were two main goals for the conference.

First, to make sure the Earth does not warm by more than 2 degrees Celsius before the end of the century and second, to increase funding to developing nations to $100 billion by 2020 to help those nations transition away from the use of fossil fuels.

Before going to Paris, all nations in “a position to do so” were expected to submit a contribution to stop the world from warming more than 2 degrees Celsius by March 2015.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change received 160 submissions reflecting 187 countries and covering 95 percent of global emmissions, according to the Climate Action Tracker.

The Climate Action Tracker was created by a group of four research organizations to provide an independent scientific analysis of global efforts to slow the warming of the

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< 2o C - Global agreement at climate talk in Paris. Scientists warn that warming should not exceed this point.

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Earth. The group assessed the U.S. submission as “medium” compared to “sufficient” and “inadequate.”

The U.S. pledged to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. Current policies including the Clean Power Plan have the U.S. on track to keep emissions 8 to 12 percent below that of 2005 by 2020, according to the Climate Action Tracker.

Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. were already 9 percent below 2005 levels as of 2013, according to the Evironmental Protection Agency.

These current policies will allow the U.S. to meet its 2020 pledge, but more regulations will be needed to reach its 2025 goals.

The Supreme Court’s verdict may prevent the U.S. from reaching its 2020 pledge. By halting the legislation, the Supreme Court is keeping the regulation from being enacted until it hears from the opposition. This process could take over a year.

Gay-Antaki explained why the opposition to the Clean Power Plan is so strong.

“Why there’s so much resistance is that you basically need a shift in how we’re developing and [in] the U.S. [most] energy still comes from burning fossil fuels, so that’s one of the biggest issues,” Gay-Antaki said.

Gay-Antaki is hopeful that if the Clean Power

Plan is rejected, the other nations who signed the Paris Agreement would pressure the U.S. to make new policies rather than dropping out of the agreement themselves.

“I hope that all other countries make the U.S. kind of do something else, because I think many countries, even though they are not committing as much as they should, have realized that we are in a threshold,” Gay-Antaki said.

Gay-Antaki said the effects of the world warming more than 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century could be catastrophic. The effects could include the flooding of island nations and increased droughts.

But Ziaja, who also attended the conference, said there is still hope for passing greenhouse gas regulations without the Clean Power Plan.

“There are basically two relevant paths in the Clean Air Act that, in theory, offer the president an opportunity to regulate [greenhouse gas] emissions,” Ziaja said.

According to Ziaja, The second path, section 115 of the Clean Air Act, would allow for even stronger regulation of greenhouse gas emissions than the Clean Power Plan.

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needed before proceeding.

“What we [originally] came forward with was one proposal—and we had spent a lot of time on this—but that doesn’t mean that we can’t continue to look and develop on what the model is,” Byrne said.

The plan is to stick to the original three-part approach for funding on the roughly $150 million project. This includes the following: • Implementing a student athletic fee • Raising at least $50 million in donations • Implementing a stadium renovation fee on normal ticket holders Now, however, Arizona Athletics is proposing that students be more involved with the planning process and the implementation of the fee.

This will be done largely through a two-part survey, in which the first part will determine which parts of Arizona Stadium students see as a priority for renovation.

Following the first survey, Arizona Athletics will take the data collected and formulate a new project plan and funding model based on students’ renovation priorities. They will then present this new plan (which would include a newly calculated fee) to students in a second survey and measure their support for the project.

“Students win in this situation because they’re at the center of everything,” Sen. Joe Zanoni said.

Following the presentation, Zanoni reported to the ASUA Senate that he met with Byrne and Arizona Athletics the week prior and had already begun drafting the first survey. Zanoni said the goal for the first survey was to have it “benchmark” the fee by asking students how much they would be comfortable paying per semester. The survey would then show students how much renovation each tier of the fee would be able to pay for.

“I can’t be any more sincere to say that we want your feedback,” Byrne said. “We don’t take what we’re asking lightly, but were trying to solve an issue that needs to be solved.”

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ASUA ELECTIONS

Here’s who is left in ASUA Elections With primary elections results calculated, take a look at who you’ll be voting for in the at large Senate category for the 2016 general election

BY NICK JOHNSON The Daily Wildcat

22.15% Matt Lubisich is a sophomore studying political science and economics with a minor in Spanish from Mission Viejo, California. Lubisich is a current member of the ASUA Senate running for re-election. He is a UA Ambassador and is part of the sophomore honorary.

He also works as a tutor for Think Tank on campus.

“Last year I ran for senate because my mom was a senator for ASUA. I really enjoyed senate and I wanted to run again,” he said. “I’m excited about senate shifting to 20 senators with representatives from each respective college.”

Lubisich Fun Fact: He is a fourth generation Wildcat. “The U of A runs deep in my blood,” Lubisich said.

16.91% Lorenzo Johnson is a pre-business freshman from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

On campus, Lorenzo is involved in the Freshman Class Council. Through the council, Johnson was able to shadow an ASUA senator last semester.

This semester, he’ll be shadowing the student body president.

“I’m running for senate because I saw last semester the impact that a senator can have on the campus community and I could see myself in a similar role,” he said. “I love being able to effect change, especially at the UA, something I’m so passionate about.”

Johnson Fun Fact: During his free time, he works, builds and designs aquariums. “Basically I go around to doctors’ offices and businesses and install aquariums,” Johnson said.

14.62% Joey Steigerwald is a business economics junior with a minor in Arabic from Phoenix. Steigerwald was an ASUA senator during his sophomore year. Last semester he served as the State Policy Affairs director with ASUA. He is part of the Chain Gang Junior Honorary as well as Arizona Allegiance Honorary, which is an athletic honorary.

“I loved my time in senate,” said Steigerwald.

“I thought that coming back when the new senate configuration with collegespecific senators was put in place could be helpful, as someone who’s been there before.”

Steigerwald Fun Fact: He is really excited to learn Arabic.

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13.06% Trinity Goss is a philosophy junior with a pre-law thematic minor from Los Angeles. She is currently running for ASUA Senate at large.

Goss is the copresident of the Black Student Union on campus and is a member of Phi Alpha Delta, a prelaw fraternity. Goss said holding the position of in the BSU has given her experience on hosting events and information sessions.

Goss also spends her time with the UA group FORCE through UA’s Women’s Resource Center.

“Building leadership on campus has been really great for me,” Goss said. “When you develop a relationships with students, you just want to keep doing more.”

Goss Fun Fact: “I binge watch HGTV,” Goss said.

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Shanna Nelson is a freshmen studying philosophy, politics, economics and law and German from Flagstaff, Arizona. Nelson is running for ASUA senate at large. She currently works with ASUA local affairs and is a member of both College Republicans and CatPAC, which is a pro-Israel group on campus.

“I feel like I see changes that I’d like to make on campus and I think I’d do a good job representing students effectively,” Nelson said. “I have some experience with [the] ASUA, so I understand how it operates. I just want to make everybody’s day-to-day life on campus easier.”

Nelson Fun Fact: She travels quite frequently within the U.S. Her favorite place to travel to is Washington, D.C.

John Oliver is a UA political science junior with a minor in economics. Oliver is a transfer student from the University of Utah, where he was the associate director for the Government Relations Board. At the UA, he’s a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and manages the UA swim and dive team.

“I’m running for ASUA Senate because I believe I have the prior leadership skills required to make this great university soar to new heights. I also believe that right now most students aren’t as involved in the campus lifestyle as I think they could be,” Oliver said. “I would like to increase a dialogue with the Tucson City Council to make sure the needs of every Wildcat are allocated for.”

Oliver Fun Fact: He comes from a large family here in Tucson and his mother was also a Wildcat.

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New study: BMI doesn’t mean much

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BY AKSHAY SYAL

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Last week, a study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that the body mass index did not fare well as an overall predictor of metabolic health.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Santa Barbara, recorded the metabolic analyses of over 40,000 people.

The researchers found that 29 percent of those labeled as obese and 16 percent of those labeled as morbidly obese were incorrectly led to believe they were metabolically unhealthy.

Additionally, 30 percent of participants with a normal weight were found to be metabolically unhealthy.

This finding now questions the impact that BMI has on people who receive health insurance from their employers.

In the study, the researchers said the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently proposed rules that would allow for a company to charge its employees 30 percent more for their health insurance if they fail to fall within the accepted BMI range of 18 to 24.99. The data gathered now leads researchers to question whether this practice should be continued.

“The BMI has been used extensively for many years because it is the quickest and dirtiest measure we have on estimating body composition,” said Douglas Keen, a senior lecturer in the UA physiology department. “The problem with BMI, however, is that it does not take into account the difference between lean body mass and fat.”

The new research suggests that BMI is not a fool-proof way to determine health or a healthy body weight. Some encourage the abandonment of the method all together.

If the BMI is proven to be inaccurate for measuring metabolic health, there are other methods that could be relied on instead.

Keen said newer body weight scales at home can estimate body fat and do so through bioelectrical impedance, providing a much better indication of overall health than BMI. When asked whether the medical field should do away with the use of BMI, Keen felt that the method does still prove to be useful for some individuals.

“For the general population, the BMI has worked very well as a rough estimate for metabolic health,” Keen said. “When you get into extreme cases, however, especially those of very muscular athletes, the BMI should be used in conjunction with other methods to ensure accuracy in your results.”

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Combating campus blackouts How the UA Facilities Management team is supplying power and keeping the lights on year round on campus

BY MADDIE PICKENS The Daily Wildcat

A huge windstorm hit Tucson about two weeks ago, which resulted in blackouts all over the city. The UA campus was affected by a power outage around 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 1.

“I live in Manzanita-Mohave, it’s a dorm in the north part of campus,” said Cassandra RandallGreene, a studio art freshman with a photography emphasis. “I was super surprised when the power went out. That doesn’t happen very often in Tucson, especially in the winter.”

It’s important for the UA to be prepared for blackouts when they do happen.

“Not only could the safety of students, faculty and staff be affected, but also the power that goes to the hospital, animal research areas and even dorms,” said Christopher Kopach, the

assistant vice president of Facilities Management at the UA. The impact on Banner – Health University Medical Center alone could be huge. When the power goes out, hospitals have to worry not only about the immediate threat to patients who require respiratory units or other forms of electronic support, but also broader problems like loss of water pressure or lighting for surgical procedures. Even communication to other hospitals or patient transfer could be complicated by power loss.

Given the possible impact of power outages, Facilities Management is very prepared to deal with them.

There are several protocols in place to ensure that power is restored as quickly as possible, according to Kopach. Facilities Management works closely with Tucson Electric Power, Tucson’s main electricity provider, to

isolate the causes of the blackouts.

In the meantime, there are close to 100 emergency generators on campus to prevent any dangerous side effects from a power loss.

While the UA is powered partially through TEP, not all of its power comes from TEP. In fact, up to 33 percent of the UA’s power comes from two substations on campus, one of which was replaced just under a year ago, according to Kopach.

There are currently plans in place to build a third substation, which would allow the UA to produce up to 50 percent of its own power.

Kopach also emphasized the environmental initiatives that are starting on campus. Facilities Management has three main power and utility plants that it owns and operates. Facilities management is always trying to be sustainable, but it also has the means to harness some solar power, according to Kopach.

While this solar power wouldn’t be much help in a blackout, as it would require some way to harness the energy for storage, solar energy isn’t the only sustainable initiative Facilities Management is undertaking.

For example, the department began a project in the late 1990s to switch the lightbulbs used on campus to more energy-efficient ones.

Ultimately, most power outages tend to be out of the control of the power companies, but failing to restore power can come at a huge cost.

Whatever outages come the UA’s way, the Facilities Management team is ready to combat them.

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BY Hannah Dinnell The Daily Wildcat

Compost Cats, the UA’s student-run composting program, recently attended a conference put on by the U.S. Composting Council in Jacksonville, Florida.

The conference, called COMPOST 2016: Soils for a Greener World, was the 24th annual conference and tradeshow run by the U.S. Composting Council.

The conference took place from Jan. 25 to Jan. 28. The program, according to the U.S. Composting Council’s website, is “the world’s largest composting conference and exhibition for the organics management industry” and is a chance for leaders in the composting industry to discuss the latest ideas and research in the field.

The conference included lectures on everything from “Why Local Government Should Support Community Composting” to “The Business of Composting: Cost Reductions and Lessons Learned,” as well as a tradeshow for the newest advancements in composting equipment. This marks the second year Compost Cats has attended the conference.

Three UA students in Compost Cats attended the event. Shelby Hoglund, a senior studying environmental sciences with an emphasis in pollution, Michaela Webb, an environmental science sophomore, and Christian Hegstrom, a biosystem engineering sophomore. They not only had the opportunity to attend lectures and workshops at the conference, but were also able to give a presentation as part of a session on regional approaches to the composting industry.

Hegstrom and Webb presented on the Compost Cats’ history and origins, their partnerships and the current projects they are working on. The presentation was titled “Three Governments, Two Nations, One Goal:

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“I think a big part of it is that it ties into the cultural heritage of Native Americans,” Cunningham said. “Historically, they have not consumed much alcohol, whereas historically Europeans have.”

Cunningham is also a social epidemiologist at the UA. In order to collect the data, researchers analyzed two different surveys: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

The surveys gathered data on drinking habits within the last month. Although both surveys were self-reported, researchers did not expect this had a significant impact on the results obtained.

“When you look at the difference between Native Americans and whites, it’s essentially the same story in both data sets. They replicate very nicely,” Cunningham said.

Native Americans have been found to

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Compost Cats attended a compost conference in Jacksonville, Florida in January. The Compost Cats work closely with San Xavier Co-Op farm to reduce food waste.

Compost Cats, Comida and Culture Change.”

Hegstrom said this title references their work on the San Xavier Co-op Farm located south of Tucson and that “the ‘two nations’ part [references] the U.S. and then the Native American Reservation.”

The presentation finished with a discussion about the organization’s current projects.

Webb said she finished the presentation talking about Compost Cats’ work with food security and how it is affected by Tucson’s proximity to Nogales, Arizona.

Webb explained that food insecurity is a very serious issue right now.

“We have the third highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the nation,” Webb said. “So it’s like there’s a ton of food, there’s a ton of hungry people and there’s a ton of food being wasted. So how do we connect the dots and get the food to the people who need it?”

Compost Cats plans to connect those dots

with a food processing facility to be set up in an old Tucson Unified School District building.

Food would be canned and dried, then sold at low prices.

Conferences such as this one allow Compost Cats to discuss the work they are doing on nationwide scale and to continue expanding their members’ professional opportunities.

“A lot of folks in the compost industry are older and they care a lot about the industry and they want to see it continue and when they see young people super involved, they’re really excited about it,” Webb said. “So after our presentation, a couple people came up to us and were like, ‘Hey, after graduation or this summer if you need a job, come work for me.’

So that felt really good.”

suffer from high rates of alcoholic liver disease mortality. Since the rates of binge drinking and heavy drinking were similar between whites and Native Americans, this brings to light the question of why so many Native Americans are dying from this disease.

“Oftentimes, higher mortality rates are reported for alcoholic liver disease among Native Americans compared to whites.

In fact, in our study we cite a recent study which says that the rates are 4.9 times higher among Native Americans compared to whites,” Cunningham said. “Prior to our study, I think many people simply assumed that the explanation rested with greater amounts of alcohol being consumed. This brings that notion into question.”

Cunningham said these findings should generate even more studies.

“I think its going to lead to more research that is complex and takes into account a number of other factors which are compounding with these differences in rates,” Cunningham said.

Some of these differences could include inaccurate treatment plans, less access to health care, inequality of health care or untimely treatment, according to Solomon and Cunningham.

This research will be applied to other ongoing health-related services research, as well as be integrated into the work of the NARTC as a center. They will use this to help train students on campus to analyze data in the same manners used in this study, as well as to work with heath care providers and systems to ensure people are receiving culturally competent care, according to Solomon.

“We want to be respectful that alcoholism is a real problem and is a serious problem, regardless of race or ethnicity, and all people should be receiving the right kind of treatment,” Solomon said.

The UA Department of Psychiatry is seeking participants for a study which will explore the relationship between yogic breathing and autonomic nervous system activity. Participants will receive compensation.

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Expo introduces health professions to students

BY VARUSKA PATNI The Daily Wildcat

The Pre-Health Professions advising team and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion have partnered to organize the 2016 Health Professions Expo as part of Pre-Health Week.

The exposition will introduce students to various health professions, provide them the

opportunity to network with representatives and learn more about ways to strengthen their professional school applications.

“While students learn about programs online, it is really a different experience to talk one-on-one with admissions representatives about what they are looking for in a successful applicant to their program,” said Stephanie Watson, coordinator and senior advisor for

the Pre-Health Professions Advising Center.

Various health-related areas such as pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, nursing, physical therapy, research and optometry will be represented at the exposition.

“Attending this session is very helpful for people figuring out which health field is best for them and inquiring more about the admissions process,” said Cassandra Peel, senior

academic advisor for the Pre-Health Professions Advising Center.

The exposition will also feature a student club showcase, in which students can find a pre-health-related club that caters to their interests.

There will also be a volunteering section where representatives from organizations in Tucson can talk to students about clinical experiences in which they can get involved.

The 2016 Health Professions Expo

will be held Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the UA Student Union Memorial Center grand ballroom.

For more information about the exposition and other upcoming prehealth events, or to RSVP, visit www. prehealth.arizona.edu. See Health Professions Week events under “News & Events.”

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Phenology: See something old in a new way

BY JULIANNA RENZI The Daily Wildcat

In 1958, Charles David Keeling began measuring carbon dioxide emissions at the Mauna Loa Observatory. Decades later, he compiled his findings to create one of the most important graphs in environmental science: The Keeling Curve. This steep, upward curve shows the relationship between humans’ burning of fossil fuels and increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The curve increases steadily on the whole, but closer examination reveals regular vertical increases and decreases that make up the sloping line.

Scholars were immediately struck by the overall trend from year-to-year, which matched the annual burning of fossil fuels.

But the less-discussed feature of the curve is the seasonal increase and decrease of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is not explained by fossil fuel burning.

Keeling was the first to find that the lifecycles of plants influenced the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In the summer, plants withdraw more carbon dioxide for growth and reproduction, whereas in the winter, plants release carbon dioxide as they decompose.

This pattern is described by phenology, a branch of environmental science that studies cycles and seasonal phenomena in

the natural world. The Keeling Curve shows how plants influence carbon dioxide levels; but the relationship works in both directions.

The timing of seasonal events is integral to the function of the natural world, but has also become inexorably linked to human activity.

Plants help take up some of the carbon we burn off, but the amount of fossil fuels we burn also alters organisms’ lifecycle patterns.

Tracking these changes shows us how life in different parts of the world responds to environmental triggers.

Phenology encompasses everything from the blooming of the saguaro flower in Tucson to the annual great wildebeest migration in east Africa. The external environment triggers most of these events, however.

Events such as Japan’s iconic cherry tree blossoming or the famous sardine run up the coast of southern Africa are triggered by changes in temperature. As climate patterns change, so does the timing of such events.

That could delay blooming in the desert, confusing pollinators that depend on the flower’s nectar, or it might mean that fish migrate earlier, with potential repercussions for local fisheries if they have predetermined fishing seasons.

Naturalists such as Aldo Leopold began tracking spring “green up” and when leaves lose their colors long before the start of organized phenology databases. History is scattered with individuals recording the

timing of different phenophases, but it wasn’t until 2007 that the United States Geological Survey and the UA created the National Coordinating Office for the USA National Phenology Network on the UA campus.

The USA-NPN standardized methods for data collection. Eight years later, the USANPN is now the center of national phenology efforts and has created an innovative citizen science phenology network that spans the country, called Nature’s Notebook.

Through Nature’s Notebook, the USA-NPN is able to use observations everyday people make about local organisms and compile an extensive database that is available to the public. These observations are then used to understand how the environment is changing in response to external factors. That analysis can help policy makers consider what changes, if any, need to be made to maintain ecosystem integrity.

LoriAnne Barnett, the education coordinator for the USA-NPN, and Erin Posthumus, the outreach coordinator, noted that in 2015 the Nature’s Notebook dataset was used by researchers to predict that future springs could be as much as three weeks earlier than what we are experiencing today and that warmer winters in California are delaying the timing of plant phenophases.

They added that within the next few years, it may be possible to use Nature’s Notebook to determine large-scale trends, such as range

shifts and altered migration patterns.

Since Keeling’s discovery, the scientific community has been striving to understand the extent to which climate change will affect the world we live in. Informed decisions about the future require long-term datasets that show changes in the natural world over time.

The USA-NPN is special not only because it is creating such a database, but also because it is doing so by harnessing the power of citizen scientists.

Each region responds differently to environmental triggers, but there aren’t enough resources to install monitoring stations in every city in the country. It is possible to get civilians to input what they see outside their windows every day to crowd source science.

Barnett and Posthumus said that the benefits of Nature’s Notebook include a widespread dataset that allows scientists to see variations among regions and species, and the unique chance for citizens to become involved in science.

The journey to understanding climate change began with one scientist, but the future of climate adaptation will depend on a world of civilians.

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he Supreme Court is an essential part of The United States government. It is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and determining whether laws uphold or violate it.

On Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died at age 79 in a private ranch in West Texas, setting off a fierce battle over who will appoint the next Supreme Court justice.

The appointment process involves the president nominating a candidate, who then must be confirmed by the Senate in a majority vote. This gives both the executive and legislative branches a say in the new appointment. Since Scalia passed away in an election year, many Republican leaders want to delay this process.

Senate Majority Leader, Republican Mitch McConnell, for example, said that, “this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”

President Barack Obama, however, will be president until January, meaning the vacancy would not be filled for another year, which is not practical.

The longest the Supreme Court has gone without a justice is 391 days, which happened in 1969 during former President Richard Nixon’s term. Currently, Obama has 337 days left in office.

This means the next president would have only two months after inauguration to nominate and get a new justice approved or this could be the longest Supreme Court vacancy in U.S. history.

Having only eight serving justices at a time could severely affect many cases brought to the Supreme Court.

If there is a tie vote, then the decision of a lower circuit court would take effect, usually from a state court. When a case is sent all the way up to the Supreme Court, there is a reason for it. It is likely that a large group of people

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president could be even more feel they have been denied their liberal. constitutional rights at the lower Currently, Obama would have court’s decision. A Supreme to nominate a moderate liberal Court vacancy this long may in order to have any chance of prove devastating for them. his or hers passing through the Scalia was a conservative Senate. and strict If a constitutionalist.

Democratic He argued against It seems the candidate abortion and Republican wins the 2016 gay marriage, for election and fewer gun laws Party will take the the Senate is and for the death also turned penalty. Scalia risk and wait for believed that the the elections hoping Democratic, they would be Constitution was able to appoint set in stone and for a Republican a more liberal that it should not justice. change and evolve president, rather It seems the with the times. than do its job and Republican Scalia tipped the fill the position with Party will scales 5-4 in favor take the risk of conservatives. a qualified justice.” and wait for Now that the the elections court is at a 4-4 tie hoping for a between liberal Republican and conservative president, rather than do its justices, Obama may have the job and fill the position with a opportunity to tip the scales in the other direction by appointing qualified justice.

“The Republicans in the a liberal justice.

Senate and on the campaign trail With a Republican-controlled who are calling for Scalia’s seat Senate, it’s highly unlikely to remain vacant dishonor our that any nominee Obama puts Constitution. The Senate has forward will be accepted. They a constitutional responsibility are taking a risk, since the next

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here that it cannot abdicate for partisan political reasons,” Hillary Clinton said on Saturday, in a statement made after Scalia’s death.

Obama announced he will nominate a new justice, but the rest is up to the Senate.

“There’s plenty of time,” Obama said, “… for the Senate to fulfill its responsibility to give that person a fair hearing and a timely vote. These are responsibilities I take seriously, as should everyone.”

This issue will be a hotbutton topic for the rest of the election season, with GOP candidates arguing to put off the appointment for an entire year and Democratic candidates supporting filling the position quickly.

The most important task at hand should be to find a new, qualified justice to appoint to the Supreme Court. Political polarization should not halt the entire judicial process, but this is seems to be the unfortunate state of our government.

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We can’t let liberal bias define our media BY scott baca

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he American populous is easily influenced. There is nothing revolutionary about this fact. We’ve been eating up propaganda since the birth of this nation and we buy things because we see a famous person buy that same product. Groupthink isn’t just something we encounter in annoying group projects; it exists throughout the country on a wide scale.

Because of the tendency for the masses to blindly believe or fall into groupthink when it comes to things on television or written in news sources, a great deal of power rests on the shoulders of the media.

Media influence is extremely prevalent and shouldn’t be underestimated.

Freedom of the press ensures that journalism is an avenue for fair and unbiased reporting.

It’s imperative that news media cover issues from multiple perspectives and help the general population form its own

opinions, rather than being force-fed liberal.” information from the government or other Did we really need a study to tell powerful entities. us that? Turn on the TV. Be it CNN or In recent years, the media has become “Saturday Night Live,” it’s impossible to overwhelmingly representative of the miss the general liberal slant taken on liberal population. A liberal media bias most issues. has become a reality.

This isn’t meant to In a country founded be an accusation of In a country largely on the principle the media’s trying to founded of free speech, being able brainwash the public to consume balanced, by pushing its liberal largely on the unbiased news should be a agenda. It’s just that if a principle of free foundational piece of being journalist has a belief, a member of this society. it’s hard to avoid having speech, being “People with the it shine through in his talent, temperament and or her writing. One able to consume personality to be journalists certainly make balanced, unbiased could might also be inclined assumptions on my toward liberal political beliefs based on this news should be a causes,” economist Daniel but that doesn’t foundational piece column, Sutter wrote in his study mean I’m lying. of the economics of liberal But this is still of being a member bias. problematic. It creates a of this society.”

A separate study done by false notion that anyone professors from both the not liberal is wrong and University of California, Los that his or her opinion Angeles and the University is invalid. I would argue of Missouri discovered that, based on that any well-thought-out opinion should numerous polls and data, “an almost be met with the same contemplation, overwhelming fraction of journalists are regardless of whether it is conservative or

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Lezo’s legacy lives on at UA through #BELEZOLIKE

BY HUNTER MCADAMS The Daily Wildcat

“Life is full of hurdles. Become a good hurdler,” Lezo Urreiztieta once said.

Urreiztieta would be considered a good hurdler. He was a state champion hurdler and continued his hurdling career donning the red and blue on the Arizona men’s track and field team.

Urreiztieta was the person you would want to spend time with, as Canyon del Oro High School track and field coach Michelle Gerard said.

“Not one person ever said a bad word,” Gerard said. “He was held in high regards. All the other kids just respected him. He was one of those kids that all the other students would just flock around because people wanted to be around him.”

Urreiztieta had a successful high school track and field career, exceling in the hurdles.

As a senior in high school, Urreiztieta placed first in the 110-meter hurdles. Earlier in the season, he placed in the 110 and 300 hurdles at the annual Willie Williams Classic, which took place at the Roy P. Drachman Stadium.

This is where Arizona track and field head coach Fred Harvey first met Urreiztieta. Harvey recalled Urreiztieta’s recruitment as one of the strangest.

“Typically in recruitment, the athlete believes that they can compete in the next level, even though in reality many of them can’t,” Harvey said. “Lezo was concerned that he could not compete at the next level while maintaining his pursuit of his academics. It turned into a job of me convincing him that he had the athletic and academic ability to compete at this level.”

Harvey persuaded Urreiztieta to join the team as a preferred walkon his first year as a Wildcat.

“He brought everything that a coach would want to see in an athlete to our program,” Harvey

said. “He worked as hard as anyone in the program and had talent that he would develop to be a division one athlete. He was your ultimate teammate.”

Harvey knew that Urreiztieta was a determined athlete, as he recalled being challenged by the athlete, often in different ways. One challenge in particular was Harvey’s favorite.

“I was big on 5 a.m. lifting sessions,” Harvey said.

“Lezo told me that he would never arrive to these sessions after me. I would always

arrive and always find him sitting on the stairs. He was determined to never arrive to practice after me.”

Urreiztieta’s track career was

on the rise, as he was developing into a competitive hurdler for the Wildcats.

According to the Arizona Daily Star, Urreiztieta checked in to the former University of Arizona Medical Center in December 2013, for surgery to fix a pre-existing brain condition. In the hospital, Urreiztieta’s brain swelled, causing him to have a

“To live like Lezo means to live every day to the fullest, to be kind to others,” Gerard said. “And to work as hard as you can to get what you want. Lezo knew what he wanted early on in life and he was going to go succeed. He always pushed himself.”

To #BELEZOLIKE is to show the love and compassion that Urreiztieta exhibited. Gerard said she always admired how Urreiztieta acted toward his family.

“He would still kiss his mom and dad at the meets and give hugs to his

series of strokes.

Urreiztieta died following complications from brain surgery.

Following his death, sadness passed over family, friends, Canyon Del Oro and the UA community.

Urreiztieta was full of life. As Harvey said, “he loved and cared about everyone.”

Harvey recalled when he was at an elementary track meet where he spoke to all the children about Urreiztieta. After the meet, a child approached Harvey and asked, “Who is Lezo?”

Harvey said, “Imagine you have a person who is the smartest, funniest, kindest, goofiest guy you’ve ever met. That is Lezo.”

The kids replied that no person could be that perfect, to which Harvey said, “Well you have never met Lezo.”

As Urreiztieta embodied the characteristics of a standup person, the hashtag #BELEZOLIKE was created in order to help Urreiztieta’s legacy live on.

brother,” Gerard said.

As for Harvey, #BELIKELEZO means holding others to the standards by which Urreiztieta lived.

“I challenge people to live the way Lezo lived,” Harvey said. “He loved life tremendously. What I admired was that he never viewed anyone as beneath him nor above him. That is how Lezo lives on. He was a very special person.”

Lezo’s legacy also lives on at his alma mater high school, Canyon Del Oro. Each year, at the end of the year track banquet, the Live Like Lezo award is given out to an athlete who exhibits good character.

“Lezo’s ... brother will come up and award the honor to one athlete that exhibits Lezo’s character,” Gerard said. “Kids that don’t even know Lezo will talk about him and how great of person he was. They even want to put his quote on our track shirts.”

Lezo’s legacy lives on through the good that he put in the world.

“Life is full of hurdles. Become a good hurdler.”

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Jay Johnson era begins with Rice roadtrip

BY BRANDON JAMES The Daily Wildcat

Arizona baseball will begin its 20152016 season with fierce competition when the Wildcats head to Houston to take on powerhouse Rice University for a threegame series beginning Friday.

“It’s a great opportunity,” Arizona baseball head coach Jay Johnson said. “You’re talking about a program that’s won 20 consecutive conference championships [and] been to the NCAA tournament 21 years in a row.

That’s probably unprecedented.”

One of the big questions going into the series was who would start the opening game of the season. Johnson called upon left-hander JC Cloney, a fourth-year junior transfer student from the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California.

“Even though it’s his first year here, he has great command of four pitches, really throws strikes, low strikes, moves the ball in and out, and changes speeds, which is what all good pitchers do,” Johnson said. “We feel like he matches up well with Rice. He’s earned it and we’re excited to see him go.”

Cloney will not have an easy opponent for his first game as a Wildcat, as he will go up against left-hander Blake Fox. In 50 games over his three-year career, Fox has a 26-2 record and a 2.45 ERA.

Cloney said he has not thought about Fox too much and is just focused on his personal performance.

Beyond Cloney’s starting opening day, the Wildcats’ starting rotation and bullpen is yet to be determined.

“I just think that we want to look at the first weekend and put [the pitchers] in situations where we think they can be successful,” Arizona assistant coach Dave Lawn said. “We really are going to take a look at each and every game and not worry about tomorrow or two days from now. Guys will emerge and stay in certain roles.”

Both Johnson and Lawn mentioned Bobby Dalbec as someone that can easily be placed in both a starting and closing role.

“I think throughout the year you’ll see him in a variety of roles,” Johnson said. “I know he’ll finish games at some point and he’ll probably pitch at points in the game where it’s going one way or another.”

Over the weekend, Johnson hopes to see his team be competitive and to not allow the game to become more important to the other team than it is to his.

Johnson looks forward to seeing his team compete for the first time this season.

“They’ve trained great, they’ve done what we’ve asked them to do and the game day is really a reward for them,” Johnson said.

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“We’re going to be a better team a few weeks from now then we are now, but I’m excited to see them out and compete.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH Catchers Ryan Haug and Cesar Salazar Haug is a sophomore transfer from Santa Rosa Junior Collere. He was named the Big 8 Player of the year, hitting .368 with 19 RBI in 36 games.

Salazar is a freshman originally from Hermosillo, Mexico, and moved to Tucson three years ago and attended Sahuaro High School. In his senior season, he tallied a .613 batting average over the span of 62 at bats.

Johnson said his team is in a “really fortunate situation” and that both catchers will play a lot throughout the season. He said Salazar may see a bit of an edge in playing because he has been healthy.

Second Baseman JJ Matijevic Matijevic is a sophomore and is transitioning from first to second base to make the Wildcats a more dynamic offense.

Johnson said he has done a great job at learning the position and that the coaching staff has made lots of adjustments to his swing to make him a more consistent hitter.

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Tarczewski finds senior groove BY justin spears The Daily Wildcat

The viral image of Arizona head coach Sean Miller an inch away from senior center Kaleb Tarczewski’s face late in the Wildcats’ home loss to University of Oregon is nothing but a foggy memory.

Whatever Miller discussed with Tarczewski could turn out to be a blessing in disguise, as the Wildcats are striding and a huge portion of Arizona’s success runs through him.

The issue of Tarczewski not being considered Arizona’s most viable player isn’t because he’s not productive, but rather because he is embracing the role as the player that accomplishes the little tasks to mold the team. Sure, he’s not creating flashy plays like

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Arizona guard Kadeem Allen (5) jumps to dunk while playing against ASU in McKale Center on Wednesday, Feb. 17. Allen scored 12 points against the Sun Devils.

Allonzo Trier, switching hands while going up for layup, or nailing 3-pointers like Gabe York, but Tarczewski is one of those players that could be considered the final piece to the puzzle for a championship run.

The only problem, according to Miller, is that Arizona fans won’t notice his presence as a leader until he’s long gone from Tucson.

“He just does things that most people can’t do,” Miller said. “Not until he’s not here will everybody know what I mean. ... I already know how that’s going to feel.”

Miller may have a point when talking about his senior center. Since returning from a broken foot injury, Tarczewski went on a double-digit scoring streak, averaging 12.5 points per game.

The altercation between a frustrated coach and an unconfident center may spark a new fire in Tarczewski.

Since the loss to the Ducks, Tarczewski has averaged 11 rebounds per game. He also earned a career high 15 rebounds during Wednesday’s 99-61 victory over ASU, which is the largest margin of victory over the Sun Devils since 1988.

“I have never seen him rebound the ball like he’s rebounding,” Miller said. “As he comes down to the home stretch of his senior year, he’s really made rebounding his calling. I’m telling you watching him right now, I have a hard time believing he won’t have a long career in the NBA.” As the regular season is on the brink of concluding, with only a pair of road games and home games, the legacy of the senior was questioned by Miller, according to Tarczewski.

“Coach Miller said it the other day, ‘What do you guys want your legacy to be like?’ and I just want it to be a great one,” Tarczewski said.

“I just want to make it the best and enjoy my time. It’s been a long road and I just want it to pay off.”

The whole legacy conversation and being remembered as a legend sounds cliché because every senior goes through the phase of feeling heroic on the statistics sheet.

It’s Tarczewski final season and once it’s over, it’s all about getting into the NBA. Tarczewski, however, realizes that his draft

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Arizona basketball players point downcourt from the Arizona bench in McKale Center on Wednesday, Feb. 17.

Arizona played 11 players in its 99-61 victory over ASU.

stock can only rise if he’s playing the role that keeps the team collected enough to win.

“As a big man you can get worried about not getting the ball or not scoring enough,” Tarczewski said. “Someone really told me one time it’s not about numbers, it’s about the letters. It’s not about the points and how many rebounds you get. It’s about how many wins your team has.”

Tarczewski won his 107th game in an Arizona uniform against ASU on Wednesday and is two wins shy of advancing past Matt Muehlebach for all-time wins in program history.

“If he leaves here as the all-time winningest

player in Arizona basketball history, after missing the number of games he’s missed this year, there’s not a remarkable thing that’s ever happened for an individual at Arizona,” Miller said. “Coach Olson would agree with me.”

The two had their differences, but the makeup stage between Tarczewski and Miller is in full swing and it couldn’t have come at a better time, as March Madness is right around the corner.

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By Eric Swedlund When Louise Foucar Marshall became the University of Arizona’s first female professor in 1900, the rural, mostly desert campus had fewer than 150 students.

A savvy entrepreneur in addition to a trailblazing educator, Marshall began developing a block of businesses just west of the university’s main gate — what’s currently the intersection of University Blvd. and Park Avenue — in 1922. She organized a charitable organization eight years later, funding scholarships and community organizations and when she died in 1956 at the age of 92, the foundation’s

assets totaled more than $900,000.

Today, the Marshall Foundation distributes more than $1.4 million a year, holding to the causes its namesake held dear: about half to the UA, mostly in student scholarships, and half to community organizations like Tucson Medical Center, Community Food Bank and the YWCA. “Louise Marshall had always given scholarship money to students, from the beginning, and so has the Marshall Foundation,” says Jane McCollum, the foundation’s general manager. “She also had been generous in the community with various other charitable organizations and we’ve continued

that as well. We’re always trying to make our community better.”

Since it began, the Marshall Foundation has given about $18 million in donations. In 2015, the Marshall Foundation received the Southern Arizona “Outstanding Philanthropist” award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals local chapter.

In addition to the long history of philanthropic commitments, the Marshall Foundation is the primary landlord of the UA’s Main Gate area, curating the unique mix of restaurants and shops that form the western gateway to campus.

Just as Marshall herself worked to make the area a vibrant commercial district decades ago, the Foundation takes care to provide the proper mix of dining and shopping options for both the campus community and the unending stream of visitors.

“She understood connecting a business district with the university,” McCollum says of Marshall, who brought the central Tucson Post Office, gas stations, retail, a motor inn and drugstore to the block.

After Marshall’s death, the Foundation expanded its holdings west of campus, buying the land at the southwest corner of Park and University in 1977 and buying and renovating the Geronimo Hotel and Plaza in 1994.

A two-decade wave of redevelopment began in the late 1980s. Worried about losing students to Arizona State University in the greater Phoenix area because of its Mill Avenue district, UA President Manuel Pacheco came to the Foundation to argue for a new vision, with more restaurants and shopping and a classy hotel for visiting professors and business people, McCollum says.

At the same time, space was growing short on campus so university administrators sought to entice the Marshall Foundation with a built-in clientele by relocating nonacademic units off campus near Main Gate.

The final phase of the redevelopment plan calls for a second hotel, breaking ground this spring in the parking lot directly east of the Marriott. The mixed-use development will combine ground floor retail, parking, rooftop pool and an exclusive club for faculty and alumni.

Since McCollum joined the Marshall Foundation in 2003, her focus has been on creating an area that’s uniquely Tucson, able to serve students, faculty and the community

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at large, with options that go beyond the usual.

“My job was to help create a sense of place and create a name and branding for the area, to really try to bring together synergistic tenants and define this as a place,” she says. “I’d seen the way Mill Avenue had gone, from seedy to funky to corporate and I didn’t want Main Gate to look the corporate Mill Avenue.”

Tenants have changed over the years, but a mix of local and national have remained. A member of Local First Arizona, Main Gate Square includes more than 20 retailers and 30 restaurants and in all, 70 percent are locally-owned or Arizona-grown businesses, McCollum says.

In the last several years, more notable restaurants have opened in Main Gate Square. McCollum recalls when she arrived at the Marshall Foundation, audiences for Centennial Hall performances would dine at the Marriott as the area’s only upscale option. Now, those same diners enjoy unique, locally-owned Main Gate restaurants like Pasco Kitchen and Lounge and Wilko Wine Bar and Eatery.

“We pushed the envelope and we were able to mesh together different crowds,” McCollum says.

“I saw a need for us to serve not only the student body, but people visiting campus for the theater, for lectures, for business. They want an experience instead of just an ordinary sandwich.”

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Main Gate Square also serves as a gathering point for events like Bear Down Friday – the pep rally event each Friday during football season. Other gatherings include get out the vote events during election years, Wildcat Welcome events to kick off the school year and annual celebrations for Homecoming and Family Weekend.

“I can’t even name everybody on campus we work with. We look at it all as part of a great whole,” McCollum says. “We are a university street. Everybody who comes here has a story to tell about their experience at the U of A.”

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Main Gate Square’s annual Friday night jazz series returns in the spring.

Hear free live jazz in the Geronimo Plaza every Friday, April 8 – Aug. 26, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

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Plug into the Marshall Foundation’s virtual tour, showing the history of Main Gate through the years, thenand-now photos, and more! For more information, visit marshallfoundation. com/tour.

This season holds a lot of promise for an Arizona softball program that’s looking to get back to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2010 (the longest drought in the Mike Candrea era).

Last year, the team was built around its highoctane offense that hit 104 home runs over the course of the season. Pitching has always been the key to success historically for the program and head coach Candrea revamped his rotation this offseason.

Candrea added Taylor McQuillin, a highly sought-after lefty from Mission Viejo, California, and redshirt junior Daniel O’Toole.

O’Toole gets to start her UA career after playing at San Diego State University for two years.

Nancy Bowling comes back from injury as well, but after the first weekend it is clear Candrea likes the 1-2 punch of O’Toole and McQuillin.

The duo combined for five of the six starts over the weekend and O’Toole appeared in relief as well. Having two lefties with different styles at the top of the rotation is both rare and impressive, and will help neutralize some of the faster style of play from left-handed batters around the country.

O’Toole is a fireballer with a smooth motion and an explosive fastball. McQuillin is a spinner who likes to work her rise and drop balls, as well as work across the plate. Both looked sharp this weekend, but face much tougher competition this coming weekend in some important matchups against Louisiana State University, University of Central Florida and Texas A&M University.

For an offense that lost multiple AllAmericans last year, it showed no signs of slowing down this weekend. Collecting 14 home runs in its first six games, the Wildcats’ offense seems underrated to start the season.

The team lost two All-Americans this year, but returns third team All-American Katiyana Mauga who hit three home runs this weekend and racked up 13 RBIs. Mauga is one of the best players in the country and the Wildcats need her to maintain that all season long.

The top of the lineup includes two lefthanded batters who represent the spark plugs for the offense. Mandie Perez fills the role of leadoff hitter after the departure of Hallie Wilson and batting behind her in the two-hole is slap hitter Eva Watson.

Perez can hit for both power and average, and already has a home run. Watson hit a tape measure home run, the first of her career, over the batter’s eye this weekend and leads the Pac-12 Conference already with 10 runs scored. She is a straight slapper with speed who will bother opposing teams when she is on the base paths.

Mo Mercado has the job of protecting Mauga this season. She could be vital to the success of the offense. Mercado started 12-19

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Arizona third baseman Lauren Young (9) swings for the ball on Friday, Feb .12 during the Hillenbrand Invitational in Tucson. Arizona defeated North Texas 9-1.

over the weekend with seven extra base hits, including four long balls. Mercado needs to remain a threat to make sure Mauga sees strikes.

The bottom of the lineup is where the questions lie for the team. After Alexis Dotson, another effective slapper, the Wildcats offense drops off.

Nancy Bowling mostly played as a pitcher before her injury last year and other players like Lauren Young and Robyn Porterwill have to step up in their new roles as well. Bowling, Young and Porter did all homer this weekend, but when the competition gets tougher, it will be important for these spots in the lineup to remain a threat to opposing pitchers.

Overall, the Wildcats had a fast start to kick off their season. The next two weeks provide opportunities to match up against the top teams in the country. These games will be a good measuring stick to determine if this is the team that makes it back to the Women’s College World Series.

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Student says bienvenue to the Dirty T

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“Oh my god, it’s great,” Carolin Laplace said about Tucson’s weather. “It’s a big part of the reason I chose this university.”

Laplace may have only been in the Dirty T for a year, but she’s a perfect example of the large foreign exchange and international student population at the UA. Coming from Lyon, France, Laplace is a 22-year-old senior studying English, literature and linguistics. Laplace hails from her home school at Jean Moulin University Lyon III. In France, it is expected that students majoring in English go abroad to further their educations.

“I have been studying English since middle school … and studied Spanish in high school,” Laplace said.

The English language became a huge part of Laplace’s life, she said, as she loves pop culture based in our language, such as “Dr. Who,” “Sherlock” and “Star Wars,” among others.

“All that nerdy stuff,” Laplace said.

She came to the United States in July 2015, and since arriving in Tucson, she has traveled to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas, as well as through Monument Valley.

In November 2015, Laplace visited Washington, D.C., a trip that excited her more than it would many American students.

“I just really like U.S. history,” Laplace said.

“I’ve been studying it since my first year of university, and I love Abraham Lincoln and find all the history around the American Civil War the most interesting.”

Laplace said our history is messed up and that’s what makes it so compelling.

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Carolin Laplace poses for a photo in the Modern Languages building on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Laplace, from Lyon, France, has come to call Tucson home.

France’s own twisted and tangled path, Laplace said she admires how, historically and currently, our country is “better at having conversations about racism.”

Laplace said the UA offers courses on that topic that do not exist at her home.

“Sometimes, we should look at ourselves in the mirror,” Laplace said of the example our country sets with race relations.

After talk of race relations and politics, she said she appreciates the exploration the UA provides with electives and other diverse

studies.

“We don’t take classes outside of our major,” Laplace said.

Laplace said her favorite part of campus is where we sat talking, near the Modern Languages building and other buildings where she takes most of her classes. The UA campus is a lot bigger than Jean Moulin, a school in a city comprised of a few old and magnificent buildings.

“I like to hang out near the Union and grass on nice days like today,” Laplace said.

Laplace said she enjoys the UA environment and lives in an apartment not far from campus.

Speaking about the differences in living conditions, Laplace said she is not too surprised or overwhelmed by the party culture here and that it’s to be expected at such a big school.

“The parties are louder here,” Laplace said.

“I’m not a big party person but it doesn’t bother me too much as long as there’s not too big of a mess left behind.”

When discussing the drinking age difference, and other cultural disparities from country to country, Laplace said everyone will do what they please and for her, that’s more often hanging out with close friends or reading good books.

“I don’t think it makes much of a difference,” Laplace said.

Laplace has made friends with other French students here, along with those studying from other countries.

“It’s good to have to have [that community] to come back to and talk about things in France,” Laplace said.

Besides socializing, Laplace said she likes to spend time reading her favorites, which include J.R.R. Tolkien and Charlotte Brontë, and both watching and drawing her favorite TV shows.

In her future, Laplace said she sees herself teaching, probably at home in France, but that she “wouldn’t be against the idea of eventually going elsewhere.”

Laplace has a few more months to enjoy the Mexican food and perfect weather, but after a year of academic adventure, she will be back at home near the Alps and her family.

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Pawing around campus: Interviews with dogs

BY Taylor Brestel The Daily Wildcat

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Erik Chavez and his dog, Millie, pose for a photo on the UA Mall on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Millie is a cute 9-week-old purebred pug.

Dogs have put in the hard work to earn the title of man’s best friend, which may or may not mean a dog is a better than your human best friend. Dogs don’t spread rumors or tell you that you look fat. That makes them better than most people.

In the name of journalism, I set out to interview dogs (and their owners) in an effort to bring you the most comprehensive collection of dogs you can spot on campus.

Most on-campus dogs are pet-able, but remember dog etiquette and always ask the owner first Dusty is a 1-year-old PomeranianChihuahua mix. He was spotted at the farmer’s market on the UA Mall on Feb. 10.

His owner, Feliz Zaborsky, runs the Queen Ceviche booth, which sells shrimp ceviche and salsas, as well as a new lemonade or limeade flavor each week, according to the Queen Ceviche Facebook page.

Dusty was friendly at first. He wagged his

tail any time someone approached him.

“He just loves other animals,” Zaborsky said. “He loves to play with other dogs.”

This wasn’t Dusty’s first rodeo. Zaborsky said he brings Dusty to five different farmer’s markets where Queen Ceviche sells its products.

Once the camera came out, however, things changed. Dusty started barking when the Daily Wildcat photographer tried to get a few shots of the adorable dog.

“He’s weird about cameras,” Zaborsky said.

Overall, Dusty was a friendly dog who liked to have fun at the farmer’s market.

Just a couple hundred feet away from Dusty, we spotted Millie, a tiny pug wearing a UA shirt.

Millie is a 9-week-old purebred, according to her owner Erik Chavez, a business marketing sophomore. Chavez is from Huntington Beach, California, but he got Millie in Arizona.

“She’s a Tucson resident,” Chavez said.

Millie is very playful and energetic. She

didn’t stopped moving during the entire interview.

“She always has a smile on her face. She’s a very friendly dog,” Chavez said.

Even though she’s not even 3 months old, Millie already has a lot of interests. Her favorite toy is a blue squeaky elephant, but she also likes her ball.

“She’s into shiny objects,” Chavez said.

“She’s a little dragon.”

Some of her interests aren’t as innocent though, she also loves to chew on shoes.

Chavez is a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and he said Millie “pugs down” instead of “bear down.”

Millie is somewhat of a campus celebrity.

She has been featured on the UA Snapchat story several times, and even has her own Instagram. You can follow her at ua_millie.

Millie and her owner can be found on the Mall, usually around 5 p.m.

— Follow Taylor Brestel @taylorbrestel

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Arts & Life • February 19-21, 2016

Cinco de Tucson: Top Mexican restaurants

BY CHLOE DURAND The Daily Wildcat

The true beauty of Tucson lies in its abundance of Mexican restaurants. Since Tucson is located near the Mexican border, Tucsonans are able to choose from a wide variety of delicious, authentic Mexican dishes. The variety of tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas and other dishes stay true to their original flavors. Tucsonans are also afforded the opportunity to experience less common cuisine, such as the Sonoran hot dog, raspados and toritos.

Among the many Mexican restaurants in Tucson, a few establishments stand out in quality, flavor and ambiance.

Here are a few recommendations for your next Mexican food adventure:

2. El Charro Café - 311 N. Court Ave. El Charro Café is another Mexican restaurant distinctive to Tucson. The original El Charro first opened in 1922 and is located in the downtown area. The building is noticeable because of its bright yellow exterior. This charming restaurant provides a lively ambiance at night, as this is when the restaurant comes to life.

El Charro has an extensive menu and offers classic combinations of signature dishes like tamales, enchiladas and tacos. El Charro is fairly busy at night, especially on the weekends, but it is an experience that is definitely worth the wait.

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PEOPLE enjoy dinner at El Minuto Café on Saturday, Feb. 13. This Mexican restaurant has been serving people since the 1930s and is one of the best Mexican restaurants in Tucson.

3. Blanco Taqos + Tequila - 2905 E. Skyline Drive Located north of the UA in the Foothills area, Blanco Tacos + Tequila gives a modern take on classic Mexican dishes. It offers an upbeat, dynamic atmosphere in the La Encantada shopping mall. You can enjoy some of its renowned guacamole while sitting on the outdoor patio overlooking Tucson.

Blanco offers tasty, street-style tacos such as its Baja chicken tacos and traditional carnitas. Blanco’s variety of dishes stays true to the original flavors of Mexican food while still offering a sizeable twist.

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The restaurant is colorful and decorative.

Many people come to Guadalajara to celebrate birthdays and other special events.

5. Nico’s Mexican Food - 2965 N. Campbell Ave. Nico’s is a local classic. It has several different locations around Tucson, but the Nico’s on Campbell Avenue is the most popular because of its proximity to campus.

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Stay safe and informed when studying abroad

BY CASEY ALDAVA The Daily Wildcat

Studying abroad in college is a unique opportunity that changes students’ lives forever. Whether that change is for better or for worse depends on the trip, basic safety knowledge and trip protocol.

ClearCause Foundation aims to make students’ travel safer and “ensure that [students] all return with a rewarding experience” said Sheryl Hill, founder and executive director of ClearCause.

The preventable death of her son while abroad prompted Hill and her husband to found ClearCause and use the first hand experiences of students who have studied abroad to educate other students.

With emerging programs like Safe Journey Academy and Depart Smart, Hill is attempting to educate students and families to make their safety a priority. ”Our cause is clear: save lives and protect students abroad,” Hill said.

Inquiring students can go to departsmart.org and take the short quiz to find out how much they know about traveling to other countries before going abroad. Hill suggests that before traveling to any foreign country, students do research by going to travel.state. gov and searching for the country of their study abroad program.

Hill emphasized the importance of utilizing one’s local embassy.

Know the embassy contact information and to always pay attention to embassy messages when traveling. These messages will tell you about any local political unrest, natural disasters, infectious diseases and other important news for that country.

Become familiar with common crimes happening around the area of travel. These crimes vary and can be anything from petty theft, to sexual assault on female tourists to terrorism warnings.

Another suggestion from Hill: brush up on health information.

The travel.state.gov site provides information on the health care facilities’ specific conditions or concerns a traveler should know about them. Hill recommends checking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for any vaccinations needed and possible

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foreign viruses.

“I really, truly believe in cultural immersion” Hill said. “If you want to go into a war zone, then you should join the army.”

It is largely the school’s or thirdparty organization’s responsibility for many of the tragic events that have happened to students abroad.

Hill said she believes schools sometimes knowingly put students in potentially dangerous countries, citing a banner that advertises a summer program in Turkey on the UA’s study abroad homepage. The U.S. Department of State put up a travel warning advising against traveling to Turkey because of its border with Syria and potential terrorist attacks.

“Of course we take the CDC recommendations and the State Department,” Jill Calderón, program director at the UA Study Abroad and Student Exchange office, said. “But we also look at what the British government, the Australian government and various other agencies are saying about safety.”

Calderón also discussed the difficulty and process of keeping up-to-date with the risk of going abroad.

“We pull in information from not just the State Department, but all sorts of other resources so that we can have a very complete view of the risks that the students are going to face,” she said. “It’s kind of an ongoing process where we’ve got our finger on the pulse of what’s

going on in the world.”

You can also download a travel checklist from the ClearCause Foundation’s website, which was compiled from countless tragic stories gathered over the years.

After each story, the question “What is it that didn’t happen that might have saved their life?” is asked.

Hill emphasizes personal learning about the destination country instead of relying on the group.

“Students and survivors want to go abroad and travel the world, but we want to depart smart,” Hill said.

When asked about how safe UA study abroad is, Calderón explained the school’s safety procedures.

“We have lots of resources available to students. We have extensive protocol and procedures in place,” Calderón said. “We do not function in a bubble. We’re very connected to all the different units on campus that can support students before, during and after study abroad.”

Aside from the travel checklist, Hill advises that travelers always have these three small items on hand when traveling abroad: A cheap portable smoke alarm, a PC lock and a small, wedged door stop for living in rooms that do not lock from the inside.

“I always get a local cell phone and carry my phone numbers of my host family and their address, and the phone number of whoever

is our local contact,” said Alyssa Goya, a senior studying global studies and Spanish. “People that I can contact if I find myself in any sort of situation.”

Goya has traveled abroad many times, twice with the UA. “I’ve heard plenty of stories of people not feeling safe,” Goya said. “My personal experience has been generally when people run into instances when they feel threatened, it’s usually as a result of their actions.”

Schools and student travel organizations have a responsibility to properly vet the programs they advertise, but it becomes the student’s responsibility to educate themselves on health, safety and foreign common customs in other countries.

For example, 911 is not the emergency contact number for most countries and most countries have separate numbers for fire departments, police and ambulances.

Other questions to ask before departing on study abroad include: Do you know how far in advance you should go to a travel clinic for vaccinations before your departure date? Do you know the currency exchange rates? What are fair prices for a cab ride?

Study abroad trips can and should be amazing experiences for students.

“I would go again in a heartbeat and tell students they absolutely should,” Goya said.

The ClearCause Foundation website provides ways to get involved, including becoming a “lifesaver” to spread the ClearCause message. Properly preparing for the trip beforehand will allow maximum enjoyment while you’re there.

“Let go of what you think your experience is supposed to be and just embrace the experience that shapes up as you are there,” Goya said. “Things don’t always work exactly the way you want them to or exactly the way they’re supposed to, but the way that they work out is always so incredible.”

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