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Students to pay more in tuition next year Proposal only spares in-state undergrads, others will see hike

By Eliza Molk DAILY WILDCAT

Although the UA is recommending a $0 tuition increase from 2012 to 2013 for all continuing undergraduate resident students, they will still have to pay $750 due to the expiration of a financial aid award.

Last April, the Arizona Board of

Regents raised tuition by $1,500 for all resident undergraduate students. But after taking into account the UA’s $271 million cash reserve, the board decided to offset the increase by giving these students a $750 financial aid award.

The award is set to expire at the end of this semester.

On Friday, UA President Eugene Sander announced his tuition proposal, which recommended a $0 tuition increase for continuing undergraduate resident students for the 2012-2013 school year. For incoming undergraduate resident students, all resident

graduate students and all non-resident students, Sander proposed a tuition increase of less than 3 percent. No new mandatory fees are being recommended for any student.

The tuition proposal shows a commitment to returning undergraduate students, said James Allen, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona.

“These students (returning undergraduates) have suffered the most,” he said. “They have seen tuition increase right in front of their eyes.”

Part of the reason the UA is

recommending this proposal is because the university had the second highest tuition increase in the nation last year, Allen said. Although he said he “appreciates” the UA’s commitment to increasing access, ASUA is pursuing a 0 percent tuition increase for all students, not just continuing undergraduates.

“Some students will be getting a 0 percent increase, but I think we can do better,” he said.

Gov. Jan Brewer’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2012-2013 would allocate $30 million to higher education in Arizona — about $15 million would

go to course redesign and the other $15 million to performance funding, which links state funding with gains in certain performance metrics like productivity and research. This increase in state funding and “starting the (school) year on a different tone” is what helped make the $0 tuition increase recommendation possible for continuing undergraduates, according to Dan Fitzgibbon, board chair of the Arizona Students’ Association.

Members of the association, who

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Filtration systems tested for efficiency

By Kyle Mittan DAILY WILDCAT

UA researchers in the chemical and environmental engineering department have partnered with the Good Housekeeping Research Institute to study the effectiveness of the most common brands of household water filters.

Good Housekeeping approached Shane Snyder, a professor of chemical and environmental engineering about doing a study on how well the different filters performed in extracting certain contaminants in things like pharmaceuticals, personal care products, hormones and pesticides.

Prior to this study, no data outlining this information had been published, according to Snyder.

Using several thousand gallons of Tucson tap water, scientists added a mixture of these chemicals, which they could then observe during the testing process. The three top-selling brands of pitcher filters — Brita, PUR and ZeroWater — as well as the three top-selling brands of refrigerator filters — GE SmartWater, Kenmore and Whirlpool — were used in the experiment. Researchers then poured the “spiked” water through each of the filters, using 1 1/2 times the amount of water as suggested by the manufacturer for the filter’s lifespan.

The study concluded that none of the pour-through pitcher filters completely removed all of the chemicals at any point during the testing, but were still effective in filtering out many harmful compounds.

Of the three refrigerator filters, the GE SmartWater and Whirlpool filters removed all of the contaminants, and continued to do so even after their

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Students made giving back fun by dancing and donning costumes from decades past.

The Honors Student Council held its annual “Dance for a Cause” benefit on Friday with the theme “It Used To Be Cool,” and encouraged students to dress up in outfits from the ‘70s and ‘80s, according to Ashley Link, a freshman studying physiology and nutritional sciences and the council’s secretary and event planning coordinator. In

support of the dance theme, Link wore neon purple leggings and an oversized crop top.

All proceeds from the dance were donated to the Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse, a local nonprofit organization that provides shelter and domestic abuse prevention services in Southern Arizona. The food was provided by Redington Catering.

While most men who attended suited up, some women wore bright neon colors and pinned their hair up high while others donned ruffled dresses.

The event taught council members how to

communicate with nonprofit organizations within the community, said Honors Student Council president Natalie Lucas, a junior studying environmental science, philosophy, politics, economics and law.

The Honors Student Council has also donated funds to larger organizations, including those providing support to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Last year, the benefit dance made more than $600 for the Southern Arizona Mental Health

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Lead found in 400 lipstick shades L’Oreal, Maybelline and Cover Girl have highest concentrations

By Samantha Munsey DAILY WILDCAT

Students have a reason to be suspicious of their favorite makeup products, after a study by the Food and Drug Administration founds traces of lead in 400 shades of popular lipsticks.

Commonly known cosmetic companies listed with the highest amount of lead concentration found in their lipsticks include L’Oreal, Maybelline and Cover Girl. Color Sensation lipstick in Pink Petal by Maybelline contains the highest amount, with 7.19 parts per million, or .0007 percent.

The average of all 400 shades found to contain lead in the study was 1.11 parts per million.

“I feel that a lot of girls use makeup and if they found out what was inside the stuff they are using, they might back up and think about what they put on their face,” said Sylvia Yakoo, a biochemistry freshman.

Rules for cosmetic safety are regulated under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Cosmetic products have to be pre-approved by the FDA if they are using any color additives like those found in lipsticks.

Though the FDA has set specifications for lead in color additives to no more than 20 parts per million, or .002 percent in a single product, there is no set limit for the amount of lead that can be found in cosmetics.

“It’s kind of surprising to me they

still put lead in lipstick,” said Ronald Wysocki, an assistant staff scientist for chemistry and biochemistry labs. “The FDA must have to keep close tabs on these products.”

Reports finding lead in lipstick are nothing new. Commercial labratory testing in the 1990s suggested lead found in lipstick might be a health concern, and in 2007, the FDA tested a small selection of 33 popular lipsticks, concluding that 61 percent contained lead.

When Kitty Martinez, customer service supervisor for the UofA Bookstore and buyer for the store’s Clinique counter, found out about the FDA’s study, she contacted the office of global communications for Estée Lauder Companies to see if

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others,” Lucas said. “It’s something tangible to see.”

By putting on different events, the council from page 1 members aim to teach students about organizations within the community, Lucas said, and gets Corporation, a nonprofit organization that pro- students away from studying by giving back and vides free medical care for people with mental supporting others. illnesses.

Each event will benefit a different cause, and Fundraising Officer Alissa Delafuente, a junior anyone is welcome to participate, Lucas added. studying creative writing and English, said the council typically aims for about 100 students to attend events. This was the first year that canned If you go food donations were taken in exchange for tickToday: BorderLinks awareness event on the ets at the door.

UA Mall, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

By the end of the night, 52 people had been Tuesday: Blood drive at the Main Library, at the dance, which generated $210 for Emerge 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 30 cans of food. Putting on events for the community service week, Link said, required a Wednesday: Project for Linus, which group effort from the council and was exciting supplies blankets to children in need, at for students because they have the opportunity the Honors College, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to work with a variety of organizations.

Thursday: Crafts for Kids for Project The “Dance for a Cause” benefit started five Sunshine at the Honors College, years ago, but this is the first year that the Honors Student Council will put on an entire week of 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. volunteering-based events. Lucas said she hopes Friday: Ben’s Bells, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. that the volunteer week will eventually turn into Saturday: Cats in the Community at World an annual event.

Care Center, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“I am excited about meeting other honors students and it’s fun to put on events that help

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The data collected by Snyder and his colleagues will be featured in Good Housekeeping’s March 2012 issue. This study, Snyder said, has received more publicity than anything else he’s worked on, and has continued to receive attention on a local and national level. NBC’s Today.com has published the research, and Tucson and Phoenix TV news stations have also covered the study.

“This whole discovery around … contaminants in drinking water that no one expected has had tremendous public and political and scientific interest,” Snyder said.

This was the first time Snyder had done a study with smaller devices, he said. In the past, he studied water contaminant filtration on a much larger scale, working in environments like water treatment plants.

The magazine was interested in doing a study on drinking water contaminants for the sake of keeping consumers in the know, according to a press release issued by Hearst Magazines, Good Housekeeping’s parent company.

“We’ve spent more than a year on our indepth investigation of what’s in your water that you don’t, but should, know about,” Good Housekeeping editor-in-chief Rosemary Ellis said in the press release. “Good Housekeeping’s mission has always been to protect consumers.”

Snyder wasn’t the only one working on the study who was pleased to see the findings published. Tarun Anumol, a graduate student studying chemical and environmental engineering, was largely involved with the research.

“It feels great,” Anumol said. “It’s a little unusual to get published in Good Housekeeping. Generally you get published in scientific journals first, but the exposure’s really nice, and there are far more people who actually read Good Housekeeping than read some of the scientific journals.”

Snyder would not disclose the overall cost of the study, but said it was completely covered by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute.

Snyder and Anumol said additional research is in the works. A similar study using water from the Colorado River, which provides water to around 30 million people, is currently in the planning stages in addition to research on water in developing countries.

Now that this information is available, Snyder said he hopes to see the government make changes to how cities manage their water quality, saying that less than 1 percent of water is actually used for drinking.

“What we’d like to see is that, as things like these new class of contaminants arise, that the federal government will understand that these devices can be highly effective for protecting public health,” Snyder said, “and maybe we don’t create one water quality for an entire city when so little is actually drank.”

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work to ensure that higher education in Arizona is affordable and accessible, have been in talks with Sander, administrators and legislators about keeping tuition low early on, Fitzgibbon said. Although Fitzgibbon said he is “somewhat pleased” that the state is starting to fund higher education again, the proposed tuition increase for graduate students is unfair because they tend to graduate with twice as much debt as an undergraduate student.

“I admire the spirit of the proposal, but as I understand it now, all students are going to be paying more money next year,” he added.

For other students, a modest increase may be understandable to keep the quality of education and resources for UA students. Edward Beck, chief of staff of the Graduate and Professional Student Council, said the 3 percent proposed increase for graduate students could make sense from a fiscal standpoint due to previous budget cuts. It could also allocate more funds to the UA’s medical school in Phoenix and increase graduate student financial aid assistance.

“In order to retain the level of education the university has, it is necessary to have some sort of tuition increase,” he said. “I don’t think the increase will deter potential students from attending (the UA), the level of education decreasing would deter them.”

The biggest reason Beck said he is reluctant to speak out against the proposed increase is because House Bill 2675, a proposed piece of legislation that would require full-time students attending Arizona universities to pay $2,000 out of pocket without financial assistance from any entity affiliated with an in-state university, has been amended to exclude graduate students. Still,

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Beck said the council will continue to fight against the bill, as he has gone to the state Capitol multiple times to lobby against it.

The UA is also examining ways to increase tuition in the College of Medicine through a “comparable, measured approach” as well as selected differential tuition, program fees and special class fees, according to the proposal.

The regents will conduct a public hearing regarding the tuition proposal from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on March 28 in the Gallagher Theater. They will also vote on the tuition proposals from the three in-state universities at their meeting in April.

Sound fiscal planning and greater operating efficiencies on the UA’s part and Brewer’s commitment to begin reinvesting in higher education have resulted in zero to very modest proposed increases by the university presidents, said Bob McLendon, chair of the Arizona Board of Regents.

“The 0 percent increase at the UA is indeed good news for Arizona students and families,” he added.

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Center for the Philosophy of Freedom opens at UA

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When a brain tumor threatened David Schmidtz with “a fate worse than death,” his plan for a center dedicicated to political philosophy was put on hold.

But Schmidtz, a philosophy professor, underwent a life-saving surgery that allowed him to recover and found the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom. The center’s launch was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday in the Louise F. Marshall building.

The center’s mission is to promote the understanding and appreciation of the ideals of freedom and responsibility through published research, undergraduate and graduate education and community outreach.

When Schmidtz approached thenPresident Robert Shelton and Eugene Sander, then-dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, about launching the center in 2008, they both asked the same question: “Does this mean you will stay (at the UA)?”

Schmidtz’s ability to stay began with Randy Kendrick, the center’s first and the largest donor. So far, she has donated more than $2.5 million to the center.

Kendrick was so impressed by Schmidtz’s ideas in addition to student comments from his course evaluations that when she met him in 2003, she invited him to go to dinner. Schmidtz declined the invitation because he had just found out about his brain tumor.

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UA President Eugene Sander and Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl participate in a ribbon-cutting event on Friday. The cutting officially opened the new Center for the Philosophy of Freedom.

Kendrick assisted him by finding Dr. Robert Spetzler, one of the best neurosurgeons in the world, to remove the tumor.

Sander said although the UA isn’t particularly famous for research in the philosophy of freedom, the university already had donors for the center and starting it was a “good idea.” The UA is now one of the top 12 schools in political philosophy.

“One thing that really drove me was that we (the UA) could be the number one group in political philosophy,” Sander added.

Schmidtz requested a $25,000 grant to start the center and was given $32,500.

A year later he received $52,000 more.

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Some notable guests attended the ceremony, including former state Sen. Jonathan Paton and U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl. “Arizona has an important influence in political philosophy because it is one of the few schools that is teaching the next generation a philosophical understanding of freedom,” Kyl said.

At the end of the ceremony, Schmidtz and Kendrick both received medals from the philosophy department for respect and gratitude.

“In cutting a ribbon today,” said Chris Maloney, the philosophy department head, “we began to understand freedom that inspires us.”

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any of the products available at the bookstore have lead. The company confirmed that none of Clinique’s current products contain lead.

“Clinique provides training tools for their counter representatives to speak intelligently about the products they sell,” Martinez said in a statement.

In addition to training cosmetic counter employees about the products they carry in the bookstore, Clinique also provides them with extra training where they explain the components of each of their products.

“I think it is the responsibility of companies to let people know what they put in their products,” said Jessica Haap, a psychology sophomore.

“Especially if there are reported side effects, there needs to be some type of warning at least.”

Exposure to lead over months or years can cause lead poisoning, which affects a person’s nervous system and organ function. High lead

exposure can especially be harmful to children and pregnant women due to potential effects on brain development, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not identified a safe lead level in blood. Because of this, the center recommends that people should avoid places and products that contain high concentrations of lead, such as lead-based paints, which were discontinued in the 1970s.

After the lipstick study was released, FDA researchers said none of the amounts of lead detected posed a safety risk to consumers.

“I think the FDA had made a pretty good case that it is safe,” Wysocki said.

“They tend to be very conservative in these decisions and because of that, I feel pretty comfortable.”

Since the study, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics said the FDA should set a limit to the amount of lead found in cosmetics. But until a lead limit can be decided and approved by the FDA, it will be up to the makeup companies to decide if they will continue carrying these products.

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eople should have the option to decide whether they are going to eat king-size candy bars. If an individual wants to fight against the obesity epidemic, he or she can just not purchase a king-size candy bar. However, if students want to eat a king-size Snickers bar after hours of studying for midterms, they should be able to do so.

According to a Business Insider article, the candy company Mars made a deal with first lady Michelle Obama’s Partnership for a Healthier America to stop selling chocolate bars with more than 250 calories by the end of 2013.

This didn’t sound so bad at first.

I mean, how much is 250 calories anyway?

The standard size of a Snickers bar — the one by the grocery checkout line that looks like the “healthy” size — is 280 calories. The 3 Musketeers bar in that same standard size is 260 calories. These are not even kingsized candy products, but under the new agreement even they will need to get trimmed down.

What does that mean for the everyday college student? Everyone will spend more money for less wonderfulness.

The obesity epidemic is a crisis, but this calorie-cutting decision seems like a drastic overcompensation that punishes more people than it helps.

Today Health reports that chocolate helps people relax because it “contains the compound anandamide that activates the same brain receptors as marijuana.”

When college students are stressed and need something to calm them down, limiting the amount they can consume of something legal and FDA-approved seems like a pretty risky move.

There are many foods that contribute to obesity, and cracking down so hard on candy bars feels like taking away the prize at the end of the finish line. Losing weight is fantastic, but now there is a key element missing from the congratulatory celebration.

All candy bars need to stay their current size because there is only so far the government should go.

After a certain point, the decisions go from the hands of the politicians to the actual people. People deserve to be able to make their own decisions without interference by the government.

In the end, eating an exorbitant amount of chocolate is not the healthy option. But it is a choice that makes a person happy for those few minutes. It allows them to momentarily forget the nights ahead of piles of homework. Eating that king-sized piece of joy isn’t anyone’s business but their own, and an individual should get to choose whether he or she wants that experience.

— Megan Hurley is a journalism junior. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatOpinions.

ONLINE In response to the Feb. 22 column, “Streetcar safety problems unsolved”: Your article refers to “a slew of bike accidents with the rail” in Portland.

I would clarify that these aren’t incidents in which the trains/trolleys are hitting bikes. Instead, it’s cyclists slipping on the rails in the street. This is a small issue, and easily avoided.

I work at Portland State University.

Accidents have been negligible, and the benefits great. Only 25% of students, faculty, and staff come to campus driving alone. Most take transit or bike. ­— J. D. Santen

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en. George S. Patton — that old “Blood and Guts” philosopher himself — once said, “We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.”

Most Republicans would love for President Barack Obama to get out of their way. But most black folk would want him to lead for four more years. Try to the tune of 96 percent black voter support in 2008, according to Politico.com.

But should they? Should black people blindly feel an obligation to support President Obama simply because he’s black?

Roger Wilkins says no. “Do I think it’s their responsibility to vote for President Obama?”

Wilkins explained from his Washington home.

“No, I think it’s their responsibility to be like other grown-ups in America and to be like the rest of the voters in the country. Are the goals this president is trying to reach good for you, your family, your neighborhood, your community? You assess it as a grown-up.”

The 80-year-old Wilkins was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. At age 33, he was an assistant attorney general in the Lyndon Johnson administration, one of the highest-ranking black officials in the federal government during that time.

Many black people this election season

may face an intriguing question. If a black voter supported Obama in the booth in 2008, later got laid off from his job in 2010, then how do you vote? You say to yourself, “I had a job during the eight years of the Bush administration but not under Obama. What do I do?”

Only the individual voter can answer that.

Pocketbook issues are truly personal. In other words, money in this weak economy is just as personal as family.

On the other side of the ledger, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the national black unemployment rate for January dropped from 15.8 percent to 13.6 percent, the lowest for black Americans in three years. For black men, the unemployment rate declined from 15.7 to 12.7 percent; for black women, it dropped from 13.9 to 12.6 percent.

Yet, the black rate still lags substantially behind the national rate, which fell from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent. In President Bush’s re-election year of 2004, the national unemployment rate was a “paltry” 5.5 percent. In June of 2004, the white employment rate was 5 percent; for black people, it was 10.1 percent. The ratio of those figures isn’t unusual since the black unemployment rate for decades has doubled that of whites.

Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Obama, told Black Entertainment Television in early February: “We’re heartened to see that black unemployment did come down.

That’s a very important step in the right

MAILBAG The mission of the Oasis Program against Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence is to both prevent and respond to all forms of interpersonal violence.

Thus, when we saw the recent cartoons (Etc, by David Claire Parsons, Feb. 20 and 21) using themes of relationship violence and voyeurism (or peeping) as the punch line we were quite concerned. Why are jokes like these problemtatic?

Violence against women exists on a continuum, with social norms and individual beliefs creating the climate that supports violent and violating acts. Jokes like these in a campus publication create further barriers for victims of violence seeking help and send the message to those committing the acts that it is not such a big deal.

We as a community need to send a different message: that we do not find violence or sexual assault funny or acceptable and that we will challenge those who do. Our words, actions, and thoughts help create the type of

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community we want to be part of. We can and must do better, Wildcats!

— Dr. Kathe Young, Oasis psychologist Erin Strange, Oasis violence prevention specialist It’s revealing that the U.S. federal government will allow sick citizens to have highly addictive Class A narcotics like Oxycontin and Percocet on campus but the relatively safe God-given plant (see the 1st page of the Bible) cannabis (marijuana) is treated like a weapon of mass destruction (Medical Marijuana Ban To Hit Campuses, Feb. 23, 2012).

Harmfully, government classifies cannabis a Schedule I substance alongside heroin while meth and cocaine are only Schedule II substances. The problems associated with that misclassification harm all North Americans in more ways than can be comprehended.

— Stan White, Dillon, Colo.

direction. But the president has a range of initiatives to ensure that we can tackle what has been a historical problem. It isn’t something that was created as a result of the last economic crisis. It was exacerbated by it.

But it’s been a challenge for a long time.”

President Obama also is facing a history challenge: Since the 1976 presidential election, every incumbent president, with the exception of Ronald Reagan in 1984, lost his bid for re-election when the unemployment rate surpassed 7 percent.

However, the unemployment rate is trending in Obama’s favor. In July of 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate was 9.2 percent; now it’s 8.3 percent, meaning the jobless rate has dropped almost a full percentage point in six months.

In the uncertainty of the 2012 national economy, the new “civil rights” is really about “silver rights.” It’s about jobs for some vs. joblessness for many.

Says Wilkins, “I think President Johnson really believed in the civil rights speeches that he made. He would have welcomed this young man — Barack Obama. President Johnson would have been delighted. Johnson often said that he wanted to finish what (President Abraham) Lincoln started.”

And what was that? “Equality for everybody; it was a big thing with him.”

Now, the baton is in President Obama’s hand. Will he get to keep the lead for four more years?

In response to the Feb. 22 column, “Streetcar safety problems unsolved”: I learned about Ashley Powell’s article about the streetcar safety problems through an Internet group list-serve run by an electric railroad enthusiast group. At first I thought Ashley’s writing was going to be emotionally prejudiced, however, as a retired locomotive engineer, I have early on noticed the very graphic dangers in the illustration for the Park and University intersection, and I have posted negative comments about the unsafe depiction in the listserve regarding the illustration.

As the Orange Empire Railway Museum’s Gazette recently pointed out in the last issue, looking at any vintage photograph shows a wealth of historic realities about urban living and railroads. Some development occurs as the result of a rail line, other development adapts to an added rail line. In this case, the illustration looks like someone “putting a streetcar line in place” regardless of the situation.

There are indeed bicylists’ considerations that did not exist in the early 20th century. Today there are more bicycles on the streets

than at any time I can remember in my 63-year lifespan. People do not understand that the groove in the street is a bicycle trap … however, bicylclists in general themselves have little regard for pedestrians, so this is a two-way problem in educating the public.

I think the Park and University intersection demands a better engineering perspective. As for modern life in our country, which is introverted and disrespectful of reality, there needs to be a reorientation toward consideration and behavior, because electric commuting trains whether of the interurban full-size kind or the smaller-than-light rail kind are a very important benefit to society.

But there are considerations allaround that need to be addressed as we try to make up for the tragedy of the post-World War 2 era in which the electric rail system was destroyed wholesale without a thought of how beneficial it was.

— Libris Fidelis Iowa City, Iowa life member Orange Empire Railway Museum and Pacific Southwest Railway Museum retired locomotive engineer (Southern Pacific)

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Police Beat

By Elliot P. Hopper Daily Wildcat

Just can’t get enough

University of Arizona Police Department officers arrested a man for criminal trespassing at the Main Library at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 20. Officers received a phone call from a librarian, who said she knew that this older man was not allowed in any of the university libraries. She told officers he walked into the library and sat down at one of the computers, and that he was banned from the libraries because he was known for pulling down his pants and masturbating while watching pornography. He has been arrested multiple times.

When officers arrived and approached him, he yelled, “I’m not here for that. I just want to get on the computer for a second.” Officers arrested him. They told him that he was not allowed in any of the university libraries because of his prior convictions. He said he was aware of that, but simply wanted to use the computer.

Officers said he was not allowed to come back on the UA campus until May 18. The man was taken to Pima County Jail on charges of criminal trespassing.

Savvy swiper

A Ford Mustang and a 2003 Chevrolet truck were broken into in the Main Gate Parking Garage on Wednesday evening.

The Ford Mustang had damage to its rear bumper and one of its windows was smashed in. Nothing was taken from inside the car, but both UAPD officers and the vehicle’s owner thought that whoever broke into the car was searching for something because a mess was left inside.

The officer noticed that there was gold paint on the rear end of the vehicle. The officer took pictures of the paint scrapes.

The second vehicle had no damage on the exterior of the vehicle, but officers noticed that the truck was missing its “premium sound system” and three plastic truck bed covers.

The speakers that were stolen were Kicker L7 15-inch speakers, each estimated at $900, according to the truck’s owner.

The stereo’s console was also taken. The owner said he did not realize his truck bed covers and speakers were missing until he reached the Fry’s Food Store on First Avenue and Grant Road. He said he was on the phone when he drove away from the garage, and didn’t try to turn on the stereo until he was almost at Fry’s. He then searched his truck for the three truck bed covers and noticed they were missing as well.

Officers said the same person most likely broke into both of the vehicles. There are no suspects for either incident at this time. Both owners of the vehicles said they would press charges if a suspect was found.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. A complete list of UAPD activity can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.

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This is a challenging paid position for qualified students with broadcast and management experience and a knowledge of student radio operations. Pick-up a complete job description and application from the Student Media Business office, 615 N. Park #101, on the first floor of the Park Student Union.

Application deadline is March 19, 2012 at 5pm.

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Campus Events

Mind, Brain and Behavior Distinguished Lecture Series Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, M.D., from the department of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University, will present “Bridging the Gap in the Fight Against Brain Cancer: From the Operating Room to the Laboratory.”

Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignancy of the central nervous system, with a median survival of 14 months. As we have begun to understand the mechanisms of cancer migration, novel advances in both understanding cell migration and therapeutic approaches will help our efforts to treat this devastating and incurable disease. Following the lecture, Quiñones-Hinojosa’s recent autobiography “Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon” will be available for purchase, and “Dr. Q” will sign copies. Social Sciences 100. Monday, February 27, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

“Healing in Tucson - The Healing Response to the Violence of January 8, 2011” Exhibit The University of Arizona Medical Center – South Campus is holding an art exhibit that focuses on the healing process and response to the tragedy, which killed six and injured 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The exhibit features pieces created by visual artists in Southern Arizona. The Behavioral Health Pavilion Gallery is open for viewing 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1:30-4 p.m. on weekends, ends 2/26. The University of Arizona Medical Center - South Campus.

2800 E. Ajo Way Room: The Behavioral Health Pavilion Gallery

Wildcat Calendar Campus Events

Exhibit “Company Town: Arizona’s Copper Mining Communities During 100 Years of Statehood” This exhibit at the UA ScienceEngineering Library, shares 100 years of stories, struggles and triumphs from Arizona’s copper mining communities. It features an indepth selection of photographs, pamphlets, original manuscripts, federal and state reports and personal papers drawn from UA Special Collections. The materials on display detail the history of eight Arizona mining communities – Ajo, Bisbee, Clifton-Morenci, Globe-Miami, Jerome, Ray-Sonora, San Manuel and Superior – and show that these communities were more than just a mine, and the people more than just mining workers. January 6, 2012 March 9, 2012. Visit http://www.library.arizona. edu/applications/hours/ to view the hours of operation.

Workshop - ‘Social Justice 101’ What is social justice? What is the difference between diversity and social justice? Why isn’t diversity enough? Why is social justice important? Learn the answers to these and more in this workshop.

Student Union Memorial Center Madera Room.

Monday, February 27, 2012 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Research Computing Center Open House Please join us for the grand opening and of the new UA Research Data Center. Monday, February 27, 2012 4:30-5:30pm. Computer Center (Bldg. 73) 1st floor. The Official Ribbon-cutting is scheduled at 5:00pm. More information is available at rc.arizona.edu. We look forward to sharing this new facility with you!

February 27

Campus Events

Arizona Repertory Theatre Special Preview Performance of ‘Julius Caesar’ The blades are out in this political thriller that is alive with assassination plots, murder and conspiracies, as Julius Caesar’s growing ambition threatens the Republic. Admission: General: $28, Senior/Military/UA Employee: $26, Student: $19, Preview: $17. Marroney Theatre. Monday, February 27, 2012 7:30 p.m.

“Serving by Doing” - Honors College Volunteer Week Want a fun and interactive way to support the community you live in?

Looking for a way to interact with fellow students while assisting the less fortunate?

The University of Arizona Honors College is hosting its inaugural volunteer week called “Serving by Doing.” In addition to the free fun, those who participate in three or more of these service days will receive a T-shirt. The events are open to all students, including non-honors students.

Register online and find more information on specific events and locations at honorsstudentcouncilaz.com and direct any questions to honorsstudentcouncil@ gmail.com. Monday, February 27, 2012 Saturday, March 3, 2012. We look forward to seeing you!

Campus Events

“Way of the Cross” The annual exhibit of DeGrazia’s dramatic interpretation of the traditional Stations of the Cross also includes the resurrection of Jesus. The artist created these 15 original oil paintings for the Catholic Newman Center at the University of Arizona in 1964 where they were displayed for about a year. DeGrazia then replaced the originals with prints because of insurance and environmental concerns at the Center. A portfolio of prints is available at the gift shop.

January 20, 2012 - April 15, 2012 6300 N. Swan Road 520.299.9191

Science Downtown: Mars & Beyond “Mars and Beyond” brings you the wonders of Earth’s neighborhood, our solar system, in stunning color and clarity. The emphasis is on Mars, the “Red Planet,” which has fascinated Earthlings from earliest recorded history to today. You’ll see stunning space imagery from the Red Planet and the solar system, including samples of some of the latest NASA Mars mission spacecraft - the robotic planetary science tools that, after millennia of wondering, are now answering some of Mars’ and the solar system’s mysteries. “Mars and Beyond” digs deep into the mysteries of the Red Planet, including some of the latest cutting edge scientific work by UA teams on NASA’s HiRISE Mars high-resolution orbiting camera, the Phoenix Mars Mission science lab lander, the upcoming OSIRISREx, and more. Closed Tuesday-Wednesday.

Monday, Thursday, and Sunday 9-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 9-6 p.m. Admission prices vary.

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Students to showcase unfinished films

By Kate Newton

the program and we know how hard they’ve worked. And so the end premiere is such a celebration for them, and for us.”

Seniors in the UA’s School of Theatre, Film Buzz about the “I Dream in Widescreen” and Television will screen the fine cuts of premiere has been growing since its their thesis films beginning Tuesday before inception. In 2008, it outgrew The showing the completed versions at the “I Loft Cinema’s 500 seats, and moved Dream in Widescreen” event on May 14. downtown to the Fox Tucson Theatre, its The purpose of screening the workscurrent venue. In 2011, it had its highest in-progress is to allow seniors graduating attendance to date with more than 1,000 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film and people, according to a School of Theatre, media production to receive feedback on Film and Television brochure. their projects. The students will then spend “You can tell when an audience is with two months completing the editing, sound you, and the Fox is an amazing setting,” work and color correction on their films to said Lisanne Skyler, an assistant professor prepare for the event. in the program who co-teaches the senior With “I Dream in Widescreen” only a few capstone course with Makino. “(The months away, Yuri Makino, the associate students) can see if their movie is working, director of the School of Theatre, Film and and the deep impact their stories can have.”

Television, is confident that the students’ The 18 films showcase a variety of styles, talent will make the work-in-progress from music videos to musicals to romantic screenings a success in their own right. comedies.

“The sophistication in the work has really Dealing with the time limitations — the made such a big jump from when we first maximum length of the video is seven had them in class,” Makino said. “We really minutes — as well as finding funding, can feel like we’re a part of their journey through be a challenge for some of the students.

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Filming and developing a film cost one senior, Darious Britt, about $1,000 out of pocket. He said the expense isn’t unusual for student filmmakers working on largescale projects.

“Some people can get a scholarship for it, and you can apply for some financial assistance,” Britt said. “But unless you get a good Kickstarter campaign going on, you can expect it to come out of pocket. It’s just the nature of the beast.”

Despite the long hours and high costs that go into writing, shooting, and tweaking their films, the students have several incentives to succeed. FotoKem, a postproduction facility in Los Angeles and the program’s sponsor, offers a $5,000 New Filmmaker Award to the graduate with the best film, which will go toward funding their next project.

For many of these young filmmakers, the work-in-progress screenings are also a chance for their films to be introduced to an unfamiliar audience. They’ve been collaborating and providing feedback to each other in class for several months, but are

looking forward to receiving new constructive criticism.

“You have to take everything with a grain of salt. If a person says they don’t like an aspect of it and no one else says that, then maybe it’s OK to ignore that,” said Sarah Schaffer, a film and television senior. “But if 10 people say they have the same issue, then it’s something you need to think about.”

Ultimately, the opportunity to screen their finished work to hundreds of people in a historic theater goes beyond the stress and the cost. For many of the students, the event represents a creative achievement that is representative of their time at the UA, as well as what may be the beginning of a successful career in the industry.

If you go “I Dream In Widescreen” rough cut screenings 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday, March 6 and March 8 Marshall building, Room 222

THEY SAID IT

“We have the power in film to kind of create our “I think the most rewarding aspect is when finally something that you see in your mind sort of own world, where we don’t have to adhere to any explodes out onto the screen. You’ve gone through (real-life) rules, so we can kind of make things …

The filmmakers got candid about the trials and better.” so much and then you see everything come to tribulations they’ve experienced so far while making fruition in a take.”

— Nicholas Watts, on rejecting realism in his film their films.

“A Wash in the Sound of Birds” — Chris Macdonald, on the thrill of shooting his Here are some of the highlights: film “Writing Crime” “We tried not to dwell on the drama of it, it’s just “I don’t intentionally try to work under pressure, more the nature of relationships and the lies we “I had so many issues with locations. I show up but I tend to work better like that. Having a ticking tell ourselves. You’re seeing real people with real and there’s people in wedding clothes.” clock is a great motivator.”

— Travis Kleczka, whose location failed to issues.” ­­­— Damon Mosier, on procrastinating with the — Darious Britt, on his family drama, “Seafood notify him of two weddings scheduled on the main shooting schedule of his comedy “Choke Harder” Tester,” about a troubled mother-son relationship shooting day of his film “Confessions”

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all me cynical, bitter and close-minded, but electronic dance music defies the ideal of musicianship. It’s worth its salt in entertainment value, but show me a rave in which its participants admire and dissect the “music” in the sense of a classical performance, and I’ll join the clergy.

There is a marginal gray area regarding the divide between musician and entertainer. Certain applications, events, and collaborations may seem like a progressive movement, but it’s often more of a label-initiated PR move above all else. Recently, the Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 debacle shed light on this kind of cross-genre branding. This was an atypical Grammys live show moment in all of its cringe-inducing glory, especially after Dave Grohl’s heated commentary on the state of talent in music. Whereas he offers up the air of a stodgy rocker hellbent on keeping tradition and musicianship alive, Grohl’s initial acceptance speech for Best Rock Performance should be admired by a younger generation.

We have entered an era in which studio-quality sound engineering can be learned from a laptop and executed in a bedroom. It’s far too easy to lay overdubs to correct the imperfections in music, to add more “warmth” or “crunch” to a guitar track, to engineer a drum track to have more space and less chime. The live-studio musician is becoming a dying breed in the mainstream, yet examples such as Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light inspire hope for a different ideal. Whereas the implications and usage of new and exciting technology dominate the younger mindset, there’s a completely different breed coming from the grassroots, eager to utilize the techniques of yesteryear. EPs are being recorded on analog mixers, soundboards, tube-based circuitry, and other time-tested instruments.

Much in the way that bands can create an institution unto themselves, recording a track live, with little to no tampering, is just as important as the tools used to create it.

For this primary reason, I’ll tirelessly argue that an electronic dance music artist is still that — an artist — but they lack the musicality and the execution to be classified as a musician. Dubstep, house, trance, and their other subgenre incarnates are formulaic, like any form of music, yet are exempt from formal training and theory. There’s no need for lessons or for apprenticeship of any sort. There is talent, but none of the practical elements of musicianship.

EDM artists are in the vein of a comedian or a similar entertainer, lacking the cultural transcendence but still amassing the cult following.

They’re undoubtedly fun to listen to in the right mood and context, but in no way should there be any motion that Skrillex or other flash-in-the-pan counterparts are going to be as iconic as the Rolling Stones or Tom Petty.

EDM depreciates the dynamic that makes music what it is, creating a muddled artistry. Synth patterns and samples trump chordal theory, 128 beat-per-minute backing lines outshine virtuoso-level composition.

There needs to be a separate lens for electronic dance music, independent from instrumentation and classically developed music. This necessary element quickly becomes the defining agent between flavor-of-the-week entertainers and musical juggernauts who span decades of adoration.

You can have your drops and I’ll have my sheet music. Just don’t tell me they’re the same thing. ­— K.C. Libman is a senior studying ecology and evolutionary biology and creative writing. He can be reached at arts@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatArts.

Black history meets women’s history in ‘TransGriot’ event Blogger Monica Roberts to discuss race and gender

By Miranda Butler Daily Wildcat West African historians called “griots” can recite hundreds of years of their history from memory.

Monica Roberts, an AfricanAmerican transwoman writer and activist, has modernized this responsibility by adopting the role of “TransGriot” — telling the history of transpeople of color in her award-winning blog. Roberts will present her experiences with “Blogging at the Intersection of Race and Gender,” on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Gallagher Theater.

Roberts co-founded the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition and has also led the TranssistahsTransbrothas conference for black transpeople. But her “TransGriot” blog is one of her most influential projects. Since Roberts started the blog in 2006, the page has hit more than 3 million views.

Stephan Przybylowicz, codirector of the ASUA Pride Alliance, said Roberts is a significant figure in the trans community because she has reached a level of publicity that is not seen very often. Roberts says what she thinks and isn’t afraid of having her opinions heard, Przybylowicz added.

In her blog at transgriot.blogspot. com, Roberts explains that since 1998, the goal of her activism has been to “push for trans human rights coverage in Houston, Texas, and the nation, ensure that POC (people of color) transpeople’s voices are included in the policy mix, tell our stories, unearth our history, and be the stereotypebusting role model for AfricanAmerican transwomen that I didn’t have growing up.”

The event, hosted by ASUA Pride

Courtesy of ASUA Pride alliance

Blogger and activist Monica Roberts is coming to the UA to speak on the intersection of race and gender with the “TransGriot” event on Tuesday.

Alliance, the Women’s Resource Center and African American Student Affairs, fits well with this goal. The “TransGriot” discussion will celebrate both Black History Month and “women’s herstory” by combining personal identities that are often separated.

“A lot of times when there are events for different heritage months, they don’t really think about people of color who are also LGBT … So, we wanted to bring together that intersection by having (Roberts) come to speak about both issues,” Przybylowicz said.

During the event, students and the general public will have an opportunity to hear Roberts’ thoughts on race and gender in

everyday culture, the media, politics and legislation. There will be a question and answer session with Roberts afterward.

“When the opportunity presents itself, I get invitations to discuss trans issues from an Afrocentric perspective,” Roberts writes. “I enjoy speaking to college students and various audiences about our issues.”

Przybylowicz noted that the event is sure to be an inspirational way to get perspective on what’s happening in the world.

“It’s really an event that everybody can benefit from,” Przybylowicz said, “because even if none of those are your identities at all, you’re learning about somebody else’s experience.

That has value as well.”

Sports scoreboard:

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NCAAB No. 15 Wisconsin 63, No. 9 Ohio State 60

Miami 78, No. 16 Florida State 62

NBA Western Conference 152, Eastern Conference 149

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Arizona boosts Tournament resume with victory over UCLA and wins in seven of last eight games commentary

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left — a lead the Wildcats wouldn’t relinquish.

But Fogg’s heroics didn’t stop on offense. Fogg held UCLA guard and leading scorer Lazeric Jones to two points on 1-of12 shooting, both numbers well below his season averages of 13 points on 42.4 percent from the field.

“Kyle Fogg’s defensive effort can’t be lost in this game,” Arizona head coach Sean Miller said. “He deserves to be on any alldefensive team that’s voted on. When a kid plays that hard on defense then does what he did on offense … he was clearly the best player

he Wildcats might want to head over Cactus Moon and start working on their two-step, because it looks like Arizona will be dancing in March.

With a sweep of the L.A. schools in McKale Center this past weekend, the men’s basketball team rounded out its NCAA Tournament resume, all but locking up a bid to the Big Dance.

In a season that once looked like a transition year for a young Arizona team, the Wildcats — barring a loss to ASU or After dodging its only a poor showing in potential bullet in UCLA on the Pac-12 TournaSaturday and most likely ment — now have all of the makings locking up a first-round bye of a tournament in the Pac-12 Tournament, squad.

Arizona is primed to sneak Their RPI doesn’t jump off the page into the NCAA Tournament. and their nonconference wins aren’t anything to write home about, but the Wildcats are playing tournamentworthy basketball and peaking at the ideal time.

UA head coach Sean Miller said at the beginning of the season that this is a team that should be judged as a finished product, not the team thrown into the fire early in the year.

Miller knew his long season full of change would take time, with the development of three freshmen, learning how to play without Derrick Williams and adjusting to a 6-foot-7 center.

“We’ve been on this climb,” he said after UA defeated UCLA on Saturday.

Arizona has finally reached the summit.

Aside from Washington, Arizona is now the hottest team in the Pac-12. The Wildcats have won eight of their last 10 games, defeating every opponent but Washington in that span.

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Junior forward Solomon Hill embraces senior guard Kyle Fogg at the end of Saturday’s 65-63 win over UCLA. Fogg scored 16 second-half points and grabbed nine rebounds to lift the Wildcats to a win in the seniors’ final regular season game in McKale Center.

Fogg’s second half keeps ’Cats afloat in Pac-12 race

By Alex Williams Daily Wildcat

Senior guard Kyle Fogg played poorly in the first half of Saturday’s 65-63 win over UCLA. The Brea, Calif., native shot 1-of-7 from the field, 0-of-3 from 3-point range and scored just four points as the Wildcats clung to a one-point lead at the half. But then Fogg came alive, scoring 16 second-half points while shooting 3-of-4 from the field and 8-of-11 from the free throw line — bringing Arizona a win in a critial game. A loss would have all but ended its NCAA Tournament chances.

“I just wanted to give our guys some energy,” Fogg said. “That’s one of the games I’ll never forget … I just wanted badly to go out with a win since I’ll never be playing here again.”

Fogg’s performance dazzled the McKale Center crowd of 14,724 — the largest crowd of the season and fifth-largest in McKale history. Perhaps his greatest moment came when he nailed a 3-pointer off of a pass by Jesse Perry with 53 seconds remaining to give the Wildcats a 63-57 lead.

Fogg also went on a tear that saw him score eight of 11 Arizona points to give the Wildcats the lead with a little more than four minutes

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Softball uses power Baseball can’t finish sweep, surge to win 5 of 6 takes 2 of 3 from Auburn ‘Cats use run rule to win twice but bats fall dormant against UGA

By Cameron Moon Daily Wildcat

The No. 15 Arizona softball team traveled to Cathedral City, Calif., for the Cathedral City Classic this weekend and won all but one game — Thursday’s contest against No. 13 Georgia.

The Wildcats’ offense was too potent for Fresno State to handle in Arizona’s other game on Thursday, as it run-ruled the Bulldogs 9-0 in six innings. Junior Brigette Del Ponte and seniors Lini Koria and Jessica Spigner all had multiple hits, with Spigner leading the way with four RBIs. Spigner’s two-run walk-off home run in the sixth ended the game for the Wildcats. Junior All-American pitcher Kenzie Fowler pitched a complete, three-hit shutout.

Arizona struggled against Georgia and was shut out 3-0 for the

second year in a row, all thanks to a two-hit performance on the mound from Morgan Montemayor.

All of Georgia’s runs were scored on home runs. Pitcher Shelby Babcock regressed to a 4-4 record on the season after giving up six hits.

On Friday, the Wildcats’ bats came alive again, hitting four home runs in the game — three of which kenzie fowler came from freshUA pitcher men Chelsea Goodacre and Shelby Pendley.

Arizona prevailed 8-0 in six innings thanks to Fowler’s complete game, two-hit shutout, improving to 4-0 on the season.

Arizona’s defense also shone, as the Wildcats played their seventh consecutive game without an error and 10th in their last 11.

On Saturday, the Wildcats were able to sweep the competition,

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By Kyle Johnson Daily Wildcat

The No. 8 Arizona baseball team won two out of three against Auburn, but after cruising in the first two games, an 8-3 loss at the back end of the Saturday double-header left head coach Andy Lopez disappointed.

“I was not happy at all with the intensity and not happy with the execution in any facet of the game,” Lopez said about the second game on Saturday. “Pitching was not very good, hitting was not very good, defense was not very good. We did a good job eating lunches in between games.”

The Wildcats (5-2) won 8-1 Friday and 15-4 in the first game Saturday, but Auburn’s starter Daniel Koger shut down Arizona Saturday night, giving up just two hits in his six innings pitched.

“I think we went into the game with a good approach, we just didn’t stick to it,” outfielder Joey Rickard said. “We kind of got off our game, and (Koger) got into a rhythm early and we weren’t able to break him

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Arizona pitcher Kurt Heyer delivers a pitch in the season opener against North Dakota State. Heyer led the Wildcats to an 8-1 win over Auburn on Friday.

out of it.”

While the end result was a positive for the Wildcats Friday, the game started with a scary moment — a hard comebacker struck ace Kurt Heyer in his throwing hand in the second inning.

Heyer said his hand was tingling after being hit directly on his right palm, but the feeling subsided after

throwing a couple practice pitches.

The junior stayed in the game and pitched seven innings with no earned runs on six hits and a walk.

The star of the offense was infielder Alex Mejia, whose two-run home run was part of a five-run second inning. The pre-season All-American

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Hockey can’t beat Sun Devils for 24th straight time

By Kyle Johnson Daily Wildcat

Even with all the changes to the No. 21 Arizona hockey team this season, one thing has stayed consistent — the Wildcats’ inability to beat their instate rival.

Arizona concluded its season against No. 4 ASU at home this weekend, losing 2-1 Friday and 5-3 Saturday, finishing the season 0-7-1 against the Sun Devils.

“At this point in our building process we have the unfortunate

circumstance of playing them eight times a year,” head coach Sean Hogan said. “Next year I have no doubt we’ll beat them … And the year after that we’re going to surpass them.”

Losing to the Sun Devils is nothing new as the Wildcats are now winless in their last 24 games against ASU. The last time they won was more than three seasons ago in a shootout victory at home in 2009.

“It’s just been mental mistakes all year, especially against these guys, and it’s really cost us,” captain Brian Slugocki said. “It’s disappointing, to

say the least.”

The Wildcats got off to a good start on Friday after a goal by forward Jeff Wadhams, but they couldn’t maintain a lead. The Sun Devils tied the game in the middle of the first period, then scored the eventual game winner just more than five minutes into the second.

Arizona again had a strong start Saturday, jumping out to an early 2-0 lead after goals by forwards Andrew Murmes and Mike Ferreira.

After an ASU goal closed the gap, Nick Stolz gave the Wildcats a 3-1

advantage, but again, the Sun Devils came surging back.

With the game tied 3-3 and less than four minutes left to play, ASU defender Brian Parson scored a deep wrist shot, beating goalkeeper Steven Sisler and the Wildcats on senior night, sending the “white-out” crowd home in disappointment.

Assistant captain Brady Lefferts stressed the need to keep scoring against the talented ASU team.

“We weren’t able to put any more in the net,” the senior said. “One extra goal there might have been the

difference.”

After a late empty-net goal, things got out of hand. A fight erupted with less than 20 seconds left, resulting in all five Wildcats being sent to the penalty box. Hogan was upset with how the game ended and even had to talk to the referees so the ASU players wouldn’t be disqualified for the national tournament due to their fight.

“That’s just classless of us,” Hogan said. “I laid into our guys about it because that’s not what we are going to be about here. That last minute, I’m pretty embarrassed by it.”

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A. If Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary active chemical in marijuana, makes smokers want to eat cheez-e puffs and watch 3D movies in slo-mo, what’s its effect on sperm? As you suggest, recent research has shown an association between marijuana and the quantity and quality of sperm. You’ll recall that each little swimmer has one job and one job only: to reach and fertilize an egg by travelling past the cervix, through the uterus, and into the fallopian tubes. To make this epic 4-inch journey, they need to move at just the right pace – with enough energy left over for a vigorous “kick” at the end of the race to improve the odds of fertilization.

A 2003 study by Dr. Lani Burkman found that among 22 regular marijuana users who smoked an average of 14 times per week, sperm were clearly affected. When compared to a control group who did not smoke cannabis, tokers averaged less seminal fluid and fewer total sperm.

Researchers also found problems with sperm mobility among the smoker group: many of them swam too fast, too soon

and would likely burn out before ever reaching an egg.

Additionally, the lead researcher in the study suggested that females who smoke marijuana could also interfere with normal sperm mobility. Since THC can be detected in vaginal fluids and reproductive organs, sperm that enter the body of a female smoker may also be exposed to the cannabinoids found there.

The bottom line: marijuana does seem to affect sperm, and this, in turn, may lower the odds of fertilization. Keep in mind – that’s not the same thing as saying marijuana renders men infertile or that THC, like the Mountain Dew reference from last week’s myth-buster SexTalk column, is the male answer to contraception. If you smoke marijuana and don’t want to make a baby right now, you’ll still need a plan to help prevent pregnancy.

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W-Hoops continues woeful season in SoCal ‘Cats swept by USC and UCLA, have lost 11 of last 12 games

By Zack Rosenblatt Daily Wildcat

Barring an unprecedented run in the Pac-12 tournament, the women’s basketball season is all but over.

Despite a losing record, Arizona has generally been able to keep games close, especially in the first hal. The Wildcats (14-15, 3-14 Pac-12) experienced much of the same on Saturday, as they fell to UCLA 72-58.

“I’m not really sure what’s going on right now,” head coach Niya Butts

said in a press release. “We had more than enough to win this basketball game but we just didn’t get it done for whatever reason.”

Sophomore guard Candice Warthen came off the bench to pace the Wildcats, scoring 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting, including 3-for-4 from 3-point range, and grabbing four rebounds. Davellyn Whyte, Arizona’s leading scorer on the season, struggled to the tune of 12 points on 3-of-15 shooting and 0-for-9 from long range.

In the first half, after the Bruins opened the game with a 7-2 run, the Wildcats went on a 17-5 run of their own to take a 19-12 lead.

UCLA immediately answered with a 7-0 run, however, and after some

lead changes to end the half, took a 45-40 lead into halftime and never looked back.

“We disappeared in the second half,” Butts said. “I’m not sure why we aren’t responding like we should be.”

The Wildcats scored just 23 points in the second half and shot a lackluster 21.6 percent from the field, including 2-for-10 from 3-point range. UCLA shot nearly 50 percent for the game, and had four players score in double figures. Rebekah Gardner led the way with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting.

“We should have been using the gaps and attacking the basket with the ball,” Butts said.

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The final product Miller threw out into McKale Center on Saturday is an NCAA Tournament caliber team.

It’s easy to look at Arizona’s list of accomplishments and think NIT. The UA is 0-2 against the RPI top 25, 1-3 against the RPI top 50 and 4-8 against the RPI top 100.

But while those numbers don’t favor the Wildcats, it’s important to look deeper in those games and consider the circumstances.

When Arizona lost to San Diego State by four points at home on Nov. 23, Kyryl Natyazhko was the starting center and Jordin Mayes started at point guard.

When the UA nearly knocked off Florida in overtime in Gainesville, Fla., Josiah Turner sat in Tucson serving a one-game suspension and Nick Johnson played his first college game at point guard.

Arizona couldn’t hang with Gonzaga or Mississippi State, but both teams are legitimate NCAA Tournament squads. Plus, Natyazhko started against Mississippi State, played 20 minutes against Gonzaga and Turner was still coming off the bench in both games.

Arizona is a different team now, and the fact that the Wildcats played such respectable teams so close on the road with those lineups says a lot about

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UA forward Jesse Perry attacks the basket during Saturday’s 65-63 win over UCLA, which kept Arizona alive in the race for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

how deserving the Wildcats are of a tournament berth.

The fact that three of Arizona’s five conference losses came by a combined five points makes Arizona’s resume look that much better.

The Wildcats are also the only team of the top four squads in the Pac-12 with a win against an RPI top 50 school. Arizona’s racked up wins against Cal, New Mexico State, Valparaiso, Colorado, Duquesne, St. John’s, and Clemson – four of which are RPI top 100 teams.

Midway through the season it looked like Arizona would miss the tournament for the second time in three years. Wildcat fans would have to chalk the season up as a transition year, hold off from circling Arizona in

their brackets and look forward to the arrival of Brandon Ashley, Grant Jerrett, Kaleb Tarczewski and Gabe York next year.

But Miller has Arizona on the rise just in time to impress the selection committee. After dodging their only potential bullet in UCLA on Saturday and most likely locking up a firstround bye in the Pac-12 Tournament, the Wildcats are primed to slide into the NCAA Tournament.

Thanks to its guard play, suffocating defense and 3-point shooting, Arizona might just end up being that 12-5 upset worth picking.

— Mike Schmitz is a marketing senior. He can be reached at sports@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatHoops.

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beating Fordham 3-2 and Syracuse 5-0. Arizona was outhit 7-6 against Fordham but was able to win, thanks in part to timely hitting from Del Ponte, who drove in two runs.

Both Babcock and Fowler played against Fordham, with Fowler on closer duty in the final two frames of play. Babcock allowed two runs on seven hits but was taken out of the game when Fordham hit four consecutive singles to start the sixth inning.

Arizona improved to 12-4 overall and 4-1 in the tournament after defeating Syracuse for the second time this season. Fowler started the

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finished the night 3-for-5 with four RBIs. The first part of the double-header Saturday was a comfortable victory for Arizona.

The Wildcats scored 15 runs off of 17 hits as the entire lineup contributed, giving starter Konner Wade plenty of insurance. Wade only gave up one earned run and had 10 strikeouts in six and two-thirds innings pitched.

Wade now has 23 strikeouts in just 14 innings, already giving him one more than his season total last year.

“The first (game) was a really good

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in the game today.”

Arizona’s win took the Wildcats a step closer to a crucial first-round by in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. The UA sits at third place in the conference and the top four teams receive a bye into the conference quarterfinals.

“Our main focus is finishing out strong, and putting ourselves in the best position for seeding in the Pac-12 tournament,” junior forward Solomon Hill said. “Maybe we can do some things that will shine some light on us. Maybe get an automatic bid. It’s not really over.”

Perry finishes strong

Senior forward Jesse Perry finished his McKale Center career in a

game for the Wildcats and pitched her way to her third straight complete game shutout. Once again, Arizona was outhit, 6-4, but the Orange were unable to cross the plate.

Syracuse loaded the bases in the sixth and seventh, but Fowler preserved the shutout.

In the Wildcats’ final game on Sunday, it was Babcock that threw a two-hit shutout against Long Beach State. The Wildcats won 4-0. The game was 1-0 going into the fifth, but a double from freshman catcher Chelsea Goodacre and an RBI walk from Baillie Kirker put the game out of reach for the 49ers.

The Wildcats will next face the College of Charleston for a threegame series starting Friday at Hillenbrand Stadium.

team performance,” Lopez said.

“Pitching, defense, offense, I thought they did great.”

While the pitching of Auburn’s Koger contributed to the loss Saturday night, Wildcats starter James Farris didn’t help the cause. Farris gave up four earned runs in the first two innings, and Auburn built up an 8-0 lead by the seventh inning before the Wildcats even got on the board.

Arizona had a brief rally in the bottom of the seventh inning when pinch hitter Bobby Brown hit a two-run triple, but it was not nearly enough.

“We looked like a different team in the second game (Saturday),” Lopez said. “That needs to change.”

game that encapsulated nearly every game he’s played as a Wildcat.

The 6-foot-7, 215-pound forward scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds while being matched up with massive UCLA center Josh Smith, who’s listed at 6-foot-10, 305 pounds.

“He’s probably, what? A hundred fifty, 200 pounds more than me?” Perry said. “It’s definitely a challenge, but I was up for the challenge.”

Perry and the rest of Arizona’s seniors closed out their careers in McKale during an emotional postgame ceremony in which a short video played and each player received a framed jersey set in front of a picture.

“I know today was going to come,” said Perry, who took the floor for the ceremony with his 9-month-old daughter in his arms. “I’m not going to go out and cry or nothing like that, but it was definitely emotional.”