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Some professors are reaching out to technology-driven students by using social media in class. More than 50 percent of college professors use social media to enhance their courses, according to a study by Pearson Higher Education. Websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are being integrated into some

classes on campus. The use of social media holds the attention of students who frequently use the websites in their personal lives, according to Shyam Jha, adjunct lecturer of management information systems. “The problem with teaching now is there are too many avenues to distraction,” he said. “You can either shut it all down, which is no fun, or engage them (students).”

Jha used Twitter in his operations management course several semesters ago when the website was fairly unknown to students. “I decided why not expose students to new technology and see if I could integrate it into the course objectives,” he said. Assignments included asking how many days of inventory a retail store carried and tweeting the answer. Jha said he saw a positive reaction from most of

those in the more than 200 student course. “That was an interactive way to gain the engagement of classes,” he said. Jha has since replaced the Twitter assignment but said he constantly tries to incorporate technology in class. He added that because students are already using social media, he wants to use the websites for learning “as

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Daniel Hernandez Jr. , Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ intern who provided her with first aid after she was shot on Jan. 8 , is one of three candidates for ASUA president next year. There are 25 other candidates running for the executive and administrative vice presidential roles and 10 senate seats. James Allen and Hector Araujo round out the other Associated Students of the University of Arizona presidential candidates. Hernandez was recently appointed as a director in the Arizona Students’ Association after heavy involvement with ASUA, James Allen works in current President Emily Fritze’s cabinet as her chief of staff and Hector Araujo was a former student body president at Pima Community College before transferring to the UA last semester. The two executive vice presidential candidates are Bryan Ponton , who works with ZonaZoo , and Monica Ruiz , also an ASUA member. Executive Vice President Katherine Weingartner is not seeking re-election. Administrative Vice President Brett Ponton is seeking re-election, along with Darren Brown , Ponton’s chief of staff, and Brittany Steinke , executive director of 2011 Spring Fling . Chad Travis is the only current ASUA senator running to retain his seat. Michael Weingartner, Jarrett Benkendorfer and Carlita Cotton , all on the ASUA Appropriations Board , are running for spots on ASUA Senate. Jason Brown , who does secretarial work for ASUA Senate is also running for senate. Raymond Arvizu, who ran for senate last year, Kyira Hankton , ASUA diversity chair, Robert Rosinski , an active student veteran, Chandni Patel , vice president of public relations for the Residence Hall Association, and Erik Lundstrom , president of the Young Democrats, are all also gunning for spots on the

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ASUA Sen. Lindsay Hartgraves, a pre-education and English sophomore, stands by a Safe Ride car on Tuesday. Hartgraves rode in Safe Ride cars on Monday night to better connect with the student population.

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Safe Ride helps students get from point A to point B — and now helps student officials reach their constituents. Last year, former Associated Students of the University of Arizona Sen. Hillary Davidson, now a director for ZonaZoo, utilized ride-alongs to gauge student opinion. “When I went on my ride, I was able to explain some of the programs and services that we offer, including Safe Ride,” said ASUA Sen. Lindsay Hartgraves, a sophomore studying pre-education and English. “But it’s been really great

hearing student opinions and their concerns on campus.” Hartgraves said hot topics like creating a resolution for or against the proposed gun laws and the formation of a fall break to span the full Thanksgiving week were both on the list of subjects for students. A lot of students knew about bills in the Arizona Legislature, but not about how they impacted them, according to Hartgraves, something she said she was happy to discuss. Senators go on two-hour blocks throughout the night to talk with students. “Safe Ride and Chris(topher Wozny) have been really great,” Hartgraves said. The transition

from idea to reality was short due to the collaboration between the two offices. Sen. Chad Travis is going on his ride-along later in the week, and added that topics will vary in the coming weeks but the random sample of students in the Safe Ride cars allows for a more widespread view of campus opinions in a more comfortable setting. “It’s a great opportunity to talk to students,” Travis said. “Because I know from campaigning, students don’t want to talk on the (UA) Mall. You are walking somewhere, that’s why you are on the Mall.” Emailing students does not give the “face-to-face interaction” ride-

alongs do, said Travis. Hartgraves handed out her contact information to students leaving cars on Monday but thought flyers announcing ASUA events and vacancies in the office might be a nice way to further educate students. “Roll with a Senator,” where ASUA members use golf carts to take students from class to class and hear their opinions on issues, is an extension of the program Hartgraves also thought could be coming in the future. “It’s nice to hear different opinions that might not always be around the office through a program that could develop into something later on,” Travis said.

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‘Plan B’ sales increase during football season By Michelle Weiss ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Plan B pill has an increased number of sales during football season, especially the day after home games. Campus Health Service confirmed that, in comparison to the rest of the school year, purchases of the morning after pill increase during football season. “We see a trend of more usage after, you know, that weekend of a home football game,” said Kim Birmingham, the chief pharmacist at Campus Health. Plan B is a pill that prevents pregnancy in the event of failed birth control or unprotected sex. The pill must be taken by three days after sex in order to work successfully. The sooner

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it is taken, the more effective, according to the Plan B OneStep website. The average number of Plan B sales at the UA was 3.65 on a regular day from Aug. 25, 2008 to May 16, 2009. The day after a home football game, the average number sold was 7.25, Birmingham said. During football season, mistakes can happen because students have a reason to celebrate and go out more, said Shayna Gilmore, a political science junior. “I’m sure there’s a lot of alcohol that goes into those decisions,” she said. Gilmore said it is a good thing that Plan B can be easily purchased at Campus Health. “Mistakes are made and I

feel like that’s a relatively lowmaintenance way to prevent unwanted pregnancy,” Gilmore said. Having Plan B available at Campus Health is helpful for people who are caught in a situation or predicament, said Max Klein, an undecided sophomore. Plan B purchases during football season could be related to students being excited about their team, Klein said. “Everyone loves celebrating a big win,” he said. “And everyone is about the touchdowns.” In addition to asking common questions about how well the pill will work and when to take it, many students voice their concerns about confidentiality when purchasing Plan B, Birmingham said.

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ASUA continued from page 1 senate. Marielos Castro, Blanca Delgado, Danielle Dobrusin, Kevin Elliott, Nina Grubisic, Shan Harris, Dylan Janis, Elisa Meza and Josh Ruder are all also senate candidates. There will be a candidate meeting today, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m., in the Tucson Room of the Student Union Memorial Center. The meeting is open to both candidates and students who want to learn more about these candidates and the elections process this spring, including running with slates and the campus-wide election week.

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Professor Julie Feldman uses YouTube in her individuals and societies 101 Structure of Mind and Behavior class on Tuesday. Feldman believes this is a great way to gets students to better relate to her lectures.

MEDIA continued from page 1 opposed to wasting time.” “I will ask them to look something up online in the middle of lecture,” Jha said, forcing students to leave Facebook to “do something useful.” The accessibility of social media has provided more ways to engage students, according to Julie Feldman, adjunct instructor of psychology. Feldman began teaching at the UA in 1995 when she “didn’t use much technology at all,” she said. She now uses YouTube to show psychological experiments or behaviors in large lecture classes. “It helps demonstrate concepts that are more abstract,” Feldman said. She said the video clips are easily inserted into lectures. “It used to be that to put on any clip you had to switch to the VCR or DVD player,” Feldman said. “The timing of that, you’d get talking during the switch. With YouTube embedded right into the PowerPoint, you can save time.” Other professors have had more difficulty incorporating social media into the classroom. Associate professor C.M. Higgins tried to incorporate Facebook into a graduate-level electrical and chemical engineering course. He said he

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created the page to access class announcements and discussions after observing his 14-year-old daughter’s constant use of the website. Students “liked” the page but frequently missed announcements, he said. “It was a complete failure,” said Higgins, an associate professor of neuroscience and electrical and chemical engineering. “No one knew about it.” Higgins said graduate students did not want to check the website frequently and preferred the “old-school” form of discussions. He said social media may be helpful in some courses but did not achieve its objectives in his class. “It didn’t work for either one because students weren’t interested in using it,” Higgins said. The Honors College introduced an entire course focusing on online communities several semesters ago. Thinking critically about new media is offered for tier two humanities credit. “We read various theories written on new media and the effects it has on our learning style and life in general,” said Harmony Chartier, a junior studying political science and French who took the course last semester. Chartier said assignments included playing computer games, looking at websites and

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reflecting on the experiences. She also created a website showing different study spots on campus and promoted it through Facebook. “I’m in one way more appreciative and more aware on a critical level (of social media),” Chartier said. She said the course was enhanced by the hands-on experience but does not think it is necessary in all classes. “I do feel like you learn more the old-fashioned way,” Chartier said.

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UofAZPolice (UAPD) UofArizona (UA Admissions) ASUATODAY (Associated Students of the University of Arizona) ZonaZooOfficial (ZonaZoo) UACampusRec (Student Campus Recreation Center) AZATHLETICS (Arizona Athletics) UAPTS (Parking and Transportation Services) UofA (Official UA Twitter)

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The ASUA Senate will determine budget levels within student government and throughout the school at Wednesday’s meeting. The UA’s Budget Office will make a presentation to the senate. President Robert Shelton’s request noted enrollment growth numbers of $22.9 million, derived from state funding formula, and bolstering faculty with a $7.1 million request. This could raise fees and tuition for students, elevating tuition from this academic year’s $8,000 for residents and $24,000 for nonresidents. The UA received $131.1 million in institutional aid. The senate is slated to present a proposal on fees, aligning with Arizona Students’ Association, hopefully to discourage further rises in student expenses. “From the (Student Recreation) center, library and Honors college, to differential tuition, the fees seem to stack up more and more each year,” Associated Students of the University of Arizona President Emily Fritze wrote in her blog. The senate will receive an update of where ASUA stands with its own budget at the meeting as well. ASUA’s budget plan had their expenditures coordinate with their expenses at $1,372,150, a reduction of more than $38,000 since last year. A funds request from the senate’s budget is also up for discussion. Club funding started at $54,707 this year and now tops $71,400.

PLAN B continued from page 1 Students fear that their parents will see the Plan B purchase on the bill, but Birmingham confirmed that it only shows up as a Campus Health charge on the Bursar account. It is beneficial for college students to have Plan B behind the counter, but it should only be used as a back-up method, Birmingham said. Women should not depend on it as their regular form of birth control.

“I hope women realize it’s not a form of contraception in the sense that it’s not as good as contraception, regular contraception,” she said. “Hopefully people are educated or informed enough to realize that.” Plan B, while effective, comes with side-effects such as nausea, headaches, abdominal pain, fatigue, change in menstrual period, breast tenderness and vomiting, Birmingham said.

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Most Americans agree with Obama’s stance on Egypt crisis THE MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE LOS ANGELES — A majority of Americans say the Obama administration is handling the political crisis in Egypt about right, though Republicans are less likely than Democrats or independents to give the president high marks, according to a poll released on Tuesday by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The poll, conducted Wednesday through Monday, also shows that Americans are split over how the Egypt protests will affect the United States. A majority, 58 percent, said the protests will not have much of an effect. Of those who believe there will be an impact, those thinking it will be negative outweighed the positives, 28 percent to 15 percent. The poll is based on interviews

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with 1,385 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Protesters have clogged Cairo’s Tahrir Square since Jan. 25, calling on President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Mubarak, who has been in power for almost 30 years, has refused; he has said he will not seek re-election in September, a concession that has not mollified the demonstrators. The Obama administration’s public response has gradually shifted from neutrality to sending signals that democratic reforms should begin immediately and that Mubarak has no place in that process. Last week, President Barack Obama publicly talked tough, but he stopped short of calling on Mubarak to immediately step down. Over the weekend, the administration signaled it supported

talks among the protest groups and newly appointed Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman, who has urged demonstrators to leave Tahrir Square and has called for stability in the reform process. According to the poll, 57 percent of the respondents said the Obama administration is handling the situation in Egypt about right. About 12 percent said the administration has shown too much support for the protesters, while the same number said the administration had shown too little. Politically, 69 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of independents said the administration is doing well. Just 43 percent of Republicans gave the administration a positive rating; 19 percent of Republicans said the administration was showing too much favor for demonstrators and 15 percent said too little.

WASHINGTON — Abdulhakim Muhammad was born Carlos Bledsoe, played high school football and attended business school in college. He mowed his grandmother’s lawn. He also converted to Islam at a Memphis mosque, studied in Yemen and while there fell in with a group of fundamental extremists. By the time he returned to the United States, federal law enforcement officials say he had been dangerously radicalized as a domestic terrorist. When he allegedly opened fire with an SKS automatic rifle on a Little Rock, Ark., Army recruiting station, he became part of a rising trend — one of 50 Americans arrested on terror charges in the last two years. From May 2009 to last November, authorities broke up 22 homegrown terror plots, compared with 21 during the previous eight years. The House Homeland Security Committee opens hearings Wednesday into the terrorist threat in the United States. In the weeks ahead, the panel will hold sessions on the domestic radicalization of American Muslims. Most of the suspects are being recruited in this country by foreign organizations through the Internet, community activities or in some instances, local mosques. For al-Qaida, tapping into a new generation of potential terrorists already here is easier and cheaper than finding ways to get attackers into the country, though the result has not approached anything close to the death toll of Sept. 11, 2001. “The threat is real, the threat is different and the threat is constant,” Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said recently. Some suspects have displayed a chilling dedication. Muhammad, charged with killing one soldier and wounding another, has written the judge asking

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to plead guilty to capital murder. He is ready to die for al-Qaida. “I wasn’t insane or post-traumatic, nor was I forced to do this act,” he wrote from jail. The shootings, he said, were “justified according to Islamic Laws and the Islamic Religion, Jihad — to fight those who wage war on Islam and Muslims.” The committee chairman, Rep. Peter T. King, R-N.Y., has rebuffed claims from religious and civil rights groups that the hearings will unfairly target MuslimAmericans. He remains determined to blunt what he calls “the significant change in al-Qaida tactics and strategy.” “Al-Qaida has realized the difficulty it faces in launching attacks against our homeland from overseas,” he said Tuesday. “Thus it has adjusted its tactics and is now attempting to radicalize from within our country.” Terror consultant Evan F. Kohlmann testified in the 2008 trial of Mohamad Ibrahim Schnewer, a Philadelphia cabdriver convicted and given life for his part in a sixman conspiracy to “kill as many Americans as possible” at the Fort Dix Army Base in New Jersey.

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Students need to use caution on social media Kristina Bui Arizona Daily Wildcat

ou know that photo of you, blearyeyed and smiley, red plastic cup in hand? You know the one. You look like a hot, drunk mess, your friend keeps tagging you in it, it’s on Facebook for the whole Internet to see? That one. I bet you’d be having words with your tag-happy little pal if the UA administration were keeping tabs on your profile. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, much of the discussion at the National Conference on Law and Higher Education centered around issues presented by Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites. These issues have colleges wondering if there is a need to police the Internet in order to monitor what their students and faculty members are doing or posting online. In May 2006, Stacey Snyder was a student at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, just days away from her graduation at the time. Then the university denied her a teaching degree. The university claimed it was because a photo on her MySpace profile. Remember, it was 2006 and people still used MySpace. The photo in question was captioned “Drunken Pirate” and featured Snyder in a pirate hat and drinking from a red plastic cup. According to the university, it promoted underage drinking. Snyder was 25 years old then, and working as a student teacher at a high school. She maintained the photo was taken off campus and after school hours at a costume party. Snyder sued Millersville University for refusing her a degree, citing it as a violation of her right to free speech. She eventually earned an English degree instead. A federal judge ruled against her in 2008. According to The Washington Post, university officials said the case was not an issue of First Amendment rights, but of performance. The photo, they said, was just one example of many that Snyder did not deserve a degree in education. Some colleges have codes of conduct and policies pertaining specifically to social media. Concordia University expects students to “assume the responsibility for the content posted and are subject to sanctions” if that content violates Concordia’s conduct code. These policies also sometimes attempt to address online harassment, especially in response to cases like Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers University student who killed himself after his roommate secretly recorded him with another man on a webcam. The problem is defining what online bullying is, and where to draw the line between offensive speech and speech that legitimately interferes with someone else’s education. Cases like Snyder’s or Clementi’s, and discussions like the one at the National Conference on Law and Higher Education, ask: How should a university babysit what its students and employees post on the Internet? Should there be any obligation to do so? I don’t actually know how much of a reach a social media policy should have. While universities wrestle with the wording of policies that people won’t read anyway, students ought to take responsibility on an individual basis, of their own accord. You’ve had a few too many if you think an employer should be able to find your record for tequila shots via Google. There are existing precautions for making sure anything that the university, or a future employer, could deem inappropriate and against any code of conduct is hidden. Set your profile to private. Google yourself. If you can still find your Facebook, be more private. The same applies to every hash tag you use on Twitter, each photo you reblog on Tumblr, everything. But more importantly, remember that privacy settings only go so far. The fact that university administrations are beginning to wonder if they are obligated to include social media clauses in their student and faculty conduct policies should be an embarrassment to all of us. Only the most naive people expect you to avoid all college kid shenanigans. But everyone should expect you to keep them offline. For the sake of making sure you don’t lose your degree because you had to be a drunken pirate, think before you post. — Kristina Bui is the opinions editor of the Arizona Daily Wildcat. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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I commend Eliza Mesa’s column (“Student affairs require student action, Feb. 4) as a call to action for students to be actively engaged in tuition and fee setting this semester. Student apathy will be perceived as acceptance of any proposal put forth. I urge students to become educated on factors that contribute to the price tag of attending the University of Arizona. Setting tuition is a complicated process that must account for the imminent budget cuts from the Arizona State Legislature to the University system. I encourage students to voice concerns and suggest solutions that recognize the climate the Universities face and express the effect these increases have on students. I can promise that the Associated Students of the University of Arizona will represent student voice and welcome all thoughts, ideas and concerns. Together, we can work with UA administration and the Arizona Board of Regents to protect student pocketbooks while maintaining the excellence of the University of Arizona. — Emily Fritze Student Body President Associated Students of the University of Arizona

Americans incapable of empathy for Egyptians

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duty to stand with Egypt” (Andrew Shepherd, Feb. 8): As appropriate as the idea of Americans at large standing behind the people of Egypt is, it is unfortunately not possible. Americans, in general, have come to take their very own freedoms for granted. We allow our congressmen to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution that codifies discrimination against an entire segment of our population, those same people adamantly support DADT, and we reelect them. We allowed our elected officials to pander to large corporations that move much needed jobs to China and India. We allowed these people to protect financial institutions that blatantly stole from the American people, that mismanaged so much money that it caused a worldwide financial crisis, then what did we do? We re-elected them. When we feel that our most basic of rights are being stripped away day by day, when the economy crashed and so many people lost their means of income, when honest hardworking people are being kicked out of their homes, when our LGBT brothers and sisters are considered second class citizens, and when those with skin that is a color other than white are subjected to unnecessary abuses under the veil of immigration control, what do we do? Do we flood into the streets and demand that our elected officials represent what we the people want rather than forcing their own agendas on us? Do we demand recall of the most corrupt politicians who

amass wealth unheard of by the majority of the American population? Do we even replace the legislators who want to protect the very people that brought the American public to its financial knees? No, we do none of these things, we gripe to our friends, we gripe to ourselves, we complain quietly and hope that someone else does something. Why? Because most of us still have warm houses, we have enough money to support a level of luxury that the Egyptian people have never known. Most of us have a car to drive, a job that barely pays the bills, and enough food in our bellies to keep the hunger at bay. Most of our children get to learn to read, most families can get warm coats for the cold mornings and most people have never had to choose between feeding their children or themselves. Americans for the most part are comfortable and in general unwilling to risk their own comfort to fight for their own rights that are being impeded upon more and more each day. This is why, even though we should stand with the Egyptian people in their fight for the basic rights that we take for granted, we cannot. We are not yet angry enough at our own government for taking away our rights to be able to empathize with those who wish to have only a fraction of the luxuries that we enjoy. — Candice Eaton Junior majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology

Child stars shine brighter than the rest Caroline Nachazel Arizona Daily Wildcat

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’m a get more shine in a little bit,” says Willow Smith. Girl, you already got a whole lot of shine and it’s just going to keep on coming. The minute the paint-splattering “Whip My Hair” video premiered, I knew she was going to be a mindblowing star. Literally, this girl is a phenomenon. Willow, at 10 years old with baby’sbottom skin and bones smaller than my fingers, has people in their mid20s bumping and grinding to her single in the hottest clubs. Willow will be this generation’s Madonna. Her debut album drops soon, according to her Twitter (yes, she is one of the 10 remarkable people I have chosen to follow), and she’s signed with Roc Nation, one of the biggest labels in the industry headed by Jay-Z. On the topic of pre-pubescent stardom, obviously Justin Bieber reluctantly needs to be mentioned. P.S., Willow is the opening act in his upcoming tour.

This kid is the next Michael Jackson. He has 7-year-old girls crying over him and has become a household name across not just the nation, but the globe. The combination of Bieber and Smith gives me the chills. These two child mega-stars are probably more successful than about 90 percent of the United States combined, roughly. It seems as if fame can almost be accredited to age in today’s pop culture cult. The younger, the more famous they will continue to become. But naturally, there have to be haters who claim that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett are thrusting their kids in the spotlight, and that Justin Bieber is the spawn of the devil. Jealous much? If my kid looked like Bieber (minus the bowl cut) and could whip like Willow, I would be thrusting them too. They deserve the amount of fame and success that has come their way. While we were spending our adolescent days in the ball-pen of Chuck E. Cheese’s, these kids spent hours in the studio to give us a reason to wake up in the morning.

Yes, Lindsay Lohan, Demi Lovato, Aaron Carter and even little Hannah Montana have given us something to talk about by landing in rehab and other institutions at an early age. But child fame is not to blame. Personally, the Bieber fever does not wake me up every morning, but it does for a lot of people. Stars like Willow and Justin have a positive future ahead and have already given so many kids a role model to look up to. Putting a talented child in the public eye is not always harmful. The truly successful stars are the ones who make their names big with natural talent and do not use the 48-point font across Us Weekly’s cover to their advantage. The circuit of fame now requires singing, acting, dancing and extreme swag in leather and studs. If you can’t whip paint around without looking like an idiot, you are not going to make it. If you hate that a 10 and 16-year-old are getting more attention than other significant public figures, get over it because they are here to stay. Thank you to the Smiths and the Biebers for getting it on and giving us the next two pop sensations of a lifetime. — Caroline Nachazel is a sophomore majoring in journalism and communication. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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Student taken to UMC regarding ‘bizarre’ behavior

A female UA student was was reported to the University of Arizona Police Department for acting bizarrely on Sunday at 9:09 p.m. A UAPD officer responded to the Pima Residence Hall and met with the community director and resident assistant. The RA showed the officer the student’s room. When the officer entered the room, the student was lying down with her face in her pillow. The student was giggling and kicking her legs up and down. The officer told the student that the police were there and asked for the student’s name. The student continued to giggle and did not respond. The officer found the student’s CatCard on a dresser and asked the student for the day. “Fuck, by now it’s gotta be Saturday!” the student said. However, it was Sunday night. The officer continued to ask questions in an attempt to figure out what was wrong, but the student continued to refuse to respond. The student also kept making references to “her Lord” and how the student’s Lord was the only one that she cared about. The officer was not able to get much information and sought assistance from Tucson Fire Department. While the officer waited for the Tucson Fire Department to respond, the officer interviewed two of the student’s friends who lived down the hall. The student began acting strangely on Thursday, Feb. 3. She was not focused on schoolwork and kept making strange references to “her God,” according to the friends. The friends said that the student usually was very studious and not easily distracted. The friends said they were scared to report the strange behavoir. The officer contacted the boyfriend of the student, and he said that he had visited on the previous Friday. The student’s mother displayed similar symptoms, the student’s boyfriend said, who also said he was worried about how she was acting. The officer contacted the student’s grandmother and said that the student would be taken to University Medical Center for medical evaluations. The grandmother said she would be there on Monday morning to take care of the student. The student was transported to the UMC at around 10:16 p.m. Hospital staff said that the student was going to be kept overnight for medical evaluations and would not be committed for psychiatric evaluations because she was not exhibiting violent behavior.

Marijuana smell coming from no where

A resident assistant reported the smell of marijuana in Manzanita-Mohave Residence Hall on Sunday at 6:22 p.m. UAPD officers responded to the dormitory and went to the floor in question. An officer noticed a smell of marijuana on the floor that was exceptionally strong around the doorframe of one particular room. The officer heard nothing to indicate that the room was occupied. While in the hallway, the officer found one of the room’s residents, who did not exhibit signs or symptoms of marijuana use. As the officer entered the room with the resident, the officer noticed four fabric softener sheets in the air conditioning vent and one window open. The resident told the officer that the roommate lived in the north half of the room. The officer saw two packets of cigarette rolling paper on the desk in the north half of the room and a shot glass on the desk with a small amount of flavored tobacco inside. The officer could not find used paraphernalia or marijuana in plain view of the north half of the room. The resident’s roommate had moved in only two weeks prior and made marijuana smoking apparent to the resident. The resident asked the roommate to not smoke marijuana in the room, but on two occasions the resident walked in on the roommate rolling joint. The resident didn’t want to report the roommate to the police but had already submitted a request to change rooms. The RA notified the officer that the shot glass was a Residence Life violation and would be noted in the incident report. The officer obtained the roommate’s cell phone number and left a message regarding the incident. The officer also completed a Dean of Students Office code of conduct referral regarding the odor of marijuana from the room, fabric softener placement, open window, rolling paper, resident statement and no signs or symptoms of marijuana use by resident.

Painting the town … purple?

Purple graffiti was found in many locations on and off campus on Sunday at 4:29 p.m. A UAPD officer conducted a security check at Main Gate Parking Garage and noticed purple spray-paint. The graffiti was applied to the top level of the garage on the outside southeast corner by the stairwell. The graffiti was about two feet by six feet in size and consisted of unreadable letters. The rest of the garage was clean of graffiti. The officer conducted a check of surrounding UA properties and found the same purple graffiti on the outer wall of the Southwestern Institute for Research on Women. The graffiti was six feet by eight feet in size. A check of the area found many non-UA properties with the same graffiti. No evidence was found. The graffiti was photographed and placed into evidence.

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‘Be Mine’ comes true for young couples

First comes love; second comes marriage; then comes a bachelor’s degree Rebecca Winegar, a first-year nursing student, and her husband RJ Winegar, 22, a mechanic at Precision Toyota, will have been married for six months on Valentine’s Day.

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alentine’s Day can mean a variety of things for UA students, from a day fraught with romantic expectation to the day before all that candy goes on sale. But for Rebecca and RJ Winegar and Stephanie and Seth Keller, February 14 bears a special significance — their first Valentine’s Day as married couples.

While the UA doesn’t keep its own data on married students, those who fill out the FAFSA — about 60 percent of undergraduates — do provide that information. Of those students, 5 percent report being married, according to Rick Sears, associate director of enrollment research for the Office of Institutional Research and Planning Support. “My estimate for all undergraduates, based upon what we do know, is that 4 percent of UA undergraduates are married,” Sears wrote in an email. That’s about 1,214 students.

Rebecca and RJ Winegar, both 22, were married Aug. 14, 2010. Rebecca had to balance preparing for the wedding with getting ready to begin her first semester of nursing school at the UA. “I had orientation for nursing school the next morning (after our honeymoon) at 8 a.m.,” Rebecca said with a laugh. They honeymooned in Riviera Maya, near Cancun, in Mexico. Sean Keller, 22, and Stephanie Keller, 21, were MARRIED, page 7

Tucson bar gets even plusher After weeks of renovation, Plush debuts new concert venue

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Plush just got a little more Tucson. Walls lined with 90 local band’s T-shirts, sewing materials woven into window coverings and pieces of old bottles melted in an in-house kiln — all prepared by the Plush staff and T-town artists — will define the club’s new look after Tuesday’s grand re-opening. The big kicker: you no longer have to be 21 to get in. Plush, known as a hotspot for live music, put its summer plans to renovate the club into action — and has just opened its new multilevel club interior to crowds of all-ages, especially those at the UA. The renovations began with a new sign, a replacement of the multicolor sign that, according to Event and Marketing Director Cathy Rivers, had many wondering whether Plush was a gay club. But the final renovations closed down the nighttime spot for close to three weeks, allowing for recycled materials and local artisans to make their mark on the club. “We’re a really mixed clientele from old to young,” Rivers said, adding that when the club first opened, they had a strong presence with the UA. Plush is trying to return to that heritage. By making the club available to all-ages, Plush faces some new challenges with Arizona liquor laws. One such law requires a

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barrier between areas with and without alcohol in venues. Plush wants to strike a balance between the law and the comfortable atmosphere hinted at in their name. “We’re trying to welcome all ages without using a chain-link fence,” Rivers said. Final plans for the barrier have not been set. Aesthetically, the club has taken on a more homemade feel. “I feel like I’m in a big yard sale,” Rivers said of Valentina Martinelli/Arizona Daily Wildcat the club during Renovations continue at Plush, a night club on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street, on construction. The look Sunday. Plush is trying to expand on its reputation for being a live music venue by creating a relaxed atmosphere. was made possible by salvaged pieces service for patrons, as well as the over the past 10 years and of the old bar, along with thrift addition of cappuccinos to Plush’s hopefully the new layout will store finds and hard work by the drink menu. A new food menu is make bar service easier and faster, staff, according to Rivers. Other also on its way, but is not ready as and the music venue used to aesthetic renovations include better advantage for the musicians of Tuesday’s grand re-opening. purple velvet partitions between “We’re mainly known as a who play throughout the week,” rooms, new wooden benches and live-music venue,” Rivers said. wrote Maebelle Reed, owner of an interactive lighting piece that Plush, in an email. The renovation “But we’re trying to be more than responds to movement. that.” Rivers is planning to reach plan has been in the works for The establishment is made up out to the UA School of Music to years, according to Reed. of three separate buildings. The allow beginning players to have The “loads of character” the oldest was constructed in 1908, exhibitions and performances at building has makes the space fun, and each subsequent part has the venue. During the first week Reed wrote, but “also can make been added to, removed from or of its re-opening, Plush will host a logistic issues for efficiency of combined with the existing base graduate school mixer, featuring a service and use.” over the following century. Recycled materials accompany “It has been a learning curve PLUSH, page 10 a new raised area, with more bar

‘The Big Payback’ pays for itself By Steven Kwan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

Sales of hip-hop music have dropped in recent years and pop music has re-asserted its dominance of the Billboard charts. You could argue many reasons for this decline: illegal downloads, the closing of music stores across the U.S., the rise of “Glee” and its reliance on pop songs, etc. Even some veteran artists like Sean Combs and Jay-Z realize that making strictly hip-hop music can no longer be a major part of their business plan, let alone their creative output. Yet, looking at hiphop’s history, this shift in priorities is nothing new. Early in the “The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop,” Dan Charnas recounts how many of the first hip-hop acts were not only paying attention to the lyrics they wrote and the beats they

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A love poem and memorize it. Even if you won’t be spending Valentine’s Day with someone special, at least you can recite a poem from memory.

Dark chocolate, which contains flavanols that give chocolate its pungent flavor. In studies, flavanols may improve heart health by your reducing blood pressure — just in time for Valentine’s Day.

“Dead Space II.” The anticipated space-horror sequel offers even more curb stomping, dismemberment and unlicensed openhead surgery than the original. Plus: telekinesis.

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local scene To get you through your weekend … Wednesday

Thursday

unveils its newest exhibit today: Neon Sculptures by James White. Housed in the Louis Carol Bernal Gallery, the eclectic display of twisted neon lights runs through April 29.

• You know that thing in your pocket? That love

• Get your berets out of the closet and grab a coffee

song you wrote your valentine? Well, it’s time to whip it out and put it to good use because every Wednesday at 7 p.m., the Shot in the Dark Café gives brooding musicians the chance to bare their souls during its Open Mic Night. The gushier the better.

• They call it the language of love, right? Or maybe

Saturday

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• Need a knight in shining armor? There just

may be a few strolling around at the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Located just off U.S. Highway 60, the festival runs every Saturday and Sunday, starting today, until April 3.

• Want to impress your date and bring a little

sophistication to your relationship? Worldrenowned violinist Joshua Bell is taking the Centennial Hall stage at 8 p.m. to dazzle audiences with the elegant beauty of classical music. A nice change from the go-to dinner and a movie. Visit uapresents.org for ticketing information.

• The Academy Awards are at the end of this

on your way over to the Poetry Center. Author Fred Moten and poet Rusty Morisson will be reading a selection of their works at 8 p.m. Maybe you’ll get inspired to write some poems for that special someone.

month. Here is your chance to catch up on a nominee. “The Illusionist,” a 2011 Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Feature, is playing at The Loft Cinema.

• The dawg is out and in the Dirty T. That’s

that’s Italian … Either way, the French language is way more romantic than English. To get you in the mood, check out “La Graine et le Mulet,” the second feature in the French Film Festival: “Tournées Festival.” The film starts at 7 p.m., in room 120 of the Integrated Learning Center (ILC), and is open to the public. And by the way, it does include English subtitles, but who knows, maybe you will learn a phrase or two.

right, Snoop Dogg is performing at the Historic Rialto Theatre. For tickets and information visit rialtotheatre.com. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Oh, and don’t forget to “Drop It Like It’s Hot.”

Monday

• Nothing says love like a date to the ballet. Luckily

• At a loss for romantic date ideas? Astro Amore

• UApresents continues its exhilarating season

• A pair of star cross’d lovers … and some pretty

for you, the UA Dance Ensemble is performing “Carmina Burana,” a ballet set to the music of the illustrious opera, from the 10th to the 27th of February. Contact the Fine Arts Box Office for tickets 621-1162. And fellas, I think you can handle it for one night.

is your answer. Drive to the summit of Mount Lemon and enjoy a scenic sunset, dinner, and an evening of star-gazing with your Valentine. While it may be a bit on the pricey side,it will be a date your true love is unlikely to forget. Visit skycenter.tix.com.

with its presentation of Kodo. These dynamic drummers are celebrating their 30th Anniversary with the “One Earth Tour.” The show begins at 6 p.m. Visit uapresents.org for ticketing information.

sweet musical numbers. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Jets and the Sharks at The Loft Cinema’s special West Side Story Sing-A-Long Celebration at 7 p.m.! Tickets are only $6 for Loft members and $8 for non-members.

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MARRIED continued from page 6 engaged for more than a year and a half before their wedding on Dec. 18, 2010. They decided on a December wedding because both love the Christmas season. Stephanie Keller, an early childhood education senior, said planning the wedding wasn’t too stressful, even with their school responsibilities. “It wasn’t bad because we were engaged for so long,” she said. She handled much of the planning. “Sean mainly helped with the cake, the reception site, his tux. Obviously the food as well,” Stephanie said. For both couples, the decision to get married while at least one of them was still in school wasn’t a hard one. “We knew we wanted to get married and we knew we wanted to marry each other, so we figured, why wait?” said Sean Keller, an optical science and engineering senior. RJ Winegar, an auto mechanic at Precision Toyota, echoed that sentiment. “We both knew we didn’t want to wait very long,” he said. Neither couple had lived together before they were married, and both say one of the best parts of married life is the time they get to spend together. “We get to see each other

every day,” Sean said. For RJ, not having to go any further than the other side of the house to see Rebecca is a perk of marriage. “It’s easier,” he said. “You don’t have to travel every day to, like, visit or anything … You don’t have to make plans. I think that’s the best thing about being married.” Getting married while

“We knew we wanted to get married and we knew we wanted to marry each other, so we figured, why wait?” — Sean Keller Optical science and engineering senior relatively young and still in school did come with some issues for both couples. Their parents, while supportive, were not uniformly thrilled at the prospect. “My family was very iffy about it,” Rebecca said. “They were very, ‘You need to finish school, and then you can start your life and have kids and do what you want to do.’” Her mother was married young and didn’t

finish college, and she feared the same fate for her daughter. RJ, whose parents were “all for” the marriage, smoothed things over with his then-fiancée’s family. He called her parents and told them his intentions. “He told them he was going to help me finish school and he wasn’t going to let me quit,” Rebecca said. The reverse was true for the Kellers. “My parents got married at 19, so they didn’t say much,” Stephanie Keller said. “Sean’s parents weren’t exactly thrilled about it, but they were happy for us.” “Both our parents saw it coming,” Sean added. Friends, too, have been supportive, if sometimes surprised by the couples’ decisions. Rebecca said during a nursing school pinning ceremony, the presenter made a point of introducing her as “Rebecca, formerly Tennant, now Winegar.” “It was so embarrassing,” she said. At first, her marriage was a big deal among her classmates. While the challenging nature of nursing school has since eclipsed that, sometimes they still bring it up. “Sometimes randomly, they’ll be like, ‘I can’t believe you’re married. That’s so weird to me,’” Rebecca said. Most of Stephanie Keller’s

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friends are either in long-term relationships or engaged or married themselves, so they are unfazed by her marriage, she said. But her husband sometimes experiences responses like those Rebecca hears. “My friends were like, ‘Congratulations, that’s awesome.’ They were excited for me,” Sean said. However, “it’s kind of weird for them. Not weird, but just — we live a completely different life from them.” Both couples Will Ferguson/Arizona Daily Wildcat speak highly of Rebecca Winegar, a first-year nursing student, and her married life and, husband RJ Winegar, 22, a mechanic at Precision Toyota, despite the everyday were married on Aug. 14, 2010. stresses in their happiness that he can care for lives, still have that Rebecca in ways that would newlywed glow. have seemed inappropriate or “We’re still at that, ‘Oh, we overreaching while they were just got married,’ stage. I don’t dating. “Any troubles that we think it’s exactly hit us yet,” run into, we need to figure out Stephanie Keller said. on our own. I’m her family now “We’re good for each other. … She’s mine,” he said. We look out for each other,” Rebecca put it most succinctly. Sean added. “It’s just so wonderful,” she said. RJ Winegar expressed his

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V-day getaways need not break the bank By Jazmine Woodberry Arizona Daily Wildcat

fee allows you into the yearly festival that is part trade show, part marketplace. Let your sweetie pick out something fun, and drop by exhibits from Bisbee, New York, Switzerland, Australia and everything in between — most of which are free.

Wildlife knows college students are on a budget. The following are some thrifty gifts for your sweetie to fill the weekend of love. Or to celebrate Single’s Awareness Day. Whichever applies.

Eat out (at an affordable restaurant) Valentine’s Day dining at Boca: From 11:30 a.m. - 12 a.m. on V-Day, a couple can nab a meal of six tacos, rice and beans and a bottle of wine ($30) at the nowinfamous Boca Tacos and Tequila. With $3 tacos twice the size of those served at most shops, the meal should fill up your stomach without emptying your wallet. The regular menu will be served as well. Valentine’s Day dining at Sam Hughes’: From 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Sam Hughes’ Place Championship Dining (446 N. Campbell Ave. ) a “sweetheart dinner for two” offers three entrée choices and a shared mud pie for dessert. Price varies by entree, but with a 10 percent off any entrée coupon on their website, you can eat classily without busting the bank.

Tickle your creativity

Tucson Gem and Mineral Show: The 57th annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show will be open from Feb. 10-13, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. from Thursday-Saturday and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday. A $10 entrance

Second annual Tucson Sculpture Festival: Around 45 artists displaying 300 pieces of sculpture sums up Parasol Project’s Tucson Sculpture Festival, with a kinetic sculpture museum and many local artisans looking to give you a good time — and maybe even a gift. Admittance is free.

Make memories, take memories

Photo album: Order a vintage camera photo album from Anthropologie ($10), or run by Walgreens and pick out their finest bound faux-leather book ($2) and label the present — “To all the memories we’ll make together.” If you want to get really fancy, throw in a yard sale or thrift store Polaroid to document the romantic adventures ahead. Vintage goods: Tucson has a plethora of vintage stores and book shops to delight your mate. Grab his or her favorite book or DVD series from Book Stop, 214 N. Fourth Ave., or Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, 1930 E. Grant Road. Walk down to Desert Vintage and Costume, 636 N. Fourth Ave., How Sweet It Was Vintage Clothing and Rentals, 419 N.

Fourth Ave., or Tucson Thrift Shop, 319 N. Fourth Ave., which feature vintage clothes and accessories including sunglasses, purses, shoes, costumes, board games — or anything else that was once used by people. Going the extra mile to dig through another man’s trash to find your girl or boyfriend’s treasure will really make him or her feel special.

Milk the system

ValentinesDayFreebies.com: If you are waiting for that next check to come in, but you still want to spread the love, feel free to utilize the website’s many links to free stuff, including: free pamphlets for homemade Valentine’s cards for the crafty, two free romance novels or free condoms for the frisky, and screen savers and stationary for those who are planning to grab a mate for next Valentine’s Day — or this one, if you act fast.

Celebrate singlehood

Hotel Congress: Wildlife understands not everyone has a significant other. For singles out there, feel free to treat yourself to any of the options above, but if none of them tickles your fancy, head right on downtown. Over at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., a flight of three cocktails is featured in “I Love You but I’ve Chosen Cocktails: An Anti-Valentine’s Tasting.” For $15 from

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Combining music, steel and art, Andy Thurlow stands with just a few of his musical creations on Jan. 31. Thurlow’s interactive art will be featured at the Second annual Tucson Sculpture Festival.

6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, mixologist Aaron DeFeo and friends will serve up drinks and fun for those riding solo.

TSO welcomes Taiko troupe Tucson bound fame-studded lineup By Miranda Butler Arizona Daily Wildcat

By Kellie Mejdrich Arizona Daily Wildcat The Tucson Symphony Orchestra is joining forces with traveling stars from two ends of the spectrum this weekend. First, Grammy award nominee and piano maestro Terrence Wilson will be performing Franz Lizst’s “Piano Concerto No. 1” with TSO in a concert that he’ll miss the Grammys to perform in. This comes as a particularly interesting concert, since Lizst’s “Concerto No. 1” was Wilson’s first professional performance. Now, at this especially significant point in his musical career, things have come full-circle for Wilson. “I’m just as excited to play it now as I was when I was fifteen,” Wilson said. “Its almost like revisiting an old friend you haven’t seen in a while. You discover little things about it maybe you haven’t before.” The Tucson Symphony Orchestra will perform with Wilson Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Between Wilson’s shows, Pops group Jeans ‘n Classics will bring a little bit of rock n’ roll to the orchestral lineup on Saturday. The Canadian outfit will join TSO for a rock-infused classical concert featuring the music of the Eagles. The symphony orchestra will play with a five piece band, where “duet duels with guitar players and concert masters” are as common as the typical violin solo, said Peter Brennan, Jeans ‘n Classics group owner.

Brennan says the idea behind the group came in the early 90s, after he had been dabbling in many areas of the music world, including studying music at university, touring and producing. Brennan came up with the idea as an attempt to attract younger crowds and give “pops a facelift.” In Jeans ‘n Classics shows, “people will hear material that they know, but they’ve never heard it the way that we perform it,” Brennan said. “The orchestra is really part of the action,” Brennan said. “It’s kind of been a labor of love for the last sixteen years,” Brennan said. Jeans ‘n Classics performs regularly all over the U.S. and Canada. For the traditionally classic or the classic rockers, this weekend provides a wide-ranging classical set list.

if you go Terrence Wilson & Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Music Hall 260 S. Church Ave. Friday Feb. 11, 8 p.m. and Sunday Feb. 13, 2 p.m. $20

Jeans ‘n Classics & Tucson Symphony Orchestra Pops! Tucson Music Hall 260 S. Church Ave. Saturday Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. $22 to $63

We’re all familiar with artists like Blue Man Group. These well-known entertainers provide unique and exciting shows that synthesize music and performance. But Americans aren’t the only avant-garde entertainers around. Next week, a Japanese drumming group called Kodo will be in Tucson for its 30th anniversary “One Earth Tour.” According to Kodo’s Company Manager, Jun Akimoto, Kodo is deeply rooted in the tradition of Japanese taiko drumming. However, the group blends many types of artistic expression, and bridges their traditional art with contemporary styles. “Performances include lots of drumming, dancing and movement. I think people will enjoy the simplicity of this art,” Akimoto said. He added that the music includes other instruments as well, such as Japanese flutes and violins. Kodo performers are passionate about their art and devoted to what they do. “Our creative process

is always happening at our headquarters,” Akimoto explained. Group members spend one-third of the year perfecting their work on a small island called Sado, located in the Sea of Japan. “We spend most of the time

drumming anywhere it can. Akimoto explained an old Japanese story, that if you play taiko for people, you become a part of their community. “So we continue to go to unknown places, and develop relationships with new people and new generations,” Akimoto said. Kodo named the show “One Earth Tour” back in 1984, and still holds that same goal 30 years later. “Anywhere we go, we try to unite people with the sound of drums.” With a tour schedule like theirs, it could be long time until the members of Kodo return to Tucson.. Nonetheless, Akimoto is excited to bring the group’s music to new generations here, as well as older fans. “I hope that students will have some sort of common ground to our music, even though our nationality is different,” he said. Kodo’s show will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. in Centennial Hall. Look for ticket information at uapresents.org.

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He won’t hate these chick flicks By Remy Albillar ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT This one’s for the broski with a lady friend, the guy who just realized that Valentine’s Day is less than a week away (next Monday, bro). Chances are you’re going to have to sit through a lame romantic movie that she wants to watch. Instead of that, trick your girlfriend into watching something bearable by disguising it as something she would like:

Pretty girls can’t salvage ugly film By Christy Delehanty ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT You know you’re in trouble when your freshman year roommate orders pancakes to be like you. Or maybe you don’t realize it until she copies your tattoo, has phone sex with your ex and tumble-dries your kitten. So winds the plot of “The Roommate,” an updated, collegeized remix of the 1992, “Single White Female.” What the filmmakers were thinking when they threw a psychotic Leighton Meester and a Des Moines-raised Minka Kelly together in a five-star dorm room at the fictional University of Los Angeles is not a mystery. What possessed the filmmakers to use these dewy-faced brunettes in a remake of an already-sexydespite-the-bowl-cuts erotic thriller is likewise not hard to imagine. The question is why, with such gorgeous actors and artsy surroundings, the film itself resists beauty?

THE ROOMMATE Rated PG-13 93 minutes Starring Leighton Meester (“Gossip Girl”), Minka Kelly (“Friday Night Lights”), Billy Zane (“Titanic”) Directed by Christian E. Christiansen From the get-go we see these two starlets lounging in perfect brandless lounge gear, running in soft-looking unmarked gray sweatshirts and reading (momentarily) in nondescript school clothes. The walls of the posh dorm room are covered in sketches, scraps of fashion magazines and precious photos — even the coffee can from which an eventually pivotal box cutter comes is inhabited

by shiny paintbrushes and a peacock feather for effect. This is the start of the movie. Crazy’s soon to come. Once it is satisfactorily established what a candyland this place is for two newfound, fashionable friends, in comes the jealousy. We see Kelly’s character collect a steady stream of boys — a stuck-onher ex, a fratty drummer, a slimy professor — all of whom find their ’90s counterparts in the original. We also see Alyson Michalka as enthusiastic Tracy, whom Meester ’s character calls “a trashy little party-going whore” before ripping out her belly ring in a move nearly as juvenile as it is sickening. There is a lot of this. The film, which keeps things visually appealing down to a row of pristine public bathroom under-stalls, neglects to keep its dialogue so classy. With lines like “Watch this guy hit on me,” “Tonight Tracy had her shot; tomorrow you’re all mine,” and the especially lewd “Shut up you little bitch-tease,” the back-andforths could plausibly have been borrowed from porn. Oh, and the violence. There’s some of that, though bloodless and far between; it mostly amounts to a series of catfights off their meds. In all, the psychological thriller aspect, though watered down significantly from that of the original, remains the most powerful scare tactic in “The Roommate’s” arsenal. What we get, then, is a lesshonest, scary, pornier, sexy, freaky, untethered version of the erotic thriller that borrows plot points randomly with no idea where to go but pretty. The original film took a stab at sincerity; “The Roommate” is as sugarcoated as the Skittles you’ll eat during. Maybe that’s what’s scary.

What She’ll Like: It’s a classic plot of one dude making a lot of changes in his priorities in order to keep his girlfriend around, resulting in some genuine maturity in the end of the movie. With luck, your girlfriend will project all of that implied growth onto you for picking this movie. What You’ll Like: A well-written comedy about romance taken completely from a dude’s perspective makes for a relatable two hours you totally won’t feel like you’re wasting. Also notable is a pre-popularity Jack Black telling funny jokes and not being annoying.

girl who spends most of the movie sitting in a nice house. She’ll love it. What You’ll Like: To quote the character played by the admirable Peter Falk, “Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...”

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What She’ll Like: The movie mostly centers around a widow crying her way through her deceased husband’s “In-Case-I-Die” scavenger hunt into the arms of his best friend in Ireland and the weird arousal noises your girlfriend makes when Gerard Butler is on screen that she’s never made around you before. What You’ll Like: Pretending it’s King Leonidas the whole time helps a lot.

3. ‘The Princess Bride’ (1987) – Carey Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright What She’ll Like: A movie about a dude jumping through like a million life-threatening hoops to get a

What She’ll Like: Yet another movie about a dude jumping through like a million life-threatening hoops to get a girl who spends most of the movie sitting in a nice house. What You’ll Like: I’ve got no tips for the actual experience of watching this movie; it will be boring and unrealistic regardless. However, start a conversation with your girlfriend after the movie about the film’s discursive suggestions about gender roles. Ask which of the scenes highlighting Rachel McAdams’ lack of agency is her favorite and why. Then ask her if she expects you to build a house for her. Now you never have to watch “The Notebook” again.

5. ‘Chloe’ (2009) – Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried

What She’ll Like: Very little. What You’ll Like: The trick here is to list off all the things you know about the movie that might seem like a good choice (the cast, Canadian indie cred, it’s a remake of a French film). Then, when the movie is just about the blonde girl from “Mean Girls” having sexy casual encounters with the lady from “The Big Lebowski,” play dumb and never, ever admit you knew what the movie was really about before you watched it with her. Watch it later on your own time, and get two DVDs for the price of one. Photo courtesy of zastavki.com

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Published studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s essays explore ethics, science By Kathleen Roosa Arizona Daily Wildcat Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt that Chester F. Phillips has led an interesting life. Recently transferred into the CSIL section of the Student Union Memorial Center, his office is essentially barren, but he stands comfortable in a button-up, jeans and boots. He seems content in the academic setting as the Graduate Assistant for Sustainability at the University of Arizona while pursuing a doctoral degree in arid lands resource sciences. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no mere academic. As a man whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tried his hand at everything, from a fire lookout to a rainwater harvester, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never classified himself as a compartmental thinker. From an early age, Philips has challenged some of the blind thinking of modern society, smoothly combining his love of science with a talent for writing. Disillusioned with the East Texas society of his childhood, he turned an eye inward, assessing where he was in life as a young adult. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things I thought were meaningful werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anymore and I started asking â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What do I believe in, and how can I make a life in accordance with it?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Phillips said. This self-evaluation eventually drove Phillips to Cascabel, a 200-person town of washboard dirt roads along the San Pedro River. As an inexperienced 20-something, he began working as a rancher, learning to respect the animals he interacted with and rebelling against the subjugation of creatures and resources rampant in factory farming. Eventually returning to the classroom, Phillips pursued an MFA in nonfiction at the University of Arizona in 2009,

graduating with a thesis that explored the themes in his life, including his five and a half years of experience as a ranch hand. The entirety of the MFA thesis, around 200 pages, is not memoir, nor is it purely scientific. Phillips describes it as â&#x20AC;&#x153;inherently political in the broad sense,â&#x20AC;? as his life choices were radical and politically motivated. Phillips utilizes his personal stories to get across much larger issues, such as the drive for vengeance and the difficulty of social roles placed on men. His experiences serve as the vertebrae of myriad essays that reach out toward the world like ribs.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Things I thought were meaningful werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anymore, and I started asking what do I believe in, and how can I make a life in accordance with it?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chester F. Phillips Graduate assistant for sustainability â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charging Lionsâ&#x20AC;? is a standalone segment of his MFA thesis that recently won the Creative NonfictionÂ Editorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Prize for Best Creative Nonfiction Essay about Animals, receiving publication in issue 40, an animal issue released earlier this month. The essay explores the dilemmas of killing and eating animals that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raised and cared for as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;tender carnivore.â&#x20AC;? From the tribulations of an adorable raccoon

Payback continued from page 6 borrowed, but also to the clothes they wore and the stage performances they put on. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Payback,â&#x20AC;? Charnas charts hip-hopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise not only as a musical force but also as a lifestyle that is packaged, marketed and sold around the world. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no accident that hip-hop artists have expanded their sources of income and media exposure to include movies, clothing lines, colognes and perfumes, and even becoming an in-house band for a late-night TV show. Charnasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhaustive research for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Paybackâ&#x20AC;? pays off repeatedly and results in an insiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look at how hip-hop rose out of the backlash toward disco to become a global music and business. In anecdote after anecdote, Charnas shows how the major players, from the DJs and MCs, to the concert promoters and record label executives, all fought for their piece of the action. Charting the history of hip-hop as a music

family, to witnessing the slaughter of a well-known cow and an eventual confrontation with a mountain lion, Phillipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; essay is a poignant reflection upon human interactions and relationships with animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be a clear line between storytelling and science,â&#x20AC;? Phillips said of his approach to creative nonfiction. In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world, we have a lot of faith in technology, but not much understanding of how the actual Annie Marum/Arizona Daily Wildcat science works. Chester Phillips stands with the current edition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creative Nonfictionâ&#x20AC;? magazine on Tuesday. Phillips believes that Phillips recently won the editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prize for a story about animals, according to the UA English the struggle of creative department. nonfiction often stems from trying he heeded his own advice. system to utilize more students to tell stories that everyone can Walking through a convention and move toward local products. understand and appreciate. for the Association of Writers Additionally, he is starting a When discussing the role of and Writing Programs in Denver, composting project that would literature in his life, Phillips Phillips picked up publications turn the food waste from the quoted environmental essayist to see if his work would be a Union into marketable products. Barry Lopez: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything is held good match until he discovered â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the University of Arizona isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t together with stories. That is all the contest for animals with the a learning laboratory for the rest that is holding us together, stories Creative Nonfiction Foundation. of the community, then what and compassion.â&#x20AC;? These stories Since his publication, agents in institution can lead the way?â&#x20AC;? are more than just literature, he New York are perking up, seeing Phillips asked. He encourages explained, but the stories we all that Phillips has to offer and any student interested in making tell each other and the ways we asking for more. campus more sustainable to talk form relationships. According In the meantime, Phillips is to him. to Phillips, our cultural and devoting himself to his duties A man with quite a history and national identity is the degree to as the Graduate Assistant a promising future, the publishing which we share and believe in a for Sustainability. Striving to world has not seen the last of common story. make the UA an example of Chester Phillipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; craft just yet. The So what advice does Phillips sustainability in the desert, trick to striking a balance between have for aspiring writers? he is involved with rainwater success and satisfaction, he says, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find your own voice and then harvesting on campus and to â&#x20AC;&#x153;figure out what you would like the forums that fit it. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to helping student projects get off to say and contribute to a world meet a trend,â&#x20AC;? he suggests. the ground. Phillips is currently always in peril and in need of On the road to publication, trying to encourage the food celebration.â&#x20AC;?

industry is a formidable task, but Charnas handles it with concision and an insiderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledge. (Charnas worked as a talent scout and promoter, and was one of the first journalists writing for The Source magazine, a publication vital in presenting hip-hop as a legitimate music and culture.) However, even with more than 600 pages of fascinating history, Charnas doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mention the backlash to the mainstreaming of hip-hop and the rise of underground or â&#x20AC;&#x153;backpackâ&#x20AC;? hip-hop. But given the epic scope of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Payback,â&#x20AC;? this is a minor complaint for a topic that merits its own book. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Paybackâ&#x20AC;? serves as a vital companion to Jeff Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stop Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation.â&#x20AC;? Whereas Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seminal book examined hip-hop as a cultural force, Charnas takes a detailed look at what helped hip-hop take its prominence in popular culture not only in the U.S., but throughout the world. For anyone even remotely interested in hip-hop, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Paybackâ&#x20AC;? is vital reading.

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‘Marry Me’ event at Congress will melt your heart-print boxer shorts By Kathleen Roosa ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Oh, Hotel Congress. It’s the bastion of all that is mustached, plaid and essentially amazing. Many students over 21 find themselves dancing their butts off every Thursday at the Optimist Club. And like any cool, vibrant location in Tucson, it has a few Valentine’s Day activities up its sleeve. Like weddings. On Valentine’s Day, seven couples will partake in the second annual “Marry Me at Congress” event, a free, quickie wedding/vow renewal/ commitment ceremony. “Marry Me” started last year as a more-or-less off-the-cuff idea. But in the spirit of Hotel Congress, they ran with it and turned it into a quirky yet viable recurring event. “We think of something fun and just do it,” said Gina Compitello, the director of banquet sales and events. This theme becomes self-evident with a quick glance at Hotel Congress’ event schedule. And there’s no doubt that the event will be fun, as well as beautiful. The seven ceremonies will take place one at a time in the Copper Room. With tile floors, dark brown curtains and the copper leaf on the walls from which the name is derived, the room is a popular venue for ceremonies and receptions. It is prone to adorable, retro-themed weddings with do-it-yourself decorations. The ceremony sounds nice, even if a little unconventional. Starting around 1:15 on Monday, Feb. 14, each ceremony will last 45 minutes. Couples, along with up to 50 guests, will then head

over to the club portion of Hotel Congress. With cake, champagne and a first dance for each couple, the mass reception will eventually turn into a gigantic party. By the January 29 deadline, a few dozen couples had put in their names. The application process involved applying inperson at the front desk, where hotel staff could initially screen the couples. Couples had to answer a handful of questions, such as their history together and why they were interested in getting married at Congress. After that, the matter was decided in the simple manner of drawing names. The words “so” and “adorable” were often thrown around by Compitello when describing the selection process. And admittedly, as far as jobs go, listening to romantic stories for a free wedding event seems pretty amazing. Plus, for such an unconventional ceremony, the couples must also be rather special. Take for example Mark and his bride-to-be Julia (the couple asked to exclude their last names in order to keep the wedding a surprise). The two had known each other for a long time through mutual friends, and met for the first time while they were both married. Reconnecting years later, both newly single, they went out on a date and became inseparable. After years together, Mark popped the question on top of Kitt Peak a week and a half ago. He rented a room at Hotel Congress that night and learned about the “Marry Me” event at the front desk. “You know, we’re just quirky

enough that we’re going to do it,” Mark said, laughing. “We can get up at 5 a.m., be halfasleep, staggering and stumbling around for coffee and still be poking fun at each other and laughing.” The couple had not planned on a traditional wedding, and the ceremony at Congress seemed the perfect way to encapsulate their fun, offbeat relationship. So why is Hotel Congress hosting “Marry Me”? Though it’s a great marketing tool and definitely increases awareness for the Copper Room, the company is not doing for economic purposes. “I think it really captures how we are as a company,” said Compitello. “Right now in Tucson, we need those good vibes.”

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Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera exhibition at the Arizona State Museum (1031 E. University Blvd). January 24, 2011 through November 17, 2012. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. $5. 520-621-6302 UA History Tour February 9, 2011 10 a.m.-11:30a.m. Experience the University of Arizona campus through the eyes of an alumnus, and learn about local history and traditions associated with the foundation of the University 125 years ago. UA Visitor Center 520-6215130 visitor@email.arizona.edu

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Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — New adventures lie in your path. Go ahead and take the challenge. Take a deep breath and take it all in. You deserve it. Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — You may be surprised today by pleasant (yet perhaps shocking) news. Dream big, and then go after it with everything. Partnership produces results. Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — You see opportunities for romance on the

horizon. It’s up to you to either take them on or concentrate on work and developing new skills. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Work seems extremely easy today. Take advantage of the situation to considerably reduce the height of your inbox. Take on those projects you’ve been avoiding. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Spend more imagination than money. Learn from young people. Add some romance to your or-

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dinary routines. It’s as easy as lighting a candle or two. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — You’re an inspiration to others. It’s a good day to investigate your family history. Ask an elder for advice. Listen intently, and capture details. Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) — Today is a 7 — Confidence builds. You’re winning admiration and feel the love. Now start learning what you need to know to get the results you want to accomplish.

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News Reporters Brenna Goth Steven Kwan Eliza Molk Lucy Valencia Alexander Vega Michelle Weiss

Columnists Storm Byrd Nyles Kendall Mallory Hawkins Caroline Nachazel Heather Price-Wright Andrew Shepherd

Campus Events Portions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Feb. 2-28, Arizona State Museum, Park Avenue and University Boulevard. Extra Info ASM is open Monday through Saturday, 10a.m. to 5p.m. Admission is $5 for adults; free for ASM members, UA and Pima students with ID and children 17 and younger. A free public symposium and teacher workshop on Saturday, Feb. 12, will be led by experts who will discuss the ongoing signiﬁcance of the treaty. Details can be found at the end of the story. Professional Development Seminar - Interviewing for Internships and Jobs Wednesday, February 9, 2011 1:30 p.m.2:20 p.m. Learn what to expect and how to prepare for an interview so that you can answer interview questions with ease. No prior sign-up required. Student Union Memorial Center Room: Career Services Suite 411

Jostens, in partnership with the UA Bookstore, will display the UA ofﬁcial school rings at the Main Bookstore Monday, February 7 through Thursday, February 10, 10am-3pm.

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CARLOS / Loft Film Fest Showcase ONE SHOW ONLY! Wednesday, February 9th at 7:30p.m. Regular Admission Prices Part of The Loft Film Fest Showcase, presented by Sol Casinos 3233 E Speedway 520795-7777

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“Curación” (Healing)In light of the recent tragic events in Tucson, Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop members have organized an impromptu exhibition to promote the healing and unity of our community. “Curación” is a celebration and coming together of art and community sharing the strength and resiliency of our residents. Join us for this exhibition of works by artists that contribute so much to make Tucson and Southern Arizona such a wonderful place to live and work. Exhibition dates: February 5 - February 26, Regular gallery hours: Friday and Saturday 1:00 - 5:00 PM or by appointment Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop 218 E. 6th Street (520)881-5335 Tucson Sculpture Festival February 04, 2011- February 19, 2011 Address: 640 N Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Tucson Sculpture Festival showcases sculptures and art in multiple mediums at studios located in the heart of Tucson’s Warehouse Arts District at Tucson Sculpture Center. “Musical Compositions of Ted DeGrazia” January 21, 2011 - January 16, 2012 Musically inspired artwork from throughout the artist’s career is on display, including the complete collection of paintings from his 1945 Master of Arts thesis at the University of Arizona titled “Art and its Relation to Music in Music Education.” DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN 6300 N. Swan Road

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Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase January 29, 2011 - February 13, 2011Tucson’s international marketplace covers dozens of locations (hotels, resorts, shops and tents) with exhibits of gems, minerals, fossils, beads, apparel, jewelry, and jewelry-making materials and more as well as museum-quality displays. At Tucson Convention Center. Tubac’s 52nd Festival of the Arts Join us for the 52nd Annual Tubac Festival of the Arts - Arizona’s longest running art festival. Wednesday, February 09 to Sunday, February 13. Featuring visiting artists from around the country, plus food, music, horse-drawn trolleys and fun. Presented by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce, 520-398-2704. Tubac is located at Exit 34 on I-19 south of Tucson. FREE admission. $6 parking fee per car (fee supports local nonproﬁt organizations). Hours are 10am to 5pm daily. Featuring visiting artists from around the country, plus food, music, horse-drawn trolleys and fun. Presented by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce, 520-3982704.

Dance

UA Dance presents Carmina Burana/ OH! Feb. 10-13 and Premium Blend Feb. 23-27, 2011. Tickets for both shows are selling so fast that we have added additional performances Sunday Feb. 13 & Feb. 27 at 6:00 p.m. Call the CFA Box Ofﬁce for tickets - 520-621-1162

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Interviewing for Jobs and Internships Friday, February 18 @ 1:00pm Thursday, February 24 @ Noon Monday, February 28 @ 2:00pm Thursday, March 31 @ 3:00pm Thursday, February 24 @ 1:30pm Wednesday, March 30 @ 2:00pm

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Scott to redshirt in 2011

BASEBALL BRIEF Selsky sidelined

Quarterback will sit next season, start in 2012 after Foles graduates By Mike Schmitz ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Since the moment he committed to Arizona as a junior at Centennial High School in Corona, Calif., quarterback Matt Scott has been chomping at the bit to start for the Wildcats. Nick Foles’ sudden emergence forced Scott into backup duty for the past two seasons, but if everything goes as planned the 6-foot-3, 195-pound quarterback will finally get his shot to lead the Arizona offense in 2012. Scott said that he decided he wanted to redshirt next season after the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl, and head coach Mike Stoops granted this wish after a meeting with Scott late last week. “He brought it up to me and he told me that he thought it would be the situation for me if I redshirted this year,” Scott told the Arizona Daily Wildcat on Tuesday night. “I feel like it’s a good situation for me and I feel like the best is going to come out of it.” Scott said he plans on meeting with Stoops sometime later this week to talk more specifics, but if it were up to him, he wouldn’t even travel in 2011 in hopes of avoiding being put in a “predicament to play,” meaning Bryson Beirne would serve as Foles’ backup. Scott went 2-0 as a starter last season with wins over Washington (298 total yards, two touchdowns and a 200.78 passer rating) and UCLA (390 total yards, one touchdown, one interception and a 144.71 passer rating). But the dual-threat quarterback still feels like he hasn’t

The Arizona baseball team will be without its best offensive player for about a month to start the 2011 season. Junior right fielder Steve Selsky — who hit .370 with 9 home runs and 51 RBI, all team highs, in 2011 — suffered a boxer’s fracture in his right hand after being hit by a pitch during a scrimmage last Tuesday. A boxer’s fracture is a “break in the bones of the hand that form the knuckles” according to EMedicineHealth. Selsky underwent an hour-long procedure on Friday to hold the bone in place, and will be in a cast for about a week before switching to a brace. Sophomore Robert Refsnyder will likely be Selsky’s replacement, prior to Pacific 10 Conference play, until Selsky is fully recovered. Refsnyder hit .344 with 2 home runs and 40 RBI in 55 starts in 2010. — Alex Williams

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Quarterback Matt Scott said he will redshirt the 2011 season. The now-junior will gain an extra year of eligibility and likely start in 2012 after quarterback Nick Foles graduates.

gotten his shot with the Wildcats, and if redshirting wasn’t an option, he would have turned elsewhere. “I’ve been with this team since day one. Ever since my junior year I was committed to this team,” Scott said. “I feel like I really still haven’t had my shot to play yet. I feel like if (I wasn’t given the chance to redshirt next year) I would have to leave because I wouldn’t be given a shot. “Anybody who’s in my position would make the same

move, I think.” Scott plans on “getting bigger and faster,” during his time off, and hopes to weigh 210 pounds by the start of the 2012 season. It may be a few seasons overdue, but Scott will finally get his shot in 2012. So what’s he looking forward to most? “Winning that Rose Bowl,” Scott answered quickly and confidently. “We’ll have the pieces. It’s just a matter of how bad we want it.”

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Senior Schupan looking to go out on top

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Senior Jordan Schupan has been one of the most successful and recognizable players on the Arizona Icecats since his first season. The forward said that beating ASU in the final weekend of the season would be the perfect way to end his career.

By Kyle Arps ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT As senior Icecat captain, Jordan Schupan’s career is coming to a close with six more games left to bear the Arizona uniform. Schupan and the Icecats will travel to Utah to play against the Weber State Wildcats this weekend, head up to Colorado to battle the Colorado State Rams next weekend and ultimately end his career against bitter rival and No. 8 ranked ASU the weekend of Feb. 26. “Hopefully we can win these last six games,” Schupan said. “You want to go out on a positive note.” The Icecats (10-12-1) “struggled with consistency” this season, according to Schupan, including a continuing 14-game losing streak to ASU dating back to last season. “My first two years we had a nice winning streak against them, and the last two years it has kind of flipped,” Schupan said. “It would really mean a lot to end my career with wins over them.” Playing against ASU has meant a lot to Schupan over the years, including one game in particular during his sophomore season in a third period comeback victory over the Sun Devils. “We were able to score a couple late goals to beat them,” Schupan said. “Being in the

locker room after those games is an amazing feeling.” Schupan, who has scored 69 goals in 97 games so far in his career, said playing with the Icecats has been a “tremendous experience.” “The friends that I’ve made, and those games against ASU, sold out 6,000 seat arena,” he added. “It has been an awesome experience.” Schupan, who has tallied up a career high 43 points this season, will get two more opportunities to play in front of the home Icecat crowd, and those are the two games he is “looking forward to the most,” citing the locker room celebration after a possible upset victory as motivation. While hockey is a large part of his life, Schupan is staying focused on finishing out the season strong before thinking about a future in hockey.

Quick facts about Jordan Schupan Hometown: Kalamazoo, Mich. Favorite NHL team: Detroit Red Wings Most goals in a season: 22 (2008-09) Career assists: 72 Career power play goals: 24 Career short handed goals: 7 Career goals: 69 Total career points: 141 Career games: 97

Matt Scott stats 2008: 7-for-11, 84 yards, TD 2009: 41-for-73, 441 yards, TD, 3 INT 2010: 66-for-93, 776 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Career: 114-for-177, 1,301 yards, 6 TD, 5 INT

Forward Solomon Hill dealt some pearls of wisdom: @kingxsolo “Opportunities are often missed because we are talking when we should be listening.” Cornerback Robert Golden took a stance on who he thought would win the Super Bowl: “I’m going for the team wit yellow in they uniform.” Reserve forward Max Wiepking rags on teammate Derrick Williams and his possible future employer: @mwiepking52 “#lasttimethecavswon @DWilluofA23 nose looked normal” And we’re all waiting with bated breath for the return of @FakeMikeStoops. Two tweets since Jan. 15? Step your Twitter game up.

ATHLETE Miranda Russell OF THE WEEK Redshirt senior overcoming injuries to lead Wildcats By Kevin Nadakal ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

Redshirt senior Miranda Russell has been a staple in the gymnastics program ever since she stepped foot on campus. Russell’s 9.800 score on the vault was instrumental in the Wildcats’ 195.400-193.450 victory over the University of Illinois at Chicago last Friday. The coaching staff continually says it has never been more proud of Russell than this season. Head coach Bill Ryden often says her current level of performance is five years in the making. Russell was plagued with a knee injury two years ago, and still feels slight pain, but refuses to use it as an excuse, often thinking about what her mom told her, “It is what it is, you just have to fight through it.” Russell talked to the Daily Wildcat about keeping her mind off injuries, the team this season and being a senior leader. Daily Wildcat: You had the weekend to think about your performance, is it still special or do you just move on to the next meet? Miranda Russell: Yeah, I’m still happy about it. There is still stuff I have to work on and I am always looking ahead. You struggled with injuries throughout your career, does that make it extra special? Yeah it does, because I have waited two years to be back on floor. Having to wait that long does make it a little more sweet.

What was rehabbing like for you? When I first started coming back from my ACL injury I worked really hard and I did it every day; I did everything I could. I ended up not really recovering like I should have, so I ended up having to have another surgery after my season last year. After the second surgery I worked again, rehab, did everything I could. I’m really lucky to have less pain than last year so I could do three events. Were you ever concerned that you wouldn’t be able to come back? Yeah, I have been broken-hearted a couple times in the last two years thinking I wouldn’t be able to do much more than bars. For someone like me, who thrives on working hard and doing all the events and pushing myself through my pain, it wasn’t my dream to end my career only doing one event. You are the only senior on the team. Have you embraced the leadership role? Yeah, I was kind of thrown into this position one time in high school with my club gymnastics team. I have passion for gymnastics, that’s why we’re all here.

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The team seems very close. Who is the funniest girl on the team? Probably Ali (Stakem), she has brought a lot of humor to the team. Ellen (Pitluck) is really funny, too. Between the two of them it can get pretty ridiculous.

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