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ABOR search skirted open meeting law

By Stewart McClintic DAILY WILDCAT

The Arizona Board of Regents tiptoed around the law to keep UA presidential candidates a secret.

The board announced just one candidate — Ann Weaver Hart, the current president of Temple University in Philadelphia — in early February. In previous presidential searches, the board complied with Arizona Public Records and Open Meeting laws by having a majority of the pres-

idential search committee meet with candidates.

This required the board to release the candidates’ names if requested.

Ann Weaver This year, less Hart than a majority of Incoming UA the search compresident mittee members interviewed each potential candidate, making them exempt from open

meetings laws.

The board decided against publicly announcing candidate names during the UA presidential search this year because it allowed candidates to have some confidentiality while talking to board members about the job of president, said Dennis DeConcini, a member of the board.

Although he could not speak about the history of the selection process, DeConcini, who sat on the search committee when former

president Robert Shelton was selected, said making the names public when Shelton was being considered caused some candidates to lose their jobs as sitting presidents. Board members used to publicly announce candidates on their own will if they thought the individual was a good fit for the position, he said.

The decision to keep candidate names confidential was implemented in late June, when the board began planning the search process.

Road to a new president

Shelton, the 19th president of the UA, stepped down from his position on June 13, 2011, to become the NCAA Fiesta Bowl’s executive director.

Board members estimated the search for his replacement would last about one year. They met later that week to discuss the formation of a search committee and appoint an interim president for the university.

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Initiative seeks to extend tax increase

By Brittny Mejia DAILY WILDCAT

The looming expiration of Arizona Proposition 100 in May has led to a citizens’ ballot initiative that aims to strengthen the state’s economy and education.

“Education is an economic driver and we’re going to ensure that by passing this initiative, we’re going to have good jobs for Arizonans and that we’re creating a healthy business climate so we can attract new employers and keep the ones we have,” said Ann-Eve Pedersen, president of the Arizona Education Parent Network and chair of the Quality Education and Jobs Committee.

Arizona voters approved Proposition 100 in 2010, temporarily raising the state’s sales tax by 1 percent.

Two-thirds of the revenue generated helped fund K-12 education, but some of the money also went toward funding health and human services and public safety.

The Quality Education and Jobs Initiative, filed about a week ago, seeks to make the one-cent tax permanent. This initiative will help with funding for K-12 education, community colleges and universities, according to Pedersen.

The initiative also aims to create jobs and protect public safety by protecting state funding for Department of Public Safety officers and creating a transportation fund, according to the Arizona Education Network website.

The initiative’s major difference from Proposition 100 is that its language ensures funding will go exactly where voters say it’s going to go, Pedersen said. Funding

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Students teamed up with the Wildcat Charter School to teach nutrition and gardening techniques to K-12 students. The Students in Free Enterprise club visits the school every Wednesday to give lessons in garden maintenance, recycling and composting.

Club plants seeds for health Outreach effort teaches children sustainability, gardening, nutrition

By Kevin Reagan DAILY WILDCAT

UA Students in Free Enterprise, a community outreach club, is teaching students at the Wildcat Charter School about sustainability in nutrition and gardening.

The project, Food 4 Thought, began last year to teach proper

nutrition to elementary school students. Since then, it has expanded to a three-part curriculum, which provides hands-on lessons for K-12 students on recycling, garden maintenance, watering and composting.

“The idea is to keep the cycle going,” said Marilyn Weigand, an elementary education junior. “We want the students to take what we teach home with them to their communities.”

The curriculum began as an eightweek course about the food pyramid for the school’s fourth graders, but

thanks to a $2,000 grant from Lowes, club members shifted their focus to establishing a garden that each student can be responsible for.

“It’s in the process of being revamped,” Weigand said, “but we hope to have the garden be more accessible to all teachers and grade levels by next year.”

One of the project’s goals for this year involves a communal spaghetti dinner, which will be held in early May to help raise money for the school’s eighth-grade field trip.

Organizers plan to have students

stand in as chefs, and they’ll cook the dinner entirely with ingredients grown in the garden.

The back-lot playground of the Wildcat Charter School serves as the garden. A cage full of roosters and plastic bins of collected rainwater are used to keep the garden replenished at a low economic cost. The garden itself supplies new foods that some of the students have never tasted or even heard of, Weigand said.

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Survey: Number of law students eyeing political office has fallen

By Yara Askar DAILY WILDCAT

Campaigning, fundraising and meet-and-greets may have lost their appeal to some students. A new study shows a decline in those who want to pursue a career in politics.

In a survey of 758 pre-law students

by Kaplan Test Prep, 38 percent said they would consider running for political office. This is a decline from the 54 percent who reported they were thinking about pursuing office in 2009.

Those who have been “filling in the gaps” are bankers and business professions, said Jeff Thomas, director of pre-law programs at Kaplan Test

Prep. The skills that students learn in law school are crucial and valued in a political arena, he said, although he can see why students may have lost interest in politically based careers.

“Political campaigns have gotten dirty, which has divided the operation of Congress between political views,” Thomas said.

The skills that one learns in law school — the ability to analyze problems, logical reasoning and negotiation — are valued in today’s politics, said Jean Braucher, a UA professor of law. Lawyers have the ability to show two sides of an issue, define common grounds and give expertise on how to write a law that will work in practice, she added.

“Politics should be a natural extension of the community work that an individual is already doing,” said Rodney Glassman, a Tucson city councilman. “That should be the goal.”

Students coming into law school are in the process of choosing a career and are encouraged to adequately explore their options, not just in a political context but in a general legal context, Thomas said. In addition to receiving a legal education, he said, law students are in school to see if a law-based career is the right fit for them.

“As students are coming out of law school, they are encountering big debts to pay off,” said Arizona Rep. Ted Vogt. “So politics is not the first

thing they are thinking about, but I see that 38 percent creeping back up in the upcoming years.”

Considering how difficult the job market is for lawyers, student are more concerned with paying off their debts before considering something more public-service oriented, he added.

With negative publicity toward politics, Braucher said, students considering running for a political position have to be willing to take risks and lose. That’s hard to do when students are more focused on being financially secure, she said.

The economy is probably the major contributor the decline in the

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raised by Proposition 100 went into the general fund and was not specifically designated for education, she said.

“This initiative will provide something we haven’t had in this state, which is a dedicated source of revenue for education,” Pedersen added.

“I think this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide for our students and our families in Arizona.”

In order to qualify for the November ballot, the citizen group behind the initiative must collect a little more than 172,000 signatures by July 5, Pedersen said. In order to ensure there are enough valid signatures, it plans to collect 225,000, she added.

The Arizona Students’ Association, a lobbying group that works to ensure higher education in the state is affordable and accessible, is working closely with the campaign in order to help collect the needed signatures.

“As an organization, we’re putting all of our energy, efforts and resources into helping collect the thousands upon thousands of signatures,” said Robyn Nebrich, ASA’s executive director. “Our personal goal is to collect about 50,000 signatures before July 5.”

To raise awareness and collect more signatures, organizations pass around petitions at public events, Pedersen said. The Quality Education and Jobs committee also speaks to different interest groups,

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On June 18, 2011, the board announced that Eugene Sander, former vice provost and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, would be the interim president. The board then selected 23 people to serve on the UA presidential search committee on Aug. 5, 2011.

“Each member of this committee has a deep connection to the University of Arizona and represents a key constituent group that will provide valuable input on the search process,” DeConcini said.

Katie Paquet, executive director for public affairs and external relations for the board, said after

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“Some of them (vegetables) I caught the kids eating,” Weigand said with a chuckle as she described the variety of lettuce, onions and peppers the garden offers. Along with her other team members from Students in Free Enterprise, Weigand visits the school every Wednesday afternoon to provide a lesson and allow open-access for the students to work together in the

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number of students considering political careers, Vogt said. Lawyers play a valuable role in politics, he said, whether they serve at the city or state level.

There has been a misconception that anyone who is involved in

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holding a speaking engagement almost every day, Pederson added.

Members of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona are learning how to help get the initiative on the ballot, and will begin circulating petitions in a few weeks.

“Whatever roadblocks may come up, whatever opponents we may have, the simple fact is that no other initiative has ever talked about giving this much money to financial aid,” said ASUA President James Allen. “That’s really why we’re doing this, because we have the potential to make lasting impacts.”

Some students believe making the one-cent sales tax permanent will be beneficial.

“I feel like our schools are having so many problems with budgeting and costs and I think anything the

state can do to help should happen,” said Dylan Page, a studio art junior who is receiving two scholarships from the UA. The benefits of a permanent onecent sales tax are countless, said Dan Fitzgibbon, chairman of ASA and a business economics senior.

Individuals will have an easier time obtaining a university degree, which in turn will allow them to have a more rewarding career, Fitzgibbon said. Having a better-educated populace will also attract more jobs and better companies, bettering the state, he added.

“I hope when this comes to the ballot the people of the state see this as an opportunity to invest in our economic future,” he said. “The pass of this tax, without a doubt, is going to make this state a better place.”

months of public forums and interviews, the committee narrowed the list of prospects down to four people: Hart; Phil Dubois, chancellor for the University of North Carolina; Michael Martin, chancellor for Louisiana State University and Joaquin Ruiz, the dean of the UA’s College of Science.

On Feb. 7, Hart was named as the finalist, and 10 days later the board approved her contract. She will be the UA’s first female president starting on July 1.

Hart will begin her three-year term, which ends on June 30, 2015, with an annual salary of $475,000.

Her contract includes a housing and car allowance, moving expense reimbursement and a transition expense payment of $100,000 from

non-university funds.

Sarah Harper, director of public affairs for the board, said the search committee was originally projected to make a decision in March or April, but ended up making one in mid-February. The committee looked at about 100 candidates and “whittled” the number down to Hart, she said.

“It was a satisfying process and it was very well done,” said Edith Auslander, a member of the search committee and retired UA vice president.

Sander said he was pleased that the search committee chose someone who had a lot of experience working in higher education, as well as with a medical school.

“The regents obtained a great academic leader for the UA,” he said.

garden.

“They get really excited when we come in because they know they can count on us,” said Carley Howell, a senior studying retailing and consumer sciences. Members of Students in Free Enterprise, she said, noticed a stronger attendance rate and growth in enthusiasm every time they arrived with their lesson of the week.

“They’re really beginning to envision a future for themselves,” Howell said.

Weigand and Howell said they

are ambitious about the future of the project, and want to continue incorporating the word of healthy nutrition to other departments of the school. Last year, they convinced the school’s lunch caterer to eliminate a gummy snack from the daily menu, and succeeded in cutting 32 pounds of sugar out of the students’ collective diet.

“We’re trying to accommodate both parties,” Howell said. “We want the entire school to know that this project is intended to be accessible to them.”

politics is a lawyer, but that does not seem to be the case, he said.

“The more diverse background group of people you have involved in politics, the better it is for the public and the more of a healthier republic there would be,” Vogt added.

Students should continue to see law school as a viable option because there are not many prerequisites needed to get in aside from a

high grade point average and LSAT score, Thomas said. In addition, law school can teach students how to work together and collaborate — it doesn’t always mean a student has to transfer those skills into a political career.

“Students should not fear the political arena,”Thomas said, “and they should expose themselves to many opportunities.”

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Students in Pinal County have 14 new degree options to choose from, thanks to a partnership between the UA and Central Arizona College.

The agreement was announced last month at the community college’s Casa Grande campus and was approved under the Arizona Transfer Admissions Programs partnership. It will allow Central Arizona College students to pursue more fields, including Bachelor of Science degrees in agribusiness economics and management, family studies and human development, nutritional sciences and molecular and cellular biology. It also includes Bachelor of Arts degrees in anthropology, communications and English, among others.

“This new program creates a tremendous set of opportunities for Central Arizona College students to achieve their UA degree,” said Michael Proctor, vice president of regional development with the UA’s Outreach College. “Central Arizona College has been a tremendous partner in this effort.”

Now, Central Arizona College students will be able to complete their UA degrees in Pinal County through distance learning modules.

They will also have the option of transferring to the UA’s main or

south campus once enough credits are completed.

The agreement allows students in the college to complete their fouryear degrees more easily and at a reduced cost, according to Steven Gonzales, the college’s acting associate vice president of academic affairs.

“We are pleased to join Central Arizona College in increasing access to higher education, improving the student experience at both institutions, and increasing the number of students who complete associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in Arizona,” said UA President Eugene Sander.

Administrators at the UA and Central Arizona College say that expanding degree options will benefit all different students at the college.

“These articulation agreements paint a very clear pathway from the community college to a bachelor’s degree, and it is so exciting to watch these students evolve through the program, from being freshmen at Central to being seniors at the UA,” said Reyna Pisano, a coordinator for academic outreach programs with the UA’s Outreach College.

The agreement shows the spirit of collaboration between colleges and universities in the state, Pisano said, and she cannot wait to develop even more in-county opportunities for these students.

Study to improve seizure treatments

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Patients who have seizures may receive faster and more effective treatment because of a collaboration between the UA and the National Institutes of Health.

Seventeen emergency medical centers and 33 fire departments, including the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center and the Glendale Fire Department, participated in the study that aimed to stop prolonged seizures lasting more than a few minutes.

The Rapid Anticonvulsant Medications Prior to Arrival Trial study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, determined whether an intramuscular injection, which quickly delivers anticonvulsant medicine into a patient’s thigh muscle, is as safe and effective as giving medicine directly into a vein with an IV, said Michael Young, a Glendale Fire Department paramedic.

The study compared two medicines, Midazolam and Lorazepam, which are proven to be effective in controlling seizures. Midazolam was absorbed more rapidly in the muscles than Lorazepam, which must be given by IV, said Kurt Denninghoff, the study’s principal investigator and a professor of emergency medicine.

In the study, one group was treated with the IV and the second group was treated with the intramuscular injection, said Bruce Barnhart, a senior research nurse coordinator.

Paramedics carried out the experiment, and compared how well delivery of each medicine stopped patients’ seizures by the time an ambulance arrived at the emergency department, Young said. Every patient was given either an intramuscular injection or was hooked to an IV. “If seizures continued, then a rescue medication was given,” Denninghoff said.

Administering an IV to a patient on the field can be very difficult for a first responder, but treating patients with intramuscular injection has its advantages over other treatments, Young added.

The study later found that patients who were treated with Midazolam were seizure-free upon arrival to the hospital, Barnhart said, and they were less likely to need hospitalization than patients who received the Lorazepam treatment through an IV. Midazolam injected into the muscle showed that the auto-injector in the leg was faster and more effective at stopping seizures than other methods, Young said.

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In Mexico City, Tuesday’s shaking revived memories of the devastating 1985 quake that destroyed parts of the capital and killed more than 10,000 people. Because of that and other natural disasters, residents here periodically rehearse evacuations and emergency procedures.

That practice was on full view Tuesday.

Although there were, as Calderon put it, scattered “scenes of panic,” many of the evacuations were orderly. Workers, from executives in business suits to the aproned cleaning staff, filed from offices, down stairs and into the streets, where they gathered at pre-designated spots. Pre-assigned marshals donned rescue vests and made sure everyone was accounted for. Evacuation alarms screeched in the background.

Hours later, many had not returned to their buildings. Officials from the federal attorney general’s office were working in a nearby Starbucks.

Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, who within minutes of the temblor took to the skies in a helicopter to survey the city, said the toll seemed limited to cracked walls, loosened plaster and tilting buildings. Telephone service and electricity to more than 2 million customers were interrupted for several hours; traffic lights went blank, and one hospital said it would close because of damage and transfer patients to another facility.

The federal Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Congress, was in the middle of a legislative debate when members were told to clear the building. An elaborate, enormous crystal chandelier swayed precariously back and forth above the chamber, casting an odd light over the scurrying legislators.

The quake hit at 12:02 Mexico City time.

There was an initial rocking, a pause and then a much stronger, sustained bouncing motion.

Initially, the U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at a magnitude 7.6, then revised its reading to 7.4. The epicenter was about 115 miles east of the tourist resort of Acapulco, in Guerrero, and 100 miles west of Oaxaca City.

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MEXICO CITY — A powerful and prolonged earthquake rocked Mexico on Tuesday, toppling houses near the epicenter in the south, cracking building facades in this sprawling capital and briefly terrifying a population wellschooled in natural disasters.

Despite the quake’s 7.4 magnitude, however, there were no reports of serious injury or major damage, according to President Felipe Calderon and officials across the country. Aftershocks rattled the area through the rest of the day.

“This is one of the strongest we’ve ever felt,” Calderon said, urging Mexicans to remain calm.

In this capital of 20 million people, the quake shook office buildings and apartment houses and sent hundreds of thousands of people into the streets seeking safety. A pedestrian bridge on the outskirts of the city was wrenched from its girders and crushed a passenger bus below.

The bus was empty, save for the driver, who escaped with minor injuries.

The southern Guerrero and Oaxaca states, along whose shared border the epicenter of the quake was pinpointed 12 miles below the surface, apparently took the brunt. Guerrero Gov. Angel Aguirre said more than 500 small homes in two remote rural villages were damaged, and at least 60 of those collapsed.

Oaxaca Gov. Gabino Cue reported cracks and broken windows in several schools and minor damage to a number of Oaxaca City’s iconic monuments and colonial-era buildings.

He said signposts had fallen in the city, and the quake had triggered small landslides on a handful of rural roads.

The third floor of a university being remodeled collapsed, he added. Five people were injured in these incidents, none of them seriously, authorities said.

U.S. President Barack Obama’s older daughter, Malia, was vacationing in Oaxaca with school friends but was not hurt, White House officials said. Malia, 13, “is safe and was never in danger,” said Michelle Obama’s spokeswoman, Kristina Schake.

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ducators need to recognize that simplifying college transfers is not only necessary but a win-win.

One-third of all college students switch institutions at least once before graduating, according to a 2012 report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Not everyone follows a straight path from start to finish. Instead of hindering students’ academic journeys, college administrators need to support transitioning students. Instead of being forced through an arduous and stressful process, students should be able to transfer when they feel the need to.

“The transfer process is insanely tedious,” said Rachael Sacks, a geology freshman who has applied to transfer to four-year universities such as New York University and the University of Southern California. “Applications are more thorough than first-year applicants; there’s no one to help you like in high school.”

High school seniors traditionally research and select one college that they will graduate from in four years, but times are changing rapidly. Now students are reverse transferring from four-year institutions to community colleges and even transferring in graduate school.

Colleges haven’t adapted to these new student needs.

Student-success programs cater to first-year students, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. But firstyear students aren’t the only new faces on campus — the report shows most students who transfer do so their second year, and they are getting lost in the crowd.

Many students start at community colleges because they feel they’re not ready to commit, or because of financial constraints. But community colleges don’t have enough counselors on staff, so they can’t offer students individualized guidance.

“I chose Pima (Community College) because I was unsure what I wanted to do forever and it was cheaper,” said Norman Reitmeyer, an emergency medical technician sophomore. “The counselors at Pima are very nice but they don’t offer much more advice than what you find out on the website. No personal-level help at all really.”

Students also transfer from universities to community colleges because the cost of tuition continues to rise.

“I would transfer because of money,” said Taylor Cluster, a pre-education freshman. “I love it here but it’s way too expensive, for out-of-state students at least.”

Attending multiple universities before earning a degree is perfectly normal.

Students switch their majors, or they find that a school just isn’t the right fit for them. But even though they feel the need to, sometimes they don’t because the process is such a pain.

“My reason for transferring would be to pursue a new major for a new found career goal,” said Elena Prakelt, a pre-nursing junior. “Yes, I have thought about switching majors. Coming in as a freshman, you can never be 100 percent confident that you will stick to the same path your major provides for four years.

College provides a variety of experiences and each one can change your future pursuits.”

According to the report, more than half of students transferring from four-year public institutions choose to attend community college. If a student is attending a university but is an undeclared major, they might choose to attend a community college rather than waste money on tuition.

Whatever the reason, it’s unrealistic for college administrators to assume that students will stay in one school and graduate in four years. Recognizing that students will follow different paths is the first step. Making the transfer process easier for students will help motivate them to do better academically.

— Cheryl Gamachi is a pre-journalism freshman. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatOpinions.

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alf of the U.S. population wants marijuana legalized, according to a Gallup poll taken last year. But not everyone is in on the smoke sesh.

In Los Angeles, there are anywhere from 800 to 900 marijuana dispensaries — outnumbering Starbucks in some neighborhoods — according to NPR. In addition, the Board of Equalization found that more than 400,000 Californians use marijuana on a daily basis.

Los Angeles City Council member José Huizar called this treatment of marijuana “de facto legalization,” and the council is now considering full prohibition.

This is a result of the recent federal crackdown, as dispensaries are raided by local and federal law enforcement, and owners are jailed. In Arizona, legislators writhed in fear for a whole year before actually implementing the voter-approved medical marijuana law. The federal crackdowns are unfounded, have caused panic and need to come to a stop. We, the people, need to instigate a marijuana revolution.

The Los Angeles City Council shouldn’t try to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. It should be jumping at the chance to sprout

a movement from a major city government like Los Angeles, and help other cities to follow suit. The council should push for something less fake than medical programs and just legalize it.

Los Angeles wouldn’t be alone, either. Virginia caught on and is already set to put marijuana legalization on the ballot this November. Also rolled up in the joint legalization effort are Colorado and Washington, which are both experiencing the same unchecked use of marijuana among their residents. These states are on track to push the feds to legalize marijuana.

According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than 16 million Americans used marijuana in the month prior to the survey. By those numbers, it’s safe to assume that everyone who gets out of their house has probably met a marijuana user or used it.

Despite the vast number of weed-loving Americans in the workforce and schools, NORML, an organization that lobbies for legalization, reports that 12 million users have been arrested on marijuana charges since 1965.

If you’re hell-bent on arresting people for smoking a flower and

being relaxed, then this probably seems like a great achievement.

However, most people are grounded in reality, where smoking weed doesn’t ruin the user’s life.

Marijuana is wrongly illegal.

According to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, marijuana has no medical value and is more harmful than cocaine. Yet, the law allows for a nicotine and alcohol market that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.

Marijuana, on the other hand, has never killed a person in recorded history.

Even the Nixon administration knew that marijuana was a minimal-risk drug. In 1972, that administration commissioned researchers to complete a full report on the social and medical implications of cannabis. The report, “Marihuana, A Signal Of Misunderstanding,” showed that users could survive ingesting more than 46 pounds of lowquality cannabis. However, most people “green out,” or go unconscious after smoking or eating several ounces worth of tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in the plant.

According to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education pamphlets everyone read in middle school, marijuana smoke contains more cancer-causing agents than tobacco. This is wrong. Smarter people, who had their research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, surveyed marijuana smokers for 20 years, finding that smoking one

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Every day, users flip the feds their funkiest finger and puff away.

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joint every day does not cause cancer or lung damage. In fact, the study showed that, at low levels of exposure, lung strength is slightly improved because users hold their smoke in to get higher.

People who have done their research know cannabis is far safer than anything from alcohol to ibuprofen, so it’s heinously misplaced on the Schedule I list of drugs.

As many states have already set up medical marijuana programs, it would seem that the federal government is the only group that doesn’t get the joke that is the War on Drugs. There are millions of cannabis users across the country — police can’t reasonably arrest everyone who uses it. Every day, users flip the feds their funkiest finger and puff away.

The government lost the war the second it declared it, and rightly so. This country is putting people in jail for smoking a flower. Let’s show the federal government that the states know better and legalize marijuana at the local and state levels.

— Greg Gonzales is an interdisciplinary studies junior.

He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatOpinions.

MAILBAG In response to the March 20 column “Dharun Ravi guilty of hate crime, stupidity is not a good defense”: The article says that “Ravi was found guilty of hate crimes based on tweets and videos he’d streamed of Tyler Clementi,” and that, “A few friends who saw the videos told him to take them down, saying they weren’t as funny as he thought they were.”

Ravi viewed his room on the web cam for a few seconds. After seeing an intimate moment, he and his friend Molly shut the web cam down. While in an absolute technical sense, the few seconds can be classified as a broadcast, it is more like a snapshot of a scene, which was neither recorded nor put up on

the Internet. Not a single second of the second tryst was viewed on the webcam, recorded or uploaded.

Ravi says he had put his computer to sleep, perhaps in response to the messages the author of the article alluded to.

The prosecution claimed that Tyler himself shut down the electrical strip powering Ravi’s computer to make sure that there was no peeping.

There was no video which was recorded. There was no video which was uploaded to any server. There was no video to “take down” as the author unfortunately claims.

A rather frightening aspect about this case is the amount of misinformation spread by the

In response to the March 19 article “Student leaders fear funding for gun storage could come from tuition” This story misses the whole point. Senate Bill 1474 won’t cost the university system $13 million.

The Arizona Board of Regents will cost the system that much in its determination to further regulate gun control. These lockers aren’t necessary — they are a loophole, because ABOR can only restrict guns inside buildings if they exist. Suggesting the legislation will cost millions is a complete misrepresentation of the bill designed to scare people — Vikram Saxena, into voting against it.

Santa Clara, Calif.

— Ashley McNelly, physiology senior

media which has convicted Ravi in the court of public opinion.

There is a huge difference between having a peep for a few seconds and recording and uploading the video for the general public. What I find shocking is that even after the trial, a journalism major does not have the integrity to perform some simple fact checks before publishing an article.

I am not sure what our journalism schools are teaching but fairness and objectivity has taken a back seat to sensationalism.

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University of Arizona Police Department officers were on patrol near Broadway Boulevard and Euclid Avenue when they saw a silver Toyota Prius veering in and out of a lane at 12:37 a.m. on Saturday. Officers pulled over the vehicle, and asked the student for his driver’s license and registration. The officers told him why they pulled him over and asked if he had consumed any alcohol.

The student told them he had one drink, and accidentally gave officers his credit card instead of his driver’s license. The officers asked again if they could see his license and registration, and to step out of his car so they could do a sobriety test and a breath analysis.

As the student spoke to officers, they noticed a strong smell of alcohol coming from his breath and that he had bloodshot eyes.

The student also failed both sobriety tests. The student was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and for having a blood alcohol level of .15. He was searched and taken to UAPD headquarters. He was later released and took a cab home.

He couldn’t hold it

A UAPD officer was on patrol when he saw a homeless man urinating in public at 9:44 a.m. on Sunday. The officer was pulling into a parking lot on campus when he saw a man whom he’d been in contact with before. The man was wearing a dirty white T-shirt and faded pants, and was sitting in a parking space.

The officer then watched the man stand up and start to urinate on a light pole. He turned on his emergency lights and began driving toward the homeless man, calling out his name and telling him to stop. The officer told the man that he had been previously banned from the UA. The man turned around and said, “Oh, sorry, I just had to piss and when I got to go, I got to go.” The officer arrested the man for criminal trespassing and urinating in public. He was booked at the Pima County Jail.

Fast and furious

A UAPD officer was monitoring traffic on Euclid Avenue and Lee Street when he noticed a black Mitsubishi Eclipse traveling south at 9:55 a.m. on Saturday. The officer pulled out his radar gun and clocked the student traveling at 65 mph in a 35 mph zone.

The officer pulled over the driver and asked for his driver’s license and registration. The student told the officer he did not have insurance. When the student began searching for his driver’s license, he also told the officer that he could not find it. The student eventually found his driver’s license. The officer also told the student that he did not have his seatbelt on. The student was cited for criminal speeding, not having insurance and not wearing a seatbelt.

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Talk - ‘Tuberculosis: The Critical Path to Developing a Cure’ Tuberculosis is often thought to be a disease of the past. The reality: Because no new therapies for TB have been developed in the past 50 years and treatment is long and complex, TB continues to kill 1.4 million people a year – someone every 20 seconds. Additionally, drug-resistant forms of TB are an imminent public health concern. In recognition of World TB Day, Debra Hanna will talk about the current global and local status of this disease and the vital work the “Critical Path to TB Regimens” initiative is doing to advance new, better and faster-acting combination TB drug regimens. This effort is the result of an unprecedented collaboration among public and private partners around the world. Presented by the Critical Path Institute and the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.

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K7UAZ Amateur Radio Club Presentation The presentation will be on Software Radio.

Emphasis will be placed on the entry-level approach to Software Defined Radio (SDR) from kits or modular pre-built boards and employing GNU open-source software or software available for free on the internet. A demonstration will complete the presentation.

SDR simplifies the hardware portion of a radio and uses the digital signal processor (DSP), common in modern computer sound subsystems, to perform the radio functions eliminated from the hardware. Additional features are possible using the SDR approach, and applications include not only radio but evaluation of cosmic events, network analysis, and even wildlife studies. This presentation is open to all and is sponsored by the Amateur Radio Club at The University of Arizona, K7UAZ. Look for the building with antennas between Old Main and the Union. Old Engineering Room 303 ‘Sharlot Hall and Hattie Lockett’ - An Arizona Centennial Exhibition We celebrate 100 years of Arizona statehood with a look at the achievements of two Arizona poets, Sharlot Mabridth Hall (1870–1943) and Hattie Greene Lockett (1880–1962), members of the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame. Both Hall and Lockett were women of thought and action, pioneers in word and deed. Please join us to celebrate Arizona’s centennial and the Poetry Center’s “Sharlot Hall and Hattie Lockett” exhibition.

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NBA Miami 99, Phoenix 95

Indiana 102, Los Angeles Clippers 89

New York 106, Toronto 87

Analysis: Season in review

Despite disappointment, hoops’ potential is clear

Miller not to blame for inherited mess at UA

By Nicole Dimtsios Daily Wildcat It started with a loss to Seattle Pacific in McKale Center.

The one-point loss was indicative of what was to come for the Arizona men’s basketball team during the 2011-12 season — it was a season of falling just short. Missed buzzer-beaters, off-court player issues, late leads slipping away, devastating injuries and painful one-point losses — that was the Wildcats’ reality in a season in which they were ranked the country’s No. 16 team in the preseason and ended with a premature exit from the National Invitation Tournament.

But before the season even began, the Arizona men’s basketball team was already climbing uphill. Returning junior Kevin Parrom had been shot in late September, making his health a focal point of the program. As the Wildcats traveled near Parrom’s hometown of New York City, Arizona’s off-thecourt problems began.

After the UA fell in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic in Madison Square Garden, center Sidiki Johnson was suspended indefinitely and never returned to action. He has since announced his intention to transfer to Providence.

Freshman problems struck again when point guard Josiah Turner was suspended for a violation of team rules and did not travel with the team to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the Florida Gators.

Turner’s problems continued throughout the season, but the biggest issue was when he was suspended for the Pac-12 Tournament in Los Angeles and the NIT. He remained with the team and was present at Arizona’s NIT game against Bucknell, but head coach Sean Miller said there was a list of criteria for Turner to meet before he could officially rejoin.

Parrom returned to the Wildcats in almost miracle fashion, just about two months after he was shot. Like Parrom, even when the Wildcats’ season looked to be down, it was never out.

But the injury bug struck again, wiping out Parrom for the year with a broken foot and sidelining sophomore Jordin Mayes for almost a month after a stress reaction in his left foot — the same foot that required offseason surgery.

The Pac-12 season could have gone so differently for the Wildcats if only a few things had changed. Miller said the season came down to a few possessions, and he was right. Onepossession losses against Oregon, Colorado and Washington were all crushing during conference season, but nothing was more damaging than the Wildcats’ loss at ASU to close out the regular season.

Not only did it force Arizona to win the Pac-12 Conference Tournament to advance to the NCAA Tournament, but the loss to the Sun Devils broke the Wildcats’ spirits.

The three games in three days that followed in Los Angeles

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Arizona forward Angelo Chol, guard Kyle Fogg and injured forward Kevin Parrom sit in the Wildcats’ locker room after losing 53-51 to Colorado in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament championship game on March 10 in Staples Center in Los Angeles.

s the buzzer sounded, Missouri guard Phil Pressey’s desperate heave fell short and Norfolk State completed an improbable upset of the No. 2-seeded Tigers. My seven buddies and I watched in awe from an Irish pub in the Las Vegas City Center as our brackets were officially busted.

As we stood there, a man in his mid30s with a receding hairline and Firestone IPA on his breath approached a buddy of mine, who was wearing Arizona basketball gear.

This wasn’t a time to talk Arizona basketball. The Wildcats’ season was over — no NCAA Tournament, not even a run at the NIT — but the stranger insisted on sharing his point of view on the season and the program as a whole.

He was born and raised in Tucson.

He grew up during Lute Olson’s glory days and all he knew was NCAA Tournament appearances. His frustration about missing the tournament was clear. The Tucson community is used to watching college basketball in March, and, aside from a rising football program, Arizona basketball is all Tucson really has.

About halfway through the conversation, I was still listening, hearing his frustration and fan perspective — until he said this: “Sean Miller doesn’t command respect.”

He went on to blame Miller for an inability to prepare his players for the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game against Colorado and the Wildcats’ first-round NIT matchup against Bucknell. He said Miller doesn’t

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Douglas shines as NFL scouts flock to Tucson for Pro Day

By Zack Rosenblatt

placed himself on the NFL radar, the fact that people have been overlooking him in terms of his A quick look around the Inter- NFL prospects gives him a chip on net will show you which former his shoulder.

Arizona football players are likely “It’s definitely a motivational to get drafted to the NFL in April. factor, I mean (Criner, Wade and Quarterback Nick Foles, receiver Foles) deJuron Criner and cornerback Trevserve all the in Wade, all projected to be selectattention, ed as high as the second round in those guys are the draft by various websites, were great players even invited to the NFL Scouting and you have Combine in Indianapolis. to give them Defensive back Rob Golden, credit, but linebackers Paul Vassallo and it’s just someDerek Earls and running back Kethat David Douglas thing ola Antolin are listed on various motivates Former wide websites as possible late-round you,” Douglas receiver draft picks. said. “Not beDavid Douglas, a former UA re- ing invited to the combine, there’s ceiver, was nowhere to be found nothing you can do about all of — at least, until Monday when that. I just focused on coming out Arizona held its Pro Day. here and doing the best at the Pro In front of scouts and person- Day I could. I felt like I trained nel from nearly every NFL team, hard and it paid off and I had a Douglas stole the show from his pretty good day.” more highly touted counterparts, Even though people outside of running a blazing unofficial 4.45 the Arizona locker room might just second 40-yard dash, putting up be discovering Douglas’ freakish 20 bench press reps of 225 pounds athleticism, it’s not as if this is the and recording a 36.5 inch vertical first glimpse of Douglas the public jump, according to Foles. has had.

“I thought I had a good day,” For the last two seasons, DougDouglas said. “I feel las was the like I performed Wildcats’ secwell in everything, ond-leading This guy is a frickin’ it went well playing receiver beathlete. with Nick and all in hind Criner all it was a good day in a passing ­— Former quarterback for me.” offense that Nick Foles The 6-foot-1 rewas ranked ceiver from McKinsixth in the ney, Texas, turned nation in more than a few heads on Mon- 2011 and eighth in 2010. Over the day, and might have played his last two years, Douglas has averway into the NFL Draft. Former aged 58.5 catches, 590.5 yards and UA quarterbacks coach Frank 4.5 touchdowns. He had the best Scelfo, who conducted the work- game of his career in 2011 when outs on Monday, said the Wildcats he caught 10 balls for 156 yards might not have utilized Douglas and two touchdowns against as much as they could have when Utah. he played for Arizona.

Foles, who has been training “David did what we asked him with Douglas in the weeks leadto do while he was here, I think to- ing up to the Pro Day and is curday he showed that we didn’t ask rently staying at Scelfo’s house him to do enough,” Scelfo said. douglas, 7 “David made some money today.”

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Arizona center fielder Joey Rickard recovers after swinging and missing at a pitch during the UA’s 7-4 loss to New Mexico State on Tuesday at Hi Corbett Field.

Baseball falls to NMSU after error-filled 8th

By Dan Kohler Daily Wildcat

Good pitching never cancels out bad defense, and the No. 5 Arizona baseball team learned that the hard way Tuesday night, falling 7-4 to New Mexico State at Hi Corbett Field.

“Defense has been a pretty good strength of ours throughout the season, but obviously it was the reason we lost,” Arizona head coach Andy Lopez said. “We didn’t play well at the end, when it’s close like that, you have to play good baseball when it counts, and we didn’t.”

New Mexico State (16-8) head coach Rocky Ward and his father, assistant coach Gary Ward, were absent from Tuesday’s contest for family reasons, but the Aggies were still able to keep the Wildcats (16-5, 2-1 Pac-12) off balance for the entire evening.

Things got off to a slow start for both teams as the score tied was tied at one after two innings.

Arizona center fielder Joey Rickard started out the bottom of the third with a leadoff double and right fielder Robert Refsnyder

drove him in with a double to left field to put the Wildcats up 2-1.

The Aggies wouldn’t be undone, however, as center fielder Kyle Phillips singled in a run and evened the score at two.

The game took an odd turn in the bottom half of the inning as Aggie starter Casey Collins balked a run in and New Mexico State assistant-turned-temporary-headcoach Mike Evans came out to argue the call.

Evans wasn’t overly animated but was ejected from the game after lingering on the field for a while, leaving New Mexico State with volunteer assistant Nate Shaver as its only coach in the dugout.

The ejection also forced the Aggies to use junior pitcher Michael Ormseth as their first base coach.

Lopez said that while this situation was pretty unique, he had seen it a few times in his career before.

“You know, life sometimes happens,” Lopez said. “They did a good job though. They battled.”

The Aggies didn’t seem to be fazed by the coaching mix-up and were able to even the game at four

in the top half of the seventh.

Then the wheels started to come off for the Wildcats in the top of the eighth as two errors on a single play brought in two runs for the Aggies, making it 6-4. The UA committed three errors in the inning.

The Wildcats’ dormant offense persisted and the Aggies added an insurance run to finish on top 7-4.

Arizona starter Tyler Hale had one of his best outings of the year, tying his career high with seven strikeouts and allowing two earned runs in five innings on the mound.

Even the bullpen, one of the most inconsistent parts of Arizona since the start of the season, was able to follow suit. The pitchers allowed only a combined three runs on the game. The other three belonged to the poor Wildcat defensive effort.

After his fielding error in the top of the eighth, junior shortstop Alex Mejia was quick to blame the Wildcats’ loss on his own play.

“I put that game on myself,” Mejia said. “(Pitcher Stephen Manthei) did a great job, but if I had made that play it would’ve shut the door. That loss is on me.”

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In its last series before Pac-12 Conference play starts, Arizona softball will face New Mexico State in a doubleheader today at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Hillenbrand Stadium.

This will be the first time the Wildcats have taken the field since the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., where three of the five games they were scheduled to play were canceled due to weather problems. Today’s forecast shows no signs of rain.

“We need to do the little things right,” senior Jessica Spigner said.

“We need to focus on what needs to get done and stay focused on what we’re doing right.”

The coaching staff often talks about the importance of stringing hits together, so that Arizona can pick up the momentum to string wins together, which it has had no problems with thus far, considering it’s 15-1 since starting the season 3-3.

Part of the reason the Wildcats have been able to put together so many wins is their pitching. AllAmerican junior Kenzie Fowler is a perfect 8-0 on the season, with a 1.48 ERA. She leads the team in strikeouts with 84, 15 more than

sophomore pitcher Shelby Babcock, who leads the team in starts with 11 and innings pitched with 66.1. The consistency from the pitching staff has made up for the inconsistent hitting the Wildcats have had due to weather problems and opposing pitchers.

In games against weaker opposition, Arizona has had no problem blowing them out of the water, but in games against ranked teams, or teams the Wildcats have faced before, the bats have not been as hot.

“We’ve continued to play the way we’ve been playing, we’ve been on an upswing,” head coach Mike Candrea said. “Hitting is probably the most difficult thing. When you’re not getting a lot of game time, the timing gets off a little bit.”

This last stepping stone before conference play commences will be the perfect opportunity for Arizona to show the rest of the Pac-12, which boasts seven ranked teams.

“There aren’t a lot of surprises from here on out,” Candrea said.

“The game is going to come down to who can make the plays when they need to be made and get the key hits when they need to. It’s a battle every time we step on the field from here on out.”

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with Douglas, said the performance his friend put on for Monday came as no surprise to him.

In fact, he believes Douglas could have done even better.

“I knew he was going to do that, he helped (himself ) a lot, it was huge,” Foles said. “His vertical was 36.5, but he’s really a 40inch vertical, I don’t think he was warm. Go type in David Douglas on YouTube, there’s a dunk with him just messing around. He’s not even warm and he just goes up under his legs and slams it. The guy is a frickin’ athlete.”

Douglas put the NFL on notice with his performance on Monday.

“They all saw what I did,” Douglas said in regards to the scouts in attendance.

Prior to Monday, the only website to even rank him was CBSsportsline.com — a site that ranks every prospect. CBS had Douglas ranked 739 overall, and as the 104th best receiver prospect. Only about 224 players get drafted.

But after Monday’s performance, it’s safe to say that Douglas’ stock is on the rise.

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Arizona pitcher Kenzie Fowler delivers a pitch against New Mexico on Oct. 15, 2011. Fowler leads the UA with 84 strikeouts and has a 1.48 ERA.

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Paid intern Position at es‑ tablished local theater. flex hrs ft/Pt. admin asst: w/strong or‑ ganizational and computer skills. call fred 624‑0172 mys‑ terytheater@aol.com

!!free 2Bdrm. apt. 4 blks N of UofA in exchange for part time rental property supervision. Experienced resident asst., grad student or mature undergrad preferred. Begins in May/June. 520-743-2060 www.tarolaproperties.com ****attention nannies!**** FT/ PT Temp & Perm. positions.

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tucson Parks and recre‑ ation is now hiring certified American Red Cross Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors for the summer season. Apply online at: www.tucsonaz.gov Click on JOBS. Certified applicants are required to also attend a Lifeguard screening to be held on: Saturday, April 7 and May 5 at 9a.m. at Catalina High School Pool. If interested but not certified, training opportunities are available through the American Red Cross. For a schedule of classes and registration information visit: www.redcrossarizona.org. For more information 520-791-4245 tucson Police dePart‑ ment continuously hiring for the position of police officer recruit. Interested individuals go to www.jointucsonpd.org 791-COPS

**no sellinG involved** awesome talkers needed!! te l e m a r k e t e r s / c a n v a s s e r s needed for super‑fun job Part‑ time hrs/full‑time pay mon‑ thurs 4pm‑8pm & sat 10am‑ 3pm call kathy (520)795‑4104

venom now hiring energetic, hard‑working servers for our service staff! apply anytime in person at 1104 s. craycroft rd.

assistant manaGer. re‑ sPonsiBilities include lifting heavy packages, inventories, server, customer service, delivery, washing dishes, cooking, housekeeping and cash register. Flexible hours. Great salary. Apply 2023 S. Craycroft

! all utilities Paid. 1Rm studio $400 no kitchen, refrigerator only. Giant studio w/kitchen $660.

A/C, quiet, no pets, security patrolled. www.uofahousing.com 2995020, 624-3080

earn $1000 ‑ $3200 a month to drive our new cars with ads. www.CarDriveAds.com eGG donors. Women 21-29, help a couple in need and make $6500+! Apply at www.bhed.com Golden eaGle distriBu‑ tors, Inc. (BUDWEISER) seeking outgoing, enthusiastic, Part Time Marketing Assistants to educate consumers on products & execute promos at local clubs & bars. Must be self- motivated & willing to interact with public.

Night/ Weekend work req’d. Business & Marketing Majors Preferred, All Majors welcome. Must be at least 21 & pass background check. EOE, Drug Free Workplace. Submit Resume online at www.gedaz.com/employment have a small adventure. Work at Mt. Lemmon Cookie Cabin. Personable. Will train. $10 to start + travel. Call Vic at 733-1222 laB technician JoB Description: Must possess technical knowledge & interpersonal skills. Edu: Associates degree in physics, chemistry or other science/technology field. Exp: 2 or more years of mfg & lab experience. Contact info@acmtucson.com lookinG for servers.

Shogun Japanese restaurant. Call 888-6646. noW hirinG Bartenders Zen Rock/ Sapphire - Thur, Fri, Sat 8pm-close shifts Great money and a lot of fun! Experienced or not experienced OK! Resumes: andrew@congressclubs.com Paid Petition carriers need immediately. Call 520-461-7956.

Play sPorts! have fun! save money! Maine camp needs fun loving counselors to teach all land, adventure, &water sports. Great Summer! Call 888844-8080, apply: campcedar.com studentPayouts.com Paid survey takers needed in Tucson.

100% FREE to join! Click on surveys. the tucson JeWish COMMUNITY CENTER is now accepting applications for Head Lifeguards ($11/hr) and Lifeguards ($8.50$9.50/hr) for Spring, Summer and Fall hrs. To apply please visit: http://www.tucsonjcc.org/about/jobs/

!!! We take Great CARE OF OUR TENANTS AND OUR PROPERTIES! Nr. Main Gate & 4th Ave! www.universityapartments.net Now accepting applications for prime Studio, 1, 2 and 3 BR units for 6/1 and 8/1. Don Martin Apts, House Mother Apts, Lofts on Sixth, University Lofts.

520-906-7215. !!!!!!!!!! Beautiful studios, 1bd, &2bd Casitas and Apartments Avail for prelease to start May or Aug 2012. See www.PrestigiousUofArentals.com for pics, floorplans, VTs, &info. Call Jarrett (Owner/Agent/Alumni) @520.331.8050 for appt to see. !!free 2Bdrm. apt. 4 blks N of UofA in exchange for part time rental property supervision. Experienced resident asst., grad student or mature undergrad preferred. Begins in May/June. 520-743-2060 www.tarolaproperties.com !4Blks to UofA. 2Bdrm. $775.

Hardwood floors, private patio, laundry. All in quiet gated courtyard. Serious students only. No Pets. Available June. 520-7432060. www.tarolaproperties.com $87.50 moves you IN! A GREAT PLACE FOR STUDENTS! FREE Shuttle to the UofA! 1&2 BDs. 24hr fitness & laundry.

Pool & spa, Ramada w/gas grills, gated access. Student discount, business center. Call Deerfield Village @520-323-9516 www.deerfieldvillageapts.com 1Bdrm $477/mo, $300 deposit.

Covered carport. Coin-op laundry on premises. 423E Drachman St. 520-272-0754.

1Bdrm furnished aPart‑ ment. $500/mo. 4blocks campus, 5blocks rec center. Quiet community. University Arms Apartments.

623-0474. www.ashton-goodman.com.

1Block from ua. Reserve your apartment for summer or fall.

Furnished or unfurnished.1BD from $610, 2BD from $825, 3BD from $1100. Pool/ laundry. 746 E 5th St. Shown by appointment 7514363 or 409-3010 2Bd/ 2Ba, livinG room, dinette kitchen, small yard, side patio, new carpeting.

Near UofA. $600mo, +utilities. Available immediately. 480-443-1386 all utilities included Student Discounts Studios & 1bedrooms from $538. Billiards, Pool, Sundeck. Sunrise Apartments 520795-0855 Prince/ Campbell

larGe 2B 1Ba 2blocks from campus, parking, W/D, A/C, quiet, clean. $725/mo. See website for availability: www.thecastleproperties.com 520-406-5515 or 520-9032402

4Bed/ 3Ba, 2story with large storage unit.

Big shade trees, large living room with fireplace, nice kitchen with DW and micro, W/D, A/C, sun deck, yard, pet friendly. (520)245-5604

larGe studios 6Blocks UofA, 1125 N. 7th Ave. Walled yard, security gate, doors, windows, full bath, kitchen. Free wi/fi. $380. 977-4106 sunstoneapts@aol.com

firePlace! 2Br camPBell/ Ft Lowell, A/C, all appl, W/D hkup, walled yard, carport, off street. 990-4011

roommate match & indv. leases. FREE dish & WIFI. Pets, pool, spa, fitness & game rooms, comp. lab, cvrd park & shuttle.

520-623-6600. www.gatewayattucson.com

larGe 1Bd/ 1Ba duplex, walk to campus, high ceilings, wood floors $725 Also 1bd above garage, huge balcony $650 741E 1st St REDI Management 520-623-2566

sierra Pointe aPartments‑ $99 Moves you - in w/1 Month FREE! Remodeled 1&2 bedroom apartments. Rent Includes: inter‑ net, cable, a/c, heat, Water, sewer, & trash. Pet friendly & quiet. Limited availability! 520323-1170. Grant/Tucson Blvd. www.tucsonstudentliving.com. studios from $400 spacious apartment homes with great downtown location. 884‑8279.

Blue agave apartments 1240 n. 7th ave. speedway/stone. www.blueagaveapartments.‑ com uofa convenient, larGe 1BD 1920s duplex, wood floors, ceiling fans, fireplace. $435/mo, lease, deposit, no pets. 682-7728.

Walk to uofa! 1br available $650, studios from $550 for summer/fall. Free Utilities! Specials!

Castle Apartments 903-2402/2506659 www.thecastleproperties.com 1Bd, 1Ba, ac, gas & water paid, small yard, off street parking, E of Euclid/N of Speedway $465 if paid early, APL 747-4747 1Bd/ 1Ba near UMC. Air-conditioning, carport, newer appliances, carpet, covered porch, &private yard. Only $595/mo. Available June 1st. 1410 E. Adams. Available August 1st 1416 E. Adams.

520-240-2615 1Bd/ 1Ba tile throughout, water pd, AC, Laundry, cover parking, Euclid/ 6th $565 if paid early, APL 747-4747.

1Bd/ 1Ba, storaGe, small yard, Broadway/ Euclid, $505 if paid early, APL 747-4747 1Bd/ 1Ba, yard, AC, off street parking, Speedway/Euclid, $435 if paid early, APL 747-4747.

2Bd/ 1Ba 750sQft. A/C, D/W, W/D. Carport storage, small fenced backyard. Unfurnished.

New kitchen and tile floors. Cats OK. $775/mo w/lease, water paid only. 1422 N Mountain. 4blocks UofA & UMC. 909-4766 2Bd/ 1Ba adams/ Tyndall. Private yard, off-street parking, A/C walk to UofA. $850/mo. $800 deposit. w/d, newer kitchen. Available June 1st. 843 E. Adams #2.

520-240-2615 2Bd/ 1Ba on Adams/ Tyndall. Extra large, 1000sqft w/ W/D, A/C, & private yard with off street parking, $950/mo $900 deposit. Available August 1. 843 E. Adams #1 call 520-240-2615.

3Bd/ 1Ba, Water paid, off street parking, Mountain/ Speedway, $735 if paid early, APL 747-4747 3Bd/ 2Ba, ac, 2 story, Washer/dryer hookup, Speedway/ Euclid, $865 if paid early, APL 7474747.

3Bedroom, 2Bath home close to campus. Lots of storage, large bedrooms, big closets, W/D, dishwasher, A/C. Private parking. $1470. www.casabonitarentals.com Call (520)398-5738 4Bd/ 2Ba faBulous property w/green grass & tall trees behind UMC. 3carports, fireplace, gas, bbq, A/C, and evap. cooling, D/W and laundry. Only $2,000/mo, available Aug. 1st. 1418 E. Adams 240-2615.

live Better in huge 2BR/2Ba duplex near CatTran. Refurb, A/C, all appl, W/D hkup, carport, free rent w/lease 990-4011 martin aPartments 131 n.

Martin. 4blks south of UofA. 2br, 2ba, AC, W/D hook-up, off-street parking, carport. 1year lease, $790/mo + deposit. Credit check required $40. No smoking/ no pets. Call 520-622-0245. minutes from uofa 1bd/1ba units, evap cool, park off-st. $450water paid 2nd/Drachman. $525all utils paid 2nd/Helen. mcelwaincompany.com 326-6158 Pre‑leasinG for fall 2012.

New construction 3bd 2ba duplex, close to the CatTran. Upgrade throughout, open floor plan, private yard. $1450/mo, $1450 deposit. 909-4089 remodeled historic Build‑ inG, 2bd/ 2ba, stainless steel appliances, assigned parking, wood floors $1500, 745E 1st St, REDI Management 520-623-2566

!!Walk to UMC studio/guesthouse. $495. Very private with hardwood floors, A/C, covered parking, walled-in landscaped grounds. Avail. June 1. 520-7432060. www.tarolaproperties.com all utilities Paid, walk to class $495 ALSO unattached guest house, washer/ dryer, fenced yd, pets ok $600 REDI 520623-5710 or log on to www.azredirentals.com close umc main campus guest houses. High ceiling fans skylights AC completely fenced very clean pets welcome $550 furnished 2481688 sPacious studio, Walk to UA and busline. AC, full kitchen & bath, off-street parking, very clean & quiet, water included. $450/mo w/year lease. 298-3017

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! 7Bdrm 7Bath each has own WHIRLPOOL tub-shower. Over 3900sqft Just a few blocks North of campus. 4car GARAGE, walk-in closets, all Granite counters, large outside balconies off bedrooms, very large master suites, high ceilings. TEP Electric discount. Monitored security system. 884-1505 www.MyUofARental.com

!!!!! auGust availaBility 5‑7 Blocks nW ua huGe Luxury Homes. 4br/ 4.5ba +3car garage +large master suites with walk-in closets +balconies +10ft ceilings up and down +DW, W&D, Pantry, TEP Electric Discount, Monitored Security System. Pool privileges.

884-1505. www.MyUofARental.com

! 8Bedroom 7Bath house with over 3100sf. HUGE bedrooms, lots of open living area, large fenced yard, vaulted ceilings, fireplace, 2W/D, large kitchen with big breakfast bar. This is the best house you can find for you and your friends. So many extras. www.casabonitarentals.com (520)398-5738

!!!!! uaoffcamPus.com 3BR/2BA available, great house, only a few years old, near campus, $1200/month - www.UAoffcampus.com or 520-891-9043

! extra nice 2Br/ 2BA homes.

Colored concrete floors, A/C, skylights, all appliances included, close to campus. 520-577-1310; 520-834-6915 www.uofa4rent.com

!!!!! Walk or BIKE to campus, brand new 3&4 BR house near football stadium, $1650 or $2200/ month - 520-891-9043 or www.UAoffcampus.com

!! 3, 4, & 5 bedroomswww.flraz.com or diana@flraz.com !!! amazinG 3Bedroom, 3Bath home with 2car garage available for August 2012. Large great room, dining area, spacious bedrooms, big closets. Private parking. Awesome 2story floor plan. $1650. Call (520)245-5604 !!! aWesome 5Bdrm houses convenient to UofA now pre-leasing for August 2012. Quality Living Rents Quick! Washer/ dryer in all homes, zoned A/C, alarm system, lighted ceiling fans, stainless appliances, private fenced back yard, check out locations and floor plans at http://www.UniversityRentalinfo.com and call 520-747-9331. rental special $50 off per month. All locations are exempt or grandfathered under the City’s Group Dwelling Ordinance. !!! family oWned &oPer‑ ated. Studio 1&2 BD houses & apartments. 4blks north of UofA. $400 to $850. Some with utilities paid. Available now or pre-lease.

No pets, security patrolled. www.uofahousing.com 299-5020, 624-3080. !!!! siGn uP noW for FY12! 2,3,4& 5bdm, Newer homes! 1mi to UofA, A/C, Garages & all appl. included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776 !!!!! 1‑4 Bedroom homes. All very nicely updated and renovated or NEW homes. Reserve TODAY!!

480-374-5090. www.collegediggz.com !!!!! 2,3,4 & 6 Bedroom homes for rent. 2to7 blocks from UA. Reserve now for August 2012.

884-1505 www.MyUofARental.com

!!!!! uaoffcamPus.com 4BR/3BA available, great house, only a few years old, near campus, $1850/month - www.UAoffcampus.com or 520-891-9043

!!!!!!!!! 3‑ 5 Bd Houses preleasing for August 2012! All homes are new or remodeled w/AC! See www.PrestigiousUofArentals.com for pictures, floorplans, virtual tours, and information. Call Jarrett @520-331-8050 (Owner/Agent) UofA Alumni to schedule showing appt! !!!!!!!!! aBsolutely Gor‑ Geous New 5Bedroom houses.

Now Reserving for August 2012 Move-in. $2750/ month - Current special $50.00/ off per month rent.

Conveniently located to UA at 2550 E. Water Street (Grant and Tucson Blvd).

Washer/dryer, zoned A/C, Alarm System, lighted ceiling fans, stainless appliances, private fenced back yard, plus more. Grandfathered under the City’s Group Dwelling Ordinance.

Check out the floor plan at http://www.UniversityRentalInfo.com and call 520-747-9331 to look at one. !historic West University 1bdrm. cottage. $695. 1920’s Santa Fe adobe with oak floors, fireplace, W/D, wonderful natural light and beautiful grounds. No pets. 743-2060. www.tarolaproperties.com $1250, 4Bd, 1305 e. Waverly #1 (Grant/ Mountain) fenced yard, covered patio, fp, approx 1679sqft, AC, 881- 0930 view pictures at www.prestigepropertymgmt.com $800‑ $2400 fy12! 3,4 &5bdrm, BRAND NEW homes! 1mi to UofA, A/C, Gar & all appl. incl. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776 1Bd house, close to campus $450 ALSO 1bd cottage, A/C, wood floors, available 08/2012 $550 REDI 520-623-5710 or log on to www.azredirentals.com

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Our Spacious 1-6 bedroom homes are already leasing FAST for Aug. 2012!

Call us for a tour today! * Lots of parking * Phone, cable, and high speed internet * Many have fireplaces and balconies * High ceilings * Dishwasher and microwave * Large capacity washer and dryer * Oversized closets * Ceramic tile * Mini and vertical blinds * Private yards (pets okay) * Full-time maintenance

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A Guide to Religious Services Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS).

Sunday Worship 7:45am & 10:00am. Bible Class 9:00am. www.GraceTucsonWELS.com 830 N First Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-623-6633

Priority College Ministry at First Southern Baptist Church Sundays, 11am Contemporary/ 8:30am Classic Worship. Come worship with us!

445 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85705 www.priorityministry.com

Lutheran Campus Ministry - ELCA Lutheran Campus Ministry @ Campus Christian Center.

Sunday 10:30am, Wednesday 6pm. www.lcm-ua.org 715 N. Park Avenue 520-623-7575

WELS Tucson Campus Ministry Student Bible Study and discussion. Sundays 7:00pm. www.WELSTCM.com 830 N. First Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719

L.D.S. Church- Institute of Religion. Sunday meetings 9am, 11am, 1 pm;. Institute Classes M-F www.ldsces.org/tucson. 1333E. 2nd St, Tucson, AZ, 85755 To be a part of our Guide to Religious Services, contact Christal Montoya (520) 621-3425 or email classifieds@wildcat.arizona.edu

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1Block n of camPus, clean!!! 2Bed/ 1Ba, ac, W/d, available June 1, $995/mo, 520‑ 990‑0783, http://tucson.‑ craigslist.org/apa/2900462500.‑ html 2Bed/ 1Ba, clean! neW! ac, W/d, available august 1, 3233 e monte vista #2, $860mo, 520‑990‑0783, http://tucson.‑ craigslist.org/apa/2900467207.‑ html

6Brm/ 5Ba house AWESOME and HUGE. Large open floor plan, 3master suites, huge kitchen, maple cabinets, beautiful tile, huge bedrooms with big closets. This 2600sf house is one to see. (520)245-5604 7Brm‑ 4Ba for August 2012.

Across the street from campus.

Grand front living room, huge kitchen with microwave and dishwasher. Large bedrooms, spacious closets: a great floor plan!

Fenced yard, W/D, A/C. Lots of parking. (520)398-5738 www.casabonitarentals.com

2Blocks from camPus, clean!! remodeled!

3Bed/1Ba, ac, W/d, available June 1, 1348 e 8th st #1, $1295/mo 520‑990‑0783, http://tucson.craigslist.‑ org/apa/2900458956.html

@@@ 3Bdrm/ 2Ba, two‑story home, 1212sqft, at 3478 n sierra springs dr, columbus & fort lowell (riverhaven), $1050 rent, $1050 security deposit, avail‑ able June 1st . two other homes at 4229 e Boulders springs Way and 4274 e Wad‑ ing Pond drive, available au‑ gust 1st. call martha at 247‑ 9672 or mobwright@gmail.com.

2min to camPus IN FY12!

1,2,3,4 & 5bdrm, homes & aptmts!

1mi to UofA, A/C, Gar & all appl. incl. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776

availaBle 08/2012, a/c, den, washer/dryer $750 ALSO 2bd/ 2ba house, A/C, washer/dryer $1100 REDI 520-623-5710 or log on to www.azredirentals.com

3Bd/2.5Ba lookinG for responsible students to share a clean 1400sqft townhouse. Remodeled kitchen, D/W, microwave, W/D, A/C. Small patio. Complex has swimming pool, basketball court, & guest parking. Carport for 2.

Close to UofA & major shopping.

Available August 1. $1200/mo +utilities. 520-240-0721 4Bd/ 2.5Ba, available 08/2012, A/C, $1250 ALSO 4bd/ 5ba house, pets ok, A/C, all appliances, spa! $2400 REDI 520-623-5710 or log on to www.azredirentals.com 4Bedroom 3Bath Beautiful home. Spacious, vaulted living room, W/D, microwave, DW, storage, wood floors, ceramic tile and carpeted bedrooms. Plenty of parking. Very close to UA campus.

Call (520)398-5738 www.casabonitarentals.com 5Bedroom 3Bath home, 7blocks to UA $2200. Upgraded kitchen, new appliances including W/D, dishwasher and microwave.

Big bedrooms, walk-in closets (520)245-5604 5Bedroom 3Bath, Great twostory floor plan with open living room, breakfast bar, large bedrooms and walk-in closets. Fenced yard and pet friendly. Microwave, DW and W/D included. 4blocks north of campus. (520)398-5738 www.casabonitarentals.com 6Blocks from ua. Available August 1. Remodeled 3BD/ 2BA, 1800sqft, hardwood floors, W/D, large fenced yard. $1450/mo. 7514363 or 409-3010.

Beautiful 4Bd. must see! Remodeled. Hardwood floors, recently repainted, fireplace, high ceiling, all appliances. Available July 1. 885-5292, 841-2871. Great for serious students. 2040 E Spring. Corner of Spring& Olsen near Campbell &Grant. $2200/mo.

Beautiful neW house for rent. 2bdrm 1bath open concept kitchen/ livingroom, high ceilings, W/D. Must see, 222 E. Elm 520885-2922, 520-841-2871 close commute to ua3519 E. 5th St. 3bd/1.5ba, tile flrs, big closets, fans, A/C, DW, W/D, large walled yard, off-street parking, $995/mo mcelwaincompany.com 326-6158 close umc main campus. 5bd 5ba $650/ea 5bd 4ba $550/ea 3bd 3ba $600/ea 6bd 4ba pool spa $350/ea furnished 248-1688 contemPorary roB Paulus energy eff. green home in quiet, gated complex 3619 E. 3rd St. 3bd/2ba, 2-story, light & spacious home, fully equip. kitchen, pol. concrete flrs, A/C, W/D, 1818sf, enc. yard, salt water pool, $1700/mo mcelwaincompany.com 326-6158 luxurious: 5Bedroom 3Bath with a 2car garage, just north of UofA. Spectacular floor plan, foyer, cherry cabinets, stainless appliances, 2stone fireplaces, dramatic vaulted ceilings, laundry room, large bedrooms with walk-in closets. Private cobblestone drive, ample parking. This impressive home is a MUST SEE! Call (520)398-5738 www.casabonitarentals.com

Pre‑leasinG fall 2012. Close to UA and Pima college. 3bd 2ba house with large backyard. Updated charming house with W/D included. $1095/mo, $1095 deposit.

909-4089 sam huGhes luxury townhome. 3bd, 2ba. large master suite. Laundry room & pantry 1block to UofA. Covered parking, $1500/mo +utilities. 620-6206 www.windsorlux.com sam huGhes, 5Bd/ 3ba with POOL! all appliances $2600 ALSO 3000sqft, 5bd house, walk to campus $3000 REDI 520-623-5710 or log on to www.azredirentals.com stunninG 8Bedroom, 6Bath home across the street from UofA. BIG-BIG-BIG with so many extras. Almost 3,000sf of pure bliss.

2family rooms, big kitchen, ceramic tile, extra appliances, newly upgraded making this home perfect for college life. You won’t find a bigger, better home so CLOSE! Call (520)398-5738 www.casabonitarentals.com stunninG renovated home for Rent near Williams Center Rosemont & Broadway. $1195/mo. Gated, Quiet, community club house & pool.

Owner/Agent Executive Realty (520)955-9589 vintaGe 2story 3Bdrm house, walk to campus, washer/ dryer, fenced yard $1350 1017N Euclid, REDI Management 520-623-2566

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Walk to camPus IN FY12! 3,4 &5bdm newer homes! 1block to UofA! A/C, Gar & all appl. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776 Walk to class! 3bd/ 2ba, washer/dryer $995 ALSO 3bd/ 2ba, gated property with alarm, water pd, A/C $1600 REDI 520-6235710 or log on to www.azredirentals.com

minidorm for sale Newer 5BR/ 3BA $430K 6blocks from UofA 744 E. Adams Street Oscar Ramirez/ Assoc. Broker 520-360-7600/ 918-6585 ORamirez.LongRealty.com

Bike to camPus IN FY12! 1,2 &3bdm Townhomes & Condos!

A/C, Gar, FREE WIFI & all appl. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776 sam huGhes luxury townhome. 3bd, 2ba. large master suite. Laundry room & pantry 1block to UofA. Covered parking, $1500/mo +utilities. 620-6206 www.windsorlux.com very nice 2‑story Near UA 3548 E. 5th St, 2bd/2ba, Tile flr downstrs, wood lam. & carpet upstrs, A/C, DW, W/D, private walled yd, 2-car carport, 1218sf $950/mo. mcelwaincompany.com 326-6158

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proved too much for the Wildcats to handle. Like the rest of the season, Arizona was there at the end, but Kyle Fogg missed a last-second shot that would have won the game for Arizona.

But despite the turbulent 2011-12 season, it was also one of promise.

Junior Solomon Hill showed that he could take over a game. Toward the end of the season, freshman Angelo Chol began to show his shot-blocking ability. Freshman Nick Johnson lived up to his nickname of “Bunnies,” showing outstanding leaping ability that led to a number of highlight blocks and dunks.

And even though the Wildcats lose five players to graduation this offseason, they have the core of Hill, Parrom, Mayes, Chol and Nick Johnson coming back. Turner’s future is still in question, but Arizona has the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation coming in next season.

This year made the Wildcats resilient. And while they met almost none of the goals they set out to achieve at the beginning of the season, the future is bright.

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form exactly as planned. Sidiki Johnson’s lack of focus could be partially from page 6 on Miller for recruiting him, but every great coach gets a bad apple from recruit players with heart like Olson time to time — see Ben Howland and did. Yes, this was one slightly intoxiReeves Nelson. cated man’s opinion, but it wasn’t Sure, Josiah Turner couldn’t stay the first time I’d heard fans question on the floor due to off-the-court Miller for the Wildcats’ missing the issues, but it’s not like Turner was NCAA Tournament two out of their out shooting up clubs — Miller has last three seasons. continued to back his point guard in That needs to stop. saying he’s a kid with a good heart To say Miller doesn’t command and some bad habits. respect is ignorant. Ask any coach While two freshmen may have or analyst around the country and flopped, Miller nullified those misses they’ll rave about Miller’s intensity with Nick Johnson, who should have and attention to detail. a huge sophomore year after gaining “He can operate anywhere — on a big-time experience as a freshman, basketball floor, in a boardroom, you and Angelo Chol, who showed name it he gets along with everybody,” flashes of what he can do with more ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said earlier time on the floor. this season. “He’s demanding while After the season, Miller said he’s at the same time allowing his players “disappointed” and that he knew the freedom to perform. He’s trying to “a long time ago when I came to build a foundation of how to do things Arizona that it was going to be a great the right way every day and I think he’s challenge, and it is.” doing a really great job of it.”

Of course it is. Miller took over To blame Miller for the Wildcats for Tucson’s savior, like Mike Brown starting an extremely undersized for Phil Jackson, Bill O’Brien for Joe frontcourt, having to throw two fresh- Paterno or Gene Bartow for John men to the fire or losing Kevin ParWooden. rom to a gunshot wound and broken Olson’s departure left the program foot is almost laughable. more or less in shambles. Miller faced Yes, the freshman class didn’t per- the toughest task of arguably any

coach in the country. And despite popular belief, Miller is actually ahead of schedule.

He coached a team that didn’t have the talent or experience of a 20win squad to 23 wins. He shocked the country by taking Arizona to the Elite Eight a season ago, and developed an unheralded recruit in Derrick Williams into a No. 2 overall pick.

Just ask Williams what Miller meant to his development.

“It meant a lot, especially when I first got there. He told me I could be a really, really good player one day,” Williams said. “He said listen to what I say and that’s exactly what I did. I trusted him and once you earn a coach’s trust, he’s going to put the ball in your hands and that’s what he did for me.”

See how former Wildcat and Olson product Chase Budinger feels about Miller’s coaching.

“They’re in good hands though because Sean Miller’s a great coach,” he said.

And ESPN recruiting analyst Dave Telep?

“When you take a look around college basketball, he’s a guy who combines excellence as a coach, developer of players and a recruiter,” Telep said. “What he’s done is he’s stacked his classes on top of each

other. I think they have a good foundation for a very, very deep tournament run.”

Miller will finally have all of his guys on the floor next season. When Brandon Ashley, Gabe York, Grant Jerrett and Kaleb Tarczewski set foot in McKale Center, Miller will have officially transitioned away from the Olson era.

He’ll continue to demand respect yet relate to his players and continue to create a culture — something that’s difficult when you’re the new guy in town trying to live up to a legend.

With a full team of his recruits in place, Miller most likely won’t deal with off-the-court issues, gunshot wounds and injuries next season.

And I won’t have to deal with that Tucson native’s blabber about Miller’s lack of discipline. Instead, Arizona will be on the big screen instead of Mizzou and Norfolk State.

The Wildcats’ lost 2011-12 season will be an afterthought and that man will drown himself in more IPAs until he forgets those comments he once made at that Irish pub.

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

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An unlikely pairing’s four-hour Rialto Theatre spectacle delivers

By K.C. Libman Daily Wildcat

Value is a hot-button topic in this economy. Big box and dollar stores reign supreme, thrift stores are in vogue, and used car sales are on the rise. It’s all about stretching a dollar.

But when howling bluesman Rocco DeLuca and cultish folk-pop outfit Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros come together, it’s the ultimate definition of bang for your buck.

During a show at the Rialto Theatre on Thursday, the two bands acted as improbable foils to each other — and delivered a non-stop production spanning emotions, genres and almost four hours of music.

Rocco DeLuca literally and figuratively shined as the opening act, relying on a single searchlight to eerily illuminate him during his set.

DeLuca’s artistry was so powerful that he needed only his resonator guitar and a stomp box to captivate the crowd. His solo act traded pop appeal for the most haunting of blues, a departure from his material with his former band, Rocco DeLuca and The Burden.

The Californian is best known for his take on slide guitar and he exhibits a mastery far beyond most one-man acts. Between tunes of misery and fear, DeLuca pulled out an homage to Etta James when he performed a rendition of “At Last” that turned heads throughout the venue. Possessing a distinctive vocal range, DeLuca made his take on the perennial classic half plea and half hallelujah, and a modern-

day classic as well.

As soon as Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros bounded onto the stage, full of energy, it was easy to remember why vocalist Alex Ebert and his motley crew have garnered such reverence. The 10-member band began a symphonic ceremony fit for eras much older than our own.

Hyperactive frontman Ebert ran from end to end of the stage, slapping hands and leading the crowd in revival-style anthems that would put church choirs to shame.

Drawing in a crowd of high schoolers and baby boomers alike, the ever-timeless Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros can be viewed as a modern spin on the “jam band” format. As the group has only

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released one album thus far, it drew on the individual members’ own material at times, including singles from Ebert’s solo act as well as a downtempo blues-infused number from guitarist Christian Letts.

The band is far more than its once-omnipresent single “Home,” and displayed virtuosity from all members on “Black Water” and “Om Nashi Me,” inviting the crowd to chant along at times.

In a humble and lighthearted act, Ebert invited select members of the crowd onstage for the setclosing performance of “Home.”

The invitation soon turned into a frenzied spectacle as kids clamored to join the band for its most notable song to date.

Despite thoroughly irritating Rialto personnel, Ebert’s and Co.’s lackadaisical nature made lifelong memories for a few lucky fans. That carefree approach is a key part of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros’ appeal. It’s a rare quality that comes from the total nonchalance the band exudes, easily translating from public persona to backstage banter.

When asked how he can captivate a crowd for almost three hours with little rest, Ebert is quick to minimize his role in the evening’s otherworldly events.

“Being up there is the easy part,” Ebert said. “I don’t know how you guys can dance for two and a half hours.”

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BioWare ending to ‘Mass Effect 3’ mars series, but could still be salvaged together and created a theory that would make BioWare the cleverest video game developer in history.

It began on the BioWare forums when a thread began on the “Mass Effect 3” ending: These Jason Krell people claim that, following Daily Wildcat the point when Shepard is struck with Harbinger’s laser, here is no sense in writing There’s nothing else. No it’s all an indoctrination-based a straight review of “Mass discussion, no Shepard-style hallucination. The whole point?

Effect 3.” It’s a great game, “make my own option” attitude.

That’s the kicker. According to and only an idiot wouldn’t play The player is forced to submit to strong and convincing evidence, it — just be sure to pick up and these options, all of which have the reason is to show the players play the previous two first — but no consideration for how the rest what being indoctrinated actually there’s a much more important of the whole series was played. feels like. conversation to have. It concerns No other choice is important in BioWare took a made-up game the controversial endings, so be the end and almost everything construct and made it real. Just try warned that there are massive you worked for is torn down no and think about how insane that spoilers ahead. matter what. sounds. However, what’s more When Commander Shepard I can understand Shepard dying insane is that it really does make makes it back onto the Citadel to in most of them — the “Mass the most sense. activate the Crucible, what we find Effect” series truly is the first I’ve decided to buy into the is disconcerting. video game epic and it should be theory since BioWare is about the We come face to face with the appropriately tragic. So OK, the only developer capable of such an Illusive Man for the first time, player’s character’s life is over, astounding creative feat and it’s and we can tell he’s completely but BioWare took it a step further, really the only way to explain the indoctrinated. He tries to argue ruining the lives of everyone else otherwise unexplainable endings. us over to his side and we do the in the galaxy by destroying the I agree with many on the same with him. If you have a high mass effect relays. forums in saying if BioWare enough paragon or renegade score, Even that is understandable to hadn’t intended this real-life you can convince him to commit a degree. The developers wanted indoctrination thing, it should suicide, Saren style, and proceed to to show sometimes there is no go with it. Then all it needs to do activate the crucible. happy ending and all the choices to fix the problem of the ending But you pass out at the controls made before are irrelevant. That’s would be to release some free because you’ve lost so much fine. When it becomes a problem downloadable content with what blood. Despite that, it turns out is when the series’ entire selling happens after the indoctrination that’s all anyone needed to do. point are those story-changing and give a more satisfying Then you get up to this higher choices. conclusion. It’s as simple as that. platform which has a sweeping Coming to the end of “Mass view of the battle raging over Earth Effect 3” was like having someone — Jason Krell is the assistant and this giant construct built onto buy you the coolest pet in the copy chief. He can be reached at the Citadel. world, you spend a week falling in arts@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Then this hologram approaches love with it and, at the end of the Twiter via @WildcatArts. in the form of the child who died week, it gets taken away without at the beginning of the game. He explanation. claims to be the creator of the It’s unfortunate that the rest of For more info Reapers. the game is marred by one failure After more explanation of why on the part of BioWare. Some To see the theory in more detail, the Reapers came to exist in the fans are up in arms, submitting check out the whole thread at first place, the climax occurs. petitions to the FTC over claims of Players are given two — three if false advertising and starting loud social.bioware.com/forum/1/ they fulfilled certain conditions — online protests while others show options to solve the conflict and … their support. topic/355/index/9727423/1 that’s it.

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Iranian Oscar winner ‘A Separation’ connects

By Josh Weisman Daily Wildcat

What a beautiful, heartbreaking film.

It’s rare that I get to say that kind of thing. But Iran’s “A Separation” is a movie so impeccably done, and so aggressively moving, that to call it anything else would be trivializing.

Beautifully shot, authentically performed and directed to within an inch of its life by Asghar Farhadi, the film — which is still playing at The Loft Cinema — is among the finest of a very good year, if not the last four or five.

From the first scene, it’s clear that “A Separation” will be an emotional powerhouse of a film. We open on Nader (Peyman Moadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami), a married couple of 14 years, seeking divorce in family court. When the judge rejects their application, Simin (the wife) moves out of the house, and Nader hires a caretaker to look after his father, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s.

One morning, the old man wanders out of the house, setting into motion a chain of events that will ultimately test the moral and religious convictions of every person involved.

A misunderstanding leads to an argument, an argument leads to a mistake and a mistake leads to a tragedy, resulting in an investigation of who is at fault,

who is telling the truth and who (if anybody) deserves to be held accountable.

In a way, “A Separation” is a dramatic rendering of the spiralout-of-control formula so routine in farces like “Meet The Parents” and “Death At A Funeral.” Yet what sets it apart — and what makes it one of the best films of the past several years — is that unlike those comedies, which more or less traverse the chaos through the eyes of a single character, “A Separation” delves deep into every one of its players, creating an aching sympathy that spans the entire cast and leaves not a soul untouched.

This is a film about good people embroiled in a misunderstanding, each too stubborn to see the bigger picture yet at the same time, each entirely justified in his or her reaction to the unstoppable train wreck.

It’s overwhelming because each party is uniquely vindicated, and it’s painful to watch because all of them will lose in the end.

I’d go on, but it would only be more of the same. See this magnificent film in theaters before it disappears. You’ll no doubt leave depressed, but you won’t regret it one bit, as “A Separation” is that rare film that’s deserving of every accolade it has and will receive.

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