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ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES UA students use music honors course to manage, promote local Tucson act while getting taste of music industry

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tudents are typing furiously, and the sound of clicking keyboards fills the classroom. They are attempting to create a viral social media experience for local indie-pop band Roll Acosta.

This isn’t a hobby or a side project — this is Music 109H, a classroom full of young honors students in charge of managing the band.

The instructor leading this classroom experiment is Brian Moon, who developed the concept to get his class involved in Tucson’s music scene while teaching them the ins and outs of consulting for a band. Roll Acosta volunteered to be managed by the class, both facilitating an educational experiment and reaping the benefits of a free managerial team.

“Last semester was the first time we had started this assignment, so the students were essentially guinea pigs,” Moon said, adding that there were frustations trying to make such a novel project work with a crop of inexperienced students.

Getting a band’s name out there is never an easy task, and Moon knows that. “The class was split into groups that each had specific roles,” he said. “Getting Roll Acosta on the radio, getting them on Pandora, booking shows and also a group for videos.”

This semester, the students are not broken up into groups.

Instead, they collaborate with each other on every aspect of managing Roll Acosta, which Moon feels has made the project more effective.

Jacob Acosta, guitarist and singer for the band, agrees.

“The students seem extremely more invigorated and excited this time around,” Acosta said.

Roll Acosta is “at the mercy of the excitement of the students,” said Kevin Frederick, violinist for Roll Acosta.

Recently the class directed and produced a music video made for the band’s song “The Deep.”

“We were especially pleased with the video and how it came out — it looked professionally done when it was completed,” Acosta said.

Not only did the band get a music video from the deal, but it is also on Spotify and Pandora now because of the students’ persistence in creating what Moon calls a “viral experience.”

“I wanted to share with the class how reinforcing with social media and creating overlap with personal invitation and download cards, and how incorporating moments of viral activity by way of conversation and social media, could make such an impact on managing and promoting a band,” Moon said.

Acosta said he hopes that this project will spread the word about Tucson’s creative community and that being involved with the UA will encourage more student activity within that community, which Acosta calls “a growing music Mecca.”

Roll Acosta’s show at Club Congress this Sunday with local band Union Pacific seems to be a direct result of students getting involved.

Zach Vito, a member of Union Pacific and a marketing senior, said that Moon’s students asked his band to play Sunday night’s show via Facebook.

“It should be really fun, and it will get U of A students to

“I wanted to share with the class how reinforcing social media and how incorporating moments of viral activity by way of conversation and media could make an impact on managing a band.”

— Brian Moon, Music 109H professor

come too,” Vito said.

Roll Acosta and Union Pacific will be playing at 7 p.m., along with Phoenix-based band Run Boy Run. Join the local music scene, and show some support for your fellow students — this show is sure to entertain.

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Roll Acosta, a Tucson indie acoustic act, has been the subject of adjunct instructor Brian Moon’s Music 109H, in which students learn to manage a band through social media while helping the band develop an image.

Arts students present MFA theses Amy Johnson

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he academic year is coming to a close, and while many students are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel, a different light is being shone on the graduating students of the Master of Fine Arts program.

A showcase of 12 different artists will make up this year’s MFA Thesis Exhibition which begins Friday. The work will be featured in the Joseph Gross Gallery as well as the University of Arizona Museum of Art galleries.

“While there is always a range of work developed for the show, as students come from several divisions of the School of Art, themes seem to be much more apparent this year than in years past,” said Brooke Grucella, curator of the School of Art Galleries. “I see students developing work regarding mediation and the digital/ technological world, liminal space or spaces

into creating are the responsibility of the that are constructed to be ‘natural,’ and we always have works that explore childhood or student, along with their faculty committee.”

Those interested in attending this year’s the past in some way or another.” showcase can expect Grucella works to see, among other with the students to pieces, complex help showcase their mechanized talents in their thesis sculptures demonstrations and constructed by help them with their Lebanese artist development.

Michael Fadel, who “I helped lay carefully weaves his out the allotted heritage into much exhibition space for of his work. each student and I Clare Benson give my two cents —Brooke Grucella, will be presenting when it comes to curator of School of Art Galleries installation art, presenting the work which includes in the best way themes of hunting and family history, possible within the Joseph Gross Gallery,” Grucella said. “The installation, development and displaying an impressive basswood construction of antlers. of the work and all the components that go

“I enjoy this exhibition every year because we get to see what our graduates are really concerned with.”

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The exhibit will also feature the return of a performance piece by artist Neal Galloway.

The thesis exhibit allows members of the community to interact with this year’s graduate students on a personal level.

It’s not only an extension of the artists’ hard work and time spent at UA, it is also a way for them to let their art speak for them. Many of the themes in the exhibit will be deeply emotional and cultivate a connection between stranger and artist.

“I really enjoy this exhibition every year because we get to see what our graduates are concerned with,” Grucella said. “They are the emerging artists and seeing the show keeps me personally connected to the concerns of, many times, young artists. It shows the creativity of the students, but perhaps in a way [that] spurs creativity in others.”

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Way Out West festival Wildcat Events brings indie to Tucson Board hosts EDM concert

Though this year’s WOW Fest will only be a two-day festival, running Friday and Saturday, it is shaping up to ith any luck, this weekend downtown be just as much of a communal experience as the threeTucson will see an influx of beards, black day festivals of previous years.

There will be a couple other changes to this year’s band T-shirts and beer, all of which are a festival as well, including fewer bands. part of the annual Way Out West Fest.

“There’s less bands this year, around 30, but that “Since day one, it’s never been about making money,” said Billy Brooks, who has been the means that I’ve really been selective in who gets to play,” festival’s organizer, promoter and MC since the first Brooks said. “Virtually every band who has played in the WOW Fest in 2011. “I just knew that I wanted to make past asked to come back and play III.” Of course, getting to see more than something that would bring people, bring 30 bands for a $20 pass is still a steal, bands, to Tucson.”

IF YOU GO especially considering the set times are This is the third year Brooks has poured WOW Fest staggered between The District Tavern his savings into the weekend-long festival, District Tavern and The JunXion Bar so fans can see as learning as he goes. The first WOW Fest JunXion Bar many bands as possible. scored an impressive amount of online press, The other major change Brooks has not to mention sponsorships from Razorcake Friday and Saturday and the now-defunct AMP Magazine. $20 passes, 21+ made for this year is the addition of an all-ages component with a Thursday “It just blew up online, even before I really pre-show and a Sunday post-show at the knew how or where to do it,” Brooks said. “I would go up to Phoenix, even out to California, and just all-ages venue he manages, Tucson Live Music Space.

“I love Tucson, and I like to share things that I like hand stuff out about it. Even for the first one, we had here with friends all over the country,” Brooks said. “Part tons of submissions to play.”

Since 2011, WOW has only gotten more successful. of that is just giving people, no matter how old they are, Last year’s WOW Fest II brought nearly $30,000 into the the opportunity to hang out and make new friends.”

He acknowledges that general attendance for events local economy through hotels, transportation and beer, like this in Tucson is low these days, but he remains Brooks estimates. optimistic.

Brooks himself barely made a dime.

“I just see the bands who are coming every year to “The core group of people that really makes WOW Fest what it is, the people who come every year, are just the have a weekend where they can hang out with their kind of people who believe in this whole DIY music thing,” friends, like the music is almost a byproduct,” he said.

“This is a fest about the people.” he said. “To me, that’s worth the money.”

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3LAU, one of the acts performing on the UA Mall on Friday night, is a 22-year-old producer and DJ who has taken the EDM world by storm. DJ Ajaxx, a local act, and Kap Slap will also be performing,

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Local talents Tinsels, Dying Bedmaker and Ocean Void play at Tucson Live Music Space. Bands like them will play this weekend at WOW Fest, and Tucson Live Music Space will host a post-show after the two-day festival.

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Saturday night, the Wildcat Events Board is bringing Kap Slap and 3LAU, both prominent DJs in the electronic dance music community, to the UA Mall.

“We wanted to bring groups that were affiliated with other genres, that were more diverse than Mac Miller last year, where it was just hip-hop fans,” says Kaitlin Medley-Lerma, a member of WEB’s concert committee.

3LAU’s dance-floor mashups are just what WEB was looking for.

The 22-year-old EDM star cites influences as varied as Sigur Ros and

Radiohead on his unique housebased sound. Kap Slap, who is a senior at Lehigh University, has been developing his own take on EDM while touring the country.

The stage for the spring concert will be set up in opposite of last year’s Mac Miller show, with the pit and stage set placed just west of the cactus garden on the Mall.

The concert will start at 6:30 p.m., with local talent DJ Ajaxx playing a half-hour set and 3LAU and Kap Slap playing hour-long sets. Bust out your glow sticks and get ready to get buck, because this might be the best EDM event in Tucson this semester.

Even WEB is ready to get down.

“I’m hoping it’s like a rave,” said Medley-Lerma. “Well, without the drugs, of course.”

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Scott & Co.’s speakeasy vibe is for adults only ALYSSA DEMEMBER

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he speakeasy era is back — in spirit, at least. Nestled on the narrow street of Scott Avenue downtown, Scott & Co. is a bar reminiscent of the 1920s hideaways frequented by gangsters during the Prohibition era.

Scott & Co. doesn’t have any elaborate signage directing patrons to the place, just a sturdy wooden door. As you walk in, it feels like you must be one of the lucky few to know about this secret spot.

Scott & Co. is owned by Nicole Flowers and Travis Reese and located right next to their restaurant, 47 Scott.

Dimly lit by candles and hanging chandeliers emitting soft light, the bar has brick walls and just four small wooden tables in a space about the size of a bedroom.

The bartenders at Scott & Co. specialize in handcrafted cocktails, and they really know their stuff. Niklas Morris, who has been bartending for three years, two of them at Scott & Co., said the Scott & Co. bartenders are so skilled at creating cocktails that they’re sometimes called “mixologists.”

However, he dislikes the term because they’re really just well-studied, wellpracticed bartenders.

Morris explained that the term was invented in the 1860s to separate bartenders’ skills from those of your typical saloon server, but he and the crew at Scott & Co. are more educated bartenders.

“It’s a measure of skill and application,” Morris said. “We’re bartenders, not magicians.”

Knowledge of spirits and a general passion for mixing drinks are all that’s required, he added.

Behind the bar are shelves full of bottles of different liquors. Besides the light and dark beer on tap, an Indian Pale and English Brown Ale are offered as well.

You can order a drink right off the menu or get a custom-made cocktail,

and it doesn’t matter if you don’t know a thing about drinks.

Morris compared Scott & Co.’s bartending style to baking: If a patron says they like “blueberries and muffins,” it’s pretty obvious what to make them.

“We know what to work with if someone asks us for something,” Morris said. “It’s about knowing what things work together and communicating flavors.”

David Kwon, Morris’s apprentice, is still learning the ropes. He’s only worked at Scott & Co. for seven weeks now, but he engages customers with confidence and ease.

“It’s fun to make drinks I’ve never tried before,” Kwon said. Both bartenders have distinctive styles when it comes to mixing and shaking their drinks.

While the bar has a relaxed atmosphere during weekdays, people line up at the door to cram inside on a Saturday night.

If you go, don’t be surprised to see people you know — or your professors.

Bill McCallum, head of the UA math department, said he was excited to find a cocktail bar in Tucson, “a place like this where you can say, ‘Give me something with gin.’”

David Savitt, an associate professor in the math department, added that he loves the care Scott & Co. takes with its slow-frozen ice.

To make this particularly dense kind of ice, Scott & Co. pours boiling water over ice and lets it freeze for three days, then cuts it into 2-inch blocks, Morris explained. Since the ice is denser with fewer air bubbles, it melts more slowly, keeping your drink from being diluted.

Morris said Scott & Co. is great because it doesn’t rely on “gimmicks” like bars that serve food do. Scott & Co. has bartenders and drinks — nothing more, nothing less.

Other bars have a “nurturing quality,” Morris said. “They don’t have this tiny bit of chaos that makes a bar what it is and makes us feel like adults.”

“WE KN0W WHAT TO WORK WITH IF SOMEONE ASKS US FOR SOMETHING. IT’S ABOUT KNOWING WHAT THINGS WORK TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATING FLAVORS.” — Niklas Morris, Scott & Co. bartender

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Like most film adaptations, ‘On the Road’ falls flat AUDREY MOLLOY

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ovie producers love to annihilate great works of literature. Words that took decades to shape are compressed into two hours of film: Now a debacle at a theater near you.

Adaptations can be acceptable sometimes — entertaining, even. But with the recent nationwide release of “On the Road,” a film based on the book of the same name by Jack Kerouac, it’s time to mourn the mangling of another novel.

Published in 1957, On the Road details the youthful abandon that Kerouac captures in his tale of wild cross-country travels. It is a story of frenetic drug use, inner turmoil, perpetual displacement and a fierce desire to live. The book is stark and raw.

The movie version is not remotely comparable.

“On the Road,” the film, feels like a yawn-worthy preview for some grand cinematic adventure yet to come. It is essentially the story of Dean and his relationship with Sal, but it lacks the visceral substance that can only come to life through Kerouac’s prose.

Beneath the overt themes of loveless sex, daddy issues and abandonment is a solid soundtrack and National Geographic-worthy stills. While the stills shine, the cinematography itself fails to capture the essence of Kerouac’s writing.

The film does, however, retain some semblance of the characters that fueled its creation. Tom Sturridge as Carlo Max, whose character is based on Kerouac’s friend Allen Ginsberg, delivers the most riveting performance the movie has to offer. Sam Riley plays Paradise, who is based on Kerouac himself, and Garrett Hedlund is the vivacious Moriarty, who Kerouac based on his actual companion on the road,

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As a supporting actor to the antics of Paradise and Moriarty, Sturridge embodies the Ginsberg who graces the pages of the novel. His tumultuous soul comes across onscreen as the foil to Cassady’s underlying voice for the mad wanderlust that grips Kerouac and his friends.

However, the movie all but crams its erratic depiction of Moriarty down viewers’ throats. Anyone who hasn’t read the novel could easily miss that Moriarty is intended to embody the Beatnik generation.

Even with its inaccuracies, the movie does manage to convey these characters’ lost inhibitions and sense of abandonment. And to be sure, one of the film’s only redeeming quaities lies in its cinematic landscapes. Director Walter Salles lends rose-tinted glasses to life on the road as Kerouac and his pals drive wildly across the sprawling countryside.

One scene encompasses the movie’s atmosphere perfectly: Outside of Tucson, as the crew drives into the sun, the camera pans across the faces in the car.

The trembling croon of one passenger breaks the silence, and in a rare moment of great acting, Kristen Stewart blinks back tears as Marylou.

It’s endearing, capturing the sad and constant leaving behind that accompanies a life on the road. The movie is wonderful here — perhaps because no one is talking.

While this makes for a fine display of the film’s imagery, the vivid and radical description that Kerouac injected into On The Road is lost everywhere else. The basic characters and themes remain, but while the driving force of the book is its presentation of a vast American beauty, viewers of the film are left with little more than the occasional pretty picture.

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Members of the Society for Creative Anachronism’s UA chapter gather every Thursday night on the Highand Commons to practice their medieval fighting techniques.

Start your weekend with something new — like re-enactments of pre-17th century Europe

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t turns out Thirsty Thursday isn’t the only way to kick off the weekend.

Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m., the Society for Creative Anachronism, College of St. Felix UA Chapter meets in the Highland Commons area, next to Campus Health Service. And members of the club come prepared.

It’s not required, but students often dress in costume and armor to practice both archery and fencing. For the slightly less adventurous, the society’s UA chapter also has a room reserved in Highland Commons for arts and crafts.

The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international organization dedicated to re-enacting the traditions and culture of pre-17th-century Europe. Members all over the world attend tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dances, classes and workshops.

The UA chapter practices basic armored combat and rapier (fencing), and meetings are dedicated to fighter training.

It might not be what you imagined you’d do when you got to college, but next Thursday, try starting your weekend off with something new by traveling back in time.

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ALOFT, A Starwood Hotel, opened its doors to the Tucson community this past Thursday.

converting old hotels into Starwood Hotels in San Francisco, such as the Le rom The District on Meridien and Westin hotels.

5th to The Retreat, Tucson was scheduled to get Tucson is being its first Aloft location in 2006, spoiled with luxurious but Aloft grew bigger than the accommodations sprouting up left and right. The little Old Pueblo. There are currently 60 Aloft hotels, and by newest addition, Aloft Tucson the end of the year there will be University, says it boasts “the 68 worldwide, Martin said. new twist in travel.”

Four Points by Sheraton, Yesterday, the Aloft hotel the Starwood hotel that sat on opened its doors to bring in that corner before Aloft, was not only travelers from out of town, but college students and everything Aloft is not. It had drab walls with generic desert Tucson locals as well. and Western Early last paintings, stale summer, “It’s a new place to carpets stinking construction stay, work and play... of cigarette smoke on the hotel Though it has the and a bar and began on DNA of ‘W’ Hotels, restaurant that the corner of we’re bringing felt empty even Campbell and something new.” on the busiest of Speedway, weekend nights. within walking — Craig Martin, The Aloft hotel distance of Aloft general hotel manager did away with campus. the Four Point’s Until now, previous restaurant, replacing security guards patrolled the premises to ward off intruders. it with its new WXYZ Bar, which is known for its handcrafted The secrecy and surveillance cocktails and a daily happy added to the well-warranted hour sure to draw people across aura of prestige surrounding the street from the overcrowded the hotel.

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Guests at the Aloft hotel are Though it has the “DNA treated like celebrities, after all, greeted when they arrive by of ‘W’ hotels, we’re bringing hotel employees who introduce something new,” Martin said.

Known for their swankiness, themselves as “talent.”

“It’s a new place to stay, work Aloft hotels use pops of color and LED and black lighting to and play,” said hotel general contrast the polished cement manager Craig Martin. and steel gray features.

The new hotel also offers “It’s fresh and new in design,” amenities such as free WiFi and Martin said. free parking, although those Just don’t expect to stay there aren’t exactly original features for May graduation — rooms for a hotel. were already booked before it “We make it easy,” said opened.

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dO yOu have an interest in Green Energy? We’re looking to train the right person to be a solar energy adviser. Please email resume: robert@stelcorenergy.com egg dOnOrS needed: Help a couple in need and make $7000+ (Women 21-29 undergrad and grad-students) Apply at www.bhed.com hOme health agency needs a part-time intern. Must be computer literate with a working knowledge of MS Office. Please send resume to rob@sunlifehomecare.com. Location: Tucson. Compensation: $10/hr need aSSiStant tO join staff.

Duties require light lifting, bending, occasionally car. Part time, flexible hours. Close to campus. Computer knowledge a plus. Call afternoon 867-6679 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 prOFeSSiOnal part-time chauFFeurS AND DISPAT C H E R / R E S E RVAT I O N I S T FOR LOCAL 24/7 PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. MUST HAVE AZ DL, ADOT MED CARD, 3 YR MVR, BLACK 2 PC SUIT W/ WHITE SHIRT, AND OVER 25 YRS FOR INS. NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO PASS PREPLACEMENT DRUG TEST &PREEMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND CHECK. KNOWLEDGE OF TUCSON A PLUS. FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES WITH GREAT HOURLY PAY. SEND RESUMES TO DRIVERS@CATALINATUCSON.COM AND WE WILL SEND YOU INFO AND CONTACT YOU FOR AN INTERVIEW. red rOBin tucSOn Mall. Immediate openings for experienced cooks and servers. Apply Today!

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New A/C, remodeled, furnished or unfurnished.1BD from $610, 2BD from $810, 3BD from $1175. Pool/ laundry. 746 E 5th St. Shown by appointment 751-4363 or 409-3010 ! Full Kitchen/Bath in every studio! Sahara Apartments offers the lowest rates with most modern amenities. $360 to $625 monthly! www.SaharaApartments.com 520.622.4102 ! utilitieS paid. SuBlet special. Mountain & Adams. 1Rm studio, no kitchen, refrigerator only $350. Giant studio w/ kitchen $590. Quiet, no pets, security patrolled. 299-5020, 624-3080 www.uofahousing.com !!! art decO Building 1bdrm. $695, large studio $695, all utilities included. 5blocks to campus.

Unique space with hardwood floors, 12ft. ceilings, laundry, off street parking. Available June. No pets. 520-743-2060 www.tarolaproperties.com !!!!!! live Super -close to campus. Spacious, modern housing with free internet, 1/2 month free with 1yr lease @University Lofts +Broadway Village. Or check out Lofts On 6th nr 4th Ave/University. Professionally managed by local, responsive team. www.universityapartments.net 520-906-7215 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aweSOme 2Bdrm, 2Bath just $960/mo. Close to UA campus. Pets welcome. No security deposit (o.a.c.). Now taking reservations for summer & fall 2013. Check out our website and call 747-9331! http://www.universityrentalinfo.com/uofa-properties6thavenue.php

$805 1Bed: reserving for Fall!

2blocks from campus. Free wi-Fi Free parking. Furnished and 10month options available. don’t miss out on this great deal! call 520.884.9376 1BedrOOm 1Bath FOr rent w/roommate, at Campus Crossing on 8th Street, pool, fully furnished and kitchen available. $450/ month. 520-979-2787 2Bd/ 2Ba, living room, dinette kitchen, small yard, side patio.

Near UofA. $600mo, +utilities.

Available June 1. 480-443-1386 411 e. drachman StudiO for rent, $387/mo. Coin-op laundry room. Carport. 272-0754 availaBle June 1St Unusual 2Bedroom unit. $650/ mo on a year lease. $535/mo Summer only. Main bedroom has bath &2nd bedroom access through main bedroom. University Arms Apartments. 1515 E 10th Street.

623-0474. www.ashton-goodman.com JuniOr StudiO apt at Main Gate Village, sublet lease until 7/31/13, option to renew with Main Gate. Partially furnished or unfurnished, $500/mo. + utilities. Walk to campus, very nice complex, 602-228-4239. large StudiOS 6BlOcKS UofA, 1125 N. 7th Ave. Walled yard, security gate, doors, windows, full bath, kitchen. Free wi/fi. $395. 977-4106

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Saltillo tile. Available April 1st.

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!! 6BedrOOm/ 4Bath huge House with a great outdoor area with fireplace for social gatherings.

Large open floorplan, 2story. Located within biking/walking distance of Campus. 520-398-5738

2BedrOOm 2Bath hOuSe, water paid, washer/dryer, fenced yard, pets ok $550 ALSO WALK TO CAMPUS! 2Bedroom House A/C, wood floors, water/cable/internet Paid, washer/dryer, fireplace, fenced yard $825 REDI 520-6235710 www.azredirentals.com

!! 7BedrOOm 4Bath hOme Available for August 2013. 520245-5604 for more information !!! 1930’ S 1Bdrm. gueSt House in historic West University. $695. Completely remodeled with oak floors, A/C, W/D, dishwasher, disposal, professionally maintained yard. Walk to campus. No pets. Available June. 520-7432060 www.tarolaproperties.com !!! 5BlOcKS tO uOFa. Mountain/Lee. Beautiful 4bdrm 3BA $2200. Completely remodeled, new everything. A/C, nice yard, no pets. Quiet. Security patrolled. www.uofahousing.com 299-5020 624-3080 !!! Family Owned & Operated. Studio 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 BD houses & apartments. 4blks north of UofA. $400 to $2,400. Some with utilities paid. Available now & August. No pets, security patrolled.

299-5020, 624-3080. <www.uofahousing.com> !!! hiStOric weSt univerSity 1Bdrm. bungalows. $695-$795. Oak floors, fireplaces, W/D, A/C, beautiful grounds. No pets. Available June. 520-7432060 www.tarolaproperties.com !!!! 3,4, & 6 BedrOOm hOmeS for rent 2 to 7 blocks from UA. Reserve now for August 2013. 8841505 www.MyUofARental.com !!!! auguSt availaBility 5-7 Blocks nw ua huge Luxury Homes 4br/4.5ba +3 car 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.

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Walk to UofA, Campbell & 8th St. $400/mo + lease, includes utilities, first, last & security deposit. No pets. 884-1276

!!!! Sign up nOw for FY13! 2,3,4& 5bdm, Newer homes! 1mi to UofA, A/C, Garages & all appl. included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776

quality aFFOrdaBle Student housing. Check us out. www.ashton-goodman.com.

!!!!!! - auguSt availaBility uncOmparaBle LUXURY 6bdrm 6BATHS each has own WHIRLPOOL tub-shower. 5car GARAGE, Walk-in closets all Granite counters, large outside patios off bedrooms, full private laundry, very large master suites, high ceilings. TEP Electric discount. Monitored security system. Very close to UA. 884-1505 www.MyUofARental.com

reServe nOw FOr Summer/Fall. 1BD furnished. Special summer only rate $425/mo. 9mo rate August $560/mo. 1yr lease $520/ mo. 3blocks campus near Rec center. Quiet community, clearwave Wi-fi. University Arms Apartments 623-0474. 1515 E. 10th St. www.ashton-goodman.com rOOmmate match & indv. leases. FREE dish & WIFI. Pets, pool, spa, fitness & game rooms, comp. lab, cvrd park & shuttle.

520-623-6600. www.gatewayattucson.com SahuarO pOint villaS. 5bedroom luxury student homes. Rent starting at $449/person. Includes internet, trash & separate leases.

520-323-1170.

Tucsonstudentliving.com Sam hugheS place luxury condo. 3br, 2ba, security sys, washer/dryer. Breathtaking mtn views w/shaded patio. Exercise rm same floor. 2parking spaces incl. $2500/mo. avail June 1, 2013.

Reserve early! 299-5920 jptucson@aol.com Sierra pOinte apartmentS. 1&2 Bedroom apartments starting at $665. Rent includes major utilities, internet & cable. 520-3231170. Tucsonstudentliving.com

acrOSS the Street from campus! avail now - 1, 2 & 3bdm townhomes & condos!

A/C, Garages & all appl. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776

2Bd unique ruStic Duplex 3blocks from UofA. Central A/C, covered deck, off-street parking and laundry. $750/mo water paid.

Cats ok. 319-9339 3- 4 BedrOOm hOmeS located close to Campus, Available August 2013. Large Bedrooms and closets, W/D, A/C, private parking, garages available on select homes. 520-245-5604

250 n. Santa rita 2 bedroom 1 bath blocks from Campus! $700 month with a fenced yard, great deal! Call 520-798-3331/ 520-8088472 for more information! www.peachprops.com

!!!!!! aBSOlutely great student living 6bdrm, 3bath house convenient to UA, UMC and Pima Downtown just $3250/mo ($542/ bdrm). Reserve now for Fall 2013. http://www.universityrentalinfo.com/presido-floorplans.php Pets welcome. No security deposit (o.a.c.) Call 747-9331 today! !!!!!!!!!! pre-leasing upscale quality 1-4 bedroom homes for august. close to campus. Shown by appointment only. www.collegediggz.com 520-3334125 info@collegediggz.com group discounts available !!!!!!!!Only 4 hOuSeS Left to Lease for August 2013! 2 and 5 bdrm Houses with Pools for $500-$575 a Bedroom! Go to www.PrestigiousUofArentals.com and call 520.331.8050 (Owner/Agent) to schedule showing appt! $800-$2400 Fy 13! 3,4 &5bdrm, BRAND NEW homes! 1mi to UofA, A/C, Gar & all appl. incl. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776 ***** 3Br 2Ba only $1150 - Short drive north of campus. Gated, modern, newer, AC, washer/dryer, www.UAOFFCAMPUS.com 1980 n tyndall #1 and #2, 2 homes on 1 lot! Rent individually or together. #1 is 5bd 3bd with Washer/dryer and rents for $2500. #2 is 3bd 2ba with updated kitchen, large rooms, washer/dryer $1500. Available August.

Call REDI 520-623-2566 or Log on www.azredirentals.com 1Bd/1Ba. 604sf. $600/mo. w/d hu. pool. laundry rm. close to cattran stop. pet Friendly.

520-320-5075 1BlOcK tO ua. 3Br 2Bath. All appliances. 2014 E Helen St. $1500. billerly@gmail.com

2min tO campuS avail nOw! 3, 4 & 5bdm home & condos!

1/2 mi to UofA, A/C, Large Yards & all appl included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-7900776 2min tO campuS IN FY13!

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

1mi to UofA, A/C, Gar & all appl. incl. www.GoldenWestManagement.com 520-790-0776 3Bd 2Ba hOme Available Now or preleasing for Fall Semester $1450 2807 E Lee. Also 2bd 1.5ba home near UofA Available August $1050 2605 E Lee REDI 520-6232566 or Log on www.azredirentals.com 3Bd 2Ba hOme with wood floors, 2fireplaces, washer/dryer, large yard, 2923 E Edison Available August $1500 Call REDI 520-6232566 or Log on www.azredirentals.com 3Bd 2Ba vintage brick home with lots of parking, fireplace, washer/dryer, and garage. Available August $1550. 2210 E Juanita Call REDI 520-623-2566 or Log on www.azredirentals.com 3BedrOOm/ 2BathrOOm. let us show you what makes this home special. Only two blocks to campus easily within walking distance. Charming Hardwood Floors with Fireplace, AC, Alarm, Washer/Dryer.

July or August start date. $1350/mo. 1338 N. Euclid.

Call/Text Jon at 520-870-1572 for a showing.

3BlOcKS tO mcKale.

Sam Hughes Luxury Townhome.

3bdrm 2bath $1350 +utilities.

620-6206. www.windsorlux.com 3Br +OFFice/ 4th bedroom, 2full BA. 2000sqft. Starr Pass neighborhood, next to golf course.

Stainless steel kitchen appliances.

Clothes washer and dryer new in 2012. Fireplace. 10minutes to downtown, 15minutes to UofA campus/UMC. $1600/mo. Please email jesspsu2001@yahoo.com for more information.

3min tO uOFa!!! 1,2,3,4 -bedroom houses! 1/2 mi to UofA, A/C, yards. $400 -$1600, www.uarentalhome.com 520-3389888 4Bd/ 2Ba. BeautiFul remodeled 2car garage. Must see. Available August 1. $2200/mo. 1227 N Tucson Blvd between Helen/ Mabel. 885-5292 or 841-2871.

5BedrOOm hOme FOr lease for August 2013. A/C, fireplace, W/D, private parking. Within blocks of Campus. Call for more info 520-398-5738 720 S. 5th ave. One Bedrooms and studios in Armory Park! Pool; Laundry - Close to campus! Call 520-798-3331/ 520-808-8472 for more information! www.peachprops.com 811 e. drachman StudiO and One bedroom next to campus! $395/ $425 Only pay electric! Call 520-798-3331/ 520-808-8472 for more information! www.peachprops.com 824 e. 10th St. One bedroom $525/$495 Walk to campus! Pool, free parking and laundry.

June/July 1/2 off on a 12 month lease. Call 520-798-3331/520-8088472 for more information! www.peachprops.com a very cOOl house- E Exeter Dr., Available August, 4BDRM/ 3BA. Landlord pays water, landscaping, hot tub maintenance, trash. 2car garage/ 2car carport, off-street parking for 8cars. HOT TUB, huge lot, private backyard, concrete flrs, hardwood kitchen, stainless steel appliances, flatscreen. $2400. Call 419-3787. aaa appealing 5BedrOOm 3Bath Home, within blocks to UA $2200. Available for August 2013.

Upgraded kitchen, new appliances, including washer and dryer, dishwasher and microwave.

BIG bedrooms, walk in closets.

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amazing lOcatiOn! walK to Campus! Enjoy your own private back yard and front courtyard area. Mountain/Seneca (1082 E Seneca) 3B/ 2B $1200.00/mo W/D. Call Shawna 480-223-8526 aweSOme 3Bed/ 3Bath houses located within short biking or walking distance from Campus, available for August 2013. Large bedrooms, closets, great open floorplan, ideal for roommates.

Please call 520-398-5738 to view this home BeautiFul 4Bd muSt see! Remodeled. Hardwood floors, recently repainted, fireplace, high ceiling, all appliances. Available August 1. 885-5292. 2040 E Spring. Corner of Spring& Olsen $2100/mo.

Brand new BeautiFul house at 222 E. Elm #2. A/C, state of the art appliances, W/D, luxurious bathroom, must see! $575 per room. Call Gloria 520-885-5292 clOSe campuS tOp quality.

5BD 2BA $250/room. 3BD 3BA $550/person. 5BD 4BA $550/person. 5BD 5BA $575. 248-1688 clOSe tO campuS 1Bedroom House 545sqft, walled yard, pets ok $560 ALSO 1Bedroom House newly remodeled, washer/dryer, fenced yard, carport $575 REDI 520-623-5710 www.AZREDIRENTALS.COM

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cOOl pOOl pluS 3bedroom house. Quiet residential street near Columbus/Glenn. A/C & Evap, outdoor kitchen, 2patio areas, covered parking, near park and bus line. $1175 month Avail April 7. 520-275-8424 Owners/ Realtors. huge 4Bed/3Bath. walking distance to campus. a great floor plan, extra large bedrooms. you will appreciate the work that has gone into this remodel: Fabulous Kitchen with martha Stewart touches. his and her Bath vanities. alarm System. washer/dryer, dishwasher, disposal, large living room with Fireplace. ceiling Fans in all rooms. cedar closets. polished concrete Floors.

Off Street parking. huge yard. avail June 1. $2000/mo.

1026 e. hampton. call/text Jon 520-870-1572 for a showing. landlord referrals available. hurry!! theSe wOn’t last!!

1 and 2 Bedroom houses available for August 2013. Call 520-3985738 to see KicK BacK here!!!!! Spacious 7Bedroom, 4Bath house located practically ON campus!!! Ideal roommate setup, a frat or a sorority large kitchen, walk in closets, 2sets W/D, microwave, DW, 2 Fridges, LOTS of space. Side yard for B.B.Q’s. Mention this ad and receive discount of $25 off per month pp. Call today, this will not last!! 520-398-5738 Tammy

luXuriOuS 4Bd 3Ba, 2050sq.ft, 18” tile, tons of upgrades, all appliances, only $1590! Available June 1st. Call 9495214294 http://tucson.craigslist.org/apa/3691242577.html

very cOOl hOuSe! 5th St, 4BR, 3BA, 8car park, HOT TUB, fenced yard 1/2acre lot, pets OK, 42” flat TV!, $2350/mo, avail August. Debbie 520-419-3787

luxury 4Bd 3Ba, river/campbell, 3story, 2100+sqft, furnished, rooftop deck w/grill & city/mtn views, hardwood floors, walled yard, washer/dryer, gated community, pool, fitness ctr, river walk access, grad/med student or professional, dogs ok. $3000/mo.

520-241-9494.

very cOOl hOuSe- 9th Street Available August, 2BDRM/ 1BA w/bonus room $1050/mo. Landlord pays water, landscaping and trash. Hardwood flrs, flatscreen television, clean, historic, walk to UofA, off-street parking for 4cars.

Call 419-3787.

Sam hugheS 4BedrOOm 2Bath House, A/C, tile & wood floors, garage, fireplace, basement, bonus room, fenced yard $1400 ALSO BIKE TO CAMPUS 4Bedroom 3Bath House, A/C, den, washer/dryer, fenced yard $1750 REDI 520-623-5710 www.azredirentals.com Several 2Bdrm hOuSeS very close to campus. A/C, W/D, $1100/mo. 777-3995 SpaciOuS, clean 2Bd, 1BA w/ HUGE yard. Speedway & Swan near shopping, dining & UofA. W/D 1year lease, rent discount available. $700/mo 520-955-9589 StudiOS and One Bedrooms near campus! Downtown, central.

From $350.00! 201 W. Kelso; 506 S. 5th Ave.; 118 E. MacIver; 306 E. Blacklidge; 1004 E. Copper; 1352 N. Country Club; 1724 E. Rosemary Dr. Great value! Call 520-798-3331/ 520808-8472 for more information! www.peachprops.com

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ITCats Toastmasters ITCats Toastmasters is open to all University of Arizona IT professionals. The University recognizes Toastmasters as a professional development activity. Learn how to become a competent communicator by honing your communication skills. Attend a meeting as a guest to see what all the fuss is about. Come join in the fun! On April 5 from 8:45 a.m. - 10 a.m. In the Computer Center Room 116.

Social Justice Symposium The University of Arizona College of Public Health presents the Seventh Annual Social Justice Symposium. The symposium is a free, half-day event to promote social justice in Tucson’s community. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Access: Keys to Social Justice,” with a keynote address by Mike McCamon, chief community officer of Water. org; breakout seminars on a variety of key social justice issues; and a closing panel of Tucson community leaders facilitiated

by KXCI’s Elva De La Torre. On April 5, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. At the AHSC campus, College of Public Health Drachman Hall.

Chemistry and Biochemistry Colloquium Dr. Stanley Naides from Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Immunology Research and Development at San Juan Capistrano will present a talk titled “Parvovirus B19 Induced DNA Damage – Finding the ‘Original Sin’ in Autoimmunity.” On April 5, from Noon - 1 p.m. at Biological Sciences West 208

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Talk - ‘In Others’ Words: Translation as/ in Scholarship’ This symposium, sponsored by the UA College of Humanities, highlights literary, poetic and historical translating, particularly among working university scholars in various disciplines on campus. Along with visiting keynote speaker Aron Aji the event will highlight local scholars and their insights from past experiences and current projects. A reception will follow. On April 5, from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. In the Education Room 211.

Reading and Book Signing by Bestselling Science Fiction Novelist Kim Stanley Robinson Critically acclaimed writer Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the Mars trilogy and the recent bestseller “2312,” will share his insights about how technology, the sublime, futurity – even the Paleolithic – intersect to offer new ways of imagining human and non-human betterment as we cope with the bewildering array of social, political, economic and environmental crises that beset the globe.

He also will share excerpts from “2312” and will be available for book-signing following his talk. A reception will follow. On April 5, from 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the UA Poetry Center, 1508 E. Helen St., Rubel Room Third Annual ‘Courage in Motion’ Dance Marathon This 10-hour dance marathon will raise funds to support Beads of Courage and the Center for Arts in Nursing

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for children coping with cancer and other serious illnesses. The event is open to all ages, and everyone who registers receives a T-shirt, event swag bag, custom water bottle, lunch and pizza party. There will be guest performances and chances to win prizes just for attending. On April 6, from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Price: $60/day or $12/ hour at the Student Recreation Center, 1400 E. Sixth St. Culture Craft Saturday: Arizona State Museum Celebrates 120th Anniversary Come one come all to this family-oriented celebration of the museum’s birthday. Highlights include performances of music and dance, demonstrations and teaching of traditional crafts, cultural games, hands-on activities, QR code discovery hunts in the galleries, “meet the curator” in the exhibits, special collections (Greek, Roman, African, Chinese, Mexican objects, etc.) on exhibit one day only, and of course, a piñata and birthday cake! On April 6, from 10 a.m. 3:30 p.m. at the Arizona State Museum Rachel Maddow Discusses ‘Drift’ Rachel Maddow’s Emmy-winning TV program features her takes on the biggest stories of the day – political and otherwise – including lively, respectful debate with guests from all sides of the issues, in-depth analysis and stories found nowhere else on cable news.

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is author of The New York Times best-seller “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power,” which the Los Angeles Times says is a “smart and deeply documented” look at America’s drift into perpetual war. Those who purchase a ticket in the “Premium” seating section will receive a signed paperback copy of the book. Those who purchase a ticket in section “A” seating will receive a paperback copy of the book. The evening includes a 30-minute talk followed by 30 minutes of Q&A. Don’t miss this rare public appearance by one of America’s most influential commentators on the political scene. On April 6, at 8 p.m.

Price: $30-$55 In Centennial Hall Arizona Repertory Theatre Presents ‘Nine’ Get caught up in the glamour of 1960s cinema Italiano in this five-time, Tony award-winning musical based on Federico Fellini’s film, “8 1/2.”

With captivating flashbacks and provocative song-and-dance numbers, journey through celebrated film director Guido Contini’s life as he examines the flawed romantic relationships of his past and present liaisons, while he also attempts to work through his creative block. Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. (Adult themes and language.) The April 7 performance is a special preview, and there will be a special post-show discussion after the April 14 performance. Taking place on April 7th from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Price: $31 General; $29 Senior, Military, UA Employee; $21 Student; $20, at Preview Marroney Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Road

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Dixon sets sights on success

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ARIZONA THIRD BASEMAN Brandon Dixon slides into second base against San Francisco this season. Dixon was a late-game replacement last season for Arizona, but is now one of the most productive offensive players in the Pac-12.

Brandon Dixon takes advantage of clutch College World Series moment last summer to jump start superb junior season

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rizona’s late-game defensive replacement in 2012, Brandon Dixon, is no longer a substitute.

It’s no surprise to Dixon himself, but the starting junior third baseman is an offensive monster. And it all began in his final at-bat of the 2012 season.

“If you have a moment like that, it better boost your confidence,” Arizona head coach Andy Lopez said. “Dixon is a great kid who works extremely hard. I was so happy for him to take advantage of that moment.”

Dixon’s moment came with one out in the top of the ninth and two runners on in a tied game two of the NCAA baseball College World Series.

The unlikely offensive hero hooked a ground ball just inside the third baseline for a go-ahead RBI double against one of the greatest college baseball closers of all time, South Carolina’s Matt Price.

The go-ahead run gave the Wildcats a 2-1 lead and sparked two more runs from Arizona, which went on to win the World Series in the next halfinning.

“I was just happy to finally get the opportunity,” Dixon said, looking back on the title-winning hit with a smile.

“Walking up to the plate, you got to think of it as any other at-bat, but it was nice to get an opportunity like that and help the team out with my bat, which was something I didn’t really get the chance to do during the year.”

Up until his final plate appearance in the World Series, Dixon was not much of an offensive threat in 2012.

In many Arizona offensive statistical categories, the thensophomore was at the bottom, with a team-low .245 batting average.

Less than a calendar year later, the Wildcats’ new third baseman leads his team in most offensive categories, and he leads the Pac-12 conference, too.

“He got that LASIK eye surgery over the summer,” Lopez said. “I think it’s really done a lot with his hitting and seeing the pitches.”

Since fixing his vision, the noweveryday starter leads the Pac-12

conference in stolen bases, total bases, runs scored and hits, and boasts a team-high .413 batting average. Dixon is also third in RBI, eight behind fellow teammate Trent Gilbert.

Dixon’s success might be a surprise to some Wildcat fans, but it hasn’t surprised Lopez or Dixon. Although he struggled to find playing time his first two years, Dixon says he always believed that he could come through once given the opportunity.

Lopez says he has been impressed with Dixon’s work ethic since he joined the program as a freshman in 2010, but neither — Andy Lopez, UA head coach Lopez nor Dixon denies that the eye surgery has been the biggest improvement over the offseason. “[Eye surgery] was something my dad suggested and helped me out to get,” Dixon said. ”It kind of just all fit together with the timing during the summer. I can see pitches more clear now. Last year my contacts used to get

“dixon is a great kid who works extremely hard.”

dry during at-bats, but now my vision is perfect nonstop.”

As for the World Series-winning RBI double, Dixon said he doesn’t believe he ever lacked confidence, but it was something he could build off of going into the 2013 season.

“I knew coming into this season I was going to be a starter and was going to be needed to produce,” Dixon said.

“I don’t think the hit established that I had ‘arrived’ or anything, but more gave me something to show — that I can produce runs and help the team.

You kind of have to start somewhere. It just happened mine was in the World Series.”

As the Wildcats approach the halfway point of their season, they will continue to lean heavily on more seasoned players like Dixon, who can be counted on to produce runs.

A defending national champion team that lost six starters and was notorious for clutch execution is now searching for their replacements, and Dixon appears to be one of them.

“It was a great feeling to go through all those struggles and get an opportunity like that,” Dixon said.

“The whole ride was an amazing experience.”

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cameron moon The Pac-12 conference announced the resignation of Pac-12 Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating Ed Rush on Thursday evening, effective immediately.

Rush and the conference had come under fire for comments Rush allegedly made about Arizona head coach Sean Miller during the Pac-12 tournament.

According to a CBSSports.com report, Rush offered referees participating in the tournament $5,000 or a trip to Cancun, should they give Miller a technical foul or eject him at some point during the games.

In the Pac-12 semifinal against UCLA, Miller was given a technical that resulted in the difference in a 66-64 loss to the Bruins.

“Although u never want someone to lose their job, this is a good step for the Pac-12 in restoring confidence in the bball officiating program,” Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne tweeted.

Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said earlier this week that Rush’s comments were made in jest and that the referees did not take his remarks seriously.

Rush had been the coordinator of officials for just under a year, but had served as a consultant to the officiating program since 2007, after serving as the NBA’s director of officiating.

Thursday, Scott and the conference released this statement: “I want to express my appreciation for the great contribution Ed made to basketball officiating for the Conference during his tenure, particularly in the area of training and the cultivation of new officiating talent. All of us here at

the Conference thank him for his years of hard work, and we wish him well.”

Rush also released a statement through the conference thanking “the Pac-12 for giving me the opportunity to lead a group of officials who are working so hard to make the Pac-12 the best officiated conference in college basketball. My first and highest concerns have always been the integrity of the game of basketball and the honor of the craft of officiating.

“While I am proud of what we have accomplished, my decision to resign reflects my strong desire to see the Pac-12 officiating program continue to grow and thrive.”

Scott said that selecting a new officiating coordinator will be part of a previously scheduled program review.

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ARIZONA HEAD COACH Sean Miller addresses the media during the Pac-12 tournament three weeks ago.

Slowing the game down was one of the focuses in practice this week for head coach Andy Lopez.

The Arizona (18-11, 3-6 Pac-12) baseball team is fresh off a sweep of Utah and begins a three-game series with California (18-13, 5-5) this weekend at Hi Corbett Field.

The Wildcats are a younger and far less experienced team than in the past. They have been forced to rely heavily on “less ripe” and less confident players to produce for the team, whether at the plate or on the mound. “[Jackson Willeford] is trying to get a nine-run home run,” Lopez said about his freshman designated hitter. “Slow the game down. It’s natural for young guys.

There’s a lot on their plate. They just got to be who they are.”

Willeford is just one of eight freshmen or sophomores who have become regulars in Arizona’s lineup, not to mention the four Arizona underclassmen who pitch on a regular basis.

Even though the College World Series run seasoned many of the returning sophomores, Lopez still knows how hard it is for 19- to 20-year-old men to take charge and lead. After being swept by Oregon on the road on March 24, Lopez said he finally had to step in and take more of a command of his team, as he felt players were stressing too much over last season’s success.

“How many times has someone told somebody, ‘Don’t get behind the wheel of that car because you’ve been drinking,’ and they get behind the wheel and get put in jail?” Lopez said.

“So how many times do you tell a guy, ‘Relax. Last year is over; you got to do this year. Relax.’ But, [the response is], ‘No, coach. We got to do it again’, Yeah, well, maybe you

can, maybe you can’t, but that’s why you play every season.”

One Wildcat sophomore who has become a little riper since last season is pitcher Tyler Crawford.

The lefty spot starter pitched 4.1 innings last year during Arizona’s 10 postseason games. The thenfreshman had four strikeouts, no walks and just one run allowed in the tournament.

Entering 2013, Crawford was in the running for the starting Sunday role. Before last week, Crawford had made four starts this season to go with four appearances out of the bullpen.

But following a rough start at Oregon by Sunday starter Cody Moffett, Lopez went with Crawford in game three against Utah, as he’d been consistent out of the pen.

“Crawford was marvelous,” Lopez said following Crawford’s last start against Utah. “He’s going to go next week [against California].”

Crawford went 6.1 innings against the Utes and gave up zero carl miller/arizona Daily Wildcat runs with five strikeouts and just FRESHMAN SCOTT KINGERY dives to five hits. Admittedly, he pitched make a catch against Texas Tech this season. himself into a few jams, but offense, it will face a California managed to get out of them, as 11 pitching staff that ranks 10th in Utah runners were left on base. the conference. Freshman Ryan “I can’t get myself into those Mason, who has a 2.37 ERA and is jams,” Crawford said of his start 4-0 on the season, will most likely last week. “I pitched out of open the series for the Golden trouble a few times, but I need to Bears. slow it down a little. There were The young Wildcats appeared a few hits and walks I shouldn’t to turn the corner last week with have allowed. [I need to] mostly a sweep over Utah. However, not play with fire in those big winning a series over a slightly innings and relax.” more challenging opponent Crawford, along with Friday in Cal could really relieve the and Saturday starters Konner Arizona locker room.

Wade and James Farris, will “Every time the younger guys face a Golden Bears offense this execute, they get [a little more weekend that ranks sixth in the confident],” Lopez said following conference with a .267 batting the sweep. “The guys I want are average, led by catcher Andrew confident. Thank God it’s a 30Knapp (.358). game [conference] season.”

As for the young Arizona

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Putton ready to anchor line next year kyle johnson With former Arizona center Colin Baxter out with a torn meniscus, backup lineman Kyle Quinn was forced into the starting role for the 2010 Alamo Bowl. Thenfreshman guard Chris Putton was called upon as the second-string center.

Putton had never shotgun snapped before in his career, and the coaching staff then led by Mike Stoops eased the brighteyed lineman through the intricacies of the difficult trade.

“I started snapping the first day, and a few of them, you know, hit the ground,” Putton said. “Our coach at the time was very nice about it.”

The staff gave pointers and words of encouragement to the redshirt freshman.

Day two was a different story.

“It felt like a completely other person,” Putton said. “‘You better get that … snap there.’”

Now a seasoned veteran, Putton is once again being called upon to play the center, as Quinn is graduating in the spring. The senior has 18 career starts under his belt and practiced at all five positions on the line last season.

But he can still remember what it felt like the first time he tried shotgun snapping the ball.

“I got a little intimidated by it, but every year after that, I’ve just kept trying to snap,” arizona Daily Wildcat file photo Putton said. “I think it’s finally starting to OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Chris Putton comes off the field in a game last season. Putton is in line to take over the starting come along. center spot this season.

“Obviously it’s never going to be perfect. guy, a tough guy; he eased a little bit of our “Every day he gets a better understanding I have a lot of stuff to work on, but just trying to get through the first few years of the position,” new offensive line coach concern coming into this spring.”

Picking up a new craft isn’t always easy.

Jim Michalczik said. “It’s very foreign to here was intense. I think it helps me now, Putton said he still runs into mental blocks him, [but] he’s been improving every day.” when I think about it.” that lower his accuracy on snaps. But once Putton has a head start over several other Arizona brings back three of its five contenders because of his experience and he finally enters the “zone,” snapping starting offensive lineman from last becomes almost second nature. season: Putton, Fabbians Ebbele and versatility, Michalczik added. The staff “I can tell once I start getting in a groove, Mickey Baucus. The Wildcats also have the isn’t ready to hand over the keys just yet, they’re all in the target zone,” Putton said. seasoned Cayman Bundage and several since Putton proved last season to have “Once I get in that groove, I’m good. I just other players returning from injury to value at several positions, but so far, it got to get into it first.” looks like he’s earned the job. solidify the line.

For an offense like Arizona’s, which “[Putton] has improved immensely,” What they don’t have is a designated relies heavily on the read-option and center. Putton is starting to earn that head coach Rich Rodriguez said. “He’s got shotgun formations, the center position more comfortable with it. He’s a veteran distinction.

is the highest priority. Because of this, Rodriguez said he wants at least four players he can count on to accurately snap the football.

“Some guys have never done it before,” Rodriguez said. “They have some anxiety when they first do it. And once they do it for a while, they become comfortable with it.”

One player looking to become an option at center is redshirt sophomore Jacob Arzouman. The Salpointe Catholic High School graduate missed all last season from a torn ACL he suffered during fall camp. Arzouman still wears the green injury jersey during practice and isn’t 100 percent healthy, but he’s finally getting looks at the center position. So, too, are redshirt freshman Beau Boyster and sophomore Carter Wood.

Still, Putton is the leading man.

“Right now, Putton is up there,” Arzouman said. “He’s one of our senior leaders. It’s good to have a solid leader at the line, but everybody is competing for it. Once I come back, I want to try and compete for that spot, any of the guard spots. We all want to compete to push each other, make each other better.”

In addition to playing in a shotgun formation, the center also has an added leadership component in the Wildcats’ offense. Arzouman compared it to the quarterback position, where communication is crucial.

This is one reason why Putton’s experience makes him the leading choice for the role. But he’s still not used to the responsibility of center and said it comes with “unbelievable” pressure.

Fortunately for Putton, he was a stopgap for all the injuries on the line last season, jumping from guard to tackle and back again. The constant change wasn’t easy for him, but it earned him something every good leader needs: respect.

“It’s definitely hard; it’s definitely challenging to do all that,” Putton said about changing positions. “I think the fact that I could do it gained a lot of respect for me from the other guys.”

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SENIOR HIGH JUMPER Brigetta Barrett clears a bar last season. Barrett will be participating in the Jim Click Shootout this weekend.

scarlett mccourt The Arizona track and field team will host the Jim Click Shootout at Roy P. Drachman Stadium this weekend.

The No. 21 men’s team and No. 5 women’s team will face Stanford, Ohio State, Iowa and Kansas State. The men will also face Texas.

Friday and Saturday, juniors Keegan Cooke and Steven Scarvelis will compete in the decathlon.

On Saturday, junior Sean Delfani and freshman Bernard Dickerson-Quinn will compete in the 400-meter run. Sophomores Kenji Bierig and Sam Macaluso will run in the 1,500-meter race.

In the 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Lezo Urreiztieta will compete, and in the 400, senior Clifton Leake will compete.

Leake will be joined by sophomore Thomas Moronta,

Dickerson-Quinn and senior Elliot Taylor in the 4x100meter relay. Leake and Dickerson-Quinn will then compete in the 4x400 along with sophomores Branden Helms and Delfani.

Senior Edgar RiveraMorales and freshman Jonny Giess will compete in the high jump.

For the women’s squad, on Saturday, junior Germe Poston will compete in the 100-meter dash and will be joined by Shapri Romero to compete in the 200-meter sprint.

In the 400-meter race, senior Georganne Moline, Romero, junior Tamara Pridgett and senior Shale’ Garland will compete. Moline will also make her outdoor season debut in the 400-meter hurdle race.

Senior Jen Bergman, along with sophomore Clea Formaz, will compete in the 3,000-meter race. Freshman

Traci-Lynn Hicks is set to compete in the 100-meter hurdles and then join Romero, Pridgett and Poston in the 4x100-meter relay. Romero, Garland, Pridgett and Moline will be the quartet competing in the 4x400.

Senior Brigetta Barrett and sophomore Shakayla McEaddy are set to compete in the high jump, and freshman Moriah Hayes will compete in the long jump.

Arizona will be represented in the throwing competitions, beginning with the shot put, by seniors Taylor Freeman and Alyssa Hasslen, juniors Julie Labonté and Omotayo Talabi and sophomore Baillie Gibson.

Freeman, Hasslen, Labonté and Gibson will go on to compete in the discus, and Freeman and Gibson will also compete in the hammer throw. Senior Asia Easley will throw the javelin.

Arizona softball steps out of conference play to host UC Santa Barbara this weekend, continuing its five-game home stand with UC schools.

No. 19 Arizona (24-13, 4-5) hosts UCSB (21-13, 2-4 Big West) for a twogame set Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at noon at Hillenbrand Stadium.

Arizona plays its fourth and fifth games in a week after being swept in a doubleheader by No. 4 California and then beating the Bears 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Gauchos faced a similar result last weekend at Pacific, losing the first two games 6-5 and 3-2, respectively, before winning the last one 5-3 to end a four-game losing skid.

Arizona’s win over Cal was its first over a top-five team in five tries.

Previously, Arizona lost twice to No. 1 Oklahoma.

Though Arizona started the season 0-7 against ranked teams, it has gone 2-3 since. The Wildcats are 15-4 at home and 22-3 against unranked

teams.

Arizona is 12-1 all-time against UCSB, with its lone loss coming in the inaugural year of Division I softball in 1982. The Wildcats have won 10 in a row, the last in 1991, an 8-0 five-inning win in Tempe, Ariz.

Sophomore pitcher/utility Shelby Wisdom (12-9) leads the Gauchos. As a pitcher, she has a 2.52 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 119.2 innings. On offense, she is batting .324, has hit five home runs and a team-high nine doubles and has 31 RBI. The UCSB series is the second in a row versus UC schools. Arizona is 2-2 against UC schools, beating UC Riverside 12-2 in five innings and losing 6-2 and 5-1 to UC Berkeley before beating the Golden Bears.

All of Arizona’s games against the UC schools are in Tucson this season, as UCLA comes to town April 18 for a three-game series.

The UC Santa Barbara series starts a string of four non-conference games for Arizona, who will head to New Mexico State on Tuesday for a doubleheader.

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10

10$ for

With Card

for

Oscar Mayer Lunchables Select Varieties or Bologna, 12 oz

10

10$

With Card

10

10$ for

With Card