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Catholic converts UA students confirmed during Easter weekend By Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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Retail and consumer sciences seniors Talia Sherman, left, and Marissa Eisele check out the new Apple iPad in the UofA Bookstore on Monday. The bookstore started selling the new tablet netbook Monday after it hit Apple stores Saturday.
iPad a big hit at Bookstore By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Apple’s iPad was released into the American market on Saturday, a little more than two months after its lateJanuary debut, and the UofA Bookstore expects big sales for the device. The iPad, the larger counterpart of the iPod Touch and iPhone, comes with applications for personal photos, videos, notes, calendars, contacts and e-mail hosting. It also comes with widgets for Safari, iTunes, Maps, Spotlight and other programs. According to Daniel McConnell, a senior information technology support analyst for the bookstore, demo models and bursar’s accounts make the iPad especially accessible for students. “People can come in, they can touch it, feel it, pick it up and see what the big hype is about,”McConnell said. Also, for this week only, bursar’s accounts will be
reopened for students who buy iPads. “If students have bought an Apple computer in the past, they have until this Sunday, even if there is no (available) stock. If they put in an order this week when it does come in, they can use their bursar’s account,” he said. Through the UofA Bookstore, 15 iPads have already been shipped and sold with more shipments coming in daily. “The response we have gotten has been really positive,”McConnell said.“We’ve had a huge response.” Some students aren’t as excited about the arrival of the latest wave of Apple technology. “The iPad’s are stupid. I’m not getting one yet,” said Joshua Lee, a pre-engineering and German studies freshman. The owner of an iPhone and MacBookPro, Lee cites the lack of basic technologies as his reason to wait it out. This model is not 3G compatible, though
a 3G version will ship in late April. “I never buy first-generation Apple products anyway,” Lee said.“So, I’ll probably wait it out and see.” Despite some negative reaction, the UA is offering the iPad in limited quantities. Around Tucson, the new iPad seems to be selling quickly as well. The Tucson Apple Store in the Foothills on Skyline Drive was the first to sell the device, moving nearly 500 units within four days of its official release, according to management. The Best Buy on 575 E. Wetmore Road, one of four in the area to sell the device, has also seen very high sales. “We are selling huge,” said the store’s manager. He joked that, around the store, they have noted the iPad is like “moving from a wallet to a suitcase”, and
This is the first part of an Arizona Daily Wildcat series examining students of different faiths at the University of Arizona. The Daily Wildcat spoke with Catholic Christian students who were baptised and confirmed recently. Students gathered at the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center at the UA on Saturday to complete the transition to new lives as members of the campus religious community. Derek Hartzel, a history sophomore, grew up in a half-Catholic, half-Mormon home. Hartzel was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church on Saturday. “Though I was interested in baptism long before my leaving, my parents recommended that I wait until I was mature enough to make that decision for myself, which I now have,” Hartzel said. Pre-physiology student, Kali Christine O’Connor, was confirmed in the center on Saturday. “It probably appears strange that someone at the age of 18 would decide to become a part of a community that has been so well known for its traditional rules and obligations,” O’Connor said. “Wouldn’t a teenager find a more contemporary religion more appealing?” O’Connor attended a Catholic high school and was driven away from the church despite her pious upbringing. It was only after frequenting the Newman Center on campus that she returned to her religious roots. “I think it is custom and maybe a societal standard for parents to introduce their children to one faith or another,” O’Connor said, “and expected for those children to live their life in accordance to their family’s upbringing. But for me, I would say that choosing to become Catholic right now is only one step in my ever-growing faith.” CHURCH, page A3
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Greek Breaking into the music business Life’s last chance By Bridgette Doran ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
By Laura E. Donovan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
The Associated Students of the University of Arizona will meet tonight to hear Spring Fling presentation and a senate fund request. The senate is still unsure if a Greek Life representative will speak about the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act Resolution. Someone from Greek Life was expected to talk about the resolution at last week’s meeting, but no representative attended, so the senate tabled the item. “If a representative doesn’t come, we will strike the item,” said Executive Vice President Emily Fritze. ASUA has the power to delay an ASUA, page A3
For a majority of the 400 students in the College of Fine Arts School of Music, singing and playing an instrument is a primary focus. However, for some, like sophomore Joshua Cawthorne, the business aspect of music is more captivating. “I’ve been singing since I was 4 and playing guitar and violin for a while. I have also played in three bands around Tucson. In those bands, I’ve learned it’s hard going the way of the artist, and I really became more interested in the business of the industry,” she said. What started out as a class project for their Careers in Music class has brought Cawthorne, along with junior Brett Lashley and two other core members, together to create the nonprofit business and club, Wildcat Student Records. “We thought why not make this project accessible to everyone on campus rather than keep it inside the classroom,” Cawthorne said. Supported by music and careers instructor, Kelland Thomas, associate
professor of music, the club hopes to be a resource for students and musicians on campus who want to learn how to be in the music business. “There are all sorts of talented musicians on campus, and this club could provide the potential for amateurs to build up their resumes and gain real word experience,”Cawthorne said. “I want this to be a step-up for those wanting to know more about the industry and for artists looking to make a name for themselves.” As of now, the club has five members and meets once a week in the Manuel T. Pacheco Integrated Learning Center. “We are trying to put together a music festival that will take place on the (UA) Mall that will be a three or four day event with just local Tucson or university bands. We are also trying to get a scholarship and teaching program going for students,” Cawthorne said. Brett Lashley, the current treasurer of the club is hopeful for the clubs future as well. “Educational programs are of interest, and we want to expose current and incoming students to the actual
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The members of Wildcat Records from left: Brett Lasnley, a guitar performance junior, Josh Cawthorne, an integrated studies sophomore, Alyssa Laganosky, an integrated studies freshman, and Brian Hicks, a saxophone performance junior. Wildcat Records is a music business club that wants to be a resource for students interested in the industry side of music.
nitty-gritty reality of recording music and playing concerts,” Lashley said. All students are welcome to experience any side of the industry
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that fits their intended field. “The club is essentially for anyone
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