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Students looking for offcampus jobs this semester may have to travel farther than University Boulevard. Many of the shops and restaurants near campus have already filled their staff for this semester, and those still hiring plan on filling available positions within the next few weeks as student employees change their schedules or quit. Peter Sutter, general manager of Red Velvet Cupcakery on University Boulevard, is currently hiring students for the fall semester. Sutter estimates 90 percent of Red Velvet employees are UA students. “It’s not always easy, but we do the best we can,” Sutter said about working around student schedules. “Sometimes I have to hire more people than I want to.” Students applying at businesses close to campus face steep competition from other students. “We’re so close to campus it’s almost like working on campus,” said Becca Rand , a graphic design senior who also works at Pitaya . “It’s actually really convenient working here.” This competition can make it difficult to land a job within walking distance. Rand’s fellow Pitaya employee, physiology freshman Cleyrissa Robinson applied for numerous jobs near campus last year and waited months before being hired. “I got this job nine months after I applied for it,” Robinson said. “I looked everywhere.” Not all nearby employers are fully staffed, however. Which Wich announced Friday that it is still looking to fill several positions for the upcoming semester. Competition is just as fierce, though. The restaurant has already received about 50 applications according to General Manager Jessica Lugo.

By Steven Kwan ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The new instructor for your French class may have been hired via Twitter or Facebook. UA Human Resources has created Twitter feeds and Facebook pages to help campus departments and colleges advertise job openings. In addition to adjunct instructors for French, the UA has advertised openings for administrative assistant positions, on-call event attendants for UA Athletics and chief for the cardiothoracic division in the department of surgery in this fashion. Chris Wolf, human resources talent management coordinator, and Chris Foree, applications systems analyst and developer, worked together to create and manage the department’s Twitter and Facebook accounts this year. They also developed an online tool UA departments can attach to their websites to advertise job openings. Human resources has been working on two distinct plans with its social media tools, Foree said. The first is to provide a networking forum for the campus community, which is how universities and colleges nationwide have been using social media. The second is to utilize social media sites to expand employment recruiting strategies. “We’re one of the first universities to do this, and it’s using Facebook and Twitter as actual recruitment tools where people can see up-to-the-minute jobs that are actually available within different departments on campus,” Foree said.

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Which Wich, on University Boulevard, is one of the few businesses within walking distance from campus that is hiring. Off-campus jobs have become particularly scarce, especially with the recent increase in student body population.

“It probably just depends on how it goes. Some people might quit because of school,” Lugo said. Some students have been able to avoid this competition

by using personal connections to find jobs. One such student is retailing and consumer sciences senior Mary Ann Srulowitz , who was recently hired as a personal assistant

for a mortgage loaner. “I was looking all over. Nothing really worked with my schedule,” Srulowitz said. JOBS, page 3

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Outbreak of Tucson murders raises concerns By Alexander Vega ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

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Four Tucsonans have been murdered within the Tucson city limits since classes began a little more than a week ago. The most recent murder was a man at the 3000 block of Seneca Street early Sunday morning, police officials said. “It was really shocking how close the murder was,” UA media arts junior Austin Night said. “It was right next to the courtyard in the front of our house.” Night witnessed the aftermath of the crime and overheard it taking place outside of his apartment at Bella Vista Townhomes. “It was loud outside. We could hear the people yelling. Then, boom, four cop cars showed up,” Night said. “It’s so weird. It’s the first week of school, and there was already a murder outside my door.” Over the course of the last three weeks, eight people have been murdered in Tucson.

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“It is unusual that there were this many in a two week period,” Tucson Police Department spokesman Sgt. Matt Ronstadt said. But he assured that there was no direct connection between the murders. Many theories have been put forth as explanations for the recent violence, including gang-related activities, narcotics, long-standing confrontations and domestic disputes, police said. The only murder without explanation was at Pearl Nightclub, 445 W. Wetmore Road, where a man was shot and killed and four others were injured in front of a crowd of a few hundred on Aug. 15. The victim, Ronstadt said, was in the wrong place at the wrong time. While the amount of homicides may be concentrated, Ronstadt postulated that most of the victims had been involved in “increased-risk activities” prior to their deaths. Ronstadt said that most of the victims “may well not have become

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Henrik Jensen, an 8 year old from Norway visiting campus with his parents, plays near Ima Bloodrop, waving people over to give blood at the Red Cross donation van, Monday afternoon on the UA Mall. Red Cross blood donation vans will be parked on North Cherry Avenue by the Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday where students can donate blood, which is in high demand in preparation for Labor Day weekend.

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Passions present themselves in the form of emotional impulses that startle even you. Some of your ideas are too weird to act upon, but they could provide the basis for wildly entertaining short stories or even a plot for that novel you’ve been meaning to write. Aries (March 21 - April 19) — Today is a 5 — Romantic thoughts must adapt to practical considerations. Use that delightful fantasy to inspire everyone to move in the right direction. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) — Today is a 7 — It’s a good thing you’re not seeking precision. Your mission is to create a bridge between diverse elements of your situation. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) — Today is a 6 — Passion creates problems for you now. Take care of even the smallest injury immediately. That way, you reduce difficulties later on. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) — Today is a 5 — Reading a romance novel will not achieve the relaxation you’d like. It requires action to bring imaginative possibilities into reality. Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — While you seek comfort, an associate seems to be grasping for power. Don’t let laziness prevent you from protecting your position. Inject humor. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — You perceive a problem with accomplishing your task with available resources. Figure out a way around this problem today. Consult a professional.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — The last thing you want is for someone to interfere with fulfilling your desires. Laugh at requests that take you off track. Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Unless you make your partner comfortable, your energy gets drained unnecessarily. Serve favorite food and drink, and relax. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Emotions flare when group members disagree. You need to get the practical issues on the table quickly, and allow each person to suggest solutions. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Planning a party at your house takes more effort than you thought. Take care of practical matters (like grocery shopping), while others clean up. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — Take care of practical details for someone far from home. Reschedule an appointment, or refill a prescription and send it by overnight mail. Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) — Today is a 5 — Emotional purchases fail to satisfy later. Extending limits helps everyone today. Think about big expenditures for 24 hours before buying.

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troupe comprised of her students from “I saw a lot were hiring but the belly dancing class offered at the the hours weren’t what I was University Medical Center Health and looking for. I knew someone Wellness Center. who knew someone. I got The UA chapter of the Society for Creative Booth and Daher said anyone who is lucky.” Anachronism, the College of St. Felix, will interested or curious about the group Students with specialized be holding a Renaissance Faire on the UA is welcome to ask questions during the skills or interests may have Mall tomorrow night starting at 7. fair. Emigh gave another reason why UA more luck in finding a job Armored duels, swordplay, musical students should consider joining the SCA. off-campus. performances, and arts and crafts exhibits “For people who maybe have thought “Right now we’re seeing a — Curt Booth are among the offerings the UA group about in the past picking up a sword and trend upward,” said Karen will feature at the annual bash. However, SCA club co-adviser giving it a try, didn’t like the look of fencing, Stafford, employer relations it isn’t just for fun and entertainment; maybe in their backyard picked up a couple senior specialist for UA the fair also serves as the SCA’s main Career Services and overseer recruiting event. are,” said Curt Booth, administrative of sticks with their brothers and just smacked of Wildcat JobLink. “There’s Club president and history sophomore secretary in the electrical and computer each other around — this is the best place to definitely more off-campus Will Emigh joined last year because the engineering department and the club’s come to,” Emigh said. “Because at least we’ll jobs than on-campus jobs.” SCA helped him pursue lifelong interests adviser for the past decade. “I love the fact put something on your head so you don’t concussion.” Wildcat JobLink is a website Kids' Zone in archery and history and escape theCreate rigida Graph that IClassic-NCES can go anywhere in the world where give yourself ahttp://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/bar_pie_chart.asp?... for UA students where rules of fencing. there’s (an SCA group), and I’ll have friends employers post open positions. “I took some fencing classes in high there. I’ll have people who will put me up Jobs on the website are not school but found it way, way too limiting,” for the night, give me a good meal and just limited to the Tucson area but Emigh said. “They’d like you to stay in a show me a really good time, because that’s many jobs are available for straight line and only move your sword the same thing I would do for them if they current UA students. as much as you have to, and do very came here.” “There are a lot of jobs for mechanical, precise little lunges and that Kelli Daher, an advising office assistant in Tucson. They’re both partwasn’t my kind of thing. I like a little flair the psychology department who became the time and full-time,” Stafford to my fighting.” SCA’s co-adviser earlier this year, said the said. “It stays consistent Emigh said that over the course of the group decided in recent years to increase its UA Mall, near Main Library throughout the semester.” past year, he found other SCA members visibility and recruiting efforts by expanding Tuesday, Aug. 31 Many of the jobs offered on campus and nationwide to be really the fair — or “uberdemo” in SCA terms — on the site vary from pleasant because they uphold the values of on campus. The group has invited other SCA 7 - 10 p.m. traditional restaurant and chivalry. members in Tucson and Southern Arizona to Free retail positions to graphic “Chivalry and honor aren’t just participate again this year. design, accounting, finance, buzzwords. It’s the way (SCA members) At the fair, Daher will be leading a tutoring and nanny duties. Tony Barletta, president and co-founder of the tutoring service Pass Math Class uses JobLink to target UA students for current hiring. “If we’ve got engineering students or (students) going into education, that’s a big continued from page 1 plus,” Barletta said. “Right victims were it not for choices in their life.” now most of our tutors are He had some advice for UA students looking to stay UA students.” safe both on and off campus. Barletta also said “Stay away from gangs,” Ronstadt said. “Gang-related academically successful activity definitely puts you at a higher risk.” students are the most valued The chances for violent activity are also raised when tutors, for obvious reasons. alcohol is involved. “We pretty much do target “With the abundance of alcohol and even controlled them because we know substances, the potential of escalation is really there,” they’re studying,” Barletta Ronstadt said. “A lot of violent crime arises from a drug said. “We’ve got some kind of deal gone bad.” assurance they study well and For now, Night and his roommates are taking their own would make a good tutor.” precautions as a result of the violence. For those students still “We’re being more careful and watchful at the house,” searching for jobs this semester, Night said. ”We’ve checked the locks and don’t open the the prospects are slim and the door for strangers.” process can be frustrating. Since January there have been 33 murders in Tucson. “It just seems like This figure is already higher than the 32 murders everyone’s looking for a committed during all of 2009. job,” Srulowitz said. “Every However, the city average for the last 15 years has been once and awhile someone 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* 50.8 murders per year. gets one.” “Hey, it’s Tucson. Anything can happen,” Night said. *Data collected up to Aug. 31.

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Prospective employees can visit the UA Human Resources website to view Facebook and Twitter updates for eight different job categories. “We do have to deal with hiring from bakers to brain surgeons,” Wolf said. Other universities have been contacting the pair about their work, according to Wolf. One UA department that has been using social media to send announcements and advertise job openings is Parking and Transportation Services. Marketing manager Bill Davidson handles the department’s Twitter and Facebook accounts. He began posting jobs this semester. “In the days not that long ago, advertising through the newspaper, and advertising through other means, was certainly always the most popular way,” Davidson said. “But Facebook

and Twitter have such a longreaching effect, and people of all backgrounds and ages look at that, and we want to make sure that we’re getting openings … out to 8/30/10 10:00 PM everybody.” However, Davidson said the department has mainly used social media to send announcements about its services and events. One tweet he sent was during the recent Sun Tran strike that advertised free parking at certain lots and free CatTran rides for U-Pass holders. While it is still too early to determine how effective the posts have been, Davidson hopes to provide additional information for Facebook and Twitter followers. Plans being considered include automated messages to direct drivers from full garages to ones with parking and an online map that shows where CatTran shuttles are in real time.

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EDITORIAL Are universities ‘bloated’? Without accurate, nonpartisan research, we may never know A Goldwater Institute report that has ruffled the feathers of UA bigwigs has it that administrative “bloat” is a major factor contributing to the rising cost of higher education in the United States. The report, “Administrative Bloat at American Universities: The Real Reason for High Costs in Higher Education,” found that both the number of administrative positions and administrative costs increased in universities across the nation between 1993 and 2007, by 39 percent and 61 percent, respectively. Those numbers exceed the increases in student enrollment — 18 percent — and student spending — 39 percent. According to the report, these discrepancies mean that higher education became less efficient between 1993 and 2007, spending money on superfluous administrative positions rather than instruction and other student services. The Goldwater Institute ultimately determined that the culprit behind the rising cost of higher education is state subsidies. The report’s executive summary states, “The large and increasing rate of government subsidy for higher education facilitates administrative bloat by insulating students from the costs. Reducing government subsidies would do much to make universities more efficient.” However, the report’s conclusions seem to have come before its writers went over their data carefully. Private institutions, which by and large do not receive state subsidies, suffer from the same so-called bloat, according to the report’s data. The number of administrators in private universities increased by 40 percent between 1993 and 2007, from 11.3 to 15.8 full-time administrators per 100 students. In public universities, the increase was 39 percent, from 5.7 to 7.9 full-time administrators per 100 students. Not only was the public universities’ rate of increase lower, public universities have fewer administrators overall than private. This fact contradicts the Goldwater Institute’s assertion that state subsidies make universities less efficient. Based on the report’s definition of efficiency, in fact, private universities lag behind public ones. The report totally ignores the proverbial big pink elephant in its data — private schools, which rely almost solely on student tuition and endowments, not state subsidies, are just as “inefficient,” if not more so, than public schools. Both ASU and the UA released statements pointing out other major discrepancies in the way the Goldwater Institute interpreted the data for its report. President Robert Shelton told the Daily Wildcat he thought the Goldwater Institute unfairly manipulated the data. “They put numerous categories of employees at the UA into the ‘administrator’ classification that simply are not administrative positions,” he said. ASU released a statement airing similar grievances with the report. Do flaws in the Goldwater Institute’s methodology mean its conclusions are incorrect? Perhaps not. Administrative bloat is a constant concern for universities, which must balance the need to efficiently provide students with highquality instruction with the vast administrative demands of a sizeable institution. However, the various problems with the Goldwater Institute’s methodology and the sizeable gap between the data and conclusions rob the report of its credibility. Further tarnishing that credibility, Goldwater Institute Vice President for Research Matt Ladner was downright flippant in addressing the possible discrepancies in the report. He told the Daily Wildcat, “The report is just fine as it is. … There’s nothing I would change.” The institute, rather than contribute to the important discussion of making higher education effective and affordable, has shown itself with this report to be not much more than a conservative propaganda machine, churning out conclusions that favor freemarket solutions without the data to support those conclusions. It’s a shame for higher education across Arizona and the nation when research that should help them improve instead regurgitates tired partisan points of view. In order to truly improve America’s universities, the research done to that end must be nonpartisan, free of special interests and follow research methods that are fair and unbiased. Just as young people deserve quality, affordable higher education, universities deserve fair, balanced research on how to accomplish that.

Is 20 percent of America really this ignorant? Andrew Shepherd Arizona Daily Wildcat

n every administration, opponents spread misinformation to try and damage the president’s credibility. Usually alluding to some inaction or poor decision of the past, these attacks have always had some degree of success and give the fiercest partisans further ammunition in the war of information that is American politics. However, under President Barack Obama, fringe elements, which have taken personal attacks to a new level, appear to be making an impact. While most on the right criticize the president in terms of his policies, a campaign has emerged on the blogosphere claiming that Barack Obama is Muslim. One would hope that such silliness would be ignored or passed on as radical B.S., but according to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, 20 percent of Americans believe it to be true. Yes, let me say that again, one in five Americans question the president’s religious beliefs. What’s worse is that these people act like being Muslim is a bad thing, as if the president uses the Oval Office to secretly pray for the destruction of America. Even if he were Muslim, which for the record, he’s not, what difference would it make? Islam is a religion that advocates peace, with millions of followers in the United States and billions worldwide, but opponents seem to associate the entirety of Islam with the actions of Middle Eastern governments and extremist groups. This ignorant, vicious campaign poses

an interesting question: What role does the blogosphere play in the destruction of civility in American politics? With a blog, anyone can claim to be a journalist and pass off anything as news under the cloud of anonymity. Unfortunately, it appears at least 20 percent of our fellow countrymen and women have lost the ability to think for themselves and take mindless Internet campaigns at their word. The mainstream media has many areas where it’s lacking, especially in its volume of coverage, and blogs can bring attention to underreported issues or add an interesting perspective that the average reader wouldn’t get elsewhere. However, relying solely on blogs is like reading nothing but a newspaper’s editorial page. With the Internet, people can look for news that fits their beliefs instead of shaping their beliefs around the news. If a person is angry with Obama and wants to believe he’s Muslim,

there’s certainly enough content on the Internet to reinforce that belief. It seems nowadays not many people have very much trust in a lot of things, whether it be the government or the so-called “liberal media,” but it’s interesting that these same people put their trust into un-refereed web posts that could easily be written by an unemployed 45-year-old living in his parents’ basement. It seems that whenever someone doesn’t like or agree with a news story, they attack it as being biased and search for something different that fits their narrow worldview. Is it really too much to ask that we focus on the important issues facing our country today? It shouldn’t matter what religion the president is, but since it seems to, is it too hard to accept that he’s Christian, as he himself has verified, and move on? Leaders like Rep. John Boehner, Michael Steele and Sen. Mitch McConnell need to speak out and condemn the irresponsible bloggers who have led so many people to believe a ridiculous rumor. Further baseless attacks and ignorance from the blogosphere will only contribute to the deterioration of American politics.

“Nowadays, not many people have very much trust in a lot of things, whether it be the government or the so-called ’liberal media,’ but it’s interesting that these same people put their trust into unrefereed web posts that could easily be written by an unemployed 45-year-old living in his parents’ basement”

— Andrew Shepherd is a political science senior. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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I would rather teach my child to be a good humane human being … and not take music or people like you too seriously. Don’t blame music, TV or the media if you can’t teach your own child how to have morals and ethics and be able to differentiate Lil Wayne singing about lollipops and how you should treat the women and people in your life. This argument goes back to videogames and Columbine High School. Try parenting. — Anonymous

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protesting invasions of their privacy. But, since you do not teach the Constitution, they probably have no idea how they are being abused.

So, you want every class session to be “Sesame Street”? Sorry your profs can’t do a song and dance for you every day; they have lives outside of lecturing. Learning is not always fun. Sometimes it is painfully dull and difficult. That is why so many people drop out — because they have no concentration and demand to be entertained and thrilled at every moment. Maybe if you quit worrying about how fun the lecture is and actually just listen, you might learn something.

I agree with this, when teachers don’t seem interested in the subject matter they are teaching, everything about the class is boring and a waste of money. And (the other) comment … Really? Professors have lives outside of lecturing? Doesn’t your life include a job? Does your job suck that much that you’re not even interested in teaching anymore and you would rather just go home? Maybe if that is the case you shouldn’t teach anymore. … Maybe instead of just being a teacher you can be an inspiration to somebody, and maybe if you weren’t so bitter about your job maybe those who have similar feeling to this article would pay attention more in your class! Also I would like to know when it became a chore to go to college, “painfully dull and difficult” sounds like a prison sentence! Are we really paying thousands of dollars to be tortured?

— Anonymous

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Jitters pass, college begins Tyler Quillin guest columnist

o much of the contemporary conception defining today’s youth consists of binge drinking and sexual escapades. Young people no longer think of college as late library stays and the academic achievements. Here at the UA, current freshmen are beginning to acclimate to college life. It is about now when these freshmen and other new students to campus are settling in. The jitters of newness have subsided and life as a college student at the UA is sinking in. As someone in the twilight of my academic endeavors at the university, I feel it appropriate to impart some wisdom. College is all about experimentation and finding yourself, or so we are told. I still see folks misunderstanding this concept each and every year. It takes time to settle in and find your niche within this large university community. However, drinking until you can’t stand on more than one occasion isn’t the same as exploring the university community and finding your place. Neither is sitting in a library every day. There is a healthy medium that you, as young adults, must find — and quickly. This is a vastly different world from high school. Regardless of whether you went to high school in Tucson or elsewhere, the university environment is a new place with opportunity at every corner. The sort of opportunity I refer to is free from any predisposition, preformed molds or preconceived notions. You are who you want to be. Though it sounds very paternal to say, it is true. You are, moreover, who you choose to be. As I grow older and watch each new class go through the same acclimation process, I feel new students predominantly have misinformed ideals about what their college years will be like, which they project onto their university experience. They feel that there will be liquor just waiting for them at every street corner or every dorm on their hall. They feel that extremely tantalizing people of the opposite sex will be in ample supply, waiting for them to make their

move. They think that they do not need to go to class. They were told homework assignments don’t count toward their grades. They were under the impression that if they had a headache, their professor would let them retake an exam. The list of misconceptions goes on. These projections have developed at no fault of our own, but have been irresponsibly formed by the media and what it has conditioned the youth of today to understand about college. However, these are, for the most part, incorrect characterizations of what the college experience is like. When I arrived at the university, a wide-eyed and eager freshman, I rushed Greek Life, went to the club fair, partied and redid my entire wardrobe. I was attempting to reinvent myself now that I was stepping into adulthood, away from the people I had gone to school with during my more formative years. I tried to be something that I simply wasn’t at first, though it was important that I attempted and tried it on, for I know now it is not who I am. I had to try things before dismissing them. I share all of this seemingly overly personal information to display someone who got caught up in a societal construction of what college is “supposed” to be. New students: shed all the notions you have about what this new collegiate world will be like and take it as it comes. Remember why you are here and that there are plenty of people who made it through college without drunkenly blacking out or having promiscuous relations. I urge any and all freshmen to examine who they are and who they want to be, and then make those things become a reality. It is so easy to lose track and become distracted here. Instead, keep your focus, knowing that nothing will aid you more in the future than hitting those books and earning those letters — grades, that is. — Tyler Quillin is a senior majoring in philosophy and English. He is also the academic affairs executive director for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. He can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

“Nothing will aid you more in the future than hitting those books and earning those letters — grades, that is.”

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Simplify your tech life.

How the new Technology Center can make your life easier.

By Travis De La Roca BOOKSTORE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Although not a necessity for college survival, it is undeniably convenient to have your own computer in college. Having personal access to the internet, email and class resources can make student life much easier. Many students are looking to make a computer purchase when they begin college, or perhaps replace an existing computer a few years into school. Jamie Garner, incoming freshman in business, told me this: “One of the first things I’m looking to get is a laptop. I want to have a computer that is easy to carry around with me.” Though many stores offer similar technology to meet the needs of students, the official BookStores offers significant discounts to students, staff and faculty on many technology products.

Adobe, Corel, Symantec and others, meaning students get signiﬁcant savings they won’t ﬁnd elsewhere.

Picking a speciﬁc computer can be a difﬁcult decision. Many factors have to be considered; what a student is studying, how much memory they are looking for, what programs they prefer to use and how they will be using the computer overall. Knowledgeable, noncommissioned staff at UA BookStores can help students like Jamie make informed decisions about which computer and software is right for them.

Computer Repair

Decisions

Savings for UA students

The newly remodeled lower level of UA BookStores is the home of the Technology Center, which has been expanded and improved to become the University of Arizona’s main resource center for hardware, software, service capabilities, on-demand printing and much more. The Technology Center is an authorized academic reseller of products from Apple, Dell, Microsoft, Adobe, Iomega, Lenovo, HP and others. They also carry many of the most popular academically priced PC and Mac Software programs including Microsoft, Apple,

What official BookStore means Help support your University. By Josh Furgeson

There are few things more frustrating than having computer problems. Last year, my computer had issues right before finals and I had no idea how to fix it. Fortunately, UA BookStores has an award-winning Computer Service Center that made my life a little easier. I brought my computer to the bookstore and got the problem fixed — it was covered by my warranty! They took care of the paperwork and all I had to do was pick it up when the repair was done. The Service Center provides warranty repairs by certified technicians on Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo and Sony computers and non-warranty repair on all other brands. The experts at the Service Center can perform diagnostics, data transfer, RAM install, software install, and OS reinstall. For those considering buying a Mac, UA BookStores has a terrific back-toschool offer; UA faculty, staff and students who buy a Mac now through September 7, 2010 will receive a free iPod Touch and printer with their computer purchase!

In these economic times, it’s imperative to show support for your local community. And this is easily accomplished with a simple decisionmaking process I call “selective shopping”. We’ve all heard about it—shop at your local stores, look for Tucson-based companies—and we’ve probably selectively shopped in our recent pasts. Because we know that the more revenue we can inject into the local community, the more we’re ultimately helping ourselves. It’s no different on campus. The University of Arizona uses revenues generated on campus to help support campus functions, events and activities and to reduce the overall costs for students. The University of Arizona BookStores, for example, uses revenue to support student scholarships and employment, financial support for ASUA, UApresents, UA Repertory Theatre and other campus departments as well as funding for Commencement, literacy-advocacy programs and more. Being the official campus bookstores means that every sale made at UA BookStores contributes financially to the support of the campus community. Unlike any its off-campus competitors, UA BookStores keeps it revenue right here, on campus, for the student.

Why? Because as a part of the University of Arizona, the primary goal of UA BookStores is to help UofA students succeed academically. They’re not here to make a proﬁt, or to gloat about quarterly sales to a CEO on a golf course somewhere, or to hand out bonuses for meeting sales objectives as compared to any one of the rest of their national stores. UA BookStores is here for the students. At this University. Sadly, some of the off-campus bookstores have adopted strategies to try to confuse the students, using names that sound similar to what a campus bookstores might be called, adopting school colors, even emailing students solicitations directly. But DON’T BE TRICKED. When you’re buying your textbooks, ask the cashier if they’re actually a part of the University. Ask them where the money is going. If it’s not UA BookStores, they’re not a part of the UofA, and it’s likely not staying on campus. Make the informed and responsible decision. If a company is sending your money off campus, out of Tucson, out of Arizona, ﬁnd a different solution. Support your University. Shop on campus.

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policebeat By Lucy Valencia Arizona Daily Wildcat

Don’t leave $200 purses in your car …

A University of Arizona Police Department officer was dispatched to the Cherry Avenue Parking Garage at 12:40 p.m. on Thursday, after a theft from a vehicle. The officer met with a woman who had parked her car on the top level of the parking garage that day. She clearly recalls locking it before she left at 10:45 a.m. Upon her return to the garage approximately two hours later she found that the driver ’s door lock was damaged and her belongings in the car were missing. The officer saw that the driver door lock cylinder was punched inward. The woman’s radio-frequency identification parking pass for the garage, valued at an estimated $400, was taken off from the interior of the windshield and stolen. The woman’s purse was also stolen. According to the woman, her purse, valued at $200 itself, contained makeup, a wallet, cash, a debit card, an ATM card, a credit card, a CatCard and other miscellaneous items. The officer did not detect any latent prints on the exterior or interior surfaces. There are no witnesses, suspects or evidence.

Top-level cars treated like trash

A second break-in and theft at Cherry Avenue Parking Garage occurred between noon and 1:14 p.m. on Thursday. A UAPD officer arrived at the garage to meet with a man who had parked his Chevy Tahoe on the top level of the garage. The driver said he had parked at approximately 11 a.m. He returned two hours later and noticed the driver ’s side door was punched. After entering his vehicle, he saw that the dashboard had been ripped off and the stereo system was gone. The man stated he had two subwoofers and an amplifier in the backseat of his car that were now gone as well. Also, “Z71 4x4” emblems that had been on both sides of the vehicle had been removed. In addition, his iPod nano and some cash had also been taken from the vehicle. It had rained heavily that day and because the vehicle was parked on the top level of the garage, the officer was unable to obtain usable prints on any surfaces. On that same day, three similar cases of larceny occurred in Tyndall Avenue Parking Garage. One other car was broken into in the Highland Avenue Parking Garage. All had the same punched-in locks on the driver ’s side door. All cars had been parked on the top levels of the garages at the time of the brake-in.

Sleep, fight, sleep, then get arrested

A UAPD officer approached a man on Thursday at 7:49 p.m. after receiving notice that he had been sleeping on UA’s campus. The officer had warned the trespasser approximately four hours earlier when he was found sleeping. The man said he did indeed remember this previous encounter. The officer had also warned the man that he would be arrested if he returned to the campus. The man stated that he was trying to leave the UA, but had gotten in a fight with another individual at an unknown location. He continued to say he was simply passing through the university. The UAPD officer noticed the man smelled strongly of alcohol. The man let the officer know that he had been drinking earlier. The officer questioned the man as to why he was not wearing a shirt at the current time, to which the man responded that it had been ripped off during the fight. The man had no noticeable injuries. The officer explained that the man could not be on UA property without having a legitimate reason for being there and sleeping was not one of those reasons. The man was placed in handcuffs, searched for drugs and contraband, and transported to Pima County Jail on charges of criminal trespassing of the third degree.

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UAPD officers went to one of the residence halls on campus after receiving a call about a suicide subject from one of the hall coordinators on Wednesday. According to the hall coordinator, a female resident had been saying she wanted to kill herself. When the officer approached the woman, she was crying and very upset. She told the officers that her parents were going to withdraw her from the UA if she got into trouble. The woman said she had been caught drinking by a resident assistant, along with a few other students. She was extremely upset that the RA had taken her name down when they got in trouble. She said she was going to be kicked out of the university because the other people were going to blame her for drinking the alcohol. The officers noted that one minute the woman would be perfectly calm and then she would be screaming the next. She did this about four to five times. She claimed she hated the UA and Tucson, and wanted to fly home the next morning. The woman admitted to trying to kill herself a total of six times, and said she wanted to commit suicide. UAPD officers felt she needed to be evaluated by the Mobile Acute Crisis team. They were uncomfortable letting her leave to go speak to the team, so the officers waited until they arrived. The team called UAPD about 20 minutes later because they felt that the woman needed to be evaluated by a doctor.

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

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Passing the test

New QB coach prepares Foles for success this season By Nicole Dimtsios ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Who knew that Arizona’s offense would depend on how well quarterback Nick Foles did in math class this year? Well, quarterbacks’ coach Frank Scelfo’s version of math class, anyway. “I think it’s kind of like a math class,” Scelfo said. “If you just do the work in the class, don’t expect to get an ‘A.’ You have to actually go out there, outside the class and do homework, do research, go to the library, spend a lot of hours, and that’s what he’s done.” With the general expectation that Foles will be the starter when the season begins, the junior has taken on a new meaning of what it means to lead the offense. Unlike last season, Foles took a majority of the reps with the first team offense in camp, something that didn’t become consistent for him until the third week of the 2009 season. “I’m a lot more comfortable. Last year Matt (Scott) and I were still trying to figure it out and there was a lot of pressure on us,” said Foles on the difference between this season and last. ”This year I know the offense just as well as any of the coaches. We can all talk about everything and they trust me to audible or see something. That’s something where maturity and playing in the games, growing in the offense has helped me.” Foles also has the advantage of having Scelfo as a coach fully dedicated to the quarterbacks. Former offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes had to split time between FOLES, page 10

Stoops eager for season By Tim Kosch ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

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Nick Foles rolls to his left during practice on Aug. 6. Foles had a breakout season in 2009 and, with the help of new quarterbacks coach Frank Scelfo, is expected to have an even better year in 2010.

To say the past month has been arduous for Arizona football would be an understatement. While the offense is merely dotting its i’s and crossing its t’s, the defense is in the midst of a massive redesign that, according to reports from both players and coaches, hasn’t gone well. It’s amazing, however, how quickly the trials and tribulations of a training camp can disappear once game week arrives. “Obviously we’re very excited to get into game week,” head coach Mike Stoops said during his first weekly press conference of the season yesterday. “The guys have really gotten to the point where they need to play somebody other than ourselves.” The oft-written about struggles of a defensive unit that needs to replace the core of last year’s 25th best overall defense in the country — both defensive tackles, all three linebackers and one safety graduated — did little to show any sign of improvement in the team’s Red and Blue scrimmage two weeks ago. Since FOOTBALL, page 8

Which coach is under more pressure in 2010? Stoops The time to win big is now The theme for the 2010 Arizona football team is clear-cut: Rose Bowl or bust. The theme for Sean Miller and the 2010 Arizona basketball team: Another year in transition? One more season to develop the super sophomores in hopes of making a run in 2011? A second go-around at solidifying that it truly is the Sean Miller era in Tucson? COMMENTARY BY In terms of football, the time is now. The Pacific 10 Conference is wide open and 2010 is the year for Mike Schmitz Arizona, meaning head coach Mike Stoops is under Arizona Daily Wildcat more pressure to win now more than ever. Powerhouse USC is banned from postseason play for the next two seasons. Former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli smoked his way out of Eugene and the Ducks are hurting for a replacement, and ASU is as sorry as it’s been in years. His job may not be under fire, but fans expect a trip to the Rose Bowl, and if Stoops is unable to deliver, 2010 will be marked as a year of disappointment. But what is at stake for Miller this season? I understand it is his second season at Arizona with Momo Jones, Derrick Williams and their running mates, but does anybody truly expect them to headline the Pac-10 or erase the program’s one-year hiatus from The Big Dance? If Miller doesn’t deliver, there’s always next season when his group of youngsters are still only juniors, or the year after that when they are experienced seniors. For Stoops, the 2010 freshman class is certainly impressive, but Nick Foles’ window is closing, and Nic Grigsby, Colin Baxter, Brooks Reed and Ricky Elmore are all in their last season at Arizona. Miller’s squad has one senior on the roster in Jamelle Horne, so Miller still has time to falter. And with the additions of the University of Utah in 2011 and the University of Colorado to the conference in 2012, things will only get tougher in the football spectrum, reaffirming that this is the year for Stoops. The Utes are a proven commodity on the gridiron and are another team the Wildcats have to get by in conference play. But both UC Boulder and Utah are far from impressive on the hardwood, meaning Miller’s level of competition doesn’t increase. There is no question Miller needs an impressive second season to prove that all of that Atlantic 10 Conference success wasn’t a fluke, but Wildcat country is thinking Rose Bowl, and Stoops is under pressure to deliver.

Miller

High expectations every year

The element of “pressure” has always been burning for Arizona men’s basketball coach Sean Miller. Whether it was being the son of a high school basketball coach, a childhood appearance on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show” or a mightily successful college career at the University of Pittsburgh, Miller has been under watchful and critical eyes for a while. COMMENTARY BY That’s because he’s generally pretty good — and well known — in what he does. At Arizona, it’s no Kevin Zimmerman different. Arizona Daily Wildcat Expectations equate to pressure and, because of that, Miller has more of it than head football coach Mike Stoops or any members of his program. Stoops didn’t inherit an annual superpower. He’s slowly built a competitive team — no expectations, only potential. Miller didn’t fill in a vacancy for a program in shambles, as did Stoops — well, as far as its winning percentages, it wasn’t in complete shambles. He arrived to promote an already-solidified tradition of excellence. Even discounting the standards former head basketball coach Lute Olson set prior to Miller’s arrival, he still has the fans ready to shake off last season and see their Wildcats return to the NCAA Tournament. Easier said than done, especially with such a young team. But it’s still expected. Why? Miller came to Arizona as an already elite young coach, not some unknown hire. As far as most are concerned, Arizona is still a basketball school, at least until the football team gets the Rose Bowl monkey off its back. Though Stoops hasn’t taken steps backward during his tenure, because he hasn’t taken a mighty step forward doesn’t make his case for having more to lose than does Miller. If Stoops fails to please fans, they’ll jump back onto the Stoops-jeering bandwagon that was common before he led Arizona to the Las Vegas Bowl in 2008. Nothing new. But if Miller fails, the savior that would return Arizona basketball to national prominence would run the risk of being called a failure — although that’s not to say that in year two that is fair at all, but it sure would spook the fanbase. A flop by Stoops and fans might say, “I told you so.” But with a flop by Miller, fans might be wondering if they’ll ever relive the old days, when Arizona basketball ruled.

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Digginâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; into 2010 volleyball By Alex Williams ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT After taking two of three matches in the Shamrock Invitational at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind., last weekend, Arizona volleyball found some answers to its preseason questions. It also, however, raised some more questions. Here are a few thoughts on where the team currently stands: â&#x20AC;˘ Although a loss to Cal Poly University might sound bad, head coach Dave Rubio knew the Mustangs were going to be a tough team to open the season against. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, we went to Louisville and opened up there,â&#x20AC;? said Rubio before the tournament last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think (Cal Poly) is equal to Louisville in terms of how good theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be and how competitive they will be.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Arizona opened the season at No. 18 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, but fell to No. 24 in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poll after dropping its opening match of the season. â&#x20AC;˘ Speaking of rankings, after seeing the Wildcats drop six spots after starting the season 2-1, it seems strange that UCLA climbed from No. 16 to No. 14 after putting up the same record in the opening weekend. UCLA was the only team to climb after losing a game. The Bruins beat Kansas State and San Diego, while losing

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to No. 5 Hawaii. â&#x20AC;˘ Freshman middle-blocker Madeline Lozano made her debut last weekend after fellow freshman and expected starter Tarryn Luafalemana went down with a foot injury during fall camp. â&#x20AC;˘ Lozano wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spectacular but she was solid in her debut, which is about all you can ask for from a freshman making her first collegiate start. She notched seven kills and only four errors, but hit at a sub-par .200 hitting percentage. Defensively, she picked up three digs and nine blocks. â&#x20AC;˘ A focus for coach Rubio and the Wildcats is to build on momentum and consistently improve. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were able to get better each day this weekend,â&#x20AC;? he said after beating Notre Dame on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today we were able to play well against a pretty good team.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Rubio said that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have many questions regarding what the roster brings to the table this season, and he probably shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, as ďŹ ve of the six positions were all but set-in-stone entering fall camp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a whole lot of questions to be answered,â&#x20AC;? Rubio said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just comes down to us getting better.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Arizona holds its ďŹ rst home tournament this weekend. The Wildcats will host Butler, Louisville, and Cal State-BakersďŹ eld, over the two-day schedule with two games Friday and one game Saturday.

Sets that senior setter Paige Weber has missed in her career at Arizona.

Points scored over the weekend by junior forward Renae Cuellar, netting two goals on Sunday in a 4-2 loss against Pepperdine University. Cuellar led the Wildcats with 12 points last season while leading the team in goals scored (six) as well.

Defense taking shape, offense all set for Toledo this Friday

Andre Iguodala became the seventh Wildcat represented in FIBA world championship events. Iguodala averaged 3.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in three exhibition games on the U.S. Senior Team.

then, however, the defense has played well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That scrimmage, even though it was only 25 plays, we were terrible,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said of the defense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They saw how bad we were, we were just terrible in a lot of our fundamentals and adjustments. They understood they needed to get better.â&#x20AC;? Maybe it was the embarrassment in front of fans, the berating from the coaches or even just nature taking its course, but something clicked after that scrimmage and has, according to Stoops, propelled the defense to where it should be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have some new guys defensively, but I like what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing,â&#x20AC;? Stoops added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think our defense is starting to come together. I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing more cohesive together, I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to understand the discipline and the responsibility within our system, and that takes time.â&#x20AC;? But while the improvement is nice, the finished product is still far away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still need to go out and get better,â&#x20AC;? said Stoops.

Out of 12 incoming freshmen to the Wildcats soccer program, six made their debuts over the weekend, including goalkeeper and Tucson native Lorena Aragon, as well as midfielder Ana Montoya who competed for Colombiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U-20 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup team that made it to the semifinals this summer.

Players on the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball roster after head coach Sean Miller announced the addition of walk-on Robert Arvizu.

Getting set for Toledo

A season-opening game against a nonBCS conference opponent might seem like a breeze to the average fan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially after Arizona beat the Rockets 41-16 in 2008 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Toledo is far from a walk in the park. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a kind of scary game, going on the road, for a lot of first-timers,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a young football team in some areas so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be interesting to see how they react. Hopefully weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a positive experience and grow from it.â&#x20AC;? The Wildcats have identiďŹ ed wide receiver Eric Page as a player to key on this Friday. Page had a remarkable freshman season in 2009, leading all freshmen with 82 receptions and 1,159 receiving yards. He is figured to be prominent in what is expected to be an effective offense in 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think their strength has been their ability to move the football. They create a lot of different looks,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They try to spread you and hopefully that plays into our favor. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a big shotgun-run team and they create some run game through that by getting into the wildcat (formation) and getting into (an) empty (set).â&#x20AC;? The sense of urgency around the Wildcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; matchup with Toledo is driven by what the Rockets did to the University of Colorado last season, and Stoops believes that such a dominant offensive output was no fluke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They put 54 points up against Colorado (in 2009) and nobody really did that against Colorado last year,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They got off to a fast start

ATHLETICS BY THE NUMBERS

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Head coach Mike Stoops breaks from coaching defense to show the quarterbacks how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done during a practice on Aug. 6. Stoops and the rest of the team are eager to open the season at Toledo.

and their offense moved the ball exceptionally well.â&#x20AC;? With an improving â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but still shaky â&#x20AC;&#x201C; defense, Arizona is working hard this week to tie up any loose ends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have three days to get to where we want to be,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said.

Offense firing on all cylinders

While the defense searches for its identity, the offense is about finished putting on its makeup. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what happens when a team can rely on an up-and-coming quarterback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it gives us great confidence and our players feel that, and I think that permeates throughout the team,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said about entering the 2010 season with quarterback Foles under center. Starting a season with a sure thing at quarterback is quite a contrast from last year. If you recall, Stoops and his coaching staff didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t announce a starting signal-caller until the team stepped on the field with Matt Scott at the helm. Scott started the first three games of the season and yielded mediocre results, giving way to Foles midway through the 27-13 loss to Iowa. Foles never looked back, guiding the team to the Holiday Bowl and throwing

19 touchdowns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a quarterback like that I think it breathes confidence throughout your whole program,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said. Stoops was adamant in the press conference, however, that Scott is still in the mix. While he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t near the passer that Foles is, Scott does have superior athleticism for a quarterback and could enter the game in running situations. Stoops said he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised if Scott entered the game, but nothing is guaranteed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to yank Nick (Foles). They know what the situation is,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said.

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After struggling with minor injuries throughout camp, the Wildcats seem to be as close to full strength as possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re healthy,â&#x20AC;? Stoops said triumphantly. Only H-back Taimi Tutogi (ankle) is questionable for the game, but Stoops hopes to see him play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting closer to being 100 percent, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see how he progresses throughout the week,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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being Arizona’s offensive coordinator and working with the quarterbacks. Since Scelfo joined Arizona head coach Mike Stoops’ staff in February, the former Tulane University and Louisiana Tech University offensive coordinator has been dedicated to Foles’ development and making him a consistent quarterback. Offseason film sessions and workouts have changed some of the ways Foles plays his game, including technical and fundamental issues with

his footwork. It’s a relationship centered around the minute details that seems to compliment both coach and quarterback. “He’s just a lot more attentive to detail. He’s very fundamental,” Foles said of Scelfo. “He’s been there. He’s sent quarterbacks to the league, so he knows what he’s talking about. He’s very knowledgeable. Coach Dykes is too, but coach Scelfo is more quarterback-oriented.” Scelfo, who has seen eight quarterbacks

under his care drafted to the NFL, said he’s seen Foles change the way he prepares off the field in anticipation of the upcoming season. “What I’ve seen him do is mature from a knowledge standpoint,” Scelfo said. “The film study, understanding the defense. The more you know, the more confident you are. That confidence is coming out.” Foles won’t be subjected to one final exam. Instead, the quarterback’s performance will be judged on a level of consistency and

accuracy throughout the season. Fortunately for Foles, Scelfo believes he’s done enough to pass with flying colors. “(If you) don’t study for a test, how’re you going to do? You walk in the classroom, you’re nervous, right? Well, he’s been studying hard for his test, so he’s ready to go take the test, which is every Saturday,” Scelfo said of Foles’ groundwork. “You grade the test, right? That’s what we’ll do, we’ll grade the test,” Scelfo said. “Usually, it’s graded by the scoreboard.”

arizona daily wildcat • tuesday, august 31, 2010 •

alcohol affect Q Can your sleeping habits?

yeah, and in a big way. Sleep disturbances due to alcohol A. Well, consumption can be just as intrusive as those guys in the movie

Inception. BTW, great movie and pretty cool effects... but I digress.

Alcohol can disturb normal sleep patterns by disrupting sleep states, altering total sleep time, and increasing the time required to fall asleep (i.e., sleep latency). This results in fatigue and physical stress to your body. Sleep deprivation exacerbates daytime sleepiness, irritability, and alcoholinduced performance impairments. If you haven’t experienced this personally, you’ve probably sat next to someone in class who has. Alcohol consumption may even induce sleep disorders. There’s a connection between obstructive sleep apnea (repeated cessation of breathing) and alcohol consumption. Drinkers can experience apnea, if only for a night. Alcohol impairs breathing in sleep by relaxing the throat muscles and affecting the brain’s breathing center by masking the effect of low oxygen levels in the bloodstream. And here’s an unpleasant thought: even people who normally don’t snore may do so if they have been drinking. Snorers without apnea can also exhibit apnea if they have been drinking. Not getting enough sleep, poor quality of sleep, and frequent awakenings are often part of campus life. Adding alcohol doesn’t help. Although some people believe that a drink before bed can aid in falling asleep, alcohol often creates more sleep problems than it solves. Over time, people can even develop a tolerance to alcohol’s sedative effects. The take-home message regarding drinking and sleep is to put on your favorite jammies, sleep with a familiar pillow, avoid eating late, and drink moderately* to keep Freddy and other nightmares from following you into slumberland and the next day. For more information on sleep: www.sleepfoundation.org * NIAAA Designates moderate drinking as less than 14 drinks/week for men and 7 drinks/week for women. 43% of UA students reported receiving a lower grade on an exam or important project due to poor sleep or sleep difficulties. (2010 Health & Wellness Survey, N=2,931)

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The Red Cup Q&A is written by Lynn Reyes, LCSW, LSAC, David Salafsky, MPH, Lee Ann Hamilton, MA, CHES, and Spencer Gorin, RN, in the Health Promotion and Preventive Services (HPPS) department of the UA Campus Health Service.

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uabookstores.arizona.edu

“We do more than exchange product for money.”

Tapping into textbook knowledge By Paul Smitt

How to choose the option that’s best for you.

When asked about what she was most excited about purchasing for college, incoming freshman Michelle Carey quickly listed items that had instantly come to mind. “A new laptop computer and printer, some cool stuff for my dorm room, and football tickets, definitely.” Absent from her list were some of the most essential items for academic success in college: textbooks. When questioned about her feelings towards textbooks, Carey replied that from what she had heard, textbooks are “really expensive. I’m not looking forward to spending money on them, especially new ones. I feel like I don’t have many options when it comes textbooks. I know I have to have them, but spending money on them is not going to be fun.”

Used Textbooks

Many students feel that buying new textbooks is the only option available to them. The University of Arizona BookStores, the official campus bookstore of the University of Arizona, offers a wide array of solutions to help the students save money. The store tries to stock as many used books as possible each semester for students. Additionally, the bookstore guarantees that they have the lowest price compared to other local booksellers or they’ll match the price and double the difference in cash.

Rent Your Textbook

UA BookStores has recently partnered with Chegg, the industry leader in textbook rentals. The partnership provides a new, cheaper alternative to purchasing your textbooks. Chegg rental kiosks are available on the lower level in UA BookStores, SUMC or students can order online at uabookstores.arizona.edu and from their Book List via UAccess.

Online Vendors

But even those loyal to Amazon should know that they can shop via Amazon and still support the community. UA BookStores is an Amazon Affiliate store. Users can order textbooks (and other things) and make sure that the campus community still benefits from their purchases. A percentage of the sales that are transacted though UA BookStores’ Amazon web portal goes back to the BookStore, which translates to money going back to the campus community! Visit the BookStore’s Amazon page at www.uabookstores.arizona.edu/amazon.

five minutes later it has a different price. And even when it seems like I’m saving a lot of money on the book I get charged high shipping costs that really cut into any money I thought I was saving. Not to mention I have to wait for a week or more for the books to get shipped to me.” An alternative to shopping online and paying for high shipping costs and waiting for books in the mail is to shop at UA BookStores. Students can get books immediately and don’t have to worry about shifting prices. They can also check out the condition of used books to make sure they’re getting what they want. All faculty requested materials are available through UA BookStores, so course materials are easy to get. Actually shopping in a store offers convenience and instant gratification that online vendors can’t match, and purchases help support campus clubs and student scholarships.

Get Cash Back

When the semester is over and students are finished with their books they have many options in terms of selling them back. Jamie Cohen, senior in engineering, says the most important factors in selling back his books are price and convenience. “I want to get the most money back without having to haul heavy textbooks all over the place,” he says. UA BookStores meets both of these demands with their Highest Cash Back guarantee to students that sell back their textbooks on campus. The The interviews contained herein are fictionalized accounts and any similarities to actual individuals is purely coincidental.

Despite the abundance of online vendors, it turns out that ordering your textbooks online from sites like Amazon might not be all it’s cracked up to be. Student Karen Myers explains that “I check the price of a book online, and then

Amazon

guarantee promises the most cash back as compared to other local textbook buyers or they’ll match it plus give you a $5.00 store credit. If you’re curious about how much you’ll get back for your textbook, UA BookStores makes it easy on their website, uabookstores.arizona.edu/textbooks. Or you can subscribe to receive “buy-back alerts,” an email that the BookStore will send you outlining the buyback value of the books you may have purchased earlier that semester.

The Complete Package

With so many options and locations, the official bookstore provides students with all the textbook solutions they need. Plus, money spent at UA BookStores goes back to the campus community through scholarships and campus programs, student employment, support for ASUA, support of the arts and more. While textbooks may never be as exciting as purchasing football tickets, they will give students the chance to get the most out of their classes and to succeed academically. Which, as most students (or maybe just their parents) would agree, is the most important thing.

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The fine art of gift-giving made easy.

Find something for everyone on your list without breaking the bank. By Theresa Mendez

Trying to buy gifts for anyone in your life can be a challenge. Just ask Andrea Martin, who struggles to come up with ideas for her friends and family every year. “I have a really hard time thinking of unique items to get my friends and family for their birthdays and holidays. I want to get everyone something they would love, but there aren’t too many places that have everything I need.” Like most busy students, Andrea has to balance school, work and a social life on a limited amount of time, not to mention on a budget. “On any given day of the week I have two to three classes, four or five hours of work and time I spend with my friends. I have school and living expenses that I have to be conscious of as well whenever I spend money.” This doesn’t mean that she wants to sacrifice giving great gifts to important people in her life. Andrea needs a place that has a wide variety of gifts for a wide variety of people all in one place that is located close to campus. With options limited on campus, Andrea chooses to shop at the University or Arizona BookStores for all her gift needs.

“UA BookStores has a really wide variety of gifts to choose from for all different people. I can find gifts for my entire family and all my friends in one place, and since it’s on campus it saves me time. Plus, I feel good about spending money somewhere that gives back to campus.” UA BookStores offers much more than textbooks and University themed apparel. With a wide range of gifts from jewelry to Papyrus greeting cards, pet accessories, sports memorabilia, and more, UA BookStores has something for everyone. For example, Andrea says, “I can get a Vera Bradley accessory for my Mom, a UA license plate frame for my Dad and Clinique products for my friends. I don’t think there is another store that has such a wide variety of gift options in one location. I really save time not having to drive all over the place buying one thing at a time, especially during the holidays.” Hard to shop for people are no longer a problem to buy for because anyone can step into UA BookStores while on campus and find a diverse selection of gifts to choose from. A visit to the main UA BookStores location in the Student Union Memorial Center reveals all the gift options the store has to offer. Andrea thinks “people

will be really surprised at what is sold at the BookStores. I found some really incredible stuff just by wandering beyond the textbook and books departments. There are some really cool gifts available there.” UA BookStores also offers options for people looking for convenience, including gift baskets with themes including Alumni, Birthday, Finals Survival, Get Well, Greek, Sustainability and Snacks. UA BookStores puts all the items together and will deliver it for free on campus. This makes gift baskets an ideal choice for people who don’t live in the Tucson area who want to avoid high shipping costs. No matter who or what you are shopping for, it should not be a stressful event. Gifts are usually meant for celebratory occasions and should be enjoyable to shop for. UA BookStores has a wide selection of fantastic gifts that are sure to make anyone happy, even time-crunched students on a budget.