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Jeff Garmany, a geography graduate student, rallies other university students for the budget protest in front of the Administration building yesterday on Thursday.
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Geography graduate student Jacob Miller stands next to one of his chalk drawings, for which he was arrested yesterday and cited on charges of criminal damage and disturbing an educational institution. Miller said he met his arrest with “disbelief.”
UA claims $1000 in damages for required clean up after protest advertising By Tim McDonnell and Hank Dean Stephenson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT A UA graduate student was arrested on campus after yesterday’s Arizona for Education rally and cited on charges of criminal damage and disturbing an educational institution. His crime: drawing with chalk. Jacob Miller, a graduate student in geography, was arrested just before 1 p.m., a few hours after he and about 10 other students drew pictures and messages in over 80 locations around campus. The drawings were part of yesterday’s student rally. Some depicted outlines of bodies with price tags, which rally organizers said were meant to represent the commercialization of higher education. Associated Director of Facilities Management Chris Kopach said he was contacted by the
University of Arizona Police Department and asked to assign maintenance personnel to wash up the chalk drawings. The process cost about $1,000, Kopach said. Many of the drawings were washed away by the time the rally began, at about 12:15 p.m., rally organizers said. An unnamed university employee called police at about 8:30 a.m. to report the chalk drawings said UAPD spokesman Juan Alvarez. Miller was charged on two counts of class one misdemeanor, each carrying a maximum penalty of six months in jail and $2,500, plus possible restitution charges for the cleanup, Alvarez said. Miller’s court date is set for Oct. 14. Chalk drawings are considered criminal damage because the university has to pay for someone to clean it up, Alvarez said. Miller said he was arrested sometime after the rally ended at 12:45 p.m. when officers flagged
FROM THE BLOG By Will Ferguson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The Arizona Daily Wildcat sent administration-beat reporter Will Ferguson to Flagstaff for the Arizona Board of Regents conference. Here are some excerpts from the news blog. For more Arizona Board of Regents updates, visit wildcat.arizona.edu.
Shelton supports Obama’s FAFSA legistlation
FLAGSTAFF — The Arizona Board of Regents discussed President Barack Obama’s plan to streamline the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a federal program designed to provide college tuition for students. The regents conveyed their support for the president’s three-part plan, which includes a restructuring of the online FAFSA form, modifications to allow students to electronically access information from their tax returns and simplifications to the formula used to calculate the amount of tuition received by students. The legislation regarding FAFSA is part of House Bill 3221, which was proposed by House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller. In addition to streamlining FAFSA, H.B. 3221, if passed, will establish a College Completion
and Innovation Fund that will fund programs designed to improve college retention rates. “Obama’s piece of legislation is very important and we are much in favor of it,” said UA President Robert Shelton.
Cost of education increasing, state not fulfilling promise
FLAGSTAFF — President Robert Shelton said the UA has been modest and consistent in its budget requests at the Sept. 24 Arizona Board of Regents meeting. He identified enrollment growth and retention of university faculty and employees as two critical areas where funding are essential. “The university has lost roughly 600 positions,” said Shelton. “We continue to see the loss of some of our best scholars to other institutions throughout the country.” ASU president Michael Crowe and NAU president John Haeger agreed with Shelton that funding enrollment growth is a critical issue. Crowe said the legislature is violating the state constitution by not providing adequate funding for an influx of new students. “The legislature has not said to stop enrolling qualified students,” BLOG, page 3
him down outside the Administration building. Miller said officers told him they were able to identify him using video surveillance footage. Miller told the Daily Wildcat his reaction to the arrest was “disbelief, surprise.” Alvarez said there were more than 80 instances where chalk was applied around campus. “It wasn’t just applied on the sidewalk. It was applied on other areas and it interferes with the aesthetics of the building.” The chalk drawings were spread out across campus, Miller said, including in front of both the UA Main Library and the Administration building. The drawings, he said, were meant to draw people’s attention to the important budget cut issue. Miller said his arrest would likely generate more support for his cause. “I guess it’ll raise awareness that there was a rally,” he said.“In that sense, it’s publicity.”
About 100 students and faculty rallied in front of the Administration building yesterday to voice their frustration with state budget cuts and the UA transformation process. Organizers said the event was a success in drawing attention to the lack of input students and faculty feel they have in university policy and funding decisions. The rally was organized by a group known as Arizona for Education, founded by graduate students in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, which communicates via the blog arizonaforeducation.com. The group, which met for the first time last week is comprised of graduate and undergraduate students interested in “conscience raising” about the current state of the UA, said geography masters student Kerri Jean Ormerod. “It’s not a protest,” Ormerod said of the rally. “It’s a defensive response.” Support and publicity for the rally grew throughout the week through a series of emails and word of mouth. Although the crowd was mostly of students, some faculty members were in attendance as well, including Marv Waterstone, a geography and regional development professor, who addressed the audience through a megaphone. “This is a wholly political process,”Waterstone said of the transformation.“It is subject to political change.” Organizers said the event was held in solidarity RALLY, page 3
Sustainability conference faces uncertain weather By Carly Kennedy ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Dry spells, unpredictable weather patterns, a drought spanning the entire Southwest — what a perfect time for UA water management experts to meet and discuss their plans for the future. Except those plans don’t exist yet. UA scientists, water resource consultants and water district managers met at the annual convention of the Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas group to wrestle with“frighteningly” unpredictable weather patterns and growing demand for water in the desert. Speakers highlighted a recent lack of weather predictability as the first signs of climate change in the Southwest. Group scientists said weather patterns in recent years are significantly different than 10 years ago, or what is academically known as non-stationary weather patterns. “Things are completely upside down,” said David Modeer, general manager of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District. Modeer said that past El Niño and La
Niña rain falls used to act as a measuring stick for the Colorado River height. Not anymore. “There is something going on here; and we are not really sure what it is … but something is going on,” Modeer said. Historically, researchers could use statistical trends to look into the future — but now the changing climate has changed the weather-equation. “Just like every engineer likes to have facts and numbers to make their designs, water managers look at historical weather data to make forecasts,”said Marie Light, a UA graduate student and convention attendee. “Now they don’t have that.” The group also discussed water management, saying they are in the early stages of creating a long-term water supply program for metropolitan areas in the Southwest; but the implementation will be done in increments. Water banking, using underground aquifers to store water, is proposed to be an important part of the water supply future along with reducing water allocation to cities, said John Sullivan, associate general manager of Water Group.
But as for the rest of the program, that is to be announced, he said. “In 1998 none of us thought that we would have a long-term supply program; now we are all wringing our hands thinking, ‘What do we do next?’” said Sullivan. Ever growing population size, along with the climate changes already evident in the Southwest, are making the future of water supply look bleak, researchers said. The panel hopes the academic community will aid with the early planning stages. “Things are not going to happen overnight,” said Bill Plummer, a water resources consultant. “My hope is that we are not going to invest a bunch of money in things that won’t work. But we need to have these things in the planning process.” As top researchers brainstorm ideas to satisfy America’s thirst for years to come, some say the answer is a little closer to home. “Meeting our future water demands is not an engineering solution — it’s a people solution,” Light said.
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Do you have a boyfriend? Yes. Do you know what a “Can do” list is? Um, no.
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You get a list of famous, or kind of famous, people you can “do” and get away with. OK, kind of like in “Friends”? Exactly. So do you and your man have “Can do” lists? Not an explicit one, but it’s kind of like if I were to meet Brad Pitt or that kind of thing then it would be OK. So who all is on your list? Well I have a thing for Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon. I’m trying to think. (Pauses) There are probably two or three more, but those are the three who stick out most in my mind. Those are all kind of old dudes though. I know, I know. I grew up watching the“Ocean’s” movies and my mom had a thing for George Clooney and it possibly just passed down.
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Big Tex went up at the Texas State Fair, decked out in his familiar Dickies and Twisted X boots, Sept. 21, 2009, in Dallas, Texas.
Officers caught on tape bowling on drug-dealer’s Wii LAKELAND, Fla. — It’s game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer’s home in central Florida. Surveillance video obtained by WFLA in Tampa caught the officers playing a Nintendo Wii bowling
OK, but are those all your choices? Your boyfriend doesn’t have any say in it? (Laughs) Um, I don’t know. We’ve never discussed it like that, so no. Maybe he can, he just never brought it up.
Guy: So he was dancing with his girlfriend and he didn’t have a boner and I was like dude, how do you not have a boner right now? — Student Union Memorial Center
Does he get a list too, or would you get mad at him? (Sigh) I wouldn’t be mad. We haven’t explicitly made a list but he’d probably do Jessica Alba. Yeah, she’s on my list too. And what’s the other girl’s name? Keira Knightley, he has a thing for her and Scarlett Johansson. If you got to pick who’s on your boyfriend’s list, would any of them be on there? Well, the likelihood that they’re going to date him are slim, so … Do you think having “Can do” lists is a good thing? Um, yes. I think it helps people in relationships realize what their general taste in women is and it helps clear the tension I think. A lot of times people freak out if you think another person is attractive and I don’t think that’s good in a relationship. So you’re not going to get jealous that he’s telling you through this list that he wants to bang other chicks? Not really, no. If it were anyone that we knew here then it would be a little bit different. But just generally knowing that he finds other women attractive is probably good for my psyche. — Brian Kimball
game, with one furiously jumping up and down in celebration. Officials say some of the officers could be disciplined. Officers with the anti-drug task force had just stormed into the home of the convicted drug dealer, who was already in custody. One Polk County
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LONDON — Burberry and its creative director Christopher Bailey made a triumphant return to London on Tuesday night, winning over a star-studded audience at the glitziest event of the capital’s fashion week. Bailey, who has helped transform the once staid brand into a fashion powerhouse, showed a series of short dresses, including many with a trench coat theme familiar to longtime fans of Burberry. There was just enough of the traditional Burberry plaid to keep traditionalists happy, while younger fans were drawn to the soft, sexy lines of the dresses, most of them in beige (long associated with Burberry) and pale greens and yellows. Some of the shortest dresses did not have enough length to complement the flowing fabric and too much sand can make any woman’s outfit a bit dull, but the show was still a master class in timeless elegance. “I thought it was beautiful, and very poetic,”said Hilary Alexander, fashion director of The Daily Telegraph newspaper. “The heritage was there, but it was like a ballet, a dance.” The crowd, including Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow, former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson, seemed impressed with the variety and vision of the show. The front row also included American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, “Slumdog Millionaire” stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson, a prominent member of the British government known for his snappy dress. He said the show brought Burberry from the past into the future. “It was a reinvention of the Burberry look,” Mandelson said. “The fabrics were great. It’s 21st century Burberry at its best.” Bailey used sequins and bright metallic silver fabric to set off some of his jackets and tops, adding glitter to the look, and also used padded shoulders for emphasis on several of the combination trench-dresses that were an important theme of the show. Belts were used for shape, and the models looked extremely feminine, their long flowing hair and natural makeup bucking a trend toward androgyny seen in other shows this week. The Burberry show was the largest and most eagerly anticipated of London Fashion week thus far, and the crowd arrived early to sip champagne or elderflower coolers on the steps of the Chelsea College of Art and Design near the River Thames. Harold Tillman, chairman of the British Fashion Council, said the week has been a tremendous success, with large crowds filling many shows. He said the trend toward prints had been noticeable. “There have been so many good, good shows,” he said. “There are great designers, showing freshness, fearlessness. It’s so exciting, it really is.” — The Associated Press
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UA providing safe bike storage By Devlin Houser Arizona Daily Wildcat When locking up his bike on campus, Mike McKisson, an adjunct professor for the UA School of Journalism, doesn’t have to worry about it being stolen. For a small fee, he rents an enclosure in the Tyndall Street Parking Garage, adding an extra layer of security for his transportation. “It’s worth the added peace of mind,” he said, noting his $500 single-speed bike with a $100 leather seat has never been tampered with or stolen. The small, impound-style lots in the university parking garages and the plastic bike lockers scattered on campus have increased in recent years, providing more students with extra protection against theft and vandalism. This year, the Department of Parking and Transportation Services increased the total number of lockers from 64 to 200, and the number of spaces available in the parking garage enclosures from 210 to 233, Davidson said. The enclosures are essentially walk-in cages, opened with a digital keypad lock, with a series of standard bike racks inside and a number on each space. A space on the rack runs $26 per academic year and is
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rented out through Parking and Transportation Services. “We put in every garage except Sixth Street Garage kind of a caged-in area that you can rent to lock your bike up in,” said Bill Davidson, a marketing manager at the department. Two years ago PTS expanded the program to include bike lockers, which are individual plastic compartments just big enough to fit a bicycle. The bike lockers cost $70 plus a refundable $80 key deposit per academic year. “(The bike lockers were installed) in response to many of the departments on campus, and students too, who came to us looking for something a little more personalized, something to call their own,”Davidson said. According to the latest available department data, both the lockers and enclosures are at about two-thirds capacity. In 2008, there were 332 bicycle thefts reported to UAPD, according to UAPD records, but no bicycles have been stolen or vandalized while parked in the enclosures or lockers, Davidson said. “When I first started riding to campus, I went immediately to one of those enclosures because I knew bike theft was a huge problem,” McKisson said. Parking and Transportation
Universities agree to ask Brewer, Legislature for more money
FLAGSTAFF —The first day of the September Arizona Board of Regents Meeting revolved around talk of an impending budget crisis. All three presidents of the Arizona universities said the funding request put forth in the
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Bicycle lockers, like the one pictured above at Tyndall Parking Garage, cost $26 dollars to rent a space per academic year and are located at every parking garage on campus except for the Sixth Street Parking Garage.
Services has received requests for more locker locations, Davidson said, and the University Medical Center recently made a request for more locker spaces because there is a waiting list for lockers around the UMC area. “We’ve sent out information to all the departments to let them know about the programs,” he said. “We’ve had requests from several different departments on campus that want the lockers right in front of their building.” A walk to the Second Street Parking Garage enclosure Wednesday showed three of the 15 spaces occupied with bikes. One of the bikes had a child-
carrying trailer attached. Justin Mamer, a mechanical engineering senior, wasn’t sure how to rent “those safe things,” referring to the bike lockers in front of the Mines and Metallurgy building. Mamer said he has not had any problems with bike theft or vandalism, but noted that his bike was not expensive and the lockers and enclosures might come in handy under different circumstances. “If I lived far away from campus and I had a nice bike, I probably would (use them),” he said. “But for my daily ride, a bike lock works just fine.”
Regents back universities’ fiscal needs
Crowe said.“It is not fulfilling its promise to fund these students.” With nearly 50 percent of Arizona residents on the poverty line, said Haeger, additional tuition increases could put the majority of the state in a situation where they can’t afford higher education.
fiscal year 2011 operating budget is not sufficient to maintain high academic standards. Originally the fiscal year 2011 budget called for a $136.4 million increase over the $4.67 billion fiscal year 2010 budget. After discussing the numbers in private session, the regents came up with a new figure that realistically represents the needs of the Arizona State school system: $459.1 million. “The message that we heard loud and clear this morning is that we owe it to ourselves to fully express university needs,” Regents Vice President Fred DuVal said. In a vote of 7-3 the regents agreed to send
an updated request to the governor and state legislature that identified the actual financial needs of the university system. The new request will include the new budget figure, however, the regents were skeptical as to whether the state legislature will take it seriously. “Basically the fact is that we need to present to the governor and the legislature what we have and what we feel the universities need to carry out their mission,” said Regent Bob McLendon. “I think it’s important we put it all out there in black and white what it is we deem to be necessary. That’s our job.”
Activist group denounces cuts, commercialization
with a planned walkout of faculty in the University of California system. Last week, the Graduate and Professional Student Council discussed the possibility of a walkout, but members decided instead to unofficially support the Arizona for Education rally. One issue that UA rally attendees seemed divided over was whether the state legislature or the UA administration were to blame for what rally-goers described as the commercialization of higher education. Political activism on campus is important because it gets the attention of state legislators via
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the UA administration, said Christopher Scott, an assistant geography professor. He added that he was concerned about the “long-term trajectory”of the UA and that this concern was widespread amongst faculty members. Arizona for Education will continue to have meetings in coming weeks, said gender studies doctoral student Angela Stoutenburgh, and might organize other events. Anyone interested in the group should visit its Web site. “I do think more people are aware and now they have an outlet,” Stoutenburgh said.
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Chik fil delay: a haiku Waits for hours to buy Chicken sandwich, waffle fries Like baby, he cries Not so Savvy Class has ended Must rush to lunch Once a week It costs $3 to munch Savvy students are crazy smart But the flock to the union en masse By the time they get their food They’ve already missed their next class Mall Traffic Getting to class on time Means running really fast Jumping across the Mall As bikes and boards go past Not looking both ways Can cause a lot of pain A bike took out my leg So now I walk with a cane Spandex: a haiku Fabric of magic Big or small, it fits them all For better or worse
Separate not equal: right to the altar needs altering
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n the controversy swirling around the moral and legal implications of same-sex marriage, activists and government officials across the political spectrum are raising their voices for and against gay couples’ right to marry. As reported Tuesday by The Associated Press (“Census: 150,000 gay couples report they’re married,”), the first U.S. Census information based on same-sex marriage indicates that there are 564,743 gay couples in the United States. On Oct. 11 and 12, LGBT organization Equality Across America’s National Equality March will descend on Washington, D.C. to demand “equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.” Their protest and demands are more than justified: to limit this liberty from any one American citizen, let alone a group of over half a million, is unconstitutional. Most who gay marriage are not opposed to the practical adoption, employment or insurance benefits that are already afforded to gay couples through civil unions. It is the name “marriage,” not the institution, that those opposed are struggling to restrict. Though he campaigned on a platform to support gay rights, even President Barack Obama is falling victim to this increasingly heated argument. President Obama said in a 2004 Illinois Senate debate, “gays should not face discrimination but should not marry.” By this double standard, President Obama is letting himself become the classic hypocritical political puppet. Denying gay and lesbian couples the right to marry is discrimination. The president instead supports civil unions, which are separate from marriages but provide gay couples “equal legal rights and privileges as married couples,” according to whitehouse.gov This double standard calls to mind the incendiary buzz-phrase of past fights for civil rights: separate but equal. Which begs the question: if marriage and civil unions are truly equal, why must they be separate at all? When the racist ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 was overruled roughly 60 years later with Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court ruled, “separate institutions are inherently unequal.” The privileges provided to
black students after Plessy v. Ferguson were always separate and never equal to the opportunities and facilities afforded to white students. The very same “separate but equal” paradigm between gay and straight couples will arise if marriage is to remain separate and thereAnna fore unequal. Swenson The parallel between the battle for the equal rights of gay Americans and the civil columnist rights battle of a scant 50 years ago for black Americans can bee seen in antimiscegenation laws. In the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, the court wrote in its decision, “Marriage is one of the ‘basic civil rights of man,’ fundamental to our very existence and survival (…) To deny this fundamental freedom (…) is surely to deprive all the State’s citizens of liberty without due process of law.” While one can be grateful that the fundamental freedom for straight couples to marry whomever they like was finally upheld, one might wonder why some groups of society are still limited by the government in whether they will be honored at the altar. The ruling went on to say, “The freedom of choice to marry (may) not be restricted by invidious racial discrimination. Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State.” It is about time a member of the Supreme Court called the restriction of marriage from gay and lesbian couples an incendiary word even close to “invidious,” an adjective that can mean offensively or unfairly discriminating or injurious but also obsolete. There should never be a constitutional amendment to prevent a freedom to any group of people in this “land of the free;” discrimination of any kind is obviously unconstitutional. Until “homophobe” conjures up the same apologetic fervor as “racist,” logical and empathetic Americans must realize that separate can never be equal, and that the fight for civil rights for all Americans is never really over. — Anna Swenson writes for the Wildlife section. She is a sophomore majoring in English. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu
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MAILBAG “Israel’s ‘Prisoners of Conscience’” article omits significant information
The premise of Gabriel Matthew Schivone’s article“Israel’s ‘Prisoners of Conscience,’”that Maya Wind and Netta Mishly were imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military, omits crucial facts and is deceptive and misleading. Specifically, while all Israeli 18 year olds are required to perform national service, not all Israelis are required to serve combat duty. Israelis may apply for exemptions for religious, moral or medical reasons. Israelis who do not wish to serve in the Israeli Defense Forces may instead apply for National Service, a program that started in 1971, where they volunteer at hospitals or for other worthy charities. As of 2005, there were about 10,000 Israelis who were in National Service programs instead of Israeli Defense Forces service. An Israeli citizen can choose National Service over the army by obtaining an exemption at least ninety days before their conscription date. It is obvious from the few facts contained in Schivone’s article that the girls didn’t apply for an exemption, but waited to instead be drafted and then disobeyed orders, most likely to obtain publicity. Lest the girls’ punishment, a little more than two months in jail, seem harsh, it is important to note that this is a lenient punishment when compared to other democracies. In South Korea, hiding from or cheating the draft process is punishable by up to five years in prison. Similarly, when the United States had a draft in the 1960s, draft dodgers were punished with fines and imprisonment. Famously, Mohammed Ali was fined $10,000 and sentenced to five years in prison for his failure to comply with the draft. To omit these crucial facts and write an article devoid of any context, stinks of bias and rank incompetence. Worse, publishing drivel unsubstantiated by basic fact-checking embarrasses not only the Daily Wildcat, but the UA as well. Jonathan Messing Pre-business junior CONTACT US | The Arizona Daily Wildcat accepts original, unpublished letters from all of its readers. •
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Sex with no strings attached; the new ‘relationship’ Tiffany Kimmell columnist
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he start of a relationship is thrilling, enjoyable and fun. The excitement of a new partner can make your stomach churn until you finally get comfortable with each other, and that’s when all the cute text messages and frequent telephone calls force many girls to put a label on the relationship. These girls may be jumping the gun and expecting a relationship before the other party is ready. Unfortunately, girls put a lot of pressure on each other to label and define relationships, even during the first few weeks of dating. A friend of mine use to ask me daily,“Is he your boyfriend yet? Do you want him to be your boyfriend? Where do you see your relationship going? Do you think he wants you to be his girlfriend?” This desperation to label our relationships isn’t just a college thing. It all started in grade school, when we labeled who our best friend was by swapping “best friend” jewelry. If the “best friends” bracelet didn’t define the relationship enough, the “best friends forever” heart necklace did. It seems as though we have carried the same need to define our relationships over into the dating world, but it looks as though girls are finally starting to do themselves a favor by following the classic KISS rule. “Keep it simple, stupid;”
having sex with no strings attached. Many young adults are altogether avoiding relationships and dating. Having a casual hookup with no strings attached is becoming the new “relationship.”After all, who has time for a serious relationship in between all the beer bongs and keg stands? For the many who are delaying the thought of marriage and creating families, hooking up has virtually replaced dating. Kathleen Bogle, a professor of sociology and criminal justice at La Salle University, conducted a recent study and found a major culture shift over the past few decades. Bogle interviewed college students on small and a large campuses, as well as recent college graduates. Based on the interviews conducted, the hooking-up phenomena traced back to the 1960s and the 1970s, when male and female students were thrown together in apartment-style dormitories. Students rebelled and fought against the strict rules on having a member of the opposite sex in your dorm, lights out and curfews. Forbidding members of the opposite sex in your dorm room seems like a crazy rule to enforce on a bunch of college students during the prime, sexual times of their lives. Now, we’ve learned to altogether avoid romance and head straight for the sheets. Many experts believe the main reason hooking up is so popular among young people in the United States is the age at which people marry for the first time slowly increased over the years. According to the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau, men in the United States marry for the first time around the age of 27, and women at about 25. Back in
the 60s, records show couples exchanged vows between 20 and 23 years old. Even though many girls these days strive to show off their most prized designer labels, whether it be a Louis Vuitton handbag or $300 jeans, labeling a relationship too soon only makes it appear more valuable than what it’s actually worth. It’s pretty hard to have any kind of relationship these days without stating the parameters on Facebook or Myspace. Even so, it’s important to avoid that urge to have “the talk” hoping to change your relationship status on Facebook. Soon “keep it simple, stupid” or having a relationship with “no strings attached” will be more socially accepted. For now, just KISS. — Tiffany Kimmell is a journalism senior. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.
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University of Arizona Police Department officers responded to Coronado Residence Hall on Sept. 16 at 10:46 p.m. in reference to possible drug activity. Upon arrival, officers met with a police aide who advised them that three unidentified females were hiding behind an electrical transformer on the southeast side of the building and that the odor of marijuana was detected coming from that area. As police approached the area, the three females tried to walk away. Police were able to stop the women and question them about their activities. According to police, two of the women admitted to smoking marijuana that evening and police cited the women on charges of illegal use or possession of marijuana. The third woman handed police a pink glass pipe that contained marijuana residue in it. Police cited her on charges of illegal use or possession of marijuana and illegal use or possession of narcotic paraphernalia. One of the women was underage and was transported to the Pima County Juvenile Center until she could be released to the custody of her parents. The other two women were released on scene. The incident has been referred to the Dean of Students Office.
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UAPD officers were stopped at a red light on Mountain Avenue at Speedway Boulevard on Sept. 17 at 12:24 a.m. when they observed a Ford Mustang convertible displaying an illegal license plate frame. According to police, the Mustang had a “Delta Gamma” sorority plate frame that obscured the word “Arizona” on the license plate. Officers initiated a traffic stop and asked the driver for her identification. When the woman reached into her wallet to produce a Minnesota driver’s license, police noticed a South Dakota driver’s license inside the wallet that the woman quickly tried to hide. Officers asked the woman about the two driver’s licenses and she eventually admitted to buying the South Dakota driver’s license for $100 and using it to get into bars and to buy alcohol. A records check revealed that the woman had a valid Arizona driver’s license, making her Minnesota driver’s license invalid. The woman claimed to have lost her Arizona driver’s license and thought it was legal to use her Minnesota driver’s license. The woman was advised of the cost and procedure for securing a duplicate Arizona driver’s license and she was cited on charges of possession of a fake ID. She was released on scene after being advised to remove or alter the license plate frame on her vehicle.
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UAPD officers responded to the Student Union Memorial Center on Sept. 16 at 9:10 p.m. in reference to a report of an unauthorized employee on campus. Upon arrival, police met with the employee’s supervisor, who told them that he had recently discovered that the employee had an active exclusionary order issued against him and was not allowed on campus. The supervisor told police he had not known about the order because the employee had failed to mention it. Officers contacted the employee, who claimed he knew about the order but was under the impression it had expired. He also claimed that he did not want any trouble, that it was his first day and that he just needed the job. Police escorted the man off of campus and advised the supervisor to suspend the employee until the exclusionary order can be removed.
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UAPD officers responded to Cochise Residence Hall at 5:02 p.m. on Sept. 16 in reference to a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, officers met with a man who told police his Honda CBR 600 motorcycle had been stolen from the parking lot just south of his dorm. He claimed he had parked the motorcycle on Sept. 16 at 1 a.m. and when he returned at 4:40 p.m. he noticed it was missing. He searched the immediate area but when he could not locate the motorcycle, he called police just prior to 5 p.m. According to police, the man told them that nobody else had a key to the motorcycle and the financing on the vehicle loan was up to date. Officers issued an attempt to locate order for the motorcycle and issued the man a Victims Rights form. Police have no suspects or witnesses at this time. 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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Cheerful clerk charms students Every week the Daily Wildcat gets to know a familiar face around campus. Who are you curious about? Send suggestions to news@wildcat.arizona.edu. Connie Monson delightedly rings up a customer at the Park Student Union on Sept. 15. Connie was recognized last year by the student unions for outstanding customer service and for working for the university for five years. Tim Galaz/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
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onnie Monson has always nurtured her environment. For the last five years Monson has worked at the Park Student Union as a cashier, and in all her time there, her lasting memories are rooted in the many relationships she has planted. “I just love being around people,” Monson said. “All the students make me happy.” In 1977, Monson’s brother-in–law called her and her husband an their home in Iowa. He was attending the UA and challenged them to check out what Tucson had to offer. Happy to get away from the cold blizzard months, Monson and her family agreed. Once in Tucson, Monson and her husband started their own landscape company and she worked there for 24 years before venturing into the cashier realm. After holding a position at Target for some time, she decided to try out the university — it’s been home ever since. Monson is happy in Tucson and calls the UA her second home. Both of her children attended the university, and all of her extended family and friends are here, too. To those near her, Monson is the loving smile that always brightens up the day. “She’s my sunshine,” said colleague Lupita Lopez, the dining service manager of the Park Student Union. “She joined our staff here five years ago and it’s been a happy marriage ever since.” Monson begins her shift at 8 a.m. and rakes in the smiles until 4:30 p.m. She’s scheduled five days a week, but it never really feels like work, she said. The majority of her day consists of learning people’s names and simply finding out what young people are all about. “I look at their CatCards,” Monson said, “and I’ll just start saying their name and thinking about who they are, so the name just comes to me the next time. Even seniors are amazed that I remember them.”
Many seniors even ask Monson for day-to-day advice, Lopez said. Students say these days, it’s difficult to find another cashier that cares as much as Monson. “She always asks about you and wants to know about your day,” said Torrey Plum, a senior majoring in English. “She takes a genuine interest in people — she really cares.” Monson has even acquired her own “fan club,” as many of her summer customers make the trek from the Student Union Memorial Center to the Park Student Union just to get that extra smile on the side with their meal. It’s even been said that many students give Monson Mother’s Day cards to express their gratitude. “I think she is everyone’s surrogate mother,” said public management junior Paul Gowin. Lopez said students truly miss Monson when she’s gone. “If she’s on lunch or out for an appointment, students ask, ‘Where’s Connie, is she on vacation?’” Hearing that people miss her makes Monson feel really good, she said. Although she is rarely down, it’s little things like these that allow her to bring all her positive nature — and hugs — into the equation. “If you’re ever having a bad day,” Lopez said,“she is my go-to hugger.” Although things like knitting and surfing the Web take up some of her free time outside of work, there is one hobby that most supports Monson’s nurturing personality and work ethic. “I do love gardening,” Monson said. Monson is constantly pruning the negativity from her life and trying to let the good in her surroundings shine through. “I just think positive every day,”Monson said.“I try to leave my bad thoughts at home.” “Seeing all the students coming in that didn’t even know we were here a short while ago, saying, ‘Oh Connie, you’re the best,’” she said. “That’s what makes me come in all the time, and that’s what makes me feel really good.”
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UN endorses Obama’s nuclear-free world goal MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS UNITED NATIONS — With President Barack Obama in the chair at an unprecedented meeting of the U.N. Security Council, major world powers on Thursday endorsed his goal of a nuclear weapons-free world and pledged to strengthen the shaky international system for preventing the spread of nuclear arms. The Security Council unanimously passed a U.S.-drafted resolution that endorses the eventual goal of “a world without nuclear weapons.” It lays out steps for nuclear powers to trim their arsenals, while making it harder for other nations to convert civilian nuclear programs to military ones. While it isn’t clear how fast this will come about, diplomats and private security experts called it the most significant U.N. action on nuclear weapons proliferation in years. U.S. officials said the council’s endorsement significantly boosted the disarmament agenda that Obama laid out last April in Prague. Among his goals are new cuts in U.S. and Russian nuclear warheads and missile launchers; U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which bans nuclear weapons tests; and a major effort to secure “loose” nuclear materials. The six-page resolution mentions neither Iran nor North Korea, both the focus of major proliferation concern, because other nations rejected U.S. attempts to include the two. However, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who joined other world leaders at the Security Council summit, called for tougher sanctions on the two if they don’t abandon their nuclear weapons programs. “We live in the real world, not in a world of postures and communiques. And the real world expects us to take decisions,” Sarkozy said. “What these two nations are doing undermines the very rules on which our collective security is based.” Diplomats from the United States and five other nations are to meet Iranian officials next Thursday, and Sarkozy said Iran had a last chance to halt uranium enrichment before an end-of-theyear deadline. If the talks fail, Iran must be penalized with “massive sanctions in the financial and energy sectors,” he said. Iran asserts that it’s developing
nuclear technology only for civilian purposes, and Tehran’s U.N. mission fired back with a statement calling Sarkozy’s remarks “totally untrue and without any foundation.” Thursday’s two-hour meeting was the first time that a U.S. president had chaired a U.N. Security Council session, and only the fifth time in 64 years that heads of government, rather than foreign ministers or ambassadors, have sat around the table. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi didn’t attend, although Libya is currently a member of the council. Obama has pivoted sharply from the policies of former President George W. Bush, whose administration disdained arms control treaties and emphasized building an anti-missile shield that Obama downsized and reoriented last week. Thursday’s Security Council action strengthens the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the cornerstone of efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. The treaty, which is up for review next year, calls on nations with nuclear weapons to reduce their arsenals. Nations without nuclear arms pledge not to acquire them and are guaranteed access to nuclear technology for civilian power, medical and research purposes. One aim of the new resolution is to make it harder for Iran and other nations to withdraw from the NPT after they’ve used it to gain access to nuclear technology, and then proceed to develop nuclear arms. In that case, the countries that supplied nuclear technology could, at least in theory, repossess it. Joseph Cirincione, the president of the Ploughshares Fund, a foundation that focuses on nuclear weapons policy, called the U.N. meeting a significant advance for disarmament, and for Obama’s agenda. “It obviously depends on countries implementing the steps they now agree to,” Cirincione said. “(But) you can’t take a trip without a map. The major countries have just agreed on a map.” Obama plans to host a summit next April in the United States on securing nuclear materials. He’s pledged to seek ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty, which the Senate rejected in 1999, though U.S. officials say it won’t be resubmitted to the Senate until next year at the earliest.
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Oregon State vs. Arizona
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Beavers have their own QB query yet to be resolved By Bobby Stover Arizona Daily Wildcat
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Arizona starting cornerback Trevin Wade returns an interception for a touchdown during the loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes last Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa. Wade and the defense will try to help put points on the board while also getting off the field, allowing themselves to catch their collective breaths.
By Tim Kosch Arizona Daily Wildcat It’s amazing what a difference a week makes. After beating NAU with relative ease, Arizona was riding a 2-0 record with a heavy amount of momentum. Just seven days later, a team once booming with confidence was left battered and defeated at the hands of the University of Iowa. So here are the Wildcats, a team on the brink, traveling to play in Corvallis, Ore., Saturday at 4:30 p.m. to take on Oregon State in a game that will likely determine just what kind of football team this is. “I think we all realize the importance of the game,” defensive coordinator Mark Stoops said this week. “A lot of games in this league could go either way. It’s very, very competitive. It’s almost like an NFL mentality, you’ve got to get every win you can get, and they’re not easy to come by. Not for us.” A win on the road this week would go a long way for Arizona. Winning any Pacific 10 Conference game is difficult, but doing so would be a huge emotional lift for the Wildcats. A win would also likely entail solid play from an Arizona quarterback —
something that has been missing so far this season. Sophomore quarterback Matt Scott started for the first three weeks, but the burden now falls on fellow sophomore Nick Foles. Fortunately for Arizona, the 6-foot-5 former Michigan State Spartan said he has the shoulders to support the weight. “It’s exciting to get the chance to be the starter at a great school,” Foles said Monday after it was announced he would start. “I’m really excited. I know we can do great things here, and I’m looking forward to practicing this week and getting ready for Oregon State.” It’s been a crazy week of practice for the Wildcats as they try to stay composed amidst the unavoidable sense of urgency in Tucson. The offense is changing a bit this week, favoring a more traditional, downfield style offense with Foles under center. With his arm strength, Arizona expects to utilize more of its passing playbook. Scott, who Stoops insists is still very much a part of the quarterback conversation, will see time on Saturday to give the Beavers different looks. What has raised some eyebrows, though, is the lack of intensity on defense. A call to arms this week was certainly in order, as the unit, that at
one time this season screamed confidence, has the difficult task ahead of stopping the Rodgers brothers — James, a receiver, and younger Jacquizz, the team’s starting running back. “They’re really good, they’re both really physical,” cornerback Trevin Wade said of Jacquizz and James.“You know they’re small, but they run with a lot of power so we’re going to have to wrap up and tackle well.” Both James and Jacquizz burst onto the national scene early last season in Oregon State’s shocking upset of USC, and since then have proven that their stardom is no fluke. Jacquizz is second in the Pac-10 with five rushing touchdowns, and both he and James have hauled in 19 receptions apiece. Stopping the Rodgers brothers and winning a game on the road is a challenge that no team looks forward to. But this is more than a chance to win a difficult game, this is a chance for Arizona to take the sour taste of last week’s loss out of their mouths. “This is going to be a good test for us,”defensive tackle Earl Mitchell said. “Oregon State is going to be tough, and we just have to be prepared for it. We’re just going to go out there and play as hard as we can and we’re going to expect a ‘W.’”
Keys to the game: Arizona Find success through the air and find it early. Arizona can’t afford to fall behind and rely on its rushing attack to bail them out. With an arm like Foles’under center, Arizona should take shots down field early and often, softening OSU’s defense and building Foles’confidence. Defense needs to be physical. It sounds brutal, but the Wildcats need to hit Jacquizz Rodgers in the mouth as much as possible. Take away OSU’s confidence and take the raucous Corvallis crowd out of the game early by outworking the Beavers and being more physical. Stay composed. This is a tough setting to win a game, young quaterback or not. If the Wildcats do fall behind, they need to stay positive and resist the urge to force things. Let the game come to them, and make plays when they need to. Players to watch: Arizona Nick Foles. This is obvious. If Foles can take advantage of his opportunity and assert himself as a leader, Arizona has a real shot at winning not only this week but for the rest of the season. Foles needs to trust his arm and take chances downfield to stretch the defense. Offensive line. Protect the new quarterback so that he has time to make his reads and battle the loud crowd. They also need to be more physical than the Beaver’s front-seven to open holes for UA’s running backs. Any WR. Arizona needs a playmaker in the passing game. Without tight end Rob Gronkowski, the Wildcats currently have no go-to guy, and that needs to change. The talent is there, and this is a golden opportunity for guys like Delashaun Dean, Terrell Turner and Juron Criner to step up.
The conversations in Tucson and Corvallis, Ore., surrounding the cities’ respective football programs have been eerily similar this past week. Both teams are coming off ugly losses last weekend to non-conference opponents and in each case the starting quarterback position has come into question. The difference between the Arizona (2-1) football team and Oregon State’s (2-1) is that only one team will retain confidence in their starting quarterback from last week. While the Wildcats will try to establish their passing game this week with Nick Foles — who will see his first career start for Arizona — the Beavers will go with last week’s starter Sean Canfield. Canfield — a senior and three-year letterman — began the 2009 season as OSU’s starting quarterback and played well in the team’s first two games — throwing three touchdown passes and no interceptions with a 76.7 completion percentage. But after a rough outing at home against Cincinnati in week two — where Canfield completed just 29 of 45 passing attempts with an interception — talk of a quarterback shuffle arose. “We disintegrated in a lot of ways (against Cincinnati),” said OSU head coach Mike Riley. “We did all the things that make you lose games. As an offensive unit we need to take a huge step forward. “But I have a lot of confidence in Sean (Canfield) and he’s done a lot of great things for our program. So I think we just need to clean up things offensively and then we’ll improve and everyone will be happy with our quarterback once again.” While Riley said he will stay with Canfield as his starter this weekend, he said nothing to refute the possibility that Lyle Moevao — an OSU starting quarterback in 2008 who is preparing to make his return from shoulder surgery ANALYSIS, page 8
Top-15 teams One weekend to get rolling await volleyball Soccer facing last opponents before treacherous Pac-10
By Nicole Dimtsios Arizona Daily Wildcat The Arizona Wildcat volleyball team will open the first week of Pacific 10 Conference play against No. 13 USC and No. 14 UCLA. Although No. 19 Arizona posted its best start in program history, it will not take anything for granted against the talented California schools. And while playing at home is always a comfort for Arizona volleyball, the biggest advantage this weekend for the Wildcats (11-0) will be the return of outside hitter Whitney Dosty. The junior had been sidelined since Sept. 9 when she sustained a hand injury during practice. “I broke the bone at the joint. I had to have two screws up in it to fix it,” Dosty said about the injury. “That’s the most of the pain just dealing with those in there.” Although the medical staff cleared her on Wednesday morning, Dosty will still wear a cast if she sees action. Sophomores Kaylen Bannister and Courtney Karst filled in nicely for Dosty while she was sidelined, but the presence of the 6-foot-3 player is something Arizona will use to its advantage. The Women of Troy have matched
Arizona’s win total, having won 11 straight after dropping their nonconference opener to Michigan State. Although USC (11-1) owns the series advantage (51-17) over Arizona, the Wildcats won the last meeting between USC at McKale Center and will look to make it two straight. “I feel like Pac-10 play is so much more magnified just because in almost every match you have two highly-ranked, very talented teams battling,” said junior setter Paige Weber. There will be no rest for Arizona as they take on the Bruins just one day later. Having fallen to them both on the road and at home during last year’s season, Arizona will look to win its first home match against UCLA since 2007. The best conference in the NCAA begins its matches this weekend, and with so many talented teams, everything is up for grabs. “USC and UCLA always have very talented teams,” said head coach Dave Rubio. “It used to be that there were the two elite conference teams, but now everyone is good.” The Wildcats will face off against USC at 6 p.m. today before playing UCLA at 6 p.m. tomorrow.
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The Arizona soccer team (2-5-1) is at a point where its season can go either way. This weekend may be the Wildcats final shot at moving their season in a positive direction, as they travel to California for a two-game road trip to take on University of California, Santa Barbara (4-4) at 7 p.m. tonight and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, (3-4-1) on Sunday at noon. “Certainly, the goal is to win both of these games as we finish up our nonconference schedule,” said Arizona head coach Dan Tobias. “When (we’re) playing outside of (our) conference, everyone wants to play against and beat a Pac-10 team.” Though both teams may be motivated to play against Pacific 10 Conference teams, such as the Wildcats, both are lower level squads that should give them the best chance to turn their season around. “This is definitely a good opportunity for our team to move toward getting our record back to .500,” said redshirt senior Devon Wharf.“If we play well in these last few non-conference games, it will give us momentum going into conference play.” The Wildcats are familiar with both teams, having played each of them last season. The Wildcats hosted UCSB on
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Senior Samantha Drees pursues a ball in last weekend’s 1-0 loss at the hands of Brigham Young University. Arizona soccer will play two small California schools before they head into the competitive Pacific 10 Conference schedule.
Sept. 28, 2008, at Mulcahy Stadium but suffered a 1-0 overtime loss. Arizona fared better against Cal Poly on Aug. 24, 2008 — their home opener last season — and should be capable winning against the two familiar teams. “We have a little history with both teams, a good chunk of our players have played against both teams,” Tobias said. “Both teams have done well in their respective conferences so we should still expect to play two very
good teams.” Despite the slow start, Tobias likes the effort that his team has shown but admits that effort doesn’t always get the best result. “One of the things that’s hard about sports is sometimes you don’t get rewarded for your effort. Our effort has been good, but we just haven’t gotten the results,” he said. “Our focus will have to be on the next match and trying to win that match.”
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Balanced OSU offense hopes to spoil UA roadtrip
— could see the field as soon as this weekend. The sixth-ranked passer in Beaver history for yards and touchdown passes did not play last season against the Wildcats due to the shoulder injury he sustained against ASU. “(Moevao) got his first practice last week against a defense unit,” Riley said.“He just needs to get his arm-strength back, but his motion looks good. I don’t know exactly how, when or in what situation, but there is a chance he’ll be ready to play in some capacity (against Arizona).” With two very capable arms directing OSU’s offense, the Wildcat’s secondary will have its hands full — even more so than last week when Iowa continuously found holes and threw for over 200 yards of offense. But the Beavers’ weapons do not stop at the quarterback and receivers. Running back Jacquizz Rodgers is arguably one of the Pacific 10 Conference’s best and averages over 110 yards per game, collecting five touchdowns in the process. The Beavers will plan to run a balanced offense Saturday, and according to OSU center Alex Linnenkohl, the team will likely rely heavily on its high-powered running attack. “We like to run the ball,” Linnenkohl said. “If (the offensive line) can get the right movement up front then we always have a great chance of executing well on our play. “We have several talented runners who can really run wild as long as we do our job up front.” Defensively, OSU’s gameplan is slightly more clouded. With a pocket passer in Foles getting the start and the potential for backup Matt Scott to get playing time due to his mobility, the Beaver’s defense has been forced to practice stopping both styles of offense. However, despite Arizona’s potent running attack anchored by junior Nic Grigsby, OSU’s defense has shown strength in stopping the run while conversely looking susceptible in pass coverage. Through three games, the Beavers have held opponents to just 235 yards on the ground but have allowed 834 yards through the air along with five scores. If this trend continues Saturday, Arizona head coach Mike Stoops’ decision to name Foles his starter could become crucial. “We haven’t seen a lot of Foles through the years, but I’ve heard a lot about him,” Riley said. “We know he’s a big guy who can throw the ball. But at the same time Scott is very versatile and can hurt you different ways in their offense. “Arizona has a foundation with good runners and a strong running attack, so from our perspective you have to start with (trying to stop) that in order to be successful.”
Players to Watch: Sean Canfield — Senior quarterback, 6-foot-4, 214 pounds — Had a strong outing against Arizona last season in a winning effort. In that game, he threw for 224 yards and one touchdown. The senior started the season hot but cooled off last weekend. With the pressure of Moevao getting healthy and looking for playing time, Canfield will need to step up this game. Jacquizz Rodgers — Sophomore running back, 5-foot-7, 191 pounds — Always a big play threat, Rodgers entered the 2009 season atop nearly every major award watch list. He’s already allotted over 340 yards rushing and five touchdowns. The sophomore saw little action against Arizona last season due to a shoulder injury in the first quarter. Keaton Kristick — Senior linebacker, 6-foot-3, 230 pounds — Touted as one of the best linebackers in the conference, Kristick is off to a very strong start this season with 22 tackles, one interception and a fumble recovery in OSU’s first three games. He also has a nose for Arizona’s offensive players as he tallied eight tackles in last year’s duel with the Wildcats. Keys for OSU: 1. Establish the running game — Arizona’s secondary is typically strong in pass protection. However, if opposing runners can get to that second level, they are free to run as the Wildcats showed against Iowa last week. 2. Limit Arizona’s running attack — No one is entirely sure what Foles will be capable of in the starting role. However, it is expected the Arizona will try to establish their running game early to take some pressure off the first-time starter. If the Beavers can get the cool-headed Foles under pressure, his mistakes could rise. 3. Forget the past — Nothing much positive came out of OSU’s loss to Cincinnati last weekend. Quarterback Sean Canfield and his offense need to put their failures in the past and focus their attention to a Wildcat team that is in a very similar position. They Said It: OSU Center Alex Linnenkohl on home-field advantage “When you’re on the road, noise is always a factor for the offense. We had multiple procedure penalties and full-starts last year when we were in Tucson. I think we had three or four on one series. So this time around they have to come here and deal with our crowd and our students and hopefully that’ll get them to make some mistakes as well.”
Sports Previews Women’s golf set to tee off season
The No. 17 Arizona women’s golf team will open up the fall season today in Franklin, Tenn., at the Mason Rudolph Championships. Seventeen teams will compete in a threeday, three-round event at the Vanderbilt Legends Club — a par-72, 6,217-yard setup. After a summer full of golf and about a month of practice, the UA women’s squad is ready to start off the season in full swing. “I think we’ve got the girls that are playing the best golf right now,” said head coach Shelly Haywood. “I’m pretty excited. We have a pretty good team going to Nashville.” The lineup will include senior Brittany Benvenuto, junior Alejandra Llaneza, sophomores Margarita Ramos and Isabelle Boineau, along with freshman Kyndall Ardoin. Haywood places a lot of emphasis on team chemistry, and thus, the five golfers are prepared to enter the tournament as a team and hopefully succeed as a team. The Wildcats have been doing team building exercises and inter-squad competitions to help strengthen that bond. “Even though golf’s an individual sport, we make it into a team sport,” Haywood said. “It is important for the players to know that your teammate has your back and you have theirs.” The Wildcat golfers must pick up the slack for each other as they are facing some of the top competition in the country. They will compete against 16 other collegiate teams including No. 1 ranked ASU, No. 2 Southern California, No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 Oklahoma State University. The Vanderbilt University South Course should play to the Wildcats’ strengths. The course is not too difficult from tee to green, but the greens are very large. Luckily for Haywood, the team is a terrific putting team. With the lineup set and the squad as prepared as ever, the women are ready to start the season off right. “Being the first tournament of the year, I can’t say I know exactly what to expect,”Haywood said. “But I can say I expect us to be very competitive.”
M-Golf brings four to San Diego for tune-up
UA Men’s golf coaches Rick LaRose and Andy Barnes will take four golfers to San Diego, Calif., this weekend for a one-day match against San Diego State University. Freshmen Juan Pablo Hernandez, Stefan
Cox and Trent Redfern as well as sophomore Philip Bagdade will make the trip. Redfern and Cox both competed in the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate earlier this month while Bagdade and Hernandez have yet to see the course. “We just need to get some guys out on the road and see if they can stand up to some competition,” Barnes said. “You can play well day in and day out at home, but it really depends on how well you can play on the road.” Barnes and LaRose hope to get the younger players more time on the course in a tournament setting, which will give them confidence for future tournaments. The four will compete against SDSU in an allday Sunday event. The team is not allowed to field a full team of five in such an event, therefore no team scores will be recorded. — Mike Schmitz
M-tennis to face Pepperdine
Eight Arizona men’s tennis players will travel to Malibu, Calif., this weekend to compete in the Pepperdine Wave Invitational which begins today and ends Sunday, according to Arizona Athletics. Five competitors are ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association preseason singles rankings including Arizona’s Jay Goldman, who is ranked No. 36, and Andres Arango, who is ranked No. 122. Arango and Goldman are joined by senior Ravid Hazi, juniors Andres Carrasco and Jay Goldman, sophomore Jason Zafiros and freshmen Frank Chen and Alex Johnson.
Back to the road for W-tennis
The Arizona women’s tennis squad is also set to hit the road as senior Ariane Masschelein will lead a group of four Wildcats at the New Mexico Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., this weekend, the athletic department said. Masschelein is coming hot off of a great streak at the Miner Fall Invitational and is looking to extend that level of play in Albuquerque. Along with Masschelein, junior Jane Huh, and sophomores Natasha Marks and Sarah Landsman will play in the tournament. The New Mexico Invitational will be the last stop before the Wildcats head to the Cal Invitational and the SDSU Fall Classic, both commencing on Oct. 2. — Arizona Daily Wildcat
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TriCats compete at duathlon championships By Tyler Kurbat Arizona Daily Wildcat Arizona TriCat members Cameron Green and Mike Shufeldt are headed to NASCAR’s famous Lowe’s Motor Speedway this weekend, but they will not be behind the wheel of any 750 horsepower vehicles. The 2009 International Triathalon Union’s Duathlon World Championship
is set to kick off Saturday in Concord, N.C., as nearly 1000 international multisport athletes look to represent their respective countries. Green and Shufeldt are hopeful that they can place highly after they complete their consecutive 10-kilometer run, 40-kilometer bike race and 5-kilometer run. “I’m feeling really good,” Green said Thursday. “We’ve been training really
well, and I’m feeling really ready.” Each duathlon competition is unique because they do not have standard distances or comparable times. The elevated banks of a NASCAR track should make for quite an interesting competition. “I hear it’s kind of weird going onto that kind of (NASCAR) track,” Green said. “The banking is designed for cars going 120 miles per hour,
and we’ll be going like 20 or 25 (mph on bicycles).” Humidity will be another factor for the pair of duathletes, who are accustomed to the dry heat of Tucson. “It’s supposed to rain all this weekend,” Green said, “but it’s supposed to max out in the low 80 (degrees) so it won’t be too bad.” The competition begins around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, but the finishing
time is what really matters to Green and Shufeldt. “Hopefully we finish in under two hours,” Green said. As for the rest of the TriCats team, President Matt Ward and company will head to Elephant Butte, N.M., to participate in the Elephant Man Triathlon. Participants will compete Saturday in a one-mile swim, 26.5-mile bike ride and a six-mile run.
Swine flu vaccine will be available in early October McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — The first doses of vaccine for the H1N1 flu virus will be available the first week of October, federal officials said Thursday, with millions more shipped every week after that. “There will be enough vaccine for every American,” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters at the White House. The first 6 to 7 million doses of the
H1N1 will be available mostly in the form of nasal sprays, with a small amount available in injections. They’ll be shipped from five manufacturers to providers such as doctors, pharmacies and schools identified by state governments. Some 40 million doses will be available by mid-October, and 10 to 20 million more doses will be made available every week until the end of the year. All will be free, though some providers may charge fees for the service. People will need to get two vaccines
— one for the regular seasonal flu, and one for the H1N1 flu. While officials say there eventually will be enough vaccine for everyone, they urged that healthy adults wait, so targeted groups of people most at risk from the flu — totaling 159 million — can go first. The five targeted groups most at risk are: pregnant women, those who live with or care for children under the age of 6 months, health care and emergency service workers, those aged
6 months to 24 years and anyone age 25 to 64 at higher risk due to chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems. However, pregnant women and children under 2 shouldn’t get the nasal spray. It’s made with a live, weakened virus, while the injected vaccine is made from inactive virus. For people age 65 and older, the risk of H1N1 infection is considered lower. Sebelius said the vaccine will work better and faster than originally thought.
It will immunize most people against the flu in eight to 10 days, she said, and people will need to get only one dose of the H1N1 vaccine. Earlier, the government had thought people would need two doses and that it would take up to three weeks to be immunized. Federal officials told reporters they’re confident the vaccine is as safe as those for regular flu — with normal side effects possible, such as sore arms.“There is a high degree of confidence in the safety,” Sebelius said.
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• friday, september 25, 2009 • arizona daily wildcat
Water photos show Near East By Anna Swenson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Think the closest you can get to the Middle East is a plate of hummus, tabouli and pitas? Think again. At the newly-opened photography exhibit, “Footsteps on Water,”striking pictures of water of all types — from lakes to wells to cooking water — gives the stuck-in-Tucson falafel-holics a close look at the beautiful and varied landscape of the Near East. Dozens of pictures from countries ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen are being featured in the exhibit, which is on display through the end of the school year. Community cisterns,
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Mischa Cantu, a media arts senior, perused photos at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies “Footsteps on Water” display. The exhibit featured pictures from Afghanistan, where Cantu used to live.
The”Footsteps on Water” photography exhibit in the offices of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies opened Thursday and featured photographs meant to convey the vital importance of water in the Middle East. Tim Glass/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
children playing in overflowing rivers and boiling tea are just a few of the subjects of the 19th annual event. At Thursday’s opening reception, students, professors and the public milled through the L-shaped lobby of the center. On an ordinary day, the area is home to a receptionist and hosts only office hours. For the opening of the art event, the smell of garlic and the sounds of many languages permeated the small space on the fourth floor of the Louise F. Marshall building. “Footsteps on Water” is meant to be a collection of images that convey the vital importance of water in the Middle East. The exhibit guide to the photos explains, “As a natural resource, it is scarce; in culture and rituals, it is fundamental; and in politics, it can be divisive.” A few particularly memorable images include a colorful photograph of
a harbor in Alexandria, Egypt, an elderly water carrier in Iran and a view of vibrant water pipes in the United Arab Emirates. The general concept of exhibition is a playful and peaceful approach to the natural resource that can be so scarce in the mostlydesertic Middle East. Several of the photographs are reminiscent of our own desert-filled state. One image depicts a waterfall in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco that recalls Arizona’s own Havasupai Falls, and a depiction of a sandstone gorge near Petra, Jordan, quite similar to those found around the Grand Canyon.
‘Footsteps on Water’ The Center for Middle Eastern Studies Room 470 845 N. Park Ave, Room 470 On display through May
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Festival highlights oddball VHS finds By Justyn Dillingham ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Some people go thrifting for good deals. But when Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher land in Tucson tomorrow, they’ll be hitting up every thrift shop in town in search of the worst deals they can find — the VHS tapes most of us wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. They’re the co-creators of the legendary Found Footage Festival, which compiles the wildest, weirdest and creepiest video clips they can find into a jaw-dropping parade of horror and hilarity. “It’s really about the thrill of the hunt,” said Prueher, who will be co-hosting two shows tomorrow night at The Loft Cinema. “About 99 percent of what we find is just pure garbage.” The festival was born nearly two decades ago in a Wisconsin McDonald’s break room, when a teenage Prueher stumbled on a training video for custodians. “I couldn’t believe how dumb it was,” he said. Reasoning that he’d never seen any custodians working there, he slipped it into his backpack and walked out. Something this terrible, he reasoned, had to be preserved. Over the years, Prueher and Pickett’s collection of bizarre VHS finds has grown to an estimated 3,000 tapes. The festival must be seen to be believed, but highlights include violent insurance videos, loopy aerobics videos, music videos by no-name artists, pool and gambling instruction videos by self-proclaimed experts and one unsettling ad for a Canadian couple’s movie-making business. In the ad, the couple stare at the camera and drone their sales pitch in a disturbingly deadpan tone. For years, Prueher and Pickett
shared their weird discoveries with their friends. In 2004, they decided to see what the rest of the world thought. “Someone suggested we rent out a theater in the back of a bar,” Prueher said. “We sent out some press releases, not really expecting much.” They found themselves with an unlikely hit on their hands. As well as unveiling a new feature — a slideshow of some of the weirdest video covers they’ve stumbled on — Pickett and Prueher will be filming part of their latest DVD, their fourth, at their Tucson shows. “We love The Loft and we love Tucson, so we thought this was the place to do it,” Prueher said. “The Loft attracts our kind of people. Last time we were there, a bachelorette party showed up.” The Found Footage Festival will be showing Saturday at 8 and 10 p.m. Adult admission is $8.75; seniors are $5.75; students and military are $6.50. The Loft warns that the film “may be dangerous for small children and the uptight.”
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