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Finding the light UA gymnast Victoria Ortiz put her dreams on hold due to depression, but her passion for gymnastics brought the Wildcat back and helped her overcome

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Rubbing the chalk against her hands, strapping her grips on tight, Victoria Ortiz takes a deep breath, says a small prayer and jumps into the air and grips the bars above her.

Ortiz is a Tucson native who never thought she would be a part of the UA gymnastics team nor be a gymnast at all.

“I was a cheerleader when I was eight and I wasn’t really interested in gymnastics,” Ortiz said. “But then I went to a gymnastics gym to learn more skills for cheer and the

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coach strongly suggested I should become a gymnast.”

Arizona Dynamics Club coach Gina Mueller-Martin suggested that Ortiz become part of her gymnastics program due to her quick ability to learn new skills.

“She was a little behind when she first started, but she worked really hard and moved up rapidly to get on our team,” Mueller-Martin said. “She was really physically gifted, having the highest vertical jump in the

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Uber’s self-driving cars coming to Arizona soon

BY JESSICA SURIANO @suriano_jessica

UA students may soon be requesting a self-driving car after Uber announced plans last month to ship some of its semiautonomous vehicles from California to Arizona with support from Gov. Doug Ducey due to Arizona’s more flexible registration and licensing requirements.

Uber originally planned to test the cars in California, but the company denied the demands of state transportation officials to register the cars specifically as test vehicles, according to a recent news release distributed by the office of the governor.

“While California puts the brakes on innovation and change with more bureaucracy and more regulation, Arizona is paving the way for new technology and new businesses,” Ducey said in his Dec. 22 news release. “This is about economic development, but it’s also about changing the way we live and work.”

Ducey signed an executive order back in August 2015 stating it was in Arizona’s interest to support the development of those technologies, by allowing testing and operation of self-driving vehicles on certain public roads, in order to continue to advance the technology.

This executive order said the state believes allowing self-driving cars to be tested in Arizona will result in job growth and research opportunities for academic institutions in the state.

A Self-Driving Vehicle Oversight Committee was created and designed to work with companies developing autonomous vehicle technology, to create the most supportive environment possible and promote public safety.

This committee, which first met last August, will aid in developing the policies surrounding self-driving technology, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation website.

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AN UBER SELFDRIVING Ford Fusion sits at a traffic light on Beechwood Boulevard and waits to turn onto Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh. The UA helped Uber develop the cameras for its self-driving cars through the College of Optical Sciences.

“In Arizona, autonomous vehicles have the same registration requirements as any other vehicle, and nothing in state law prevents testing autonomous vehicles,” an ADOT statement said.

This 2015 executive order generated a partnership between UA and Uber as well.

Uber donated $25,000 to the College of

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“Our cars departed for Arizona two weeks ago by truck,” Patterson said. “We’ll be expanding our self-driving pilot there in the next few weeks, and we’re excited to have the support of Governor Ducey.”

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Search for next UA president moves forward Search committee says quest to find next leader is on track, new president expected to be in place by fall semester

BY ANDREW PAXTON @Andrew_AzP

The search for the 22nd president of UA is “well underway,” according to Ron Shoopman, Arizona Board of Regents member and co-chair of the UA Presidential Search Advisory Committee.

Members of the 27-person search committee have spoken to nearly 150 prospective candidates for the position, with roughly one-third expressing interest in the position, according to Shoopman.

“I anticipate a successful search, and that we will have someone in place, on schedule, who can execute their vision and take the university to the next level,” he said.

The new president will replace current UA President, Ann

Weaver Hart, who announced last summer she would not seek a contract extension. Her contract of $475,000 per year will continue to be paid until July 2018, when her contract runs out, regardless of when the new president takes office.

Hart will remain at the university as a faculty member at the College of Education.

When the search began, the committee wasn’t sure what to expect as far as the number or qualifications of potential candidates, but so far the results have been encouraging.

“I am really happy with the pool of candidates we have so far,” Shoopman said.

He added that the pool consists of people from a wide range of locations, backgrounds

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Arizona regulators cut refunds for customers with solar panels

BY RANDALL ECK @reck999

Before the new year, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4 to 1 to end the practice of net metering by Arizona utility companies.

Previously, Tucson Electric Power would buy excess power produced by local consumers with solar panels at the retail price, under the net metering rules established in 2009.

TEP will now pay consumers a lower export rate for the excess power they produce instead.

TEP argued rooftop solar customers did not pay their fair share of fixed grid costs. In the old system, TEP believed non-solar customers were disproportionately burdened with these costs.

Former Corporation Commission Chairman Doug Little hailed the adoption of the new policy in an Arizona Corporation press release on Dec. 21.

In the release he said he believes it simultaneously protects the current investment of solar customers, while also more fairly distributing the cost of power between energyproducing and non-energy producing customers within the current market.

Consumers with solar panels installed at the time of this decision will continue to receive the benefits of net metering for the next 20 years.

Those who install solar panels after the decision will have an export rate calculated and fixed for 10 years.

Consumers will also be credited daily for excess energy, instead of the old monthly banked credit system.

The commission will be responsible for approving export rates for each state-regulated utility’s rate cases.

The rates will initially be based on an approximated fiveyear cost of solar energy from an industrial solar farm.

In the future, utilities will be required to develop five-year cost avoidance analyses based on conventional production, to determine the export rates provided to consumers. Export

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rates cannot decrease more than 10 percent each year.

Tom Forese will serve as the body’s chairman in 2017, with Boyd Dunn replacing Bob Stump as the commission’s fifth member. The board is currently composed of five Republicans serving four-year terms.

Commissioner Bob Burns cast the sole vote against the decision. Burns, in his written dissent submitted Jan. 3, said he was concerned the commission did not factor in all potential benefits from individual solar investment, including the potential environmental impact.

He also said he believes export rates should be fixed for 20 years, or at least the average lifespan of a solar panel, as argued by local Arizona businesses, instead of only 10 years.

Solar is now a much less appealing investment, said Remington Franklin, a UA geography graduate student.

Russell Lowes, Energy Committee Chair at the Rincon Group, said the Arizona solar industry will reel from solar customers’ increased energy cost produced by this decision.

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provider in Phoenix, observed a 95 percent reduction in applications for rooftop solar panels after a similar decision, Franklin said.

Lowes said promoting demand-side energy management is the most economically and environmentally friendly policy for Arizona.

Because of this decision, Lowes said he foresees thousands of potential job losses within the state solar industry.

He said the corporation commission unfairly argued that solar customers placed a heavier financial burden on non-solar consumers.

When non-generation costs such as transmission and distribution are factored into the cost of centralized solar, the consumer rooftop solar generation ends up more cost effective for the utilities, according to Lowes.

Before the decision, Lowes said he organized a protest against this change in Tucson, that the UA Students for Sustainability attended.

Lowes said he will now continue to promote the interest

of all consumers and the environment at all upcoming rate cases.

During the protest, UA environmental studies senior Diego Martinez-Lugo, who serves on the UA Students for Sustainability Energy and Climate Committee, said continuing to rely on coal and natural gas threatens our water, air and public resources.

Former Commissioner Bob Stump disagreed.

“To have maintained status quo would have made the industry, long term, less competitive, and less selfreliant,” Stump said in an ACC Dec. 21 press release.

TEP also has asked the commission to allow a 70 percent increase in fixed cost and a seven percent increase in hourly rate to take effect this month along with the new export rate regulations.

Little said it is impossible to satisfy everyone and that the policies laid out are probably not perfect.

He said he does believe a reasonable balance was established, laying the groundwork for future steps.

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and professions.

“We have internal and external prospects, sitting presidents and provosts at institutions across the country, and some from outside academia as well,” he said. “It’s a very diverse pool.”

He said the fact that so many candidates are interested confirms that UA is a highly regarded institution.

“It’s not a surprise, but it’s nice to hear,” Shoopman said.

Shoopman said all qualified prospects are being considered for the position, and that the search is being conducted in an “open and honest” way.

He said committee members were encouraged to suggest potential candidates from wherever they may come from.

“We don’t have someone in our hip pocket,” he said. “The committee is dedicated to finding the best person, and are working very hard to get that done.”

Leadership and faculty groups at the university were also consulted and asked to make suggestions, he added.

When the committee first met in October, the firm hired by the university to assist with the search stressed the need to keep prospects confidential in the early stages of the search.

“The quickest way to lose a potentially good candidate is for that person to be prematurely revealed as a candidate,” said William Funk, president of R. William Funk & Associates.

“The better the candidate, the more sensitivity there is to being revealed too early in this process,” he said. “Those individuals will have more to lose.”

Shoopman said the committee is currently still open to adding new presidential prospects.

“Being agile and flexible is important,” Shoopman said. “We don’t want to close the door early when there might be someone sitting on the fence waiting to express interest.”

He said he expects the committee to start working through and narrowing down the prospects at their next meeting.

A date has not yet been confirmed, but it’s scheduled to be held later this month.

“Right now we are doing a lot of reading,” he said. “The CVs of the prospects are very impressive, they are all very accomplished.”

With so many qualified people interested, he said the committee has a difficult job.

“But it’s a good problem to have,” Shoopman said. “Now the committee is working with the search firm to make sure we find the best person for the job.”

Once prospects are finalized and the committee has made its recommendations, he said interviews with candidates will begin later in the spring, with the goal of having a new university president take office by August.

“That way they can begin the fall term with new leadership in place,” he said.

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In the most recent news release about the Uber partnership with Arizona, Ducey said the executive order was signed with an emphasis on “innovation, economic growth, and most importantly, public safety” and the news release also called California’s requested regulations for the cars “burdensome.”

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 94 percent of car crashes can be attributed to human error. Companies such as Tesla Motors argue self-driving cars could reduce this statistic greatly.

Danielle Muoio of Business Insider was able to get behind the wheel of one of Uber’s self-driving cars in September 2016.

“The braking was smooth, the response time was quick, and it handled intersections just fine,” Muoio said in her article. “But there were a few times a driver had to take over.”

According to Muoio, unpredictable human drivers, bridges, extreme weather, some vegetation around roads and obstacles that move, such as a family of ducks crossing the road, still pose operation problems for the self-driving cars.

In a statement, ADOT said they hope the cooperation, common-sense approach and the state’s favorable climate will encourage even more companies to test autonomous vehicles in Arizona.

“Arizona is proud to be open for business,” Ducey said in the Dec. 22 statement.

“California may not want you, but we do.”

Blog post lands Sacramento State professor on Fox News, prompts barrage of hate mail

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the column. He subsequently agreed to appear on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Fox News because he wanted to clear up a misconception that he wanted Trump censored, he said.

The next five minutes weren’t exactly what he had expected.

“I am assuming you were speaking not literally but figuratively about Trump being banned from Twitter,” Carlson said. “I don’t imagine as a professor you are in favor of banning people from expressing themselves. But what point were you trying to make?”

Palermo said he was trying to make a rhetorical point.

“It was uncontroversial of me to accept the science of climate change that 98 percent of the world scientists believe is true,” he said. “No amount of ideology will change the physics of that.”

Carlson repeatedly asked how Palermo came up with the 98 percent figure.

“Are you a scientist or have you polled scientists?” he said.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State history professor Joseph A. Palermo set off a conservative firestorm after writing that people who deny climate change “shouldn’t be allowed” to use social media, GPS-directed drones or nuclear weapons.

“I’ve always believed that people who dismiss science in one area shouldn’t be able to benefit from science in others,” he wrote Dec. 27 on the Huffington Post website. “If Trump and his cohort believe the science of global warming is bogus then they shouldn’t be allowed to use the science of the Internet for their Twitter accounts, the science of global positioning for their drones or the science of nuclear power for their weaponry.”

Palermo began to receive hate mail when conservative websites ran stories about

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“How did you get that figure?”

Palermo fumbled for answers, mentioning the Pentagon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and California’s governor and state Legislature.

Palermo said he wasn’t prepared to defend climate change when he came on the show. “I’m the one who walked into it because I brought up 98 percent,” he said Friday. “The reason I couldn’t quote it was because I’ve read it in like 50 places.”

He said he received 50 negative emails and blocked 200 people from his Twitter account after they sent various messages, including one suggesting that he commit suicide and another saying he is lower than vermin, he said.

Palermo forwarded some of the email to Laura Dunham, an associate producer for “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

“On a personal note: I’m so, so sorry about the hate mail,” she

responded. “Those emails you forwarded me were filled with very cruel and ugly things. I hate to see that.”

A Fox News staff member said no one was available to comment on the Palermo appearance.

The segment gave conservative bloggers another run at Palermo.

“The Daily Caller and The Blaze said I got owned by Tucker Carlson,” Palermo said.

He said former students have praised him for his performance, and climate blogger Peter Sinclair and science writer Shawn Otto came to his defense.

“In my bubble, it has been very positive,” he said.

Despite everything, Palermo said he would go on the show again. “What I’m thinking is that we are entering a rightwing dominance in Washington and people like me—even if we take some abuse—we need to jump into that bubble any way we can.”

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kind and passengers are likely to see changes to airport security in response to the attack.

Violent attacks in airports such as the Jan. 6 shooting

BY LEAH GILCHRIST have caused uneasiness in @Leahcgilchrist those who frequently travel through airports. In response irport security screenings to past attacks, the T.S.A. has are put in place to ease increased security measures to the minds of passengers ensure personal safety of their while traveling, but in reality passengers, however most they only create the illusion of steps taken are only after a public safety. serious incident.

Travelers who frequent Over the last 20 years, security airports are familiar with the at airports has changed with security and screenings of passengers in mind. Each airports around the world. measure taken at these screening Transportation Security checkpoints is intended to give Administration officials passengers the peace of mind, have created guidelines for that while traveling, each person passengers in order to ensure in the airport has faced the same their safety T.S.A. screening while traveling. process.

The process of The problem Though removing shoes, the process with T.S.A. belts, coats and of security screening is screenings can anything in a pocket is routine that many of the often be long for frequent measures taken for and drawn flyers. However, filing from passenger safety are out, even after one line to the removing articles after an attack of next, personal of clothing, a certain type has safety is still not having personal already taken place.” guaranteed. The belongings problem with scanned under T.S.A. screening an x-ray and is that many of having a body the measures scanner, safety is still taken for passenger safety are not guaranteed. after an attack of a certain type On Jan. 6, Esteban Santiago has already taken place. Many flew to the Fort Lauderdaleof the guidelines passengers Hollywood International Airport face today are a reflections of from Alaska, where he had past acts of violence. checked a firearm. Santiago— After Richard Reid’s failed who had reportedly followed attempt to ignite an explosive the T.S.A.’s guidelines for flying in his shoe during a flight from with a gun—retrieved the firearm Paris to Miami in 2001, T.S.A. from the baggage claim upon changed their airline safety landing in Fort Lauderdale, regulation to include having loaded it in the bathroom and passengers remove their shoes. then opened fire in the baggage Incidents such as these cause claim area. the T.S.A. to change airline safety Five people died in the attack, regulation, but taking action after and many others were injured. an event is a reactionary measure, This is not the first attack of its to put passengers at ease.

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Putting the politics of acquiring weapons used in these attacks aside, this is ultimately an issue of public safety. The reality of living in the U.S. has become the uneasy feeling that gunfire could break out in any public place.

Americans want to think their safety is ensured, especially after security screenings, while at airports. The reality is that still is not.

The attack at the Fort Lauderdale Airport is proof that even after all the security screenings passengers endure and guidelines put in place by the T.S.A., a gunman can still find their way into an airport.

These acts of violence come from a select few, but the consequences fall on the general public.

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It’s become a vicious cycle in our country of a violent attack on public safety, tightening security and creating a new step in the screening process to prevent a similar incident from happening again.

While the screening process is most common at airports across the country, it’s becoming increasingly common in other public places including museums, tourist attractions and public gathering areas across the country.

It might be seen as a hassle to some, but the reality of ensuring public safety in our country is having the contents of your purse checked and walking through a metal detector.

Even then, our safety still isn’t guaranteed.

The screenings Americans

face are a placebo to put the average American’s mind at ease. It gives the illusion every person is screened and that the establishment they’re entering is a safe place to be.

Security screenings are for people who don’t mind following the rules and guidelines of our society. If asked to search their bag for weapons, these people will comply. When asked to remove shoes and coats for screenings, these people will comply with regulations. The select few looking to cause harm to the public in a public space will find a way around security screenings, just as Santiago attacked the baggage claim area after having already gone through security screenings before his flight.

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Make the Grand Canyon grand again Antiquities Act of 1906. But this past week President Barack Obama declined to make this land into a national monument. The people against this land act do not want the land around the Grand Canyon to become

BY CLAUDIA DRACE a national monument because of the high @ClaudiaDrace amounts of uranium in this area and the surrounding trees that could be exploited hanges in federal land rules, and for logging. rejection of land protection, could If this area were a national monument it change the federally owned Grand would make mining and logging illegal.

Canyon National Park as we know it.

As of 2012, President Obama put a Having most of United States’s west 20-year ban on uranium mining across owned and maintained by the Federal a million acres surrounding the Grand Government of the United States Canyon, which will allow the mines to diminishes pollution, allows U.S. citizens reopen in 2032. to enjoy these national lands without worry If the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage of the rise of commercial development and National Monument Act would have keeps the land from burdening the local passed, it would put an indefinite ban on governments with their high uranium mining around maintenance bill. the Grand Canyon.

Those in support The national monument’s The land in of keeping the federal advocates, who are government involved the proposed primarily made up of in federal lands include monument conservationists and tribal conservationists, hunters, would have groups, see uranium mining anglers, hikers and many as harmful to the Grand protected the Canyon. Uranium mining more who enjoy our national parks.

Colorado River and has caused problems Last week, a new rule its watershed from with pollution and water was supported by the GOP in the past, potential uranium contamination and passed in the House, and are still lingering. making it easier for federal pollution due to The land in the proposed land to be transferred to mining activities.” monument would have local governments. protected the Colorado This new rule could River and its watershed directly affect the people of from potential uranium Arizona, making it possible pollution due to mining activities. for the Grand Canyon to be passed along This potentially endangered water supply, to Flagstaff. supplies drinking water to over 25 million Flagstaff has largely profited from the people who live downstream from the lands.

Grand Canyon in past because of the The land is sacred to Native American tourists it brings to the town, creating culture, and the mining companies would money for local businesses. The problem not only take up their space, but likely with local governments being in charge of release a tremendous amount of pollution. land like this is the local government will The creation of the Greater Grand Canyon have to pay to maintain the land, which Heritage National Monument was officially would come at a large cost for the residents backed by the Hopi, Navajo, Hualapai and of Arizona and the people of Flagstaff.

Havasupai tribes.

Those who support the transfer of By keeping the land in the American West federal land to local land are not pleased federal, we are allowing this space to remain that this land cannot be taxed because it untouched by potentially harmful private is not property of the state. In order to pay corporations and developers. for this land, state taxes would have to rise The beauty of the west is its natural land or pieces of the land would have to be sold and scenery, used for outdoor recreation, off to private developers, which defeats and enjoyed by so many people. Though the purpose of having these protected the argument could be made that this land federal lands. could be used to create money, rather than Arizona’s Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva just sitting there, the land already indirectly is one of the Arizonans that is in support makes money. Cities like Flagstaff, and of Arizona’s land being protected and their local businesses, make money from maintained by the federal government. the tourists that visit from across the state, Grijalva attempted to pass legislation country and world. that would make 1.7 million acres north So much of the natural world has suffered and south of the Grand Canyon the at the hands of humans, the last thing the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National world needs is more dilapidated land.

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BY HANNAH DAHL @DailyWildcat

2016 saw many scientific discoveries like advanced drone technology research, the first space mission to an asteroid launched, and the EMDrive broke the laws of physics, just to name a few. With new innovations and breakthroughs in science happening in the blink of an eye, we decided to make it easier to stay up to date on some important approaching news.

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New data from the UA-led OSIRIS-REx mission You can expect to hear more about the OSIRIS-REx mission in 2017, as it will be reaching several important milestones throughout the year. First, the spacecraft will begin searching for special types of asteroids, dubbed “Trojan Asteroids” after the famous story in Greek mythology, for twelve days during the month of February. This investigation is just part of the research being collected while the spacecraft is in en route to its target destination, the asteroid Bennu.

Also occurring during 2017 is the OSIRISREx flyby of the Earth, scheduled to occur in mid-September. The spacecraft will use the energy it gleans from being sucked into Earth’s gravitational field like a slingshot to help propel itself during the final stretch to Bennu.

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Results from an NCAA-funded sleep study are almost here The results of the study looking at sleep patterns in college athletes are scheduled to be released in January. The UA research team, led

by Amy Athey , director of Clinical and Sport Psychology Services with UA Athletics, and Psychiatry Assistant Professor Michael Grandner,

NASA/JOEL KOWSKY

THE UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE Atlas V rocket carrying OSIRIS-REx lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

studied the sleeping behaviors of student athletes and how those behaviors can impact the physical and emotional well-being of the individual.

The study also included an experiment that tested methods of improving the quality and effectiveness of sleep in college athletes.

This research will provide athletes, coaches, parents and researchers with valuable information on how to enhance the health of student athletes. The results of the study will be presented this month at the NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

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2017 is expected to bring the heat The new year may have ushered out El Niño and a three-year streak of record-breaking heat, but don’t be in a hurry to exchange your flip flops for a pair of winter boots in 2017. According to a report published by Climate Central, 2017 is expected to be another year of unusually high temperatures. Due to the fact that 2016 saw one of the strongest El Niños on record, 2017 will likely experience a small dip in temperatures, although the dip

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OSIRISREX BEING ENCASED inside fairing at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility in Flordia to prepare for the upcoming launch.

won’t be significant enough to prevent this year from becoming one of the hottest in 130 years.

El Niño is contrasted by La Niña, names given to the warm and cool temperature fluctuations that occur between the eastcentral Equatorial Pacific’s atmosphere and the ocean. Each phase typically lasts around a year, with El Niño associated with warmer temperatures and La Niña associated with cooler temperatures.

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ARTS & LIFE

Matt Haimovitz

Haimovitz worked with a different composer for each overture accompanying the suites, including Philip Glass, Du Yun and Classical music simply has the ability to Vijay Iyer, and noted how working with each soothe the soul. It allows us to listen, learn composer differed significantly. and maybe even understand the world “Working with these different people was slightly better. Any Tucson resident looking a great experience, and having feedback to get their classical music fix should catch from actual living people was definitely one of cellist Matt Haimovitz’s performances helpful,” he said. “When playing classical next week as he performs J.S. Bach’s music, a lot of time is spent working with six suites for solo cello, with each suite dead composers, and obviously I can’t accompanied by an overture written by one ask them questions so it seems like I of today’s great composers. have to always play detective, so to have On Friday, Jan. 13, Haimovitz will immediate feedback from these composers perform three of the six cello suites, each at was incredible.” a different location around He also added that each Tucson. Then, on Saturday, composer was different, Jan. 14, he will return to the For many with a different personality, UA campus and perform years I have a different working process the final three suites at been interested and a different style of Crowder Hall. recording. Some were more in taking laid-back than others, but “For many years I have classical music each was very different in been interested in taking outside the normal their technique, so it greatly classical music outside the normal confines and confines and benefited Haimovitz to have presenting it in different presenting it in these exchanges. ways,” Haimovitz said. “This “When people see these different ways.” cycle allows me to break performances, I want them up the series and introduce to be surprised by the range —Matt Haimovitz, of the instrument and what it people to this music in an Cellist can do and to come out with unexpected way where they might not come across it a sense of the incredible normally, and then sort of wonder that is the Bach cello build up some momentum for the final part suites and that this could come out of the of the cycle.” mind of a human being and the genius of The first performance will take place that,” Haimovitz said.

Friday at 11 a.m. at the UA Bookstore.

Haimovitz has played cello for around 35 Then, Haimovitz will make his way to Hotel years, and he also mentors and teaches a Congress for a 1 p.m. show, then finish up small group of young cello players at McGill these sneak peek performances at 3 p.m.

University in Montreal. at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, “It’s been wonderful to have this building up to the final performance the opportunity to see the next generation and following evening. the new responsibilities and new challenges He calls this series “A Moveable Feast,” they will face,” he said. “There is so much inspired by the Ernest Hemingway book of talent out there and I learn so much from the same name. them every day.”

“Hemingway used this ‘moveable feast’ Haimovitz and his students even worked idea when describing and discovering Paris together to create an album which went on to for the first time. Once you encounter that receive a Grammy nomination. gorgeous city, it remains with you no matter “Matt will change the way people think where you go in the world,” Haimovitz said. about classical music,” Susan Holden, “You will always carry Paris and that is sort of marketing manager for UA Presents, how I feel about the Bach cello suites.” said. “When you leave a Matt Haimovitz “I feel like even if you have never performance, whether it be in a hall, a encountered them, once you encounter bookstore or hotel lobby, you will feel the joy, them, hear them, engage with them, you beauty and magic that his music brings.” always have this music with you basically,” Tickets for Saturday’s Crowder Hall he said. performance start at $15 with discounts

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to bring Bach to UA

BY ALEC KUEHNLE @ThrowMeAnAllie

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CELLIST MATT HAIMOVITZ WILL be playing at the UA Bookstore in the student union on Jan. 13 as part of his Moveable Feast concert series.

available to students, seniors and military members.

Tickets can be purchased online at UAPresents.org or at the Centennial Hall box office. The show starts at 8 p.m. Friday’s sneak peek performances are free and open

to the public.

“When it comes to doing what you love, don’t be discouraged. If you have something to say, just follow your path and your dreams,” Haimovitz said. “If you can’t live without it then by all means pursue it.”

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New UA exhibit looks at art conservation

BY JAMIE VERWYS @DailyWildcat

Inside the UA Museum of Art hangs paintings that have withstood the storms of time, lasting over 500 years.

When someone views a piece at a museum, they’re seeing it at its best, but numerous evaluations and treatments take place before art makes it to the gallery wall.

UA Museum of Art curator Olivia Miller wants the story of art conservation illumined for the public in an upcoming exhibit.

“Exposed: The Art and Science of Conservation” will run from Jan. 14 to May 13 and will feature examples of deterioration threats to artwork, as well as a peak in to the work of art conservators.

“When people come in here they don’t see what it’s like behind closed doors and the effort that goes into preservation of the objects,” Miller said. “I think they have a right to know because it’s a public museum, and they should know what we’re doing to keep their culture safe.”

The exhibit will feature pieces exemplifying what conservators call the 10 agents of deterioration, a list of potential risks to artwork.

The museum turned to their own collection for real examples of damaged and repaired art, including a heavy painting damaged by physical force.

“At some point, the conservator believes someone dragged it, because it was so heavy,” Miller said. “Physical forces can be something as simple as somebody mishandling an object, it could be an earthquake, it could be an ancient vase buried under layers and layers of dirt, damaged in shipping, so that’s a good lesson to museums everywhere to always use a licensed art handler.”

Other dangers to art include fire, water, temperature, pollutants and theft.

Conservators and museum staff are challenged with protecting the longevity of artwork without losing its essential history and story.

“It’s about balancing the commitment to artists and the commitment to giving the public the optimal viewing experience, and that comes with risks,” Miller said. “You want to restore and get it as close as possible to the original intention, but at the same time you want to be as hands-off as possible.”

Longtime private art conservator Linda Morris specializes in traditional painting on canvas and watercolors on paper from her studio in Tucson. The Linda Morris Studio serves private collectors, historical societies, museums, colleges, galleries and framers.

She said protecting the artist’s original intent is important and so is ensuring artifacts remain in families for future generations to appreciate.

“It may be grandma’s one and only attempt at painting on a Sunday, citizenship papers or a major work of art by a well-known artist,” Morris said. “Regardless of monetary value, we treat each one with respect because grandma’s painting is important and has sentimental value to the family, and the major work of art may be part of a museum collection that many can enjoy.”

SAMUEL H. KRESS FOUNDATION AND UA MUSEUM OF ART

“THE BETRAYAL” 148088 by Fernando Gallego and workshop is an oil on panel painting donated and restored by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. It is one of many examples of art conservation that will be highlighted by “Exposed.” On the left is the painting before the conservation efforts, and the right is the same painting postconservation efforts.

Morris said she opened her studio in 1988 after a career as a teacher and museum curator. She said she often finds herself working to correct previous repair attempts, as well as repairing the results of temperature and pollutants in materials like frames or scotch tape.

“There’s so many factors,” she said.

“Conservation is a rapidly changing field, as are all of the sciences, and any intervention we do today should be reversible in the future.”

Conservators need a master’s degree and a lot of hands-on experience in the field.

Morris holds a master’s degree in Latin American studies: art history/conservation from the University of the Americas in Mexico City and received additional training for her specialized field. She said science is a major requirement of the job.

“My advice to students is they need to spend equal time in studio arts, art history and organic chemistry,” Morris said. “They also need to have a love, gentleness and respect for all artifacts.”

Science’s role in art conservation is another idea Miller hopes to highlight in the “Exposed” exhibit.

“So much of conservation is based on

science,” Miller said. “To be a conservator you need to have a background in chemistry. People can be both interested in art and science and can find a happy marriage between the two.”

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, a nonprofit art organization with a longstanding relationship with the UA, is invested in expanding interest in the technical side of the art field. The foundation said they awarded the museum a $9,255 grant to fund the exhibit and an upcoming full-day symposium on technical art history on March 23.

The symposium will further explore the science in art through lectures and talks, bringing in speakers from within campus and out.

“This recent grant to UA Museum of Art furthers both foundations’ interests in art conservation and technical art history,” said foundation deputy director Lisa Schermerhorn. “We are especially interested in art historians and students of art history expanding their knowledge of and comfort with technical art history.”

“Exposed” will take place in the art lab of the museum and will continue throughout the building, with art already on display flagged with information on its wear and conservation.

General admission is $8 and the museum is free to students with a CatCard.

For more information on “Exposed” or the upcoming symposium, contact the museum at artmuseum@email.arizona.edu.

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Local bands to play new music at show Bands take their brand of desert sound to Fourth Avenue this Friday

BY TAYLOR BRESTEL @taylorbrestel

Start off the semester with some new music from a few of Tucson’s local bands.

On Jan.13 at The Flycatcher, there will be a 21-and-over album release show featuring The Desert Beats, Lydian Osman and Golden Boots.

The Golden Boots recently released their album H.A.L.T. in November 2016. Their Facebook page describes their sound as a “warpedand fractured mixture of psychedelic rock, folk and country, combining stylistic modes as bizarre and varied as the lyrical meanderings.”

There’s a little bit of every kind of style on the album, from the more rock-style song “Virginia” to the upbeat big-band instrumental “Foggy Mountain Psychological Breakdown” to the tropicalsounding, catchy “Monster Kiss.”

Lydian Osman will also perform his blues-influenced style of rock.

The Desert Beats, a local rock band, will be releasing its selftitled debut album. Singer and songwriter Randall Dempsey calls the band’s sound garage rock but says it depends on who’s playing.

This isn’t your typical rock band.

Dempsey writes and sings the songs, but he works with different musicians that play drums, guitar and occasionally keyboard.

Sometimes he even performs solo.

The album Desert Beats features three different groupings of musicians, two that played four songs each and another that played two songs.

Each group has its own style, which can be heard in the album.

The main sound is the same, but there are some noticeable differences. Some songs feature a keyboard and some are more guitar heavy than others.

“For the next album, I want to have a more cohesive sound,” Dempsey said.

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RANDALL DEMPSEY OF DESERT Beats plays the guitar during a show at the Flycatcher bar. Dempsey performed solo for this show.

Dempsey’s favorite song from the album is called “Rumble.”

He said it’s an old song that he is really happy to get out there.

The rest of the album is an average rock album, not as aggressive as heavy metal, but not as dance driven as a pop or electronic album. Something about it just sounds like the desert.

A lot of the Desert Beats’ music has been influenced by the desert itself. Dempsey, a desert native, said it has shaped his music.

“I’m from Phoenix, so the desert is really what influences me the most,” Dempsey said. “I moved to Tucson a year and a half ago, and it’s one of the coolest places I’ve ever been.”

Two of the bands, The Desert Beats and Golden Boots, are releasing their albums through a local record company, Baby Tooth.

Don’t expect to see CDs at the album release party; Baby Tooth is a cassette tape label.

People can purchase the album online from Bandcamp in digital

Album Release Show:

formats, but the label’s main focus is cassette tapes.

Dempsey says he chose Baby Tooth because they were local.

“The main thing is supporting a local record label,” he said. “We talked about doing vinyl or CDs, but it wasn’t as cost-effective.”

Dempsey said that going through a record label has certain benefits.

“With a label, you get a little more help with promotion than you would by doing a self-release,” he said. “It’s cool because you get to meet more bands as well, and you become label brothers and label sisters.”

He said he likes to let the audience listen and critique the music on their own.

Dempsey is also a singer for the band Cobra Family Picnic, which will be releasing their next album this spring.

To see the Desert Beats and other local bands for yourself, head to Fourth Avenue this Friday night.

COURTESY BABY TOOTH

DESERT BEATS WILL RELEASE their self-titled debut on Jan. 13 at the Flycatcher bar on Fourth Avenue.

Where:

When: 9 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13

The Flycatcher, 340 E 6th St

Admission: 21 and over

Tickets: available at the door

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A GALLERYGOER DECORATES a shirt to hang for the Clothesline Project installation at the Galleria at the YW, Jan. 6. Shirts are decorated to represent instances of sexual and domestic violence in the decorator’s life.

Tucson community talks feminism

BY IVAN LEONARD @Ivan14bro

Tucson is known for a wide variety of reasons: its college basketball, its hiking trails and its great weather and now more than ever women’s progression.

“I consider Tucson to be a liberal town, and liberals are usually going to identify as feminists so I think everyone I know is a feminist,” Valerie Galloway, YWCA curator, said. “Basically as I say, it is very simple: feminism is the equality between men and women.”

There are areas in which Tucson can improve the safety, healthy and overall equality for women.

“I feel like Tucson is great as far as recognizing the women in the community but I feel there are some areas it could improve,” artist Jessica Kranz said. “With domestic violence, sexual abuse and mental health, I think there is a lot of stigma going on, and women are not given the credit they deserve.”

Events like the opening reception for the exhibit “Being Feminist: What Feminism Means to Me” on Jan. 6 at the YWCA help bring the Tucson community together in the hopes of helping women achieve equality. This event showcased paintings from local artists to address issues that women face.

Galloway said events like these are great responses to the negativity that occurred after the 2016 presidential election results.

“I wanted to do this exhibition as a response to the angry and misogynistic rhetoric that was occurring during the election,” Galloway said.

“To me this is a time to talk about feminism again, so I wanted to do an exhibition celebrating

that with women in the community.”

Kranz donated art to the YWCA’s showing and said she believes that both men and art can help women progress.

“Asking questions, and being mindful of actions are a few ways men can help women,” Kranz said. “It is important to remind to women that we are worthy of space and being heard and we can make change with art.”

Other women chimed on in how they feel men can assist women.

“I think men can help by standing up for women when someone makes derogatory remarks along with supporting movements toward equal wages,” UA graduate Jenna Radomski said.

Some believe that feminism is practiced in theory, but people still don’t consider themselves feminists.

“I think feminism is everywhere and that people understand and support it but do not practice,” Aditya Jalihal, UA senior and economics major, said. “ I think men need to speak out and be more vocal and accepting of those that are vocal.”

While Jalihal said he feels people should vocalize their issues more, he said he also feels like it’s a double-edged sword.

“If you actually act out in favor of your beliefs towards equality, you are seen as an extremist.”

Jalihal said.

Galloway said there are numerous ways to help women.

“Communication, education, attending events to raise awareness are places to start,” Galloway said. “It is important for there to be equality for everyone and so you have to be vigilant and it’s about human rights.”

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MEMBERS FROM THE POETRY group read poetry under the trees in front of Herring Hall on Saturday, Jan. 7. The poetry series focuses on nature and the environment.

Po é tree series explores nature and Southwest

BY AVA GARCIA @ava_garcia1

The UA Poetry Center and the UA Campus Arboretum have partnered together for the Po é tree series, a collection of poetry discussions that take place outside Herring Hall under the trees on the arboretum.

The poems read and discussed during these events often explore nature and the environment. Sarah Gzemski, the UA Poetry Center publicity and publications coordinator, said being outside for these discussions can help participants appreciate their surroundings more.

“It’s one thing to read at a podium in a room when you’re talking about trees and the desert, but it’s a whole other experience to read it in that environment,” she said.

This is now the third semester of the series, according to Tanya Quist, the director of the Campus Arboretum and an associate professor in the School of Plant Science. Discussions occur on the first Saturday of every month, with a different theme for each discussion. Themes often center on the outdoors or life in the Southwest, Gzemski said.

Participants take turns reading the poems, and after each poem participants can talk about it. Poetry Center docent Barbara Sherman said participants at these events do not need to have prior experience with poetry.

“You just come and enjoy, and if you want to participate you can; if you want to just listen to what other people have to say, to get a feel for it, that’s fine too,” Sherman said.

Sherman said discussions are open to people of all ages, and usually around 12 people attend the discussions. Quist said the number of people attending the events has been increasing and she

anticipates the series will continue next year.

Sherman said participants start discussions by “being mindful about where we are with an appreciation for all the plants and all the animal and plant life around us.”

“When you start that way, with mindfulness and appreciation for the planet, I think it’s easier to begin to digest the poetry and to bring it in, to be open to it,” she said.

This kind of appreciation for nature is part of the idea behind the partnership between the Poetry Center and the Campus Arboretum, Sherman said.

Quist said poetry can attach emotion and feeling to words, which might compel people to understand their connection to the environment.

“The goals of the Campus Arboretum are to encourage people to think more about stewardship of the natural world including the built environment,” Sherman said. “Primarily we do that through science, but not everyone speaks the language of science, so I think it’s really important to kind of tap into other kind of formats.”

Holding these discussions outside can enhance the impacts of the poetry. Myers said that poetry is often about the connection between humans and the rest of the world.

“There’s something about reading poetry when you’re out there and the sun is shining and there’s a lovely little breeze making the feathery leaves of the mesquite wave that you just begin to feel more a part of the whole,” she said.

The next Po é tree discussion is on Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. outside Herring Hall, and the topic will be “Ecopoetry”--Bearing Witness to the Earth. The Poetry Center librarian Wendy Burk will be at this discussion to lead participants in a poetry writing exercise. Admission is free.

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Wildcats ready for first clash with rival Sun Devils

BY CHRISTOPHER DEAK @ChrisDeakDW

According to Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley, when teams travel to Arizona for a road series, “they better go to fucking Tucson,” if they want to win.

He and the Sun Devils will get their chance on Thursday night.

Hurley made those comments while addressing his team last week after they defeated the Colorado Buffaloes 78-77 with a pair of late free throws that sealed their second Pac-12 Conference victory.

The Sun Devils fell to the Utah Utes two nights later, dropping them to 9-8 overall (2-2 Pac-12).

The Wildcats scored a second consecutive sweep to open up conference play with a 66-56 victory against the Utes and an 82-73 victory against Colorado.

Arizona head coach Sean Miller said that Hurley’s comments don’t bother him and that as a head coach, sometimes you have to do whatever it takes to get your team motivated.

“I don’t think he meant [the comments] in a derogatory fashion towards our program or things here in Tucson as much as making sure that his guys believe in themselves,” Miller said. “In today’s world the behind the scenes things can really be misunderstood and I think this is a classic example of that.”

Miller is expected to downplay this type of story, but in today’s age with social media, it’s always safe to assume the entire locker room has seen the video as well.

“We all saw it,” Jackson-Cartwright said. “It’s just one of those things, you just got to brush it off. It’s not like it’s the end of the world; it doesn’t really affect anything that we do basketball wise. We saw it, we took notice to it, we’ll be ready to go Thursday.”

While those comments may stoke the fire, there will be no shortage of motivation on either side for the instate rivalry.

After splitting the season series with the Sun Devils in 2013 and 2014, last year’s team swept the home-andhome series giving the Wildcats a 77-61 record against the Sun Devils since the 1949-1950 season.

Former Sun Devil head coach Herb Sendek was always able to give the Wildcats all they could handle in Tempe, including home victories there in 2013 and 2014, but Hurley struggled in both matchups with the Wildcats last season.

Hurley was always known as a fierce competitor during his playing days at Duke University, and has displayed the same type of intensity as a head coach.

Hurley was ejected during the game in Tempe last year, during the Wildcats 94-82 victory.

The two coaches have crossed paths before, and Miller is plenty familiar with Hurley’s style.

“I know him, I know where he’s from, how he’s wired,” Miller said. “That’s what made him such a terrific player.”

Arizona is currently at the top of the Pac-12 Conference at 4-0, and if those games weren’t important enough already, a victory over the Sun Devils would put the Wildcats in the Pac-12 driver’s seat. They could potentially come out of Los Angeles with a two-game conference edge over the fourth-ranked UCLA Bruins.

Hurley was right about one thing. On Thursday night, there will be one team in “fucking Tucson” to come out with a victory.

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ARIZONA GUARD KADEEM ALLEN (5) goes for the layup while playing against ASU in McKale Center on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Allen scored 12 points against the Sun Devils.

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Diet vs Exercise for Weight Loss: Which is More Important?

You may be contemplating a number of changes in 2017 that involve diet and exercise. And maybe your motives aren’t entirely about getting healthy and fit... you’d really like to lose some weight, too. Then what’s best to focus on, diet or exercise?

Diet wins! Studies show that exercise isn’t the best way to lose weight, yet people start working out to burn calories and become frustrated when their weight doesn’t budge. This happens for the following reasons: • We eat calories (much) faster than we burn them. It takes, for example, just minutes to down a 200 calorie sports bar or sweetened coffee drink, but it would take one hour of walking or 30 minutes of jogging to burn them off! For a clear (and comical) demonstration of this concept, search YouTube for “Diet vs Exercise-Episode 1,” by Craig Ballantyne. (4 episodes in all) • We eat more than we need every day. With an abundance of food at hand and the addition of stress/boredom/old habits, we tend to eat larger portions, eat more often, and eat less nutritious foods than we realize or admit. We notoriously underestimate our intake

and overestimate our calories burned. The result? Weight gain or no weight loss…and frustration.

• We eat lots of processed and highsugar foods. These foods drive up insulin rapidly, which promotes energy storage (a.k.a. “fat”).

Foods high in fiber (whole grains, vegetables, fruit, beans), high in protein, and healthy fats (nuts, avocado) produce a slow insulin release that promotes energy utilization by getting into energy cells vs. fats cells.

• We expect quick fixes using short term diets. Weight loss is complicated and best done with small, sustainable changes that reduce daily calories by 10%-20%.

For “how-to” ideas, go to health.arizona.edu, search “weight management,” then click on “handouts.” You can also go to YouTube and search, “Do this instead of exercise to burn belly fat.”

If your New Year’s goals include leaning down, look at what you eat and make a few simple changes for the long haul. So it’s true, you can’t out-exercise a bad diet. Campus Health Nutritionists are available if you need help.

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ARIZONA GUARD KOBI SIMMONS (2) slams into a UC Irvine defender on his way to a dunk in McKale Center on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. The Wildcats beat the Anteaters 79-57.

Winter break update: ‘Cats mold into contender

BY CHRISTOPHER DEAK @ChrisDeakDW

It’s been over a month since the Wildcats lost their last game to the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Dec. 3 in Los Angeles. Since then, they’ve been on a nine-game tear, including capturing their first four Pac-12 Conference games.

After the loss to the Bulldogs, Arizona rebounded with wins over UC Irvine and Missouri. Then they, and the rest of the UA student body, wrapped up their final exams. Students went home for the holidays and many Tucsonans hit the road for a winter vacation.

Not the Wildcats.

They were here taking care of business and opening conference play with four consecutive victories. Here’s a look at what you missed while you were gone.

Lopes Rising, and a couple of blowouts For the first time in program history, Arizona matched up with Grand Canyon University in what could turn in to another annual in-state matchup.

The Lopes were coming off of an impressive performance against the Louisville Cardinal, and they boasted one of the nation’s leading scorers in senior guard DeWayne Russell. They were able to keep the game with the Wildcats close at times, in large part due to the support of traveling Lopes fans.

“In my eight years, I’ve never seen a student section in McKale filled with the visitors,” Arizona head coach Sean Miller said. “They had a whole section and you

could just tell they had a great spirit about what they are doing and that’s to Grand Canyon’s credit.”

Kadeem Allen and Kobi Simmons were able to hold Russell to 19 points on 21 shots and Arizona started winter break with a 64-54 victory.

They were on the road again for their fourth neutral-court matchup of the season when they met the Texas A&M Aggies in Houston. It was Arizona’s best performance of the season, but it was also their most troubling.

The Wildcats held a 21-point lead with 5:05 to go, and had four players in double figures. They allowed Texas A&M to bring the game within two points with 22 seconds left after giving up a 20-3 run to the Aggies over the final five minutes.

“For a large portion of the game that was our best effort,” Miller said. “We didn’t play as a team [late in the game] nearly well enough and when you don’t and you play against a good team they can make a run.”

They held on for a 67-63 victory and headed back to McKale to renew an old rivalry with New Mexico.

Arizona cruised to a 77-46 victory over the Lobos and had five players score in double figures, including a career-high 14 points for sophomore center Chance Comanche. It was the final game in Arizona’s non-conference slate, and the team had a short holiday break before heading into conference play.

Pac-12 play begins in the Bay, and there’s still an elephant in the room Arizona kicked off Pac-12 play with

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I want to drink less this year.

How can I do it?

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a trip to the bay area to face off with the California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal.

After trailing 32-26 at the half against the Bears, Kobi Simmons quickly put Arizona in the driver’s seat. The freshman scored 10 points in the second half, including scoring on three straight possessions for Arizona. The Wildcats had been finding their identity, and the game against the Bears certainly confirmed one thing: not many in the country can stay in front of Simmons.

Arizona defeated the Bears 67-62, and began the new year with a 91-52 demolition of Stanford two nights later.

Five players scored in double figures, and can be best summarized by Kobi Simmon’s windmill dunk to cement the win in Palo Alto.

Arizona was able to sweep their first conference home series with a 66-56 victory over the Utah Utes and an 82-73 triumph over the Colorado Buffaloes.

Arizona’s identity under Sean Miller has always been about defense, and this season is no different. Arizona ranks 11th in the nation in adjusted defense according to kenpom.com and ranks number one in scoring defense in the Pac12 early on.

Arizona junior center Dusan Ristic found his rhythm during winter break and has come on as Arizona’s most efficient player shooting 56 percent from the field.

Simmons and Alkins continue to be one

of the nation’s best freshmen duos, and Parker Jackson-Cartwright overcame his high ankle sprain to average six assists per game.

Miller has said senior Kadeem Allen is, “right up there with the best” defenders he’s seen during his time at Arizona, and freshman sensation Lauri Markkanen continues to play on another level and give the Wildcats a unique dynamic they haven’t quite had before.

With how well everything has gone so far for the Wildcats, one thing is clear: there’s an elephant in the room, and it remains Allonzo Trier’s unknown status.

Trier hasn’t participated in any of Arizona’s 17 games so far, and after averaging 14.8 points per game last year, he was expected to lead this young Arizona team. Some in Tucson believed his return would come against the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday, as that game marked the halfway point of his suspension, but Trier was once again in sweats.

It’s a mystery as to whether or not Trier will play at all this season. Miller has given no concrete information about the situation.

“I hope [Trier] has an opportunity to play this year…I’ll leave it at that,” Miller said.

With or without Trier, this team’s ceiling will begin to unveil when they travel to Los Angeles to face the Trojans and the fourthranked UCLA Bruins next week.

So, now you’re all caught up. Enjoy the ride from here.

Use the Safer Drink Level Guidelines cards to the right to help you stay in your Sweet Spot (BAC < 0.05).

2. Drink water. Before, during, and after drinking alcohol. Alternating with non-alcoholic beverages can slow down your rate of alcohol consumption.

3. Get involved. Join a club or group on campus that allows you to express your creative side. Volunteer at a local community organization.

Work out at Campus Rec or join an intramural/club sport.

4. Explore Tucson. There is plenty to do in Tucson that does not involve alcohol. Go to the movies. Go for a hike. Filling your weekend with extracurricular activities will limit the amount of time you have for drinking and allow more quality time with friends.

— for MEN —

TIME SPENT DRINKING 1hr 2hrs 3hrs 4hrs 5hrs

BODY WEIGHT 130 150 160 170 185 210 240

NUMBER OF DRINKS

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RAWLE ALKINS (1) DODGES DEFENDERS to make the lay-up against Utah, Jan. 5 in McKale Center.

safer*drink level guidelines

2.2 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.1

2.8 3.2 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.5 5.2

3.3 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.8 5.4 6.2

3.9 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.6 6.4 7.3

4.5 5.2 5.5 5.9 6.4 7.3 8.3

*EXAMPLE: A 160 LB. MAN WHO HAS 4.8 DRINKS OR LESS IN 4 HOURS IS “SAFER.”

safer*drink level guidelines — for WOMEN —

BODY WEIGHT 110 120 130 140 155 180

TIME SPENT DRINKING 1hr 2hrs 3hrs 4hrs 5hrs NUMBER OF DRINKS

1. Moderate. Set a limit. Talk with your friends ahead of time and let them know how much you plan on drinking (and not drinking) when you go out. Ask them to respect your new goal and healthier lifestyle; or better yet, ask them to join you!

1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.6

2.0 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.8 3.3

2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.9

2.8 3.0 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.6

3.2 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.5 5.3

*EXAMPLE: A 120 LB. WOMAN WHO HAS 3.0 DRINKS OR LESS IN 4 HOURS IS “SAFER.”

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

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VICTORIA ORTIZ FROM PAGE 1

nation in her age group.”

Ortiz’s physical ability gave her the flexibility, strength and speed needed to transform into a collegiate athlete.

“Being behind I didn’t think of it as something that would be hard to do,” Ortiz said. “I looked at it as a competition and I wanted to win.”

Ortiz moved up quickly in skills and was able to be apart of Mueller-Martin’s competitive team at Arizona Dynamics.

“We had a cool group of kids and it was apparent that we were a family, and she just wanted to be apart of that,” Mueller-Martin said.

Ortiz soon found herself part of a family that would last forever.

“Gina is like my second mom,” Ortiz said. “She gives me advice and will put tips in my head to help me. I can just go to her and she will remind me how to focus on the event I’m doing and have faith in me.”

Faith is the one thing that Ortiz has held on to through the difficult times during her journey through gymnastics.

“I believe that everything I have is because of God,” Ortiz said. “If it weren’t for him I wouldn’t be where I’m at today. Every time I go onto the mat, I salute the judge and say to myself; ‘this is for him.’”

As Ortiz got older, injuries started getting in the way. From breaking her left foot, then right foot and then left foot again, she told herself that if she were to get injured again she would quit gymnastics.

“What do you know, I got injured again and I broke my right hand,” Ortiz said.

Ortiz decided to quit gymnastics at the age of 16.

“As soon as I had quit I had all this free time on my hands—or hand—and I kind of didn’t know what to do with myself,” Ortiz said. “I was able to hang out with my friends more, but it wasn’t fulfilling.”

Ortiz’s junior year of high school consisted of hanging out with friends almost

everyday, while she tried to distract herself from becoming depressed.

“I got caught up in the wrong group of people when I quit and I tried to forget about the one thing I loved the most,” Ortiz said.

“Depression soon took over as if I lost a piece of me and was trying to just cover up the emptiness.”

From long nights out with friends to laying in bed with tears rolling down her cheeks, Ortiz’ passion for gymnastics couldn’t be broken. Depression occupied Ortiz, but she then realized that gymnastics was what made her happy.

A year later Ortiz stood in front of Mueller-Martin at Arizona Dynamics asking—and hoping— she could come back and be part of the team.

“There would be no way I could’ve possibly got through the injuries and the bumps that I’ve been through without God,” Ortiz said.

As Ortiz’s senior year of high school approached, she knew it was going to be hard to fulfill her dreams of becoming a college gymnast.

UA gymnastics assistant coach John Court saw the potential in her that no one else saw.

“We talked a lot during her recruitment,” Court said. “She was local so it was easy for her to drive over anytime and see us.

I wanted to give her a chance to grow as an adult, attend a place she always wanted to and assist her in completing her dream of being a GymCat.” Ortiz ended up receiving an offer to Alaska, but denied it as soon as Court presented a walkon spot to her dream school, the University of Arizona.

“When I was younger I used to attend all the home meets and hoped to be like them one day,” Ortiz said. “Now being on the team, looking into the crowd, I see all the little girls staring at me and it reminds me of how I used to have that hope that I see in their eyes.”

Walking on to the UA gymnastics team was intimidating at

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KENNEDY SCHNEIDER AND VICTORIA Ortiz dance to “Shake it Off” between events during Arizona’s win over Utah State and Texas Woman’s in McKale Center on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.

first, but Ortiz didn’t let that stop her from making her mark.

Ortiz showed what she had to offer, which led her to take over her freshman year as anchor of her specialty at uneven bars.

“She has one of the best bar releases in the nation. She took a skill that a large percentage of the country does and simply does it better,” Court said.

Now in her junior year, Ortiz is studying criminal justice in hopes to one day be a part of law enforcement.

As an upperclassman, Ortiz helps prepare the freshman for their division one journey ahead.

Ortiz continues working on her powerful skills on the uneven bars and is training on beam for the upcoming 2017 season.

“I can see her providing quality depth and I would not be surprised to see her in the starting group,” Court said.

Ortiz is ready for the season to start and to show the fans what she is capable of. During her time as a Wildcat, Ortiz was provided with strength, encouragement and faith from the support of her parents Joni and David Ortiz.

“I am so proud of her,” said her mother, Joni.

“[Victoria] has always been the one to push herself to get to where she wants to go.”

Ortiz’s mother is a fitness trainer and professional body builder who helps train people by making meal plans and getting them ready for body building shows.

“Both my parents have always been so supportive of my decisions,” Ortiz said.

“They always make sure that I’m doing the right thing. They are one of my biggest support systems and I love them so much for everything.”

Ortiz hopes to live up to her record high of a 9.900 during the upcoming 2017 season on uneven bars.

“I love being apart of the GymCats and can’t wait for the upcoming season. I love doing what I do,” Ortiz said. “I’m ready to win.”

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GymCats season opens with high hopes Despite shaky effort by key gymnasts, Arizona women’s gymnastics starts season on the right foot

BY SYRENA TRACY @syrena_tracy

The Arizona gymnastics team opened their regular season in McKale Center on Friday with a tri-meet victory against Texas Woman’s University and Utah State. Arizona came out on top with a final score of 194.025, followed

by Utah State who scored a 191.600. Texas Woman’s University rounded out the meet with a score of 189.500.

The GymCats started off the meet on vault and earned a team score of 48.775 with help from freshman Heather Swanson who posted a high score of 9.850.

“I think the freshmen did well this meet, but there are a lot of improvements that

we have to make,” senior Selynna Felix-Terrazas said.

Senior captain Krysten Howard started the second rotation on uneven bars with an Arizona Stick and ended with a score of 9.775.

The GymCats finished the uneven bars with a score of 48.425. Felix-Terrazas earned the high score for the GymCats with a 9.825.

“It was a pretty good start and we got to test the waters a little bit,” Howard said. [It] was a good meet to build on for the rest of the season.”

Arizona was off balance going into the third rotation. They began the beam with falls and bobbles leaving them with their lowest score of the meet, a 48.000. Junior Madison Cindric helped

the GymCats maintain their lead heading in to the fourth and final rotation with her personal score of 9.750.

“Beam demonstrated how well this team can fight for things and demonstrates that we can go into any situation and we aren’t going to give up,” Howard said. “We know how to finish strong.”

The Cats finished the meet on the floor with dominant performances from sophomore Lauryn Mattson, junior Kennady Schneider and Cindric.

All three posted high scores of 9.800. The team finished floor with the score of 48.825.

“There were some first meet jitters here and there across all the events,” said

Arizona gymnastics head coach Tabitha Yim. “The thing that stood out to me the most is that they really fought and that’s something we talk about a lot.”

1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Strug attended the meet in support of the Arizona Wildcats.

“It was a real treat to have her join us tonight,” Yim said. “She is such an amazing gymnastics icon, not only for Tucson, but for the whole world.”

The GymCats will be on the road for their upcoming quad meet against Maryland, Minnesota and Alaska Anchorage in College Park, MD on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.

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2-9 Bedrooms ONLY 12 houses LEFT! Available

2751 N. CAMPBELL AVE., TUCSON AZ WWW.CASABONITARENTALS.COM

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Our 3,4,6 and 7 Bedroom Luxury Homes Have •

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Free Hi-Speed Internet/Expanded Basic • Washer/Dryer in each home • Prompt Maintenance Cable • Many with Garages Large Kitchens with Granite Countertops • 2-7 blocks from campus Balconies • Access to Pool and Whirlpool Covered Patio • 10’ to 16’ Ceilings Free monitored security systems • Access to Fitness Center Wrought Iron Gates/Fencing Huge Bedrooms with Private Baths (whirlpool tubs in most)

Call Us Today 520 - 884 - 1505 Come experience the incomparable quality, convenience, and luxury of our homes.

With over 120 rentals to choose from, most within a few blocks of the University of Arizona!!