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“FRUITION AND BEES:” STUDENTS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS OVER NEW FEES, TUITION HIKES AND NEW PRESIDENTS SALARY

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FROM TEA CUPS TO BUNGEE JUMPS: FIND OUT WHICH OF YOUR FAVORITE RIDES WILL BE AT SPRING FLING THIS YEAR

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CARNIVAL FOOD 101: EXACTLY HOW MANY LAPS AROUND THE UA MALL DOES IT TAKE TO BURN OFF THAT FUNNEL CAKE?

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Holocaust survivor shares story with Tucson Leslie Schwartz, the only member of his family to survive Nazi camps, said he wouldn’t have made it out without help from Germans who saw love in his heart

BY TIRION MORRIS @tirionmorris

Holocaust survivor Leslie Schwartz shared his story at the Tucson Jewish Community Center in front of an audience of over 500 people on Wednesday night. In collaboration with the UA Department of German Studies, Schwartz shared his history and presented a short film about his experience during World War II with “The Mühldorf Death Train.”

Overflow parking and extra seats were needed as a huge turnout of students, professors and community members filled the JCC to hear the inspirational story of Schwartz’s survival. Many in the audience had lost family members in the Holocaust, some being survivors themselves.

In front of a smaller audience at a lunch colloquium on Tuesday, Schwartz detailed some of his background, sharing that he was 14 years old when he was taken captive.

“When we arrived in Auschwitz with my mom, sister and half-sister, who was 6 months old, I did not know what to do,” Schwartz said. “I heard all of this terrible crying and screaming from the mothers and children. That scared me terribly, so I decided not to go with my mom.”

Instead he left the women’s line and was taken to the children’s barracks. One of his friends’ older brother helped Schwartz and took him with the older boys to the line for Dachau, a satellite camp where young, strong boys were put to work on the railroad.

“In Auschwitz, you knew you were going to die,” said Schwartz’s wife Annette. “When he got to Dachau, he

thought it was a paradise.”

Annette Schwartz, Leslie’s wife, is one of his main supporters and aided him in both the lunch and the main event the following day.

She is German, which lead to some interesting first impressions.

“My friends asked ‘are you crazy?’ when I started going out with Annette,” Schwartz joked at lunch.

Steven Martinson, interim head of the UA German Department, thanked Annette Schwartz for her assistance and described her as a pillar of support.

After his speech, the short film “Mühldorf Death Train” was shown, and according to the film, Leslie Schwartz was liberated by American soldiers on the April 30, 1945.

“It was so important for me, when I was liberated, to bring myself back to the human race,” Leslie Schwartz said.

Luckily, Leslie Schwartz had an uncle who was living in Los Angeles at the time and was granted entrance into the United States. After spending some time in a Displaced Persons camp when the war ended, he moved to New York City in 1946.

He was the only one of his family that survived Auschwitz, and he did not start sharing his story of survival until 65 years after he was liberated.

“My family did not want me to talk about it,” he said. “They wanted me to become part of the American life and be a loyal citizen.”

With the help of a New York-based journalist, Leslie Schwartz published a book explaining his detailed memories of the horrors that he experienced during the war, and the emotions he had been holding within

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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR LESLIE SCHWARTZ speaks about his experiences during World War II on Wednesday, April 5.

himself for so long.

“When my book was released, all of this that I carried with me for years came out. I cried and cried and could not stop,” he said.

His book, titled “Surviving the hell of Auschwitz and Dachau: a teenage struggle toward freedom from hatred,” was released in 2007 and was sold at the event. Leslie Schwartz signed books for audience members with the assistance of Melody Fischer from the School of International Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

“We want to bring forth recognition for Leslie’s life and for the impact that he has had on our lives and our studies,” Fischer said.

With so many in attendance, Leslie

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Schwartz credits his survival to the kindness of three Germans who went against the will of their government and the power of the Nazis to help him as a young boy. They helped with providing food, shelter and transport during times of need.

“They kept me from the Nazi hatred,” Schwartz said. “Those three kind Germans saw hope in my mind and love in my heart.”

This resonated with the message he shared with the audience at Wednesday’s event.

“Small acts of love often hold huge amounts of power,” he said. “We are all connected, and freedom from hate truly is possible.”

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Schwartz’s story was able to reach many in the Tucson community.

“There is a huge impact on the audience for them to get the handson experience of putting a face to the history,” Fischer said. “Being able to see his will to survive is so important.”

One of the main points Leslie Schwartz shared at the event was a message of peace and acceptance, something that many didn’t expect, considering the events that he was put through during the Holocaust.

“When a nation creates a war machine, the nation itself risks losing its humanity,” he said. “Since then, I have realized that my search for healing is also Germany’s search for healing.”

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New Honors College proposal under debate

BY RANDALL ECK @reck999

Plans are in the works to build the UA an off-campus honors village with 1,000 new dorm beds, a set of classrooms and offices to house the entire Honors College’s staff.

“We have been looking for a way to build a better learning community for the honors students for quite some time,” said Chris Sigurdson, vice president of communications at the UA. On March 30, the Arizona Board of Regents met in an executive session to discuss “a proposed agreement with American Campus Communities (ACC) for [this] Honors College development.”

This resulted in a memorandum of understanding between the regents and ACC. While this memorandum does not begin the construction of UA’s honors complex, the process is moving forward. Currently, the community and city are being consulted on the project.

“The public-private partnership that we are looking at right now offers some economic opportunities and gives us a place to build very close to campus,” Sigurdson said.

The new complex would be constructed in a private partnership with ACC. They would occupy three blocks between both Adams Street and Mabel Street and Park Avenue and Santa Rita Avenue and provide additional resources to the north campus.

ACC was responsible for constructing the Barrett Honors College at ASU and is awaiting final approval by the regents to begin constructing honors housing at NAU. Elliot Cheu, interim dean of the Honors College, hopes to welcome students into the new complex as early as fall of 2019.

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THE SLONAKER HOUSE ON Second Street. The Honors College plans on vacating the property if a proposal with American Campus Communities to create a new honors village moves forward.

“The new honors complex will become the Honors College,” Cheu said. He said he hopes the complex will become the nexus of activity for honors students and play an integral role in the future of the UA honors experience.

After the completion of the honors complex, Cheu said the college would likely vacate Slonaker House, Honors West and the dorm Árbol de la Vida, while maintaining control over the Yuma dorm for honors student housing.

Plans for the honors complex come as the Honors College is in the final stages of developing a new academic honor’s experience for the UA. “The main part of that academic experience depends on having the students in one place, where we can

have programs and other activities that enhance the honors learning experience,” Sigurdson said.

The new honors experience includes a set of courses honors students will be required to take, which would also satisfy some of their general education and honors requirements.

The courses would focus on addressing a variety of themes through an interdisciplinary lens.

“The honors path [for students] really is about addressing challenges, identifying problems and learning how to solve problems,” Cheu said.

“It lends itself nicely to the whole idea of what the honors complex gives us.”

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Cheu said he was really excited about the university’s planned investments in the Honors College.

Plans are still in the works for the actually construction and design of the building, and the university and honors college are part of those discussions.

“We are really looking to create a space in which collaboration, whether it is over dining or living or studying, allows the student population to really blossom in this new arena that has something for everybody,” Cheu said.

As part of the development process, UA honors students were surveyed in focus groups to determine what they would like to see in the new complex, Cheu said.

The new space would have a

dining facility—the first of its kind in a UA dorm—and keep in mind the Honors College’s commitment to sustainability.

Cheu said he hopes the new complex can help the college appropriate the motto ‘healthy body healthy mind.’

The complex would also include a parking lot, and the dorm rooms would potentially be situated in a suite style, another rarity on campus.

During meetings on campus on April 6-7, the regents are expected to vote to approve an increase of $125 in the Health and Recreation fee at the UA. A portion of that new revenue is intended to fund the construction of recreation and health service facilities at the Honors Village, which would be available to all students.

Cheu does not foresee the new honors complex isolating honors students from the rest of the campus body, but rather giving them a more robust university experience.

The Honors College is examining ways to help get students involved in the neighborhood and give back the community surrounding the honors complex in order to both expand their opportunities and address community concern over the project.

Cheu laid out his ultimate vision for the honors complex: By drawing on the collective knowledge and memory of the Honors College, “we want to ensure the new honors college creates the kinds of spaces that are engaging and inspirational to students,” Cheu said, and help academically challenge, expand the Honors College’s current programs and create well-rounded honors graduates.

“I personally think the value of the Honors College is to enhance the experience a student is already having at the university and not replace it,” Cheu said.

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Businesses preparing for new Hub tower Developer helping Mama’s Hawaiian Bar-B-Cue find new locations, but other businesses may close or lose customers

BY VICTOR GARCIA @vicgarcia96

Local businesses at the corner of Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue will soon come to a close once a new Hub student apartment building construction begins this summer.

The Hub tower has been operating for more than a year with UA students filling their apartments. This construction will open more vacant student apartments for the start of the 2019 school year.

“I definitely think another tower is necessary since there are a lot of students who don’t find suitable housing,” said Kayla Owen, a sophomore in the Eller College of Business.

According to Owen, the Hub is a great place for students to meet and make connections.

The full college experience does not just come from living at the dorms; apartment buildings are another way of experiencing a higher education.

“I have been living in the Hub since the fall of 2016. I pay a little over $1,000 a month, I think, and it’s pretty wellaccommodated,” Owen said.

“I think it’s sad for the businesses that will have to move out because of the construction,” Owen said. “But if the company that is building will compensate them, I guess it is better for them.”

Two Speedway Boulevard restaurants, Boca Tacos y Tequila and Mama’s Hawaiian Bar-B-Cue, will be displaced but will not necessarily disappear.

“They approached us about figuring out a way to find a new space,” said Josh Proctor, operations manager at Mama’s Hawaiian Bar-B-Cue. According to Proctor, Core Spaces, the parent company of the Hub, approached Mama’s Hawaiian Bar-B-Cue with intentions to help the business relocate smoothly without huge losses.

“They worked hard to make

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A VIEW OF THE Hub student housing towers on March 31. A third tower is expected to be complete by Fall 2019. Several local businesses will be impacted by the new apartments.

a good deal happen,” Proctor Road. There will also be a new said. “They worked to find us campus location in August, a building on beneath the first terms that were Hub building, They according to agreeable to us. There was approached us Proctor. not a part of Another about figuring this where they business that out a way to will have to close came in and find a new space. its operations is handed us an They worked to Boca Tacos and eviction notice or anything find us a building Tequila at 828 E. like that; they on terms that were Speedway Blvd. worked with us “I knew a long agreeable to us" time to find a good ago that this deal.” would happen.

—Josh Proctor, Core contacted Mama’s operations my landlord,” Hawaiian BarB-Cue will manager, Mama’s said owner and be closing Hawaiian Bar-B-Cue manager of sometime Boca Tacos and during May and Tequila, Maria opening their Mazon. “I was new location not surprised. at First Avenue and Roger I knew they would come and

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knock on the door.”

Boca Tacos and Tequila has been operating for seven years, and before them Greasy Tony’s restaurant operated at the same location. Before Tony’s, there used to be a Taco Bell in that location, according to Mazon.

“The first Hub, every once in a while, [blocked] my parking lot, placing heavy machinery on my parking lot. It was a constant war with that,” Mazon said. “I got a lot of flat tires because of the nails flying around. But they took care of the problem there.”

As far as the restaurant’s relocation, there is no specific time or place where Boca can continue with its services.

“When I find something, once it is all said and done on paper, I will let people know,” Mazon said.

Construction of this new tower will also affect remaining businesses in the area.

“It’s the typical good news/ bad news situation,” said Wildcat Laundry owner John Thompson.

Thompson said his business dropped 16 percent at the cleaners during the construction of the first two Hub towers.

According to him, the factors that come into play when there is construction in the area discourages customers to come into his laundry business for service.

“The road was closed; traffic was all over the place,” Thompson said. “When construction starts on the new one, we’ll have the same issue, perhaps more.”

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News • Friday, April 7-Sunday, April 9, 2017

POLICE BEAT

BY ANGELA MARTINEZ @ anmartinez2120

Man falls off 10-foot ladder A UAPD officer responded to Tornabene theatre in reference to an individual who had fallen off a ladder. He made contact with the UA employee who was alert and conscious but had a laceration to his head.

There was a pool of blood in the back of the theatre behind the curtain where he had fallen while working on lights above him. As he was climbing down a 10-foot ladder, he slipped.

UAEMS and TFD evaluated his condition and said he did not require transport to a hospital; he was advised to contact his physician regarding possible sutures for the laceration. Several other employees stayed with the male until his wife could pick him up. The officer provided a case number and advised to contact a supervisor and complete an industrial form. UA Facilities Management personnel were contacted to do a biohazard cleanup on the blood.

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Dancing with danger A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre in reference to a possible assault victim on April 1. Upon arrival, he found a male sitting on a bench with a custodian. Above the male’s left eye, there was dry blood and swelling. He was wearing underwear, a ripped shirt exposing his upper chest and a blanket.

Tucson Fire Department arrived to the scene and administered medical attention.

The man refused to go to the hospital through ambulance and signed a refusal form despite recommendations that he be checked by a doctor. When the officer asked the man what had happened, he said he thought he was jumped last night but could not remember. He told the officer he only remembered drinking the night prior at a Theta Tau Chi party. The male is not affiliated with the UA and was just visiting.

The officer requested the building be checked for break-ins because it is normally secured and always locked at night. Two shattered windows big enough for someone to enter were located. As the officer walked in the hall near the Ina A. Gittings gym, he noticed evidence of a pair of black jeans on the ground partially inside out, two socks, some black H&M shoes and a Samsung phone. He also noticed a small pile of what might have been vomit. The male claimed ownership of the items.

The officer then read him his Miranda rights. The male denied breaking the window and said it’s not normal behavior for him. Nothing was removed from inside the building to suggest burglary and nothing was damaged. Due to a lack of evidence to support burglary intent, the male was arrested, booked to Pima County Jail for criminal damage for the two broken windows and trespassing. He was served a six-month exclusionary order from UA property.

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Students express concerns over costs, DACA Arizona Board of Regents pass new tuition and fees, expected to approve new UA president contract despite vocal protests of students

BY HENRY CARSON @DailyWildcat

Students raised their voices during public comment at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting on the UA campus on April 6 to express their discontent with an increase in “fruition and bees” and the limited protection for DACA students.

Due to a recent public hearing regarding tuition and fees, the board would not take comments on tuition or fees.

Heeding this, Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senator-elect Matthew Rein addressed the board concerning an increase in “fruition and bees.”

Rein also called attention to the proposed salary of incoming UA President Dr. Robert Robbins, saying that the students bear the burden of the relatively high salary with an increase in “fruition and bees.”

Robbins’ contract contains a $600,000 base salary and can increase to $988,000 with other compensations.

“As you may have noticed, … a lot of people aren’t happy necessarily with his salary,” Rein said.

“I want you all to think about what kind of message that’s sending to students while ‘fruition’ is increasing at the UA,” Rein said.

The board will vote on Robbins’ contract at their board meeting on April 7.

Alexandra Cordell also addressed the board about an increase in mandatory “athletics bees” that is proposed to be added to the tuition of new students.

In addition to a 1 percent increase in tuition for incoming resident and nonresident undergraduate and graduate students, new students will also be subject to a mandatory $100 athletics fee.

“I think it’s very important that students are involved in these discussions,” Cordell said.

“As students we are faced, every day, with very strict budget

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MATTHEW REIN STANDING UP to speak during the call to audience at the Arizona Board of Regents meeting on April 6 in the Grand Ballroom in the Student Union Memorial Center.

Students voiced concerns about rising tuition and fees, as well as the status of DACA students.

constraints, and we have to make tough decisions about what we’re going to spend our money on.”

Cordell urged the board to consider these financial constraints and the impact they have on students when approving fees.

Students will be required to pay $175 for a red ZonaZoo pass for entry to all athletic events, and $135 for a blue ZonaZoo pass for all athletic events except men’s basketball.

Many students expressed concerns being charged for fees when they have no interest in sports.

Cordell mentioned that she was passionate about sports during her time at the UA but added that other students should not be required to pay the new athletic fee.

Regent Ram Krishna opposed the vote on fees specific to the athletic fee.

“The athletic fee that’s been put on—I don’t agree with that because of concerns that $100

in a year is a lot for students who don’t take part in athletics,” Krishna said.

“I know it’s being used for other reasons, so I vote against it,” Krishna added.

The board voted on the increase in UA tuition for incoming undergraduate and graduate students, passing with a vote of 8-1 with Regent Jared Gorshe opposing.

An increase in fees was also voted upon, passing with a vote of 7-2 with Regents Gorshe and Krishna opposing.

During opening comments, Regents President Eileen Klein addressed issues regarding tuition and the need to take a closer look at setting tuition and making costs at Arizona universities more competitive while maintaining the financial health of universities.

“We have worked very hard over the past several years to make reforms in our tuitionsetting process,” Klein said. “In particular, to really make sure we

are as transparent as possible in what our recommendations are from the presidents, but also how the dollars will be deployed.”

Dozens of students stood in solidarity as DACA students Perla Rojas, Mira Patel and Ana Mendoza addressed the board regarding DACA and sanctuary campus policies.

Patel and Mendoza made accusations that the board was not prioritizing sanctuary policies and that they are not receptive of the financial and legal requests made by DACA students.

“Support statements by presidents and ABOR are not enough,” Rojas said. “We, as students, need action plans, not empty rhetoric. We students have our education walking in the limbo of uncertainty.”

Rojas called for a “safe place” of acceptance that protects DACA students and their education.

She also raised concerns about the treatment of DACA students by other students on campus.

“Perhaps I can try to portray our everyday struggle in minuscule details, but even then, you’d have to live it bone and flesh to understand,” she said.

Patel called for sanctuary policies at UA and listed demands made by DACA students and supporters, including a demand that DACA students receive in-state tuition regardless of changes in immigration policy.

Mendoza cited regents policy that Arizona campuses had no plans to provide designate themselves as sanctuary campuses in contrast with UA language emphasizing diversity and inclusive excellence pertaining to all students.

“If words could protect me, then I would be well off, but they don’t,” Mendoza said. “Only actions followed through can.”

Following public comment, students began to shout: “What do we do when our students are under attack? Stand up, fight back.”

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How students turn $190K into Spring Fling

BY MARISSA HEFFERNAN @_mheffernan

Spring Fling, a student-run carnival led by eight student directors along with hundreds of student volunteers, has a budget each year of approximately $190,000 from the Associated Students of the University of Arizona.

While the directors try to keep their expenses around $165,000, according to Spring Fling Executive Director Chance Stewart, a business economics junior, the budget gets broken down roughly the same way each year.

Field operations accounts for about 70 percent of the budget, or roughly $133,000.

This includes things like fencing, restrooms and club booths.

Josler Tudisco, director of marketing and a political science and psychology junior, said most Spring Fling expenses fall under field operations.

“It’s everything you could think of, from bathrooms to rides,” Tudisco said. “That’s why

they get the biggest chunk of the budget.”

The next largest portion of the budget goes to marketing, Tudisco’s area. Marketing gets about 13 percent of the budget, or $24,700, and includes radio advertisements, TV commercials, billboards and any other advertising. However, Tudisco said he doesn’t always use the full amount.

“Every single one of us gets to utilize and optimize our budgets,” Tudisco said. “For example, last year, I was able to use less than we budgeted because I focused on more online advertising and less print.”

Next up is the 8 percent of the total budget, or $15,200, that goes to the executive director to use on administrative expenses, such as printing and any changes that might happen during the event, Stewart said.

The remaining 9 percent of the budget is split between business, programming and club relations, which get 4 percent, 3 percent

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Calorie-counting guide to fair food gourmet Although deep fried and sprinkeled in sugar, fair food can be exercised away just like other snacks. Catch these nutritional tips before hitting the Mall this weekend

BY MARISSA HEFFERNAN @_mheffernan

Fairs like Spring Fling mean rides, game booths and lots of sweet deep-fried treats. But for someone looking to eat healthy, fairs can be a tricky situation.

The classic funnel cake has 760 calories and 44 grams of fat— roughly the same amount as four servings of cheese pizza, according to food nutrition comparison sites.

Meanwhile, frying a candy bar, like a Snickers, ups the calories to 444 and 29 grams fat from the usual 250 calories and 12 grams of fat.

While cotton candy is perhaps the healthiest of the sweet treats, with 200 calories and no fat per serving, 200 calories is about equal to two large apples.

Tracy Crane, an assistant professor in the UA College of Nursing, said the best way to avoid eating too many unhealthy snacks at a fair is to make sure to eat before arriving.

“Before you go out, eat,” Crane said. “Even eat out first, just don’t show up hungry, because when you’re hungry you tend to overeat in general, not just at a fair, but at a fair people tend to snack as they walk.”

Additionally, staying well-hydrated won’t just prevent sunstroke, but could also prevent overeating, according to Crane, as it’s common to mistake cues for thirst as hunger. However, hydrating with water is key.

“Watch out for drinks,” Crane said.

“Remember that drinks have calories, too; don’t over do it. Many people will consume hundreds of calories in drinks without even thinking twice about it.”

Eating healthy at an event like Spring Fling starts with having a plan.

“If you have the time, if you’re not meeting someone or something like that, you can take a lap around the whole fair first,” Crane said.

“Walk through and see what’s there before you make your decision on what to eat, instead of buying the first thing that looks good to you on impulse. One, walking a lap you can burn some calories, and two, it just helps you make healthier choices.”

Overindulging can cause a range of issues in the long and short run, from weight gain to diabetes or cancer.

“As you get older, your chances of developing other health risks get higher, like heart disease, diabetes and cancer,” Crane said. “For college students, what you’re going to increase is your weight, but we know that later on that leads to those same problems, too.”

However, fair foods, when eaten rarely and in moderation, don’t have to wreak havoc on the body.

“If you’re going to indulge, think about sharing or splitting it with someone else so it equals out a little more,” Crane said. “Or take some of it home for later; there’s no rule that says you have to eat it all while you’re there.”

Spring Fling club relations director Grant Rees, a business economics junior, said the menu

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THIS GRAPH OFFERS THE caloric value of common fair food, alongside the approximate exercise that would be required to burn it completely off.

for the event includes fry bread, pizza, tacos, funnel cakes, fries, churros, kettle corn and fried Snickers, Oreos and Twinkies, as well as other typical fair foods.

However, there are also options like meat pies, suya and roasted corn, all of which Crane said could be a better option.

“Look for grilled meat, like kababs, that have lean meats like chicken or turkey,” Crane said.

“Grilled corn is also usually a pretty good choice.”

Ideally, look for foods without too many highly processed ingredients, and avoid foods brimming with fat, as those things will cause the body to store fat at a higher rate.

“When you eat foods that are high in processed sugar, sodium, excess fat, those are all things that tend to add extra calories, more than your body needs,” Crane said. “Then, you have a higher risk of putting on weight by laying down those extra calories as fat.”

Overall, Crane said people burn 100 calories per mile on average, whether they’re walking or running, so eating a funnel cake with 760 calories would require around 7.5 miles to work it off— more than just wandering around the fair will add up to.

By eating at home, sharing just one predecided food with a friend and drinking enough water, fairs like Spring Fling can be tasty and fun without requiring a half marathon to get back in shape.

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CURLY FRIES AT SPRING Fling on the UA Mall on April 9, 2016. Spring Fling offers a variety of fair food from fry bread to funnel cakes.

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Dragons to bungee jumps: Spring Fling rides

BY SAVANAH MODESITT @DailyWildcat

UA’s annual Spring Fling carnival has been one of Tucson’s most beloved attractions and it will be operating for the 43rd time this weekend. Known for being the largest student-run carnival in the nation, Wildcats have a variety of options to experience the long-running spring festival.

The carnival will have over 40 rides and 20 food booths that are organized by students in different clubs and organizations.

Some of the school organizations involved include the African Students’ Association, Arizona Model United Nations, Sophos Sophomore Honorary and many more. Many student organizations will offer a variety of foods like carne asada tacos, funnel cake, fried Oreos and other meals served at booths scattered across the UA Mall.

According to Josler Tudisco, the marketing director for

Spring Fling 2017 and a junior majoring in political science and psychology, between 35,000 to 40,000 people from the UA and Tucson area visit the yearly attraction.

Tudisco said he is a Tucson local and has been going to the carnival since he was a child.

“First, I volunteered as a freshman and sophomore, and now as a senior, I help market Spring Fling,” he said.

The weekend fair has had a variety of rides since its original opening. To assemble and test the rides, Spring Fling workers and coordinators typically begin on the Monday before the weekend event and continue to work through Thursday for opening night at 4 p.m. on Friday, according to Tudisco.

Tudisco said the amount of rides in the carnival has increased since moving the event’s location to the UA Mall four years ago.

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SPRING FLING ATTENDEES ON a ride at on the UA Mall on April 8, 2016. Spring Fling lasts from April 7-9 this year.

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Tudisco said Spring Fling has safety regulations for all of the rides.

“All the rides have seat beats and are up to standard for anyone to use,” Tudisco said.

Tudisco said the carnival tries to keep a balance of rides for younger and older audiences alike. The fair will have about an even amount of children to adult rides, for any age to enjoy the fair.

Tudisco said the most kid-friendly rides are the slides and the Dizzy Dragons ride.

“My cousin brought her kids last year, and they absolutely loved the dragons ride,” he said.

The Dizzy Dragons ride has dragon features that spin around, similar to Disneyland’s Mad Tea Party spinning tea cup ride.

“Some of my best memories from Spring Fling as a kid was going with all my friends in high school,” Tudisco said.

“We’d usually carpool with a mom, and I even had one of my first dates at Spring Fling, too.”

Spring Fling can be a great event this weekend to have fun and possibly meet new friends at the UA. Tudisco said his favorite part about being a marketing director for Spring Fling is seeing the different ways the event brings people together.

“It’s such a big event that involves families, friends, neighbors, and really for me, seeing the whole fair come together through the press and on campus is really nice,” he said.

Students have different opinions on the rides available at Spring Fling this year.

Tudisco said the “mega drop” ride is his favorite ride because of the way his stomach drops.

Milca Altamirano, a freshman majoring in Spanish, said she is thinking of trying out the carnival’s bungee jump ride this year.

Karly Greno, a junior majoring in urban and regional development, said the Ferris Wheel was a ride she always enjoyed as a kid.

“The Ferris Wheel at Spring Fling looks pretty big, and it’s definitely one I would try out,” she said.

Kayla Osberg, a sophomore majoring in nutritional science, said Spring Fling has been one of her favorite memories from her freshman year at the UA. She said her favorite ride was the “G Force because it spins really fast.”

The Spring Fling carnival will be held on the Mall Friday, April 7, through Sunday, April 9. The carnival wil be open Friday from 4-11 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Student groups work for greener Spring Fling Students for Sustainability have expanded its outreach efforts during the carnival, increasing number of stations from five to 10

BY ANGELA MARTINEZ @anmartinz2120

Students for Sustainability members are preparing for a busy weekend of recycling, composting and teaching others on how they can become more environmentally friendly in strong efforts to keep Spring Fling going green.

Spring Fling came back to campus in 2014 after being at Rillito Downs for 10 years.

Julia Rudnick, coordinator of sustainability programs at the UA, said during the move organizers decided to start a stronger green initiative at Spring Fling, including more efforts in recycling, composting and education.

Students for Sustainability is under the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and has about 60-90 students a semester who work in committees on projects, including the UA Community Garden, Greening the Game, HydroCats and the Energy and Climate Committee for student energy advocacy.

“Spring Fling has about 30,000 people, so whether people are from Tucson or Phoenix or wherever, it gives people a really good idea of what students are involved with on campus in terms of sustainability,” said Cole Pihl, co-director of SFS and an environmental science senior.

Students for Sustainability and the committees under it decided they wanted to work together with Spring Fling organizers to take stronger green initiatives.

The initiatives were supported through a grant of $1,500 to make all of the purchasing for student clubs environmentally friendly.

“Now all of the clubs are using environmentally friendly products, which in turn make the diversion rate, or the amount of things that can be kept from going to a landfill, higher,” Rudnick said.

Hannah Roth, committee

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SARAH BERTRAM, A SOPHOMORE studying physiology and molecular and cellular biology, and Lia Ossanna, an environmental science freshman, collect trash and recycling from Spring Fling on April 10, 2016. Students for Sustainability have expanded their efforts at Spring Fling this year.

chair for the Greening the Game and a environmental studies senior, said this year there will be 10 stations consisting of garbage, compost and recyclable bins around the Spring Fling event where trained SFS members will educate Spring Fling visitors on how to sort their trash environmentally. Last year, there were about five stations, according to Roth.

This year, a table set up to educate children will be introduced through interactive games like spin the wheel and a giant Jenga game. Two to three students will be at a table on Saturday and Sunday with poster boards to show kids which trash is recyclable and compostable.

“It’s really hard to get people to break their behavior, but if you can show them how to properly dispose of it, it helps with environmental issues,” Roth said. “You grow up with a mindset that you throw it in the trash and you forget; you don’t have to see it or think about it. So I think us being at these events ... draws a lot of people and really helps put it into people’s minds and reminds them that just because you got rid of something, it doesn’t mean it has no impact on Earth.”

For last year’s Spring Fling, SWS collected a total of 1,679 pounds of compost, 2,500 pounds of recyclable items, 3,160 pounds of landfill and a total of 698 pounds of cooking

grease, which is also collected and made into biodiesel, according to the Office of Sustainability’s statistics.

Roth said she thinks their efforts and presence at Spring Fling are important because they showcase the different organizations on campus to visitors.

“We work with facilities’ managements to be able to get the recycling and trash picked up. Compost Cats, green purchasing and the Green Team—it’s good to show people there are so many different efforts you can get involved in,” Roth said.

Roth was a committee member for Greening the Game last year and spent her time volunteering and

educating about sustainable efforts at last year’s Spring Fling.

“This year has been very different because I get to see how much actually goes into it. It’s not just a sustainability group saying ‘we want to compost;’ we gotta work with the composting group, the office of sustainability to make sure someone picks up the compost and recycling and with green purchasing so we can have things that we can actually compost,” Roth said.

“It’s been very different, but I have loved to see how everything works together with ASUA and SFS clubs; it’s been a really good learning experience,” she added.

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Spring Fling • Friday, April 7-Sunday, April 9, 2017

Spring Fling festival continues to grow

BY JESSICA BLACKBURN @HotBread33

UA Spring Fling, often proclaimed to be the “largest student-run festival in the country,” is managed by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona and is is truly an all-student-run festival, boasting a 1,000-member student staff. Minus the ride operators, of course.

The ASUA Spring Fling directors predict a turnout of roughly 35,000 students and Tucson community members this year, 1,000 more than last year.

“We usually lowball that, so it should be a little bit more,” said Josler Tudisco, Spring Fling marketing director. “There are other student-run carnivals in the U.S., but not on the scale of the UA’s.”

Spring Fling Executive Director Chance Stewart said she was confident in the UA’s claim to have the “largest studentrun festival” because it’s “unique to Tucson.”

“I do know there are other student-run carnivals,” Stewart added. “But when you go to this one, it’s different because even people who aren’t students come.”

According to Tudisco, the UA has had the claim for a while: “I haven’t heard of any others that even come close,” he said.

Yet UA’s Spring Fling isn’t the only student-run festival in the country claiming to be the largest.

Washington University claims their ThurtenE Carnival is not only the largest but the oldest student-run carnival

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A VIEW OF SPRING Fling-goers and rides at Spring Fling on April 9, 2016. The event is expected to attract more than 35,000 attendees this year.

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and 2 percent, respectively.

Business uses its $7,600 allotment for supplies for all of the business staff, while programming uses its $5,700 for things like art supplies for the kids’ corner and other programs going on within Spring Fling. Finally, the last portion of the budget, $3,800, is for club relations to cover miscellaneous club expenses that may be incurred over the course of the event.

Tudisco said even though the directors try to collectively save around $25,000 from the budget each year, that doesn’t impact their creativity.

“It gives you a lot of freedom to have your own vision in how the carnival should go, and I love that freedom,” Tudisco said.

“Being a [Tucson local], I’ve been coming to this thing since I was a kid, so it’s great to be a part of it now.”

While the budget is typical of years past, both Tudisco and Stewart said the current, detailed breakdown for this year’s Spring Fling won’t be known until after the event,

when all of the expenses are finalized.

“Typically, it’s hard to gauge until after,” Tudisco said.

“Though we always break even, then the rest goes to the clubs.

There are some other factors that play into that, as well, but we’re always trying to give back.”

Over the past four years since moving back onto campus, Spring Fling has paid out a total of over $250,000 to the clubs, according to Tudisco.

Spring Fling is going on its 43rd year of benefitting campus clubs with the proceeds from the event, and Stewart said the carnival aims to connect the students, UA and Tucson community by supporting organizations such as Community Food Bank, Reading Seed and UA Campus Pantry.

For this reason, Tudisco said they run a deal where four cans of donated food on Friday or Sunday will get an attendee $5 off the price of a wristband, which is normally $30. The donated food is then divided between the Community Food Bank and UA Campus Pantry.

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DELTA SIGMA PHI FRATERNITY members and volunteers hang up booth signs for Spring Fling 2015. All consessions at the event are sold by student groups, which recieve a share of proceeds following the festival.

Overall, Tudisco said the Spring Fling directors make the most of their budget each year to give back to the campus and

local community.

“That’s honestly what the point of this event is,” Tudisco said. “We are all student-run,

so the work is insane, but it’s all for the community. Everyone is coming together for the community.”

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Spring Fling • Friday, April 7-Sunday, April 9, 2017

Even for introverts, socialization is healthy

BY HANNAH DAHL @hannah_dahl715

The scent of kettle corn and fry bread fills the air, while neon lights in the distance flash to the pulse of a live band’s bass guitar. Spring Fling is just around the corner, but for those of us who would prefer to stay in and watch a movie rather than face large crowds of noisy people, the idea of joining in the festivities doesn’t sound too exciting.

However, scientifically speaking, choosing to bond with other people rather than your couch might be better for your health. Here are some incentives to get out of the house and into the center of the action this year: “We are very hardwired to connect with other people and to think about the intentions of other people, to support others and especially to monitor our status within the group,” said David Sbarra, director of clinical training and professor of psychology.

According to Sbarra, we have evolution to thank for this internal drive to be part of the larger group. Our early ancestors probably wouldn’t have lasted very long if they tried to make it on their own.

Throughout evolutionary history, the ability to form strong, healthy

relationships and social connections with other people enabled our species to survive, Sbarra said.

Today, these relationships are just as important, though for different reasons.

“Relationships play a powerful role in helping people reframe difficult experiences and understand stressful events in a different kind of way,” Sbarra said. “They’re a powerful agent of support from that perspective, as well.”

Another benefit we get from interacting with groups of other people is something Sbarra refers to as social resources.

For example, let’s say you are trying to accomplish a task that is difficult on your own, such as lifting a large object. Your relationships within a group of people can prove beneficial because those members of the group will be more likely to give you a hand, Sbarra said.

Developing a strong bond with a group of people can provide us with the support we need to deal with some of life’s physical and emotional demands, Sbarra said.

“In addition, more is better in many social situations,” said Sosuke Okada, a graduate student studying sociology.

“Nobody would like to attend an empty party.”

Just imagine showing up at the UA Mall this weekend, with all the carnival

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rides and food trucks set up, but you were the only one there. Sounds a bit creepy, doesn’t it?

Many events wouldn’t be successful

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in the nation, according to the ThurtenE website. In 2015, WU’s festival was estimated to receive 80,000 participants, according to WU’s student paper.

In addition, John Hopkins University puts on something called the Spring Fair. They, too, claim to be America’s largest student-run festival, according to the Spring Fair site.

Nevertheless, the size of UA’s Spring Fling shouldn’t be overlooked. The Spring Fling directors and their teams make up only a small number of the thousand or so employees. The majority of the student workers are from around 40 different clubs on campus.

The clubs working Spring Fling are usually responsible

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any friends, remaining on the “social periphery” can lead to feelings of loneliness, Sbarra said.

According to Sbarra, when we experience a “perception of social isolation,” or loneliness, it’s most likely because our relationships with other people could use a little improvement.

Learning to connect with others and form strong relationships is one way to combat this.

These connections form what is commonly referred to among social

for running food and game booths during the festival, added Grant Rees, Spring Fling clubs director.

The Spring Fling team said the field operations has the majority of the budget, at 70 percent, and includes everything that goes onto the field during the event, such as fencing, restrooms, club booths and rides.

“It’s been a learning process,” Stewart said. “We’ve been able to find a system that works.”

And although the validity of the claim that UA’s Spring Fling is the largest student-run festival has yet to be officially determined, the team is still optimistic about the festival’s turnout and impact on the community.

“It’s amazing to say we have anything this huge run by students,” Stewart said. “It comes down to the basis of how unique we are and the fact that it’s not just students participating, but community members as well. Hopefully that’s expressed in the size.”

scientists as “social capital,” Okada said.

“On the individual level, social capital can be seen as the sum of social networks you possess and your ability to obtain benefit from your social networks,” Okada said.

She added this is associated with many benefits, such as improved trust or successful democracy.

Developing strong connections is especially important for the student-age population.

“During this period of time, the college years, this is really about refining how we operate in relationships and sort of setting down habits that are going to last us, in most

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A VIEW FROM THE Ferris Wheel at Spring Fling on the UA Mall on April 8, 2016.

part, for the rest of our lives,” Sbarra said.

He went on to say that these years are the time for us to turn our relationship behaviors into relationship habits, which can have a huge impact on our health.

Associating with groups can also help us to form our identity, Okada said.

“For example, you identify yourself as a Wildcat after attending the game night,” Okada said. “[This] can give you positive emotions, a sense of belonging [and] a feeling of solidarity.”

However, this isn’t necessarily the same all around the world.

Sbarra points out that factors such as cultural variation and personality type

greatly influence the type of relationships present in a society. However, no matter what culture or country you’re from, “relationships still matter,” he said.

“Someone who’s an introvert, for example, may be taxed by a day of interacting with people, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t need food to survive, and in this case, relationships are sustenance at some level,” Sbarra said.

In other words, don’t miss out on the opportunity to form some quality relationships and strengthen important social bonds this weekend at UA’s Spring Fling. Your mental health will thank you for it.

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Try not to take what its writers have to say too literally.

If anyone has noticed the giant structures that have slowly begun taking shape on the UA Mall during the past few days, then that person knows that Spring Fling 2017 will soon arrive.

Spring Fling is one of the biggest, most fun, most inconvenient events to take place on the UA campus throughout the year. It’s an event difficult to avoid due to how hyped some people get over it, as well as all the Spring Fling marketing materials on display around campus.

The excitement of all the rides, games and deliciously fried food offered by Spring Fling can seem very enticing, but unfortunately, as with everything worth it in life, Spring Fling gets pricey.

Attendees will soon find entire paychecks lost to the world of fried Oreos and Ferris Wheels, with no real recollection of how this came to be.

Luckily, there are ways to survive Spring Fling weekend without completely breaking the bank.

So make sure to take these tips into account, before it’s too late: First of all, you should make sure to minimize spending in the days leading up to a Spring Fling arrival. Maybe going out on Friday night can be better spent staying indoors watching Netflix.

Maybe taking an Uber can be better spent riding a bike. You get the idea.

It is also a good idea to minimize food intake for the days leading up to Spring Fling. Not only is this another way to save money, but fasting beforehand will ensure you have no food whatsoever in your stomach to throw up when riding the gigantic drop ride. It’s a win-win situation for you, your stomach and the people on the ground in the so-called “splash zone.”

Some students may be perfectly capable of handling Spring Fling on their own and managing to have a good time without overdoing it, but for those of us in relationships, we have another factor to worry about.

At this point, your darling significant other has most likely begun pestering you about Spring Fling. When are we going? What will we do there? Should we wear matching outfits in case we get lost? These are no doubt only some of the questions that have recently come from that special someone.

For this scenario, you have a few options: You could always pull the classic “I think we need a break” routine shortly before you intend to attend Spring Fling, then just give the significant other a call Monday morning after the carnival and give the classic “I made a huge mistake and I want you back” routine. It’s absolutely fool-proof.

But, if you don’t want to play with your significant other’s emotions in this way, another solid option may be a Spring Fling contract. All you have to do is draw up a basic contract that explains in detail the plans you two have for the Fling, including how many rides you will ride,

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A VIEW OF SPRING Fling in 2014. This year will be UA’s 43rd edition of the event.

how many games you will play, how much food you will eat and what time you will stay. This way, you ensure a plan for the weekend with zero wiggle room, allowing you to know exactly what you are getting into prior to even walking through the Spring Fling entrance. Also, make sure your significant other signs the contract, or else it will not be enforceable in a court of law.

Despite the cost, the possible inconvenience

that it may cause to your route to class and the fact that the attractions don’t seem to change much from year to year, Spring Fling is unbelievably fun, which is why you will most likely ignore everything I just said and fully embrace Spring Fling. After all, we’re nothing but naïve college students and there is a gigantic carnival taking place on our campus. Can we really be expected not to attend?

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“Probably some of the live acts they have, some of the bands, just because I like music.”

—Alex Paris, junior, information science and technology

“Probably the rides. I like the adult ones; I think there’s one that is like bungee jumping. I kinda want to do it, but I don’t know if I’d be brave enough.”

—Karla Ledezma, junior, psychology

Spring Fling is one of the largest student-run carnivals in the country, and there’s a little something for everyone to enjoy between rides, carnival games, live entertainment and food. What do UA students look forward to seeing at Spring Fling this year?

“The rides. Anything like a roller coaster.”

—Priscila Ledezma, senior, psychology

“I like seeing all of the booths and all the sororities and frats that get involved and all of the campus clubs. It’s just fun to see how they interact with the campus.”

—Caitlin Gilmore, sophomore, English

“I’m always excited for the fair.

Hopefully they have good food.

Hopefully they have the bungee jumping thing again.”

—Kevin Wise, senior, communication and marketing

“Definitely like rides. I like food at the fair. I didn’t go [last year], so knowing that the sororities and fraternities do what they do is cool and it’s nice that they get involved.

We all kind of come together as a community and as a campus.”

—Callah Mcleod, sophomore, PPEL

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udget cuts are not the solution to schools turning out poor results.

What these schools need is a system of allocating where the money is spent to benefit their students.

Extra money does help these schools when they spend money on the right resources. The best way to do that is to invest in staff members who will provide a better learning environment. With extra money, they can hire and pay more dedicated individuals, train them better and have jobs for other out-of-classroom resources.

Betsy DeVos, the United States secretary of education, said funneling money into schools will not solve its problems.

DeVos said she believes the extra grants given to underperforming schools do not help to improve the school’s results.

These grants were started under the Bush administration but were raised during the Obama administration.

DeVos has referenced a report from the Department of Education, which was published in the final days of the Obama Administration.

The report states the extra $7 billion Obama poured into under-performing schools “had no significant impact on math or reading test scores, high school graduation or college enrollment.”

The grants from the Bush and Obama administrations may not have had the results they were hoping for, but the problem that the money was not spent properly in the past still remains.

The Trump administration’s budget outline has the education department taking a $9 billion decrease, which cuts 13.5 percent of their budget.

A recent article from NPR examines several studies and concludes that, although extra money does not always produce the higher test scores that they are hoping for, it does in other schools when it’s spent on the right programs.

The last thing these already-poor schools and inferior education systems in the U.S.

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need is a budget cut of the proportion that Trump is imposing. These schools may not always show the results right away, but that does not mean the money is not working.

In many of these schools, poverty is a problem.

Many of these schools in high-poverty districts are allotted money to first solve problems stemming from poverty. Many students take advantage of districtsupported free lunch programs. However, even though these children recieve meals at school, there is no sign it is directly related to test scores.

Money first has to go to helping with problems like this, which does not directly cause a rise in test scores like other methods would.

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In many of these cases, school districts utilize government-funded programs designed to help these problems.

These programs that help these poorer schools do produce results. An NPR article about school funding highlights the town of Goshen, Indiana, which has a population that is over half Latino.

Extra funding in this district goes toward an English language program that employs extra teachers and counselors.

This program has given these students a safe space to learn and speak English so they feel more confident speaking in their normal classrooms. The program resulted in an increase in test scores until Indiana decided to make their school budgets equal regardless of the needs of the school.

A district-wide budget cut of $3 million decreased the English language program funding by a third. The same article discusses Revere, which is north of Boston.

Revere spent its budget increase on people, meaning it hired and administered better training to teachers, as well as employment to faculty that help as other resources outside of the classroom. This 80-percent impoverished school now sees 90 percent of its graduates going to postsecondary school, compared to its former 70 percent.

A better system that allocates where schools spend money will help schools get better results from their students. Focusing funding on the staff in schools will in turn help students get the support they need.

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Spring slump: Mental health pros speak up Between student life, classes, jobs and the inevitability of graduation, many students face mental health issues. Two health experts offer their tips and insights for mental wellness

BY SERENA CONDE @DailyWildcat

With finals and graduation around the corner, stress is high, sleep is low and people around the university are starting to feel the effects. With so many individual stressors, it is important to take a moment to selfassess your emotional and mental wellbeing. However, there are many different factors that play into mental health issues, and oftentimes these illnesses are not easily recognizable, even though they have a large impact on the lives of many. Even the people closest to those affected may not be aware of the problems they are facing.

Some of the most prominent mental health issues among students are depression, anxiety disorder, substance abuse and eating disorders. Although these disorders can be partially attributed to stress, this answer is not exclusive and many other factors are involved. The stress of school, jobs and relationships can work to perpetuate a disorder.

John J.B. Allen is a UA psychology distinguished professor whose work focuses on mood and anxiety disorders. “[Depressed] people don’t have the energy; they can’t focus; they can’t concentrate as well; its harder to prioritize things,” Allen explained.

“Similarly, with anxiety, they spend a lot of their time worrying about the negative outcomes, so much that it interferes with their ability to actually make a good, tangible plan for how to meet the deadline.”

As important as recognizing the symptoms of mental disorders is understanding their causation.

Particularly for students, there is often a vicious cycle at play.

Students often feel as though they can meet every expectation across the areas of family, friends, education and work; when the pressure eventually proves to be overwhelming, this can sometimes result in mental issues that make these responsibilities even more intimidating and uncontrollable.

According to Allen, “at any given time, 6 percent of the college students are going to be depressed; 6 percent at any one time would actively experience enough of those

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[symptoms] to meet diagnostic criteria.”

Another issue facing students with mental illnesses is the feeling that they don’t have anyone to talk to and that there is stigma behind their illness.

“Run-of-the-mill depression and anxiety—particularly with the population I deal with, medical students—they’re all pretty highfunctioning to be able to get through here, and they’re good at masking it because they don’t want other people to see it,” said Dr. Lawrence Moher, a UA professor in the college of medicine, family and community medicine and physician consultant for Campus Health Service.

It is because of this that many

people will live their daily lives without anyone knowing that they have any type of mental illness whatsoever. Often, the person themselves is not aware of the problems they are facing.

“Even people who are bipolar [may] not recognize the fact they haven’t been able to sleep for four nights as a possible symptom of mania,” Moher explained. “It’s not that they’re not obvious, but sometimes people just aren’t aware that those are mental health issues that could be treatable.”

When people themselves are not aware of the symptoms they are presenting, often the people who know them best might be aware of the issue. However, friends and loved

ones can sometimes be afraid to deal with the issue of mental illness.

“People shouldn’t be afraid of mental illness,” Allen said. “People with mental illness want friends; people with mental illness want support. [People should] suggest to their friend who has some symptoms of depression or anxiety or substance abuse, ‘go talk to somebody at [Counseling and Psych Services].’ If their friends are talking suicidality, they should take those thoughts seriously and not be afraid to talk about them.”

What students should know is that there are many resources for them on campus, whether they feel depressed or just a little stressed out. Campus Health offers many different groups

to help students with any mental problems they may be facing.

Most notably, Counseling and Psych Services here at the UA has daily walk-in hours. There are also workshops that students can attend, which include the Grad Student Stress Management Workshop and Test Anxiety Workshop. CAPS is additionally starting an initiative called the Mindful Ambassadors, which serves the purpose of stress reduction through mindfulness meditation.

Whether a student wants to address a serious condition or just wants someone to talk to, there are a number of different resources around campus that students can and should use to their full advantage.

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Probiotics: Beneficial bacteria and you Although antibiotics often get all the press, there are good guys in the world of bacteria, as well. Probiotics are more than just a yogurt ad, and their health benefits are numerous

BY HANNAH DAHL @hannah_dahl715

Did you know that whenever you add sauerkraut to your hot dog or kimchi to your rice you’re eating millions of living microorganisms?

These microscopic organisms are known as probiotics, and they play an important role in human and animal health.

“With the emergence of the resistance against antibiotics, I think probiotics certainly are one of the arsenals that we [have] to use for providing protection,” said Arun Dhar, professor of shrimp and other crustacean aquaculture and director of the UA Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory.

Probiotics are microorganisms in either humans or animals that beneficially affect their host by improving the properties of the microbiome, said Uwe Hilgert, director of STEM training at the BIO5 Institute.

The term “microbiome” can be used to refer to anything outside of our bodies, such as the things on our skin or hair, but also applies to our gut, inner ear and lungs, Hilgert said. Think of the microbiome as a community teeming with all different types of organisms, ranging from bacteria to yeast to eukaryotic microbes.

Hilgert listed three ways these microbes can safeguard our bodies against dangerous pathogens: First, they supply us with important nutrients. Second, they use a process known as “competition” to minimize infections. Third, probiotics also prime our immune system to help prevent the chance of infection.

These three processes work together to help build a strong network of infection-fighting organisms.

For example, the antibiotics you might receive from a doctor to fight off an infection will end up killing your microbes. To remedy this, a doctor might advise taking an over-the-counter probiotic supplement or increasing the amount of yogurt or sauerkraut in your diet, Hilgert said.

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LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS FROM A commercially-sold nutritional supplement tablet. Tablets such as these are sometimes recommended if prescribed an antibiotic, in order to restore the body’s population of beneficial bacteria.

“The idea is to minimize the chance that the pathogenic microbes take over when the antibiotics [you take are] stopped,” Hilgert said.

Hilgert added, that though it hasn’t been fully proven yet, some other potential suspected benefits from probiotics include obesity and asthma prevention and improving our mental health.

While we as humans can best ensure a healthy number of probiotics in our bodies by eating foods such as kimchi or sauerkraut, animals also have their own ways of maintaining a healthy microbiome.

In the UA’s Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, Dhar is working to prevent disease in shrimp through the application of probiotic feed.

The shrimp in the laboratory are given a feed formulation containing probiotics and then

exposed to various types of pathogens.

Similar to humans, these probiotics increase the shrimp’s immunity, improving their growth, health and protection from diseases, Dhar said.

Shrimp have the added advantage of living in an aquatic environment, which is teeming with microbes, Dhar added.

These bacteria from the natural environment can reside in an animal’s gut.

Much like the application of antibiotics in humans, animal microbiomes also suffer when hit by unfamiliar microbes.

“In a shrimp, for example, which is healthy, you tend to get a diverse microflora, but we know that when animals are infected, oftentimes and particularly for bacterial infection, their gut microflora is changed and the diversity is lost,” Dhar said.

And while feeding the shrimp probiotic supplements is certainly beneficial, Dhar said it’s not a onesize-fits-all situation.

“It’s not that if you feed one particular probiotic it’s going to be protection against all kinds of bacteria and virus, not at all,” Dhar said. “Certain probiotics provides better protection against certain pathogens.”

The same reasoning applies to humans.

If you go to the store and buy a jar of sauerkraut, it’s likely that it will either have been boiled and sterilized or contain preservatives, thereby killing the probiotics, Hilgert said.

He added that this defeats the purpose of replenishing the living organisms in your microbiome, so it’s important to read the labels of the probiotics you’re buying.

One solution to this problem is a do-it-yourself approach to

fermenting your own probiotics, Hilgert said.

Fermentation doesn’t just give your kimchi or kefir a nice sour taste; it also increases the number of bacteria on the food and preserves it, keeping it safe from mold, Hilgert said.

“There are a couple things that people need to look out for,” Hilgert said. “Do they get any living or potentially living organisms in their system, or are all the microorganisms that they’re getting dead?”

Hilgert recommended that when eating meals high in sugar or salt, which can have a negative impact on your microbiome, to try to add probiotics to your plate.

“I think probiotics aren’t the only means; [they] should be one of the components in disease management, actually,” Dhar said.

“It is good to have [probiotics] in the disease management kit.”

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Tree ring analysis Summer housing available! assists coffee growers

BY REBEKAH ULMER @dailywildcat

When you order a cup of coffee, before adding the cream and sugar, do you ever stop to ponder the liquid inside? We don’t always think about where coffee beans come from, or how they are grown, or even where they grow.

In fact, coffee crops are experiencing major growing challenges due to the impacts of climate change. But despite the lack of public awareness, one UA researcher is currently leveraging his expertise in tree ring science to help Guatemalan growers produce our daily dose of joe.

For such a hot commodity, coffee beans actually have quite a narrow climatic range. They need a vast water supply in order to thrive. In areas of the world where rainfall is plentiful, some economies rely on the export of coffee beans in order to survive. The country of Guatemala is a good example of that. Luckily, coffee beans enjoy the lush, fertile landscape of the Guatemalan hills. But as climates change in the coming years, it will be important to prepare for alterations in moisture in many tropical areas, such as Guatemala.

To make matters worse, Guatemalan coffee production hasn’t yet recovered from a devastating fungus between 2011 and 2013. Because coffee accounts for a significant portion of Guatemala’s economy, growers are concerned about what the future might hold.

However, farmers concerned about the growing climate have some reason to rejoice.

Kevin Anchukaitis is a UA associate professor in the School of Geography and Development. Anchukaitis studies paleoclimatology and dendrochronology and is currently working in Guatemala to reconstruct past climates, as well as predict what future climates in tropical areas might look like.

The advantage of using dendrochronology—dating tree ring patterns—to observe past and present climatic changes is that the right species of trees can allow annual precipitation data to be reliably traced hundreds of years into the past.

Anchukaitis said the Guatemalan fir trees he focuses on can show him whether a given season was more wet or more dry.

“This Guatemalan research is part of a larger research program looking at how climate has changed specifically both temperature and precipitation in the past,” Anchukaitis said. “Doing that is a way to understand the natural variability, and we can use that variability to understand a couple of different things about climate change.”

Although the data is quite granular, tree ring study can provide a long-term perspective. This is particularly important in paleoclimatology, a field that seeks to reconstruct the climates of many years ago. In paleoclimatology, it is important to distinguish between the natural range of behaviors of a given region and altered behavior, perhaps based on human influence.

“Understanding the natural range helps us disentangle the climate change signals from potentially normal cycles in the climate system,” Anchukaitis said. It also helps researchers understand how things might evolve in the future.

By reconstructing the climate of the past, researchers are able to more accurately pinpoint the changes human activities have contributed to the worldwide climate trend over time, alongside possible contributions in the future. Consequently, tree ring data was of specific interest to Anchukaitis, and Guatemala seemed an ideal place to start.

“Guatemala was of interest to me because it’s a frontier. It hasn’t had [dendrochronology] work done on it, and yet it hosts this incredibly vulnerable population whose economy is incredibly dependent on rain-fed agricultural methods to produce it’s coffee exports.” Anchukaitis said.

The entire region surrounding Guatemala may yet yield answers for dendrochronologists.

“The tropics are sort of the less wellstudied part of dendrochronology because it’s been difficult to identify trees that put down unambiguously annual rings, which is what we count on for the raw material we study,” Anchukaitis said.

The regions closer to the equator are interesting in terms of climate change because of the large amount of rain they get already. So far, there have not been any large-scale droughts like the ones we are seeing further north in the United States.

“So, why don’t we see that yet? It probably means that the temperature increase isn’t large enough yet to push the demands for the atmosphere to have more moisture beyond what the range of the natural variability is,” Anchukaitis said.

Although climate models are predicting widespread drying, the normal rainfall variability of regions like Guatemala may take longer to feel the effects, which could be good news for commodity crops like the coffee bean.

The information from tree ring studies need not only apply to coffee. Over time, as temperatures fluctuate and soil compositions change, other crops may be affected as well. Widespread staple crops such as corn and rice may also be affected in terms of where they can be grown and how much can be produced.

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BY IVAN LEONARD @Ivan14bro

Next Sunday, “SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque” returns to Tucson to perform at the Fox Tucson Theatre “Blackheart Burlesque” is an up-tempo, indie-soundtrack-filled show with choreographed dances making famous pop-culture references.

This rendition of “Blackheart Burlesque” will include pop culture references to “Orange is the New Black,” “Star Wars,” “Donnie Darko,” “Sailor Moon,” “Westworld” and other famous shows and movies.

SuicideGirls is an online community celebrating alternative beauty and indie culture. With the pop-culture references within the show, SuicideGirls bring a twist to classic burlesque.

“My favorite reference at the moment would be ‘Westworld,’ but there are so many great ones,” said Missy Suicide, co-founder of SuicideGirls.

Suicide, whose birth name is Selena Mooney, created SuicideGirls in 2001 with Sean Suhl. Their website is a location with videos, photos, profiles, tour dates and merchandise for anyone interested.

“I wanted to showcase beautiful women that maybe were not society’s definition of beauty,” Suicide said. “I knew a lot of women with tattoos and piercings, and I wanted to showcase it.”

When she first started SuicideGirls, Suicide was working in Los Angeles before deciding to move to Portland to focus on photography. While in Portland, Suicide was taking pin-up style pictures of her friends in an effort to showcase their beauty.

Since 2001, thousands of women have uploaded pictures to the SuicideGirls’s online community in hopes of achieving the status of SuicideGirl. Then,

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the community chooses which women are invited to join as a SuicideGirl.

Back in a time of dial-up internet and AOL chat rooms, SuicideGirls used the internet to help peddle its content.

Before Facebook and Twitter, the SuicideGirls had their own version of a social media platform.

Suicide said many of the women’s favorite part of being a SuicideGirl is the friends they have made on the site.

In only a few years, SuicideGirls was successful enough to relocate the company to Los Angeles, and it has not looked back. The

SuicideGirls have been featured in numerous publications such as The Oregonian and Ottawa Magazine.

Suicide’s creation blew up so much that in 2006, she made an appearance on the TV show “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.”

While playing herself, Suicide was involved in an episode in which an 18-year-old girl in a group of erotic models was killed after performing.

“Blackheart Burlesque,” their live performance, first toured in 2003 and opened for Courtney Love and Guns N’ Roses. After suspending the tour for 10 years, the show returned in fall 2013 and

sold out numerous locations.

SuicideGirls were last in Tucson in November 2015 and have frequently visited Tucson while touring the United States.

One thing Suicide would like to tell others is that they should not let society dictate what they do or how they act.

“Stay true to yourself and never compromise yourself,” Suicide said. “There are multiple ways to be beautiful besides what society deems beautiful.”

Critics have raved about the show’s ability to put its own spin on pop culture, its energy and the messages that encourage confidence and self-love to its

audience. It is an event that celebrates sexual expression and allows individuals to celebrate the qualities that make them unique.

SuicideGirls will be performing in Tucson on April 16 at the Fox Tucson Theatre, located at 17 W. Congress St. The show begins at 9 p.m. but the doors open at 7 p.m. for VIP ticket holders and 8 p.m. for regular viewers.

“Blackheart Burlesque” is a mature show for audiences 18 or older. Ticket holders unable to show valid identification proving they are 18 will not be admitted or given a refund. Tickets, which start at $20, can be purchased online on the Fox Theater website.

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sophomore and junior year of high school he became verbally committed to the University of Southern California.

“USC at the time was perfect,” Quintana said. “I thought USC was a big time school and the coaches are great there and I have friends that go there, but for me it wasn’t the best fit after that long period of time.”

In 2015, Quintana was able to experience something that most baseball players don’t get the privilege to be apart of. Quintana was a part of the 2015 18U National USA baseball team that won a gold medal in Japan. With the many opportunities given to Quintana, colleges weren’t the only ones interested in him.

The Boston Red Sox selected Quintana in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB Draft, leading Quintana to have to make the tough decision of whether to go to college or go into the minor leagues. Quintana went through the pros and the cons of both scenarios and finally made his decision.

“The experience for sure was the main reason I chose college,” Quintana said. “There were a lot of people that gave me the pros and cons of college and pro-ball. Yeah it’s more school and pro ball is no more school which is great, but for me personally I thought I needed to mature more as a player.”

Arizona head coach Jay Johnson gave Quintana the opportunity to come to the UA shortly after, leading to Quintana’s commitment to be a Wildcat during the fall of 2016. Quintana knew the history of Arizona baseball, and knew the talent of the players and incoming class would help further him as a player.

Alongside Quintana was his father to help him decide which path was the best for him to take.

“We had the privilege to have gone through the process of scouting and everything with Zach,” Martin said, “but with Nick it was always about staying humble and being a good teammate. There can be a lot of pressure. We wanted him to go to college especially with the experience with Zach. We are very happy that Nick made the choice to go to college and have the opportunity to play at Arizona.”

Quintana’s parents constantly remind him to stay focused, stay humble and continue to be a good player while at Arizona. Quintana takes his parents’ advice and he can even hear his father in the stands giving him tips and helping him focus on being consistent while at the plate.

“I needed to mature in my consistency from fielding, to at-bats and swings,” Quintana said. “I felt like I needed to come here [UA] personally to mature in those areas, and also I wanted to experience college. Division I baseball and the Pac12 are considered minor league competition.”

Quintana chose the UA because of what the coaching staff had to offer, and is looking forward to the upcoming years of playing under the coaching of Johnson. Quintana plans to one day go professional and never give up on baseball.

“The coaching staff here is amazing,” Quintana said. “Jay Johnson let me come here and that is a privilege for me. I am happy I am here and I don’t even think about the draft because that is a few years down the road and it’ll come when it gets here, but for now I am happy to be here and I am happy to work every day.”

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Arizona men’s basketball never sleeps

BY JUSTIN SPEARS @JustinESports

It hasn’t taken long for the Arizona Wildcats to stir the pot when it comes to news since the college basketball season officially ended Monday.

From potential coaching hires, to a guard signing with one of the most well known labels in the rap game and players setting their sights on the NBA, the Wildcats have pieces moving everywhere.

What does it mean for Arizona? Well, the coaching staff could have more firepower while the depth could take a hit. On the other hand, head coach Sean Miller may have something up his sleeve to form a contending team next season.

Kobi Simmons declares: The second domino fell for Arizona players considering to declare for the NBA Draft as freshman guard Kobi Simmons announced through Arizona Athletics Wednesday that he would sign an agent and enter the draft.

At the beginning of the season, 5-star point guard Kobi Simmons was expected to heavily contribute to Arizona with his size and athleticism. The 6-foot-5 freshman has a 45-inch vertical so he’s a different breed on paper, but he was lost in the sauce at the tail end of this season.

Once Simmons played 27 minutes and shot 1-for-9 against Washington in February, his minutes were cut to 14 minutes per game the following weekend.

And once the Wildcats lost to UCLA at home, Simmons averaged six minutes per game and at times, looked distraught on the bench. From afar, Simmons issues were either A) He didn’t get along with the coaching staff, which was unusual to happen late in the season or B) He was focused on the NBA rather than his own team and as punishment, Miller benched him. Maybe reachable judgment calls, but for a highly touted prospect that was in the starting lineup to just disappear at the end of the season was fishy business.

Should Simmons return for another year? Sure, but top recruit DeAndre Ayton is hoping to convince 5-star 2017 point guard Trevon Duval to be teammates at Arizona. But even if Duval commits to a different school, 4-star backcourt of Alex Barcello and Brandon Randolph seem to fair as a decent two-for-one package deal with Simmons out of the picture.

Draft Express has Simmons projected to go No. 51 overall to the Denver Nuggets.

Chief in the association: Sophomore forward Chance Comanche will test the waters of the NBA Draft, but will not hire an agent.

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Comanche averaged 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in his second season at Arizona. He can still return to the program as the NCAA allows underclassmen to prepare for the draft and have time from now until May to back out.

Oregon’s Tyler Dorsey, Chris Boucher and Dillon Brooks tested the waters last season and all of them returned so it’s not a done deal until he hires an agent.

Comanche became known for his ability to score around the rim especially from alley-oop dunks and put back shots.

He led the team in field goal percentage shooting 57 percent this season. Every underclassmen has the right to look for better opportunities, but expect ‘Chief ’ to be in an Arizona uniform next season.

Lorenzo Romar eating steaks with Miller: Greg Hansen from the Arizona Daily Star tweeted April 5 that former long-time Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar had dinner with Miller at Fleming’s Steakhouse. Romar was fired in March after coaching UW for 15 seasons, but now he can stay in the Pac-12 as Miller’s lead assistant, because Joe Pasternack accepted the UC-Santa Barbara head coaching position.

Romar will be a home run hire for

Miller, because of his ability to recruit, but he’ll also be attractive for prospects, because he has a knack for sending players to the NBA. He’s coached Nate Robinson, Brandon Roy, Isaiah Thomas, Marquese Chriss, Terrence Ross, Dejounte Murray and more recently Markelle Fultz who is projected to go topthree in the 2017 NBA Draft. And before he was fired, No. 1 overall ESPN 2017 recruit Michael Porter Jr. was committed to Washington.

Coming to an in-conference rival and taking an assistant job after leading the show for nearly two decades seems like a demotion, but Romar can help Arizona develop the offense while Miller can stick with teaching defense.

If the steaks were cooked to perfection and Romar loves warm weather in April, then Miller may have added a huge piece to the coaching staff.

Young Money Kadeem Rapper Lil Wayne said in the intro of song “I’m Me”, “Cash money records where dreams come true.”

Well the New Orleans rapper released on Twitter that Kadeem Allen officially signed with Young Money APAA Sports and Entertainment.

Allen joins former Arizona basketball recruit Terrance Ferguson and LSU linebacker Duke Riley as college athletes to sign with Young Money.

Overview: Arizona is sprinkling news left and right, which was expected, because there were lots of unanswered questions. Allen is a senior so he was already out of the picture, but Markkanen and Simmons were the underclassmen that took the initiative to play in the NBA. There still is a plethora of unanswered questions such as Allonzo Trier’s plans or since Comanche is testing the waters, what does that mean for a player like Rawle Alkins who consistently posted better numbers through the season than Comanche?

Where do recruits fit in the mix? Well, Miller has a pair of guards, but could add two more such as Duval or even 5-star small forward Brian Bowen. There are moving pieces everywhere and with that, Miller is prepared whether it’s adding Romar or reloading to arguably Arizona’s best recruiting class of all-time.

The bell has been rung so can the ‘Cats answer it? Stay tuned.

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In his brother’s footsteps: Quintana ready for big leagues Quintana’s whole life has revolved around baseball and his dream has always been to play professionally.

During his first year at Arizona, it’s easy to see how close to those goals he is

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Bringing his passion and motivation to Hi Corbett Field, freshman and third baseman Nicholas Quintana started his journey at the UA in hopes of maturing into a professional baseball player one day.

Starting baseball at the age of five, Quintana was always motivated and driven to succeed as a player along side his older brother Zach.

Quintana’s father, Martin, helped guide Quintana in the right direction when he was younger as he coached him and his brother in little league. At the age of nine Quintana found himself excelling more quickly than the other kids.

“I could feel that there was a difference and that was because I played it every single day,” Quintana said. “My dad was a little league majors coach and when I was nine, he put me in the majors which is against 12 and 13-year-old kids just to experience some better competition.”

Quintana’s parents, Susie and Martin Quintana, both saw how driven he was when playing baseball and the passion he had for the game.

“When he was younger, I think Nick was more passionate because he wanted to impress his older brother,” said Susie Quintana, his mother. “He would literally sleep with his cleats and his glove at age five.”

Growing up, baseball was always something for Quintana and his older brother Zach to do in their spare time. As he started to progress and get older, Quintana’s father would help by giving him hitting and fielding tips.

“It’s funny because he would tell me to stay short in my swing and I would just be like ‘oh whatever’ and then my coaches would say the same thing and

then my dad would be like ‘look, I told you,’” Quintana said. “He has always been a huge factor in my development as a player, even to this day.”

Quintana tried other sports like basketball for fun during middle school, but knew he wanted to be fully committed to baseball. Being from Las Vegas, there was never a break for Quintana when it came to the sport he loved.

“Las Vegas is 100 percent year round because the weather is always perfect,” Quintana said. “I feel like that was a huge contribution to what I have been doing so far.”

High school was where his dream of going into professional baseball would start to develop, as he was starting shortstop his freshman year on the varsity squad at Arbor View High School.

“I think that helped me mature more because I was around the older guys,” Quintana said. “Being around them was great because they were older and better competition. My coaches would help me during practices, but when it was game time they kind of let me do my own thing because they knew I put in the hard work, I knew the signs, I knew that plays and as I kept going through high school I continued to get more exposure.”

Leading up into his final years of high school Quintana remained a dominant player, keeping future opportunities open for himself. Despite his personal athletic abilities, Quintana has always remained a team player and didn’t get into his own head.

“I was never cocky, I just realized what was in front of me, the draft and Division I scholarships, so I just did what I knew how to do and just worked at it,” Quintana said.

Scouts and recruits had

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NICK QUINTANA POSES WITH his bat as a little leaguer. Quintana’s father, Martin, coached him and his brother as young baseball players.

their eyes on Quintana since his freshman year of high school, and Quintana knew exactly what they were looking for. Quintana’s brother Zach was a third-round pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft and was able to give Quintana the tips and advice he needed in order to be looked at.

“When I was younger I always looked up to [Zach],” Quintana said. “He always gave me the best advise possible. When I would go to showcases, he would tell me that I didn’t need to impress anyone just do me and people would notice. He has always been my biggest supporter.”

Quintana’s future wasn’t always in the direction of Arizona. Quintana’s freshman year of high school he had colleges looking at him including UC Santa Barbara and UNLV, but going into Quintana’s

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ARIZONA INFIELDER NICK QUINTANA (13) at the plate against Hartford on March 11.