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UA freedom fighters Survey takers fear retaliation from university for speaking out on certain subject matter BY CHASTITY LASKEY The Daily Wildcat
A recent survey of the University of Arizona’s academic freedom policy illustrates a concern amongst survey takers regarding free speech practices. Lynn Nadel, chair of the faculty and regents’ professor of
psychology and cognitive science, said that academic freedom is not only crucial to a university but that it also protects the key function of universities. Academic freedom involves the right to speak freely about things both in your subject matter and about institutional matters without fear of retaliation from both external and internal forces,
Nadel said. Gary Rhoades is an educational policy studies and practice professor, head of the Department of Education Policy Studies and Practice and director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education. He was also the general secretary of the American Association of University Professors, which he said has helped define academic
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LAUREN THOMPSON, a biology freshman at the UA and a vegan, shops for fresh fruit at the Food Conspiracy Co-Op on Fourth Avenue on Thursday. Thompson said eating a vegan diet on campus has not been as difficult as she expected.
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QUOTE TO NOTE “Works that they produce are deemed “female successes” if they’re lauded at all. What makes something a female comedy rather than just a comedy?” — Nick Havey
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freedom over the past 100 years. “It provides a freedom that’s really important in a democracy for academics to be able to engage in open exchange in four different areas of activity in academics,” Rhoades said. The foundation of academic freedom is the freedom to teach,
The Daily Wildcat’s Monday Q&A column, SexTalk, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. It debuted on Valentine’s Day in 1995 and has been answering UA students’ questions about sexual relationships and health matters ever since. Campus Health Service is inviting the campus community to celebrate with it for this memorable occasion today in the Highland Commons courtyard. Those who attend will be able to enjoy cake and celebrate with the column’s writers. “We’re excited to commemorate this milestone,” said Lee Ann Hamilton, assistant director of Health Promotion and Preventive Services, in a press release. “Over the past two decades, the questions have been a creative blend of education and entertainment for students and staff alike. The SexTalk column continues to be a reliable and well-respected source of health information for readers.” Hamilton, according to the press release, wrote the first column and continues to write it with her colleagues Carrie Hardesty and David Salafsky. Hamilton said that most of the issues and questions being asked have remained the same over the years. The answers, however, are different because we have learned more about certain issues. There are also new terms, such as “friends with benefits,” that have come up over the years and raised new questions. “We’re more open now about talking about sexual health,” Hamilton said. “When we started, it was looked at as a place where students could go for good credible information about sex. Not just birth control or STDs but about relationships, sexual satisfaction and about what’s normal.” Hamilton added that students now have more access to information about
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Death of faculty felt on campus UA mourns loss of Mexican-American studies department head Richard Ruiz BY BRANDI WALKER The Daily Wildcat
Students and faculty members from the UA Department of Mexican American Studies gathered at the Cesar E. Chavez building on Monday to commemorate Richard Ruiz, department head, who passed away on Friday. Sofia Ramos, an affiliate faculty member of the Mexican-American studies department, said Ruiz taught everyone in the department
many lessons, such as how to be strong, to be heard and to fight. “For the department, he was such a godsend,” Ramos said. “I think that the best way to honor him is to make this place the best place ever, so that he can continue to be proud the way he was so happy and so proud. We have really good work to do, and he showed us to how to do it.” John Paul Jones III, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, said his college is there to provide support and take any
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AN ALTAR TO commemorate Richard Ruiz, department head for the UA Department of Mexican American Studies, sits in the Cesar E. Chavez building on Monday. Faculty members and students from the Mexican-American studies department gathered at 10 a.m. on Monday to honor their department head.
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research, comment on public matters and speak about internal institutional matters. “There should be no retaliation or someone trying to influence or shape what is being said or taught,” Rhoades said. “As long as one clearly remains that their view is independent of the university’s, they can speak about public matters without fear or retribution.” Nadel said that even with a good written policy in place, we need to revisit the policy to address rising issues. “There were a lot more people that felt the written protections were good, rather than safe,” Nadel said. According to the survey of 778 respondents, “More than 50 percent believe that academic freedom at the UA is insufficiently protected.” Nadel and Rhoades both agreed that the main issues regarding the current UA policy is the lack of clarity regarding who is protected and what to do in the case of an academic freedom complaint. Among those who took the survey, 49 percent identified as faculty on tenure or tenure track. The survey showed that those who are not on tenure track feel especially vulnerable and distrustful of the current policy. Karen Lizarraga/The Daily Wildcat Rhoades said these people feel at risk and that there are questions of formal protection built into Lynn Nadel, a professor of psychology, sits in his office in the the UA’s policies. He said he believes it’s a fair Psychology building on Friday. Nadel is the chairman of the Faculty assessment that the policy is unclear, indicating Senate and is overseeing a committee looking at academic freedom that it’s problematic they don’t believe their on campus. freedom will be protected. Rhoades said. “When I say I’m not afraid to speak up, that’s There are major issues regarding what the easy for me to say,” Nadel said. “I’m a [tenured] full process is when academic freedom is violated. professor. What are they going to do to me? But my Both Rhoades and Nadel said the current chart assistant professor colleague may not be willing to indicating what to do is confusing and complicated. be as outspoken. My [untenured] graduate student Rhoades said that everyone involved must “work may be afraid to say anything at all.” toward better clarification” on what must be done Zach Brooks, president of the Graduate and in situations where violations of any one’s academic Professional Student Council, said that graduate freedom may have occurred. students occupy a strange “middle “We want to make the ground.” processes under the policy “We have an interesting role, much better understood,” because sometimes we as graduate Nadel said. “We need to be students are teachers, researchers, much more specific and get clinicians and administrators, but the information out there, so we’re also students,” Brooks said. that people will be more aware He added that, at times, graduate of everything that’s in place to students may feel less able to speak protect them.” up, and other times, they might Rhoades added that another have more ability to speak because thing that could be done is for they’re not full-time employees of formal leaders of the university the university and have less fear over to make important affirmations — According to survey what they say. to the university community “What we think we’re going to that academic freedom is do is make the existing protections valued. a lot better known and make it absolutely clear “Universities are among the most important what things are in place to protect each category of places where we’re creating and disseminating employee,” Nadel said. knowledge,” he said. “We have people who are Rhoades added that one way to do this is to “meet studying a whole variety of issues and topics, and with smaller targeted groups of employees about if we allow that institution to be unfairly restricted these issues” and develop ideas for protective or confined with what it can talk about and what it policies that are more inclusive. can explore, then we’re hampering our ability as a Nadel said if you don’t speak up, then you can democracy to discuss difficult issues and … engage never determine if you’re protected. in all sorts of exploration that makes us interesting “In order for an individual or, more importantly, important, curious and innovative people.” for an institution to create a culture where academic freedom is believed in and valued, where people feel confident that it’s going to be enforced, — Chastity Laskey we have to be talking about it and exercising it,” @dailywildcat
leadership roles if necessary. Lydia Otero, associate professor of the MexicanAmerican studies department, suggested a weekly meeting should be held from this point forward through the end of the semester. The meeting would provide an outlet for both graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty members, to come and share their feelings, process what has happened and regroup each week. Ruiz was a Faculty Fellow and worked closely with many students outside the classroom setting while at the UA. He was dedicated to mentoring students and helping guide them along the path to graduation. Raquel Rubio-Goldsmith, adjunct lecturer of MexicanAmerican studies, said Ruiz was the most generous person she’s encountered at the UA. She said Ruiz consistently spent numerous hours working with graduate students and that his door was always open. “He did it year in and year out,” Goldsmith said. “His
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sexual health topics. She said that some of her favorite questions asked over the years have been about ASU having its own STD and if Mountain Dew really shrinks your testicles. “We never thought when we started doing it [that] it would keep going on and on,” she said. “It was pretty new at the time; I don’t know that there were any sexual advice columns in any student newspapers. We think it was pretty groundbreaking.” Natasha Dare is a sophomore studying creative writing and Japanese who said she believes it’s a good thing that the column is around. “It’s informative, and the more information that kids have on health and staying safe, the better,” Dare said. “It’s obviously successful if they’ve been around for 20 years.” Spencer Halliday is a prejournalism sophomore who has not previously read the column before. “I do think it looks very interesting, and I think it’s a really great topic to talk about, since there is kind of a taboo over sex in general,” Halliday said. “It’s a good topic to talk about so that people can be safe and know what they’re doing. I definitely think it would have been interesting 20 years ago, seeing how far we progressed about the things we do talk about.” Sex Talk encourages students to submit their sex questions online at www.health.arizona.edu under the sex health tab. “We hope to hear more from our readers,” Hamilton said, “and hope that we’re helping to expand people’s knowledge about sexual health.”
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3. “I think the media should be allowed to show it, because it shows the brutal truth, what’s actually going on out there. I think people need to realize that and not have it sugarcoated.” — Tyler Bottenhagen, future UA student 4. “I actually don’t think they should be showing the coverage that they are, because I think it’s just feeding into what ISIS wants. They want the popularity and the notoriety. The more that we’re feeding into that, the more they’re going to keep doing it. It’s kind of like a child that misbehaves: If you just kind of ignore it, they’re not going to be rebelling as much as they are now.” — Lauren Milovich, speech, language and hearing sciences senior
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5. “I think that they should be showing everything. It’s important that everyone is aware of what’s going [on]. Everything that’s going on and not just what the government or media wants you to see.” — Hannah Walker, potential UA student
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1. “I believe that the media does not really have the right to show beheadings themselves. But more than to just report on them, we have to ask whether or not it’s worth advertising the brutality of their actions more than we already are.” — Sean Bassett, art senior 2. “It’s not OK to just show the brutality of people dying; you’ve got to be sympathetic. It’s not just a video or pictures. It’s someone’s life that’s being taken away. You’ve got to be respectful about these kind of things.” — Luiie Nunez, information science technology and arts junior
contribution is just so beyond what most people in this school do for the students. I am just so amazed at his generosity, at his knowledge.” Goldsmith then addressed the graduate and undergraduate students in the room and said they are lucky to have had some time with Ruiz because he was a wonderful role model. Anna O’Leary, associate professor of the MexicanAmerican studies department, said she remembers Ruiz’s nonjudgmental personality. “He made everybody feel as if they were special, that you were important and that every contribution was an important one, that your decisions were the right decisions,” O’Leary said. “Very few people make you feel that way.” Marian Binder, director of Counseling and Psych Services, said she knew Ruiz through Faculty Fellows and she announced that CAPS is available to anyone who needs any help during their grieving process.
Today Noon to 1 p.m.: SexTalk 20th Anniversary Celebration | Highland Commons Column authors will be present. 4–5:30 p.m.: LGBTQA Support Group | SUMC, Room 412 This free, confidential event is facilitated by the LGBTQA staff. 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Sex Toys: A Stimulating Dialogue | SUMC, Santa Rita Room For a demonstration and Q&A on sex toys, join this FORCE event. Wednesday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.: SexTalk Resource Fair | UA Mall Attend for a chance to win special prizes or giveaways and free STD testing. 3-4:30 p.m.: Real Talk for Men Who Have Sex with Men | SUMC, Room 404-O For coffee, bagels and discussions on safe sex, join Pride Alliance. Thursday 3-4:30 p.m.: Step UP! Bystander Intervention Workshop | Campus Health Third Floor, B307 Learn tips and tricks for intervening against sexual assault. Friday Noon to 2 p.m.: Free Condom Friday! | Campus Health Third Floor, Health Promotion Attend if you’d like free latex dams, gloves or condoms.
on the spot Daily Wildcat: I like that you’re eating all this fruit after this, what was this? FV: A burger. DW: You can get all this stuff on it? Like, how do you — they give you jalapeños? FV: Yeah, and then since they don’t put mayonnaise on t h e burger, I finally found some. I feel like a burger without mayonnaise is not a burger to me sometimes. DW: It’s so gross! It’s animal fat. I went to Costa Rica over the summer, and they put mayonnaise on everything. It’s the worst. … Do you speak Spanish? FV: It’s my first language. So, I’m pretty good at it, I guess. I speak it at home, but my parents are back in Yuma, so not as much anymore. DW: That kind of sucks. I think it’s really cool to have that. I wish my parents had taught me another language when I was a baby; I’d be so much smarter now. … You’re smarter than me. FV: I don’t know! I don’t know your hidden talents. DW: Not interviewing, clearly. — Compiled by Katelyn Kennon and photo by Emily Gauci
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Hearings begin for 9/11 suspects TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — The 9/11 trial judge abruptly recessed the first hearing in the case since August on Monday after some of the alleged Sept. 11 plotters said they recognized a war court linguist as a former secret CIA prison worker. Alleged plot deputy Ramzi bin al-Shibh, 42, made the revelation just moments into the hearing by informing the judge he had a problem with his courtroom translator: The interpreter, he claimed, worked for the CIA during his 2002 through 2006 detention at a socalled “Black Site.” This week’s is the first hearing for the five men accused of conspiring in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks — which killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania — since the public release of portions of a sweeping Senate Intelligence Committee study of the agency’s secret prisons known as “The Torture Report.” The report gives graphic details that the U.S. government had hidden in these pretrial hearings — sexual humiliation, waterboarding and rectal rehydration. The sickliest looking of the accused conspirators, Mustafa al-Hawsawi, 46, once again sat on a pillow at court. Cheryl Bormann, attorney for another alleged plotter, Walid bin Attash, 36, told the judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, that her client “was visibly shaken” at recognizing a man in the maximum-security war court from Bin Attash’s “illegal torture.” She said it was either “the biggest coincidence ever” or “part of the pattern of the infiltration of defense teams.” Monday’s
hearing was supposed to start with a presentation by a Justice Department lawyer, Fernando Campoamor-Sanchez, on FBI agents secretly questioning members of the Bin al Shibh defense team, which the Sept. 11 defense teams have called spying on privileged attorney-client conversations. Instead the issue became, apparently, a stony-faced translator who was sitting alongside Bin al Shibh in court when the hearing started. The judge ordered a quick recess, excused Campoamor-Sanchez and summoned the chief prosecutor, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, for questioning. Court resumed briefly with the linguist missing. Martins sought, and got, a continuing recess until 9 a.m. Wednesday, to look into the issue and file a written pleading with the court. Pleadings are sealed for at least 15 days for an intelligence agencies scrub of secret information. David Nevin, the attorney for the alleged mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, asked Pohl to order the suspected CIA worker to not leave this remote base in southeast Cuba and to submit to defense questioning. Pohl said the man could decide whether or not to talk to the defense teams. The five men are accused of helping to orchestrate, train and arrange travel for the 19 men who hijacked four U.S. passenger aircraft Sept. 11. The prosecutor is seeking their execution, if they are convicted. The CIA held and interrogated them for three to four years in secret overseas prisons before they were brought to Guantanamo in September 2006. But even once they got here, they continued to be in CIA custody, according to the Senate
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Taliban and al-Qaida detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area during in-processing to the temporary detention facility on Jan. 18, 2002, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report on the CIA’s interrogation practices. The report said the CIA misled Americans and government policymakers about the effectiveness of the program that was secretly put into place after the 9/11 terror attacks.
report. Jay Connell, attorney for accused plotter Ammar al-Baluchi, 37, said Sunday it is still not known when the agency relinquished control of the men, who are held in a secret prison called Camp 7. The Sept. 11 prosecution has not yet completed a review of the intelligence agencies’ classification guide to update the record with the Senate report’s revelations, meaning some aspects of it may still be censored at the war court.
Congress petitions to delay Netanyahu speech TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON — Some U.S. House Democrats are circulating a petition asking Speaker John Boehner to postpone a planned March 3 speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint meeting of Congress. “As members of Congress who support Israel, we share concern that it appears that you are using a foreign leader as a political tool against the president,” states the letter being circulated among lawmakers by Reps. Keith Ellison, Steve Cohen and Maxine Waters. The three started sending the petition to fellow lawmakers last week, said Mike Casca, a spokesman for Ellison of Minnesota. The names of all lawmakers signing it won’t be released until later this week, he said. While the petition asks Boehner to delay the speech, it stops short of declaring that members signing won’t attend. Boehner, an Ohio Republican, announced Jan. 21 — the day after President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address — that he had invited Netanyahu to address Congress. He didn’t consult the Obama administration. “I do not believe I am poking anyone in the eye,” Boehner told reporters at the time. His spokesman, Michael Steel, said Monday that the speaker isn’t considering a postponement of the speech. Obama press secretary Josh Earnest has said typical practice is for one head of state to reach out to another. Obama, on Monday, said the U.S. doesn’t meet with foreign leaders “right before” an election. The lawmakers’ petition asks Boehner to postpone the invitation until after Israel’s March 17 elections and the deadline for diplomatic negotiations with Iran. March 24 is
A court security officer, who sits to the right of the judge, has a button that mutes sound from the courtroom to the public. He did not, however, hit it once during Monday morning’s brief session that mentioned the CIA and torture. Monday’s hearing was supposed to start an up to 12-day straight court hearing. It was the first hearing that brought the accused terrorists to court, and family members of Sept. 11 victims to the base, since August.
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President Barack Obama holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 1, 2014, in Washington, D.C.
the deadline for the framework of an agreement. Some lawmakers aren’t planning to go. They include Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, the assistant House Democratic leader and the highest-ranking black member of congressional leadership, according to a senior House Democratic leadership aide. The aide asked not to be identified because the decision hadn’t been made public. In addition, Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, John Lewis of Georgia and G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina have said they plan to skip the event. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California has said she’s deciding whether to attend. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution said he won’t attend the Netanyahu event. In calling for the speech be postponed, the petition from Ellison, Cohen of Tennessee and Waters of California raises some of the same concerns as the administration.
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The petition said Boehner’s invitation “appears to be an attempt to promote new sanctions legislation against Iran that could undermine” efforts to reach a nuclear deal with that country. Obama has said the negotiations are the best chance to keep the enemy of Israel from acquiring nuclear weapons. “At the State of the Union, President Obama made it clear that he will veto new Iran sanctions legislation,” said the petition. “Aside from being improper, this places Israel, a close and valued ally, in the middle of a policy debate between Congress and the White House.” A statement on Boehner’s website Monday said, “It’s becoming more and more clear that the concessions” Obama is offering to Iran “would undermine American security and the security of our allies.” Netanyahu is scheduled to deliver a separate speech to the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference in Washington during his visit.
The Senate Committee on Government voted Wednesday to move forward SCR 1009, a resolution subject to voter approval to extend the terms of all Arizona legislators from two years to four years. It would also change the limit from four consecutive terms to two terms to keep the eight-year maximum in place. Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, the resolution’s sponsor, said that by staying in office for a longer period of time, legislators can better develop relationships with fellow members, especially those in the other party. “I think having friendships and relationships across the aisle reduces so-called partisan bickering, which we get criticized a lot for,” he said. Critics argue the bill eliminates legislative accountability that the two-year term provides. If passed, the measure would go to the ballot in 2016 and, if approved, would implement the extended terms beginning in 2017. “It promotes a less informed body,” [Kavanagh] said. “With two-year terms, at any one point, 25 percent of the members … aren’t really aware of the issues as well as veterans.” Kavanagh also said the high number of elections enables dark money donors to donate more and leverage more influence. “With having to run every two years, you’re always fundraising, you’re always worrying about getting enough money to run,” Kavanagh said. Another resolution lengthening legislators’ terms failed in the House last year when it made it to the floor. Representatives against the measure were mainly
Republicans and those in favor were mostly Democrats. Kavanagh voted for the resolution then. In the Senate committee this time around, three Republicans and two Democrats voted for Kavanagh’s resolution and one Republican and one Democrat voted against it. Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Phoenix, said while he liked the idea, there is merit to the idea that two-year terms hold legislators more accountable to voters and voted against the resolution. He said he serves on a school board with four-year terms. “I would have liked to have seen this bill go somewhere in the middle,” Quezada said, “where we could have had four-year terms for the Senate and retained the two-year terms in the House so that there’s still some aspect of keeping some legislators accountable to voters on a more frequent basis.” That system would mirror the setup in other state legislatures across the country. Thirty-eight states have four-year terms for state senators, though, only five states have such a term length for their lower house members. Kavanagh argued that, while voters have the option, they don’t vote en masse to replace poorly performing legislators. “You have to oust a lot of legislators to change an entire chamber and that hardly, if ever, happens,” Kavanagh said. “The idea that there is accountability there is also overblown.” He added incumbent legislators are also difficult to defeat. In Arizona legislative elections in 2014, only four incumbents running for reelection in the House were defeated during the primary or general election, while none were tossed out in the Senate.
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ast September, stories about the 43 missing students in Mexico were everywhere, their faces plastered on the pages of websites and newspapers. People all over the world were bashing on the Mexican government for its blatant corruption — even countries as far away as Australia held protests during the Mexican president’s visit, making it clear he was not welcome in their country. Coming from strong Mexican roots and thinking of Mexico as my second home, I was appalled and furious with the way the government had shamelessly victimized its people. However, I felt it was too simple and quite hypocritical to blame all of the corruption on the government. After all, how many people do I know have bribed police officers? How many people have sold their presidential votes? I could write down a never-ending list of those who have easily allowed minors to buy alcohol with their high school IDs or let minors sneak into nightclubs with fake IDs. Although it is easy to criticize the way in which everyone’s ignorance allowed the country to reach such a low point, there is much more to the corruption than just finding people to point fingers at. Citizens’ wrongdoing can be narrowed down to one word: necessity. “Sometimes, we don’t obey the law,” said Edgard Oré-Girón, a Spanish professor who has conducted research on Latin American issues. “Not for the benefit of democracy but for the benefit of business.” We can easily bribe a Mexican police officer likely because of the many responsibilities and necessities their small income can’t pay off. Based on a report by the Huffington Post in 2011, police officers in Mexico are paid about $350 per month. Needless to say, an officer would make more money by taking bribes from the people they stop daily rather than by waiting for an unfulfilling paycheck. This kind of necessity can be found within most forms of corruption among the general population. People who sold their votes were worried about their current financial problems, not about the long-term consequences. The cashier at the corner store needed to make more sales to pay off the rent. The security personnel at the nightclub had to assure enough clientele was present to still have a job. With this in mind, it may appear that the government is at the root of the corruption in Mexico, but in the end, it is still the average Joes who contribute to it. “In Latin American societies, people accumulate power by accumulating friends,” Oré-Girón said. So, is it crazy to assume that the friends leading all officials to power are the infamous people forming the mafia? Of course not. The truth uncovered about the 43 disappeared students was that it was the mayor of Guerrero who ordered the local police to kidnap them, ultimately having them sent off to local drug traffickers Guerreros Unidos. Keep in mind that, once, the mayor had also been an average Joe — no different than a citizen bribing an officer or an employee overlooking the law. What good does it do to just look for someone to blame if we refuse to make any changes in the way we act? One thing that would be more useful would be to put our foot down and say that this is where it stops. As Oré-Girón suggested, “the people need to develop a culture of respect.” Bribery between citizens and officers exists because neither group respects what police uniforms even stand for. It may be that corruption within the country will always be present in some form, but we could stop feeding it if both government officials and the general population began respecting government institutions and human rights.
— Genesis Lara is a freshman studying journalism, Spanish and French. Follow her @genesislarag
Respect TV’s women writers BY Nick Havey The Daily Wildcat
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ollywood has a big problem and, no surprise, it is its view on women. Female artists are constantly derided and asked questions such as, “Is your work autobiographical?,” “Are your characters likeable?,” “Are they intentionally unlikeable?,” “Do you know what you’re doing when you write scripts?” and, most importantly, “How do you do it with kids?” In a panel at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, female showrunners and writers Mindy Kaling, Lena Dunham, Jenji Kohan and Kristen Wiig — moderated by The New Yorker’s TV critic, Emily Nussbaum — held a panel discussion titled “Power of Story: Serious Ladies.” In the first half hour, the women
got to talking about the irony surrounding the discussion. Nussbaum even asked the panel if they felt that an all-women panel further isolated them in an industry that already does that. The panel spoke to how the male-dominated critic base and public reduce their work to their personal lives, refusing to acknowledge artistry and instead labeling their work selfish autobiography. Works that they produce are deemed “female successes” if they’re lauded at all. What makes something a female comedy rather than just a comedy? This is, unsurprisingly, a problem that male artists do not have to deal with. Dunham deleted Twitter off her phone in the wake of controversy over her memoir, “Not That Kind of Girl.” The author, director and actress has come under fire for her sometimes problematic autobiographical narrative. She can certainly be problematic — let’s get that straight — but she’s also entitled to her own narrative
to generate stories that are seemingly autobiographical but are, in fact, fictionalized. Dunham and Kaling may share faces, voices and, in the case of Kaling, even a name with their characters, but they are entitled to exist outside the realm of their writing. Dunham’s character on “Girls,” Hannah Horvath, claimed to be the “voice of her generation,” shortly before falling to the ground under the influence of drugs. Satire is satire, and writers have a right to editorialize. For men in the industry, no one is comparing them to their characters. “I don’t think that Larry David or Woody Allen or anyone else playing some version of themselves is walking around with a million people who think they know and understand them on a deep abiding level,” Dunham said. “Woody Allen is proof that people don’t think everything he says in his films is stuff that he does, because all he was doing was making out with 17-year-olds
Whoops, we lost another WNBA star by Elizabeth Hannah The Daily Wildcat
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hen I was growing up, I wanted to be just like Diana Taurasi. I dreamt of playing basketball for the University of Connecticut and leading my team to three NCAA championships. I spent hours shooting free throws in my front yard, making my dad chase down missed shots in the driveway and dribbling a tennis ball between my legs to improve my ball-handling skills. I wore UCONN Women’s basketball apparel and slicked my hair back with gel into a tight ponytail, because I thought that if I looked like my favorite player, I would play like her, too. So, when the Phoenix Mercury selected Diana Tarausi with the first overall pick in the 2004 WNBA draft, I was ecstatic. I couldn’t wait to watch my hero play in person, and Taurasi didn’t disappoint. She began shredding opposing WNBA teams from the moment she stepped onto the court at U.S. Airways Center, transforming the Phoenix Mercury from a struggling 8-26 team into a perennial title contender. In 10 years, Taurasi played in seven All-Star games, earned five scoring titles, received an MVP award and carried the Mercury to
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three league championships. If nothing else, Diana Taurasi is a winner. Where No. 3 goes, so do celebratory champagne bottles and victory laps. If Diana Taurasi plays for your team, you’ll probably want to order your championship rings before the season starts. She plays basketball with a tough, staggeringly competitive attitude that I try to emulate every time I pick up a ball, even with my Amateur Athletic Union days behind me. Success and excellence have followed Taurasi throughout her basketball career, and this year, they’ll follow her to Russia. Last week, she announced her decision to forgo the 2015 WNBA season in order to play exclusively for UMMC Ekaterinburg, a Russian team with whom she has played during the WNBA offseason since 2012. As a lifelong Phoenix Mercury fan, I am disappointed to see Taurasi leave. My instinct is to write an editorial column asking her to stay, to help keep women’s basketball relevant in Arizona, to be the idol for aspiring athletes that she was for me. I want to be angry that the best women’s basketball player in the world is leaving the legacy she has created in Phoenix to play for squad 5,000 miles away. But I can’t be. Most of my friends can name only a handful of WNBA teams, if any at all. Virtually none have heard of women such as Lisa Leslie, Cheryl Miller and Sue Bird, a few of the most successful female basketball players of all time. More often than not, the subject of the WNBA sparks conversations that make me want to punch
for years, and we didn’t say anything about it.” For Dunham, “Girls” has adapted this season to comment or respond proactively, and occasionally, reactively, to criticism. In the first episodes of season four, Dunham’s character is torn apart for producing content for her writer’s workshop that, like Dunham’s content, is viewed and derided as the musings of an excessively privileged girl submitting to abuse just because she can. So, when industry darlings and topics of controversy such as Dunham, Kaling, Kohan and Wiig say they are not their characters, accept that. Move on and cherish the art they produce. If it really helps, pretend Steven Spielberg or James Cameron made it instead — because then it would actually have some merit, right?
— Nick Havey is a junior studying physiology and Spanish. Follow him @NiHavey
a wall in frustration: “I don’t like watching women’s basketball. It’s just not as exciting as men’s.” “Women’s basketball and men’s basketball are two completely different sports. Women can’t play the game at the same level.” “There is a women’s basketball team in Phoenix?” Despite the strides that female athletes have made toward equality in the past 30 years, the apathy and ignorance that the average person demonstrates toward women’s sports is both insulting and infuriating. If Taurasi played for the Phoenix Mercury this season, she would earn approximately the league’s maximum salary of $109,500. The minimum salary for an NBA player, for comparison, is $507,336. In Russia, she will make close to $1.5 million. And instead of pushing her body to its physical limits by playing year-round professional basketball, Taurausi will be able to give her muscles the rest they undoubtedly need. Quite frankly, we’re lucky Taurasi has hung around for this long. She could have left a long time ago to make more money playing in Europe, but instead, she remained in Phoenix and allowed Mercury fans to enjoy a solid decade of entertaining basketball. She has been a loyal member of the Phoenix Mercury since she entered the WNBA, and for that I will always be grateful. I will continue to wear my faded University of Connecticut women’s basketball shirt with pride. I want to be angry, but I’m not. If I had the opportunity to play basketball in a country that would respect my abilities, on a team that would pay me 15 times more money, I would leave, too. If the U.S. won’t respect its female athletes like Taurasi, it doesn’t deserve
— Elizabeth Hannah is a biochemistry sophomore. Follow her @ehannah10
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A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to a report about a sign that was struck near the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium by a non-UA-affiliated individual on Jan. 27. The officer spoke with a man making deliveries for Graybar electric company who claimed that he knocked over a no parking sign on the west side of the Hillenbrand Stadium at 1700 E. Second St. The officer and delivery man went to the west side of the stadium to observe the sign. When they arrived on the scene, the officer observed a Parking and Transportation Services cone covering the base where the sign belonged on the sidewalk of Warren Avenue, south of Second Street. The man said that while backing up his Ford stake flatbed delivery truck, he backed into the sign and knocked it over at approximately 10:39 a.m. The individual also said that he needed to complete other deliveries on and off campus and reported the incident to his supervisor and then to UAPD. The man provided his insurance information for his vehicle. The officer called PTS to let them know the sign’s location, which was on the ground and put to the side away from the sidewalk.
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A non-UA-affiliated man was reported to be asleep at a computer desk in the Manuel T. Pacheco Integrated Learning Center on Jan. 26 around 10:05 a.m. A UAPD officer arrived on the scene and spoke to the ILC supervisor. She said that the man was sleeping at computer #501 located in tier 5. When she tried to wake him up, he started yelling at her and went back to sleep. The ILC staff claimed that this same individual has been in two previous incidents involving the same behavior on Oct. 29 and Jan. 19. After being woken up by the officer, he became angry, raised his voice and was very rude. “I was not sleeping,” he said loudly. “I just had my head down.” The officer asked the man to calm down and step outside, because he was disrupting everyone trying to study. The man, who was in a wheelchair, agreed and moved toward the exit door. Outside in the ILC courtyard, the individual handed the officer his Arizona ID card. He became angry and yelled that the name present on the ID was no longer his name. The officer explained that this was the third time he was called on about him sleeping in the ILC. The individual yelled that he has Type 2 diabetes and when his sugar levels get low, he needs to rest. The officer then said that he makes the ILC staff and the people around him very uncomfortable when he yells. The dispatch advised that the individual had a felony warrant out of Maricopa County. He was searched, secured and handcuffed in the UAPD officer’s van once the warrant was confirmed. He was under full arrest at approximately 10:46 a.m. The man was given a six-month exclusionary order for all UA libraries. He understood the order explained to him and agreed not to return to campus. He was transported to Pima County Jail and was booked for his probation.
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CAMPUS EVENTS Talk: ‘Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Management with Diet.’ 10am. Kuiper Space Sciences Building, Room 309. UA Life & Work Connections will present a series of talks on health and wellness. Life & Work Connections provides lifecycle services to complement the work cycles of UA employees and students. Nancy Rogers, a registered dietitian nutritionist with Life & Work Connections, will give a talk titled “Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Management with Diet.” Town Hall with Gregg Goldman. 12pm to 1pm. Old Main, Silver and Sage Room. Participate in an informative and engaging discussion with Gregg Goldman, Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer.
TUCSON EVENTS Tumamoc Hill Lecture Series: Melanie Culver. 6pm. Lectures are held in the library of the old Desert Laboratory, halfway up Tumamoc Hill. The Tumamoc Hill Lecture Series provides speakers on topics that relate to the science, history, archeology, and educational mission of Tumamoc Hill. Melanie Culver, assistant professor of wildlife and fisheries science at the University of Arizona, will present
TUCSON EVENTS “Genetic Connectivity for Southwestern Puma Populations.” Laughter Yoga 6 pm to 7 pm. St Francis in the Foothills Church, Room 30-31 4625 E. River Road. Gently through breathing and yogic exercises, we touch your heart with playful laughter designed to promote peace and healing. Help melt away that stress! Bear Canyon Knitters 1 pm to 3 pm. KirkBear Canyon Public Library 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. Bring your yarn, needles, hooks and your positive attitude, of course, to a gathering of knitters with all levels of experience. Diamonds Are Forever. 9am to 4pm. The Mini- Time Machine, A Museum of Miniatures, 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. Diamonds are Forever: The Incredible Journeys of World-Famous Diamonds & the People Who Owned Them. This County quarter-life-size Historical Figures by artist George Stuart paired with cut-stone diamond replicas by artist Scott Sucher to tell the tales of human drama surrounding the world’s most famous diamonds. Prism and Perspective: Landscapes, Compositions, and Bodies. 12pm to 5pm. University of Arizona Museum of Art,
TUCSON EVENTS 1031 N. Olive Road. This is the second installment of Edward J. Gallagher, Jr.’s donation of twentieth-century art to the UAMA in memory of his son. Gallagher’s collection consists of artistic explorations of the abstract and the figural, landscape and portrait, and line and color in modern art. The exhibition includes works by Mark Rothko, Raoul Dufy, Marino Marini, and Yukiko Katsura. Tucson Sculpture Festival. 11am to 6pm. Art Gallery, 1122 N. Stone Ave. The Drawing Studio presents over 75 local and international sculptors, including artists from New York, Germany and China. The opening reception will take place at the Art Gallery other locations will be Moen Mason Gallery, the Granada Gallery and the Sculpture Resource Center. Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show. For two weeks near the start of every year, Tucson becomes playground the world of international gem and mineral trading, buying, and bargains. See http:// www.visittucson.org/events/gem-show/ for more information. Running through February 15th. Compiled by: Anna Yeltchev
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SPORTS SCORE CENTER Duke holds off FSU by three points No. 4 Duke 73 Florida State 70
Oklahoma takes down Iowa State No. 17 Oklahoma 94 No. 14 Iowa State 83
GS Warriors narrowly defeat 76ers Golden State Warriors 89, Philadelphia 76ers 80
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WOMEN’S HOOPS
Nothing has changed for ’Cats BY EZRA AMACHER The Daily Wildcat
Arizona women’s basketball knocked off No. 12 Stanford on Sunday, picking up the type of resume win that most NCAA tournament bubble teams salivate over. Yet for the Wildcats, the win does nothing to improve their postseason chances. Those hopes faded away when the UA began Pac-12 Conference play with seven consecutive losses. Perhaps that’s why Arizona head coach Niya Butts didn’t sound overjoyed at the postgame press conference. After all, where had this play been all year? “We know this is only one game,” Butts said. “We certainly don’t want to diminish the fact that it’s Stanford. It’s against a ranked opponent, and they’re among one of the top teams in our league, but at the same time, we
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MEMBERS OF THE UA women’s basketball team celebrate during their 60-57 upset over Stanford on Sunday in McKale Center. The Wildcats defeated Stanford for the first time since 2004.
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SOFTBALL
UA sweeps OK State over weekend
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ASU defeat should cost Wildcats UPCOMING SCHEDULE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2/13 at Washington
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2/13 at Oregon
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2/13 vs. Eastern Michigan
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2/16 vs. ASU
TWEET TO NOTE 7 is still better than unranked. @SunDevilHoops —@Fake_SeanMiller
Fake Sean Miller drops some knowledge for ASU basketball fans after Arizona’s 81-78 defeat against the Sun Devils on Saturday.
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ASU MEN’S BASKETBALL guard Gerry Blakes (4) shoots over Arizona forward Stanley Johnson (5) during Arizona’s 81-78 loss on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. The Wildcats fell one spot to No. 7 in the national rankings and stayed atop the conference in our weekly power rankings.
Arizona stays up at top despite defeat The Wildcats dropped just one spot in the national rankings and held their spot in our weekly power ranking based largely on the lack of depth in the conference BY JAMES KELLEY The Daily Wildcat
1 No. 7 Arizona (20-3, 8-2 Pac12 Conference) The Wildcats lost to ASU, but they are still clearly leaders of the Pac. Is the loss to the Sun Devils a fluke, a sign of fatal flaws or the wake-up call they need every few weeks? Last week: First, L at ASU 81-78 This week: at Washington (149, 3-8), at Washington State (10-13, 4-7) 2 No. 11 Utah (18-4, 8-2) It was a quiet week for the Utes, who dispatched their Rocky Mountain rival. This week, it gets tougher with upper division Stanford and a resurgent California side. Last week: Second, W at Colorado 79-51 This week: vs. Stanford (16-7, 7-4), vs. California (15-9, 5-6) 3 UCLA (14-10, 6-5) It’s tough to move the Bruins up after they lost to Cal, which was 12th just a couple weeks ago, but they did beat fourthplace Stanford on the road. Don’t look now, but UCLA is making a run at the NCAA
tournament. Last week: Fourth, W at Stanford 69-67, L at California 64-62 This week: vs. Oregon State (167, 7-4), vs. Oregon (17-7, 7-4)
said. Last week: Seventh, W vs. Washington State 55-50, W vs. Washington 64-50 This week: at UCLA (14-10, 6-5), at USC (9-14, 1-10)
4 Stanford (16-7, 7-4) Three weeks ago, the Cardinal looked like a serious contender in the Pac-12. Since then, it’s lost three games. Last week: Third, L vs. UCLA 69-67, W vs. USC 70-62 This week: at No. 11 Utah (184, 8-2), at Colorado (11-11, 4-6)
7 ASU (12-11, 4-6) The Sun Devils are on a roll — well, by their standards. After starting Pac-12 play 0-4, they’ve won a game each week for the last few weeks, including their annual win over UA head coach Sean Miller. Last week: Ninth, W vs. Arizona 81-78 This week: at Washington State (10-13, 4-7), at Washington (14-9, 3-8)
5 Oregon (17-7, 7-4) The Ducks have won three in a row and five of their last six, only losing to Arizona. Their Beaver State rivals have the same league record, but Oregon gets the edge for showing it can win on the road and for getting a victory over OSU. Last week: Fifth, W vs. Washington 78-74, W vs. Washington State 95-72 This week: at USC (9-14, 1-10), at UCLA (14-10, 6-5) 6 Oregon State (16-7, 7-4) The Beavers so are dam tough to beat at home. ’Nuff
8 California (15-9, 5-6) Since losing six in a row and eight of their last nine, the Golden Bears won four in a row. However, their fans are an embarrassment, storming the court after they beat 12thplace USC. Last week: 10th, W vs. USC 7069, W vs. UCLA 64-62 This week: at Colorado (11-11, 4-6), at No. 11 Utah (18-4, 8-2)
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t’s safe to say West Coast basketball runs through teams such as Arizona, Gonzaga and UCLA. One could argue Pac-12 Conference teams like Stanford, Oregon and California are in the second tier, but with a down season from the Pac-12 as a whole, one could also argue there really isn’t enough depth to even have a second tier. When you look at the season standings in the conference, there are more questions than answers. It’s not a stretch to say only three Pac-12 teams will be in NCAA tournament. Arizona is a lock, Utah is a lock and Stanford looks like a safe bet. Other than that, there are a few teams that have a chance to advance to March Madness. Among those teams with at least a chance are Oregon State, UCLA, Washington and Cal. They might have to win the Pac-12 tournament just to make it, but they at least have a sliver of hope, however small that may be. The real issue here is a lack of talent on teams not named Arizona, Utah, UCLA or Stanford. It’s such a far cry from just a few years ago. Heck, even from last season. Here’s a list of guys who left the conference after last season: Nick Johnson, Aaron Gordon, Spencer Dinwiddie, Kyle Anderson, Jahii Carson, Justin Cobbs, Richard Solomon, Mike Moser, C.J. Wilcox, Jordan Adams and Zach LaVine. For those counting, that’s seven NBA draft picks lost and several premier players for their respective teams. Thus, it’s not surprising to see a drop in production across the board. What’s troubling is the lack of future talent coming into the league to the teams below the top recruiting programs of Arizona and UCLA. Apart from those who signed with Arizona and UCLA, only five players from ESPN’s 2014 100 signed to three different Pac-12 schools. USC and Stanford each signed two players, and Utah signed one. It wasn’t nearly the influx of talent the conference needed after such an outpouring of talent. Thus,
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UA losing streak reaches seven games BY ZOE WOLKOWITZ The Daily Wildcat
Arizona hockey’s hopes of making the national tournament seem slicker than the weather in Boulder, Colo., after a three-game sweep from two Colorado Women’s Central Hockey League league-mates over the weekend. The Wildcats lost to No. 18 Colorado 6-4 on Thursday night, and No. 21 Colorado State sealed the sweep with an 8-5 win on Friday night and 3-0 shutout on Saturday. “We knew we were going to have some growing pains this year with a coaching change and so many new players,” Arizona captain Shane Gleason said. “It’s unfortunate for us upperclassmen that we missed out on the national tournament this year, but hopefully we have groomed the young guys well enough this season
so they can have success in the near future.” Arizona jumped out to an early three-goal lead on Thursday night against the Colorado Buffaloes during the first period. Goals from Brian “Toppie” Hogan, Anthony Rosetta and Kyle Griffin gave Arizona hope in ending its fourgame losing streak as the first period ended 3-0. Colorado completely dominated the second period, as the Buffaloes scored four unanswered goals to take the lead. Arizona’s Roy Grandov scored the equalizer with 16 seconds left in the period. Buffs’ George Gruber and Matt Anders both scored in the third to beat the Wildcats 6-4. “The past weekend was the epitome of our season where we let one bad period ruin the whole 60 minutes for us,” Gleason said. “The
mental toughness aspect of the remaining. game has been our biggest weakness Like déjà vu, Arizona had the this season, and it lead but could definitely hurt us not hold it to end once again.” its losing streak. The Wildcats Colorado State traveled to Fort outshot Arizona Collins on Friday 54-42 to come night to play a twoaway with an 8-5 game matchup with win. the Colorado State Arizona could Rams. not figure out Arizona jumped their offense on out to an early Saturday night, 1-0 lead with a and the Rams goal from Kyle scored three goals Griffin. Freshman late in the game. goaltender Austin Both teams — Shane Gleason, Wilson appeared to came out flat as Arizona hockey captain be on his way to a the first period first period shutout, ended with a but the Rams score of 0-0. The scored with 7:45 left and tied up the Rams eventually found the back net game at two with less than a minute to win 3-0 and end Arizona’s chance
The mental toughness … has been our biggest weakness
of making the national tournament. “This weekend was another example of us not taking care of the details defensively,” Arizona head coach Chad Berman said. “On Friday and Saturday, we scored enough goals to win. Apparently, I am not doing a good enough job of getting guys to buy in. I will make sure we fix this immediately.” Arizona has this weekend off to prepare for its last stretch of games. The Wildcats finish the season at home with a heated matchup against archrival ASU. The Wildcats will take on the Sun Devils in a twogame series on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21 in Tucson.
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GYMNASTICS
’Cats chomped down by Beavers BY MATT WALL
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The No. 19 Arizona gymnastics team fell to No. 10 Oregon State on Saturday, 196.250195.100, in front of 4,272 fans at OSU’s 10th annual DAM Cancer event in Corvallis, Ore. The meet concluded in more than just a victory for OSU. DAM Cancer is an athletics initiative that raises breast cancer awareness and celebrates cancer survivors. The GymCats opened the meet poorly, scoring a 48.625 total team score on bars. Selynna Felix-Terrazas led the Wildcats with a score of 9.775 with Allie Flores and Victoria Ortiz countering, both scoring a 9.750. “Bars started out slow for us,” Arizona gymnastics head coach Bill Ryden said in a press release. “We had a few errors that we haven’t had in the previous meets. It wasn’t our best performance today.” Following bars, the GymCats totaled 48.825 on vault behind Jessie Sisler and Gabby Laub’s scores of 9.800. Shelby Edwards added a score of 9.775 on vault as well. “The second half really outshined the first half of the meet today,” Ryden said in a press release. “We showed up and competed, and I’m proud of them. This is definitely a meet that we will learn and grow from.” The GymCats battled with a total team score of 48.825 on floor. Flores led the team with a score of 9.850, while Lexi Mills received a 9.800. It was Mills’ first time performing floor in her collegiate career. The GymCats finished the meet on beam with a team score of 48.825. Flores once again led her team with a score of 9.825. Mills followed Flores with a score of 9.800, and Madison Cindric scored a 9.725. The Wildcats were unable to break a 49.000 or better in the meet for the first time this season.
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9 Washington State (10-13, 4-7) Last week went as expected for Wazzu head coach Ernie Kent. The Cougars lost at Oregon State, and then his date with his ex, Oregon, didn’t go well. Last week: Sixth, L at Oregon State 55-50, L at Oregon 95-72 This week: vs. ASU (12-11, 4-6), vs. No. 7
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know we want to win more basketball games.” The Wildcats didn’t beat Stanford because of lights-out shooting or a stellar individual performance. The UA shot 40 percent from the field, which isn’t bad but is hardly exemplary. The difference on Sunday was that Arizona thoroughly carried out its blueprint when the game was on the line. Point guard Candice Warthen hit key baskets. Breanna Workman and JaLea Bennett attacked the Cardinal down low. No one committed any costly turnovers in the final minutes. “I believe in film and showing them what kind of results you get when executing the way you are supposed to execute,” Butts said. “I’ll show that to them and we’ll go over it as usual and then we’ll get to work.” More simply put: These types of wins are what happens when everyone buys into the program. It was only two days prior against California that the Wildcats gave one of their more uninspired efforts of the season. Early in the game, Cal got whatever it wanted in the paint while Arizona started off 3-19 from the field. The Golden Bears had doubled up the UA 33-16 by halftime. Cal’s final winning
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2015 RESULTS
ARIZONA MEN’S BASKETBALL head coach Sean Miller yells during Arizona’s 81-78 loss on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena. The Pac-12 Conference, as a whole, will be better next season behind an influx of talent.
REGISTERED A 9.800 ON FLOOR AGAINST OREGON STATE On the other hand, the Beavers were able to close the meet and hit all 24 of their routines. Sophomore Madeline Gardiner led OSU in the all-around competition, inching out Flores 39.275-39.150. OSU was also able to score more points than the Wildcats in every single event in the meet. That cannot happen if the Wildcats want to continue to compete against tough Pac-12 Conference opponents. Otherwise, the losing will continue. Up next, the GymCats will return home to face in-state and unranked rival ASU on Monday in McKale Center. — Follow Matt Wall @mwall20
Arizona (20-3, 8-2) 10 Washington (14-9, 3-8) The Huskies have lost five in a row. After matching UW head coach Lorenzo Romar’s best start, 11-0, Washington has gone 3-8. It’s about time to put these dogs to bed. Last week: Eighth, L at Oregon 78-74, L at Oregon State 64-50 This week: vs. No. 7 Arizona (20-3, 8-2), vs. ASU (12-11, 4-6)
margin of 19 points made the game seem closer than it actually was. While Arizona shot the ball only a few percentage points lower than it did against Stanford, a lack of focus haunted the team on both sides. The UA allowed Cal to shoot 61 percent in the second half, the result of giving up easy baskets around the hoop. The Wildcats also turned the ball over 22 times. Arizona cut the turnover number in half on Sunday and held Stanford to 40 percent from the field. “I think we believed,” Butts said. “We believed we could win and also executed the game plan. We did a much better job in this game than we did in our first game versus Stanford.” If confidence is what has been lacking for this team, then a win over the Cardinal should serve as a propeller going forward. Arizona still has much to play for, even with the postseason all but out of reach, including the Pac-12 tournament in less than a month. With a signature win against Stanford under their belt, the Wildcats should face the rest of their schedule knowing they can compete with anyone when the intensity is there each game.
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the conference is struggling to field talented teams this season and likely will send just three teams to the tournament. Next season’s expected newcomers will be a bit deeper than this season, though. Washington, USC, Oregon and Oregon State have each signed two ESPN 2015 100 players, and Stanford signed one player. Add those to Arizona’s four signees and UCLA’s two signees, and that’s a pretty solid haul of recruits for a conference. That doesn’t even include top
11 Colorado (11-11, 4-6) The Buffaloes lost last week — but to a team they were supposed to, so they stay put. However, CU has lost six of its last eight. Last week, 11th, L vs. Utah 79-51 This week: vs. California (15-9, 5-6), vs. Stanford (16-7, 7-4)
recruits such as Ivan Rabb, Jaylen Brown, Stephen Zimmerman and Caleb Swanigan, who still have Pac12 schools in consideration. Have a guy like Rabb commit to Cal, Brown commit to UCLA and Arizona get Zimmerman, and boom: Everything is normal again. So, hold tight, folks. This season hasn’t been pretty so far and won’t get much better over the last month or so of the regular season. Just be patient for a year, and Pac-12 basketball will be back at the level it should be at.
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12 USC (9-14, 1-10) The Trojans are clearly last, but they actually had a good week. They almost
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Many students fear gaining the “freshman 15” upon entering college. Whether it is the newfound freedom or the stress of school that leads some to ignore their health, many students find it hard to resist going to the Student Union Memorial Center’s Cellar Bistro for a late-night milkshake or to Burger King for a large side of fries. Biology freshman Lauren Thompson, however, came into the UA with a different perspective on food. Thompson said that, as a vegan, she cannot consume any animal products or byproducts, including meat and dairy. “With my diet, I try to stay away from artificial products, ingredients [and] sweeteners,” Thompson said. “I check the labels avidly.” Thompson has adopted the vegan lifestyle for about a year now. “I am a long-distance runner, and I first decided to be health conscious by becoming a vegetarian and seeing if eliminating artificial sweeteners and cutting out meat would help me as a runner,” Thompson said. “I noticed that I was running faster, and my times were going down. I then decided to try veganism to cleanse my body. As time went on, I really enjoyed how eating vegan made my body feel. I felt a lot cleaner. My body felt better, and I had more energy.” Thompson said that she appreciates the simplicity of her plant-based diet without the extra factory-made ingredients. In addition, she researched the ethical aspect of being a vegan. As she discovered more about the meat and dairy industry’s negligence of animals and the environment, she decided to make the full transition
over to veganism. ingredients, Thompson heads to However, for some students the Food Conspiracy Co-op grocery who were vegan before coming to store located on Fourth Avenue. college, the daunting task of finding “The Food Conspiracy Co-op affordable vegan options has made supports healthy lifestyles from the them change their diet. diversity of choices in our produce, “I gave up being vegan around grocery and bulk foods departments July of 2014 because I knew it would to the prepared foods, hot bar and be too difficult and expensive in salad bar items made fresh daily by college,” said Mikayla Greene, a the Conspiracy Kitchen,” said Kelly veterinary freshman. Watters, education and outreach Thompson said that being a vegan coordinator for the Food Conspiracy while living on campus in the dorms Co-op. “All the way to the smallis not as scale food production in challenging the Conspiracy Garden as one might behind the co-op and presume. now to the educational “I don’t classes we offer the have a community.” meal plan, Not only does the and what I Co-op provide the usually do is necessary means to live a … go grocery wholesome and healthy shopping life, but it also caters to — Lauren Thompson, once or twice vegans’ needs. vegan and biology a week,” “It’s really simple to be freshman Thompson a vegan at the Co-op — said. “I get no sacrificing needed,” a lot of rice, said Robert Oser, Food beans, whole Conspiracy Co-op owner nuts, seeds and bread. I stock up on and board member, who is also a fresh fruits and vegetables.” vegan. “With all the plant-based Although Thompson does not whole foods to choose, you can have a personal kitchen and is often choose compassion at every meal — busy with her demanding schedule, for your health, for the planet and, she has learned how to make quick, always, for the animals.” easy and wholesome meals. According to Watters and the “For an easy dinner, I will use Local First Arizona News and Events my rice cooker to steam rice and website, the Co-op is giving a special vegetables, such as potatoes, offer through the Tucson Gem Show cauliflower, broccoli, carrots and to SunGo streetcar pass holders. greens on the side,” Thompson said. Customers will get half off a second When she has free time, item after purchasing a sandwich or Thompson goes to her dorm’s salad at the Co-op. kitchen to prepare food that can be In addition to the Co-op, quickly heated up in the microwave Thompson raves about Xoom Juice’s for days when she is on-the-go. She acai bowls and smoothies. Located uses a website called This Rawsome on Speedway Boulevard, Xoom Vegan Life to gather new recipes. Juice is a close off-campus location For all of her fresh and nutritious that students can visit. Moreover,
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Lovin’ Spoonfuls, which is located on Campbell Avenue, is another convenient vegetarian restaurant. “If you commit to being healthy, it really isn’t that hard to keep up with it,” Thompson said. “You just have
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‘This’ play suffers from lack of clarity BY ANNA MAE LUDLUM The Daily Wildcat
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heater can be a masterful tool in examining human nature in all its raw, nuanced and universal parts in order to stir deeper reflection into what it means to be human. In the wrong hands, a play endeavoring to tackle these themes with the intent to inspire change can crash, burn and cause the audience to fear for the future of mankind. The Arizona Repertory Theatre’s production of Melissa James Gibson’s “This” attempts to examine the innate human selfishness that emerges when trauma and drama invade our personal lives. The play opens with the recently widowed Jane (Heather Marie Cox) arguing about her disdain for games in her married friend’s apartment, which introduces the competing personalities that take center stage. Marrell (Rhetta Kampel) and Tom (Zackry Colston) are new parents of a baby boy with an unfortunate sleep schedule that is segmented into 15-minute intervals. Understandable tension exists between the exhausted parents as they bicker in public. Attempting to draw her best friend out of the guilt of grief, Marrell invites Jean-Pierre (Aaron Arseneault), an eligible “Doctors Without Borders” Frenchman whom Marrell described as not “someone who should be left unsexed.” Gibson wrote Jean-Pierre as the expected stereotypical Frenchman, a beacon of the evolved man. Pompous and aloof, he smokes, wears black and believes humans should respond to any sexual craving they desire. His opinion and approval are frequently requested. Janes leaves the game night early and returns home, and she is soon visited by Tom. Unhappy in his marriage, he confesses his passion for Jane. Jane, in her vulnerability, gives in to Tom’s declaration as the lights lower, and the two kiss. Cox portrays Jane’s anxiety with slumped forward shoulders, shrill speech and a rhythm reflecting her love for the poetic styling of John Donne. For an hour, inconsequential scenes without character development remove any curiosity as to when or if the affair will come to light. If the audience is meant to worry, Gibson shouldn’t have apathetically written evolved men who feel threatened when their spouse pursues another. Marrell’s jazzy nightclub singing, filled with lyrics expressing confusion over her failing marriage, is effective in conveying her internal struggle. Alan (Micah Bond), friend to all, could have been a typical gay best friend stock role, but Bond transformed him into someone who
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JEAN PIERRE (Aaron Arseneault) gets a disturbing phone call while his friends Marrell (Rhetta Kampel), Alan (Micah Bond), Jane (Heather Marie Cox) and Tom (Zackry Colston) eavesdrop in The Arizona Repertory Theatre’s contemporary comedy, “This,” running now to March 1. The play was effective at leaving its audience wiser by the end.
should have his own spin-off production. Bond’s effortless acting is a marvel and an excellent example of the Stanislavski system, in which actors draw inward to portray emotion honestly, on the stage. His presence is welcome, even though his storyline detracts from the bigger picture. In the 11th hour, Marrell arranges to baptize her son when her agnostic husband is away. Jane and Alan waste time arguing the merits of which races, religions and cultures should monopolize certain behaviors. The pleasant, early evening sunset shining through the apartment’s back window is the scene’s more plausible moment; it is also a generous metaphor to alert the audience the play is nearing its end. The trite dialogue used to vent Gibson’s own pet peeves suddenly gives way to Jane’s admission of her affair moments before Tom’s return. Jean-Pierre prepares to take his leave amidst the mindless nitpicking, telling all the affair isn’t a big deal because the crisis in Africa is bigger. The comparison is a vain attempt to check many societal boxes in the guise of progressive insightful theater. The final scene is similar to “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Jane is without answers, but she sees her need for change. Only 90 minutes in length, the lack of clarity was mindboggling, striking out where “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” succeeds — running nearly three hours, leaving the audience wiser and wanting more. “This” runs until March 1 at the Marroney Theatre. — Follow Anna Mae Ludlum @maeludlum
ew York City in 1981 seeks to bring a wellintentioned man to his knees. “A Most Violent Year” successfully subverts the various trappings of the organized crime genre by not giving into the one vice that its protagonist also tries to buffer himself against: violence. Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain form the dynamic tandem of a husband and wife of a heating oil company on the verge of making it big. Abel (Isaac) is a man of principle and speaks in deliberate dictums. “When it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump; otherwise, you end up staying in the same place your whole life, and that I can’t do,” he tells the higher-ups of a bank. The bank may be wavering on financing his legitimate heating oil business that is becoming associated with illegitimate activities. Isaac so consummately embeds Abel’s ideals in his performance, that, at times, he becomes more of an assuring force than a man. He has the presence of conviction that is calm and levelheaded, akin to Marlon Brando’s patriarchal mob boss, Vito Corleone, in “The Godfather.” This is a comparison, however, that might not flatter Abel. “Is this what it comes to — that we have to walk outside like fucking gangsters?” Abel says to his lawyer (Albert Brooks) after he suggests leaving the office to discuss matters of business. If there’s one thing that Abel and this film absolutely don’t want to represent, it’s being the average organized crime Mafioso. Director J.C. Chandor means to show a different way. The threat of the archetypal violent gangster, however, manifests itself in Abel’s wife,
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ABEL MORALES, played by Oscar Isaac, stands alone in New York City in winter 1981 in “A Most Violent Year.” Isaac’s performance, along with Jessica Chastain’s as Abel’s wife, Anna, are cornerstones of the film.
Anna (Chastain). She keeps the books for the company and is very much Abel’s partner as well as his spouse. While Abel wants to strive for the higher road, Anna prefers more direct courses of action. As things start to escalate, as more of the company’s oil delivery trucks start getting knocked off and their drivers injured, Anna alludes to getting her brother and father involved. Though Anna was able to pull her way out of the rough parts of the city, her family is still denizens of New York City’s underworld. Anna’s father and brother could be Joe Pesci and Al Pacino, ready to break in skulls and bust kneecaps. Yet, the threat of violence is never delivered upon. As soon as you think that the climate has become too volatile and that the point of no return has finally arrived, there’s nothing. You could be inclined to call it a “tease,” but that would set aside how Chandor is deadly serious about this subject matter. Guns do make an appearance, but here, their thematic heft actually matches their imposing physicality. Anna unrepentantly plugs a maimed, suffering deer with three loud, purposeful bullets
to put it out of its misery. She turns on her heel and walks away with a smirk. It’s one of the most memorable examples of a woman with a gun since Betty Draper, with cigarette dangling from mouth, shot pigeons out of the sky in “Mad Men.” Thus, the paradox of “A Most Violent Year”: It’s not all that violent. Every time Abel rebuffs the temptation of violence, his theme plays — a triumphant, Americana fanfare that doesn’t sound dissimilar to something from “Rocky.” By film’s end, however, he hasn’t emerged unsoiled. “All my life, I have always taken the path that is most right,” Abel says. “The result is never in question, just the path you take to get there.” There is no wholesome path, as taking the higher road still involves descending into murky territory. Abel eventually completes his goal, but he finds he only took the road that is “most right,” not the “right” path. By the end of the film, he wasn’t able to achieve the American Dream on his own terms. — Follow Alex Guyton @GuyTonAlexAnder