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President Hart adds position to cabinet

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UA President Ann Weaver Hart created a new cabinet position last week after the UA’s executive director and vice president of the Executive Office

of the President resigned.

Hart announced via email on Friday that she would be adding the position Director of Arizona Board of Regents Relations to her office after J.C. Mutchler stepped down from his position as executive director and vice

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president in the president’s office due to a life-threatening illness.

Amy Taczanowsky had been serving as interim executive director while Mutchler was at the University of Arizona Medical Center this semester.

While Taczanowsky has been hired permanently as executive director of the president’s office, the email stated that the position of vice president will not be filled.

Hart said the function of the director position is not new.

Mutchler did the same type of work that the new position will require, but whoever fills the new position will focus solely on communication between the UA and the board of regents, which includes fulfilling the regents’ requests, planning meetings and preparing for when the UA hosts board meetings, Hart added.

“Ultimately, everything we do at the university is directly related to [the board’s] authority as the final governing body,”

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ALEX MCINTYRE, a journalism sophomore, climbs a rock face in Death Canyon, Ariz. on June 2. McIntyre started rock climbing when he was 9 years old.

UA sophomore spends his free time rock climbing in the Arizona mountains

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Balancing school and a personal life is hard enough without also balancing on a cliff face.

However, Alex McIntyre, a journalism sophomore, manages to do just that.

McIntyre has been rock climbing since he was 9

years old, and recently became a sponsored athlete with Mad Rock, a California company that sells rock climbing shoes and gear.

McIntyre said he got into climbing after he took a field trip to the local climbing gym while at summer camp.

“I had always been pretty bad at team sports and anything involving a ball,”

McIntyre said, “and I sucked at [climbing] too, but I liked it so I decided I was going to stick with it.”

McIntyre became the youngest of five climbers to tackle a difficult route on Mount Lemmon last May. McIntyre has also participated in the USA Sport Climbing American Bouldering Series youth

national championship, the USA Sport Climbing Series youth national championship and in higher-level competitions across the country. Last summer he also participated in a professional competition in Salt Lake City.

McIntyre said he loves the feeling of climbing at his highest level of performance.

“Even if it’s not necessarily fun all the time, it’s still a rewarding experience,” McIntyre said. “You’re trying to make something that isn’t possible for you, possible.”

Tiffany Hensley, team manager at Mad Rock, said McIntyre was chosen to be a representative

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UA has ‘phun’ with physics experiments

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The UA community will get a chance to see the magic behind physics this Friday at an annual show.

The UA Physics Department’s Physics Phun Night, held at the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences building in room 201, will feature physics experiments and demonstrations for the general public.

Faculty from both the UA and Pima Community College, as well as UA students, will gather at 7 p.m. to perform their favorite physics experiments, said Shawn Jackson, a physics lecturer who will be emceeing the event.

Some demonstrations will involve Tesla coils, which produce high-voltage electrical currents, a bed of nails and a levitating chair, said Larry Hoffman, a senior laboratory coordinator in the Department of Physics and the organizer of the Physics Phun Night. Hoffman has been organizing the event every year since 1996 and said this year will also feature a demonstration about the effects of light pollution and how to mitigate them.

The experiments demonstrated at the event are projects students work on for class, said William Bickel, a professor emeritus who has been participating in the event for the past 20 years. Bickel will be performing an experiment in which he presents several optical illusions. He said the featured demonstrations are fun and engaging for the whole audience.

“We pick demonstrations that are really easy to see from the back row,” Bickel said.

Bickel said that one of his past experiments involved placing two balls of the same size, one black and one white, on two arrows of separate lengths. The white ball was placed on the longer arrow and the black ball on the shorter arrow, causing the white ball to appear larger. He said he remembers one young girl in the front row who

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could not believe that the two balls were actually the same size.

“Our audience is a lot of kids, and we cater to them,” Bickel said, “but everyone in the audience has a good time.”

A new club on campus is helping young entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to life.

Startup Tucson is a city-wide organization that aims to grow the community through business ventures. Justin Williams, founder of Startup Tucson and president of the UA chapter, said he saw that there were entrepreneurs on campus and decided Startup Tucson needed to bring its resources to the university so students could use them to start their own companies.

“We’re just there as an outside party to help provide access to investors or experienced CEOs in a way that’d be really hard for a student who just showed up from Phoenix,” Williams said.

Though the club was formed in January 2013, its first official meeting was last Tuesday, Williams said, adding that the goal of the meetings is to give students the opportunity to share ideas about companies they’d like to

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A VOLUNTEER puts his hand on the Van de Graaff generator at a past Physics Phun Night event. This year’s Physics Phun Night will be held on Friday at 7 p.m.

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Most pens last for about 45,000 words, or one 35-mile line.

The only difference between left- and right-handed pencils is the direction of text printed on the side.

Ballpoint pens can only draw a 4,000-7,500 foot line.

Bill Cosby is an avid pen enthusiast.

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BUSINESS FRESHMAN JILLIAN BRADSHAW plays frisbee on the UA Mall on Monday afternoon.

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Kaitlyn Pickrel former UA student So, you are a UA student?

Not at the moment.

Ah. Well, what were you doing before?

Biomedical.

So why’d you stop school?

[I was a junior], and the scholarship ran out. I couldn’t afford it.

That’s a fair enough reason. Do you think finances are the main cause for people leaving school?

Yes, I really do. Oh, and high expectations.

They pay all this money for higher education, and when they get there, it’s nothing like how it was described or expected. College is

placed on such a high pedestal for a society that seems to hardly value education.

Then what’s the separation between college and education? Isn’t life just an education in itself?

I think, with the invention of Internet and instant data connectivity, education depends on the drive of an individual to learn.

Institutionalized education hasn’t quite caught up yet. Why pay for an education I can teach myself on the Internet?

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Woman: “I mean, how long have those tits been hanging? Months. The weather’s changed. That’s a long time in the desert.”

Today’s birthday (11/19/13): Plant seeds for creative projects in autumn that will flower in springtime.

Indulge your passions this year, inspiring your work in new directions. Assess what you most love doing, and with whom. Partnerships reach new levels, too. You’re the star next summer; launch, promote and get public. Then rest up before your career really takes off.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

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‘Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald’ holds up well MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE

In this two-hour edited version of “Frontline’s” exhaustive threehour investigation of Lee Harvey Oswald that first aired Nov. 16, 1993, the same key elements remain: Born Oct. 18, 1939, in New Orleans, Oswald lead a rootless and largely parentless existence as a child and youth [for a few years in New York City]. He later joined the Marines and defected to the Soviet Union, where he attempted suicide and then came to the attention of the KGB, which wondered whether this strange young man could be “useful.” They quickly determined otherwise. He returned with a young wife to the States, where the mystery deepens, particularly when Oswald (presumably) makes contact with Guy Banister and David Ferrie, two virulently anti-Castro New Orleans “activists.”

“Frontline’s” Oswald portrait has aged well, and a surgical edit hasn’t hurt in any noticeable way, either.

Dedicated to Michael Sullivan, the longtime “Frontline” producer who died earlier this year and who coproduced this with William Cran, the film is a pure distillation of the true reporter’s credo — if someone tells

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you something, check it, then find the supporting evidence and check it again.

Dozens of key people were interviewed, including former KGB agents and officials, and the result was an ironclad antidote to Oliver Stone’s big screen fabulist version that had arrived two years earlier.

Nevertheless, “Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?” still shimmers around the edges with unease and doubt.

There’s almost a sense that this was a rabbit hole inquiry — for each one Sullivan goes down, he finds another one waiting for him.

Why was Oswald in Mexico City?

Why did the CIA insist it had never spoken to him? Why did he make contact with Banister? Over the years, the stubborn refusal of these questions to yield answers — as New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik recently observed of the many plot theories — has led to “a compulsive ‘hyperperspicacity,’ the tendency to look harder for a pattern than the thing looked at will ever provide.”

Sullivan and Cran never fall into this hole, which is why the film still feels relevant. Still, a few updates would have been welcome.

Bottom line: Utterly absorbing, but no current scholarship reflected.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 — Stand on your toes for a while. A surprise is in the works. It requires patience and flexibility, but you can handle it.

Your communications go further than expected; make them count.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is a 9 — Tempers are running short, but there’s no need to dwell on any arguments. Focus on chores that increase your income, and postpone the unnecessary ones.

There are more goodies coming in, if you keep your eyes open. Collect them.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is an 8 — You’re a powerhouse right now, and that can be intimidating to others. There may be a disagreement about priorities. Compromise without compromising your integrity or commitment. Keep the trains on time, and then take time to relax and appreciate.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — More challenges head your way. Your actions and intentions could seem thwarted by circumstances. Keep your humor. Study the terrain. The surprises you encounter could be refreshingly fun.

Keep costs down. Physical games are good.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — Work together to get further. Your partner has what you need. Things may not always go according to plan.

From the ashes rises the phoenix. Get creative with an original plan, and articulate your message.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Gently rearrange the facts and make them work. Put in a correction and minimize financial risk. Focus on what you have in common rather than your differences and avoid the obvious argument. Use your words to build partnership.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is a 6 — Avoid grumpy people. Spend time with family or by yourself doing the things you love. Blow off steam on the basketball court or by climbing a mountain (metaphorical or literal). Take care of your spirit.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 9 — Take action to provide great service, rather than just talking about it.

Some ideas may not work. Keep your stinger sheathed. Avoid reckless spending. Little by little, pay back what you owe. Try a partner’s suggestion.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Finances are in a state of flux for the better. There’s more money available than it seems. Group participation contributes. Share the wealth, give and receive. A pizza party could be in order.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — A new idea has bugs, but it works! Don’t throw money at the problem. Use imagination. Make a fool of yourself if necessary. It could get fun. Look on the bright side, and share that with cohorts.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 — A disruption breaks your routine.

Find the motivation to get the job done.

The deadline’s right around the corner.

Count on your friends for help, and return the favor. Talk is cheap. Have a backup plan.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is a 6 — It’s good to let another drive now.

A fantasy seems more real than facts.

Go with the flow and stay flexible but do what you promised. Draw on your reserves. Get creative at home.

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Hart said.

Current UA faculty and candidates from outside of the university will be considered for the position, according to the email. Because the position will need to be filled by someone with seniority in higher education administration, the search may take months, Hart said.

The entire senior leadership in the president’s office has distributed the duties of communicating with the regents while the position is being filled, Hart added.

“The senior leadership … are all focusing on making sure that we don’t drop any balls and that we are responsive with the regents in our work with them,” Hart said. “I’m very, very grateful for the especially difficult hard work of adding those responsibilities to an already busy senior executive team.”

Human resources is currently working on a job description analysis and determining the pay for the position, Hart added.

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UA President Ann Weaver Hart answers questions at a town hall meeting on April 11.

Hart recently created a position, director of Arizona Board of Regents relations.

Teri Lucie Thompson, senior vice president of University Relations, said Mutchler often worked with the board of regents on budget requests and would handle requests for presentation material from the regents as

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Hoffman said he expects a good turnout because the auditorium, which can hold up to 400 people, has been filled in previous years.

The department has even held two Physics Phun Nights in one year due to its popularity.

The Department of Physics has been hosting these Physics Phun Nights for more than 20 years, Jackson said.

Hoffman said the goal of the event is to show the community what the department is doing and “share our enthusiasm for science.”

The crowd is always enthusiastic about the demonstrations and the event is meant for the entire community, adults and children alike, according to Bickel.

“It’s like a magic show,” Bickel said. “Almost.”

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Williams said it is important for students to validate assumptions about their ideas for companies through realworld experience by talking to potential customers about their business ideas. This teaches students to focus on customers, which is crucial in the business world, he said.

“In the end, all of the things we’re teaching are really valuable skills,” Williams said, “whether you go create a company or whether you go work for Intel.”

Ian Tracey, co-founder and treasurer of the student chapter of Startup Tucson, said the club will help future entrepreneurs get their foot in the door of the local business community.

“Getting involved in Startup Tucson is kind of like the

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they prepared for meetings. The new director will be performing similar tasks, not only providing materials to the board but also requesting materials from the board for the UA. “It’s great to have a designated

point person who can keep track of all those issues,” Thompson said, “as well as be responsive to providing the material that the [president’s] office needs.”

Because the board governs the three state universities and serves as the liaison between the university and the state government, Hart said the candidate for the director position will have to work well with others and be mature, responsive and good with deadlines.

“It will need to be somebody who can … receive the trust of regents who need to communicate with us at the university,” Hart said. “It’s not an entry-level position at all.”

Katie Paquet, vice president for public affairs and external relations for the board of regents, said the board supports Hart’s staffing changes. “[We] look forward to working with the new director,” Paquet said. “It’s very important to have kind of a day-to-day person in that role who’s providing information to the board.”

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umbrella of the entrepreneur way to get experience.”

Being a part of organizations community here,” said Tracey, who is a freshman studying such as LeadLocal or Startup management information Tucson is especially important young people, said systems and business for economics. “The people you’ll Robin Breault, co-founder of LeadLocal, a meet from that company that are the Getting involved gives high people that in Startup Tucson school and are creating college student the next big is kind of like interns the businesses the umbrella of opportunity to in Tucson the entrepreneur gain business and in the community here. skills through Southwest.” consulting Tracey said — Ian Tracey, projects. that meeting treasurer of Startup Tucson, UA chapter “ T h e p e o p l e opportunity to t h r o u g h get involved Startup Tucson … where you are actually able has helped him personally.

The club will allow college to be the change that you want students to pitch their business to see, is huge,” Breault said. “If ideas, which is an important we don’t invest in young people part of gaining real-world and get them into leadership positions, we’re screwed.” experience, he added.

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of the company because of his communication skills, adding that the climbers are required to give the company monthly updates on what they’re doing.

“It’s in the nature of climbers to be very self-dependent or autonomous and usually closed off,” Hensley said, “and it was really nice to find Alex and see that he’s a climber who is very able to communicate.”

Hensley said McIntyre regularly contributes to a forum for athletes through Mad Rock and recently posted a video of himself doing a first ascent, which is creating a new route up a mountain.

When going into a tough climb, McIntyre said he tries to stay motivated, but not build his expectations too high.

“I try to go into it with low expectations and see where it goes from there,” McIntyre said. “I’d rather be surprised by it feeling easier to me than I thought it would than be struck by how hard it is.”

McIntyre also started a slacklining club on campus called UA Slackers with James Xu, a wildlife conservation and management freshman who was in the same youth climbing organization as McIntyre.

Xu said McIntyre, who was captain of the youth climbing team, was a good role model for the younger kids on the team.

“He’s very passionate about what he does,” Xu said. “He’s very steadfast in what he believes in and what he wants to do.”

McIntyre said it’s hard to balance his schoolwork with his passion, and often his love for climbing wins out.

“I’m OK with getting a B if it allows me to have more time to climb,” McIntyre said. “I place more importance on it than I would studying the extra 12 hours to get an A.” Through his climbing, McIntyre said, he learned the importance of staying positive and not worrying about what other people think.

“I know there are some people like, ‘Why don’t you do this?’ and ‘That’s not a real sport,’” McIntyre said. “It might not be, but it’s what I want to do, so I’m not going to let other people … ruin my experience.”

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Reusable food order forms help limit waste

BY Shelby Thomas The Daily Wildcat

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ach day, students use approximately 4,500 pages of paper when ordering from on-campus restaurants, according to Jason Tolliver, the director of the Arizona Student Unions. Paper order forms are a common sight at on-campus hot spots like Bagel Talk, IQ Fresh, Route 66 Grill, Wrap It! and Cactus Grill.

However, the recent implementation of reusable laminated order forms at La Petite Patisserie in the Park Student Union suggests that paper order forms create unnecessary waste. If more restaurants adopted this new method, the decrease in paper waste would better establish the UA’s commitment to environmental sustainability.

On Wednesday, La Petite received 287 orders, Tolliver said. This excludes virtual orders made through Tapingo, a smartphone application that allows students to place orders ahead of time from their phones and avoid waiting in line. The app was introduced to the UA campus earlier this semester after its January 2012 launch in California.

With about four order sheets per piece of paper, La Petite would have used about 72 sheets of paper had it not offered reusable slips. At a university with more than 38,000 students, it is necessary to limit our individual waste contribution anywhere possible.

Alfredo Rabago, a pre-business sophomore, has worked at La Petite Patisserie since January. La Petite Patisserie has been using these new forms for three weeks, since employees brainstormed ways to be more environmentally friendly.

During busy hours, La Petite Patisserie customers have the option of using either reusable or paper order forms because it’s difficult to put the reusable forms back out where customers can use them, whereas during slower hours, La Petite Patisserie tries to use the reusable ones only, Rabago said.

“I think it is important to conserve in general,” Rabago said. “We have one planet, one earth, and it’s important to make sure that we have enough of everything for future generations so that they can have the same experience, if not better, than we do.”

This touches on the moral ideals this change would promote. Even a small change such as this one has significant potential to conserve materials without disrupting the flow of students. Not only would reusable sheets save paper, but they would also save money usually spent on reams and printing. Student reaction has also been almost completely positive, according to Rabago.

“Coating the menu strips in lamination is beneficial not only for the waste it prevents, but also because there will no longer be wars to get the sharp pencil,” said Peter Cortes, an optical engineering junior.

Ross Rad, an acting freshman, said he also thinks replacing paper forms with reusable ones is beneficial.

“The amount of paper these orders waste is completely unnecessary and I think other restaurants should follow suit,” he said.

After the successful addition of Tapingo to campus, which has also reduced paper waste, Tolliver said he would be open to implementing laminated slips in other locations. Some restaurants may have too much traffic to use this system without slowing down the ordering process, but smaller establishments don’t have an excuse. This is a simple change that can make a huge difference, and it helps both students and the individual establishments.

— Shelby Thomas is a journalism sophomore. Follow her @shelbyalayne

Mainstream media hurts news coverage

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his Saturday, protesters in dozens of cities in the U.S. and the United Kingdom banded together to take part in the March Against the Mainstream Media. The march, according to the group’s website, was “an attack against the credibility of the mainstream media in an attempt to steer its viewers away from its lies and towards alternative media sources.”

While I agreed in principle with the group’s message, I was initially skeptical of the protest’s efficacy. After visiting with a number of the protesters this weekend, however, I came away feeling more dedicated to the cause of spreading awareness about the failings of the mainstream media.

If we want comprehensive coverage on divisive issues, we’re not going to find it passively. We need to think for ourselves and seek alternative media outlets.

A little more than an hour before the march from Tucson’s local Fox affiliate to the NBC building, about a dozen protesters had already gathered to spread awareness and elicit honks of approval from passersby. Far from the tinfoil-hatted conspiracy theorists that are stereotypically characterized as attending these sorts of events, I encountered a group of individuals who simply

some of the top newspapers questioned the newsworthion three continents: the Wall ness of Miley Cyrus’s twerking Street Journal in North America, habit and why Fukushima seems The Sun in Europe, and The to have fallen off the face of the Australian in Australia. earth in American media.

In 1987, the FCC eliminated The only defining feature that the Fairness Doctrine due to the could characterize the group as a increase in the number of broadwhole was its disapproval of the cast channels. Unfortunately, state of the mainstream media. while there are more stations “We’ve all come together from than ever before, they are owned different walks of life and differby fewer companies — the “big ent affinities today to educate the six” own 70 percent of cable stapublic,” said Mike, a protester at tions. the event who wished to remain The issues with television are anonymous. “The corporate meparticularly concerning because dia is basically controlling what a July 2013 Gallup Poll deterwe see, and in turn controlling mined that what we believe and television is how we act.”

If we want still the priThe corporate mary news media he is referring comprehensource for 55 to are the six comsive coverage percent of panies — Comcast, on divisive isAmericans.

News Corp, Disney, sues, we’re not It used to be Viacom, Time going to find it that the FCC Warner and CBS — mandated passively. We that own 90 percent holders of of American media. need to think broadcast That’s down from 50 for ourselves licenses to companies in 1983. and seek alpresent both Part of the probternative mesides of conlem is the aggressive dia outlets. troversial isderegulation ensues of pubacted by the Federal lic interest, Communications but without Commission that the regulahas proliferated an tions in place, news stations can environment where fewer and promote one-sided coverage and fewer companies own the largest focus on stories that are designed slice of the American media pie. to draw large audiences but are In radio, for example, Clear lacking in substance.

Channel owns more than 1,200 Depending on television for radio stations. In 1995, a comnews is problematic because it pany could own no more than 40 has always been a commercial stations. medium. One protester, who was News Corp currently owns

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Letter to the Editor In response to “Female video game leads should be strong, not sexy” (by Shelby Thomas, Nov. 13)

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hile I agree with the author’s point that the game industry has a long way to go to overcome sexism, I have some issues with the arguments that were made.

It’s unfair of the author to write about the state of modern video games and then cite as examples of sexism: a game that came out in 1997 (“Final Fantasy VII”) and a game that is an update of a game from 1996 (“Dead or Alive”). It would be nice if the author had referenced games released this year, and the strides in equality that have been made.

The latest Final Fantasy game, “Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII,” stars an aggressive and unsexualized female protagonist as the sole playable character.

Lara Croft was once an icon of female sexualization in video games, but in “Tomb Raider 2013” she is a strong, unsexualized female protagonist whose dialogue is written

by Rhianna Pratchett, an award-winning female writer. No apologies for the “Dead or Alive” series, it is known for its overt

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feature a female lead character.” That number seems oddly specific for something that is hard to quantify.

I looked at the article quoted, “It’s time for more leading women in games” on Polygon. com, and I couldn’t find any mention of where this statistic came from. Is this survey counting all video games ever created? If so, I think you would find that ratio reflected in theater, books and film, which have been historically dominated by men.

How do you determine the lead character in a video game? Is the player character the lead character? Are they also counting games like real time strategy games or puzzle games that make no reference to the gender of the player?

That would also put games that feature male characters in the minority. What about games that feature a male player character, but focus on other characters?

In “Bioshock Infinite” the player is male, but the game is arguably focused on the story of the female character, Elizabeth. A statement like “of the games released last year that feature a player character without customisable gender, 4 percent feature a female player character” would be less misleading, and speak more about what could be improved in the industry.

objectification of women.

It’s also unfair to make an apples to apples comparison of male and female clothing. It’s true, sexy female clothing does emphasize female sexual characteristics. However, to then say that a male character’s clothing is unsexualized because it doesn’t highlight these same features is patently false, because sexual characteristics differ widely between males and females.

If you broaden your definition of sexualized male clothing to include clothing that emphasizes pectoral muscles, broad shoulders, or large hands, you would find that most male characters are also sexualized. A good example would be the males of the popular game “World of Warcraft,” who have hands larger than their skulls, and shoulders larger than their torsos.

I don’t see any difference between hulking biceps and bulging breasts, except that one happens to be taboo in our society.

The problem is not that some characters have emphasized sexual characteristics or flattering clothing, but that these things wholly define their character.

One last quibble is with the quoted statistic that only “4 percent of video games

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wearing a mask to keep his identity hidden, said television stations “promote a lot of sensationalism and escapism.”

The dependence on advertising and large audiences means that complicated and controversial stories will always play second fiddle to celebrity scandals.

Another damaging decision from the FCC was the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which, in the FCC’s own words, was intended to “provide a procompetitive, de-regulatory national policy framework.”

Since this “competitive” atmosphere was established, the industry has seen a 90 percent increase in cable costs and massive mergers between companies like Comcast and NBC. The protesters were rightfully skeptical of a legislative solution to the media’s problems.

Instead, it’s our responsibility as informed citizens to view mainstream media critically, to turn off the television and start doing our own in-depth research on the issues that matter.

More and more Americans are waking up to the fact that the mainstream media is wildly flawed. Critical thinking and selfdetermination are the traits that will allow us to turn to alternative sources to get the real information about controversial issues.

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Bedtime At around 10 p.m. on Friday, a Tucson Fire Department ambulance took a UA student from Apache-Santa Cruz Residence Hall to the University of Arizona Medical Center for extreme intoxication.

Earlier that evening, a resident assistant called the University of Arizona Police Department to inform officers of a student stumbling up the stairs on the third floor of the residence hall.

When officers arrived, the student was in his room sitting on a chair with his head in a trashcan. When officers asked him if he was OK he said he “just wanted to go to bed.”

The officers noticed that the student’s breath smelled like alcohol and that he had red, watery eyes and was slurring his speech. When he stood, the student swayed back and forth, almost falling into the wall.

The officers called TFD to the scene to examine the student. He told TFD personnel he had taken several shots of vodka that night. TFD then took the student to UAMC. The student was cited later that night and diverted to the Dean of Students Office.

Lean on me A UA student was diverted to the Dean of Students Office on Friday for drinking underage.

Two UAPD officers were on patrol driving a golf cart through the Coronado Residence Hall parking lot on Friday when they saw a student sitting on a wall, leaning against another student.

When the officers approached the two women, the leaning student was unable to sit up. The officers noted that the student also had bloodshot, watery eyes and her breath smelled strongly of alcohol.

The student said “I’m OK” repeatedly, and the officers noticed her slurred speech.

The woman with her told the officers they had been at a party at the SlaughterHouse, and that she hadn’t had anything to drink, but her friend had been drinking vodka.

She told the officers that her friend had stopped drinking about two hours earlier, but she was going to stay with the friend all night to make sure she was OK. The drunk student was diverted to the Dean of Students Office.

Pre-game A UA student was diverted to the Dean of Students Office for charges of minor in possession of alcohol at 12:35 p.m. on Saturday.

Two UAPD officers were standing outside of Likins Hall when the resident assistant on duty came out and told them that a female student was passed out in a bathroom on the third floor.

The officers went upstairs to find the student conscious and breathing and asked her to come outside and speak with them.

The officers noticed the student had bloodshot, watery eyes and a flushed face and smelled of alcohol. The student told officers she had drunk three shots of vodka an hour ago, and declined medical attention.

She said the shots were provided at a “pre-game” party but could not remember where the party had taken place.

Officers diverted the student to the Deans of Students Office.

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and Culture’ 6 PM – 8:30 PM at Special Collections, 1510 E. University Blvd. Final lecture accompanying Special Collections’ current exhibition, “40 Years of Tucson Meet Yourself.” Maribel Alvarez, research professor, will share stories of Tucson’s folklife and culture.

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Science Café at Magpies Gourmet Pizza – ‘Sciences of the Senses’ 6 PM – 7:30 PM at Magpies Gourmet Pizza, 605 N. Fourth Ave. Features researchers from the UA School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior that will discuss fascinating new science about our brains.

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LONG NIGHT FOR KNIGHTS Arizona opens NIT Season Tip-Off with 50-point win over Fairleigh Dickinson

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It didn’t take long for No. 5 Arizona to build national hype, and while the Wildcats’ NIT Season Tip-Off matchup 100-50 win over Fairleigh Dickinson was never really in doubt, reaching the finals in New York City is never a sure thing.

With early season player role identities being formed, head coach Sean Miller seems more at ease.

“Our feet are well-grounded,” Miller said. “Sometimes people think if you’re in the preseason NIT tournament, you get to play in Madison Square Garden. We don’t get anything else unless we win tomorrow.”

The win was Miller’s 100th at the UA (4-0).

Winning will be a little easier for Miller now that junior guard Nick Johnson has begun to turn into the team’s strongest offensive and defensive threat.

Johnson finished Monday’s game with 16 points on 5-for-7 shooting versus the Knights (1-3) and on defense shut down some of FDU’s top scorers.

The Knights’ Sidney Sanders Jr. opened Monday’s game by making five of his team’s first seven baskets.

His 10 early points kept FDU close; however, once guarded by the 6-foot-3 Johnson, his production was limited.

Sanders Jr. finished the game with 16 points in 28 minutes played.

Along with cuffing the Knights’ only offensive player, Johnson had three blocks by the game’s end.

After Sanders Jr. was quieted, midway through the first half, Wildcats ran away, pushing a 16-13 lead into a 30-15 one in less than six minutes.

Surprisingly, freshman Aaron Gordon, despite finishing with his third double-double this season, was fairly quiet compared to his usually loud games that include high shooting percentages and fast break dunks.

Gordon, who made his fourth start at the small forward position for the Wildcats, has begun the season as one of the most promising young college basketball players in the country. But Monday, the 18 year old ran into his first sign of adversity, missing his first five shots.

Early in Monday’s battle with the well-overmatched Knights, Gordon appeared to be forcing shots and working too hard to find his shot,

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JUNIOR GUARD Nick Johnson shoots a jump shot against Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday at McKale Center. Johnson shone on both offense and defense last night, scoring 16 points and helping hold the Knights to only 50 points.

but he stayed focused and found ways to be productive with 10 rebounds to go along with his 3-for11 shooting.

“He just finds ways to rebound the ball,” Miller said. “He just has a gift.”

His struggles were compensated for by the Wildcats’ ability to play a multitude of players at different positions, which is also developing as one the team’s strongest characteristics.

Fellow freshman Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was that fill-in.

Hollis-Jefferson has yet to start, but is quickly proving to be one of the most valuable pieces of Miller’s team.

“My teammates, they make [me] feel so comfortable that I just like to play basketball and have fun,” HollisJefferson said. “It’s much easier when you’re having fun out there.”

For the second consecutive game, Hollis-Jefferson had an impressive performance coming off the bench.

His 13 points and seven rebounds, four of which were offensive, easily

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After 1-2 start, Wildcats finally host home opener

BY ROBERTO PAYNE

The Daily Wildcat Arizona women’s basketball looks to gain momentum as it plays its home opener against the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (1-2) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed live on pac12.com. The Wildcats (1-2) are coming off their first victory of the season and will look to start their first winning streak of the year.

The Wildcats turned up their defensive effort in their last game against UC Santa Barbara and will need a similar effort here to stop the Ladyjacks and their star center, Porsha Roberts. Roberts is Stephen F. Austin’s leading scorer (22 PPG), rebounder (7.3 RPG) and shot blocker (2 BPG).

Arizona freshman forwards LaBrittney Jones and Dejza James are the two most likely UA defenders to match up with Roberts. Jones and James are tied for the tallest healthy player on Arizona’s roster, as they are both 6-foot-1.

The Ladyjacks will be the first of five non-conference home games for the Wildcats this season. The team will attempt to improve upon last year’s 3-1 home nonconference record. As she sat out all of last season with a knee injury, this is also the first regular season home game for junior guard Candice Warthen since March 3, 2012, when she played against ASU. Warthen will likely be matched up against Stephen F. Austin’s second leading scorer, guard Brittney Matthew. The 5-foot-7 Matthew is also the team’s leader in assists, with three per game.

made up for Gordon’s slow start.

The dagger Monday night, though, was Gabe York. A majority of his 20 points came in the second half, and once again his sniping ability from beyond the arc was the killer.

York was 4-for-6 for threes in 19 minutes off the bench, but showed great body control when driving to the basket.

Its his improvement on defense that has given him this early playing

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Long way to go for women in sports journalism BY SCARLETT MCCOURT

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UA SENIOR GUARD Kama Griffitts guards against Fort Lewis on Nov. 2 at McKale Center.

The exhibition was the Wildcats’ last home game until Wednesday.

Warthen should be more than ready for the challenge and will provide the Ladyjacks with a fair number of problems herself.

Warthen is Arizona’s leader in points per game (20.3), assists per game (5.33) and steals per game (2.0), all while playing a Pac-12leading 40.7 minutes per game.

Arizona head coach Niya Butts has consistently preached defense as the key to victory, and this game will be no different.

Her team held UC Santa Barbara to just 49 points last Saturday for its first win of the year and she praised the team’s will to win after the game.

In order to secure a victory against the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks, the Wildcats will need to continue to improve their defense.

The Wildcats next take the floor on Saturday at 6 p.m. MST against the University of the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, Calif., before returning to Tucson to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Nov. 26 at 11 a.m. The Wake Forest game will be streamed live on pac-12.com.

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One of my favorite people in the world is Robin Roberts.

In the 1990s, when men dominated sports journalism, Roberts made her way in and shattered the glass ceiling. A black woman, Roberts came to ESPN as an anchor on “SportsCenter” and won the respect of her colleagues and viewers. And she did so with poise and elegance.

Fast forward to today.

Erin Andrews. Pam Oliver. Rachel Nichols. Sam Ponder. Women are all over the sports broadcast scene.

They’re on the sidelines, they’re anchors, they’re doing in-depth investigative pieces.

But the truth is, there is a long way to go until women are truly accepted in the sports journalism world.

The women I just mentioned?

They’re all in sports broadcast.

They’re on camera as the pretty face of sports. Erin Andrews was even voted America’s Sexiest Sportscaster

by Playboy Magazine in 2008 and 2009.

Thanks for acknowledging her journalistic talents.

People tell me I have the face for broadcast. I have the personality for broadcast. But what if I don’t want to do broadcast?

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What if I want to sit in the press box and write stories on deadline?

What if I enjoy writing columns and features and having a byline in the paper? Is that just for men?

According to a 2012 study from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, at 150 newspapers and websites around the country, 90.4 percent of sports editors were men and 88.3 percent of sports reporters were men.

I have often found myself one of the few, if not the only, women at practices, at press conferences and in the press box.

In other markets, it’s different.

There might be handfuls of women covering sporting events. But there’s no question: Women are the minority.

Look, I can hang with the boys, not a problem. But really, it’s 2013.

Where are the women sports writers?

I’m not asking anyone to acknowledge the fact that I’m one of the only women around. I want to blend in — I want everyone to look at each other as equals. And I’m lucky that I’ve been treated with respect by my male colleagues.

But it’s obvious that there are some differences between myself and my male counterparts.

Student chapter coordinator for the Association for Women in Sports Media Gina Mizell, who is also the Oklahoma State football beat writer for The Oklahoman, said that in response to her pre-game story for the Oklahoma State/Texas game, a Texas fan wrote her an email that closed by calling her “sweetie.”

“Seriously, really, we’re going to go there?” Mizell said.

That Texas fan wouldn’t have called a male writer “sweetie,” would he?

Although that might not be hugely offensive, it’s telling of the ways men are treated differently than women in the business.

A man wouldn’t be accused of flirting to get a story, nor would he be ogled by athletes as he walks off the practice field.

The problem is that if a female reporter makes a mistake, her gender becomes a target of scrutiny.

Recently, an editor of mine wrote a blog that sparked a lot of outrage.

It was football trash talk, not her most well-written piece, and maybe it was an error in judgment. But the backlash against the piece has been relentless, and quite frankly, repulsive.

The comments and the tweets derailed from football itself — they became personal attacks.

People attacked her gender with comments that were both disgusting and degrading in nature.

“Get back in the kitchen,” they said. “Become a housewife.”

“Assume the position. #KNEES,” they said. “Suck my dick.” And of course, the classic: “Women and sports don’t mix.”

Sure, sports fans are passionate.

Columnists, male or female, open themselves up to vitriol whenever they express an unpopular opinion.

But the insults thrown at a male writer are different than those female writers have to face.

“You’ll deal with heat no matter if you’re a man or a woman; I just think it’s a different type of heat,” Mizell said. “It goes from stuff like, ‘You’re an idiot’ to ‘Get back in the kitchen,’ or stuff about your appearance that I don’t think my male counterparts necessarily have to deal with.”

It’s 2013. Haven’t we gotten past the stereotype that women belong in the kitchen? Haven’t we accepted that women can, indeed, talk about sports? Haven’t we gotten past the fact that women are equal to men in this country and shouldn’t be treated differently in the workplace?

It might not be the 1990s, but we sure have a long way to go.

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FOUR-STAR FORWARD Craig Victor signs his National Letter of Intent to attend the UA on Wednesday. The UA also signed four-star point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright.

Championships and was considering Kentucky and USC before he decided on Arizona.

Victor represented Arizona’s first signing of the 2014 class and signed his letter of intent on Wednesday. He verbally committed to the UA last August.

Victor is a 6-foot-7, 205-pound power forward who transferred from St. Augustine High School in Louisiana to play his senior year at the prestigious athletic academy Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. Past and present Wildcats, including starting guard Nick Johnson and starting forward Brandon Ashley, have passed through Findlay’s nationally acclaimed program.

“I think he’ll be able to help a lot down there [at Arizona] due to the fact of how mature he is and how advanced his work ethic and feel for the game is,” said Findlay Prep coach Andy Johnson. “I think he’ll be able to help coach Miller and the Wildcats achieve any goals they have.”

Victor was ranked the No. 29 overall recruit in his class and signed with Arizona over schools including Kansas, Louisville, LSU and

BY Evan Rosenfeld The Daily Wildcat

Arizona basketball looks to be en route to a fourth consecutive top-10 recruiting class after four-star forward Craig Victor and four-star point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright signed national letters of intent last week and over last weekend, respectively.

Additionally, on a televised ESPNU signing day special last Friday, five-star forward Stanley Johnson announced his commitment to Arizona, though he has yet to sign his letter of intent. It is believed that he will most likely sign with the Wildcats early this week at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif.

Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound small forward, is entering his senior season with the Monarchs and is currently ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the state of California. ESPN.com tabs him as the No. 2 small forward and No. 9 overall player in his class. Last year as a junior at Mater Dei, Johnson posted an average of 19.4 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He has helped his team to three California CIF Division I State

Oklahoma State. Victor’s tenacity and advanced offensive abilities at such a young age are some factors that make him a valuable asset.

“The number one thing that comes to mind when I think about Craig is that he is a leader on and off the court for our team, and is willing to do anything it takes to help the team win and succeed,” Johnson said. “He is a very hard worker, very physical, good rebounder and he can score from the post when he gets [the ball].”

Jackson-Cartwright waited to sign with the Wildcats until Saturday so his father could be there too. The 5-foot-8, 150-pound Southern California native is ranked as the No. 12 point guard in his class and sits at No. 60 in the ESPN 100. Jackson-Cartwright played high school basketball alongside current Wildcats Jacob Hazzard and Trey Mason at Loyola High School in Los Angeles, Calif. He represents a small but quick, pass-first point guard who will likely provide necessary depth to Arizona’s backcourt.

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Rondae Hollis-Jefferson guards against Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday. HollisJefferson came off the bench to score 13 points and seven rebounds.

time and will keep him on the court.

“I think my defense surprised the coaches,” York said. “Offense came easy to me, but defense is what I’m concerned about.”

Arizona played 15 Wildcats on Monday night and six scored double-figure points — York’s 20 marked a game as well as career high for the sophomore.

It’s only fitting that Miller won his 100th game on a night the

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Wildcats scored 100 points. But the fifth-year coach said he isn’t worried about the points; he just wants to make sure his team continues to play hard on defense and limit turnovers on offense.

“To play a game with only five turnovers is outstanding,” Miller said. “We made great decisions.

That’s a great sign early.”

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As the signing week comes to a close, Arizona women’s tennis has signed one Canadian recruit, Devin Chypyha, to its 2014-2015 roster.

Chypyha signed a National Letter of Intent and will begin her season in fall of 2014.

Tennisrecruiting.net, a website for junior tennis, says she is slated to graduate next year from Bill Crothers Secondary School.

Chypyha has a career record of 3451 in singles and 35-47 in doubles, according to the website of the International Tennis Federation.

Chypyha has played in several different outlets, including ITF tournaments, the Costa Rica Rice Ball and the UTSA International

Spring Championships. She will join a team that has one junior, two sophomores and two freshmen.

Arizona will lose four seniors this year.

In a press release, head coach Vicky Maes expressed her excitement over signing Chypyha.

Maes said she is “mature” and thinks she will be able to “step up right away.”

Chypyha will look to develop her skills in the coming season at the UA and contribute to a young team.

“I know that at the University of Arizona, I can reach my potential and really improve as an athlete and a student,” Chypyha said in a press release.

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Q What should I do when

a friend passes out?

A. is normal. But when someone “passes out” (loses consciousness) from drinking alcohol it can be serious. It’s called Passing out from being super-tired (no alcohol involved)

alcohol poisoning and it happens when someone drinks too much, too fast. It’s a severe physical reaction to heavy alcohol consumption and it can be life-threatening.

There is no set rule about how many drinks a person can consume before alcohol poisoning sets in. Alcohol is a depressant drug and becomes a “poison” when it sedates the brain areas that control involuntary actions such as breathing, heartbeat, and the gag reflex that prevents choking. Enough alcohol will eventually bring these vital functions to a halt. Alcohol poisoning deaths can occur due to hypoglycemia (too little blood sugar), seizures, hypothermia (low body temperature), choking on one’s own vomit, and/or slowed breathing that becomes irregular and finally stops.

Recognizing symptoms of alcohol poisoning and taking action to help a friend may be the difference between life and death.

Symptoms to look for: • Difficulty standing or walking • Unconscious or semi-conscious • Slow breathing – 8 breaths or less per minute • Cold, clammy, pale, or bluish skin • Vomiting without waking up • No response to pain stimulus, such as a pinch Action Steps: • Do not leave the person alone and let them “sleep it off”.

• Carefully turn the person on their side (not on their back or stomach); with knees slightly bent and their arm under their head to help prevent choking if they vomit.

• Watch the person’s breathing. If it stops, start CPR. • If in doubt about your friend’s safety, get help – call 911.

Prompt action may save their life.

The typical human liver can process about one standard drink/hour: a 12 oz. beer, a 5 oz. glass of wine, or a 1.5 oz. shot of liquor. Only time, or medical intervention, will lower someone’s blood alcohol concentration.

Drinking lowers (not raises) body temperature. There is an illusion of increased heat because alcohol dilates the capillaries, causing them to fill with more warm blood.

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Prof to analyze Hitchcock themes

BY CASEY KNOX

The Daily Wildcat One UA program is turning to classic films to engage the Tucson community.

Established in 1984, the Humanities Seminars Program was founded by UA affiliates — although the classes are not offered through the College of Humanities — and offers not-for-credit courses taught by leading UA faculty members, with classes in areas including musical theater, ecology, law and art history.

The program will host a special event at The Loft Cinema on Wednesday, where professor of classics and anthropology David Soren will present Alfred Hitchcock’s “Saboteur.”

The 1942 thriller follows Barry Kane, an aircraft factory worker who is on the run after being wrongfully accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend. The film is in black and white, with a runtime of about 100 minutes. “Saboteur” is one of the two films that Hitchcock designed specifically to be shown to an audience on the big screen, Soren said.

At the event, Soren will share his insights on the film to help audience members interpret Hitchcock’s different techniques and themes.

Because Soren personally knows Norman Lloyd — the actor who played Frank Fry, the film’s main antagonist — he has inside information about Hitchcock’s film production methods to share with attendees on Wednesday.

Soren will begin the event by giving attendees a list of themes to look for. A fear of the police and Hitchcock’s strange

relationship with blonde women are among some of the familiar motifs that can be seen in the film. Soren said that even if audience members don’t connect with what he’s trying to teach, they will at least be entertained.

“I can pretty much guarantee that there will be some gasps in the audience,” Soren said.

“I hope people will find intellectual things to think about, but even if they don’t care about that at all, it’s still very entertaining.”

The screening on Wednesday will be something of an experiment, said Pat Brooks, who retired from her position as the director of external affairs in the College of Humanities in April of 2012, and is currently a volunteer in the publicity crew for the Humanities Seminars Program. “Saboteur” will be presented in the format of a class so the program can see if a film class offered in this venue would be viable in the long run.

Courses taught through the Humanities Seminars Program are typically held in the Helen S. Schaefer Building, which seats 90 students and also houses the UA Poetry Center.

In the past four years, the courses have experienced an influx of students, and leaders of the Humanities Seminars Program have had to scope out other possible venues, including The Loft Cinema, to seat students interested in the courses offered.

“People usually get hooked when they take our classes,” Brooks said. “They’re fascinating for professors to teach. People enjoy the instruction, which is top notch.

[Soren] is a great representation of the caliber of professors in the program.”

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Film looks into US’ struggles with AIDS in 1980s

BY ALEX GUYTON

The Daily Wildcat From what I’ve read, “Dallas Buyers Club” seems to be a dark horse in this year’s awards season. However, this film has proven to be a must-see that is equal parts funny, emotional, informative and compelling, about a time in the U.S. when AIDS and its treatments were woefully misunderstood.

The film is based on the real-life story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey).

It’s Dallas 1985, and Ron is a blue-collar electrician as well as a rodeo con artist.

He’s a homophobe, a drug addict and a playboy, and one too many cases of not wrapping it up lead to a diagnosis of HIV for him. With supposedly a month left to live and his health quickly failing, he begins taking azidothymidine, or AZT. However, the drug takes an alarming

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toll on him, and he learns that AZT is dangerous.

The Texas cowboy then becomes a global businessman as he ventures to Israel, Japan, Mexico and the Netherlands, looking for drugs that will combat AIDS. Because the Food and Drug Administration is in bed with big pharmaceutical companies, AZT is the only FDA-approved drug, so Ron must smuggle the proteins and vitamins across international borders.

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CLASSICS PROFESSOR DAVID SOREN proctors his class’ final exam in Centennial Hall on April 30. Soren will host a community lecture on Wednesday to discuss the themes in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1942 film “Saboteur.”

Back in Dallas, he sets up the Dallas Buyers Club, where people can purchase a “membership” for access to these illegal treatments. Ron combats the hospital, the FDA and pharmaceutical companies with the help of two unusual accomplices: Rayon (Jared Leto), a transgender person Ron met in the hospital who has also been diagnosed with HIV, and Dr. Eve Saks (Jennifer Garner), a doctor who finds herself at a moral crossroads when faced with undeniable proof that AZT is killing her patients.

It amazes me how, just when I’m absolutely positive I’ve seen the finest lead acting performance of the year, my certainty is completely thrown into question. Michael B. Jordan in “Fruitvale Station,” Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave” and Bruce Dern in “Nebraska” have all made me reconsider who would get my vote for the Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role.

McConaughey threw a wrench into my plans with his Southern drawl and phenomenal performance as Ron. And his performance receives plenty of support from Garner and Leto. Garner plays the more “straight” character, whose face always seems to be creased with concern and consternation, and opposes the perpetually charismatic McConaughey. It would be easy to fault the actress for such a performance, for being the wet blanket, but it is necessary in the film and Garner does it well. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Leto receive a myriad of nominations for his portrayal of Rayon. It’s an honest, career-defining performance, and it’s not unusual to see awards go to actors who play outside of their gender or sexual orientation.

But this talented cast would not

have been able to give such effective performances without the script by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack, who do a fine job balancing all of the different tones in the movie. It switches effortlessly between being light-hearted and damning, political and humorous. The writers have also been sure not to make the political aspects of the movie too one-sided. Even though the FDA and its overt relationship with big pharmaceutical companies are taken to the woodshed in this movie, the perspective of the hospitals is also addressed. They just can’t go and prescribe any sort of medicine, as Ron feels they should do, and they need to run trials to test the effectiveness of medicines, even though the people who receive the placebo will die.

It’s hard to name a more balanced film that’s come out this year. This is certainly a drama, but there is also an incredible amount of humor with McConaughey’s aggressively straight Ron interacting with what his character perceives as the strange and outlandish culture of gay and transgender people. The film is both informative and entertaining, but not afraid to explore heavy subjects, giving audiences insight into a dark and confusing time in America. Amid the (warranted) buzz around “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave,” be sure not to miss “Dallas Buyers Club.”

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