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Transition triumph: UA student shares her story of success BY TORI TOM @DailyWildcat
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ARIELLE SARAI AVALOS DECIDED to start making the full transition of her gender expression last year. Since then, her friends and family have provided unconditional support as she undergoes hormone therapy and shares her story to help other who may be going through similar struggles reconciling how they identify with how they look.
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Arielle Sarai Avalos awoke at 7 a.m. last year with an epiphany. While completing her daily routine of showering and applying makeup, she texted a friend, then left her home on Broadway Boulevard and drove to campus with a new identity. Avalos, an out-spoken 19-yearold UA student, has always known she was different, but was unable to articulate and understand why. Avalos identified as a gay teen throughout high school, harboring repressed emotions. In hindsight, repression was triggered because she lacked the proper vocabulary and knowledge. “At the time, I didn’t know what I was feeling,” Avalos said. “I’ve always been one to bottle things up and not talk about it.” Following extensive research and personal reflection, Avalos became informed, permitting her true expression as a transgender woman. Her self-discovery thrived further during her freshman year, when she took Introduction to LGBTQ Studies. “I believe it was always there, but I never knew what to call it,” she said, shrugging her shoulders. “Being able to get the tools [helped with] understanding who I am.” Friends instantly offered encouragement as she contemplated potential names without breakthrough results. The process remained bleak until a morning revelation compelled Avalos to consult someone she’s trusted since childhood. Aleah Shook had been a dependable confidant from the time she and Avalos lived in their hometown of Yuma. She said Avalos’ name is an authentic representation of her personality. “It is spelled like Ariel, ‘The Little Mermaid,’ but she put her own twist on it,” Shook said. “She’s very unique like that.” Determined to legalize her internal identity, Avalos paid for the expenses out-of-pocket. She submitted a name order petition to Pima County Superior Court, was granted judiciary sanction within two hours and is now interchanging her previous name on every associated archive, document
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NEWS ASUA election codes cause confusion Wednesday — Thursday March 29 — March 30 Page 2
BY JESSICA BLACKBURN @hotbread33
The Associated Students of the University of Arizona 2016-2017 elections code was problematic for candidates in the recent election. The code’s rules are designed by ASUA senators, written by the ASUA elections commissioner and reviewed by an appointed ASUA attorney to clarify terminology that may be problematic, according to Chloé Durand, ASUA elections commissioner. During their campaigns, ASUA President-elect Matt Lubisich and his competitor Stefano “Salt” Saltalamacchia, experienced issues concerning clarity and consistency within the code. “The document is very convoluted, and it’s also not easy to read,” Saltalamacchia said. “It’s inconsistent, and the turnover rate for who interprets the document every year is rapid.” According to Lubisich, who received three overturned strikes in the election, the rules within the code are generally easy to understand. “I’m not a huge fan of the threestrike system, and I think that part of the code needs to be rewritten,” he said. “A strike for postering should be way different than campaigning door-to-door off-campus.” However, the three-strike system was put in place by ASUA senators. “There needs to be an outside entity overseeing how ASUA runs during elections,” Saltalamacchia said. According to Durand, if students wish to appeal or add anything to the elections code, they can express their opinions to ASUA senators who are “open to suggestions.” “Students can go to senators and talk to them about the issues,” she said. “They vote for the senators,
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who in turn vote for things that go into the code.” Saltalamacchia said those who interpret the code also have a conflict of interest. “We have members of the election commission who are potentially going to get reappointed,” he said. “They’re potentially keeping or losing their job, and that’s a conflict of interest.” Durand explained statutes within the code are democratically voted on. “The code is usually revised each year for things that we find become issues,” she said. “All the strike systems are based on statutes in the code.” According to Saltalamacchia, the elections code revisions are rapidly turned over, as well. “The code was edited in January, and we had an election in February,” he said. “How much time did the commission have with the new document to feel comfortable with it to interpret strikes?” The ASUA elections code strike system is based on statutes of the code, according to Durand. “When a candidate makes a correctable mistake and corrects it within a 24-hour period, they won’t receive a strike,” she said. It’s when a candidate makes an “uncorrectable” mistake that gets them a strike. During the most recent election when Lubisich recorded a Facebook Live video, allegedly in the UA Main Library, Lubisich deleted the video and the ASUA Elections Commission dismissed the complaint, though users may have already viewed the video by that time. According to Lubisich, there is a “gray area” of what is considered correctable. “That part is confusing for
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candidates,” he said. “It needs to be rewritten.” Another issue arose regarding slating when a flier was handed out on campus containing the names of three candidates. Candidates are not allowed to run in conjunction with one another. A similar post was made on a private Facebook account, however the Elections Commission determined the post online was not in violation of the code, ruling that the post was a collage of posters and not an individual poster. According to Saltalamacchia, the person who made the post was affiliated with Lubisich’s campaign. Durand said the same rules do
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are open to interpretation, Saltalamacchia said. In the most recent election, Saltalamacchia received a strike for campaigning in the Women’s Resource Center housed in the UA Main Library. The commission determined it was a violation, despite Saltalamacchia’s understanding that it was a cultural center. Saltalamacchia and Lubisich both agreed the elections code has its problems. “Regardless of the offense, a candidate will get a strike,” Lubisich added. “I think it should be up to the elections commissioner to add a spectrum of severity to each complaint that comes in.”
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not apply to campaign members distributing physical campaign materials and online content, noting the inconsistency. “We should probably revise that in the code,” she said. Before election cycles, the Elections Commission shows the candidates presentations going over potentially confusing rules. “I made myself available to candidates who had any questions about the code,” Durand said. “I would hope that if they were confused they would have come and talked to me because we did make ourselves available.” The strikes, however, are determined by those on the Elections Commission and
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Grad students offer food security workshop BY TORI TOM @DailyWildcat
The first annual “Breaking Down Our Food System” program is open to undergraduates interested in Tucson’s social and environmental food systems on Friday, April 14, and Saturday, April 15, The UA graduate group Food Security and Social Justice Network is comprised of mostly geography and anthropology graduate students who are committed to teaching and connecting with underclassmen about food issues. “Breaking Down Our Food System” attendees are scheduled to explore basic concepts on the first day, such as food security, food sovereignty and food sheds, alongside interactive activities. Two graduate students will teach participants about ethnographic approaches. Although Tucson’s food system is diverse, it contains some social inequality, according to Megan Mills-Novoa, club co-founder and current Ph.D. geography student. She said they want to highlight associated social and ecological
concerns because of high rates of food insecurity in the city. Together, students will discover existing food study disputes, develop analytical inquiries and identify where Arizona’s food comes from through global mapping. “We are hoping they’ll walk away with a different understanding of ways they can think about critical food studies,” Mills-Novoa said. “They’re going to have linkages to grad students that could translate into sustained collaboration [and] letters of recommendation.” Prior knowledge is not necessary. Participants will break into groups on the following day to investigate local, regional or global topics. Each unit will have the chance to employ the theories and scientific research methods they learned while visiting various sites. Trips to the Tucson Village Farm, Iskashitaa Refugee Network, Thunder Canyon Brewery, Food Conspiracy Co-op and Grant-Stone Supermarket will provide attendees with information needed for an evening presentation. These locations are subject
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to arrive with water, comfortable walking shoes and an inquisitive attitude. They will be notified on where to meet Friday at 2:30 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Environmental and Natural Resources 2 Building. Since the club is comprised
strictly of graduate students, they decided to expand their membership by involving undergraduates from the university. Anyone wanting to join the Food Security and Social Justice Network should also contact Bellante via email.
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ARIELLE SARAI AVALOS’ FAMILY has offered their unconditional support in her transition, such as making the effort to change the pronouns by which they address her.
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and account. The process was as complicated as it was rewarding. “You don’t realize how much you put your name on everything,” Avalos said. “It was an amazing feeling to be recognized.” Family transition Before her transition, Avalos was considered the only grandson on her mother’s side, feeling pressured to live a lie. After accepting her transgender nature, she feared that disclosing her identity to family would result in rejection and ostracism. Their Mexican-Catholic background originally inhibited Avalos from revealing what she defines as her true self. When Avalos mustered the courage to be transparent, she was surprised by
her family’s unconditional support of her transition. Avalos’ maternal grandmother, Sarai, became her caretaker and role model after her parents’ divorce caused tension between Avalos and her mother. When a phone conversation ended with her grandmother saying “mijo,” Avalos was going to let it go. She recalled thinking, “I’m not going to expect much from my grandma because she’s known me this way my whole life.” Realizing she used the wrong pronoun, her grandmother quickly corrected herself. “I’m sorry,” she said. “It’s going to take me awhile. I love you, mija!” Hormone therapy Six months have passed since Avalos began hormone therapy. Remembering to swallow a tan estradiol pill and a blue
spironolactone tablet each night was initially difficult but is habitual now. Fat redistribution, facial rounding, skin softening and loss of body hair are a few physiological transformations Avalos has gradually observed. “You want the results faster than they are coming, but I have to remind myself it’s a slow process,” she said. “As my body changes … a lot of my clothes don’t fit properly or the way they used to.” By end of this year, Avalos intends to undergo a gender reassignment surgery. She’s heavily anticipating the day her gender expression will permanently match her gender identity. “I’ve been living a lie my whole life, existing as something I’m not,” she said. “I just want to be me.” Avalos’ transition fees have been covered by her father’s
medical insurance. Avalos’ journey, unlike other transgender individuals, has encountered little adversity. While Avalos appreciates this, she acknowledges the reality of its rarity. “[I was] met with a lot of acceptance and love throughout my transition and coming out,” Avalos said. “I know people face more harassment than I do.” Helping others As a Theater Arts major, Avalos said she hopes to advocate for the LGBT community as a future celebrity while utilizing her social media platform and acting performances. “There are so many kids who are like me,” she said. “Kids who are afraid to come out and need someone to follow after. I would like that to be me.” Last month, Avalos acted in “The Vagina Monologues,” creating
public discussion. She said she resonates the with monologue performace on issues affecting women, since it stresses the different discomforts and splendors women experience day to day, challenging society to reconsider “rigid gender-based standards.” “Arielle is brave enough to support other women—especially other trans women,” said fellow actress Ashley Little. “Her Facebook posts are typically about trans women of color. Hearing that perspective from her is really important.” Being able to live among people in “unity, solidarity and understanding” is how Avalos said she envisions the world in which she hopes to help create. “You’re existing in your own being and allowing others to exist in their own being,” Avalos emphasized. “[We need] to ‘parallely’ live through life without ruining each other’s life.”
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A night of delusions A distressed man used an emergency blue light phone at the Highland tunnel at 12:37 a.m. on March 19 to report his girlfriend missing and a potential head injury. When a University of Arizona Police Department officer arrived to assist the man, he was told that the girlfriend was “performing lines” for a commercial and had become separated from her boyfriend at some point in the night. The UAPD officer was provided with the phone number for the man’s caseworker, who informed the UAPD officer that the man had end-stage liver failure and was delusional. The primary delusion that the man suffered from was the idea that the caseworker was his girlfriend. The man accepted admission to the Crisis Response Center and was eager to detox for the night. The officer drove the man to the center, where the man admitted himself in for the night.
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ometimes I feel completely unmotivated discussing the 45th President. What started off as something that fiercely fueled me is now becoming something that drastically drains me. And I don’t think I’m the only one. I can’t be the only person, artist or writer who feels this way. His actions are affecting so many different types of people, in so many different areas, that I’m sure there’s a wide consensus throughout the country on how the president is making us feel and treating our rights. People are becoming even more upset every day, and they’re attempting to find new ways to have their voices heard. Everyone must know of the rights that will potentially be lost because of the actions the president is taking. Everything from the environment to health care is being decided on at the moment, and it can really change the way our country goes forward. Honestly, just thinking about this wears me out. Thinking about the likelihood of having our country completely turned upside down is depressing, but it’s still incendiary. I wish being shocked, angered and scared for our country’s future wasn’t part of my everyday life, but it is. I wish the president’s actions weren’t so blatantly disrespectful, self-centered and abusive, but they are. So, the only thing we can do is let everyone hear us. As an artist, I feel very strongly about the purpose of art and how people can benefit from being involved with art. Studies have shown that art is an extremely positive force for young children. Art can be used as a method of protest, a method of education, a method of entertainment. Art is a vehicle for change. Art can be anything we let it be. So, why is our president attempting to cut arts funding? The president doesn’t seem to care about art, which is odd since he has a history of being involved with a reality television show, which some could argue is a form of art, although I would not. However, the president isn’t quite concerned with the art that’s produced by large, private organizations, such as the television companies
IAN GREEN/THE DAILY WILDCAT THE OUTSIDE OF THE NPR/PBS broadcasting office located in the Modern Languges building on March 27. The new Trump budget would slash funding to public broadcasting in the United States.
that produced his reality show. He seems to only be concerned with restricting certain people from embracing art, the poor people in underprivileged communities. In his budget, he is proposing to cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, which funds different art projects throughout various U.S. communities.This endowment funds nonprofit art organizations that completely rely on these funds and would otherwise not be able to produce art in their communities. The 45th President is proposing to cut the NEA’s $148 million budget, even though it is estimated that having the first lady live in New York, instead of in the White House, is costing $1 million a day. A year of this would amount to double of the NEA’s budget. If we really have to cut our budget, wouldn’t it be useful to cut other seemingly useless expenses before cutting our
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support for the arts? There’s a stigma about the usefulness of art that I think drives people to consider it unimportant, which is why art, unfortunately, is always the first to go—something we see everywhere from small school district budgets to our national budget. Cutting funding to the NEA would block people living in underprivileged communities from the motivational force of art in their community. The president is also planning on cutting funds to public broadcasting. This would directly affect PBS and NPR, both channels used by people to become informed and educated. Again, I believe the president is attempting to block the ways in which poor Americans, who do not have access to cable television, are able to experience television and entertainment. Maybe his privilege of not having to rely
on public broadcasting systems to become entertained or educated have made him believe that these services are not extremely useful. But this is not the case. Cutting PBS funding would have an extraordinarily negative effect on our country. Children learn from watching shows on PBS Kids and adults learn from watching PBS and listening in to NPR. We cannot let these threats intimidate us or force us to censor ourselves in fear. We cannot allow these platforms, which promote free speech, to be eliminated in our country. We cannot make self-centered decisions, like the ones the president is making. He needs to understand that some people rely completely on these platforms, and putting them at risk like this is an extremely reckless decision. Cutting public access to art is not the way to go. Not at all.
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Senate nomination hearings as serious as ever BY TONI MARCHEVA @DailyWildcat
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ait a second—Jeff Flake said what at Neil Gorsuch’s hearing? During the third day of the confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, our junior Senator Jeff Flake asked questions that his family wanted to him to ask, including his son Dallin’s Reddit-originated question, “Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or a thousand duck-sized horses?” and his brother’s question, “Have you ever worn gym shorts and a tank top under your robe?” Now, I respect both of our senators, but upon hearing this information, I could not come up with a logical reason why Flake would waste the people’s time like he did. A lot of Arizonans were similarly shocked and embarrassed by it. However, looking into it a bit further, I realized that it wasn’t Flake who made poor judgment about what to say, but rather the American people whose perceived image of our Senators is much higher than the reality of Senate standards for behavior. I was under the impression that Flake’s comments were out of the ordinary, but the entire hearing was laced with irrelevant comments. According to USA Today, Senator John Kennedy was one of many people to ask about the Judge’s fly-fishing habits, including whether he prefers a wet or dry fly.
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Senator Ben Sasse, like Senator Flake, asked a question from home; his wife wanted to know “how in the world Gorsuch is able to go so many hours at a time without peeing.” Senator Ted Cruz had a short conversation with Gorsuch about mutton-busting (a rodeo event seeing how long a child can ride a sheep). And to make sure he was on top of things, he was asked about the answer to everything, to which Gorsuch replied “42.” While it doesn’t excuse the fact that many of the Senators wasted time at the hearing, this list does show that Senator Flake cannot be treated like he acted alone. My shock at learning about the kinds of things said at the hearing shows that I probably held Senators to a super-human standard in my head. I came out of high school with an unrealistically high vision of the Senate being a “deliberative body” populated with undistracted men and women. I never really thought of senators as real people who enjoy making trivial comments from time to time. I think a lot of people feel the same way. Because it seems to be appropriate to ask these kinds of questions in the Senate, it is almost unfair to hold Flake to our higher standards when he acted within the Senate’s boundaries for acceptability. Now, we can make an argument for whether senators as a whole should be acting like this or not? A few Democratic senators, for example, thought that there was no place for the joking behavior in a Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Similarly, the people can demand their senators either act differently or be voted out of office. Personally, I don’t think it is particularly bad that the senators had a bit of fun.
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The statements made did not overtake the real issue at hand and probably made the hearing a lot more enjoyable, if we think about the senators as normal human beings. The hearing lasted for days—each of the 20 senators on the judiciary committee had 30 minutes to ask questions. The irrelevant statements were cherry-picked from hours of discussion. In this same way, the somewhatcontroversy of Flake’s questions is blown a bit out of proportion. His fun beginning questions lasted about two minutes. Although this toed the line of being
inappropriately long, the rest of the time our senator asked—from what I could understand—good and relevant questions to the nominee.. Questions included asking about tribal law and religious liberty, privacy concerns with new technology, cameras in the court room and the inappropriate deference of court decisions to large corporations like Chevron. So, Flake isn’t individually plagued with the inability to understand a good time and place for jokes. It looks like in the Senate, any time is a good time—or at least, it is a lot freer than many of us would think.
Support deferred action for childhood arrivals Arizona are not eligible for public financial aid or public scholarships. Many of our colleagues are DACA students—70 at the UA alone—and consist of future entrepreneurs, scientists, lawyers and physicians. The academic future of these students remains uncertain following the constant threats to repeal the program. Revoking DACA protection is at odds with the principles and values the we as a country stand for: freedom, inclusiveness and the humanity that we all hold in common. Our universities advocate for equality among all people. As such, we call on all elected and appointed officials to stand against any course of action that jeopardizes the future of our fellow students and families. America is just as much their home as it is ours, and DACA students are indispensable to our universities. The public universities collectively generate $11.1 billion in economic impact to Arizona, larger than the Arizona state
budget, with no small part contributed to by the efforts of the many DACA students. DACA students contribute materially, socially and intellectually to the success of the universities, the local communities, and the State of Arizona. Their individual experiences contribute to the diversity of cultures, experiences and perspectives that strengthen our sense of community. They help push our universities to the forefront of solving the world’s problems, and their discoveries have far-reaching impacts. Currently, DACA students are living in fear. As student leaders, we hear their worries every day, and we have little to provide in comfort. DACA and undocumented students have expressed their fears for years, and unfortunately very little has been done to address the uncertainty of DACA at the national level. We ask you to treat DACA recipients as students and as members of the Arizona community, rather than a problem
requiring a solution. For now, students are protected by DACA legislation and we ask that you do everything within the scope of your power to make sure these programs stay in place or are expanded. We firmly take a stand for the future of these young individuals who are part of America’s future and like all of us, deserve to live and study freely and without fear. These students are part of the future of America, and we stand in support of all that they do. Thank you. Approved by: • University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council • Associated Students of University of Arizona • Northern Arizona University Graduate Student government • Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association
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Opioid abuse: An American epidemic Opioid medications are valuable painkillers with an agonizing downside: easy access and high potential for abuse and dependency BY HANNAH DAHL @hannah_dahl715
Every year the United States spends $78.5 billion on costs related to opioid misuse, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Opioids, a powerful type of narcotics, have recently been the recipient of media attention due to the onset of what many are calling an “opioid epidemic.” “It’s important to understand that opioids are important; we actually do need them, and many people cannot live without them for legitimate medical reasons,” said Dr. Mohab Ibrahim, an assistant professor of anesthesiology and pharmacology and director of the UA Comprehensive Pain Management Clinic. “Just like any other medication, they have to be given in the right amount to the right person.” Opioids utilize a specific process to kill pain. “An opioid is a chemical structure which interacts with an opioid receptor,” said Todd Vanderah, head of the UA Pharmacology Department. Think of a receptor as a gateway to the cell, with the drug being the key, Ibrahim said. “These receptors that are activated by the opioids are distributed in strategic positions in the body—in the brain, in the spinal cord, in the peripheral nerves, in so many areas that are involved in the pain signal transmission and processing,” Ibrahim said. According to him, this is what makes opioids so powerful and successful when it comes to managing pain. Opioids, however, pack more than one punch. Opioid receptors are found in the area of our brains which houses the reward system, Vanderah said. The reward system is the brain’s way of encouraging us to perform actions essential to our survival. The neurotransmitter for reward, dopamine, can be released whenever we do something tied to our survival, such as eating food, Vanderah said. Opioids also activate the rewards system much more powerfully than the body’s natural opioids, Ibrahim said. “What opiates [a type of opioids] do is they sort of hijack that system, so they will activate that pleasure and cause an increase in your release of dopamine in the brain,” Vanderah said. This allows the body to achieve a sense of euphoria without actually performing any of the actions necessary for survival, such as
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A PHOTO ILLUSTRATION OF a student’s various painkillers strewn across the counter. Opioid painkiller dependency is a significant public health challenge in the United States.
eating, which would have naturally activated the reward system, Vanderah added. While this process contributes to the opioids’ effectiveness, it also makes them highly addictive. According to Vanderah, there are two reasons for this: “The amount of euphoria or dopamine that you can get released right away is large, but also in humans, it is counteracted by the fact that withdrawal can be very nasty,” he said. On average, withdrawal symptoms can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks before subsiding, Ibrahim said. For many, the severity of the withdrawal is worth the risk if it means eliminating pain. “Sometimes people feel that they should never have pain,” Ibrahim said. “That’s not realistic. It can be achieved, but the consequences are very high.”
In the last 10 years, people have been more likely to abuse opioids because they can come in the form of pills prescribed by a doctor, rather than something you buy off the street, Vanderah said. “People feel that the pills they’re being prescribed from a doctor are more safe, and unfortunately, they are dangerous just like all drugs,” Vanderah said. “I think the epidemic is really sort of pushed by [this] fact.” Some of the more common forms of opioids include morphine, dilaudid and heroin, Ibrahim said. Both scientists agreed the best approach to combating the recent opioid epidemic is education. Ibrahim said it’s important for the physicians and patients to know what they are prescribing and being prescribed. Many patients aren’t aware of the addictive
properties of opioids, which could affect their decision to remain on the opioids for long periods of time. “Not all pain is the same,” Vanderah said, adding that doctors should be educated on the best ways to treat various types of pain. Patients can make use of pain clinics and specialized pain physicians for additional treatment options, according to Ibrahim. “There might be other ways, and usually, at least in most cases, there are other ways to manage pain and we use opioids as the absolute last card to play,” Ibrahim said. Many researchers, both at the UA and around the world, are studying pain and working toward creating new narcotics and medications that won’t produce a drug addiction, Vanderah said.
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CAST OF A STEGOSAURUS stenops skeleton (AMNH 650) in the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. A new find indicates stegosaur dinosaurs were once found in modern Australia.
LAST WEEK IN SCIENCE
RC turtles, dino tracks BY HANNAH DAHL @hannah_dahl715
In the science world, last week was one for the books. Alongside some groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy, new dinosaur tracks were found in Australia and researchers developed a way to control turtles using the human mind. 1. Mind-controlled turtles The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology is giving the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” a run for its money. Researchers at the Institute have created a new technology that will allow human thought to control the movement of turtles. This technology combines a head-mounted display on the turtle with an interface that translates directions from the human brain to a computer system on the turtle. In order to accurately direct the turtle, a camera is mounted on its shell, which relays images back to the human participant. The human can then send the animal signals such as “left,” “right” and “idle” in the form of electroencephalography waves. These signals are sent via Wi-Fi to a noninvasive stimulation device on the turtle, which controls the amount of white light the turtle can see by angling a black visual obstacle in front of the turtle’s head. Turtles make a good match for this experiment because of their unique ability to recognize and follow white light and their predictable escape behaviors. While this technology is still in the early stages of experimenting and development, it holds exciting promise for the future of robotics and human-animal interaction. 2. Black hole gets the boot If you’ve ever been kicked out of your house, then you can probably sympathize with black hole 3C 186. Astronomers at the Space Telescope
Institute—headquarters for the Hubble Space Telescope—hypothesize that this black hole, which weighs more than 1 billion suns, may be the largest black hole to ever be thrown out of its own galaxy. The Hubble Space Telescope discovered the black hole’s quasar, dubbed 3C 186, 8 billion light years from Earth. A quasar is the only visible indicator of a black hole, which is otherwise unobservable. Astronomers believe the black hole may have been thrown out due to a massive collision of black holes within the center of its galaxy. The amount of energy required to expel the black hole would be the equivalent of 100 million supernovas exploding. 3. Thaw trouble Arctic sea ice is at a record low, according to an announcement by scientists at NASA last week. This is the third year in a row for recordbreaking lows, with this year being the lowest since scientists began recording the ice levels in 1979. Thinning and shrinking sea ice could negatively impact pollution levels and the lives of affected sea animals. 4. Jur-Aussie Park On a remote beach in Australia, paleontologists have discovered what may have been a dinosaurs’ old playground. Twenty-one varieties of dinosaur footprints have been found, making this discovery one of the most diverse of its kind. The footprints were discovered in Western Australia, and some date up to 140 million years old. Along with discovering some of the largest dinosaur tracks ever observed, paleontologists found another exciting surprise: evidence of spike-tailed stegosaur dinosaurs, a first for Australia. Read more on:
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TV favorites return for shiny, new seasons BY KACIE LILLEJORD @DailyWildcat
It’s the end of March, the time when many television networks must decide which shows will remain and which shows will be unplugged. Many fan favorites will be making a reappearance. “Hawaii Five-O” This series began in 2010 and is based on the 1968 series set on Oahu, otherwise known as paradise. It follows the specialized task force, Five-O, as they solve high-profile crimes and navigate their personal lives in Honolulu. Though Five-O team has substituted a myriad of members over time; the original four have remained within the team, and their characters have grown significantly within the last seven years. Former Navy SEAL Steve McGarrett, played by Alex O’Loughlin, is the leader of Five-O. He is partnered with his secondin-command, New Jersey native Danny ‘Danno’ Williams, played by Scott Caan. Cousins Chin Ho Kelly, played by Daniel Dae Kim and Kono Kalakaua, played by Grace Park, are native Hawaiians that round out the original Five-O team. Filled with plenty of action, gunfire, explosions, personal vendettas and often dark crimes, it’s no surprise this show has been renewed for its upcoming eighth season. Book ’em, Danno! “Blue Bloods” This police procedural and legal drama premiered in 2010. It features the Reagan family in New York City, who are each somehow involved in law enforcement. Veteran actor Tom Selleck plays Frank Reagan, the family patriarch and NYPD Police Commissioner. Donnie Wahlberg, Will Estes and Bridget Moynahan play Frank Reagan’s sons and daughter. Wahlberg and Estes are police officers and Moynahan is Assistant District Attorney Erin Reagan. Every Sunday, the family gathers at their childhood home for dinner and debate over their cases, which sometimes intersect. They’ll continue cleaning up the streets of the Big Apple for an eighth season in the upcoming year. “Bull” This legal dramedy, loosely based on the real-life experiences of Dr. Phil McGraw, premiered in 2016. Michael Weatherly stars as Dr. Jason Bull,
a psychologist and “trial science” expert that leads a consulting firm called Trial Analysis Corporation. Bull’s mission is to select the right jurors in trials for his respective clients, as well as analyze argument tactics that will ensure winning jurors over. This series is perfect for anyone currently studying or honing an interest in psychology or criminal justice. “Bull” has been renewed for a second season, so there’s plenty more “trial science” to discover. “Kevin Can Wait” This sitcom, which stars Kevin James as Kevin Gable, premiered in 2016. Gable is a recently retired police officer who looks forward to his newfound free time with his wife, kids and fellow retired officers. He quickly discovers things at home may be just as messy as they are out on the streets. Funny and upbeat, this show is a fun way to wind down, and likely laugh, at Kevin’s misfortunes in retirement. Season
two is under way. “Supernatural” Starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles as brothers Sam and Dean Winchester, the series follows the two as they take on everything supernatural. Since 2005, they’ve traveled around in style in Dean Winchester’s “Baby,” a stylish black 1967 Chevrolet Impala, hunting demons, ghosts, monsters and the like. Since they make their money illegally to pay for equipment, Sam and Dean are often at odds with the law, which adds to the exciting fantasy and horror program. Take a ride with Sam and Dean for lucky season 13 in the near future. “Lethal Weapon” Based on the film franchise, this series is a modern-day rendition of Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs, played by Damon Wayans and Clayne Crawford. This show rethinks the classic buddy cop story, providing a
fresh look at the partnership of two unlikely friends. Riggs is still unstable, with plenty of witty one-liners and reckless stunts, while Murtaugh is still as grounded and annoyed with Riggs as he ever was. They’ll be back, raising hell in the way only they can, for a second season. “This Is Us” This hit stars Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore as husband and wife duo Jack and Rebecca Pearson, who are raising three children. They have twins, Kate and Kevin, and Randall, the Pearsons’ adopted son. This show operates both in the past and present, following the children as they grow up and detailing each of their struggles now as adults, as well as the struggles of their parents. In each episode, we are taken for an emotional roller coaster. Audiences everywhere have taken to this show, which has led to its renewal for not only a second season, but a third season as well.
Stock up on those tissues. “The Good Place” Eleanor Shellstrop, played by Kristen Bell, is recently deceased and finds herself in “The Good Place,” a version of heaven created by architect Michael, played by Ted Danson. She quickly finds that she’s wound up in the wrong place, as she is mistaken for another Eleanor Shellstrop that’s achieved a multitude of good deeds. Afraid of her less-than-honorable past behavior being discovered, Eleanor tries to change for the better. Watch her struggle to be a good citizen in
the afterlife in both the first season and the upcoming second season. Other fan favorites from a range of different networks will be making returns in the future— “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Supergirl,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “The Royals” and “Portlandia.”
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Why Perfect Eating Isn’t So Perfect
What does it mean to be a “perfect eater?” Most people would define the perfect eater as someone who always eats healthy, has self-control, never eats junk food, never overeats, always eats just enough (not too much or too little), and never “cheats” or strays from their intentions, and so on. Have you ever tried to be the perfect eater? You aren’t alone. Many people aspire to be perfect eaters but get discouraged when they can’t achieve a flawless diet. Here’s why being the perfect eater may not be so perfect after all:
• It’s mentally exhausting!
Trying to be a perfect eater takes a lot of time, energy, and brain space as you try to make sure you always have the best and healthiest foods on hand, look up menus online before going out or avoid going out to eat altogether because nothing is good enough, or sometimes not eating much at all, even at home, because no accessible foods are ever good enough. Whew!... We’re exhausted just thinking about it!
• It isn’t healthier.
Healthy eating does not mean perfect eating. It’s actually heathier to allow
yourself to eat all foods in moderation (including occasional treats) because eating this way avoids on and off dieting, is easier to sustain long term, prevents you from feeling deprived, and allows you to eat socially.
• It can lead to guilt.
Say you cheat on your perfect diet. Now you feel guilty. So you might as well cheat more, then go back to perfect tomorrow. And for what? Would you have felt guilty if the cheat foods you ate were never off limits in the first place? Probably not. You get the picture.
• It doesn’t last.
It may be easy to be a perfect eater for a few weeks/months, but after restricting foods you may start to feel like you’re missing out. Ask yourself if a perfect diet is something you can maintain for your whole life. If the answer is no, why follow it in the first place? A better plan is moderation, using the 80-20 Rule. Eighty percent of the time, eat according to your healthy intentions, and the other 20% celebrate! Life is well lived in moderation.
NutriNews is written by Gale Welter Coleman, MS, RDN, CEDRD, CSSD, Sarah Marrs, RDN, and Christy Wilson, RDN, Nutrition Counselors at the UA Campus Health Service.
Food and nutrition services (including healthy eating, cooking skills, weight management, digestive problems, hormonal and cardiovascular diseases, and eating disorders) are offered year-round at Campus Health. Call (520) 621-6483 to make an appointment.
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NED SCHAPER STANDS AMONG his artwork in Mat Bevel’s Museum of Kinetic Art. On April 1, his art will be on display for guests during Kinetic Saturdays.
The man behind Bevel, scientist among artists BY LEAH GILCHRIST @leahcgilchrist
A small corner shop is edged with large sculptures made from objects that once saw a different life. Local artist Ned Schaper stands back to admire his work. The room is still, until he flips a switch and the pieces of his sculptures hum as they come to life. “Everything I do, whether it’s sculpture or the building, is to manipulate it to make the most out of it,” Schaper said. Schaper is the man behind Mat Bevel’s Museum of Kinetic Art. His craft, which originated on the streets of New York City, has found a temporary space in Tucson. He uses found objects to build sculptures and creates characters to illustrate his own selfdescribed poetry. Schaper came to Tucson in 1987 to study lithography and screen-printing at the UA. After spending time studying and drawing, he and his wife packed their things and moved to New York City, where he began street performing. As a street performer, Schaper studied people and their reactions to the things they saw on the street. It set his work in motion the more he learned about what captures people’s attention. “A lot of it is basically my scientific research as an artist,” Schaper said. Many of his pieces have been modified to fit into his temporary space, after moving them from their previous home at the Tucson Museum of Art. In his current space, a fraction of the size he had at the Tucson Museum of Art, he looks to continue to perform. “This feels like street performing, because [the audience] doesn’t know what’s happening,” he said. He puts on a display like a museum. Guests
are welcome to come in and look at the different pieces and how they move and work together, while Schaper comes out into the room and performs as his various characters. Schaper builds his puppets and sculptures out of found objects. The pieces put themselves together as he builds and works on them until he has just the right piece for it to work. “Everything wants to be used,” Schaper said. “That’s like a law of the universe. The fact that everything wants to be used somehow is what I’ve discovered.” Schaper said this isn’t what he set out to do with his life, but it’s what he’s found his purpose to be. On April 1, guests can see Schaper’s work in action. Mat Bevel’s Museum of Kinetic Art will present Kinetic Saturdays. The event will showcase several of Schaper’s kinetic sculptures, and Schaper will perform as several of his characters. The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. at the Mat Bevel Museum of Kinetic Art. Tickets are $5 at the door. Schaper said he has ideas for what he wants to do with his sculptures in the future. He wants to be able to record his characters for videos, citing Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as an inspiration of his. As he reflected on his work, he said it’s his purpose to create his sculptures and use them in the way he does. He said he wants the messages of his poems to get across to people, and if at the end of the day guests walk away thinking about the words he said in his performance, that is enough for him. He calls himself a preacher of a sort because he shares his thoughts with people through his performance. Schaper doesn’t consider himself an artist, instead more of a scientist walking among artists.
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KATRINA DAVIS, LEFT, AND Terra Halloran, right, listen for advice on how to paint their wine canvas pieces at the Creative Juice Art Bar during the “It’s All About the Wine Wednesday” on Jan. 22, 2015. Davis and Halloran were able to play wine trivia and have wine sampling with the group of friends they attended with.
Wildcat picks of the week for Tucson fun BY SARAH COVEY @DailyWildcat
Wildcats, are you bored? Stuck in a routine or looking to destress? Do you want to get out of your head and into life? Here’s a look at fun things to do in Tucson this week. Adult painting class Happen to be a wine connoisseur but also want to improve your painting skills? Creative Juice Art Bar might be the place for you. On Wednesday night, grab a date or a friend and head up to Creative Juice, Tucson’s original art bar, to discover your inner artist. At 6:30 p.m., a class will be held where guests can follow an instructor step-by-step to create their own kind of masterpiece on a 16 x 20 canvas. All classes at Creative Juice cost $35. Refreshments and snacks are available at the studio’s bar, and the studio itself is at 6530 E. Tanque Verde Road, Suite 160. Shooting Columbus Ever wonder what life would have been like if Christopher Columbus had been assassinated and never touched America? There’s an event for that. At La Pilita Cultural Center, 420 S. Main Ave., the Borderlands Theater is hosting an immersive performance analyzing the “consequences of time travel” and the “current resistance of Native people” to continual oppression by the U.S. government. Created by Fifth World Collective, an organization of local Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists, the show will involve theater, performance and video installations. March 29 is preview
night, and showtime is 7:30 p.m. The show is held through April 8. Preview night costs $7 to $12, and the other showings cost $14 to $23.50. There is limited free admission for Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. Night hike Want to get outdoors and witness the Sonoran Desert like you’ve never seen it before? Saguaro National Park is hosting a onemile tour on Friday, March 31, with a park naturalist serving as a guide. The park advises that participants dress appropriately for the event, with comfortable walking shoes, water and a flashlight. Space is limited, so RSVP by calling (520)-733-5153 or stop by the Rincon Mountain District (East) visitor center desk. Brain Candy live Ever see MythBusters or YouTube star Michael Stevens? Do you want to experience an evening of fun, invention and novelty? Check this event out. While you may have thought that TVpersonality Adam Savage retired after MythBusters ended, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Savage has teamed up with Michael Stevens, creator of Vsauce, a popular educational YouTube channel, to bring an unforgettable show to Tucson that they describe as a “two-hour play date with Walt Disney, Willy Wonka and Albert Einstein.” This event involves interactive demonstrations with zany toys, intriguing tools and excitement. It will be hosted at Centennial Hall on April 1 and starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $29-$55.
Why does alcohol make some people more aggressive? (SPECIAL MARVEL FANBOY/GIRL EDITION!) So your roommate has been “Hulking Out” when drinking, and not in that good Avengers movie kinda way?
subjected to exaggerated expressions of emotions like sadness, anger, and aggression. (Think, “HULK SMASH!”)
While the majority of people who consume alcohol tend to just act friendlier, a small percent become emotionally dramatic, physically aggressive, or both. Totally a buzz kill at the party, right?! Just like that drunken fight scene with an overly intoxicated Tony Stark in Iron Man 2.
Another part of your brain, the cerebral cortex, also becomes affected and you can no longer count on having good judgment or thinking clearly. Even wearing Professor X’s Cerebro Helmet won’t be able to help you. This is particularly true for those that have tendencies to be more aggressive, difficulty controlling impulses, or not understanding the consequences of their behavior on others or their future, even when sober.
We at Red Cup Q&A Headquarters could easily predict that when such intense behaviors occur, that person probably zipped – as fast as Quicksilver – right past their Sweet Spot (.05% BAC or less). Beyond the Sweet Spot, the limbic system (that part of your brain responsible for memory and emotions) becomes
Bottom line, when it comes to drinking, be less like Wolverine and more like Groot. Oh, and stay in your Sweet Spot! ‘Nuff Said!
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considered to be the best coach to never reach a Final Four. Just a quick view around Twitter from analysts around the country will confirm that. But that isn’t enough for locals. Miller has 220 victories and four conference regular season championships in his time at the helm of the Wildcats. Lute Olson had 190 wins and five championships in that same amount of time. The tournament is ruthless, and sometimes the ball doesn’t bounce your way, as Miller has seen time and time again. Think about this: Kansas head coach Bill Self has been at KU for 14 years and has only been to the Final Four twice in that time, while winning the title in 2008, all the while winning 13 consecutive Big-12 regular season championships. Miller has six years to match those, and I’d wager that he’ll do it. If not Miller, then who? Do you think that some other upstart coach somewhere else in the country will come in and not only maintain the level of success, but expand on it? Please. What Miller has done hasn’t been easy. It is simple to forget the numerous names that were rumored to be targets like Rick Pitino, John Calipari, Tom Izzo and Mark Few, all rumored to scoff at the possibility of leading the Wildcats. None of them wanted to follow a legend like Olson, but Sean Miller, after some trepidation, did. He saved, yes saved, a program on the verge of an utter meltdown. Just think where the Wildcats would be with a guy like Tim Floyd or Reggie Theus
right now. Floyd is a coach that can’t even get his team to the top of Conference-USA and Theus, has 30 total wins in the past three seasons in the Big West Conference. Would you really want Josh Pastner? Sure Pastner is a quality, young coach, but to think he could do what Miller has done after having solid talent flounder at Memphis is a bit absurd. He couldn’t even live up to expectations at Memphis; how
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COURTESY TUCSON ROADRUNNERS
CRAIG CUNNINGHAM MAKING HIS way on the ice on November 4th, 2016 in a game against the Ontario Reign. Cunningham remains the captain for the Roadrunners despite not playing anymore.
honoring Cunningham. A #cunnydid video played on the screen at the Tucson Convention Center that showed highlights from Cunningham’s career and clips of former teammates and friends speaking about Craig and what kind of player he was. “Few people are ever asked to carry the burden that Craig was asked to carry, and even fewer could actually do it,” said Arizona Coyotes captain and friend of Cunningham’s, Shane Doan. “He is an amazing man that I am so proud to be able to call my friend. [Speaking to Cunningham] Your spirit has been inspiring to all of us. I’m sure everyone in this
building is better to know you and know your story to see the determination and the fight that you have.” Cunningham’s mother joined him on the ice and gave a very heartfelt thank you to all the people in the arena and to everyone who worked on Craig to restore his health. Cunningham was presented an AHL all-star jersey with his name and number signed by every player that played at the game, as well as a framed picture of every all-star that wore Cunningham’s number 14 for the warm ups. Cunningham was presented a painting that showed him in a roadrunner uniform preparing to play in a game.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, every player on the visiting San Jose Barracuda skated up to Cunningham to shake his hand. This was followed by the referees who were officiating the game Saturday night. Fortunately for Cunningham and all the fans in Tucson, his journey is far from over. Cunningham continues to be at every game to support his teammates as they go against some of the toughest teams in the AHL. The Roadrunners go into every game not only representing Tucson but their captain, who had the toughest fight of his life this year, Craig Cunningham.
Arizona fans need to back off of Sean Miller BY SAUL BOOKMAN @saul_bookman
The Arizona Wildcats were upset in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball
Tournament by No. 11-seed Xavier last Thursday in San Jose, and the backlash from fans toward head coach Sean Miller has been nothing short of ridiculous. Arizona fans have long clamored for a return to the Final Four, and with top recruiting classes and a wealth of success during the seasons, Miller, to some extent, has set himself up for failure. Such are
the pitfalls of not meeting expectations at one of the West Coast’s best basketball programs. But to think that Arizona would somehow be better off without Miller is the epitome of fool’s gold. Miller in his eighth season reached the Sweet Sixteen for the fifth time, reaching the Elite Eight three of those years. As this year went along, expectations grew higher
as the Wildcats clawed their way to the Pac-12 Tournament Title and a share of the regular season crown. Couple that with a West Region in the NCAA Tournament that seemed ripe for the ‘Cats’ plucking. Understandably, the fans are discouraged. However, Miller remains one of the premier coaches in the country, still widely
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Cunningham honored at Roadrunners game Captain Craig Cunningham looked death in the face, and after a series of fortunate events, survived to move on and enjoy his life after hockey BY TANNER HARRIS @tanner_harris8
The Tucson Roadrunners honored Tucson Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham Saturday night in a pregame ceremony in the Tucson Convention Center. Cunningham went into cardiac arrest earlier this season, seconds before the puck dropped in a matchup with the Manitoba Moose. Fans left the arena that night after the game was postponed not knowing if their captain was going to make it through the night. The Roadrunners’ games the following week were cancelled while people continued to ask questions about Cunningham. On Nov. 19, 2016, seconds before the start of a minor-league hockey game, Craig Cunningham collapsed on the ice and the training staff quickly jumped into action. Luckily for Cunningham, there were firefighters attending the game who were set to play the national anthem with bagpipes. The Roadrunner trainers were soon on the ice as well. When the firefighters joined them, they began to give CPR to Cunningham in front of everyone at the arena. Cunningham was taken off the ice on a stretcher, put in an ambulance and sent to St. Mary’s Hospital. Eighty-three minutes of CPR was performed on Cunningham between it all and the situation began to look bleak. The only thing keeping Cunningham alive was a ventilator, which forced his body to breath. Doctor Zain Khalpey was forced to use a new, experimental surgery to save Cunningham’s life called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, better known as ECMO. The ECMO acted as an external heart and lungs for Cunningham until he was ready to make his recovery about a month after collapsing on the ice. Cunningham was transferred to Banner Medical Center, where his condition continued to worsen. Eventually Cunningham’s heart began to respond, which was a very positive sign for Cunningham
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CRAIG CUNNINGHAM RECEIVING A painted portrait of him in a Tucson Roadrunners jersey March 25. Cunningham’s career came to an end Nov. 19, 2016 after collapsing on the ice.
and all the supporting people in the hockey world. Doctor George Haloftis, one of the doctors that worked to save Cunningham’s life and a season ticket holder of the Tucson Roadrunners, shared his thoughts on Cunningham going to the hospital at a press conference prior to the game. “I had to actually go out there and prepare her [Cunningham’s mother] that he could die that night,” Haloftis said. “It was really just an emotional experience, having all those hockey players there; I just knew that we had to do everything we could to get him stabilized and get him over to Banner UMC. I had Craig at
St. Mary’s with me for about nine hours, and I didn’t think I would be sitting here next to him right now. What he has been through is incredible; he is a fighter; I saw him fighting for his life for nine hours in that hospital, and we were just there to help him fight.” After seeing Cunningham go down, fans from all over the country and world began sending their prayers toward Cunningham and the Tucson Roadrunners organization. The Roadrunners started #cunnycan, which allowed people to post and start a conversation about Cunningham, as well as send their prayers and best wishes. Not only did the Roadrunners have wristbands
created for the occasion, but they also had a card that stood close to five feet high, which was signed by fans in attendance following the game, as well as by those who stopped by the Roadrunner offices. Once Cunningham was stabilized, there were talks about his release from UMC about whether he would be able to go home in late December. There was no solid evidence as to what caused Cunningham’s heart to go into cardiac arrest; Doctor Khalpey said he does not know for sure what caused the situation. Hopes were high that Cunningham would be able to return home before Christmas, on Dec. 24, 2016, The doctors
were forced to perform a partial amputation on Cunningham’s leg. This surgery was done to prevent the spread of infection, which could affect his still-weak heart. Cunningham continues to remain positive on the situation. He continues to attend all the home games and is still the captain for the Roadrunners. “It’s been a rollercoaster to say the least, dealing with not only the heart but the leg amputation,” Cunningham said. “The rest of my health took a little beating when I was down.” A very touching ceremony followed the press conference,
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