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Variety of programs help freshmen adjust

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT

Transitioning to any college, especially one as large as the UA, can be a stressful time for students, but the Student Transitions center at the UA tries to help students adjust to the halls of the university.

“If someone is struggling, we want to take a more proactive approach,” said Christine Salvesen, director of academic success and achievement at Student Transitions.

As a member of the New Start 20 years ago, her full circle experience with students coming into the UA has given her special insights into the new student experience.

“The whole goal is to provide that practical support,” Salvesen said, “so they can come before it’s a problem.”

The center has a new program designed to offer peer-to-peer experiences to incoming students. Started as a pilot program to support students enrolled in large courses at Centennial Hall last year, the mission of the fullfledged program is to“create a sense of community among students, staff and faculty, facilitates learning, and models inclusive design,” according to the Student Transitions website.

Over time, the programs are tweaked based on student feedback and specified research.

Many of the programs, according to Mary Frances Kuper, Student Transitions coordinator of the New Start Summer Program, have expanded in recent years. In fact, the New Start Summer Program itself saw a 26 percent increase in enrollment this summer.

New Start spans six weeks and acts as a bridge program for freshmen to get acclimated to university life and

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The New Start Summer Program coordinates with departments such as Residence Life, the Bursar’s Office and Career Services to help students become acclimated to the UA.

its differences from the high school experience.

To help students with the transition, the center partners with departments all across campus, such as Residence Life, the Bursar’s Office, the Arizona Student Unions, Career Services, the UA Main Library and the Admissions office.

Brianna Thaut is the student transitions coordinator of Maximum Educational Results In Two Semesers, a two-semester program which aims to deliver information about the importance of higher education and focuses on certain ethnic groups. As part of MERITS, Thaut

runs the First Year Scholars Program in coordination with the Native American Student Affairs center, as well as 360 Scholars for African American students and Edge for Asian & Pacific Islander students.

She noted that although some programs have shifted from being run by the cultural centers to being housed in Transitions, their missions haven’t changed: to broaden the base of those who know about and use the programs.

“Our goal with all of our programs is to grow the number of students we serve, help transition, retain and graduate them,”Thaut said. “I think that the

students we serve have enjoyed the program and several have applied to be peer advisors in future years.”

Jeanais Brodie, student transitions coordinator of the National Student Exchange and Transfer Student Services program, noted that her experience with students coming into the school, whether as permanent transfers from different universities or as semester exchange students, has shown her just how much students need to utilize transitional resources like the ones she directs.

“When you have a school that’s as large as this one is, it’s hard to just walk into an office at any time or

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The NSE is a national program that allows UA students to study at participating institutions in the United States and Canada, while still staying on track for graduation. Transfer Student Services was created to address the individual needs of new UA students who have already attended another college or university, like Pima Community College.

Akin to the cohort program for student transitions, 10 former transfer students will act as transfer student cohorts, and will be assigned to a cluster of colleges within the university to aid new transfer students in their transition to the UA. With their extensive work with students filtering into the UA and what looks to be one of the biggest incoming freshman classes in recent years, the coordinators had some advice for incoming students.

“Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

There’s a tremendous amount of resources so take advantage,”Brodie said.

“The time that you spend in a university environment is important and (these resources) are already on your bill, so you might as well use them.”

“Two things,”Salvesen said.“One is to not be afraid to ask for help, it can be a peer or a staff member, just be sure to make that connection. And the other thing is to just reach out to faculty, get to know their interests through research or study groups.”

Kuper reinforced Salvasen’s advice by stressing the importance of students being their own best advocates when voicing their concerns and getting the information they need.

“It’s that self-advocacy,” Kuper said.

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Top 10 reasons I’d rather be a Wildcat

By Michelle Monroe ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT

Top 10 reasons it’s better to be a Wildcat than a Sun Devil. It’s like proving 1 + 1 = 2. It’s just known. It can be proven (I’ve seen the proof in geometry). But why explain something that everyone knows? I’ll do my best.

1. Reputation When I tell people I go to school in Arizona, they always say, “Oh wow, I’ve heard there’s a party every day at ASU,” or crack jokes at the less-than-reputable sexual escapades of its student population. I feel sorry for the state of Arizona. ASU’s continuous parties and promiscuity are the best-known facts of higher education here. The UA is most known for its work with NASA.

2. Courtney Coxxx There has never been a UA cheerleader porn star. Courtney Cox, whose film name is Courtney Simpson, starred in one of her first XXX films wearing her ASU cheerleading uniform. She signed a pledge stating, “I know that I am part of a team representing ASU and will therefore always try to present myself in the best interest of the university.” So what’s the message? (For a fun sight, Google “ASU” under images) The last time a UA cheerleading squad was onscreen was during last year’s season of “RAH!”which showed viewers the inside world of competitive cheerleading (Google “UA” under images as well).

3. Size doesn’t matter President Robert Shelton’s goal isn’t to make us the biggest university in the world. We might complain about increased class sizes, but it’s nothing compared to the overcrowding at ASU. ASU’s population is expected to increase to 69,000 students. The UA has 38,767 students, according to statistics provided by the UA Office of Institutional Research. Bigger doesn’t always mean better, Sun Devils, and cramming anyone with a tuition check into a campus definitely doesn’t make you better.

4. We’re cooler It’s 10 degrees cooler in Tucson — in every sense of the word.

Some people say it’s because we live at a greater elevation; others just say we’re “higher” at the UA. Either way, Wildcats get to enjoy more than 300 days of sunlight without the muggy pollution and sticky humidity of the Sun Devils’ Tempe home.

5. The Zona Zoo It’s one of the biggest and most publicized student sections in the nation. And we honor the majestic wildcat, instead of throwing up gang signs that awkwardly resemble “the shocker” to worship the devil. We have more school spirit; Zona Zoo is always crowded with students and usually ends up having to turn people away because there are so many students.

6. It’s not a big high school Wildcats branch out, move away from home and make their own lives instead of just continuing the drudgery of their high school careers. Sun Devils choose to stay the same instead of evolving into

adults and contributing members of society. One can only wait for Darwinism to run its course.

7. Tucson is a college town The UA is the lifeblood of the city. It’s catered specifically to students. The UA is integrated with most of the high schools around the area, the housing and most of the community is geared toward students. Plus, it’s not a concrete jungle like Tempe; we’re surrounded by mountains and a beautiful landscape.

8. Athletics Overall, we have more national championships than ASU. Our swim coach coached the Olympic team, and several Olympic swimmers are Wildcats. We’ve gone through a tumultuous coaching turnover for the basketball team and still had impressive seasons, including a 25th consecutive appearance at the NCAA tournament despite losing the Silver Fox — Lute Olson.

9. We’re No. 1

We were the first university built in Arizona, constructed before it was even a state.

Therefore, any other college has to live up to us. It’s always best to be the original — everyone else is just a copy.

10. The campus Wildcats enjoy the beauty of original red brick, akin to campuses such as Harvard and UCLA. ASU is basically cinderblock surrounded by a city full of cement and asphalt. The ASU campus was improved by a cleansing wash from the Tempe Town Lake runoff — and it probably wasn’t the only rubber breaking that night, either. New ASU grad in the making?

— Michelle Monroe is a journalism junior and a former Daily Wildcat news editor. She can be reached at news@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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Opinions

Stories to know…

Kristina Bui Opinions columnist

…because they’ll happen whether you like it or not

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onths from now, the economy will still suck. Illegal immigrants will continue to evade the law, while political extremists evade leadership.

Experts of all kinds will predict the world’s doom. But if you can stomach it, you’re going to want to stay up to date this semester.

Knowing what’s coming trumps ignorance.

Keep an eye on these headlines.

National BP: Although a cap placed over the Deepwater Horizon well has stemmed the oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, its impact continues to be felt in the area’s fishing and tourism industries. It could take decades for the area to recover environmentally and economically.

2010 midterm elections: There are fewer than 100 days left until Nov. 2, when 36 Senate seats and all the seats in the House of Representatives will be contested. The next few months will have leaders on their toes to avoid any risks to their positions.

Meanwhile, challengers will be sure to cater to frustrated voters, particularly those who expected faster economic recovery.

Arizona Gubernatorial elections: Elections for governors are being held in 37 states, including Arizona, this year. Current Governor Jan Brewer is seeking a full term, but will first face Matthew Jette in the Republican primary on Aug. 24. Current state attorney general Terry Goddard is unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

The winner will then be given the privilege of shaping Arizona (and perhaps national) immigration policy for years to come.

The ongoing SB 1070 conflict: As July 29, the day SB 1070 takes effect, approaches, you won’t be able to pull your eyes away from this train wreck. As this legislative battle carries on, lawmakers will attempt to define the roles of state and national government in immigration reform and law enforcement. Commentators on the Arizona Daily Star’s website will attempt to turn every single article in the paper into a partisan battle about Mexicans.

University The High Honors Tuition Scholarship (also called the AIMS Scholarship): Every high school student in Arizona knows that, by excelling on the Arizona Instrument for Measuring Standards test and earning As and Bs, they can be awarded a renewable scholarship that equals the cost of tuition. Although the Arizona Board of Regents tabled proposals to alter the scholarship in July, state universities can no longer find the room in their budgets to support it. Changes are likely a necessity.

Construction: Planning, Design and Construction at the UA continues to aim to improve campus facilities and sustainability. Solar energy panels for the Second Street Garage, Student Recreation Center, McClelland Hall, McClelland Park and Hillenbrand Aquatic Center will be installed by October. The new Sixth Street Residence Halls should be finished in early 2011.

— Kristina Bui is a journalism sophomore.

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Wisdom from the Wildcatters College is no bull

y father once told me that a major part of being successful in life requires some bullshit.

Harsh? Maybe. But life is sometimes harsh.

In context, my dad was telling me to get a minimum-wage job, telling me I’d have to take classes that I viewed as a waste of time to earn my college degree and also letting me know I’d be required to wade through some bullshit on the way to living a life I’d love.

It’s true.

But it doesn’t mean that going to college will solely lean upon waking up at 8 a.m., testing a poor attention span to cram for tests in Busywork-101, then selling a social life for tuition and a communications degree.

All too many people spend their time at the University of Arizona

are still stuck living at home with just waiting to graduate. They only your parents, you have the chance look at the overlying reason why and the right to push past boundnearly 39,000 undergrad and grad students attend aries and expand life experiences. this odd university So why be satissmacked right in the fied with your 15 middle of a diverse units of class, your desert town — to receive an education well-placed dorm, the Chick-fil-A and and a degree. the slew of attracBut that’s not the way it should be.

Kevin Zimmerman tive members of the opposite sex?

There’s more, Editor in chief I can guarantee much more in fact, that will teach you about people this: there’s more than meets the eye for everyone. But you’ve got to seek and about becoming an individual those things out. than walking to school, going home Like sports? Join an intramural when class is finished and stickteam or play some pick-up basing your head into a monotonous textbook before falling asleep. ketball, soccer or racquetball at the Squeeze every opportunity out of Student Rec Center.

If you just want to watch, perhaps the rag that is college and soak it all in. get involved with the Zona Zoo stuCollege means independence, and even if you’re from Tucson and dent section and extend the Wildcat

For a list of recognized clubs, visit http://asua.arizona.edu/ and click on “List of recognized clubs”

spirit into the arenas and ballparks.

There are countless clubs, too.

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona recognizes clubs based on most any major, creed, hobby and political affiliation.

If it doesn’t exist, try to make a new club yourself — I would seriously join a foosball club, if there are any takers out there.

Or maybe you should run for ASUA office and fight for major issues that students face, although I’d advise against throwing another Jay-Z concert ASUA lost nearly $1 million in 2009 with a poorly attended concert at Arizona Stadium.

Heck, while I’m at it, work for the Daily Wildcat and write about the issues and people that make the UA tick.

My point is this: as a senior, I’ve realized that four years in Tucson can’t be spent whining about inWISDOM, page A5

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iving on campus is a freshprogram. It’s dilapidated and in man rite of passage, but that an odd location, but on the bright doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck side, the rooms are huge and resia little. What dorm you’re placed in dents can bond over their mutual will help define your freshman year. hearing loss.

They all have their quirks, charms Hopi Lodge, next door to and weird smells.

Graham-Greenlee, Here’s a guide to is by all accounts help you make the just plain gross. It’s best of any residence one low-slung, dark hall on campus. floor, with cramped Odds are, you’ve rooms, freakbeen placed in ishly small (like, either Coronado or gnome-sized) Arizona-Sonora, Heather Price-Wright bathroom based on their comstalls and Opinions columnist bined immenseness. a clinging Eight and nine floors, respectively, odor of burnt popcorn. these two are known as the“party” But don’t despair! For dorms — or, more rudely,“whore”one thing, Hopi is onado and AZ-“ho.”They’re more inexpensive, and the heavily dominated by Greek Life small size means than most of the other residence Hopi residents form halls and known for their social ata tight-knit commosphere. You might not get much munity, much like studying done amid the ruckus, but inmates, or charif you’re looking to expand your acters in a movie wardrobe of CEO and Corporate about a haunted Ho-themed party wear or develop house. Babcock a taste for Smirnoff Ice, you’re in Inn resembles the right place. a seedy motel In what might feel like a that doubles as completely different university a drug front. It’s (and universe), there are the three across Speedway honors dorms, Yuma, Yavapai and Boulevard from Posada San Pedro. Residents of the bulk of these halls run the nerd gamut, campus, and far from the chronically over-involved, from freshnever seen without their polo man essentials shirts and nametags, to the “leet” like the Student Union Memorial gamers who never leave their Center and the Rec Center.

Cheetos-scented rooms. The Babcock is definitely one of the study rooms are always full and weirder places on campus to live, the resident assistants’ oft-lame but it has a pool and offers a nice, programs are well attended. But if strange, respite from the rest of nerds tend to be pretty nice and Residence Life. welcoming, and someone will Two dorms, Maricopa and Parker always be around to help you with House, are all women, so if you’re your homework. a man who has been placed in one A few unlucky souls have been of these, either there’s a mistake or placed in Stadium (officially called you’re just incredibly lucky. Both are Navajo-Pinal), Hopi Lodge or beautiful, as long as you don’t sufBabcock, widely known as the focate on the estrogen-and-Bathweirdest dorms on campus. and-Body-Works stench. Parker Stadium, unsurprisingly, is House was recently converted from attached to Arizona Stadium, so a sorority house, so it’s small — just residents become painfully familiar 50 women — and well kept. with the marching band’s fall Maricopa has a beautiful lobby

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reminiscent of a 1920s hotel, and its most unusual feature is its sleeping porch. Residents have their own rooms with day beds, desks and other furniture, but are required to sleep on the communal sleeping porches at the end of each wing. Guests are not allowed into the sleeping porches, so you’ll never have to worry about awkward encounters with roommates and their significant others.

Plus, you’ll feel like Madeline.

There are no all-male residence halls on campus, perhaps because Resident Life has been inside fraternity houses and doesn’t have the money to clean up urine from every hall, every morning. However, most dorms have single-sex wings; so if you’re really afraid of girls, just

avoid the common areas.

This is just a highlights reel of campus living; there are a dozen other residence halls, each with their own unique flavor. But wherever you are, the experience will be interesting, and you’ll have to learn to share your space with a whole mess of strangers. Get ready to attend endless “social justice” movie nights catered by Jimmy Johns, get “sexiled” by your roommate and her creepy boyfriend, see your hall mates at their drunkest and nakedest, and make some of the friends you’ll have for the rest of your life.

— Heather Price-Wright is a creative writing senior. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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competent professors and students alike — OK, OK that part of school is pretty fun. It can’t be spent only going through the motions, the bullshit if you will, of obtaining

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some silly piece of paper that will supposedly find you a job in this crap economy.

Here at the Wildcat, I’ve met perverted, obsessive-compulsive and

downright nice people. I’ve learned not just how to be a better journalist, but a better person: one who understands and can work with those who share my interests.

Of course, your interests will be different. Find a meaningful place for yourself, and make college a phase in your life that you can look back on and say,“It defined me.”

Trust me, it’s not bullshit.

— Kevin Zimmerman is a journalism senior. He can be reached at editor@wildcat.arizona.edu.

Five things I wish someone had told me as a freshman

n college, there is no cool — and politics become a thing of the past. that’s a good thing.You can all You’re free!

Register now, drop breathe a sigh of relief, class of 2014. The later. The powers that be have made this a politicking, the trying little more difficult too hard, the“I knew you when you were 3 recently by imposing a $25 fee for each class and sucked your thumb, and I’m going to use dropped after the first week of the semester, it against you because I grew breasts/biceps Heather Price-Wright but the advice stands. first”— it’s all over.You If you’re looking to Opinions columnist go to school with tens of take just 12 or 15 units — a reasonable course load while you thousands of perfect strangers whom adjust to college life — sign up for the you’ll probably never know and who maximum number your department will almost certainly never stuff you in a locker or haze you into friendship. So allows, and attend all the classes for a just relax and find your niche, because week. That way, you can review syllabi, get a feel for professors and teaching by now, it’s time to let nasty social

assistants, and decide which classes best suit you.

Choose your meal plan wisely.

Orientation leaders and campus dining representatives will encourage you to purchase one of the“plus”meal plans, touting the 4, 6 or 10 percent you’ll save on food. But that money doesn’t roll over year to year, so unless you plan on spending at least $2,000 a year on food you’ll be sick of after a month, the commuter meal plan might be your best bet.You can load money onto the plan as you need it without a minimum balance, and any extra funds roll over from year to year.You’ll still save 9.1 percent by being exempt from the Arizona sales tax. The savings on the other meal plans are enticing, but campus food is

overpriced enough that you’re better off learning to cook for yourself.

Sweatpants and t-shirts do not an outfit make. Living on campus can give you the impression that the whole university is your living room.

It’s not. When you wear sweats to class, you invariably look like you intend to sleep through your pricey college education, in addition to looking like kind of an asshole. Make an effort and take some pride in your appearance; your peers and professors will respect you more and you’ll be more inclined to take yourself seriously. FYI, ladies, the same goes for super-revealing clothes. No one in class is there to buy you a drink, no matter how much of your lady-parts

are hanging out the bottom of your dress. Have a little decorum, please.

Branch out. I don’t mean to sound like Dr. Seuss, but,“You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction you choose.”College is supposed to be difficult, terrifying, new, exhilarating and above all, a lot of fun. Away from home and immersed in this exciting new environment, there are nearly infinite ways to redefine yourself.

Take opportunities when they present themselves, and do so with gusto.

You’ll rarely regret it.

— Heather Price-Wright is a creative writing senior and can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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POLICEBEAT Apparently it’s an all-wine diet A 24-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on July 21 at 1:45 a.m.

A University of Arizona Police Department officer saw a white Toyota in the middle lane, westbound on Speedway Boulevard at 47 mph. He caught up to the car and turned on his emergency lights, but the driver didn’t pull over until the sirens were used. The Toyota turned onto Cherry Avenue, hitting the curb with the outside of the passenger side tires and scraping the curb for 10 to 15 feet before stopping.

The officer smelled a strong odor of perfume from the car and asked for the driver’s license and registration. The driver avoided eye contact but when she finally looked at the officer, her eyes were bloodshot and watery. He asked her to step out the car to get her away from the perfume and then smelled alcohol on her breath.

She told the officer that she had been drinking at her home, and was driving back from picking up her sister from the Bashful Bandit . She said she had started drinking around 5 p.m. and finished half a bottle of red wine by 11 p.m. She also told the officer that she hadn’t eaten for two days because “(she) just started a diet.�

She admitted that she should not have been driving but was trying to help her sister. Then she said she couldn’t feel the effects of the alcohol but was scared.

Before performing a field sobriety test the woman told the officer she was allergic to “perks,� and that her shoes were uncomfortable because they are “new and they hurt.�

She described them as three-foot heels, then changed it to three-inch wedges. When asked if there was a reason that would prevent her from completing the tests she explained that she was “just tired, I’m a new momma and I’m sleep deprived.� She agreed to take the tests and said yes, but “I’m friggen tired.�

Her sister stated that she was under 21 and had gotten into the bar with an ID that the bar kept. She admitted to drinking one and one half bottles of Michelob beer.

Another officer began talking with the driver, who denied drinking and said her sister was 21. The officer told her that if she didn’t want to speak it was her right, but if she was going to answer questions she needed to tell the truth. He told her he had one question for her but she interrupted saying she knew what the question was. The officer asked, “What?� She said it was “whether or not she had been drinking,� then answered without being asked that she had drunk wine.

The driver was cited and released for slightest degree DUI, DUI with a BAC greater than .08, Extreme DUI with BAC greater than .15 and speeding. Her sister was cited and released for minor with spirituous alcohol in the body.

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A UA employee wanted a threatening phone call documented on July 21. The College of Public Health had sent out declination e-mails that day about admissions for the Public Health Masters Program held at the Phoenix campus this fall.

At about 3:29 p.m. a father called in from Surprise, Ariz., upset that his son had not been accepted into the program. He told the employee that someone was “going to pay,� ranted about discrimination and stated it wasn’t right that foreigners were allowed in but that his son wasn’t.

The father also claimed his son was not accepted because his son’s ex-wife was a faculty member at the College of Nursing. He told the employee that his daughter was an attorney and threatened legal action.

A UAPD officer called the father and reported that the man was still very upset and went into a lengthy conversation. He explained that his son was in the military and that he had paid taxes for many years. He said that it wasn’t right that foreigners were accepted and not his son. He denied making any threats. The officer explained that the employee could only discuss the application with his son and she was happy to do so. A woman eventually came on the phone and said the he had a first amendment right to free speech and that it was not right to harass an old man, then hung up.

The officer tried to call again but had to leave a message on the answering machine. He told the father there were legal ways to address any discrimination, to not call the employee again, and that the dean was not willing and could not by law discuss his son’s application with the father. — Michelle Monroe

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. For a complete list of UAPD activity, the daily resumĂŠ can be found at http://uapd.arizona.edu.

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Here are a few to get you started:

Robert Shelton President Robert Shelton was inaugurated in 2006 as the 19th president of the university. Prior to his appointment, he was provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since his inauguration, he has expressed a commitment to becoming one of the top research universities in the nation.

Meredith Hay It took a committee of 27 people and nearly a year-long search to find her, but Executive Vice President and Provost Meredith Hay was eventually hired in 2008. Hay left her position as vice president of research at the University of Iowa to become the UA’s chief academic officer and overseer of all UA academic programs.

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Friendly faces in high places Melissa Vito

get the program back to where it belongs: the NCAA tournament.

Vice President for Student Affairs and UA alumna Melissa Vito held various positions at the university for almost three decades, first in financial aid and later as dean of students. In 2007, she assumed her role as vice president to oversee student involvement and non-academic support services. Vito supervises many of the departments that will matter the most to you in college, including Arizona Student Unions, Campus Recreation, Greek Life and Residence Life.

ASUA (and President Emily Fritze)

Kristina Bui Opinions columnist

Twitter feed in an effort to make Arizona more visible. And he’s been forgiven for being a former Arizona State Sun Devil.

Sean Miller

Greg Byrne

Men’s basketball coach Sean Miller left behind a top 25 team at Xavier after five seasons there for the Wildcat basketball squad.

While some speculated the move was a mistake, Miller began restructuring Arizona basketball from within in 2009. He began with a team of just six, and then added eight more players. He will continue to make efforts to rebuild and improve Arizona basketball in his second year and hopefully

Athletic Director Greg Byrne was only 36 years old when he began as the athletic director at Mississippi State in February of 2008. He was the youngest in the country. On May 1, he officially replaced Jim Livengood as the Wildcats’ new athletic director. It’s still early, but he’s already made his mark by introducing social media to Arizona athletics by regularly updating his

Mike Stoops

Sean Miller

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona, the UA’s undergraduate student government, is comprised of the ASUA Senate, two vice presidents and a student body president, Emily Fritze. Fritze, a political science senior, and the rest of ASUA work mostly underappreciated jobs. You’ll only take notice of their names just before ASUA elections. But the organization represents student concerns to the state legislature, provides free legal service to students, organizes the annual Spring Fling carnival, has made campus sustainability a priority and is responsible for the recognition and support of nearly 500 clubs.

Arizona Board of Regents

discussion about tuition increases.

But ABOR, the governing body of Arizona’s public university system, plays a role in forming policy on tuition and fees, financial aid, legal affairs, strategic plans and academic and student affairs. The board is comprised of 12 members, including the governor, the superintendent of public instruction and two students.

Mike Stoops You’re not a Wildcat if you don’t know Stoops. But luckily, after one home football game, there’s no way you will ever forget his name. The UA head football coach, Stoops was hired in November 2003, after coaching at Iowa, Kansas State and Oklahoma. Since then, he has led UA football to Las Vegas Bowl in 2008 and Holiday Bowl in 2009, helping Arizona to finish second in Pac-10 standings last year.

— Kristina Bui is a journalism sophomore. She can be reached at arts@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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An incomplete glossary of words to know/love/abuse at UA H ave you ever made a total fool of yourself by asking where a building is, only to be told you’re standing in it? Have you ever received looks of pity and incredulity when you asked someone what “the Fourth Street” is?

Remember when you used to show up to class, sit in the front row with your sharpened pencils, and Anna Swenson be surprised when Opinions columnist your fellow classmates ambled in wearing last night’s makeup and some off-size basketball shorts?

Those were the days, friends.

As the only people on campus right now in any significant numbers are dedicated grad students, the masochists who take summer school and a whole stampede of the class of 2014 and their investors (parents), now is a great time for you bush-baby-eyed wildkittens to learn what is what in this dusty town of aging hippies and underage hipsters.

Listen up, freshmonsters, transfer students, and upperclassmen who spent the first two years of your undergraduate “careers” being hung-over. Out of the goodness and benevolence of my heart,

which does, in fact, bleed red and blue, your fearless columnist has compiled your go-to list of the slang terms, hip words and nearly-nonsensical nomenclature that make the UA different from every other Division I school in the country. I can’t keep you from puking out the window of your dorm on the first Tuesday of classes, but I can keep you from sounding ridiculous when you pronounce that dorm name as hyoo-wuaa-choo-kuh.

Huachuca is pronounced wa-choo-kah.

Remember that.

Even though the well-meaning graphic designers who make all the maps around here insist on labeling it the Student Union Memorial Center, it’s called the Union. Don’t try to pronounce it as an acronym or initialism; it’s just the Union. A surefire way to spot someone who doesn’t belong is to hear the poor soul call it something else. The bookstore in The Union is The Bookstore. There are a few other bookstores on campus, but don’t be caught on the corner of Park and Second Street trying to go to Starbucks.

Just a hop, skip, and decently long walk down University Boulevard is Fourth Avenue, a nightlife Mecca for the overage and a bastion of kitschy boutiques, local restaurants and politically-minded coffee shops. It’s the Village to campus’

Manhattan (relatively). Don’t get caught sleeping through that first class, to getting calling it The Fourth, or Fourth Street, or lost trying to find the Shantz building, to Fourth Boulevard. It’s called Fourth, or having your favorite white shorts stained alternately, Fourth Ave. or Fourth Avenue. with red and blue face paint from your In a quick rundown first football game of more unique in Zona Zoo, these jargon: “T-loc” words are part of (pronounced teethe experience you I can’t keep you from puking loak) is a name for share with 38,000 out the window of your a Tucson native; current students dorm on the first Tuesday of “Belig” (pronounced and millions of bell-ij) is an adjecalumni. classes, but I can keep you tive to describe From puking from sounding ridiculous a person who is in front of the when you pronounce that belligerently drunk; Islamic Heritage “Gen Ed” is a noun Center in your dorm name as hyoo-wuaathat refers to a genCatholic schoolgirl choo-kuh. Huachuca is eral education class; uniform on your pronounced wa-choo-kah. and “Dirty T” is an first college-aged affectionate name Halloween to Remember that. for Tucson. finally discovering You will learn the library a week these and all the other clever terms that before finals, it’s part groupthink and part make us Arizona, not Arizona State, soon authentic collective experience. So grab enough. After all, you were one of the 83 a Keystone, newbie, and we’ll show you percent of applicants who earned admiswhere The Fourth Boulevard is. sion to this fine institution. But more than trying to be a “Kool Kid” by using the right — Anna Swenson is a junior term for the right building, the language majoring in English. She also writes for of the UA is a part of the institutional culture. It’s part of, for better and worse, the The Desert Lamp. She can be reached collective experience of the school. From at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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The Alpha to Omega of Greek Life at the UA

By Jonathan Prince ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT Rush week can be a grueling and intense experience for someone interested in becoming a member of a fraternity or sorority. The process is long, hard and doesn’t always pay off in the end.

Students who participate in rush are considered potential new members. Rush is the week dedicated to visiting different sororiMike Christy/Arizona Summer Wildcat ties and fraternities in hopes of The UA’s newest sorority members receive their bids to their respective sororities on Aug. finding which one fits your per23, 2009, during Bid Day. The day involved a ceremony in the Student Union followed by a sonality and lifestyle. Most im“running of the bulls” of sorts up North Mountain Avenue.

portantly, it’s a chance to make a good impression on current members.

Rush can be a tedious process.

Potential new members may have to wake up early in the morning to start scoping out sororities or fraternities in which they are interested. They may not be done until late in the evening.

At the UA, rush is during one of the hottest months of the year. It can be quite uncomfortable walking around in the Arizona sun all day while trying to make lasting impressions on members of Greek

Life.

Recruitment Counselors issue each sorority potential new member a gallon-size plastic bag in which they are required to keep all of their belongings.

“I recommend that girls bring an umbrella to shade themselves from the sun, but only if it can fit in their plastic bag,” said a sorority woman who could not be named due to Pan-Hellenic rush rules.

The goal of rushing is to generate bids from sororities or fraGREEK, page A17

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Possible to avoid roommate woes

By Julia Etters ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT While living with another person can pose serious challenges for college newcomers, there are certain things to keep in mind that can mitigate tension between first-year roommates. UA students and alumni offer some helpful advice.

Former UA student Christie Kirk feels that communication is everything. She said that sometimes freshmen, being new to college, might not want to confront their roommate or give them a reason not to like them.

“Sometimes it’s easier to communicate through notes than face to face,” Kirk said.

Kirk said one of the most helpful things she and her roommate did was purchase a dry erase board.

They would post messages about groceries, establish a cleaning day and tell each other things through notes that would help them understand what the other person wanted or needed.

Psychology and East Asian studies senior Sam Bobertz feels that when a person is choosing someone to live with, best friends do not always make the best roommates.

Bobertz thinks it is important to really examine your likes and dislikes before deciding on a roommate.

“If there are little things, maybe your pet peeves and stuff like that would, in the long run, get under your skin, that’s a risk you’re gonna take,” Bobertz said.

He also said it’s important to be in tune with the other person and make sacrifices, and that in

Healthy living on campus

By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT By keeping a few things in mind and adopting a few healthy habits, you can feel great and avoid gaining the “freshman 15.”

Create an eating schedule and remember to have breakfast

Courtesy Dirk Dodge and Zachary McKeever

Dirk Dodge, left, and Zachary McKeever, right, residents of Gila Residence Hall, study together in their room. Many students say that strong communication with their roommates makes the dorm experience a positive one.

a roommate relationship there should be give and take.

General business administration and music senior Andrea Jameson experienced a roommate who was not quite as considerate as she would have preferred.

“The most important thing is to respect your roommate’s privacy.

Not just bedroom privacy, but if they’re watching TV when you walk in, don’t take over,” Jameson said.

Jameson didn’t always want to be

around her roommate, who unfortunately would assume she wanted the company.

“I like to be around people, but I like to have my own time by myself,” Jameson said.

Another aspect Jameson emphasized was cleaning. She said it is important to not assume someone is going to clean up after you.

“It’s amazing how people think if you leave something in the sink, the dish fairy will come

and clean it,” she said.

Public administration sophomore Bayleigh Butterbrodt feels that filling out a roommate agreement form as if you were not friends with your potential roommate will help implement rules in case of any falling outs.

Butterbrodt said that in the first week of living in the dorms, the forms are mandatory and must be DORMS, page A23

“This will start your metabolism and provide better concentration,” said Gale Welter, coordinator for nutrition services at Campus Health Service. Gale noted that people who eat breakfast generally consume fewer calories.

Welter said breakfast is considered anything you eat a half hour to an hour after you wake up.

When planning your schedule, Welter said you should try to eat something every three to four hours.

As far as what you should eat, Welter suggested using the dining services website.

“You can’t raid mom’s refrigerator anymore. It’s possible to eat really well on campus but it may take some extra steps,” said Lee Ann Hamilton, assistant director for health promotion and preventive services.

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Rules of the road: campus transit made easy

By Michelle Monroe ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT

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The UA Mall turns into a swarm of bike and pedestrian traffic during the morning and afternoon class rush.

Be aware. If you’re walking around campus, know where the sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes are — and the difference between them. Avoid crossing the Mall between classes if you can. If you can’t, the south side of the Mall is for bikes and the north side is for pedestrians. Stick to your side to avoid getting sideswiped by a bike or pissing off all pedestrians. No matter what your mode of transportation, go through your route to classes before class starts. Know where you can walk without crossing too many roads or bike paths.

After you have figured out the way to your buildings, be sure to go to the door of your classroom. Some buildings, like Harvill, have the even and odd numbers divided by wings of the building.

Get from one class to another in under 10 minutes; some teachers will drop you if you’re late the first day. Since it’ll be before school, you should tack on an extra two minutes for traffic, including foot traffic.

If you ride your bike to class, find the nearest bike rack and then find the next closest one in case the first is small and might be difficult to find a spot during a busy school day. You can also rent bikes from the school and lock them with Ulocks. For a safe place to lock your bike at school, there are cages in the parking garages that can be rented. (http://wildcat.arizona.edu/ news/ua-opens-bike-share-program-1.892394) If you’re driving to class, know which roads are closed during school

days (Second Street) and which ones are one way (First Street and Second Street). And know where you can park your car on the street if you don’t have a garage pass — the options are limited but available. Don’t try and tailgate out of the parking garages — if you’re caught, it’s around a $400 ticket, and a parking pass is around $500.

Skateboarding and longboarding are permitted on campus but the University of Arizona Police Department has ticketed many students for skateboarding in buildings and parking garages and for performing tricks.

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Police beat: Jan. 29, 2010 Dramatic reaction to skateboard citation A UAPD officer was on patrol on University Boulevard and noticed a man doing tricks on his skateboard at the Integrated Learning Center at 1500 E. University Blvd. on Tuesday at 4:45 p.m.

The officer watched him for several minutes and saw him grinding on curbs and benches in the area.

At first, the man did not respond to the officer’s request to stop. He continued riding his skateboard from University Boulevard toward Park Avenue.

At the intersection of University Boulevard and Park Avenue, the officer positioned the patrol car so the man would be forced to ride right in front of him.

The officer motioned for the man to stop again. The man then threw himself off his skateboard and onto

the ground.

He became argumentative with the officer and shoved the skateboard within inches of the officer’s face.

While waiting for another officer to arrive, the man sat on the curb and a records check was performed.

The check showed that the man had been warned before regarding the UA’s skateboard policy.

The man was issued a parking and transportation citation for violations of prohibited actions.

He then became very agitated and stood up. The officer told him to sit down. The man then threw himself to the ground, face down. He stated that he didn’t want to be slammed on the ground by an officer, so he did it himself.

The man was given a copy of the citation and released.

Dec 4, 2009 UAPD sees something wrong with a little bump and grind University of Arizona Police Department officers were on patrol on the west side of the Chemistry building on Nov. 24 at 9:10 p.m. when they observed a man on a skateboard performing tricks. According to police, the man was “grinding” on a curb as they approached. Officers made contact with the man and he identified himself as a UA student.

They advised him that performing skateboard tricks on campus was against university policy and warned him that future encounters with UAPD could lead to citations and/ or impoundment of his skateboard.

Officers reported no serious damage to university property as a result of the man’s actions.

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The goal of rushing is to generate bids from sororities or fraternities in which a potential new member is interested. A bid is a formal invitation extended to a potential new member by a fraternity or sorority asking him or her to become a member.

There are a number of questions a student should ask him or herself before they consider rushing: Why am I truly rushing?

What do I hope to get out of rushing? Do I feel that belonging to a fraternity or sorority is a good fit for me?

If your answers to these questions have anything to do with partying and alcohol, you’re in for a rude awakening.

“Go to a house that you feel comfortable at. You should feel like you’re talking with a group of friends, not rushing,” one sorority woman said.

Jesse Zvibleman, a pre-business sophomore who participated in fall fraternity rush last year, said, “You want to make a good impression early on. These guys see at least a hundred guys a night and you want to be the one that sticks out to them.”

Potential new members should ignore all stereotypes they may have heard about certain fraternities and sororities and stay focused on finding a brother or sisterhood that is fitting for them.

It will be beneficial if potential new members can distinguish between reputations and stereotypes.

Another sorority woman said, “A lot of people know older people in sororities or fraternities. People should choose houses that they want because they feel comfortable with the members, not because they know people in the house already.”

Before starting fraternity rush, potential new members should already have a few chapters in mind to check out. Greek Life at the UA is large and it’s difficult to visit every chapter on campus.

A chapter is the local campus group of a national fraternity or sorority. For formal sorority rush, each potential new member will be escorted to every chapter over a two-day period, so if you like one, make a note so you don’t forget.

A legacy is someone who has a sibling, parent or grandparent who is a member of a fraternity or sorority. You can have the member of your family belonging to a chapter write a letter to the chapter on your behalf.

Being a legacy does not automatically grant you membership in the sorority or fraternity, but it helps chapters to remember you.

“Being a legacy doesn’t guarantee you a spot. You definitely have to work hard to get into any fraternity,” Zvibleman said.

Bid day is the most exciting day of rush.

For sorority rush, women gather in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom and are issued envelopes that they open simultaneously.

After the envelopes are opened, they race to the chapter house that selected them.

“It was absolute chaos. There were girls crying because they were sad and screaming because they were happy. Girls were running everywhere. There’s a moment where you just don’t know what to do. I even lost my shoes,” a sorority woman said.

“Being in Greek Life is a great social opportunity. Once you’re involved you have the opportunity to do stuff nightly,” Zvibleman said.

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including what you find at Panda Express.

Hamilton said some students think Panda Express is healthy because it is Chinese, when it really isn’t good for you.

Welter said also to be very mindful of the calories in the beverages you drink.

Smoothies, sodas and fancy coffee drinks all have the potential to sneak in extra calories, Welter said.

“A coffee drink that has some sort of cream or sugar in it can be 600 calories,” Welter said.

“Those are meals’ worth of calories.”

Catch some Zzz’s “When you move into a residence hall, there is always someone doing something fun,” Hamilton said, “and so bedtime has gotten pushed back really, really late.”

Hamilton said that even though your sleep schedule will be different, it is important to remember to sleep and make sure Photo illustration by Emily Moore

you get the amount that you need.

“Everybody is different, it’s not longer that everybody needs 8 hours that is not necessarily true.”

Hamilton said if you are sleeping through your alarm clock or you’re really cranky when you wake, you are not getting enough sleep.

“Ideally, it would be great to go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, but that’s not generally going to happen,” Hamilton said. “But try to be on as regular a schedule as you can be.”

Welter said that planning time for sleep is a good way to combat weight gain.

Remember to hydrate Making sure you drink enough water will help ease the Tucson heat and your chances of overeating.

According to Welter, the first thing that goes when you are dehydrated is your concentration; then you think you are hungry and tired. The process confuses your signals and could drive you to eat when you don’t need it, Welter said.

Stay active

Hamilton advised that working out and finding ways to be active can be a great way to soHamilton said eating food with color is cialize and meet people.

“On this big of a campus, there are people essential. who get really lonely and get depressed,” “People feel better when they eat healthy Hamilton said. “Exercise is something that is stuff,” she said.

Welter suggested if you really hate vegetables very good for fighting that.”

Welter also said to avoid emotional eating. to try and eat more fruit.

“If you are lonely or bored or confused and Taking a multi-vitamin is also a good way to provide basic nutrients you might be missing, overwhelmed, it is not going to help to eat it away,”Welter said.

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The fountain at Old Main Surrounded by colorful, blossoming flowers right in the heart of campus, the fountain on the west side of Old Main creates a great setting for a casual rendezvous after class. Take advantage of the area’s bustling student population to people-watch with your partner and stir up conversation. The proximity of the Student Union Memorial Center makes it easy to grab a Starbucks or IQ Smoothie to share. One straw, please.

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Think Tank offers personalized help

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT With a new location in the Student Recreation Center to complement its facilities in the Robert L. Nugent building and Park Student Union, Think Tank remains an invaluable tool for incoming students.

The program offers students one-on-one help with their coursework.

“Think Tank didn’t exist when I was a freshman, but I wish it had,” said Amelia Hanna, an economics and general business student and peer mentor at Think Tank. “It’s a struggle as an incoming freshman to make the transition, and I think it’s a good service for freshmen to know about. I wish there would have been something like (Think Tank) that they would have pushed on me as a freshman. It would have helped me with that transition.”

Victor Mercado, academic resource coordinator for Think Tank, could not agree more with Hanna’s feelings about the center and its expansion.

Since Think Tank’s creation last year, the center has seen 23,915 visits by 4,827 UA students. That adds up to 32,009 hours of service provided for 377 different courses.

“It changes every year,” Mercado said. “But we’re really excited for supporting some of those classes in Centennial Hall.”

The 1,000-plus-student classes being held in Centennial Hall, such as Love and Eroticism in the Middle Ages and Human and Animal Interrelations from Domestication to Present, are being additionally supported by supplementary instruction, where students previously enrolled in the class sit in on lectures and run review sessions. This is one of the center’s many free programs.

Mercado hopes that, especially with the expansion of the Rec Center, those who are unfamiliar with Think Tank and its services will be more apt to use them.

“It will be a good space for students to go, even when they go work out, to bring tutoring to the forefront,”Mercado said.“(The Rec Center) really serves a dual purpose.”

Besides private tutoring and exam review sessions, all of Think Tank’s services are free for stu-

dents to utilize. Funded by the Student Services fee, which every student pays in addition to tuition costs, the center works to fulfill the mission of serving students. “(Tutors) work with students to construct their own knowledge,”Mercado said.“You’ll never see someone re-lecturing or re-teaching. It’s about playing with what they’ve learned in lecture.”

Hanna noted that beyond just playing with knowledge from the classroom, Think Tank also provides additional support for students making the transition from their hometowns to a 40,000plus public university.

“I think one of the best-kept secrets (of Think Tank) is that we have peer mentoring. I know that students don’t know about it as much as they should. You can come in and talk to a peer about any of your problems, school related or in your personal life,”Hanna said.

As a peer mentor, she felt that in helping students figure out what they need, she also gained a lot of help herself. “(Peer mentoring) was a pretty cool experience because it’s interesting to see students have the same problems that I had when I was a freshman and then I learn how I need to improve my organizational or my study skills. You can help people find resources that they didn’t even know existed.”

Mercado noted that the peer mentoring program, as well as the new ambassador program directed toward Tier One general education classes, are some of the ways the Think Tank helps students succeed.

Besides utilizing the center and its various resources, Mercado had just a few words of advice for new UA students.

“Make sure you really go to class the first week,” he said.“Get a feel for how you do in the class by yourself and then come and get help when you need it. We want to help and catch them when it’s early.”

Hanna had a similar sentiment to share with incoming students.

“Get on top of your classes right away,”Hanna said. “(Freshmen) should definitely come and check (Think Tank) out. I have people all the time come in their second semester and say, ‘I wish that I had known,’ so just come on in.”

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By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT

It's easy being green

Being more environmentally friendly cuts down on waste and pollution, helps the planet be healthier and saves money and energy, according to Diana Liverman, co-director for the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth.

“We need to care about the earth because we only get one. Just like the old cleaning adage, we should leave the planet better than when we found it. Our children will thank us,” said Jill Ramirez, coordinator of sustainability education for residential education.

If you’d like to save money and live greener, here are five tips.

Get involved

You can help organize green events and brainstorm ideas on how to make your residence hall a greener place by running to be an eco-rep or director of sustainability in the hall council of the residence hall where you live. Elections are held at the

beginning of the fall semester.

You can also just keep your ears open and attend the events planned by your resident eco-reps.

“Take an environmental course to become more aware,”Liverman suggested.“UA has numerous environmental classes and there are events on campus every week.”

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Americans spent $11 billion on water bottles and threw out 22 billion water bottles in 2006, according to Ramirez.

Be aware of packaging When buying new swag for your dorm room, Armstrong says it is important to keep in mind the packaging on the products you buy.

“There are some things they (students) purchase like heavy comforters that come in bags that are really heavy but they aren’t recyclable,”Armstrong said.

The residence halls will also be doing a big cardboard collection during move in.

“We set up orange temporary fencing outside all of the halls to compute the massive amounts of cardboard coming from move-in,” Ramirez said. “Last year, we recycled just over 10 tons of cardboard in 10 days. The best way people can help is to empty their boxes before they take them to the recycling location; Styrofoam and plastic packaging are not recyclable.”

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When facing a difficult roommate, Butterbrodt attempted confronting her.

“I would try and talk to her about it. When that didn’t work, I just kept to myself, kept my side picked up, and I was quiet.

Usually talking out a situation helps, but in my case, moving out made it a lot easier,” Butterbrodt said.

After dealing with several exasperating traits, Butterbrodt was ready for a change, but her roommate beat her to it when she asked to move out.

UA alumna Emily Kerns learned a lesson her freshman year, as she witnessed her roommate get married the first semester and divorced the second semester.

“Moral of the story is do not get married while you are living in the dorms,” Kerns said.

Mutual respect, privacy and consideration were some of the most valued traits in a roommate for these current and former students.

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Resources abound for minority students

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA SUMMER WILDCAT

President Robert Shelton and many members of the campus community take pride in the diversity of resources available to a diverse student body.

The four cultural centers on campus — African American Student Affairs, Asian Pacific American Student Affairs, Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs and Native American Student Affairs — provide a place on a large campus for both incoming and current students to really find their niche.

“Having a sense of place is really important,” said Amanda Tachine, director of Native American Student Affairs. “(The center) allows for an environment that then plays into this large campus.”

Tachine said it is hard for her to pick any one resource as better than the others, because the existence of the center itself does so much for students.

Danthai Xayaphanh, director of Asian Pacific American Student Affairs, echoed a similar feeling.

“We’re a great resource that students can find a home at on this campus,” he said. “We have study lounges here, we have tutors here.” He added that the center in general is a hidden gem.

The Chicano/Hispano Student Affairs and African American Student Affairs centers have similar facilities for students as well.

In addition to services, the cultural centers are working to bring a number of speakers to campus this fall, according to Chicano/Hispano Director Socorro Carrizosa.

“We are currently working on scheduling speakers and activities for Hispanic Heritage Month, along with planning the semester activities that will be led by the CHSA Student Programming Board,”Carrizosa said.

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Rich Richardson, left, an undeclared sophomore, Brittani Castain, center, a psychology junior, and Jada Jones, right, a physiology sophomore, hang out in the African American Student Affairs center in the Martin Luther King, Jr. building on Thursday, July 22. The students use the center to study as well as socialize.

The African American Student Affairs center also tries to provide a home for students on campus.

Home to all of the traditionally African American fraternities and sororities, as well as clubs such as the African Student Association, African Americans in Life Sciences and Black Graduate Student Association, AASA has its doors open for any questions, according to Brent Walker, student assistant to Maria Moore, director of African American Student Affairs.

“AASA is open with student staff members (such as myself) to answer any questions a student may have about the center or campus,”Walker said.

Besides providing specific facilities to the cultures they serve, the centers and

their directors work together to promote awareness of all minorities on campus.

In partnership with campus communities such as the Women’s Resource Center, Transitions and the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, the centers have scheduled a welcome party on Aug. 25 to make students aware of the resources available to them on campus.

“We usually do a welcome individually, but this year we are doing a collaboration,”said Xayaphanh, who heads the organization of the event.

The focus on social justice and awareness will be prominent at the event, according to Xayaphanh. This focus is something Tachine also felt strongly influenced the mission of

both Native American Student Affairs and the other cultural centers.

For incoming students, these centers provide a community within a community, and their directors had some advice for those new to the UA. “Get involved,”Xayaphanh said.“The more you get involved with your college, the more you’ll feel a part of it … and always seek help when you need it.”

Tachine followed that sentiment with an addition she felt is important for students.

“Just be who you are and remember the morals and values that you were raised with. It’s important,” Tachine said. “You’ll get different viewpoints and different ideas, but remember who you are.”

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Quiet, private, 1RM studio. No kitchen, refrigerator only. $380 utilities paid. Mountain/ Adams. No pets. 299-5020/ 624-3080 !!1bd/ 1ba, Furnished, $495, 3bloCKs to ua, euclid/ 9th, Water/ Gas/ internet included, 520798-3453, upa@cox.net http://www.uPapts.com , 726 east 9th street

1st st & 3rd ave- upper two bedroom one bath blocks from uofa campus. no pets, fenced shared yard, all electric unit, evaporative cooling, no onsite laundry. Call rosemary owner/agent 520-2728483 2bd 1.5ba quiet, nice, like new.

Enclosed patio, pets ok. $695/mo.

3249 E. Presidio Rd. (Ft. Lowell/ Country Club) Must see! 795-7392 2bd/ 2ba 1bloCK from UA. Quiet, clean, laundry, furnished, pool. $550/mo. University Fremont Apartments. 321 N. Fremont Ave. 623-8514 www.ashton-goodman.com 2blKs From CamPus. 1BD for August move-in. Call 520-505-5186

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2br/ 1ba remodeled quiet complex 2miles NE of campus, 2847 N. Flanwill Blvd, spacious, rear yard.

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W/D Hookup, water included. $650/Mo. casitasdelsol@gmail.com or 520-471-2606

1bd $465/mo $300 deposit. 425 E Drachman. Coin-op laundry and carport. Available July 1st. 272-0754

3bd/ 2ba, euClid/ Speedway, off street parking, $865 if paid early, APL 747-4747

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Close to campus, bus, shopping. $500/mo for year. $525 for 9mos.

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a rare treat awaits you on your first visit to this large one bedroom, pool, alarm, lush landscaping in a quiet setting one block east of the UA. NO PETS 2005 E 7th 7709221 aPartment For rent *5blks to uofa. studio or 1br *$430 or $510. Priv. Parkg Lot. Security wall. AC. Euclid/Lee Apts. 822 E. Lee St. UofAapts.com. 490-0050. Quiet, no pets, no smoking in apts.

1bd/ 1ba duPlex, Euclid/ Elm $505 if paid early, water/ gas included, APL 747-4747 1bd/ 1ba, small yard, storage, water pd, $495 if paid early, close to UA, APL 747-4747 1blK From uoFa reserve your apartment for summer or fall. Furnished or unfurnished. 1bedroom from $585. Pool/ Laundry. 5th/ Euclid. Call 751-4363 or 309-8207 for appointment.

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studio- $375/mo $300 deposit.

1BD- $465/mo. 411 & 425 E Drachman St. Coin-op laundry on premise. Covered carports. 520272-0754 studios From $400 spacious apartment homes with great downtown location. 884-8279. blue agave apartments 1240 n.

7th ave. speedway/ stone. www.blueagaveapartment.com WalK to uoFa. 2br - 2bath, 850sqft remodeled duplex with fireplace, private patio, lighted parking. $675 per month. Call 520-2611632, or email lindenterrace@comcast.net 1st month Free! Only 1 3/4mi from UofA. Close to Cattran/ Bike route. Gated uofa 2bd/ 2BA condo w/resort like amenities. Pool, spa, exercise facility, basketball court, free wifi & club house makes this lovely condo a winner! Upstairs unit w/balcony. This beauty features a fireplace, high ceilings, & modern kitchen. Tucson Realty 520-3270009 3bd 1ba W. universitY, on-site parking, walled-in security, W/D, D/W, microwave, refrigerator, recently renovated. No pets. Available now. $1200/mo. 241-0969 beautiFul 1,684sqFt. 3/BR 3/BA condo 2miles from UofA. Hardwood, natural stone, carpet, new kitchen/ s/s apps. $1700. Small pets ok with sec. and pet deposit Call Mimi at 520-405-9338 CountrY Club/ Glenn 1BR + Den or 2BR 2nd flr unit Spacious layout - 900+sqft Parking Freshly painted Immaculately clean and pleasant Central A/C + fans Appliances Covered patio Security entry door Close to shopping & bus routes $575/mo - 1Yr Lease +$250 damage deposit PLEASE CALL (520)577-3486 OR (520) 730-7943 huGe 3br/ 2ba 1st floor Condo w/ 1754sf! Tile throughout, DW, Washer & Dryer, Wine Cooler, Fridge, 2Patios, 1Carport w/Storage Rm. Easy access to UofA or UMC. Call Professional Choice 520-444-4896 today! 5th & Dodge $1290/mo one bdrm Condo $515. New AC, new flooring, covered parking, pool. Close to Pima College West.

Bus line. No pets. Call 520-5793097 to leave message. tWo bedroom Condo--$750 A MONTH (includes water & garbage) at Grant & Silverbell -15minutes from UA -Gated with pool -Two full baths -Washer and dryer in unit. Landlord is UA alum.

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1bd in 5Plex. Coin-op laundry, shared patio w/BBQ pit. $375/mo w/water included. 2145 N Country Club #3. Owner/Agent 730-5625 2bd/ 1ba adams/ Tyndall. Private yard, off street parking, walk to UofA. $800/mo. $795 deposit. w/d, newer kitchen. Available now.

843 E. Adams #2. 520-240-2615 2bd/ 1ba on Mitchell/ Park. FREE Utilities, cable. 10min. bike to UA, W/D, dishwasher. $960/mo. 1004 E. Mitchell, Unit B. Call 520-730-8882.

2br/2ba @ $650 Per month.

Move-in Jul-Aug and get 2 WeeKs Free. 4-plex near 1st & Glenn, bike to campus, new carpet/ paint, A/C, W/D h/u, ceramic tile, granite countertop, ceiling fan, wired for internet, phone, cable in each room.

Discount for 12mo lease. Call Bruce @HPM (520)275-0874 available auGust 1, 2bedroom, 1bath, walking distance, 1317 N 1st Ave, evaporative cooling, partially furnished, water paid, $680/mo, flexible terms, 520-3708588

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Also, studio. AC, shared W/D, water paid, no pets. 6month lease $325/mo. 629-9284.

larGe 2bd 1bth. 2blocks from campus, parking, W/D, A/C, quiet, clean. See website for locations: www.thecastleproperties.com 520406-5515

move in sPeCial!! HALF OFF 1ST MONTHS RENT! Walk to campus, 2bd 2ba 4-plex. Beautiful historic building all updated with stainless steel appliances, custom cabinets, granite countertops, oak floors, tile floors in bathrooms, two private decks/patio, walk in closets, off-street assigned parking, intercom security with remote front door control, extra on-site lighting, nonsmoking unit. 745 E 1st St from $1475 Call REDI 520-623-2566 http://www.azredirentals.com/REDI-management-Listings.asp

!! studio 3bloCKs uoFa 9th/Cherry (08/01/2010). Bath, full kitchenette, AC, tile, off-street parking, wash/dryer.

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410/month. ryleem@4kcompany.com 1bedroom Guesthouse CeramiC tile, water included, washer and dryer, covered patio $550 ALSO Studio Guesthouse dual cooling, washer and dryer, fenced yard, high ceilings, ceiling fans, bay window, pets ok $600 CALL REDI 520623-5710 OR LOG ON WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 4bloCKs From ua. Covered parking. Avail. mid August. 1332 E 10th St. $450/mo. 520-903-4353 Cute vintaGe studio 3blks from UofA, A/C, lots of windows, parking and laundry. $350/mo. Cats ok 319-9339 larGe studios onlY 6blocks from campus, 1125 N. 7th Ave. Walled yard, security gate, doors, windows, full bath, kitchen. Free wi/fi. Unfurnished, $370, lease. No pets. 977-4106 sunstoneapts@aol.com

!!! biKe to CamPus IN Aug 2010- 1, 2, 3 bdm, remodeled condos $650- $1200! Within 1mi to UofA, A/C, Covered Parking, Pool, Fitness & Rec Ctr, Free Wifi and water/ trash. Most appl. Included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com toll free 866-545-5303

!!!!! #1 4br, 2ba red brick house. Large fenced yard, renovated and nicely maintained. W/D, Ref, DW. 310.497.4193 wildcatrentals@gmail.com

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!!noW PreleasinG 1,2,3,4&5bdrm units within walking distance to campus. www.PrestigiousUofArentals.com Call 331.8050 (owner/agent) to schedule showing appt. $900- $1700 auG 2010– 1,2,3,4 & 5bdm, neWer homes! all within 2mi to UofA, A/C, Garages and all appl. included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com toll free 866-5455303 *****3br 2ba Great ADOBE HOUSE AVAIL IN AUG! BIKE TO UA. VERY NICE. VERY CLEAN. MUST SEE! $1199 520-299-5020 1bd 1ba $600; 1bd 1ba $550; 2bd 1ba $700; 5bd 3ba $2000. Good condition, skylights, ceiling fans, tile floor. 248-1688 1bedroom house Wood floors, carport, brand new stainless steel appliances, remodeled kitchen, mature landscaping $690 ALSO 1Bedroom House wood anc concrete floors, dual cooling, seperate studio from the house $850 CALL REDI 520-623-5710 OR LOG ON WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 1mile From uoFa, 4BD/ 2BA, must see $1100/mo, 2nd St. 2blks west of Stone. 858-750-5573 1st/ river. larGe 3bdr/ 2ba red brick home. Carport, fireplace, large yard w/enclosed porch, w/BBQ. $1000/mo, year lease. 975-3437 myronf@earthlink.net 2bedroom house saltillo, wood and concrete floors, fireplace, w/d hookups, fenced yard $675 ALSO 2Bedroom House dual cooling, ceramic and wood floors, office, walled yard, deck in the back yard $750 CALL REDI 520-623-5710 OR LOG ON WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 2bedrooms For rent w/ac.

Country Club/ Glenn. $300/mo +utilities. Only 3.5miles from campus only 15min. Located on bus route1.

520-248-7715 3bd 2ba. CitY/ Mountain views.

Swimming pool/ exercise room privileges. Starr Pass, close to Pima and UofA. Contact 740-1424, 9403856

3br house. 2334 E.20th St. Washer/dryer, huge fenced yard. $895. Call Margo 444-1450 Southwest Home Sales 3br/ 2ba $1250; Gardener’s Dream; 1600sqft; AC; pool (including cleaning service); DW; WD; Pets; http://meredithandmatt.com/Site/HouseForRent.html 3br/ 2bth beautiFul Poet’s Corner home, 1560SQFT, spectacular views and yard, 2.5mi from UA, saltillo flooring, spacious rooms, W/D and appliances, A/C +evap.

Perfect for a couple/ family. $1600/mo +security. Email Andrewsterling@gmail.com or call (520)834-3307 3br/ 2bth (1278sqFt) UofA within 1.5mi. Appliances, A/C fenced yard some furniture. Utilities & cable NOT Included. Available immediately. Application required, looking for good credit rating. Security Deposit @advanced monthly rent ($1000) 602-502-9991 602-5689806 vvellon319@hotmail.com

Get uP to $200 oFF 1st months rent! Save your quarters for playing pool down on 4th Ave we have washers and dryers in select homes! Imagine the time and money you’ll save doing laundry in your own home! 5blocks from campus- 10minutes walking 5minutes on a bike. Close to University Boulevard and 4th Avenue. Call for specials 520.622.8503 or 1725 N. Park Avenue liKe neW 2005 4bd 2ba. Double wide. large yard, 2blocks Tucson Mall, Busline. $900/mo +deposit744-4117

4bd 2ba near Grant/ Mountain.

W/D, D/W, A/C, fenced yard, large Bedrooms. Recently remodeled kitchen & bathrooms. $1400/mo.

Call Alex 520-370-5448

PriCes startinG at $360 per room, per month. Get uP to $200 oFF 1st months rent! Individual leases, private entrances fully furnished 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes available for immediate move in. Call or come by today!

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4bedroom 2bath 2100sqFt house, a/c, POOL, fireplace, washer/dryer, ceramic tile throughout $1900 ALSO Walk to the U of A, 6Bedroom 3bath home 2600sqft, a/c, fireplace, pool table included, lots of parking $1995 CALL REDI 520-623-5710 OR LOG ON WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM 4br/ 2ba Plus basement, walking dist. to university, parking, non smoking, no pets, 1036 N. 1st Ave, 624-8695 or 360-7818 5bd 4ba Granite kitchen 2fireplaces, entire place tiled, swimming pool.

Sabino Canyon Rd. $1700/mo. Available August. Call 271-0913.

5br/ 3ba huGe House plus basement. Parking, non smoking, no pets, walking dist. to university, wired for internet $2,000/mo 6248695 or 360-7818

3bd/ 2ba, near UA, UMC, AZCC, Arizona Inn. Laundry, dishwasher, A/C, carport, large yard, $1400/mo +utilities, water paid. Call 977-5715

a 3bdr 1bth home by UofA. Washer/ Dryer, carport, tile floors.

Pets ok upon approval. $930. per month plus utilities. 760-728-7161

3bedroom 2bath, ParK & Grant, 1mile from UofA, Courtyard, BBQ, Laundry, A/C, Carport, $950.

Discount for Summer. Call Dee at 520 508-6689.

biKe to CamPus in aug 2010– 2,3,4 &5bdm, neWer homes! within 2mi to UofA, A/C, Garages and all appl. included. www.GoldenWestManagement.com toll free 866545-5303

3br 2ba, beautiful Custom home, aC, W&d, dishwasher, microwave, Walk-in Closets, large rooms, Free internet, $1400 Per month available august 1st Call Zach (520)305-9819

Free 1st month with year lease.

2BR, 1BA, large fenced yard, Columbus & Grant, pet ok. $665.

520-682-7877

3br/ oFFiCe, 2bath, across street from UofA track stadium, 1mile from UofA football stadium. $1150/month. Available now. 2332 E. Winsett. 623-258-0485.

3bd/ 2ba + den, spacious 1700sqft, just remodeled. A/C, new appliances, fireplace. Back house 2926N Tyndall Ave. Under 2miles north of UA. $1250/mo. 520-9034353

3bedroom 3bath house, remodeled kitchen, washer and dryer, dual cooling, fireplace $1095 ALSO Sam Hughes 3Bedroom 2bath house, a/c, Arizona Rm, fireplace, water and gas inlcuded, washer/dryer, walled yd, vaulted ceilings, terracotta tile $1150 CALL REDI 520-623-5710 OR LOG ON WWW.AZREDIRENTALS.COM

dmt ProPerties tuCson’s premiere UofA rentals is now offering 4bedroom homes close to campus. Available August 01. 4BD/2BA for $1500. Many amenities including: washer/ dryer, AC, wood floors, fireplace, & large fenced yard. Call llene 520-240-6487

bunGaloW 3bed 1bath, PRIVATE BACKYARD, $800/MO, A/C, QUICK DRIVE TO CAMPUS VIA GOLF LINKS/ AVIATION BLVD, CALL/TEXT AGENT 520-407-9111.

Charm and ComFort brick 2br home. 7blks to UA. Oak and tile floors, corian counter tops, w/d, gated parking, walled yard, dual cooling. $750/mo. 440-9880.

CharminG double red Brick Sam Hughes home (Himmel Park).

3BR, 1.5BA, large backyard, excellent condition, etc. $2000/mo. Accepting applications. 520-271-8832.

quiet neiGhborhood, three room cottage, 2103B N Santa Rita, (Mountain & Grant), washer & dryer available, a/c and swamp cooler, water paid. 403-6681 quiet neiGhborhood, tWo room cottage, 1173A E Seneca, (in front), (Mountain & Grant), washer, dryer, internet, cable available, water paid 403-6681. quiet tWo bedroom , two bathroom midtown bungalow for rent.

Tile floors, covered porch, two car garage and a den. Available August 1st. $1000.00/ month with same security deposit. Please call Ann at 237-1028. vintaGe 2bd house 3Blocks from UA. Wood floors, Mexican tile, fireplace, basement, central A/C &heat, parking, laundry, $800/mo, water paid, cats ok. 319-9339

5minutes to the uofa 3bd/2ba Completely remodeled. new Kitchen, baths, aC, low-e Windows, and ceramic tile flooring.

Wheelchair accessible. $129,900. maC realty mls#20929996 520-327-1318

CharminG sam huGhes Double Red Brick Home for Sale (Himmel Park). 3BR, 1.5BA, .24Acre. 2Backyards, Fireplace. Detached Double Garage & Shed maybe converted to living quaters.

Zoned R1. $375,999.99. Excellent condition.

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FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH PRIORITY COLLEGE MINISTRY Worship Sundays 11:00am. www.priorityministry.com | 445 E. Speedway.

Congregation Anshei Israel *Conservative* Daily Minyan 7:30am; Friday Service 5:45pm; Shabbat Morning 9:00am 5550 E. 5th St. at Craycroft 745-5550 |www.caiaz.org St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church Sunday Worship 7:45am, 5:30pm, Choirs at 9 &11:15am, 4pm “Come & See”. www.stphilipstucson.org. 4440 N. Campbell Ave at River Road.

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GRACE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) Sunday Worship 7:45am & 10:00am. Bible Class 9:00am www.GraceTucsonWELS.com | 623-6633 830 N First Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Biblically based, spiritually growing & socially active. Church School 9am, Service 10:30am. www.firstchristianchurchtucson.org 740 E. Speedway. 624-8695.

WELS TUCSON CAMPUS MINISTRY Student Bible study and discussion. Sunday 7:00pm. www.welstcm.com 830 N. First Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 | 520-623-5088

To be a part of our Guide to Religious Services, contact Jasmin Bell (520) 621-3425 or email classifieds@wildcat.arizona.edu

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$350/mo Condo 2mi N. from campus, w&d, pool, 3bed/ 2bath, available immediately. please email for pics & more info meemraz1@gmail.com

just reduCed! mls#: 21023066. live in a completely newly remodeled luxury 2bed 2bath condo for less than rent! just one mile from uofa! this is a great find & amazing value.

Great, quaint condo just renovated for a lucky owner. new carpet, new paint, new tile, new granite countertops, new master bath, new guest bath vanity, new hood microwave, the cooler just serviced and professionally cleaned. all appliances stay. The condo has a fireplace and its own laundry room! only $94,900! For more info call Kevin Wood @ 520-260-3123 or Kevin@homesinfotucson.com

Fun Female roommate for furnished (except bedroom) newer house with garage three miles from campus. $375/ month +split utilities.

Brittany (602)550-9155. looking for roommate to share 3bedroom 2bath house, located 4miles from campus, eZ to commute, utilities included + wireless internet/ cable, washer & dryer. Please contact 480-2969958 mlucero1@email.arizona.edu

two houses on one lot less than 2miles north of ua. Front: 4bd/ 3ba, 1300sqft. built 2005. back: 3bd/ 2ba +den, 1700sqft. just remodeled. Great rental property.

2926 n tyndall. $309,000 520-9034353

m/F needed For great apartment close to campus (5blocks away), fully furnished, most utilities are paid, private entrances, separate leases! MUST SEE! Get uP to $200 oFF 1st months rent!

Call Astrid 520.622.8503

WalK to universitY!! beautiFullY remodeled 836 e 7th st 2br/ 2ba- neW KitChenalder/ stainless/ GraniteneW rooF, a/C/ heatinG & eleCtriC. historiC home loW taxes one bath neW & one redone Covered Patio, FenCedYard Can be 3br. $209,000 jeFF burGman-520322-5222 tierra antiGua CheCK PiCs- tarmls.Com mls #21024095 must see!!!

nonsmoKinG roommate Wanted to share house, 2br 1ba 1950s house with fenced yard and covered patio. W/D, A/C, Evap.

Fully furnished with desk, bed and dresser including linens.

Rent $500, share util $50-75 a month.

Have a large nonshedding hypoallergenic dog. House is easy biking distance just 1.5miles from UMC, close to everything. Myck 480-2414786

roommate Wanted to share w/UA Graduate in (soon to be) updated 3BR townhome- LARGE MBR w/walk-in closet. North Central location near River Walk, 10min from UA. $600 incl utilities, W/D, AC, Dish/ DVR, internet, comm pool/ spa/ tennis. 1yr lease. Avail 8/1/10. NO PETS. During remodeling rent will be $450.00. 1st & Last +Dep= $1400. Graduate Student preferred. (520)360-4226. roommates Wanted/ roommates needed! 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms open for immediate move in.

Get uP to $200 oFF 1st months rent! M/F ok, roommate matching available, individual leases, private entrances. Call for appointment 520.622.8503. roommates/ 2 uoFa students wanted to share like new large 3bedroom with Jr. @ U and Apple employee, Columbus and Ft. Lowell $499/ month tylera@email.arizona.edu serious quiet student- share furnished 3bedroom, 2bath nonsmoking home. W/D, A/C, POOL, satellite, carport $350/ month includes utilities 520-401-0610

10min WalK to UofA. W/D, A/C. $350 includes all utilities. Share home w/professional woman. 520318-4268 ext 2314

bedroom With 1/2 bathroom for $340 or master bedroom for $360. Located on Mountain and Prince. For info contact Anh at anguyen1@email.arizona.edu. m/F needed Great HOUSE, STARPASS/ GREASEWOOD ALARM, FURNISHED, INTERNET/ CABLE, 4BD, 2-1/2BTH, 10MIN. TO UofA, CALL HUNTER 602-6169516 quiet Phd student seeks to rent 2BR in lovely Sam Hughes home. $700, $800 w/kitchen &bath privileges. Doesn’t include phone, cable, Internet. Females only, Prof, UofA/ UMC staff, med residents.

271-8832 room For rent $300 +utilities.

3bd/ 2ba house 1.5miles north of UofA. W/D, AC, tile floors. Available now or August. (602)809-1818

3br/ 2bth toWnhouse, close to campus, freshly painted, tiled floor throughout, two story, covered parking. $925, 1year lease. Call Nancy (520)907-8775 beautiFul 2bd/ 1ba. 3231 E. Presidio. Country Club/ Fort Lowell.

A/C, just remodeled, W/D, walled patio. Pets ok. Covered parking. $750/mo +deposit. Water Included.

Mike 272-1928 presidiotownhomes.com FullY Furnished 2bd/ 1.5BTH: $750/ Month. Close to UofA and CatTran. Carport, Laundry, Pool, LA Fitness and Sunflower across the street. 9Month Lease available. No Pets. No Smoking. Please Call 520609-6133. Available the first week of August. sam huGhes PlaCe- luxury 2-story townhouse w/2br, 3ba, large loft, and private 2-car garage. Fully upgraded w/stainless steel appliances, washer/ dryer, fireplace. Furnished or unfurnished. available now.

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2bdr 2bth tWnhm. 10min from UofA. Newly remodeled w/carport, patio, guest prkng& pool! Gym& Park across st. Great neighborhood. $500/per. Call Maria 630-8359023 for details!

3bd/2.5ba looKinG for responsible students to share a clean 1400sqft townhouse. Remodeled kitchen, D/W, microwave, W/D, A/C. Small patio. Complex has swimming pool, basketball court, & guest parking. Carport for 2. Close to UofA & major shopping. Available August 1. $1100/mo +utilities. 5914286

2br, 2Full bath, 2-car garage, pool. Only 8units. Just east of Country Club @2nd & Miramonte. Very safe & secure. $145,000. MLS #21013352. Nancy Zeldin (520)9775973.

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