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Obama pushes for unity in wake of shooting

By Bethany Barnes and Luke Money ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Standing before an audience of more than 13,000 in McKale Center, with an almost equal number watching via video from the nearby Arizona Stadium, President Barack Obama took a thoughtful pause.

“On Saturday morning, Gabby, her staff and many of her constituents gathered outside of a supermarket to exercise their right to peaceful assembly and free speech,” he said.

“They were fulfilling a central tenant of democracy and the vision by our founders … That is the quintessentially American scene that was shattered by a gunman’s bullets.”

Obama and several high-ranking members of his cabinet

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“Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was a good friend of mine, as she is to almost everyone in this community. This attack on her and her constituents, our neighbors and our friends has changed us all.”

— Robert Shelton UA president

were present in Tucson as part of the “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America” memorial event held to honor the 19 victims and six fatalities of last Saturday’s shooting spree, an attack that took the life of federal district Judge John Roll and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition at University Medical Center.

“There is nothing I can say that will fill the sudden hole torn in your hearts,” Obama said. “But know this. The hopes of the nation are here tonight. We mourn with you for the fallen. We join you in your grief. We add our faith SPEECH, page 2

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“On Saturday, violence reared its ugly head to silence our voice in government, but our voice will not be silenced, and our representative will not be silenced.”

— Emily Fritze ASUA president

to yours that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the other living victims of this tragedy will pull through.”

His faith was reinforced after visiting Giffords’ hospital room, when she opened her eyes for the first time since the shooting.

“Gabby opened her eyes because she knows we are here, she knows that we love her, she knows we are there for her,” Obama said.

Obama acknowledged the tendency of people to reflect upon their own lives in times of tragedy. But, he stressed, this reflection must lead to the understanding that “what matters is not wealth or

status or power or fame but rather how well we have loved and the role we have played in making the lives of other people better.”

He also expressed his hope that these events would spur solidarity and civility among both people and politicians.

“At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized — at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we do — it’s important for us to pause for a moment and make sure that we are talking with each other in a way that heals, not a way that wounds,” he said

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A couple huddles in Arizona Stadium together during a moment of silence in the final minutes of the “Together We Thrive” memorial service broadcasted from McKale Center on Wednesday. Overflow crowd capacity was able to view the event from Arizona Stadium via telecast.

as the crowd leapt to its feet and applauded.

This, he said, was particularly important in order to live up to the example set by those killed on Saturday.

He took the time to share details about each of the deceased, saying that even without any individual connections, their stories have become personal.

“In George (Morris) and Dot (Dorothy Morris), in Dorwan and Mavy (Stoddard), we sense the abiding love we have for our own husbands, our own wives, our own life partners. Phyllis (Schneck) — she’s our mom or grandma; Gabe (Zimmerman) our brother or son,” he said.

He described Roll as “a man who embodied America’s fidelity to the law” and Giffords as “a reflection of our public spiritedness.”

He also said he was moved by the view 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green had of the U.S. “I want us to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as she imagined it,” he said. “All of us — we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children’s expectations.”

Obama also thanked those who stepped forward during and in the aftermath of the shooting.

“These men and women remind us that heroism is found not only on the field of battle,” he said. “They remind us that heroism does not require special training or physical strength. Heroism is here, in the hearts of our fellow citizens all around us just waiting to be summoned, as it was on Saturday morning.”

Particularly he acknowledged the efforts of Tucson medical professionals, which drew tremendous applause and cheers from the audience. He then spoke about UA political science junior Daniel Hernandez Jr., a volunteer in Giffords’ staff who was the first to give medical attention to the congresswoman after the shooting.

When entering McKale Center, he made a point to greet Hernandez

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A man cheers at the “Together We Thrive: Tuson & America” memorial service on Wednesday night in McKale Center. President Barack Obama encouraged Tucson and the nation to unify at the ceremony honoring the victims of Saturday’s shooting.

“There is no way to measure what Tucson and all of Arizona lost this past Saturday.”

— Jan Brewer Arizona governor

with a handshake.

While addressing the crowd, Hernandez rejected the “hero” label many have given him, saying the real heroes were the victims of the shooting and the first responders on scene, and public servants.

Obama, however, believes the

label fits.

“Daniel, I am sorry, but you are a hero,” he said, “because you rushed through the chaos to tend to (Giffords’) wounds and keep her alive.”

An area where Obama and Hernandez agreed was their desire to see the shooting bring the people closer together.

“One thing that we have learned from this great tragedy is that we have come together,” Hernandez said. “On Saturday, we all became Tucsonans.

On Saturday, we all became Arizonans. But most importantly, on Saturday we all became Americans.”

Former Arizona Governor and current Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Eric Holder, Gov. Jan Brewer and UA President Robert Shelton also offered their thoughts and support.

Speakers drew on their faith during the memorial, often quoting scripture.

“At these times words can fail us, so let us listen instead to the words of the Old Testament,” Napolitano said. She went on to quote from Isaiah 40.

Holder also turned to scripture when addressing the crowd.

Emily Fritze, Associated Students of the University of Arizona president, offered her perspective as a student and a former intern with Giffords, saying the show of support from the community was uplifting.

Brewer called the shooting’s impact immeasurable, but expressed optimism in Arizona’s ability to overcome adversity.

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At the start of every year, a lot of people are making resolutions. But before the Student Recreation Center starts filling up, take a minute to remember why you are in college.

The reason’s not alcohol. Sure, this is probably the last time that drinking before noon will be acceptable. But partying isn’t the reason for attending college. It’s the reason for the weekend (including Thursday night for most).

This is the one time that you get to take an hour out of your day to learn about something new. General education classes aren’t “fluff,” they’re probably the last chance you have to learn about psychology, anthropology, geography, geology and everything else available. How many adults get to sit around discussing what wind is?

For some, this isn’t just your last chance for moments like these, it’s your first chance.

Cherish it.

Now is the time to find out more about the world outside of you. The Daily Wildcat is your chance.

You aren’t here to get a good job. That’s shocking, I’m sure, for some. That’s why you graduate, but that’s not why you’re on campus today. You’re here because knowledge is power. Books, classes, papers, they’re all ways to learn. We’re at a peak in civilization not because we’re smarter than 500 years ago, but because knowledge grows through communication and we have the option to go online or pick up a free newspaper. With the newspaper you don’t just get to read, you get a voice. If we get something wrong, tell us. If you don’t agree with an idea presented, challenge it. Your ideas, letters and opinions don’t fall on deaf ears; you only have to speak up.

If you hold your head down, drink your way through class and complain, you’ve just wasted your time, money and skills.

Inside the Daily Wildcat, you’ll find information relating to all the areas of campus and college living — for free. It’s not The New York Times. It’s around 12 pages of important and relatable information, so consider it a stepping stone to the morning coffee and paper you can enjoy as a grown-up.

By paying attention to what’s going on, you’ll be successful. By learning to speak up and challenge ideas, you’ll be successful. Reading the Daily Wildcat is your first step to success.

This is why you’re here.

Mall RANTS

Mall Rants is a regular feature in the Daily Wildcat, in which students weigh in on current events and issues. This week, columnist Caroline Nachazel went to see President Barack Obama and other speakers at “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America,” and asked students why they were attending the memorial service.

“I just think it is probably a once-in-a-lifetime thing to see Obama, and he’s coming to our school, so that’s pretty special and awesome. It’s definitely a time in history that I will look back on (as) something crucial to be at.”

Miranda Nestor, psychology junior “I am basically here because I do feel sorry for the victims. I am from Tucson, and I don’t know anyone who was involved in it, and it does affect me just living in Tucson. I’m basically here to support them and see Obama. It’s one thing to shoot a congresswoman, especially when that’s your target, but when you are affecting so many people’s lives, that’s a big deal.”

Cleyrissa Robinson, physiology freshman “I am here because I would like to hear one of our generation’s best speakers speak on something that’s really important to the city of Tucson and the university. It’s more important to be here showing support. Tucson is holding the event, so that’s showing support. We’re providing thousands of T-shirts, workers, the facility, funds, transportation, so I think we are showing all the support we could give for this event.”

Joe Fisher, nutrition sciences junior “I think it’s definitely important to be here as a member of the community because a lot of students are from out of state, so if we all come together from all different places around our nation that makes a huge difference in Tucson alone. I’m here to show support for the victims and the families, and I’m also here to see Obama because it’s a once in a lifetime experience. Like, when will I ever be able to see him again? If you like him or not, it’s Obama, our president, a huge deal and we need to be here to support the families and give them our condolences.”

Amber McCoy, pre-business freshman

— Michelle A. Monroe is the editor in chief of the Daily Wildcat. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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o here we are, finally meeting. In my early college days of homesickness, it seemed like you couldn’t come soon enough. Once I realized I belonged here, I knew you would come too soon.

the best karaoke hotspot Tucson has to offer. Although I have never tried to sing karaoke before, I am fairly confident this is the year I will win a karaoke competition. Watch out, Beyoncé!

Now that you are here, I feel completely unprepared.

The number of stories I have worth telling that start with the phrase “When I was in college … ” is not nearly where I would like it to be. It seems as though I have a lot of ground to cover in the next 16 weeks or so. Let’s hope senioritis doesn’t get in the way of some new semester’s resolutions.

3. On a related note, it is imperative that I win a dance competition at Cactus Moon.

Don’t worry. I have been learning plenty of new moves, thanks to “Just Dance 2” on the Wii.

1. Sample every happy hour within a five-mile radius of the campus. I would be doing a disservice to the heavens if I didn’t. Happy hour is clearly a gift from above to poor college students, and I am not one to turn down gifts.

2. Scope out the Tucson bar scene in order to find

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win some cash money.

6. Be a student at the UA when one of our sports teams wins a national title. I am not too worried about this one because I am fairly confident that our softball team will make this happen for me this year. Bear down!

7. Be more spontaneous. As you can tell from this list, I tend to plan things out in order to have a good amount of control over my life. With adulthood on the horizon, I am now seeing I have the rest of my existence to live by the rules and to allow a schedule to dictate my life. No stories come out of living monotonously.

4. Volunteer at a soup kitchen at least once a month. I think it would be a nice change of pace to have college stories that didn’t end with “it was the time of my life” but rather “I helped change someone else’s life.”

As you see, spring semester, I have high hopes for you.

You are my last hope for putting the finishing touches on my college memories, so please don’t let me down.

5. Because I don’t have a ZonaZoo pass nor do I bank with Wells Fargo, this next one might be a little tricky, but I have always wanted to win the competition held during sporting events where a random audience member holding his Wells Fargo bank card is chosen to

— Mallory Hawkins is a communication senior. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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From left, Jason Blake, Crissi Blake, Jenny Douglas, Nancy Barber and Gawain Douglas, the family of patient Ronald Barber, speak at University Medical Center on Wednesday. Barber was one of the victims of Saturday’s shooting and is currently in good condition.

Victim’s family speaks out at UMC

By Lucy Valencia ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ recovery is “going as anticipated,” said Dr. Peter Rhee, medical director of UMC’s trauma and critical care and professor of surgery in UA’s College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery.

Doctors also gave an update on the six patients in the hospital who were injured in the shooting that occurred last Saturday.

“One patient remains in a critical condition, two are serious and three are in good condition,” Rhee said.

“One of the patients got upgraded to ‘serious’ for a little while because he was on a ventilator machine right after he was in surgery,” he added, though he said this is normal.

In regards to Giffords, Rhee explained that, at this time, things “could go very slowly in progress or go very rapidly at times, too.”

“Things can actually go in a negative fashion and downward as well,” Rhee said. “I’m

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happy to say none of the downward events have occurred … Which is everything we wanted to happen at this point.”

Doctors have decreased the amount of sedation they are giving to Giffords, which Rhee said has made her more responsive.

The family of patient 65-year-old Ronald Barber, who works with Giffords as the district director, said they expect him to be released from the Intensive Care Unit this Thursday.

“We are very sad about this tragic event.

We are very grateful that my dad is alive, but we are very sad about the people who have lost their loved ones,” said Jenny Douglas, Barber’s daughter.

“He remembers it all very clearly,” she said of the shooting that took place last Saturday.

“We cannot share what he said. But he remembers it all.”

Douglas reported that Barber repeatedly showed concern about Giffords.

“He wants to see her. He asks me about her every night … and they are working to arrange that.”

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Many UA students are unaware of the UofA Bookstore’s “highest cash back guarantee” promotion that offers an additional 10 percent if books are sold back to the bookstore for store credit instead of cash.

Kurtis Durfey, the marketing specialist for the bookstore, said he does not see many customers taking advantage of these guarantees because he said he believes the bookstore is already offering the lowest-priced textbooks at the beginning of the semester and the most cash back for used textbooks at the end of the semester.

“The guarantees actually serve more of a benefit to the students who can rest assured that we’re doing what we need to do in an effort to reduce their costs as much as possible,” Durfey said. “This is a promise that cannot be made by any of our off-campus competitors, all of whom are interested primarily in making a profit.”

In addition to the “highest cash back guarantee” promotion, the bookstore also offers a “lowest price guarantee” promotion, where they guarantee they will match any other campus-area store’s offer for a used textbook and give the student a $5 gift card, according to Durfey. These promotions are only offered during the “end-of-semester buyback

promotion,” which runs for about two weeks every May and December.

Many students knowledgeable about the promotion said they plan to utilize it.

“It is more cost effective for when you’re buying books for the next semester,” said Katie Franz, a chemistry freshman. Jordan Rotenberg, a psychology junior, normally sells her books for cash but will now sell back to the bookstore.

“It’s just a better deal,” she said.

However, not all students believe the bookstore gives the best financial benefit when selling back textbooks.

“What they (the bookstore) offer does not reflect what the book is actually worth,” said Nae Schnee, an interdisciplinary studies major. “Ten percent isn’t enough for me to even consider selling back the book.”

Carla Ruiz, a business junior, would rather get cash back than store credit and an additional 10 percent.

“You always need it (cash) and you can use it or save it up for whenever,” she said.

Ultimately, the bookstore wants to keep the books physically on campus for resale the following semester, according to Durfey.

“It (selling back to the bookstore) results in a 25 percent savings for the next student who purchases the book and also supports the sustainability objectives of the bookstores and of the university,” Durfey said.

Student reactions to speech What do you think it means for Tucson that President Barack Obama came to the UA? “It shows that he cares about Tucson and the community, in addition to the horrific tragedy, that the president would take time out to come out and do this. To me, that’s what being a president is about — the people.”

— Kim Robinson, Pima Community College student “It means that Tucson is not some hole-inthe-wall place on the U.S. map. He (Obama) pays attention and cares. It means a lot to the families of those who were affected, and especially to UA students who are most excited.

The shooting hasn’t changed my impression of Tucson. I think the media is kind of mean.

Just because one person has been ridiculously awful doesn’t mean that Tucson is. I mean, I’ve lived here all my life, I love it here.”

— Bella Furr, Natural resources junior

“President Obama coming brings us all together. I mean, look around, there’s a bunch of people here.”

— Lucas Gomez, Pima Community College freshman “We’re not here only to see Obama, he’s helping us to mourn in the process of the aftermath of what’s happened. He’s helping us as a community and on it as an issue, about what happened at the shooting. We need to see what we need to do next.”

— William Nye, graduate student Geographic information sciences “It is just so positive. I’m really happy Obama is coming.”

— Ellen Duperret, Mother of UA student — Compiled by Lucy Valencia

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POLICEBEAT

By Alexander Vega ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

Rider got me in a chokehold

A non UA-affiliated man was arrested for assault on Jan. 7 after choking a Sun Tran driver at University Boulevard and Cherry Avenue.

A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to the scene regarding the fight at 3:35 p.m.

The attacker got onto the bus with three other men at a stop near Campbell Avenue and Roger Street.

The driver said that as soon as the men were on the bus they began cursing loudly using the “Four-letter word, F-U- ‌ â€?

The driver told the group that cursing was not tolerated and ordered them to stop swearing.

Later in the ride, the attacker got into an argument with the other men in the group. The three other men left the bus at the next stop.

The attacker headed toward the front of the bus and suddenly lunged at the driver, placing his hands around his neck.

Another Sun Tran passenger stepped in and shoved the attacker away from the driver.

The passenger and the attacker fell out of the bus and were separated.

The attacker took off his belt and swung it at the passenger.

The passenger was able to dodge the initial swing and took the attacker to the ground, pinning him down until UAPD arrived.

The attacker was arrested for two assault charges, a criminal damage charge, disorderly conduct and two outstanding Tucson Police Department warrants.

Pay the piper

A man was caught with drug paraphernalia after being stopped for speeding at Stone Avenue and Speedway Boulevard on Jan. 6.

At 1:35 p.m., a UAPD officer stopped the non UAaffiliated man for driving 50 mph on Speedway Boulevard.

The officer noticed a blue glass pipe in plain sight on the floor near the front seat.

The officer requested the driver to hand over the paraphernalia and noticed the pipe had the residue and smell of burnt marijuana.

A records check showed that the driver had three Tucson Police warrants and was driving on a suspended license.

At 1:45 p.m. the driver was arrested for driving with a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was booked into Pima County Jail.

Missing hubcaps, hidden tires

A UA employee arrived home on Jan. 6 to find that his hubcaps had been stolen.

The employee parked his car on Drachman Street, just east of Vine Avenue, around 5:30 a.m.

Sometime between 5:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. an unknown party stole each of his four hubcaps.

The employee also noticed that several of the tires’ lug nuts had been loosened in an attempt to steal the tires.

He had just purchased the tires, which still had the paper attached from the purchase.

A UAPD officer met with the employee at UAPD headquarters where the employee requested a victim’s rights form.

There are no suspects or witnesses at the time.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. A complete list of UAPD activity can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.

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Crowd for Obama creates commotion

By Lucy Valencia ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT

By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Members of the Tucson community promised to show support at the funerals of the victims of Saturday’s shooting by rallying against picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church.

The Kansas church is best known for protesting the funerals of soldiers and displaying messages against homosexuality and the war in Iraq. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the church will not picket the funeral of 9-year-old Christina Green as originally planned but will still picket the funeral of federal Judge John Roll.

These announcements by the church led to the creation of the Tucson Memorial Project. More than 7,500 people have joined the Facebook event for various demonstrations in support of the victims’ families.

“Once news broke that the WBC (Westboro Baptist Church) was coming to picket, we started thinking of how to protect the family,” said Chelsea Cohen, a leader of the group and a senior studying creative writing and linguistics.

The project originally started with plans to support the family of Christina Green against picketers, but nows plans to be at the funerals of all victims. Attendees will not enter the funeral but instead stand on the street.

Emergency legislation was passed Monday as a measure to protect these funerals, according to Daniel Scarpinato, spokesperson for House Speaker Kirk Adams, who sponsored the bill.

Picketers cannot come within 300 feet of the funeral location one hour before and after the funeral due to the new legislation.

“Really, all members felt it was important step to come together,” Scarpinato said.

The legislation was modeled after a law in Ohio, but forty other states have

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measures with similar provisions.

“Obviously, we’re sensitive to the fact that people have the constitutional right to do despicable, disgusting things,” Scarpinato said.

The legislation allows regulation of the picketers.

“This law protects the first amendment right and the grieving families who have to experience this,” Scarpinato said.

Cohen said she did not know whether the Westboro Baptist Church would come to Christina Green’s funeral as of Tuesday night, but the Tucson Memorial Project will still have a presence.

“What I’ve heard is more on the judge’s funeral on Friday,” Cohen said. “But even if they don’t show up, we will still be there to support the family, just so they see a physical representation of what we’re trying to do.”

Trained “angels,” who have learned meditation and yoga techniques, will be at the funerals where the church is picketing.

“They have constructed 8 to 10 feet angel wings to block out all the signs,” said Trevor Hill, media director of Tucson Memorial Project and political science junior.

Cohen said those who want to support the families are asked to be peaceful and resist responding to any antagonizing by the Westboro Baptist Church.

“If we sink to their level, are provoked or create a disturbance of our own, then we are no better than they are,” she said.

Early yesterday afternoon, the church announced that it had decided against protesting the funerals of the shooting victims. Shirley Phelps Roper, the daughter of the pastor of Westboro Baptist Church, has decided to accept offers of radio air time in lieu of the protests, according to a report from the Arizona Daily Star.

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Nine-year-old Daniel Phelps, right, grandson of Westboro Baptist Church pastor Fred Phelps, listens to his cousin Jacob Phelps while they demonstrate outside the Supreme Court while justices heard oral arguements in Snyder v. Phelps, which tests the limits of the First Amendment, on Oct. 6, 2010 in Washington, DC. Albert Snyder sued the Westboro Baptist Church after his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, was killed in Iraq in 2006 and members of the church held signs and demonstrated outside his funeral.

It seemed at noon there were more people waiting to attend the memorial service that President Barack Obama spoke at than McKale Center could accommodate. The arena seats 14,500, but 13,172 people were allowed to enter.

Many people formed a line along Campbell Avenue at around 8 a.m., but were moved by police. A line was then formed from McKale Center heading northbound on Cherry Avenue , wrapping around the corner to Second Street, breaking at every intersection so as to not block the street. It continued northbound down Warren Avenue , turned westbound at First Street and southbound down Mountain Avenue until people nearly reached the Student Union Memorial Center.

Kimberly Gyles, a pre-nursing freshman, had issues with being moved and not knowing where to go. “I got here at 10:30 a.m. and we were on Campbell, and people started running around. I ended up running around the block three times,” she said. She sat on the steps near Cherry Avenue Parking Garage. Her friend Carly Hamman, a pre-education freshman, was also with her. “We’re just waiting so we know if we’re even going to get in.”

Josh Hill, a volunteer working the program, was walking along the line of people that extends from the McKale Center all the way down Cherry Avenue to Speedway Boulevard.

“Right now, we’re saying no backpacks, no food or large items,” he said. “We think they’re allowing small handbags, but at this point we’re saying no bags to make it easier.” He and many other volunteers wearing red “Together We Thrive” shirts informed people of what they were not allowed to bring and helped keep crowds off the street.

By 2:30 p.m., all red-shirted volunteers were warning people that no

small handbags would be allowed after all, though they advised identification was required and only a small camera would be permitted into the arena.

As the line of people inched closer to McKale Center, people were more wearied and upset.

“We got moved like three times, nobody knows anything here.” said Alan Chu, a graduate student seeking a doctorate in rhetoric. “The first 14,000 are going in, according to what they say, and the rest are going there,” Chu said, pointing to the Arizona Stadium, where the overflow of people will be seated so they can watch the memorial on large screens.

“We don’t know when we’re gonna move,” said freshman Kennara Ramirez, a pre-business major. “We’ve been here for about 45 minutes in this same spot. And we’re not going to the stadium. If we don’t get into McKale its kind of pointless,” Ramirez said as she sat on the corner of Cherry Avenue, wearing sunglasses in the sunny 73-degree weather. “I might as well go home.”

“Personally, I think it is amazing that they’re even putting this on in just two days. I’m excited. If I get in, I get in. If I don’t, then I go home and watch it on my TV,” said M’Balia Thomas, a doctoral student in the Secondary Language Acquisition and Teaching program.

John Perrin , who was working as an administrative staff member for “Together We Thrive” just outside of McKale Center, thinks they will only let about 12,000 people. “I’m not really sure, there may be a little more seats, since its capacity is at about four (thousand),” he added.

Due to the memorial service, the Main Library closed at 3 p.m. and re-opened at 7:30 a.m. The Student Recreation Center also closed at 3 p.m., as well as most restaurants and stores on campus. Regular hours resumed today.

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The community came together at the UA Mall on Wednesday afternoon to create a chain that was presented to President Barack Obama at “Together We Thrive” held at McKale Center Wednesday evening. The chain was filled with thoughts, wishes and prayers for those affected by the shooting spree on Saturday, that hospitalized Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wounded 18, and claimed the life of six.

UA, ASU create paper chain of prayers, hope

By Steven Kwan Arizona Daily Wildcat The UA normally begins its first classes on Wednesday. Instead, more than 4,000 students, faculty and community members stopped by the UA Main Library to leave messages and prayers to Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona’s 8th Congressional District representative, and others who were injured or killed Saturday.

Messages written on slips of paper will form one continuous chain to be displayed at Old Main starting today.

The chain is a joint project between administrators, faculty, staff, students and organizations from the UA and ASU, according to Ashley Tutera, a pre-business sophomore and volunteer from the UA Activities Board.

One of the volunteers was Aaron Elyachar, an interdisciplinary studies junior and Associated Students of the University of Arizona safety programming director. “It has been a very strong, very emotional day. It’s been unifying. … I feel something different at the U of A, I feel more a sense of connection.”

Elyachar said he is really good friends with Daniel Hernandez Jr., the UA student credited with providing critical first aid to Giffords, and has known him since freshman year.

“I’m proud to call him a hero, and I’m prouder to call him a friend,” Elyachar said.

“The next time I see him, I plan on giving him a huge hug.”

Volunteer Kelley Stewart, a graduate student in education and the president of ASU’s Graduate and Professional Students Association, spent the afternoon encouraging passersby to contribute to the chain.

She said organizers put this project together

within 36 hours.

“It’s really been touching to see who will stop and fill it out,” Stewart said. “Some of the young men especially weren’t stopping, but when you went out in the crowd and asked them and invited them in, then they were willing to put down their thoughts too.

“People were grateful that we gave them this outlet to express themselves.”

Stewart said the organizers had asked volunteers to meet in Gallagher Theater on Wednesday morning and were then asked to write their thoughts.

“So we were the first links in this chain before it came out on the Mall,” Stewart said. “What struck me at the moment was how many people were coming together to respond to this. I do a lot of service and I don’t think it should take a tragedy to bring people out to do service. I think it should be ingrained into our community. So that’s basically what I wrote down.”

ASU President Michael Crow also stopped by the tables Wednesday afternoon to leave a message for Giffords. He first heard about Saturday’s events during ASU’s basketball game with University of California, Berkeley.

“We were deeply connected to (Giffords) and to her office. She worked on a statewide basis. I mean, yes, she represented Tucson, but she was interested in all of Arizona. So we worked with her on solar energy projects, community development projects and a range of things,” Crow said.

“She’s a tremendous, tremendous leader.

She’s one of the only leaders who can talk to everyone, and there aren’t many people who can do that. I just left a message that America is a loving country and Tucson has really shown that,” he said.

Lawmakers debate costs of added security McClatchy Tribune WASHINGTON — Discussions over security for lawmakers and staff members in the wake of the Tucson killings quickly broke along partisan lines Wednesday as House members returned to work at the Capitol.

Democrats suggested that additional funding may be needed to beef up security in districts where lawmakers feel particularly exposed, while Republicans sought remedies largely without additional costs.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, called for a security briefing for lawmakers, and officials said that a comprehensive review of the arrangements for representatives and their staffs is under way by the House Administration Committee.

Meanwhile, as many as 10 lawmakers have suggested they may carry personal firearms for protection, said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who will be among them.

“I don’t think we need a special piece of legislation to protect members of Congress,” said Chaffetz, who occasionally carries a semi-automatic Glock handgun while in his home district but does not plan to carry the gun in the capital.

“We don’t need to spend more money.”

Lawmakers considering several legislative proposals weighed an uneasy balance between protecting themselves and maintaining open access to their constituents after a shooting in Arizona Saturday critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., left six dead and wounded 13 others.

Several representatives, including Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., said they would press forward with plans this week for their own “Congress on Your Corner” events, similar to the one held by Giffords.

As they did, there were new indications of the array of dangers faced by lawmakers.

The Justice Department announced that the FBI Wednesday morning arrested a Palm Springs, Calif., man on suspicion of

threatening Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash.

In voicemail messages last month, Charles Turner Haberman, 32, threatened to kill McDermott over his position during the tax cut debate, authorities said.

McDermott issued a statement saying he remains “focused on serving my constituents.”

Democrats and Republicans met behind closed doors for their first full security briefing since Saturday’s shooting. Several lawmakers were circulating proposals for legislation to better protect their staff, particularly in their home districts where many lawmakers feel most exposed.

Rep. Jesse Jackson, D-Ill., sought to rescind a 5 percent cut to office budgets approved by an overwhelming vote in the House last week, while adding 10 percent for security, a proposal that is unlikely to advance in a Congress concerned with deficit spending. Cutting office budgets was an inaugural act of the new GOPcontrolled House.

“There are expenses associated with securing our district staffs,” Jackson said. “No American should ignore that basic fact.”

A potentially more modest spending proposal by some Democrats would provide funds for representatives who must reimburse local law enforcement for providing security at district events.

One proposal discussed by both Democrats and Republicans was to have the U.S. Marshal Service play an enhanced role investigating threats to members.

The House Administration Committee’s security overview will be ongoing, according to an aide to Rep. Daniel Lungren, R-Calif., the committee chairman.

House members attending the briefing described a widespread feeling of concern.

“The mood was somber,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., emerging from the meeting. “We have to get straight as to what we could be doing in terms of protecting our staff — not so much here, but back in the districts.”

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Broadway in Tucson show lands far from Kansas Smash-hit ‘Wicked’ tour comes to Centennial Hall

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT “Wicked,” one of the top20 longest-running shows on Broadway and loosely based on “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory Maguire, tells the story of “The Wizard of Oz” from the perspective of the witches. The two North American companies that have been touring performances of “Wicked” for the last 360 weeks have performed for more than 7.5 million people and grossed $1.5 billion. This second American tour kicked off in March of 2009 in Fort Myers, Fla. This is the first time the show has played in Tucson, according to Mario Di Vetta, of Broadway in Tucson.

“Audiences have been loving it,” Di Vetta said. “They are jumping to their feet at the end of the show and when the two witches take their bows, the audience roar is deafening.”

The show runs at the UA’s Centennial Hall throughout the month of January, with its opening night on the fifth of this month, and final performance on Jan. 23.

According to Di Vetta, the play has had sold-out audiences all week.

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200 pounds of dry ice per show is used during Wicked tours.

18 houses’ worth of electricity are used to power the electrics, sound and automation departments during the show’s run.

Close to 175,000 pounds of scenery for the performance.

Up to 3 hours to make animal mask life casts during the show.

Performers lose all senses but taste during the time they wear them.

The dragon’s wingspan from tip to tip is about 36 feet. Its wingspan is the same as a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, the largest massproduced light aircraft in history.

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Gamers have high hopes for ‘11

By Jason Krell ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT A new semester means many things for students, including new classes, new experiences and new friends to be made. There will also be plenty of new developments in interactive entertainment to keep gamers happy.

“I’m looking forward to ‘The Old Republic,’ ‘Dragon Age II,’ and ‘Deus Ex: Human Revolution,’” said Sean Bacik, a pre-computer science sophomore.

‘The Old Republic’

These are some of the best titles the video game world has coming this semester. “Star Wars: The Old Republic” is a highly anticipated Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing game set more than 3,000 years before the “Star Wars” movies take place. In the game made by “Mass Effect” developer BioWare, you’ll finally be able to create your own custom Jedi, Sith or Bounty Hunter. If your dreams are following in the footsteps of Boba Fett or Obi-Wan, this is the game for you.

“The Old Republic” is expected to be the best contender for unseating World of Warcraft as king of MMOs. It’s set to be released in the spring.

‘Dragon Age II’

“Dragon Age II,” another BioWare title to be released on March 8, is also expected to be a great game. The original “Dragon Age: Origins” was an awesome Lord of the Ringsstyle epic, and the sequel will offer many improvements.

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for those who enjoyed the way things were. Still, the story will stand out much more since the same dialogue wheel found in the “Mass Effect” series is going to be implemented in “Dragon Age II.” That means that the main character will finally have a voice, and plenty of options for what to say.

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‘Deus Ex: Human Revolution’

“Deus Ex: Human Revolution” might be a name you haven’t heard before.

It’s a prequel to the first two “Deus Ex” games and is set in the year 2027 , in a world where companies control the world and conspiracies are commonplace. In addition to that, mechanical augmentation is being introduced to society, meaning you can give yourself super strength, infrared vision or even an arm that turns into a rifle.

The best thing about this game, though, is that you can play it four very different ways. You can face your foes, guns blazing like Rambo, sneak around to kill from the shadows, hack your enemies’ technology to use against them or try to use diplomacy to talk your way out of any trouble. You have until the game’s April launch to decide on the style that suits you.

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Gamers who want to get back to their platforming and arcade roots will also be pleased. “I’m definitely (looking forward to) ‘Little Big Planet 2’ and ‘Marvel vs. Capcom 3,’ ” said Andy Kozak, a pre-business junior.

‘Little Big Planet’

“Little Big Planet” is still being played more than two and a half years after its release; it’s the Playstation 3’s feel-good franchise. The second game should bring more of the same gameplay, but with a lot more options for character and level customization. Even though the changes seem mostly cosmetic, don’t let that deter you. If you have a PS3 and at least one friend, you’ll want this game, especially if you have the patience to make your own mini-games, which will be possible with the ingame editor.

‘Marvel vs. Capcom 3’

“Marvel vs. Capcom 3” is predicted to be the best-looking arcade-style fighter in years.

After all, “Marvel vs. Capcom 2” was released back in 2000 and is still played recreationally and competitively around the world. Those who remember the second game may recall how difficult it was to learn, but fortunately the third game’s controls have been made much simpler. There will also be a mission mode, which will help players improve their skills, and a single player mode with different endings for each character. Speaking of the characters, there will be a lot of them. Prepare to battle as your favorite super hero or Capcom character. The game is slated for release on the XBOX 360 and PS3 consoles this spring.

Keep your chin up this semester. Video game glory is just around the corner.

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Wildlife writers offer their takes on some possible nominees

ith artists churning out singles by the boatload, it’s tough keeping up with the latest jams. Heaven forbid you come across as square at a party for not knowing the words to whatever super catchy electro-nonsense Will.i.am. just released. It’s a jungle out there.

Fear not, Wildcats. Some of us don’t have CD players in our cars, and listen to nothing but tacky Top 40. So in case you were living under a rock since last January (that’s when “Tik Tok” was popular. Remember that?), here’s a little recap: Top bro comes out on top, bro It’s hard for me not to make assumptions about Mike Posner. I don’t know if it’s the pencil beard/shaved head combo, the lyrical contents of his music, his marketing certificate, his Greek life activity or the Marty McFlyesque duke jacket from the music video that paint the clearest picture for me.

It’s also hard for me to not like his music. His singles “Cooler than Me” and “Please Don’t Go” were both mega catchy and melodic synth-pop anti-ballads that don’t take themselves too seriously. If you can get pass the image, HITS, page 13

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local scene To get you through your week …

Thursday

Friday

In case the one-day delay drove it from your mind, today is the first day of classes for the spring semester.

Be sure to show up! It’s a two-day week; you really have no excuse not to.

Take a Steward Observatory Mirror Lab Tour and see the enormous telescope mirrors being built right here at the UA. The whole process, from making giant molds to polishing the mirrors to a perfect sheen, takes place on campus. Tours begin at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Call ahead for reservations. $15 adults, $8 students.

Climbing enthusiasts can watch competitive rock climbers from all over the Southwest vie to make it to the American Bouldering Series divisional championships. Admission is free for spectators. Rocks and Ropes, 330 S. Toole Ave. The first qualifying round for the youth climbers begins at 7 a.m.

Do you like watching strangers make fools of themselves?

Then head to Laffs Comedy Caffe, 2900 E. Broadway Blvd., for a Comedy Hypnosis Show. Hypnotist Don Barnhart is sure to keep believers and skeptics alike pleased with his combination of improv comedy and hypnosis. Show starts at 10:30 p.m. $10, $15 for preferred seating.

The 16th Annual Wooden Ball continues at Plush and features more local bands in acoustic performances.

Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. $5. 340 E. Sixth St. 21+

Club Congress and Optimist Club present Super Stereo, a five-piece “futurepop” group from Tempe. The group will be celebrating the release of the music video for its single “Life Passed Me By” in intergalactic dancebeat fashion. Doors open at 9 p.m. Admission is $3, but free for Optimist Club members. 311 E. Congress St. 21+ If classes are already weighing you down, or your spirit feels heavy after this weekend’s tragic shooting, consider looking for solace in meditation. Every Thursday, study topics in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. This week’s class will focus on “The Power of Imagination in Tantra.” 7 p.m. $10 per class, or $40 for a five-class card. Tara Mahayana Buddhist Center, central location, 1701 E. Miles St.

For the first of the two-night 16th Annual Wooden Ball, head to Club Congress. The Wooden Ball features local bands, both new and veteran, in mostly acoustic performances. The ball has become a Tucson tradition, the first such event having taken place in 1987.

Performances start at 7 p.m. $5. All ages.

Saturday

Want to relive your geeky high school days? The Loft Cinema hosts its monthly screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, complete with live actor performances from the Heavy Petting shadow cast. This “mother of all cult classes” begins at midnight. General admission $6, members $5. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.

Movies opening today: “The Green Hornet” and “The Dilemma.”

Sunday

Monday

What better activity is there for a beautiful Tucson Sunday than a hike at Saguaro National Park East? At 2 p.m., join fellow cactus enthusiasts for a 90-minute guided walk that will explore the life cycle of the saguaro cactus. Free with $10 park admission. 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, give back to the Tucson community. Several groups will be engaging in service projects today. Join the UA Communication Club and IABC-Tucson in the Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch building at 11:30 a.m. to put together “comfort kits” for Tucson’s homeless community. Or, if you’re brave enough to wake up at 8 a.m. on your day off, the Tucson Audubon Society needs help removing harmful buffelgrass from Julian Wash, near Lauffer Middle School, 5385 E. Littletown Road.

Rock isn’t something that can be taught. Rock is something you are born with. Six bands made up of rock-imbued Tucson students will shake the walls of Club Congress at the 2011 Arizona Daily Star Battle of the Bands final showdown warm-up. Join Alisha Peru, Tyler Scruggs, The Opposables, Wrest, Dark Aeturnis and Manic After Hours this Sunday. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show is free. The final showdown will take place on Tuesday at The Rialto Theatre.

Enjoy a blend of athleticism and entertainment; see the Harlem Globetrotters perform at 2 p.m. at Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets start at $19.

Tuesday The Beowulf Alley Theatre Company will perform “Old Time Radio Theatre,” a play based on those oldtimey radio shows we college students are too young to remember. 7 p.m. $8 adults, $5 for the first two children under 13. All subsequent children get in free, so bring the whole neighborhood. 11 S. Sixth Ave. Even though America fought a war to be rid of some British traditions, one U.K. trend that’s taking hold in the good ol’ U.S. is the pub quiz. To try your hand at this fun way to exercise your brain and/or get drunk, head to Club Congress for the Geeks who Drink pub quiz. Quiz starts at 8 p.m. and it’s free to play, plus there are prizes to be won! 21+

Leave my ‘Huck Finn’ alone!

New edition of classic novel a cowardly act of editing, adds nothing to Twain

Heather Price-Wright ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT An English and philosophy professor at Auburn University in Alabama has edited a new edition of “Huckleberry Finn” to erase what he has decided is offensive language. Alan Gribben’s edition replaces more than 200 instances of the N-word with the word “slave,” and changes other racially charged language such as “halfbreed” and “Injun” to less colorful, more politically correct terms.

This affront to American literature is, as UA English professor Charles Scruggs put it, eloquently and in true Mark Twain fashion, “chicken shit.”

For one thing, as Scruggs and other scholars have pointed out, the use of slave in place of the N-word makes little sense.

The words do not have anywhere near the same meaning or connotation. Moreover, in 1885, when “Huckleberry Finn” was published, slavery was illegal — though, as Scruggs notes, “de facto” systems of slavery still flourished in the Unites States.

But Twain did not call Jim “slave Jim” throughout the book for incredibly specific

reasons, reasons students will be robbed of discovering for themselves if they are offered Gribben’s scrubbed-up version.

Twain did not just use the N-word “ironically,” as some reductively suggest.

“The word … in the novel is very loaded and has different meanings depending on who is using it,” Scruggs said. “With Huck, it tends to take on a new meaning as his character develops.” Huck’s use of the word contrasted with that of, say, Pap Finn, Huck’s drunken, abusive, racist father, provides an important juxtaposition in the novel. Tracing Huck’s use of the invective allows the reader to understand Huck’s emotional development, especially with reference to Jim, the runaway slave who becomes his closest friend. Removing the word strips away layers of meaning from the text, and leaves behind a comparatively bland narrative.

Scruggs compared reading “Huck Finn” without the offending language to a football player attempting to execute a

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play he has forgotten the name of: “It’s like somebody running the pattern (in a football game) and the one guy has forgotten what the play is called and he runs off the field and knocks over the cheerleaders. It doesn’t make sense.”

This edition of “Huck Finn” marks a sad, cowardly act. But missing from the debate almost entirely is the acknowledgment that American students are only as uncreative and dumb as their instructors ask them to be. Gribben hopes his butchered version of an American classic will help students in high school and college engage with the text without being made to feel uncomfortable. But how insipid and lame does he think young people are?

Young readers want to be challenged, to be made uneasy and thrown off-balance by literature. Why read it, otherwise? If anything, high school and college students have much thicker skins than their elders when it comes to harsh, unsightly language. We’re hankering to interact with texts that are going to rock our worlds a little bit, and hopefully help us understand that world and our place in it in the process. Anyone who remembers reading “Huck Finn” or “Tom Sawyer” for the first time — the real novels, not some dumbeddown version — knows that Twain’s use

of what feels like incendiary language makes the characters, the historical context and the emotional journeys in both books come to life. Twain knew what he was doing writing those words, and American students can be helped to understand how to read them.

When asked whether his students had trouble with the racial language used in Twain’s and others’ works, Scruggs said, “I think they’re smarter than that.” And he’s right; we are.

When it comes down to it, Gribben and his ilk can call it what they will, but censorship is censorship. Gribben would like to pretend that he is making literature safe, but his “edits,” like most attempts to clean up great literature, “reduce human experience to a kind of tabula rasa, a blank slate,” Scruggs said. Gribben’s sad attempt to improve Mark Twain has no place in American schools and, if anything, will only drive young people to want to read the uncensored texts all the more.

In that case, here’s hoping a whole new generation of American young people can enjoy the treat that is “Huck Finn” a little more, knowing some grown-up out there doesn’t want them to.

— Heather Price-Wright is the assistant arts editor at the Daily Wildcat. She can be reached at arts@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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‘Fighter,’ other flicks could be contenders ‘Tangled’

Once upon a time, a beautiful princess in a tall tower had lush, golden, abnormally long locks. You know the drill.

Rapunzel, voiced by Mandy Moore in Disney’s “Tangled,” is like her fellow princesses. She sings, consults woodland creatures and falls in love.

But Rapunzel also kicks some butt — a frying pan is her weapon of choice.

Flynn Rider, voiced by Zachary Levi, is a dashing bandit out for luxury and riches. Of course, when he agrees to show the permanently grounded Rapunzel the real world, his tough outer shell begins to soften.

It’s Disney. What do you expect?

For all of Flynn Rider’s comical swagger, the relationship that develops between the thief and princess is enough to keep fans of Ariel and Belle sighing contentedly.

Clichés aside, the fairy tale aspects of “Tangled” blend well with adventure and some humor, earning it some potential nominations in this year’s Academy Awards.

“I See the Light,” a ballad in which Flynn Rider and Rapunzel realize their true and undying love for each other, has a chance at a nomination for Best Original Song. Its composer and writer, Alan Menken, is Disney’s musical juggernaut when it comes to the Oscars. He’s pocketed eight Academy Awards so far.

“Tangled” also has a shot at a nomination for Best Animated Feature along with films like

“Toy Story 3,” “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Despicable Me.” Cheesy, spunky and charming, “Tangled” just might win some Oscars.

And wouldn’t that be magical?

— Johanna Willett

‘True Grit’

With their Best-Picturewinning “No Country for Old Men,” the Coen brothers took the everyday evils of the modern West and twisted them into a skein of blood, cusses and dust. With “True Grit,” they take the Western back to its rootin’, tootin’ roots, and don’t spare on any of the kneeslapping Coen flair.

The story more closely follows Charles Portis’ 1968 novel than the famous John Wayne Western — both in story structure and dated dialect.

The young Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) narrates the tale of how she hunted down the coward who shot her pa, and in doing so met some of the bravest degenerate gunslingers north of the border. Jeff “The Dude” Bridges takes up The Duke’s eye patch and drunken drawl to become triggerhappy U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, a man renowned for possessing … true grit. With the help of LaBoeuf (Matt Damon), a Texas Ranger with Southern swagger and bovine grace, Mattie and Rooster show their mettle in a frontier framed by death.

The Coen crew is at the top of their game with this old-West homage. Expect a slew of audio-visual nominations for longtime cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Carter Burwell. Hollywood favorite Jeff Bridges and his gruff cowboy grumble are on the trail for a Best Actor In a Leading Role nod, his second in as many years (last February he took the gold for “Crazy Heart”). Depending on the mercy of the academy, we’ll be seeing 13-year-old newcomer Steinfeld in either the best actress or supporting actress pool. Finally, badass brothers Joel and Ethan are bound to be up for awards in directing, adapted screenplay, and Best Picture. Giddy-up.

‘The Fighter’

If you’ve heard one true story of inspiring athleticism, you’ve heard

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them all. On the surface, “The Fighter” looks like a cookie-cutter case of muscle-bound men triumphing over adversity. And that does happen. But beyond the few familiar fight scenes is a brilliantly acted meditation on family, home and the wages of success in America.

Mark Wahlberg plays pro boxer Micky Ward, who struggles through one-sided matches and family bickering to bring pride to his hometown of Lowell, Mass. His brother and former fighter Dickie Eklund, played to sleazy perfection by a gaunt and garrulous Christian Bale, tries to coach Micky to glory, but too often gets distracted by the call of the crack house. Micky’s mother and manager Alice (Melissa Leo) also gets distracted and mobilizes her seven frumpy daughters to harass Micky’s barmaid girlfriend Charlene (an adorable Amy Adams), one of those insufferable “MTV girls.” Between the adrenaline- and Aerosmith-induced boxing montages and teeth-gnashing family vitriol, “The Fighter” delivers a roundhouse kick to the simple definition of the word “fight.”

Christian Bale is a shoe-in for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role lineup.

Melissa Leo’s guilt-inducing, prunesucking glares may launch her into the Best Actress in a Supporting Role

ranks, too. Editor Pamela Martin cuts between action shots like rabbit punches and deserves an editing nod.

David O. Russell could go for the technical knockout in Directing and Best Picture.

— Brandon Specktor

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‘Black Swan’: twisted brilliance

By Dallas Williamson Arizona Daily Wildcat Shockingly twisted and incredibly intense best describes director Darren Aronofsky’s haunting psychological thriller, “Black Swan.”

I have to admit, when I heard of “Black Swan,” my first thought was: “Really? Another dance movie?” I expected Hollywood to dish out yet another one of its pretty, ice cream sundae films. You know the ones. An underdog athlete faces almost impossible odds to prove himself/ herself, learning and discovering his/her true self along the way. And of course, all these movies close with a nice “cherry on top” ending: the protagonist ultimately prevails, triumphing over his/her obstacles and opponents.

Think of the dance movies out there: “Flashdance,” “Dirty Dancing,” “Center Stage” and “Step Up.” Same basic formula, just different ingredients. I enjoy these films, but I have to say with “Black Swan,” Hollywood did it right.

They turned the sundae upside-down.

The film centers on Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a dancer in a prominent New York City ballet company who is chosen by the company’s artistic director to dance the role of the Swan Queen, the lead in the company’s production of “Swan Lake.” Although Nina is a perfect fit to portray the graceful innocence of the White Swan, she struggles to get in touch with the sly sensuality needed to dance the part of the White Swan’s evil twin, the Black Swan. However, when the confident and elusive Lily (Mila Kunis) joins the company, the two form a twisted friendship that helps Nina begin to get in touch with her darker side. With her controlling mother breathing down her neck and the threat of losing her part, Nina soon finds herself in a psychotic web of paranoia and delusion that could lead, quite literally, to a once-in-alifetime performance.

It’s Stephen King’s “Carrie” mixed with “Shutter Island,” boosted by Portman’s incredible performance. If the Golden Globes are indicative of “Black Swan’s” success, it would be no surprise if the film also saw Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Student reviews

It’s not just the critics who are singing “Black Swan’s” praises. Here’s what dancers in the UA School of Dance have to say: “I expected a film somewhere along the lines of “Center Stage”… but when I saw the trailer I did not expect it to be so dark and psychotic. I thought the movie was great. It left me speechless at the end … not in a good way or a bad way. It was very unexpected and engaging.”

— Hayley Frasier, sophomore “I couldn’t possibly imagine something like that happening to me as a dancer. Although I do like to become my character in class and on stage, I can separate the amazing feeling of the audience and bright lights from the people I interact with on the streets … I stayed quite interested in the movie while watching it and even thought about it afterwards. It left an imprint of wild thoughts and possibilities in my mind.”

— Michelle Costello, sophomore “My initial reaction to the film was that I was very grateful that it wasn’t similar to all the other dance movies; it wasn’t over-the-top happy and it has a sad ending. Too often dance movies make the possibility of

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— Paetia Mechler, freshman

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“Curving Arcades” by Athena Tacha

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Campus oddities part of art museum collection Tour guides share history, importance of familiar sculptures

By Miranda Butler Arizona Daily Wildcat We all have our own nicknames for them.

There’s “bird lady” out front of the UA Main Library, “the walking clothespins” on the corner of Campbell Avenue and the UA Mall and that giant baseball mitt at Highland Commons. To many students, these outdoor sculptures serve as landmarks or meeting places — but these interesting pieces are actually works of public art.

Beth Hancock, the public art coordinator at the UA Museum of Art, explained that there are more than 40 outdoor sculptures scattered across the UA campus.

“It’s pretty diverse. Some have been around since the 1970s,” Hancock said.

And although the art isn’t presented in a typical museum setting, the museum takes great pride in the sculptures. “They’re installed outside, but are still a part of the museum’s permanent collection,” Hancock added.

For example, the bird lady is actually a 1982 bronze sculpture entitled “Girl with Doves” by artist David Wynne, and those walking clothespins or tweezers are the “Curving Arcades” by Athena Tacha.

“Girl with Doves” by David Wynne

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“Another Martyr” by Fritz Scholder

Tacha, Hancock noted, is a significant, nationally known artist whose pieces are featured in museums from Tucson to Ohio to New York.

And what’s the verdict on that baseball glove? It’s entitled “Table of the Sun”

by John T. Young. In fact, the massive granite and steel installment was recently renovated, and now has a new look as “Table of the Sun Cubed.”

Although we may not hear about it very often, all the other works of public art have unique titles, stories and artists just like these.

For this reason, the UA Museum of Art offers walking tours of the public art to anyone interested in learning more about this inspiring feature of campus.

“Every Wednesday, the visitor center plans some kind of campus tour. On the third Wednesday of each month, it’s a tour of the public art,” Hancock said.

Public art tours highlight dozens of pieces at five major locations on campus.

Tours are free and hosted by docents from the museum. Check out January’s tour of public art on campus this Jan. 19.

For more information, visit the UA Museum of Art’s website or call 621-5130.

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2010’s pop music proved it’s all in the hairdo

Mike Posner is worth a try.

So I guess it’s cool to like Chris Brown again.

After 2009’s sharp turn from “Kiss Kiss” to “Diss Diss” following a widely-publicized domestic abuse scandal and the release of supremely “meh” album Graffiti , we were all sure Pretty Boy was Over Boy. Totally not true. He’s making hand over fist. I mean, “Dueces” was great. “Yeah x3” was all right. But really? One year? His PR people must have midi-chlorian counts higher than master Yoda’s …

Enrique Iglesias lives?

I can’t really imagine him as a sex symbol anymore, but that didn’t stop his single “I Like It” from topping dance hit charts across the world.

I guess he’s only 35, and it’s pretty easy to look sexy next to Pitbull comparing himself to a plumber again.

Rhianna is the T-1000 of pop music In the great void of new Gaga in 2010, there was money to be made. A new female trendsetter would arise. Many fought for the crown, but as usual all were

bested by she with the weirdest haircuts. Sorry, Katy.

With four number-ones and tons of publicity, she will undoubtedly be the Kobe Bryant to Gaga’s Michael Jordan pop diva when new singles spawn from the Lady’s camp this year.

Justin Bieber made two sort of good singles Featuring Ludacris on “Baby” and actually singing well on “Somebody to Love,” actions that almost lead me to believe that Bieber Fever may be about more than over-

sexualizing a 15-year-old boy.

But then he started releasing that typical junior high stuff and I’m no longer fooled.

Lady Gaga announced her album and revealed borderline Lupus That’s pretty much it. I think she went on tour too.

Lil Wayne can see the future or Drake is just really popular When Lil Wayne commented on the financial promise of putting Drake on every hook in 2009’s “Money to Blow” ,

I thought he was just being lazy. It turns out he just knew he was going to jail, and boy howdy did he invest in the right Canadian teen actor.

Drake scored consistently with four chart-topping singles, was featured on 10 additional singles and his album debuted at number one. Top 40 fans love Drake like Andrew Jackson disliked Native Americans.

— Remy Albillar is a senior majoring in English and creative writing. He can be reached at arts@wildcat.arizona.edu.

‘Pics or it didn’t happen’: Facebook takes over COMMENTARY BY Kellie Mejdrich

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acebook is an astounding entity, with 500 million active users who collectively spend 700 billion minutes surfing per month. That’s 1,330,928 years worth of time, every month.

Given that we spend about twice the length of human existence each month clicking through this blue-and-white social labyrinth, it’s surprising we haven’t pondered more about what it’s doing to us. Has Facebook changed us?

Or has it just magnified the oddities of our social world?

I’ve become simultaneously more suspicious and more addicted to social media, specifically Facebook. And I’ve started wondering what impact this webpage has had on my brain, how I look at myself, how I look at others, how I interact with others. The potential impacts are scary.

Kalle Lasn’s 1999 book “Culture Jam: How to Reverse America’s Suicidal Consumer Binge — And Why We Must” discusses how corporations have managed to manipulate us in such a way that we don’t even recognize it.

“Living inside the postmodern spectacle has changed people,” Lasn wrote in his book. “Figuratively, most of us spend the majority of our time in some ethereal place created from fantasy and want.”

Isn’t that what Facebook is? It’s a corporation we all adhere to, contribute to, and it’s a place that thrives on fantasy and want. We’ve commodified the human experience, human social

interaction. We essentially purchase ourselves, our friends and our relationships every time we log onto Facebook.

“The commercial mass media are rearranging our neurons, manipulating our emotions, making powerful new connections between deep immaterial needs and material products,” Lasn said.

Don’t be fooled — Facebook makes money primarily through all that advertising you see on the side of your page. You’re actively participating in a transaction where you give up your identity in order for a service. These ads target and manipulate your personally tailored version of “cool,” as Lasn would say, in order to influence the way you express yourself as a consumer.

And the main draw, social interaction, is a drug so powerful that we can’t resist it. Those pesky ads are just an unfortunate byproduct of our addiction.

Right?

“So virtual is the hypodermic needle that we don’t feel it. So gradually is the dosage increased that we’re not aware of the toxicity,” Lasn wrote.

University of Arizona students like Andrea Hartzell, 22, and Daneilla Trimble, 20, are aware that something dangerous is going on.

“I definitely stigmatize it and try to avoid it as much as possible,” Hartzell said. “But when I get up in the morning, how I get ready, my process throughout the day, is structured by (Facebook).”

That’s a powerful statement — evidence that Facebook has essentially replaced processes that used to be nonelectronic. Besides the fact that we’re replacing this process with one rife with advertisements, we’re fixing our social world in a webpage, allowing Facebook creator and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to essentially express for us what has been a personal, private world for as long as we’ve been socially conscious.

And we can’t escape it.

“Not having a Facebook, you’re possibly giving up this way to have certain opportunities,” Trimble, a sociology and economics major, said.

But at the same time, we’re losing something.

“People are stretching themselves so thin, with so many ‘friends’, I call them contacts, that they’re not spending time in important relationships in their life,” Trimble said.

Molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry and molecular biophysics major Juhyung Sun acknowledges that Facebook has modified our social world.

“The two major changes that come to mind are volume and consolidation,” Sun said.

“Not only do people share things through social media that they normally might not through conversation, but they can share it with every friend at once. Because with the rise of social media, people often refer to others’ Facebook pages or Twitter feeds,” Sun said, instead of other more traditional forms of communication like the telephone or face-to-face conversation.

But for Sun, Facebook isn’t so negative; it keeps him informed.

“There’s nothing wrong with making it easier to keep your friends in the loop,” Sun said.

Ads aside, this is a valid point. And it’s something that has empowered individuals. Hartzell noted that protests and events showing support for others have become much easier and widespread since the advent of media like Facebook. This includes myriad events for showing and mobilizing support for Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in light of the recent tragedy.

It’s been a powerful tool for change — President Barack Obama used Facebook to keep his supporters informed and mobilized in the 2008 election; protests and causes are advocated on Facebook

and reach the hearts and wallets of an unprecedented number of people. Not to mention the dozens of other social mass media applications out there, like Twitter, for example, where involvement in politics has changed the way people report and consume political news.

It seems, at least right now, that Facebook is a necessary evil. We’ve expanded our power to network beyond what our wildest dreams would have conceived just a decade ago.

“There’s definitely a place for it,” Hartzell said. “People need to separate their personal life from it and use it as a tool.”

Corporate America is all too ready to engage with such a tool. Goldman Sach’s recently announced its $500 million investment in Facebook, raising the media site’s value to an estimated $50 billion — that’s an astronomical leap for a site that used to be worth nothing.

And with that kind of money from such prominent sources floating around, it’s highly probable that this website will only increase its attractiveness and market power, in any way it can.

Let’s not be so foolish as to forget the fundamental strategies these corporations have used for so long, so effectively.

Let’s hope we can do that. It’s a challenging and dangerous game that we’re all playing, and we’re definitely going to keep on playing it. But awareness is the first step.

Perhaps by taking a chunk out of those 1,330,928 years per month and devoting that time to community service, reading a book, thinking about our lives, simply calling a loved one on the phone or — could it be? — seeing them in person, we can try to take back our social world and keep others from telling us how to live.

— Kellie Mejdrich is a journalism junior.

She can be reached at arts@wildcat.arizona.edu.

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A pole new world Gordon Bates/Arizona Daily Wildcat

Tucson Pole Fitness, owned by Jessica McCain, encourages women to get fit in a fun and expressive way. McCain started Pole Fitness three years ago and has two locations in the Tucson area.

Tucson Pole Fitness offers spicy workout for those with the Rec Center blahs

By Christy Delehanty ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Wedged into a strip mall on East Grant Road, the room looks like a ballet studio dressed up for a very progressive Christmas. Metallic stars, orange icicle lights and disco balls in varying sizes adorn the ceiling, while on the linoleum floor 10 women in spandex shorts and seven-inch heels stand more or less still against the mirrors, absorbing the largest disco ball’s glancing light and Eminem’s “Ass Like That.” The poles, brass and steel, shine yet unclaimed.

So goes the beginning of Tucson Pole Fitness’ “Intro to Pole/Pole Foundation” class. But by the end of the hour, the motley group of young and not-so-young women in platforms will be transformed into a sea of spinning legs and arching backs, all sweating and forgetting that they weren’t this tall to

begin with.

Jessica McCain, owner of Tucson Pole Fitness, has been in this business for three of the five years since she first took a pole fit class herself.

“When I opened this, my family and my friends and my clients — because I was an artist — were shocked,” McCain said.

“But they didn’t understand what it is and what’s going on in the industry across the United States.”

What’s going on is that people are beginning to recognize pole fit as a legitimate form of athletics — many, McCain says, are even pushing for it to become an Olympic sport.

The U.S. has been slower than Europe, Australia and other nations to accept pole fitness because, as McCain puts it, “everybody is deathly afraid that we are a stripper school, (but) I’m not a stripper.

I’ve never danced in a club, and we don’t really train girls to do that.”

Instead, McCain and her group of four

teachers — operating out of two Tucson locations — provide a serious workout in an innovative format. Drawing students interested in weight loss as well as those with dance, gymnastics and figure skating backgrounds, Tucson Pole Fitness caters to all corners of the community except, perhaps, men.

Though men aren’t disallowed from classes, per se, the few that McCain does see tend to come for advanced or private lessons and are often most interested in training for Cirque du Soleil-type feats.

Meanwhile, many of the women who seek these classes out come in search of their own feminine sides, with hopes of health and fitness along the way.

“It’s pretty and it’s sexy, and women want that,” McCain said. “Women have been in gyms for their whole life — like me — dressed like a guy in sneakers and sweats, belonging to no gender in exercising.”

Drawing on such feminine arts as

belly dancing, McCain hopes to engage women’s sensual sides without veering toward the trashy.

“Women want to be sexy, they want to learn how to walk in high heels, they want to move their hips … they don’t want to be strippers, but they want to be women,” McCain said.

And being a woman doesn’t take much. The bare-bones studio, though glammed up enough to feel flirty, remains ultimately utilitarian. The 25 cents you’ll be asked to pay for a bottle of Costco water matches in sensibility the dry erase routines written out on mirrors reflecting sole-scuffed floors. The elegant union of workout and feminine affirmation pervades the space.

In McCain’s words: “Having one piece of equipment that looks like this — a gleaming pole — that you can actually put your body on is just really cool. You don’t need a huge gym, you just need this. How cool is that?”

Healthy snacks need not be hum-drum

By Kim Kotel ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Candied yams, roast beef, roast pork, carrot cake, chocolate cake, pound cake: ingredients that make up that most adored and despised recipe we call “The Holiday Season.” Suddenly the New Year sneaks up and we find our waists decorated with jiggles, our thighs with wiggles and something protruding underneath our first chin — it must be our second.

Then the swearing happens: Next year we will force only raw, vitamin-packed roots, seeds and other weird parts of plants past our taste buds and down our throats because they are “low-cal” and “good for us.” And we will be thin and miserable as we stare longingly at that Danish behind the counter.

This new year is the time to start getting smart about the way you plan your junk food. Here are five delicious, “good for you” treats you can devour guilt-free.

1. Air popped and topped with what you are craving: Yes, popcorn! Six cups of kernels, the

equivalent of a bowl roughly the size of a cantaloupe, has only 120 calories with 4 grams of protein, and 10 percent of your daily dose of iron. Jazz it up with a sprinkle of cinnamon or cheddar cheese shavings if you are feeling saucy.

If you can’t wait for kernels to pop over the stove, opt for the 100 calorie packs you can put in the microwave; less corn, but quicker time.

2. Homemade popsicles and fudge-pops: Pick a flavor, pour it into the ice cube tray’s neat little compartments and stick in some sturdy toothpicks. For a creamy indulgence, use dark chocolate almond milk; it has 50 percent more calcium than milk, is crammed with antioxidants and has a deeper chocolate-y flavor to satisfy your cocoa-craving. One cup — 120 calories. For a light, refreshing treat, use half a cup of pomegranate juice and fill to the top with water; pom juice is also packed with antioxidants but has a lip-smacking tartness that is uber sweet. Plop a few fresh blueberries into each compartment for something to nibble on (around

90 calories).

3. Melt-in-your-mouth milkshakes: No treadmill time required. The key is in the ingredients. One cup of skim milk, half a cup of nonfat ice cream and whatever your tummy desires — try for a classic with 1 cup of strawberries and blend (roughly 180 calories). You will satiate your inner lactose-lover while taking in calcium (and vitamin C if you opt for fruit).

4. It is OK to double dip: You have permission when it’s into dark chocolate with a cocoa score of 65 percent or higher. Pick strawberries or bananas. Half a bar of dark chocolate will be higher in calories (200), but also higher in benefits. Dark chocolate is linked to lowering cholesterol and blood pressure. Or try dipping pieces of cantaloupe and honeydew into a cup of low fat vanilla yogurt (about 200 calories). You will load up on calcium and probiotics important for digestion. Add a drizzle of honey over the top for an extra touch of sweetness.

5. Play with your food: Boredom eater? Make penguins! You will

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A few clever cuts to carrots and black olives, combined with cream cheese and a toothpick will yield these adorable penguin hors d’oeuvres.

need black olives, a large carrot and cream cheese. Cut up one carrot down its length, making circles. Cut out one fourth of each circle to create triangles (the beaks); the leftover circle will be the feet!

Fill some of the olives with cream cheese, forming the body, and stick the triangles out of the other olive openings to make the heads. Line it all up and

stick a fancy tooth pick from top to bottom, standing it up. The olives are full of healthy fat, the carrots chock full of carotene that becomes vitamin A in the body, and cream cheese is, well, cream cheese. Be careful not to eat too many — black olives contain a lot of sodium, but at least you will be eating your vegetables (about 250 calories for three penguins).

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Markina Mirk

12-year-old pageant winner from Swansea, Ariz.

What are you wearing and what does it represent?

I am wearing a dress that my nephew made that I wear for the pageant.

What pageant?

It’s what they do for talented people, anything you can do for talent, singing or anything.

What did you do for yours?

I sang a song for the tribe and I won the pageant. I’m here to listen to Barack Obama’s speech and I am here to support my district, Swansea tribe.

What is your favorite Disney princess, because you kind of have a Pocahontas thing going on here?

Cinderella.

Do you wear the sash and outfit a lot of places?

Yes, to a lot of events and people always come up to me and ask me what it is.

Do you feel like a celebrity?

Yes, and I am only 12 years old. I am so thankful to my nephew who makes all my outfits.

What do you want to do when you are older?

I love travelling. White Mountain Apache has been my favorite place that I travelled to, it’s nice there is a little canyon you drive through; it’s really nice and cool. I also want to run for Miss Indian Arizona.

Wow, you definitely have what it takes.

I want to be a doctor, too.

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) — Today is an 8 — You accomplish great things today, but be prepared for subtle changes in the following days or weeks.

Keep the plan flexible.

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He stood on the top of the world when he reached the peak of Mount Everest in 2010 at the tender age of 13, but Jordan Romero thinks he can still scale to new heights in 2011.

Romero, now 14, is the youngest person to climb the world’s tallest mountain, and he’s attempting another record-setting year. His sights are set in reaching the peak of Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest point.

If he succeeds, he’ll be the youngest person to climb the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents.

“I just wanted to do this at a young age and for that I feel really lucky,” Romero said about possibly completing the Seven Summits circuit.

“What I believe in is somebody climbing for the right reason and that’s for the experience, not for records,” he told

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He’s not alone in his quest to finish the Seven Summits tour. His father, Paul Romero, and his father ’s girlfriend, Karen Lundgren, formed a traveling mountaineering family in 2006 when they climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the first of their continental conquests.

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fast facts

•Mike Love, Pancho Villa and Zsa Zsa Gabor were all married nine times.

•T.S. Eliot and Thomas Hardy married their secretaries.

•John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy had an open marriage.

•Muhammad Ali met Sonji Roi and proposed to her on the same day.

•Charles Dickens and King Henry VII both fell in love with their wife’s sisters.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) — Today is a 5 — Have fun today! Even if you accomplish nothing at work, you’ll feel like you’ve made progress. Expect practical changes from a superior.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) — Today is a 6 — Feelings get in the way of logical effort today. Your usual tactics stall. Reconsider, and wait until tomorrow. It will all work out.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) — Today is a 7 — Go ahead and let your imagination run away with you. You needed a vacation anyway!

There will be plenty of time tomorrow to deal with practical details.

•Franklin Roosevelt, Queen Victoria, and Edgar Allan Poe all married their cousins.

Campus Events Travel with a purpose this summer. Two weeks volunteering with two weeks adventure travel. Meeting Thursday, January 13th. In the student union sabino room. Every hour 12 to 4pm.

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Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) — Today is a 6 — You want to get down to business early, but others don’t.

Their emotions are scattered. Give them time early, then use words to start anew.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — You can’t say “I love you” too often. Today you realize just how important it is to remind yourself and others that you care.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — By day’s end, you’re glad to have a couple of people on your side. Change becomes difficult now, and revising work will take

several days but yield great results.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Open your heart to all opportunities. Today enriches with beauty, confidence and optimism. Forward movement? Not so much. But that’s all right.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) — Today is a 6 — You probably have to retrace your steps. Don’t let this depress you.

Reviewing recent activities lets you know what’s needed.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Your heart wants to go on a long-distance

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trip. Your mind is looking closer to home. If price is no object, take the most imaginative route possible.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) — Today is a 5 — Find a better way to get what you need.

Spending more may not help. Repurposing something you already have will work just fine.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) — Today is a 5 — The information on the grapevine says “take a chance now; you could come up a big winner.” Test the strength of the data before acting.

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Music

The University of Arizona Symphonic Band seeks instrumentalists. Participation is open to all UA students, faculty and staff.

An audition is required before acceptance into this ensemble. Auditions are Jan. 10-14 9am in Room 147 of the Music building. Rehearsals are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9:30pmThe first rehearsal is Jan. 17.

Theatre

The Tempest by William Shakespeare Presented by The Rogue Theatre at The Rogue Theatre Now through January 23, 2011 Pay-What-You-Will Nights Thursdays, January 13 & 20, 7:30pm. Half-price Student Rush 15 minutes before curtain www.theroguetheatre.org 551-2053

The Temptations, Thursday January 13 at 7:00. Desert Diamond Casino. $30

WICKED Lottery FOR $25 SEATS! A dayof-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held daily for WICKED at UA Centennial Hall. January 5-23, 2011. Visit www.uapresents.org for rules

Galleries

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“ANSEL ADAMS: ARIZONA AND THE WEST” exhibit is being shown in the Center for Creative Photography until May 15, 2011.

The Aesthetic Code: Unraveling the Secrets of Art, through April 12, 2011. University of Arizona Musem of Art.

“DOUBLE VISION” Exhibit by book artists Julie Chen and Clifton Meador Is being shown at the Joseph Gross Gallery until February 4, 2011.

Of Note

Free JOB COUNSELING from Career Services Unlimited will provide free, oneon-one career counseling on topics including resume writing, choosing a career, updating your interviewing, networking and job search skills, and more. Walk-ins are welcome. Drop by on Thursdays anytime between 9:00 am to 12:00 Noon. No appointment is necessary, but sessions are limited to 30 minutes. For more information, please call Infoline at 791-4010 Tucson Historic Walking Tours at the Arizona Historical Society Downtown Museum on January 13th & 14th 10am-Noon. $10.

770-1473.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Located at The Rialto Building, open Sunday through Saturday 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM Open through February 20, 2011 Tickets available at http://www.titanictucson.com.

“FACE TO FACE: 150 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITURE” exhibit is being shown in the Center for Creative Photography main autitorium until May 15, 2011.

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By Kevin Nadakal Arizona Daily Wildcat Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new beginning for Arizona gymnastics, with a host of fresh faces and an entire season in front of them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel pretty good,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Bill Ryden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the returners are definitely better than they were last year. We have more gymnasts right now than we did 12 months ago by far.â&#x20AC;?

The team competed in its first event last weekend in the Pacific 10 Conference preview at UCLA. With their No. 19 preseason ranking, the Gymcats finished in fourth place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure there are a few more lessons that we need to learn, but for the most part, I was pretty happy with how we did, and how we are starting out the season,â&#x20AC;? Ryden told Arizona Athletics.

With five freshmen in the fold, Ryden used this weekend as a chance to get them some experience at the collegiate level. It was also used to practice the new routines the team will be competing with this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basically trial by fire,â&#x20AC;? Ryden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We put it out there, and they are going to get their nerves out. We have been looking good in the gym, but of course the competition environment is different. We may take a few lumps. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as much a learning experience as it is a competition experience.â&#x20AC;?

The team only lost one gymnast last

year due to graduation, their leader, Sarah Tomczyk. That leadership void will be filled by redshirt senior Miranda Russell, who is coming back after her second knee surgery this offseason.

Russell is not the only gymcat who suffered a knee injury last year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rebecca Cardenas missed all of last year with her knee problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They definitely have to sort of grow back into it (the gymnastics),â&#x20AC;? Ryden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miranda (Russell), her second knee surgery was actually a cleanup thing so she is actually farther along. Becca (Cardenas) is actually training on all four events. She will probably be doing quite a bit once we get into February.â&#x20AC;?

Along with the incoming freshmen, the gymcats will have a familiar face along the sidelines. Former gymcat Randi Acosta is in her first year as the assistant coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been awesome,â&#x20AC;? Acosta said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels like I have never left. The girls have so much passion, and it makes my job easy because they want it so bad.â&#x20AC;?

The team has welcomed its new assistant with open arms, according to Ryden and Acosta. Ryden said the entire team already knew Acosta because of how close the alumni are with the current roster, and the family atmosphere that they have created.

The team has a quick turnaround as it heads to Utah to compete against Utah State on Friday.

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By By Mark Snyder Detroit Free Press Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon got his man, hiring Brady Hoke on Tuesday as Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 19th football coach.

And one of his favorite parts of the process was telling the team at a 4 p.m.

EST meeting at Schembechler Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great. The team broke into an ovation; there was hugging going on,â&#x20AC;? he told the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m relieved because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rigorous process, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m satisfied we got the right coach, and I know how excited he is to come.â&#x20AC;?

The week since he fired Rich Rodriguez has been different than anything Brandon could have anticipated, though. During his years as a Fortune 500 CEO, none of his hires involved people sticking microphones in his face, asking about what he was doing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was circuslike,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate people irresponsibly throw out information. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counterproductive, misleading and, in some cases, hurtful, and unfortunate. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way the world works.â&#x20AC;?

He spent his time wisely, he said,

doing extreme background checks to find out all he could about Hoke and become satisfied he was the right choice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I talked to a lot of people,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People that Brady has coached with, people that Brady has coached against, people that played for him. I talked to a lot of coaches who praised him. There was a lot of (positive) feedback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He loves his players. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coach, and he gets players to play for him. They love playing for him, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great strength.â&#x20AC;?

As for the process itself and the many reports of candidates and offers, Brandon refused to get into it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I offered the job to Brady this morning, and he accepted,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had discussions with other people, and the nature of those discussions, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going into â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to protect them. But there were a lot of discussions with a lot of people.â&#x20AC;?

One of those was Louisiana State coach Les Miles, but Brandon would not disclose whether an offer was made.

The process â&#x20AC;&#x153;was not complete without talking to coach Miles, and it was very helpful,â&#x20AC;? Brandon said.

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By Alex Williams Arizona Daily Wildcat

The break between the fall and spring semesters was an eventful one for the Arizona women’s basketball team, which wrapped up its non-conference schedule and opened Pacific 10 Conference play during the holiday season.

The Wildcats put together a four-game winning streak to finish with a 9-2 record in non-conference action and swept the Oregon schools at home in the first weekend of conference play before being swept at California and Stanford last weekend.

High point

Winning six straight games, which included Arizona opening Pac-10 play with a weekend sweep, is a feat that Arizona accomplished twice during the 2009-10 season. The winning streak was highlighted by a 109-94 shootout victory against Oregon.

Low point

Almost by default, Arizona’s trip to Northern California was the team’s low point during the break. The Wildcats were handed their only two losses over the break by No. 4 Stanford in a 33-point beat down in Palo Alto, and California sent Arizona back to Tucson with an 80-60 loss.

X-Factor

Senior forward Soana Lucet has been a bonus for Arizona’s post game. She’s been able to draw attention away from Ibekwe and super-sophomore Davellyn Whyte, while scoring almost 12 points per game.

Lucet’s presence inside has allowed Ibekwe to roam the floor more often, which has led to Ibekwe knocking down eight of 20 shots from long range after being only six of 17 a year ago.

She said it

“Sometimes the only medicine for basketball is playing an actual game,” said Head coach Niya Butts about dealing with lengthy breaks between games.

MVP

Ify Ibekwe, who is second on the team in field goal percentage (50.3), 3-point percentage (40), and free throws attempted (63), has clearly been the most effective player on the court this season for Arizona.

Ibekwe, a senior from Carson, Calif., is averaging a double double with 14.7 points per game to go along with 10.5 rebounds per game, and she also adds 2.5 assists and 1.7 blocks per game.

On deck

Arizona continues the 20102011 season on Sunday, when the Wildcats travel to Tempe to take on archrival ASU. The Sun Devils won the last meeting in Tempe by a score of 57-49 to sweep Arizona last season.

Surprise player

Redshirt junior guard Shanita Arnold — a transfer from the University of Arkansas — has taken over the reins for point guard at Arizona.

Arnorld was expected to split time with freshman Candice Warthen at the beginning of the season. But as time went on, Arnold became the clear starter.

Arizona’s up-tempo offense has seemed unstoppable at times with Arnold at the helm.

Arnold is scoring 8.3 points and tallying nearly six assists per game so far this season, and her 1.76 assists per turnover is tops for Arizona. Her 32 minutes per game also lead the team.

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Arizona athletic director Greg Byrne presented the mock-up of a brand new, 5,365 square foot video board will be installed in Arizona Stadium this offseason. The screen will be the largest of all stadiums across the entire West Coast.

possible manner,” Byrne said.

In an end-of-the-season press conference, Byrne said that the football program has some “issues” that it needed to improve, starting with the upgrades at Arizona Stadium.

According to the University of Arizona Intercollegiate Athletic Facilities Analysis released in July 2009, “Due to the facility’s position and height, the relation and construction a new stadium video-scoreboard and timing system will be required. The ICA Master Plan calls for the new scoreboard to be located at the southern end of Arizona Stadium.”

The relocation of the large video board didn’t come with an exact price estimate, but Byrne said that the project’s costs were “within our budget.” The ICA Master Plan lists the Arizona Stadium south endzone video board cost estimate at approximately $7.27 million.

Where the new board is not completely visible, Byrne said that new LCD TVs would be installed to compensate. The video screen features removable virtual ad panels on the side and a new audio system.

In addition to the south end zone improvements, Byrne said that the north end zone is still on schedule, with some

help from some currently unpublished donors.

“The north end zone is still full speed ahead. We continue to make progress on the fundraising side,” Byrne said, although he would not reveal the amount or the donors’ names.

“We have to continue to invest in our success long term,” Byrne said. “And what takes place every year, every day, you have to say ‘what are you doing to get better?’ And this will be an important part of that to show our progress with our facilities.

The board would be the largest in the new Pacific 12 Conference, and Byrne estimated that it might even be the largest board on the west coast, citing the Seattle Seahawks’ video board as comparison.

Byrne called the board an “absolute game-changer.”

Byrne said the board would be six and a half times larger than the current video board.

The high definition continuous paneling would make it comparable to similar boards at Oregon and Oregon State, but Byrne said that Arizona’s new board would be even larger than those at Autzen Stadium and Reser Stadium, which prompted a joke from head coach Mike Stoops, “We have something bigger than Oregon?”

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Head coach seeks to change sideline demeanor after negative attention

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Arizona football head coach Mike Stoops, front, received harsh criticism throughout the 2010 season for his sideline antics. Stoops said that he is working to change his behavior for next season.

By Mike Schmitz ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT It didn’t take Arizona head coach Mike Stoops long to gain a reputation. From the moment he took over as head coach seven years ago, Stoops quickly took on the role of the intense and temperamental tyrant.

Any time there’s a questionable call, Stoops is face to face with the referee. If a player drops a pass, misses a tackle or blows an assignment, Stoops explodes. With his face beet red, Stoops lets his players know where they went wrong.

The animated head coach’s sideline antics are must-see-TV every Saturday, and the nation has taken notice. Although his actions are entertaining to say the least, the national perception of Stoops isn’t a positive one, and he’s out to change that.

“I think sometimes if I have to make the changes necessary I will because I feel like I’m a good person and I treat people fairly,” Stoops said. “I expect a great deal in certain situations, and when it’s not taken care of, that’s my responsibility to get it corrected.”

Stoops is well aware that he’s seen as a hot-head, and said “it came to light after the Stanford game,” which the Wildcats lost 42-17. He made it clear that he’s never been reprimanded by Pacific 10 Conference commissioner Larry Scott, and only owns one personal foul over the course of his seven years.

But if he has to settle down a bit on the sidelines to reshape that reputation, he’s willing to do so. During his Tuesdaymorning press conference he spoke at length about how Arizona doesn’t only need to work on the Xs and Os, Stoops needs to work on himself.

“A lot has come to light about certain aspects of our team. A big part of it, the focal point was myself as well,” Stoops admitted. “That’s certainly an area that needs to be worked on, and I certainly will as we move forward.”

When the Wildcats closed out the season with five straight losses, grumblings of Stoops’ job security resurfaced. Another lifeless performance in a big game has the media questioning Stoops’ ability to communicate

to his players, which is something that the 49-year-old head coach is deeply hurt by.

“That’s hurtful to me in a lot of different ways, and that’s really not who I am, and that’s unfortunate,” he said. “But I understand the business and people see all of the bad and they don’t ever see the good.

“That’s who I am, and that makes me who I am, and that part won’t change. I think you always try to portray yourself in a different light if that’s what it is, but I would beg to differ that, again, my loyalty, my sincerity, my ability to coach is not questioned.”

Although he said that the way he treats his players shouldn’t be questioned, Stoops did say that “as long as my players trust me I feel like I can coach them the way I feel fit.” But after such an epic collapse, trust may be slipping and this kind of change may indeed be warranted.

Stoops said that his philosophies and what he expects of his players definitely won’t change but he does have to control his emotions more. He still seemed to believe that he’s done no wrong with his sideline antics and admitted that he’s seen college basketball coaches Gary Williams and Mike Krzyzewski do the same things he does, “and that’s OK, but for me it’s not.”

Stoops also made it clear that his temperament has never steered away recruits in fear that they’re coaching under a tyrant.

Parents have applauded his passion and intensity, according to Stoops.

But after falling apart down the stretch of the 2010 season, some things clearly needed to change. After the Alamo Bowl loss in San Antonio, Texas, Stoops said the Wildcats needed to re-evaluate every aspect of their program moving forward.

It all starts at the top, and Stoops is taking a long look at himself in the mirror and undergoing a makeover that seemed would never come. It remains to be seen how long it lasts, but Stoops seems committed to changing his image for the better.

“I certainly understand criticism, some of it rightfully so,” Stoops said. “I evaluate all of it the best I can, and I look for it to make me a better coach and a better person. And that will be something I will always strive to be here.”

New sights and sounds coming to Arizona Stadium

Personnel changes, recruits not only additions to Wildcats’ football program

By Nicole Dimtsios ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The offseason is a time where the Arizona football program can evaluate and make decisions to improve for a new year, and it’s starting at Arizona Stadium.

Athletic director Greg Byrne announced Monday that a 5,356 square foot video board will be installed in time for the start of the 2011 football season.

This will be the first major addition or

change to the scoreboard and sound system since it was first installed in 1999.

The improvements to the stadium are just the beginning of what Byrne called the transformation of the “experience business” at Arizona Stadium.

“We’re in the experience business for our student athletes, we’re in the experience business for our fans and this will really enliven an already very good environment at Arizona Stadium in the best STADIUM, page 19

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72-57 Scoreboard NCAA Men’s Basketball

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No. 1 Duke 61, FSU 66 No. 4 Syracuse 76, St. John’s 59 No. 17 Louisville 74, No. 7 Villanova 88 No. 3 Kansas 84, Iowa State 79

No. 1 Baylor 87, Texas 72 No. 2 UConn 84, No. 22 St. John’s 52

Nets 109, Suns 118 Celtics 119, Kings 95 Knicks 125, Jazz 131 Bulls 91, Bobcats 96

Penguins 5, Canadiens 2 Capitals 0, Lightning 3