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By Bethany Barnes ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT These “doctors” are hoping their “patients” start to look a little green.

The House Energy Doctor program, started in 1986, is a course where graduate architecture students prescribe how buildings can save more energy. This semester, the UA Office of Sustainability suggested the students target the UA campus.

“I told them if they fill all the campus buildings … if it is fully filled with PVs (photovolic panels), we cannot meet our demand,” said Nader Chalfoun, House Energy Doctor Program director and professor of architec-

ture and environmental sciences.

“So, if we really want to be a net zero campus and reduce our carbon footprint, it’s not by using … solar panels. The solution is, first, reduce the consumption that is currently consumed by the campus buildings. We need to cut that at least into half.”

The first buildings the program will examine are three Residence Life buildings: Maricopa Residence Hall, La Aldea graduate housing complex and ArizonaSonora Residence Hall.

“This campus pays $2 million every month, I think. In my theory, we can save 50 percent on consumption. That’s an easy task,” Chalfoun said. “If we can save 50 percent, then we have $1 million

every month. For 12 months, we have $12 million. Then we can overcome the cuts the state is trying to give us, one hit after another.”

The process begins with training the students about energy conservation in buildings. The second step is an intensive energy audit where the students go and perform several tests on the building.

This process is expected to take three hours for Residence Life buildings.

Lastly, the prescription process takes place where students meet with building owners. Now that students understand the anatomy of the building, they can make ENERGY, page 2

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Nader Chalfoun, House Energy Doctor director and UA professor of architecture and environmental sciences, explains how the wind tunnel can allow students to study how air will move through a building. The wind tunnel is one of only three in the U.S. held by universities.

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By Mariah Davidson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The back-to-school blood drive is falling short of the American Red Cross’ expectations.

Today is the last day of the blood drive hosted by the Red Cross on the UA Mall this week.

Mary Owen, a Tech II working at the UA blood drive, said the turnout for this particular drive is slower than usual. It is usually pretty busy, Owen said.

While there is a daily quota the American Red Cross hopes to meet for the blood drive, Owen wasn’t sure it would be met.

Debra Deininger, communications manager at the American Red Cross, said the blood unit quota for Monday was 35 and the Red Cross received only 34 through donations. The goals for Tuesday and Wednesday were both 30 units. 22 units were donated on Tuesday and 33 on Wednesday, leaving the Red Cross six units of blood below their quota so far. The quota for today is once again 35 units.

The American Red Cross is planning another blood drive beginning next week on Feb. 2, and the organization hopes to perhaps meet their donation goals during that drive.

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MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE CAIRO — Pockets of rebellion echoed across Cairo on Wednesday as security forces tightened their grip on the capital and activists tried not to lose the momentum sparked a day earlier by an unprecedented nationwide protest against President Hosni Mubarak.

The Interior Ministry — stunned by the size and passion of Tuesday’s demonstrations — announced it would not tolerate further protests. Activists in parts of the city defied the ministry’s threats of “immediate arrest.” But the crackdown appeared to keep thousands of protesters, angered by unemployment and repression, from venturing back into the streets.

The April 6th Youth Movement, which organizes protests through Facebook, said it was not deterred by a police presence that grew larger throughout the day.

The group, which wants to topple Mubarak’s three-decade-old government, said it was planning a large demonstration after Friday prayers, a provocation that would likely trigger unrest not seen since Egypt’s deadly “bread riots” of 1977.

The day was marked by police quickly chasing protesters away as they attempted to gather. More than 2,000 demonstrators arrived at a courthouse near the National Museum. Minutes later, police closed in, scattering the dissidents, some of whom threw rocks and set tires on fire as they fled.

Protesters were often out of communication with one another, as Twitter and other social networking accounts were blocked.

Authorities said a man in the city of Suez became the fourth person, including a policeman, to die of injuries in protests. A witness says a government building in Suez was also on fire Wednesday night.

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Robin Bush, a nurse with the Red Cross since last October, prepares Senobio Pinela , a mechanical engineering student, for blood donation at a Red Cross mobile donation RV on Monday. “I donate blood to give back to our community and for the T-shirt,” Pinela said.

Services Region to meet their quotas because the state of Arizona usually stores one and a half days worth of blood on the shelves, according to Owen, who said they should have more in case of a disaster.

After someone donates their blood at a blood drive, it is packed and shipped to Pomona,

Calif. to be scanned into a database. Test tubes of the individual units of blood are sent to Portland, Ore., one of five Red Cross National Testing Laboratories, to be tested for infectious diseases.

If the unit tests positive for a disease, the donation is discarded and the donator is informed.

If the blood is safe, it is labeled by blood type, released and returned to the community where it was collected.

Owen said the donations return in roughly three days to the hospitals in Arizona because the American Red Cross has contractual agreements with them.

Students reflect on drained Rec pool

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The Student Recreational Center’s drained swimming pool is being resurfaced on Wednesday. Workers are resurfacing the floor of the pool and the surrounding deck.

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The Student Recreation Center pool was recently drained for the first time in a decade.

Lacey John , aquatics program coordinator for Campus Recreation, said students shouldn’t think that they were swimming in stale water last semester because this is completely normal when maintaining a pool.

The Rec Center pool is currently being renovated and re-plastered.

However, a pool should not be drained for simply cleaning the water. If a pool is drained and has water underneath its shell, it can heave and be lifted out of the ground. A pool should only be drained for diluting total dissolved solids like metals

and to perform maintenance on the plaster, wrote Ray Cronise , a certified building professional, in an article.

The pool and decks are cleaned daily and the chemical levels are checked frequently, John said.

Major upkeep, like the pool’s ongoing renovation, is much more infrequent and requires the pool to be drained, John said.

Students didn’t believe that the Rec Center would have them swimming in 10-yearold water in the first place.

“They don’t tell you that stuff, you assume that they fix and clean it,” said Doug Berlinski , an undeclared sophomore. “It’s good that they fix the pool now instead of later.”

Berlinski said that he used

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suggestions on how to fix problems and how to use the building to its fullest potential.

“They just love it. This is their passion. Especially that this is a project for the students and by the students and going back to the students,” Chalfoun said.

“In a sustainable economy like today, they are very, very well prepared, especially for the job market. If any people are hiring student architects, today they are hiring those type, the sustainable. That is why my students are very popular and they are very demanded.”

Examining campus buildings is something Chalfoun has wanted to do for a long time.

A.J. Mach, an architecture graduate student with a design and energy concentration, thinks they will be able to improve students’ quality of life. “(If) we have students who are refreshed in good learning environments, then it provides for the whole,” Mach said.

An all-female team will be assembled to audit Maricopa, the all-female residence hall.

The students will be going into mostly public areas of the building,s and they think they will be able to use one student room to get an idea about how students’ rooms operate.

To complete their task, students have several instruments at their disposal, such as the UApatented Azimuth protractor, a tool that allows them to determine a building’s exact location in relation to the sun.

The UA is the only university

with this instrument.

The UA is also home to a wind tunnel, an instrument held at only two other schools in the U.S.: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley. Students use this, along with a building model, to study how air will move through the building.

Because of the Arizona heat, many buildings are “leaky,” meaning there are cracks under doorframes or gaps near windows where the air conditioning can leak out or heat can get in. This problem occurs so frequently because as it gets warmer, materials tend to expand, but when it begins to cool off, they will shrink back to normal size, causing gaps to appear. This is why the roads in Arizona deteriorate quickly, according to Chalfoun.

To discover where the gaps appear, students will pressurize a room using a door blaster which uses a mock doorframe with a large fan attachment. As the room is pressurized, students will use smoke sticks to release smoke and trace where it goes.

Investigating how a building uses daylight and absorbs heat is crucial to students’ investigations. For example, a darker color roof will absorb more heat and make a building warmer.

Students use a photometer to see how much various surfaces reflect and absorb.

Another important aspect of having the right amount of daylight in a building is cutting

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Graduate students, from left, Al Mach, Omar Al-Hassawi and Viviana Barquero, from the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, working with the House Energy Doctor program, explain on Tuesday how they pressurize a room to look for gaps where air conditioning or heat may leak from a building. The students will be visiting residence halls to study and propose methods for maximizing energy efficiency around campus.

down the use of electric light, which generates heat, creating a “burden on your air conditioning,” Chalfoun said.

Virginia Cardona, an architecture graduate student with a design and energy concentration, is curious to see how the three UA buildings the group is testing match up in efficiency because they were constructed several years apart.

“It’s a different experience.

We’re used to residential buildings,” said Viviana Barquero, an architecture graduate student with a concentration in energy and design.

In the typical fall semester, students examine residential buildings and move on to big-

ger buildings in the spring, but looking at their own campus will be a different experience.

The groups’ energy audit and assessment will take place around the end of February.

Mach described their group as a “well-oiled machine” noting that adjustments “might be small changes but they have a big impact.”

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“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.

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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

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Watchdog faults Obama’s Afghan strategy MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s $11.4 billion plan to bolster Afghanistan’s security forces is “at risk” because of poor planning, a government watchdog agency concluded in a report released Wednesday.

Auditors with the office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said the U.S. government “could not provide the plans or justifications” for building nearly 900 police stations and garrisons and other facilities for Afghanistan’s national security forces.

The program is a linchpin of President Barack Obama’s strategy to strengthen Afghan security

forces so 100,000 U.S. troops can come home by the end of 2014.

While American policymakers struggle to resuscitate the U.S. economy, American taxpayers are financing an unprecedented construction boom in Afghanistan for new schools and clinics, electricity and water and roads and bridges.

McClatchy Newspapers also discovered that dozens of structures across the country either were poorly constructed or never completed at all. Tens of thousands of Afghan soldiers who were supposed to be living in garrisons were still housed in tents.

In response to the auditors’ report, military officials acknowledged problems with their plans, but said they had since taken steps

that address them.

SIGAR also pointed out that the U.S. government doesn’t have a long-term strategy for maintaining the buildings.

As a result, the U.S. has awarded two contracts to ITT Corp. totaling $800 million to help maintain the facilities.

Although it had previously violated export laws, ITT got the contract. The firm admitted in 2007 to sending classified materials to foreign nations, including China.

McClatchy Newspapers found that ITT’s work was one of nearly $4.5 billion in contracts in Afghanistan that were awarded to companies even though they violated laws or had high-profile disputes over previous projects.

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The lone security guard at an unfinished new police compound in Sharhi Buzurg, Afghanistan uses a mud mixture to seal up an open window at the failed project in Badakhshan Province.

Toyota recalls Lexus models MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE LOS ANGELES — Toyota Motor Corp. announced another large global recall Wednesday, this time for a variety of problems in the fuel systems of many different models produced by the Japanese automaker.

“When it comes to recalls, all the manufacturers are on high alert.

They are quick to announce recalls because they all want to make sure they are not caught hiding something,” said James Bell, an analyst with auto information company Kelley Blue Book. “But unfortunately for Toyota and Lexus, it has become a story on its own.”

In the United States, Toyota said it will recall about 245,000 cars from its upscale Lexus line to inspect a fuel pressure sensor. The vehicles include the 2006 through 2007 Lexus GS300/350, the 2006 through early 2009 Lexus IS250, and the 2006 through early 2008 Lexus IS350.

Toyota said that the pressure sensor could loosen over time and cause a fuel leak. Owners will be told of the recall by mail. They can also call 800-255-3987 or look up details at http://www.lexus.com/recall.

The automaker also said it will recall about 1.3 million vehicles not sold in the U.S. to fix different fuel system problems. Almost 400,000 of those autos have two different defects to be inspected or fixed.

Many of those recalls will take place in Europe, where Toyota is considered another Asian brand rather than a market leader as in the U.S., and could hurt the automaker’s image, Bell said.

“They probably can’t do any more damage to the brand in the U.S.,” he said.

This new wave of recalls come almost a year after Toyota briefly stopped building some of its most popular models in the U.S. and suspended sales of the cars to fix a problem with sticky gas pedals.

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The company has recalled well over 10 million autos over the past 18 months.

Hampered by the recalls and the record payment of nearly $50 million in federal fines for failing to promptly inform regulators of defects in its vehicles and delaying recalls, Toyota saw its share of the U.S. auto market fall to 15.2 percent last year, from 17 percent in 2009.

Toyota was the only major auto company to see U.S. sales decrease last year from 2009.

Last year, Chevrolet outsold the Toyota brand for the first time since 2007, and Ford outsold Toyota for the first time since 2006.

Analysts say that GM, which owns Chevrolet, could catch Toyota to once again become the world’s largest auto company.

GM’s global sales rose 12.2 percent to 8.4 million vehicles last year. Global sales for Toyota rose 8 percent to 8.42 million.

MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE LOS ANGELES — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head during a shooting outside a supermarket in Tucson, continues her remarkable recovery and was moved Wednesday from a Houston hospital to a nearby rehabilitation facility.

Giffords, whose condition was upgraded from serious to good, was taken from Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center hospital to TIRR Memorial Hermann, where her rehabilitation will begin, according to television footage shot by local stations and broadcast by the national cable networks.

A news helicopter photographed Giffords being wheeled

into the facility on a gurney.

Giffords had been meeting with constituents Jan. 8 when a lone gunman opened fire, hitting her in the head. Six people were killed in the attack and 13, including Giffords, were injured.

The three-term Democratic congresswoman had been treated in Tucson, then taken to Texas, where she had been in the intensive care unit since her arrival last week.

Jared Lee Loughner pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges of trying to assassinate the congresswoman and two of her aides. Loughner also faces murder charges in the deaths of federal employees, including a judge and a Giffords aide.

Federal deficit spending will hit $1.5 trillion this year MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE WASHINGTON — Federal deficit spending will rise to $1.5 trillion this year, according to a report released Wednesday.

The report comes on the heels of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address and in the midst of a burgeoning debate in Washington over federal budget

cuts and spending, a front-line argument between Obama and congressional Republicans.

The report from the Congressional Budget Office said federal debt over the next decade will continue to balloon to unsustainable levels unless federal tax and spending policies change.

Republicans voted on Tuesday, before Obama’s speech, to revert

federal spending to 2008 levels.

“A few years ago, reducing spending was important.

Today, it’s imperative,” Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the House Budget Committee, said in the GOP’s official response to Obama’s speech. “Instead of restoring the fundamentals of economic growth, (Obama) engaged in a stimulus spending spree that

not only failed to deliver on its promise to create jobs, but also plunged us even deeper into debt.”

Democrats have slammed the GOP’s move Tuesday as a “budgetless resolution.”

“I want Republicans to take the deficit seriously — to join President Obama and Democrats in making the hard choices it will

take to get out of debt. But so far, with the opportunity to finally back up their words, they’ve given our country a record of disappointment,” Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the minority whip, said in a statement.

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For deep learning, college students must start with basics Heather Price-Wright Arizona Daily Wildcat

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ou know that sneaking, sinking feeling you sometimes get at the end of a semester, after you’ve battled through final exams and papers and gotten your grades back? That feeling that, whether you got straight “A’s”, the occasional “C” or straight-up failed, you didn’t really learn much?

Unfortunately, what may once just have been negative self-talk is proving startlingly true, according to a new book from University of Chicago Press. The book’s authors, in a study of 2,300 students at a wide variety of colleges and universities, found that across the board, college students aren’t learning much at all.

It’d be easy to discount the findings in the book, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” if the authors had attempted to measure students’ grasp of content. After all, there’s no guarantee that students in diverse schools and majors would learn even remotely the same facts. But the study used the Collegiate Learning Assessment, which measures basic building blocks of education, including critical thinking and analytical reasoning, skills all higher education should provide, regardless of subject.

According to the book, 45 percent of students didn’t show a “significant improvement in learning” over two years of college; 36 percent showed no such improvement in four years of college.

The study also looked at the rigorousness of college classes and, not surprisingly, found that to be sorely lacking. What’s interesting in the study, though, is what it defines as rigorous.

It’s not advanced math or science classes, or high-level classes in the social and behavioral sciences, that define “rigor” in this instance. It’s good, old-fashioned reading and writing.

According to the survey, roughly 50 percent of students had never taken a course requiring 20 or more pages of writing, and a third had not been assigned even 40 pages of reading in a single class.

The UA can learn a lot from these startling findings. As a public research institution, its focus tends to be just that — research.

Students are siphoned off from before their first day on campus into degree programs, with little room to explore or take classes in different disciplines. The general education classes required of all university students are notoriously lame and, regardless of the claims in course descriptions, far from reading and writing intensive. We’ve all taken some variety of freshman English; we all know what a sad excuse for a reading and compositionbased class that is. Some teachers manage to wade through all the mediocrity and teach a passable English 101 class, but those occasions are few and far between.

And after English 101, for many students, that’s it. Any writing will be done in lab reports; reading will be even scarcer.

Even English classes are hit and miss when it comes to rigor and volume of very basic skills like reading and writing.

This doesn’t mean that the UA, a top-notch school for research, should de-emphasize its strongest suit. Instead, the school needs to stop undervaluing and underestimating its students.

It also needs to acknowledge that even someone who is capable of building a groundbreaking piece of astronomical equipment of discovering a cure for some exotic disease simply must have the building blocks of a college education in his or her arsenal, too. Those building blocks include critical thinking and analytical reasoning, which are in turn built from the very basics — reading and writing.

In order to provide a viable, well-rounded educational experience for its students that results in real learning, the UA must begin to emphasize — really emphasize, not sugarcoat or fake it — the fundamental skills of an educated person. If mediocre requisite classes are the only ones offered, they’ll be the only ones taken. The UA must trust its students with more rigorous fundamentals in order to create, not just professionals, but thoughtful, educated human beings.

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

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CON: Empty speech filled with hypocrisy

President Barack Obama’s speech Tuesday night was one of the dullest State of the Union speeches in memory. While it had a few moments of surprise, it was mostly dominated by empty rhetoric, hypocrisy and unintended humor.

It is always nice to see our politicians use humor. The president mocked the TSA pat down screenings, made fun of overblown bureaucracies that regulate salmon, and tried to crack a few other jokes. However, his funniest moments came when Obama was apparently trying to be sincere.

Obama attempted to take credit for the success in Iraq when it was he that led the charge against the surge of troops that won the war.

He called for a five-year spending freeze. This, after spending half the speech pontificating the need for more stimulus spending and embarking during the last two years, on the largest spending binge in American history. It should be noted that in last year’s State of the Union speech,

PRO: Criticism of speech shortsighted

During Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama spoke openly of the competition the United States faces in the 21st century from countries like China and India.

Both nations, while less developed compared to American standards, have seen rapid economic growth over the past decade and have invested a considerable amount of money into research and education. Today, China is an extremely modern country with a growing middle class and has become the world’s second largest economy.

During his address, President Obama stated that America needs to invest in

for biparti-

Obama called for a three year spending freeze. What happened?

The president also stated, “Thanks to the tax cuts we passed, Americans’ paychecks are a little bigger today,” yet the only “tax cuts” that were passed were actually tax rate continuations that the president vehemently fought against. He later denounced small business owners and said they should pay higher taxes, which in no way will lead to job growth.

Another humorous moment was when he vowed to veto any bill that contained earmarks. This one even made Joe Biden laugh. President Obama has signed countless earmark-filled bills without any regard. There is no doubt that this will be the first promise of the speech that is broken.

Finally, the president continued this call its future if it’s to compete with the countries of the developing world. He called for an increased focus on education and commitment to recruiting more teachers, lab researchers and engineers. All of these things are exactly what the United States needs if it’s to remain in a dominant position.

However, Republican leaders have spoken out against the president’s call, claiming it to be just another example of big government spending.

Unfortunately, the Republican Party couldn’t be more shortsighted. They will continue to speak out against large deficits and government waste, but will ignore the legitimate challeng-

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sanship. While the seating chart was one worthy of the Clarence W. Dupnik Center for Civility, the past two years shall not be forgotten. Obamacare was passed via reconciliation. That was not bipartisanship.

President Obama has led the most partisan agenda in recent history. Now he calls for a truce? Not a chance.

— Trey Terry is the communications director for the UA College Republicans. es our nation faces over the next century. The deficit is certainly an issue that shouldn’t be ignored, but it also shouldn’t be the main focus, especially when compared to issues such as education. It’s interesting that Republicans are so concerned about the deficit, yet they insist on adding over $36 billion dollars to it by extending the tax cuts for the wealthy. The truth is that the investment the president called for in his address is not just some ploy from a tax-and-spend liberal, but a necessary step if the United States is to make the 21st century as great as the 20th.

— Andrew Shepherd is a political science senior.

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ice-breaking professors, Thank goodness the second week of school is coming to an end. I don’t know how much longer I could take of “Hi! My name is Mallory. I am a senior from Modesto, California studying communication and religious studies.” Nobody cares about that shit. My classmates would find greater satisfaction in knowing about each other’s availability, history of STDs and potential commitment issues.

The first lesson of Spanish class should be to determine whether to use “estas” or “eres” when asking, “are you DTF?” and not how to ask, “how are you?”

Professors should start acting as wingmen by implementing icebreakers that reveal useful information or by requiring each student to friend one another on Facebook. I mean honestly, what good is a professor if he or she is not willing to put in a little work for his or her students?

Imagine walking into class the first day

to a professor who requires you to pair off in boy-girl dyads. During the first five minutes of class you two are to discuss your thoughts on one-night stands, topless tutoring and whether or not you respond to booty calls. Once the five minutes are up, rather than pretending to remember your partner’s name or where he’s from, you go around the class and share what you learned about your partner. At the end of class, each student hands in a paper to the teacher with his/her name, phone number, and headshot so the professor can create a phone tree to be emailed to the entire class by the end of the week. Holler.

This would drastically change the quality of life for college students. Wouldn’t it be nice to know from day one whether or not the pretty little thing in o-chem is as freaky in the sheets as she is serious about the periodic table? It would take the guessing component of figuring out who’s who

in your classes. Guys would no longer flirt aimlessly with each girl in the class in order to figure out who is the smartest floozy, and girls would not fall victim to the hopeless game of a privileged but dumb college boy. Within the first five minutes of class, everyone’s role would become evident.

Students aren’t the only ones that would benefit from this new take on icebreakers; professors might capture the attention of the students who would otherwise be Facebookstalking classmates in order to find out any bit of information — whether or not someone has a bf or gf, parties or is promiscuous.

Time would not be wasted trying to flirt or make weekend plans but instead used for its actual purpose — learning.

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

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Thousands flood the streets to oppose authoritarian regime

Wednesday, when police using water cannons and tear gas dispersed a crowd of several thousand hunkered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

“The harshness and brutality of the police has scared a lot of people,” Fathi Abdul Latif, a member of the opposition National Front for Change, said as police swung bamboo canes and hauled off five protesters near the Journalists’ Union. “Activists and organizers are regrouping.

A revolution needs time. What happened on Tuesday has given us confidence.”

As he spoke, though, a crowd of about 70 demonstrators, far outnumbered by police and passers-by, who flashed pictures with cell phone cameras, chanted: “One, two, where are the Egyptian people?”

That question perturbed many activists. They wondered how, a day after more than 10,000 people turned out in one the capital’s largest demonstrations in decades, Cairo could return to the workday rhythms of lunch breaks and traffic. Those scenes, however, were occasionally interrupted by updates on social networking sites announcing spasms of revolt, including police firing tear gas to break up protesters assembling in several neighborhoods.

“We have to get everybody out

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into the streets,” said Ali Ebeid, a medical worker who threw his fist into the air in front of a line of riot police. “If we don’t, we could lose the moment.”

That moment was inspired by the Tunisia uprising that toppled the autocratic regime of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Like their North Africa counterparts, many Egyptians are angry over three decades of a government that offers little hope to the young, who blame the ruling party for corruption, unemployment and stagnation.

It is the effects of these failings in ordinary lives, not ideology or the urgings of political opposition groups, that Egyptians say are driving their resentment against a president many regard as a dictator.

The 82-year-old Mubarak, who may seek re-election this year, has watched his popularity steadily tumble as Egyptians, who rarely ridiculed him in the past, openly yell epithets against him. It is a turn of fate many find hard to comprehend, despite years of mass arrests, especially against the Muslim Brotherhood, and the silencing of many political opponents.

“I’ve been a political analyst for 30 years and I didn’t expect this,” said Diaa Rashwan. “This has opened a new political history in Egypt. It’s the first time

people are deciding for themselves to protest and demand.

Everybody had expected the lower classes to one day revolt, but these protesters are the educated, the middle class and even women.”

As dusk fell, Tahrir Square filled with policemen who were clearing sidewalks, hurrying pedestrians along and waiting at the mouths of streets for hints of unrest.

“In a country like Egypt as in most authoritarian regimes, the power of security forces eventually collapses,” said Nabil Abdel Fattah, an analyst with Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. “They’re not used to dealing with these kinds of protests, and if they go on for days, they will break the hold of police.

It’s a major turning point.”

On Wednesday, a protest is exactly what Mohamed Adawi, an accountant, was looking for as he combed Cairo streets looking for a crowd and listening for the sounds of marching feet.

“I’m really frustrated that today I didn’t have a chance to join a protest,” he said. “We made a great achievement on Tuesday, but we will lose that if we can’t sustain the same protests over the next few days. We might even go back to the days when carrying out a demonstration was impossible.”

Renovations slated to be completed this spring

the pool last semester and will continue to do so.

Some students were unperturbed by the idea of swimming in water years old.

“It doesn’t bother me,” said Ryan Kingzett , an engineering freshman.

Kingzett did admit that it did seem to be a long time between pool drains.

Ashley Beasley, an anthropology freshman, trusted the cleaning chemicals in the pool, if only for peace of mind it gave her.

“There is a filter system and

the water is constantly fresh,” John said.

The renovation at the Rec Center pool is scheduled to be completed sometime during the spring semester, and the pool will open shortly thereafter.

UA groups work to combine their election efforts

By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT The ASUA Senate joined with GPSC and Faculty Senate to continue the merger of the University Activities Board with its own programming board during their meeting on Wednesday.

Campus-wide elections to ramp up student voting

The election dates for the Associated Students of the University of Arizona were moved from earlier in the year to join with the Graduate and Professional Student Council and the Faculty Senate to increase student voting and make marketing easier.

“That would create this kind of elections atmosphere for that week,” said Michael Colletti , ASUA elections commissioner.

The ASUA Senate brought about a friendly amendment to change the elections date from the original “February 30” in Colletti’s memo, to February 28.

“Just to give you guys a little background on this, this started as a conversation two years ago … Under President Fritze, it’s starting to become a reality,” Colletti said.

The senate is also extending the length of its elections from two days to three to join with the weeklong elections that the other two groups will hold.

ASUA President Emily Fritze also said those chosen in March’s elections should market early for those to serve in their cabinets.

Fritze added: “If (ASUA) wants a more diverse group, since we have all those available, we need to have more time to market those positions.”

Programming board to take shape of ZonaZoo

The new events committee is a combination of the University Activities Board and the programming board, Fritze said.

She also said the merger took care to “preserve some of the traditions of the board,” while

also helping the board “transition into ASUA and some of the way that we do things.”

The name and structure could still change, but Fritze said it would take a structural shape of the highly successful ZonaZoo, which will have an executive director and several other directors under them to handle specific events.

The University Activities Board is pushing for hiring for the group to begin in the next couple of weeks in order to be able to start planning events for next year.

The hiring process will mirror Family Weekend hiring, according to Fritze.

“Because they are such a comprehensive programming board and they do so many small events, I didn’t think that that should be the reason why this didn’t happen honestly,” Fritze said.

‘Diamonds in the Sky,’ new gun forum, ‘ASUA Reserves’

The ASUA Senate decided to hold this year ’s Diamonds in the Sky Fashion Show for the Diamond Children’s Medical Center, “with (Sen.) Taylor (Bilby)’s big project going on,” referring to Bilby’s Tanzbödeli project, an April 1 arts and culture festival, according to Sen. Courtney Campbell .

Sen. Scott Rising also said that ASUA would try and hold another gun forum to address pending gun legislation. Fritze encouraged the senate to take a stance on it.

“We (should) hold another forum to get student input on the issue (and) … to make sure we are staying relevant in the conversation among the state,” Rising said.

Sen. Dominick San Angelo also mentioned the creation of an “ASUA reserves” to act as a body of volunteers of those who want to be involved, but not in an elected position.

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Voices have ‘shitty’ idea

A UA custodial employee reported a non-UA affiliated man making loud grunting noises in the bathroom at the Main UA Library at 7:32 a.m. on Monday.

A University of Arizona Police Department officer was dispatched to investigate.

When UAPD arrived, the employee told the officer that the man was still moving about in the bathroom while continuing to yell.

Another male employee went in to the bathroom and observed defecation dripping on the floor and running down the wall of a bathroom stall.

The male employee was followed out of the bathroom by the man.

The unknown man was sitting in the main stairwell when the officer made contact with him.

The officer observed that the man had extremely soiled clothing and concluded the man might be homeless.

The man identified himself with an Arizona identification card and told the officer he was living on the streets of Tucson and not at a mental treatment facility.

The officer inspected the bathroom and noticed that the defecation almost looked like words.

The man told the officer that voices told him to “wipe shit� on the wall.

The officer performed a records check on the man and found that the man had been reported missing from a mental treatment facility.

The man was arrested at 7:39 a.m. and booked into Pima County Jail.

Also, due to his frequent contacts on campus, the man was issued a UA Exclusionary Order.

Sweater swiping student snatches sloppily

A male UA student attempting to steal a sweatshirt from the UofA Bookstore was cited at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

A UAPD officer responded to a call from the bookstore’s loss prevention and made contact with the student.

The officer asked the student what he did in the bookstore.

The student said he did not intend on shoplifting when he entered the bookstore to meet friends.

He attempted to return a sweatshirt, purchased several days earlier, because it was damaged.

However, the bookstore refused to refund the student for the damaged goods.

The student then decided to “get back at the bookstore.�

He picked out a grey, hoodless sweatshirt, removed the tag and put it on.

The student then attempted to exit without paying for the sweater.

Bookstore security was quick in stopping the student after watching him put on the sweatshirt and remove the tag via security cameras.

The student was cited and released for shoplifting and was referred to the Dean of Students Office.

Oil baron harasses student

A wealthy executive of a Saudi Arabian oil company harassed a female UA student through text messages during the week of Jan. 16.

The student reported the harassment to a UAPD officer on Monday.

The student said she received eight messages from the executive — her former boyfriend — demanding that she return things he purchased while the two were dating.

The man requested that a notebook computer, TV and bike be returned to him.

One of the text messages he sent the student said that she could keep the items if she “wired� him $10,000. “You have no idea the kind of enemy you have made,� said one of his text messages.

She said she began dating the man in late 2009 and broke it off in summer of 2010 because the man tried to buy her affection.

The student also reported that the man texted her current boyfriend. She was very concerned because the man was very wealthy and may even reach out to her only to do harm.

The officer attempted to contact the man and left a message advising the man to stop texting the student.

The officer also advised the man to use the court system to acquire the items he wished to be returned from the student.

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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Assistant chemistry professor What went down during your bachelor party?

I didn’t have one. It was in a different country, Oxford, England, I didn’t have very many people there yet. A few of us went back for a few drinks but no real bachelor party.

Tell me about your motorcycle.

It’s a sports crusier. I ride it to and from work, occasionally on weekends.

Occasionally I take my wife with me, but my dog can’t come with me.

Do you feel as if you are invincible on the cruiser?

No, quite the contrary.

I feel as if I could be run over very easily, there’s a lot of morons out there.

Are you more of a classic rock guy or old school hip hop?

This may be disappointing, probably neither of the two. I like African music and Indian music, crazy stuff.

Have you ever tried African dance? You and your wife should take a class.

I have never tried but I have been tempted to.

Hypothetically, how would you want to die?

On top of a mountain, after having climbed up there.

It doesn’t have to be that high but something nice with a good view and a bit of effort of getting there, that’d be pretty good.

On a brighter note what is the next fanatic thing you plan on doing in the next 24 hours?

I have nothing crazy planned and I think that is the point of being crazy, you don’t plan it.

HOROSCOPES

Today’s birthday: Give up the idea of “starving artist.” Don’t measure your success by the balance of your checking account, but by the joy in your heart, your contribution to others and your peace of mind.

Aries (March 21 - April 19) — Today is a 7 — Be confident in following your instincts. They’re pointing you in the right direction, and you know it. This supports a previous plan.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) — Today is a 6 — You have big ideas and limited time. Don’t distract others with your enthu-

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Students watched and listened as a preacher visited Heritage Hill. The preacher sparked interesting conversations with students about God and evolution and took questions from those who asked.

internal bleeding and broken hips and ribs. Doctors have removed one of her lungs, one of her kidneys and her spleen, according to Sky.com.

Moments before the woman landed on the taxi, the cab driver, who gave his name as Miguel, stepped out of the car. He says he only got out of the driver’s seat when he saw a policeman looking upward at the hotel.

“If I hadn’t got out, I’d be dead,” he told the press.

“I felt this explosion and I saw this

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woman’s body sunken into the roof of my cab.”

Some witnesses say the woman ordered coffee at a restaurant located near the top of the hotel, removed her shoes, climbed over a safety barricade and leaped.

In September, a New York City resident suffered a broken leg, collapsed lung and shattered ankle when he landed on a sports car after a 40-story leap from the roof of the West End Towers.

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• A group of kangaroos is called a mob.

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The woman plummeted an estimated 330 feet after hurling herself from the Hotel Crown Plaza Panamericano before she struck a cab on the street below, crushing the car’s roof and shattering its windshield, according to AOL.co.uk.

The woman — whose age has been reported as either 30 or 33 — suffered severe injuries, including

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Gemini (May 21 - June 21) — Today is a 7 — You wish you could ease into changes, but they may be abrupt. At least check how deep the water is before diving in.

Everything works out perfectly.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) — Today is an 8 — The changes you have in mind provide fortunate circumstances for family and social contacts. Do the groundwork yourself, and ask for assistance later.

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Wildcat Calendar Campus Events

“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. “Face to Face: 150Years of Photographic Portraiture” exhibit is being shown in the Center for Creative Photography main auditorium until May 15, 2011.

Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera exhibition at the Arizona State Museum (1031 E. University Blvd). January 24, 2011 through November 17, 2012. MonSat 10am-5pm. $5. 520-621-6302 Professional Development Seminar - Conducting a Job Search on January 27, 2011 from 12-12:50pm in the Career Services Suite 411 in the SUMC.

you may hurt yourself.

Communicate the need for extra time. Take a deep breath, focus on the task at hand and take it slow.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) — Today is a 6 — Reorganize your space to accommodate individual needs. Let each person choose decorating colors or new arrangements. A little paint goes a long way.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) — Today is a 6 — You want to make significant changes, and a partner offers creative suggestions.

The first step may seem painful, but

stress relaxes as you move.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) — Today is a 6 — Old habits die hard, but today’s a good day to change things up. You may feel some stress but see future opportunities everywhere. Dive in!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) — Today is a 7 — An emotional release leaves you feeling cleansed by the tide. Put a great new idea into practice as soon as you can. The results are virtually immediate.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 — Team members need to draw creative threads together

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to finalize a project. If someone else takes charge, that works better for you. Relieve stress with treats.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — A personal habit could get in the way of creative communication.

You don’t need to come up with all the ideas yourself. Group members contribute.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) — Today is a 7 — Later in the day you feel fulfilled. Change was managed with little stress, and new opportunities open as a result.

Stay in the flow.

January 27 Campus Events Campus Events School of Mind, Brain and Behavior Distinguished Lecture and book signing. Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen Macknik will give a talk entitled “Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals About Our Brains.” January 27, 2011 from 5-6pm in the ILC room 120.

Professional Development Seminar - Career Exploration on January 27, 2011 from 2-2:50pm in the Career Services Suite 411 in the SUMC. Living with Hearing Loss Classes. A series of three-week classes beginning January 27th. Admission is $75. Class size limited. Call the department of speech, language, and hearing sciences hearing clinic at 520-621-7070 for details.

Elevate Elevate is a group of students who come together to worship God, learn his word and reach out to others. If you’re looking to build relationships, join one of their small groups that meet throughout the week. Jan 27, 7pm – 9pm in the Gallagher Theatre Jackass 3 Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass pranksters are at it again in this third outing.

Jan 27, 10pm in the Gallagher Theatre.

Park Student Union Poker Tournaments $5 Know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em? Then play for the top prize-an iPod Touch-in our ladder tournaments! Jan 27, 6pm – 8pm in the Student Union

Galleries

Theatre

“Gunsmokin’ or Have Fun, Will Travel!”

New show at The Gaslight Theatre 7010 E. Broadway starting Jan 19- March 5 $17.95; discounts available! Contact Box office for correct showtimes 886-9428

Film

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

The Too-Many-Shows-andFundraisers Show continues through January 29. Art Gallery 1122 N. Stone Ave. 624-7099 Gallery Hours are 11am to 4pm Wednesday through Saturday.

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20th Annual Tucson Jewish Film Festival January 20, 2011 through January 30th, 2011 at the Tucson Jewish Community Center. www. tucsonjewishfilmfestival.org for more information.

Sport

The 57th annual Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show is held on January 29, 2011 through February 13, 2011.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.

Located at The Rialto Building, open until February 20, 2011. Tickets available at http://www.titanictucson.com.

Costumes & Textiles of Morocco exhibit January 15- February 28, 2011 in the historic Tophoy Building on Fourth Ave. (225 N. 4th Ave). Free Admission.

Open 7 days a week 10am-4pm. (520) 250- 2786 for more information.

Arizona Men’s Basketball vs. UCLA January 27, 2011 at 7pm in McKale Memorial Center. Call 520-621-CATS for tickets Israeli Style Self Defense: Free Krav Maga Intro Session. Jan 27th and February 3rd 7pm at Crossfit Training Facility 204 S. Tucson Blvd. Call 520396-4864 to reserve your spot.

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PARENT-CHILD VISIT SUPERVISOR at Aviva Children’s Services, must be available to work 1-6pm at least 4days per week and occasional Saturdays. Must have reliable personal vehicle, valid driver’s license and appropriate car insurance and be at least 21 years old. Send resume to cindy.somerville@avivatucson.org PT DRIVER/ GEN helper needed for auto repair shop- must be over 21, neat, professional, clean driving record. $9hr to start. Apply in person (bring MVR): 330 E. Fort Lowell Rd RESPONSIBLE, ENERGETIC PEOPLE needed to work 1:1 with young children with Autism in their homes. Must have reliable transportation. We will train you and provide on the job support. Flexible hours. 8.10/ hr to start. Please inquire via email to SueOK77@msn.com for more info.

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!!! SUBLET SPECIAL $290 All utilities paid 4Blocks to UofA No Kitchen refrigerator only, No pets, no smoking. Call Chris at 2995020 for information.

!!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME 2BDRM 2Bath just $955/ month or 3BRDM, 2Bath only $1450/ month. Close to UA campus, across from MansďŹ eld Park. Pets welcome. No security deposit (o.a.c.). Now taking reservations for summer & fall 2011. Check out our website and Call 747-9331 www.Universityrentalinfo.com $1100/MO, 3BD/ 2BTH condo, granite counter, Refrigerator, Microwave, Dishwasher, W&D, Fireplace, FitCtr, Tennis, Patio, new carpet/ paint, carport call 209550-1999 1BD FURNISHED APARTMENT. Clean, quiet, green. $515/ $490/mo. 3blocks to campus University Arms Apartments. 1515 E 10th St. 623-0474 www.ashton-goodman.com 1BD UNFURNISHED APARTMENT. Quiet, Private garden apartment. $555/mo 1mile to campus. 5th St & Country Club.

3122 E. Terra Alta. 623-0474 www.ashton-goodman.com 2BEDROOM BLOWOUT SALE! We have a couple left. $650/m through July. Internet/Furniture Included. Walk to Campus. www.parkadams.com 792-0700 APARTMENTS FOR RENT! Fort Lowell/Campbell. Located near university, Studios and 1bd available, $300/Mo ďŹ rst come ďŹ rst serve.

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Site management. http://www.thecastleproperties.com 406-5515/ 903-2402 DEL MAR APARTMENTS 1449 E Grant between Campbell & Mountain. Very quiet, new Refrigerator, stove, microwave. A/C, ďŹ replace, carport, backyard, pool, laundry room. $790/mo. 520-850-2266 or 520-982-1235. Run by owners.

MOUNTAIN PLAZA APARTMENTS Furnished 2BR/1BA apartments starts at $570. Only 4blocks from UofA with sparkling pool, gas grills, and on-site laundry. 520-6235600 MOVE IN SPECIAL- $100 cash back with a year’s lease! Perfect for students. 1423 N Venice Ave. Near shopping, bus lines & Sunower Supermrkt. Spacious 1/1 apt. in small one-story complex.

Pool, laundry, cov. parking, walled patio w/storage, lrg walk-in closet, eat-in kitchen, 500sqft $450/mo.

Inc. water/trash/sewer. McElwain Co. 326-6158 NEAR UA, 1BR -$525, 2BR -$625, Studio -$375, 3BR -$1125, furnished. 1135 E. 7th. 429-3829 or 444-6213 ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT in a gated community, 6blocks from campus, please call 622-4443 and mention this ad.

STUDIOS FROM $400 spacious apartment homes with great downtown location. 884-8279.

Blue Agave Apartments 1240 N. 7th Ave. Speedway/ Stone. www.blueagaveapartments.com

2bd 1ba $825, 2104 E 7th St, water/ electric included, carport, built in 96, A/C, small dog welcome, Prestige Property Management 881-0930 2BR 2BA. MOUNTAIN and Ft. Lowell. All appliances, W/D. Lease deposit $600, Rent $575, water paid. 1255 Halcyon. 9062275 or 297-1666.

LARGE 2BD 1BTH. 2blocks from campus, parking, W/D, A/C, quiet, clean. $725/mo. See website for availability: www.thecastleproperties.com 520-406-5515 or 520-9032402 ONE BLOCK SOUTH of campus.

For dozens of pictures and more info: http://www.pippelproperties.com/1735B 1200sq.ft. two-bedroom unit in architect-designed triplex. Light, modern, stylish interior--like Dwell magazine. New appliances. A/C. Lush landscaping.

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D/W w/disposal, Fenced yard. 520907-5990 2Bd 1BA hOUSE Carport, Fenced yard, Pets ok, W/D, Stove & Refrigerator. Near Randolph Park. $780/mo + $500 Deposit. Call 520-299-6729 2MiN TO CAMpUS iN FY11â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5bdm, homes & apartments! 1mi to uofA, A/C, garages & all appl. included. www.goldenWestManagement.com 520-7900776 3BEdROOM 2BATh 2002SqFT house with office, a/c, wood beamed ceilings, walled yd, washer/dryer, lots of parking $1200 ALSo Close to Campus 3Bedroom 2bath house with POOL, fireplace, washer/dryer, pets ok, landscaping and pool service included $1600 CALL ReDi 520-623-5710 oR Log oN WWW.AZReDiReNTALS.CoM 4Bd 2BA AUGUST 2011. gReAT LoCATioN! $1700 Spacious rooms, fireplace, W/D, A/C, addiitonal storage. CALL AMY 520440-7776 5Bd 4BA AUGUST 2011. Huge rooms, W/D, A/C, Walk-in closets, vaulted ceilings. NiCe! CALL AMY 520-440-7776 5Bd FOR AUGUST 2011. Large bedroom, laundry, A/C, additional storage. BeST DeAL! CALL AMY 520-440-7776 A CLOSE TO campus, close to play, and close to perfect new home. We have 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes with private entrances, separate leases, roommate matching if needed, fully furnished, most utilities paid and much more. Call or come by for this weeksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; special 520-622-8503 or 1725 N. Park Avenue.

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SAVE YOUR qUARTERS for playing pool down on 4th Ave. We have washers and dryers in select homes! imagine the time and money youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll save doing laundry in your own home! 5blocks from campus- 10minutes walking 5minutes on a bike. Close to university Boulevard and 4th Ave. Call for specials 520-622-8503 or 1725 N. Park Avenue.

SpACiOUS hOME FOR RENT CLOSE to UofA- Blenman areahampton/Tucson Blvd-6bd/3ba with 2,289sqft. parking, A/C, W/d- Upgrades. immediate Avail. for Spring Semester$2,400 per month. - Julie @ 520248-7571 or email us at: catalina.pacific@yahoo.com

WALk TO UOFA 2BD/1BA harwood floors, fireplace, fenced backyard, storage, off-street parking, pets ok. $900/mo +$900 deposit, available Feb 15 (earlier?)

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GREAT VALUE! TWO houses on one lot under 2miles north of uA. 4bd/ 3ba built in 2005 and 3bd/ 2ba +den just remodeled.

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$395 UTiLiTiES iNCL/ wireless internet/ washer & dryer.Looking for female roommate to share 3bdrm 2ba house, 4miles from uA, Ready to move in. Call Maria 480-296-9958 mlucero1@email.arizona.edu $450/MO. FEMALE ROOMMATE Wanted 2bed/ 3bath. 15min from uA. Water incl. internet/ electric split. No smoking/ alcohol/ drugs/ pets. New Appliances, washer/ dryer incl. Call ebby (480)3539773

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Q& A Cardenas back for Gymcats 9.725 during the floor event.

Cardenas spoke with the Daily Wildcat about her recovery and preparation for this season.

Daily Wildcat: What is it like competing again?

Cardenas: It feels really great.

It just wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a very good feeling sitting out for so long just watching my teammates perform last year. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feeling being back out there and getting to compete.

What was going through your head when you got back out there for the first time?

I was pretty nervous, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been awhile. I just had to get my nerves to calm down but other than that it was a great feeling.

How comfortable do you feel out there with your knee?

It actually feels great. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been having any problems with it. I was doing rehab and working on it for so long

that I technically donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any problems with it anymore.

You have done floor this year. Do you have any plans on doing any other events this year?

Well my bars need to get more consistent. I need to remember how to compete my bars like I do in practice. Hopefully my vault will keep progressing, so we will see how that goes.

How was it last year just sitting in the corner rehabbing not being able to help the team?

It was really depressing at some points. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a good feeling not doing anything to help the team, except cheering and stuff like that. On the other hand it motivated me, just seeing my teammates working so hard and pulling through their injuries so they could pick up for the people who couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything. So it worked both ways.

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The 2010 Gymcat season was filled with ice treatment, massages and visits to the training room for Rebecca Cardenas .

Cardenas, a junior, was forced to miss the entire year after suffering a knee injury before the season began.

The coaching staff is expecting a lot from her this year and hopes sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll soon return to old form.

During her freshman year, Cardenas competed on the floor and bar events in 13 meets, including the regional championship.

Cardenasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best score throughout her freshman campaign was an impressive 9.925 on floor.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showed improvement every week this year for the Gymcats, according to her coaches. Last week, against in-state rival ASU, she posted a score of

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in the Pac-10.

“It’s definitely going to be a great atmosphere whether or not the students show-up,” said senior forward Jamelle Horne. “The game is going to be at a high level.”

Players also know they must do their part as well.

“If we play and win big games more and more, people are going to come watch us play,” Jones added. “Everybody is going to come watch us play, and everybody is going to get hyped to watch us play.”

In the end, one thing truly matters.

“Our focus is playing well against UCLA and having an opportunity to win a conference home game,” Miller said.

New uniforms

The Wildcats will unveil their new uniforms on Thursday when they play against UCLA on national television.

Miller said that the team will wear the new uniforms from here on out. There are red, white and blue uniforms.

“I’ll tell you this: I don’t think there is a nicer uniform in college basketball than ours,” Miller said.

Playing on ESPN2

When Miller was asked if his players cared about the game being on ESPN, he suggested the more players care about it, the weaker they are as a player.

“The more they care, the worse player they are,” he said.

“If they really care, they stink.

They just can’t play. If you can play, you’re going to play hard and play well, and you’re going to assume people are watching every game, which is generally the case.

“But if they have heightened awareness, wear different color shoes or their hair is colored differently, then you have a problem,” he added.

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UCLA vs. UA At a glance Key Players Solomon Hill, Arizona The sophomore had his quietest game of the year, scoring just five points against Washington State last Saturday. Against UCLA small forward Tyler Honeycutt, Hill needs to be the aggressor and make the future NBA prospect work on the defensive end.

Oh, and Hill will need to keep tabs on Honeycutt by staying in front of him, and not letting the fellow sophomore slash to the hoop and draw fouls on UA’s Derrick Williams.

Reeves Nelson, UCLA Neither the most athletic nor the tallest player on the floor, Nelson’s never-ending motor helps him leads the Bruins at 13.9 points and eight rebounds per game. Hitting the offensive boards, Nelson can help UCLA steal a huge road victory.

His physicality can also aide in muzzling UA’s Williams.

Arizona wins if …

Williams receives some help.

He’ll have his hands full with either 305 pound center Joshua Smith or dirt-working forward Nelson on both ends of the floor, and as seen at Washington, Williams can’t do it all by himself.

Another Wildcat needs to score the ball.

UCLA wins if …

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Head coach Niya Butts and her Wildcats have established a presence in McKale Center after winning their last nine home games, but recent road struggles have Arizona scrambling to find its identity. The Wildcats travel to USC tonight and UCLA on Saturday.

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The Wildcats can’t match the Bruins’ energy.

Three of UCLA’s best frontline players in Smith, Honeycutt and Nelson average at least seven rebounds per game and guard Malcolm Lee is the defensive force that helps silence opposing guard play.

Arizona will have hands full with USC’s Gilbreath

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Fast facts • The game against the Bruins will be televised on ESPN2, and commentators Rece Davis and Jay Bilas will have the call.

• Not the same rivalry as it used to be, the last six meetings between the two teams has seen the perfect competitiveness. UCLA and UA average the same number of points per game (72.3) with a split record of 3-3.

• At home, Arizona is shooting 40 percent from 3-point range while holding visiting teams to 27 percent.

• The Wildcats are 11-0 at home.

— Kevin Zimmerman

to display prowess like no other. Her double-double averages and conference-rebound numbers prove how vital she is to the team.

“I think she’s certainly one of the most talented players in the country,” Butts said of Ibekwe.

Despite not garnering as much national attention as she deserves, she plays every night like a top contender.

“What she has to do every night is go out there and prove people wrong by being active and playing aggressive,” Butts said. “The more aggressive she is the better player she is. It’s

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amazing.”

Against USC, the Wildcats need to keep the pressure on the Trojans for the entire 40-minute contest if they’re hoping for a positive outcome.

The Trojans wield some solid talents of their own, especially in guard Briana Gilbreath , whose 15 points and 7 rebounds per game will test Arizona’s abilities on both sides of the ball.

If Arizona can redeem their road woes this weekend, they’ll definitely deserve to be in the discussion for the NCAA tournament.

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NCAA Men’s Hoops O.K. State No. 19 L’Ville 55, WVU 54

No. 20 G’Town 77, SJU 52 UNC 74, Miami 21

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Magic 111, Pacers 96 Nets 93, Grizzlies 88 76ers 109, Raptors 94

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W-Hoops hits the road

Wildcats to battle Bruins for second place in Pacific 10 Conference

By Vincent Balistreri ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT All season long, Sean Miller has preached to his team that good teams protect their home court, and Arizona (16-4,52 Pacific 10 Conference) has done that thus far this season, posting an 11-0 record at McKale Center.

On the heels of the Wildcats’ second place showdown with UCLA tonight, Miller met with slightly more than 100 ZonaZoo members at McKale Center on Wednesday night to make sure they also know the importance of protecting their home court.

Miller addressed the students, telling them the huge role they will play in tonight’s game. He even took questions from the crowd. Miller let the fans in on a secret, picking five fans out of the crowd to demonstrate what will be the first play of the game against the Bruins.

“You’re the heartbeat of the arena,” Miller told the students. “The more energized the ZonaZoo is, the more the rest of the arena follows.”

Miller, knowing how important the Wildcats’ home games are, wanted to make sure that he has the student section on board.

“I respect and really appreciate how hard they work for us. The months of January and February on a college campus in college basketball take on a whole new meaning,” Miller said of why he decided to address the student section.

“I just want to thank them (ZonaZoo) and at the same time make sure we’re on the same page for a great weekend.”

Despite Arizona being undefeated at home the this season, the crowds haven’t exactly

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season.

“If we can protect our home court and continue to win and not allow anybody to come in here and sneak out a win,” said point guard Momo Jones, “it’s going to be difficult later down the road for teams to come in here and beat us.”

Whether fans show up or not will be seen at tip-off, but the importance of the game will not change with UCLA (13-6, 5-2 Pac-10) coming into McKale and the winner taking full possession of second place

Coming off three straight road losses, the Arizona women’s basketball team knew they needed to defend their home to maintain credibility.

And it did.

The Wildcats sent the Washington schools back home this weekend with bitter memories of Tucson and McKale Center. Now, with momentum on their side , the Wildcats head to Southern California for weekend match ups against the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins .

With their recent home success, the Wildcats (13-5, 4-3 Pacific 10 Conference ) have climbed to third in the conference standings and will take on the Trojans tonight.

After the winning weekend, head coach Niya Butts was quick to keep things in perspective.

“I certainly think we’re headed in the right direction, but to say we’re totally back on track, I don’t know,” she said.

“I think our time at home has certainly helped us, those three games on the road were tough for us, but I think taking care of home court was very important. Heading to LA, that’s going to be a tough two games, and we’re going to have to be ready to play.”

Despite being under the weather throughout the Wildcats’ last few games, Arizona star forward Ify Ibekwe still managed

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Head coach Sean Miller addressed members of the ZonaZoo on Wednesday night in McKale Center. After he and the Wildcats experienced the raucous crowds at Washington and Washington State, Miller assured the ZonaZoo that they play a large role in how the Wildcats play at home.

showed up every game, at some points setting record low attendance marks earlier in the season. But the first game of the spring semester, a win against ASU, was a sell-out.

Miller, impressed by the enthusiasm of the student sections at the schools in Washington last weekend, hopes that the ZonaZoo can create the same type of environment for the rest of Arizona’s home games this season.

“I’m going to be the first to tell you that the students’ sections at Washington State and Washington were amazing,”

he said. “At Washington, you can’t even think. They’re right behind you. They impact the game in a different way. I think the ZonaZoo does that for us.

We just want to remind them that their impact is really felt.”

Miller told the crowd in attendance the impact of promoting the Arizona basketball program on a nationally televised game would help the coaches recruit.

Miller wants to reestablish the home court dominance the Arizona basketball program once had, and he’s drilled that into his players’ heads all

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Walking into Hillenbrand Aquatic Center on Tuesday, one would see head coach Frank Busch shouting at his swimmers to kick harder, go faster and keep going. After a grueling pool session, he would then order a group of those same swimmers to run stadium steps — no break in sight.

According to Busch, the swimmer ’s break will come today, when both squads travel to Austin, Texas to take on the Longhorns.

The highlight of the weekend will be when the No. 2 Arizona men’s team dukes it out with the NCAA reigning champions, and currently No. 1, Texas, tomorrow at Jamail Texas Swim Center.

“Usually, when you go away, you swim a little bit better. For us, we do regular training all the way through Thursday,” Busch said. “When we go to Texas, we won’t train Thursday, so that’ll give us an extra day of rest.”

Busch’s swim theory certainly held true last weekend, when both Stanford and Cal swept Arizona in their home pool. In addition to being away, perhaps the times will be affected by the pool itself.

“It’ll be fun going to Texas, it’ll be fun being on the road with the whole team, knowing they’re in a position to swim in a great tank,” Busch said. “It’s where the women’s NCAA championships are, so the kids know that pool very well. It will also be nice for our kids to swim indoors. Anytime you’re in the elements it’s different.”

With an ideal location set, it then comes down to the swimmers themselves and their physical and mental states. They’ll have their day of rest, but coming off of two big losses can be discouraging.

Women’s junior captain Alyssa Anderson realizes the circumstances of last weekend and this week, and how it can be physically and emotionally draining. The women will be taking on No. 3 Texas.

“Having tough weeks and being in season, it’s kind of easy to roll over and die,” Anderson said. “These are really hard teams, really tough competitions — Cal, Stanford, and then Texas. So it’s

a pretty brutal two weeks.”

After acknowledging the current level of difficulty, Anderson explained the importance of not only focusing on individual races, but also not losing sight of the team.

“I think one of the things we were talking about last weekend was digging deep,” Anderson said. “So, going out there and fighting hard is something we’re going to really work on this week.

Our big thing is unity and if we are all together and on the same board, I think we’re pretty hard to beat.”

On the men’s side, fellow junior Kevin Munsch also talked about picking up the pace.

“I hope everyone can step up their game a little bit more, go a little bit faster, and take it to the next level — give Texas and SMU some real good competition,” Munsch said. “Carry on from what we did last weekend, but do a little bit better.”

Munsch mentioned Southern Methodist University, who they’ll also be swimming against this weekend to fulfill their dual season quota. The primary focus, though, is on the reigning champs, whose lofty title evokes even more enthusiasm. Arizona swept Texas last year in dual season, having the same rankings on the men’s side.

“Definitely motivating. I just want to take them down. We took them down last year, but they won. So at this point in the season everyone’s tired. It’s a crapshoot, and we just go for it.”

Texas is led by head coach Eddie Reese . USA Swimming recently announced Reese and Busch as head coaches for the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, China .

“We’ve known each other for a long time. He’s probably been my mentor in coaching,” Busch said. “I’ve never been an assistant coach in my life, and that’s not a good thing, that’s not a bragging statement. You would wish you could learn from people, so as a young college coach, I remember going to meets and watching Eddie, and not even talking to him, just watching him. I’ve learned a lot from him.

“And since then, we’ve become wonderful friends. He’s a super human being and he’s done a lot for the sport.”

As Busch’s comments shifted from his respect for Reese to the upcoming weekend, a huge grin began to form on his face. Smiling, he said, “there will be some great racing this weekend, we have great meets with Texas. It will be fun.”