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District 8 debate ignites UA Hecklers interrupt candidates’ discussion points By Jazmine Woodberry ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Yells from fervent supporters and hecklers slightly distracted participants in the 8th Congressional District debate on the UA campus on Monday night, which focused on many issues, most zealously immigration and education. “You’re a bottom feeder,” “Apples and oranges” and “You’re a liar” were just some of the many yelps from the audience. Lines ran out the door at 4 p.m. for the 7 p.m. debate in the South Ballroom of the Student Union Memorial Center. So many community members showed up that the crowd split in half, sending many to watch the live stream of the debate in
“What about the Ponzi scheme?” — An audience member interrupting one of Jesse Kelly’s responses to the health care bill. the Gallagher Theater. Christopher Conover of Arizona Public Media hosted Democratic incumbent Gabrielle Giffords , Republican Jesse Kelly and Libertarian Steven Stoltz in an hour-long debate that also hit on the recent health care bill, abortion rights, and Medicare and Social Security benefits in the future. DEBATE, page 3
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Pre-pharmacy sophomore Amy Naber, left, for the UA Women’s Rugby club, and pre-physiology sophomore Cassie Casanova, for the TwirlCats club, race through a blow-up obstacle course in the Club Olympics on the UA Mall on Monday. The race, put on by Bobcats Senior Honorary, is the first of many events through Friday where clubs compete for extra funding.
Campus clubs compete for Homecoming cash prizes By Brenna Goth ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT Members of campus clubs raced through an inflatable obstacle course Monday, kicking off a week of competitions before Homecoming. The Bobcats Senior Honorary will continue to hold a different challenge for Club Olympics on the UA Mall between noon and 1 p.m. every day of Homecoming week. The remaining events include sumo wrestling, pie throwing and tug-of-war. Clubs collect points throughout the week based on how they place in each competition. The club with the most points at the end of the week will win $1,000. Clubs ranked second and third will also receive money. “It’s based on those events and also things like spirit,” said physics senior Mike
Stefferson, a member of Bobcats Senior Honorary. Bobcats Senior Honorary holds the competitions annually along with other traditions, such as the yearly lighting of ”A” Mountain. Psychology senior Lindsay Cohen, a member of Bobcats Senior Honorary, said the competitions raise interest in Homecoming weekend. “It’s for spirit before Homecoming,” Cohen said. “It also serves as a good fundraiser for clubs.” Several groups, including the Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society, Students Optics Chapter, and Chain Gang Junior Honorary have signed up to participate this year. Chemical engineering sophomore Daniel Tellez represented Sophos Sophomore
Honorary in the obstacle course race, which included a pool at the end. Tellez got second place. “I lost,” Tellez said. “It was really slippery over there.” He said the course was a fun way to celebrate Homecoming week. “I wasn’t expecting to get this wet today,” Tellez said. “It’s a great environment to be in.” Some students watched the event between classes or while walking past the Mall. “It looks pretty fun,” said Candy Horton, a graduate studying special education. “It’s a great way to kick off Homecoming week.” Tellez said the competitions build community, even between competitors. “Especially when all the honoraries come together,” Tellez said. “Everyone just gets a little closer.”
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EVERYONE HAS A STORY Dance prof taught in post-communist nations after fall of Berlin Wall By Abigail Richardson ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT “Everyone Has a Story” is a weekly segment in the Arizona Daily Wildcat aiming to tell the story of an interesting person on the UA campus. This week, the Daily Wildcat interviewed Doug Nielsen, a professor of dance at the UA.
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UA professor Doug Nielsen leads his modern dance class on Friday at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre stage. Nielsen has taught at the UA for five years.
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Nielsen has shared his teaching philosophy around the world and at more than 40 different universities. “A good teacher should become unnecessary,” he said. “That is something that I believe in. That is my main philosophy. I am teaching everything I know. I am not holding back. There are no secrets. This is it. This is who I am. This is what I know. This is everything.” Throughout his life, Nielsen has worked for the American Dance Festival, the Rockefeller
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Foundation, and the U.S. Department of State, which would send him around the world. “I have been to China a number of times,” he said. “I have been to Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Mongolia and Czechoslovakia when it was Czechoslovakia. I have taught internationally, and by teaching internationally you find out that we are all humans, we are all people.” By traveling, Nielsen has been able to incorporate his experiences into his dances. “I think you are influenced,” Nielsen said. “You can’t help but be influenced wherever you are, especially in choreography … If you really have your antennas up, things are going to start to channel into your work.” When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Nielsen began teaching modern dance in post-
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communist countries. “I was lucky to go during the early part of the Berlin Wall coming down because there was no Starbucks, American Express, and there was no standard culture,” he said. “The food smelled different, people talked different, accessories were different and they didn’t read the same magazines that we read.” Nielsen also spent several months in China. “I went to China for three months, and that was to start a modern dance company,” he said. “That was just before Tiananmen Square … It was like a workshop situation where I would go into a ballet company and teach them modern dance. Most all the ballet companies in Eastern Europe are Russia trained. So now, again I am unnecessary. Now they found their FEATURE, page 3
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