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EDITORIAL

Climate change: the horror story that doesn’t end in October

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ife is good right now. Really good. At least in America, we have infrastructure that allows us to get clean water, even out here in drought-stricken Arizona. You can drive to McDonald’s and get a meal for one dollar. Streets are clean, they finally finished construction on Grant Road in Tucson, and it’s getting cold again.

But that good life is eventually going to kill us. A new study from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a slap in the face: We have 12 years until the Earth begins an aggressive purge of life as we know it.

The problem with climate change is that it is, frankly, terrifying. Why should we change our ways if life is so good? And hey, if ocean levels rise, maybe my house in Arizona will become beachfront property.

But we can’t ignore what will happen if we reach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) over preindustrial levels. We can’t. Listen here: We. Can’t.

According to the study, droughts will become more intense, so we might have to ration water in Arizona.

Extreme weather patterns, like the hurricanes currently trouncing Florida, will be more frequent. Ninety percent of coral reefs will die. The Arctic Ocean will be free of ice in the summers. And global sea levels are going to rise.

Guilt is an interesting thing, as is magnitude. Human brains struggle to comprehend things in such magnitude, but guilt is the larger enemy here. It is not a good motivator. Rather, it is a deterrent to getting anything done.

While guilt is uncomfortable, we need to accept that, as the human race, we are killing the planet we live on. It’s OK to feel guilty, worried and scared. The end of the world by our own hand and not by zombies or an asteroid is pretty scary.

But what’s done is done; we just need to start taking steps to move forward.

This study should be a wake-up call for society. The earth has already warmed one degree Celsius since the industrial revolution. Carbon dioxide emissions need to be “net zero” by 2050 (meaning we take out as much CO2 as we put into the

atmosphere), and fall by 45 percent by 2030.

To do that, the energy sector needs to stop use of fossil fuels and convert to solar and wind. Trees need to be replanted on a massive scale, in an area equivalent to half Canada’s size.

In the words of the IPCC, governments around the world must take “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.”

Congressional District 2 candidates, Republican Lea Marquez Peterson answered a question which implied she would not implement policies to address climate change. Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, on the other hand, did the opposite.

We need also to stop eating so much meat. Animal agriculture causes 14.5 to 18 percent of all gas emissions in the world. Even substituting just one meal a week, a “meatless Monday” perhaps, helps. Hop over to NRICH instead of Chick-fil-a for example. Get a black-bean patty at Cactus Grill.

It’s hot in Arizona, but we need to stop relying on air-conditioning so much, too. Drying clothes also takes a lot of energy, so line-dry them when you can. Saving energy will also save you money!

Walk and ride your bike or take public transportation when you can. Living on campus makes this easy for college students. Tucson is very bike-friendly, and this shouldn’t be hard to implement. Carpool with your roommates and friends wherever possible, and switch out a car commute with a walk or a bike ride.

COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS Remember, cars, electricity and $1 Big Macs are not inseparable from human existence. Cars COURTESY CREATIVE COMMONS and air conditioning were invented a little over However, sometimes 100 years ago. Cell phones were only invented 45 years ago. And governments cannot be McDonald’s was founded 63 years ago. These changes are recent. trusted. President Donald Trump, leader of the second largest Humans can live without them.

CO2-emitting country on Earth, removed the United States from Don’t let fear and guilt and hopelessness stop you from the Paris Accords, a climate agreement signed by 194 states and making small changes. We still have time. It’ll take a culture shift, the European Union. but it is doable. But we can’t just sit around and do nothing. We Trump, however, backed off his belief that global warming is need to act. Now. a hoax, but he doesn’t know if it’s man-made. In an interview with 60 Minutes Sunday, he said, “I don’t think there’s a hoax.

Editorials are determined by the Daily Wildcat I do think there’s probably a difference. But I don’t know that it’s man-made.”

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Trump also said he didn’t want to spend trillions of dollars to They are Editor-in-chief Jasmine Demers,Opinions fix a problem if it will cause job loss.

Editor Toni Marcheva, Managing Editor Marissa So, it comes down to us. First, we need to demand change, Heffernan, Engagaement Editor Eddie Celaya then vote for people who believe in change. and Arts & Life Editor Pascal Albright.

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ARTS & LIFE | FLANDRAU EVENT

Moongazers to fill UA Mall this weekend

BY TAYLOR GLEASON @tgleezy

The University of Arizona Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium will be participating in International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 20.

Shipherd Reed, Flandrau’s associate director of communication, said the event is “a designated night where planetariums all over the world try to put together programming to observe and appreciate and celebrate the moon, our nearest celestial neighbor.”

Reed said that people will be able to see the moon up close and learn about the history of space exploration and how planetary science at UA has helped to explore the moon and space.

“We are a world leader in planetary science. Nobody else leads NASA missions like we do,” Reed said of the UA planetary science program.

Reed said that International Observe the Moon Night is usually in October when the moon is lit most effectively for telescope viewing.

“In a way, we take the moon for granted, and yet … it’s so deeply embedded in our lives,” Reed said. “I mean, our calendar revolves around the

moon, and I think it’s just a moment, taking a moment to appreciate the moon, and what we now understand about the moon.”

The event aims to educate audiences about the moon as well as what Flandrau brings to the community and the campus, according to Reed.

“The moon is also kind of like a portal to planetary science. It’s almost like, if you start to understand the moon, and then you also start to think about the other planets, and how everything’s orbiting around the sun, including us at different rates,” Reed said. “So in a way, the moon is a great way to draw people into planetary science.”

International Observe the Moon Night is also a night for people to explore the universe beyond the moon.

“You start thinking about the moon, and then you’re like, ‘the planets,’ and then ‘the galaxy,’ and then ‘the universe.’ Pretty soon you’re spinning,” Reed said.

There will be free telescope viewing on the UA Mall, along with interactive moon-related activities inside Flandrau, put on by other organizations teaming up with Flandrau at the event.

Reed said the activities will be “kind

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THE FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER and Planetarium, located on University Blvd. and Cherry Ave. The center will be participating in International Observe the Moon Night Saturday, Oct. 20.

of hands-on activities, great for families but fun for everybody.”

Flandrau will also have several shows in the planetarium, including several documentaries about moon exploration and a Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon full-dome show.

Flandrau is teaming up with the Planetary Science Institute, the UA

Lunar and Planetary Lab, the UA Steward Observatory, the Mt. Lemmon Sky Center Observatory and the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night.

International Observe the Moon Night at Flandrau will be held Oct. 20 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.

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The Sun Link is how much? I think I’ll walk COLUMN

BY TONI MARCHEVA @ToniToniToni_M

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ike many Tucsonans, I have a few criticisms of the streetcar (and I’m still a little sore from the time the ticket machine ate my $20). Overall, though, I think it does a great job linking the heart of Tucson together. But it’s just way too expensive.

The Sun Link costs $4.50 for a 24-hour pass.

This is comparable to Phoenix’s Valley Metro Rail at $4 a day. However, the two are not comparable in the service provided. Phoenix’ rail runs on a 26.3-mile path and covers that distance in about an hour. In Tucson, from the Sun Link’s last stop to the east on Helen Street and Warren Ave. to the furthest west at Mercado San Agustin is about 3.9 miles. The trip takes about half an hour, according to Sun Link.

For us college students with little money to spare, riding the Sun Link is not worth the

price of the ticket. Not only is the distance covered limited, it doesn’t help us get to where we are going too much faster than walking.

Often, even when my friends and I are deep in downtown, we decide to walk back to campus rather than wait for and ride the streetcar.

Twice, at least, we actually beat the streetcar to campus.

There are several reasons the streetcar runs so slowly. If addressed in the future, the ride might be worth the ticket price. First, the streetcar is subject to traffic downtown and on Fourth Avenue, and to the pesky pedestrians around campus (which I, admittedly, am one of). Second, there are probably twice as many stops as useful in downtown. The stops on Broadway Boulevard and Stone Avenue and Broadway and Sixth Avenue are, not exaggerating, 0.1 miles apart — a minute walk away from each other.

On the weekends, driving is almost always cheaper than taking the streetcar anywhere, so if we have a car available, my friends always choose that option.

Yes, UA Parking and Transportation does offer a 50 percent discount on U-Passes, so

that a fall semester pass costs $96 instead of $192. This is a great deal for many students but generally not for those who live on campus.

It pays for itself in 24 days of use, but most students on campus don’t end up using the Sun Link nearly enough to justify paying for the

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A WESTBOUND SUN LINK tram is stopped at Main Gate Square on University Blvd. on July 20, 2018.

pass. Consequently, they end up using the Sun Link very little at all.

Also, it is true that cheaper one-way fares are available for $1.75. However, they’re pretty inaccessible. You can’t purchase them at the stations, nor does a quick glance at the website

offer easy instructions on how to get said ticket.

If Tucson lowered the price of the streetcar to a more reasonable and justifiable $3, there would be many benefits for the city. I am sure more students would opt to take the streetcar regularly and less people would try to avoid the fares. Depending on how much the cost affects the demand, it’s possible that the city would make even more money on the streetcar if the price was lower. Also, if the fares were lower, some would opt out of taking their cars, resulting in less pollution and congestion.

Finally, many students would gain the opportunity to see more of what Tucson has to offer (believe me, the difference between $3 and $4.50 can be a big one for students).

Tucson has done a great job in the last few years offering better public transportation.

Now, the city just needs to make sure the fares are such that people can take advantage of it.

— Toni Marcheva hopes to be a Tucsonan for life and wants the city to be the best it can be.

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NEWS | RACING FOR CHARITY

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1 A PARTICIPANT MAKES HIS way down the UA Mall to kick off the start of the Jim Click Run 'N' Roll event. The marathon included hundreds of participants of all ages and backgrounds.

2 THE THREE FIRST FEMALE winners of the Jim Click Run 'N' Roll race Oct. 14. The race is an 8k and raises money for the University of Arizona's Disability Resource Center.

3 A WHEELCHAIR RACER lining up at the start line before the race begins. The Run 'N' Roll featured races for both wheelchair racers and runners.

RUNNIN' & ROLLIN' FOR A GOOD CAUSE

BY QUINCY SINEK @quincymccllelan

On the morning of Sunday, Oct. 14, athletes, families and people looking to support a good cause gathered on the University of Arizona Mall for Jim Click’s 2018 Run ‘N’ Roll. This annual event was an 8k, or almost five-mile, race where wheelchair athletes and runners competed side by side. A 3k run and kid’s race also took place during the event.

The starting and finishing line was located in front of the Ina E. Gittings Building on the UA Mall, along with a tent set up for an awards ceremony, a DJ playing music throughout the event and stands with free food and drinks for participants and viewers alike.

The course looped throughout the university campus, reaching the corners of Sixth Street and Campbell Avenue and of Park Avenue and Second Street.

Due to construction taking place at a few locations around campus, the course route had to be changed from what it has been in past years.

“People don’t like it, but [UA] is the one having all this construction, so because of that we had to change the course this year,” said Bailey White, who works with the university’s men’s wheelchair basketball team and on the Adaptive Athletics event staff.

Monica Bermudez, a Southern Arizona Road Runners liaison, got all the volunteers, set up registration, scheduled the course and directed the event this year for the first time.

She explained that she has participated in the race before and knows lots of the participants running this year but was unable to run it and decided to help set it up.

“I’m a runner. If I’m injured, I volunteer. Otherwise, I run it,” Bermudez said.

Bermudez said a portion of the money goes toward expenses for setting up the event, but

the rest of the money raised from registration, donations and pledges that the participants collect goes directly to the Adaptive Athletics program within the Disability Resource Center at UA. The program puts the money toward scholarships within its program, adaptive equipment for the athletes, travel expenses and any other resource or facility that can use the funds.

Dina Fitzpatrick, a competitor in the race, came out to the Run 'N' Roll this year for the first time after finding it online while searching for races around the Tucson area. She said she enjoys being in a race with lots of other people doing something together to make an impact.

Fitzpatrick said that she lives in Oro Valley and came out to the event “to be with likeminded, healthy people and just do something physically challenging for myself. And it’s all for a good cause.”

Another runner decided to run under an alias, something he has done in a few other races in the past when he is unsure of whether he’ll perform well or not. Buck Lentzer said he has been competing in Jim Click’s Run ‘N’ Roll for as long as he can remember. On Sunday morning, he placed first in his age category under the name “Justin Kase.”

“I wasn’t sure I was gonna be able to finish because of an injury, so I raced under ‘Justin Kase’ - with a K. Someone just reminded me, ‘oh yeah what about Dollar Bill, Buffalo Bill, all these other names’ … I’ve got like fifteen aliases. Depends on if I’m ready to race. Then, I’ll have to race under my own name in case something good comes out of it,” Lentzer said.

He said that the money being donated to such a great cause is the most important aspect of the event and that he tries to collect more money every year. Lentzer stated that Jim Click is what keeps bringing him back to the race.

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5 TWO RUNNERS ALMOST TO the finish line support the University of Arizona's Disability Resource Center by participating in Jim Click’s Run 'N' Roll race Oct. 14.

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“I always talk to him. It’s nice to see him. He’s just such a nice guy, and it’s such a nice event,” Lentzer said.

Jim Click has supported the Adaptive Athletics program at the university since 1981, when an employee and friend of his was injured and left quadriplegic. His friend got involved with UA’s Adaptive Athletics, and Click began actively raising funds for the program.

He raised pledges by pushing himself around the university’s track in an athletic wheelchair, and eventually the event was brought to a larger scale, resulting in the creation of Jim Click’s Run ‘N’ Roll.

Nick Knapton is part of the university’s wheelchair racing team. This year was his first time attending the Run ‘N’ Roll. He said he planned to compete, but his health wasn’t where it needed to be to race. However, he still came out to support his teammates who participated and to watch the community come together to support the event.

“Adaptive Athletics is so much a family that it’s really great to just come out here and support each other and just catch up and see how classes are going and whatnot. That sense of community is really important,” Knapton said.

Rachel Hargis, an access consultant for the Disability Research Center, came out to volunteer at the event. This was her first year at the event as well, and she said she thinks it’s important to share this event with the whole community.

“It shows the community that might not be a part of the University of Arizona that racing can happen with wheels too,” Hargis said.

Hargis and Knapton said they both plan to come to the event again next year.

“I hope to win it next time,” Knapton said.

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ARTS & LIFE | PRIDE OF ARIZONA

You can’t rain on the Pride’s parade The Pride of Arizona played host to dozens of Arizona high school students as part of its 65th annual Band Day. This event highlighted the talents of young band students across the state

BY MIA HERRERA @miaherreraUA

For some people, rain symbolizes good luck and rejuvenation. But for others, rain puts a damper on well planned-out events. The 65th annual University of Arizona Band Day experienced a huge rain delay Saturday, Oct. 13 in Arizona Stadium.

High schools from all around the state came to perform at Band Day, including Apache Junction High School, Nogales High School and Cactus High School. Many of these bands felt the consequences of the rain delay.

At 8:30 a.m. The Pride of Arizona POA announced to Twitter, “Band Day is currently on rain delay until further notice. Stay tuned folks!” The POA made a point to follow with an announcement that Band Day had not been cancelled and that the anticipating marching bands were in a stand-still formation until they could perform.

Despite the delays, students at the Pueblo Magnet High School were still able to perform their morning numbers.

According to Jesus Jacquez, the band director at Pueblo, “It [was] raining, but it was still fun. It was good to see them perform on the field.”

However, the rain changed a few aspects of their performance. “I think it was a little more hectic, because they moved our warm-up area,” Jacquez said. “Marching out in the rain was a bit different from anything we’ve done before.”

The marching band at Pueblo performed two pieces from Sinister Souls: The Dark Side of Disney. “Today, we presented ‘This is Halloween’ [from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’] and ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ from ‘The Little Mermaid.’”

For the students in Pueblo’s current marching band, this was their first time performing in Band Day. “This was the first time in six years that Pueblo has been to a Band Day,” Jacquez said. “So, you know, first experiences for all of the kids and whatnot.”

Pueblo’s marching drum major Mauro Diaz-Medina said that Band Day is something the students needed to mentally prepare for, but it is a good experience to be surrounded by a university marching band.

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THE PRIDE OF ARIZONA marching band performs at the 65th annual Band Day in Arizona Stadium Saturday, Oct. 13. The Pride of Arizona band has over 250 members, including award-winning Pom Line dancers.

“I’m always nervous [to perform], but it’s just an even better experience and I’m surrounded by the best university,” Diaz-Medina said.

The rain delay did not affect the POA’s chances of performing in Band Day. According to Sophia Maytorena, a University of Arizona student and second-year POA member, the POA has three contingency plans for different types of weather.

“The POA will be able to put on a show [in the rain],” Maytorena said.

Their ability to march despite the rain delay is useful to high school students who attend Band Day. According Mia Castillo, another second-year POA member and alto saxophone player, “[Band Day] is for all students, because

that’s where you inspire the most people to join the POA.” Band Day is a beneficial recruiting event for UA. Some of the current POA members were influenced to join the marching band by observing their past performances on Band Day. “That is what inspired me to come [join the POA],” Castillo said.

The 65th annual Band Day was an important event that took a lot of preparation not only from the bands who performed but also from the individuals who banded together to prepare for it. Maytorena is a member of the POA as well as the honorary band sorority Tau Beta Sigma, the group responsible for the set up of this year’s Band Day.

“It takes about 50 or 60 of us, and we all have different stations such as gate entry, dealing with the bands, warm ups, parking and registration, so we all have to pitch in,” Maytorena said.

Tau Beta Sigma worked with assistant professor Yudai Ueda to prepare for this year’s Band Day. Although the event did not go as planned, the 65th Annual Band Day was still a success in the eyes of the POA. “We still wanted to be able to put on a show,” Maytorena said.

The students and faculty that participated in Band Day enjoyed themselves this year and shared potential plans for the years to come.

“I think we will [return for another Band Day] in the future,” Jacquez said.

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ARTS & LIFE | PRIDE OF ARIZONA

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“[Band Day] is for all students, because that’s where you inspire the most people to join the Pride of Arizona.”

 MIA CASTILLO, SECONDYEAR PRIDE OF ARIZONA MEMBER

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Marching out in the rain was a bit different from anything we’ve done before.”  JESUS JACQUEZ , PUEBLO HIGH BAND DIRECTOR

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TOP LEFT: The Tanque Verde High School marching band performs at the 65th annual Band Day in Arizona Stadium Saturday, Oct. 13. Band Day is an event that introduces high school students to the university band as well as allows them to perform in front of a large audience. CENTER: Willow Canyon High School marching band performs at the 65th annual Band Day at the University of Arizona Stadium. Band Day gives high school students a chance to see the Pride of Arizona perform live and perfom in front of other school bands. BOTTOM LEFT: Willow Canyon High School marching band performs at the 65th annual Band Day held in Arizona Stadium. Band Day helps high school students gain experience as a group. BOTTOM RIGHT: Tanque Verde High School performs at the 65th annual Band Day in Arizona Stadium. The event included over 30 schools from the Southwest area.

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Advertising pays: A Wildcat love story Robert and Debbie Skarda have been married for 40 years, and it all started with The Daily Wildcat

BY JASMINE DEMERS @JasmineADemers

On Oct. 3, 1975, Robert Skarda, a silversmith and selfproclaimed ‘mountain man,’ placed an advertisement in The Daily Wildcat, a campus newspaper at the University of Arizona, that would lead him to meet his future wife of 40 years.

Robert and Debbie Skarda married on Oct. 14, 1978, three years after they met in Tucson near the University of Arizona campus. Now residing in Atlanta, Georgia, the two decided to come back to Tucson in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary.

In 1975, Robert, along with his roommate Chuck, was living on Mount Lemmon in Tucson and soon realized that there wasn’t much of a social life up on the mountain.

“We loved being up there, but we found out just how small the community was rather quickly,” Robert said. “So we figured there had to be a lot of bored, female students who liked to be outdoors and hike and such.”

The Daily Wildcat was located in the original Student Union Memorial Center back in 1975, which is where Robert and Chuck went to place the advertisement. Because they were too embarrassed to walk into the building, they convinced their friend to submit it for them.

“We had a friend who was from Palestine, and we knew he wouldn’t be socially embarrassed, so we said, ‘Eli, go turn this in. You’re going to be able to meet some girls,’” Robert said.

The two men watched from around the corner as their friend courageously entered the newspaper’s advertising office.

The advertisement read, “two reflective craftsmen in midtwenties living on Mt. Lemmon that are tired of superficial encounters at bars, are open to real communications with positive women into arts, music, hiking and wild hickory nuts.”

Robert boasted that, after all these years, he could still recite the advertisement from memory. When asked about the wild hickory nuts, he laughed that it was inspired by Euell Gibbons, a famous outdoorsman from the 60s and 70s who encouraged people to eat wild foods.

Robert also reminisced about receiving stacks of letters in response to the ad, saying that several of them even had a spritz of perfume on them.

“We didn’t even get through very many of them until we got to [Debbie’s] friend Merris,” he said.

Debbie grew up on the East Coast, went to high school in Houston, Texas and eventually started her undergrad at Washington State University as a fine arts major. She had her own pottery studio in Washington but became increasingly interested in anthropology and archeology.

It was then that she decided to transfer to the UA. Debbie was in her senior year at the UA studying liberal arts when she came across Robert’s ad with some of her friends.

“My three friends and I saw the ad at the same time,” Debbie said. “I just had intuition something was up, and I never, ever would have looked through the personals ads before. It just was meant to be.”

After finding the ad, Debbie and her friends decided to write a letter and invite Robert and Chuck to dinner.

“We all said, ‘hey, we have nothing to lose. Let’s have a dinner. What’s the worst that could happen?’” she said.

Robert received a letter from Debbie’s friend Merris just a few days later.

“I called Merris, and we talked for a long time. It seemed like we had a lot in common until I met [Debbie],” Robert said. “[Merris] invited her over to her house, and Debbie was there.”

According to the couple, the two started talking right away.

Debbie and her friends prepared eggplant parmesan for dinner

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ROBERT AND DEBBIE SKARDA visited The Daily Wildcat on Oct. 12 and looked at the original published ad from 1975. The couple has now been married for 40 years.

and everyone got to know each other.

“What kind of woman are you,” Robert joked. “Answering ads from strange mountain men.”

The couple recalled that they had a hard time getting ahold of each other after that evening. After a visit to Mexico, Debbie was sick for quite some time, but Robert was eventually able to track her down.

“Our first date I still didn’t have a working car, so we took the bus to a little Chinese restaurant on Grant Road,” Robert said.

After Debbie’s graduation from UA in 1976, the couple decided to hit the road and rented a home in Florida.

“We put everything into my red Volkswagen bus and headed down to Florida, south of St. Augustine,” Robert said. “We rented a house about two blocks from the beach and did art shows.”

Between Robert’s silversmith work and Debbie’s background in fine arts, the two of them designed and created jewelry to present at several guild shows. They traveled up the east coast and were presenting at approximately 20 shows a year.

“We did a show in Dayton, Ohio, and there was a Tornado warning, and we were on this, what used to be an old airfield, and they let us camp there,” Robert said. “And I think it was the lightening nearby or the electromagnetic waves from the radio hitting my brain that caused me to propose to her.”

Robert and Debbie were married in Chicago later that year.

Together they designed and created their own wedding rings.

The couple moved to Atlanta in 1983, where they began to settle down, find long-term work and have children. Bob worked as a field service technician after going through

training at the Control Data Institute, and Debbie started working at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The couple has two sons born in 1987 and 1988. The elder son has a Master’s in Education from Georgia State University, and the younger has a degree in environmental engineering from Georgia Tech.

“They got the brains from her, I swear,” Robert said.

Robert is now retired but began writing books on southeastern U.S. archaeology and history in 2000. He has since published seven books with Old Oconee Books. Debbie has been with the VA for 34 years and said she is close to retirement.

The couple said they were excited to come back to Tucson for their anniversary because of the special connection they have with the area.

“We are blessed. I really say Debbie is my form of wealth,” Robert said.

“We just feel so lucky,” Debbie said. “We try to tell our kids to not be so stressed, because life is just so good, and you’ve got to make the most of it.”

While they were in town, the couple visited the UA, stopped

by The Daily Wildcat, caught up with some old friends and even made a trip up to Mount Lemmon.

In celebration of their anniversary, Robert placed another advertisement in the The Daily Wildcat on Oct. 3, 2018 to thank the publication for helping to bring them together.

“We would never have met without this advertisement,” Debbie said. “Isn’t that amazing? I think everyone should have a story like that.”

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Wednesday, October 17 - Tuesday, October 23, 2018

NEWS | HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS

Honors Village: applications are live Want to live in UA’s Honors Village? Applications for the newsest and most expensive dorm on campus are now open. Rent prices range from $8,850 to $12,550 for the school year

BY SETH MARKOWSKI @DailyWildcat

The University of Arizona’s Honors College has a new home starting Fall 2019: The Honors Village. With a housing capacity of over 1,000 students, the Honors Village will “elevate every aspect of … life,” according to the Honors College website.

The Honors Village has two different room styles: a “dorm room” style and an “apartment style.”

All “apartment style” dorms have a private bathroom for each occupant, while “dorm style” rooms have shared bathrooms. The proposed individual rent for the Honors Village ranges from $8,850 for a double-occupancy room with a shared bathroom to $12,550 for a four-bedroom, apartment-style room with full beds and private bathrooms.

With these proposed rent prices, the Honors Village would be the most expensive dorm on the university campus. Dana Robbins-Murray, the director of administrative services for Housing & Residential Life, commented on the justification of higher prices for this new dorm.

“This dorm will be a bit higher-priced than our other dorms but will offer additional amenities,” Robbins-Murray said.

Among the numerous facilities and amenities planned for construction in the Honors Village are a small Rec Center and a Campus Health facility next-door, collaborative learning spaces, multiple study rooms and Honors College staff and faculty offices.

“Housing and Honors are very excited about this project and the enhanced experience it will offer our Honors students,” Robbins-Murray said.

According to the Honors website, the Honors Village is a critical addition to the Honors College.

“The hope is that the facilities will not only allow students a more challenging, beneficial academic experience, but provide greater cocurricular and community-building opportunities that are so important to a holistic student experience,” according to the website.

The room-selection process for students planning on attending the university during the 2019-2020 school year started Oct. 1. The Honors Village requires the same $150 non-refundable application fee as a standard residential application. As of Oct. 15, current students may select to live in any room before the incoming freshmen. Honors students were blocked from living anywhere but the Honors Village until now.

The newest dorm building on the University of Arizona’s campus, created exclusively for Honors Students, opens in the Fall of 2019.

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ARTIST’S RENDERINGS OF VARIOUS areas in the Honors Village, including the main lobby and reception area (top), the large classroom on the bottom floor (middle left), the main floor dining area (middle right) and a residential space (bottom left).

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The Daily Wildcat • A13

NEWS | SUSTAINABILITY

MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR FOR SUSTAINABILITY

BY ALANA MINKLER @DailyWildcat

The Daily Wildcat spoke with new director for the Office of Sustainability and University of Arizona alumnus Trevor Ledbetter and asked him about his new position, what the future holds for sustainability at the UA and what students can do to make a change. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Daily Wildcat: When did you become the director of the Office of Sustainability?

Trevor Ledbetter: Officially, I started as the director for the Office of Sustainability in July. Before that I was working as the sustainability program manager in our Office of Business Affairs.

DW: What made you realized that you wanted to go into sustainability?

TL: It kind of just pulled me in. I never aspired to be the director of sustainability here, but through a series of events it just kind of happened. I became heavily involved in Students for Sustainability in my undergraduate three years. I was an ecology and evolutionary biology and environmental sciences major, and I graduated May 2017.

DW: What was your experience like going almost directly from a UA student to a high leadership role?

TL: I was heavily involved in SFS. Interestingly, when I first applied to be in SFS my sophomore year, I actually was rejected, and so I applied again the next year and was accepted. After my third year I was a co-director for the program. Myself and my two fellow co-directors started talking with the administration about our concerns regarding sustainability. It kind of elevated me to where I am now.

DW: How are you working with student organizations?

TL: I’m very much trying to take the most holistic scope possible. I really want to interact with every different group on campus. From a student’s perspective, I have worked very heavily with SFS. Once we get through the strategic planning phase, I plan to engage more holistically with the different student clubs and student groups that aren’t as institutionalized. Also, we are just talking with a variety of different academic groups on campus as well as getting involved and building a relationship with the Institute of the Environment. We very much value the student engagement with what we do in sustainability on campus. I came out of a student group myself.

DW: What do you do as the as the director for the Office of Sustainability?

TL: We currently have a variety of different initiatives and projects going on, but my job is to drive forward and work toward institutionalization of sustainability, which very much means: How do we be more sustainable in our operations?

How do we be more sustainable in all of the things that we do? And beyond what we do with greenhouse gases, water, energy, all of that fun stuff, how do we create a culture of sustainability? What does sustainability look like in the

classroom? How do we integrate that into what we expect of our students? Also, we are taking a very holistic view of how we interact with the community in which we sit. The university isn’t just this bubble that doesn’t interact with the Tucson community. It’s very much a part of the Tucson community. So how do we leverage with the different resources that we have, whether it’s our students, our research or just the body power that we have here? And how do we leverage that for the benefit of Tucson?

DW: What administrative changes has the Office of Sustainability been making?

TL: The Office of Sustainability, over the summer, with the transition of my leadership and others, moved from Student Affairs to Business Affairs, taking on a more business-affairscentric approach. We’re really trying to take a comprehensive view. Business affairs operations were really lacking before the transition.

DW: What are some of the biggest challenges that the Office of Sustainability faces?

TL: Right now, it’s just the sheer number of things that we have going on, which isn’t a bad thing. The Office of Sustainability currently consists of just myself and the sustainability program manager, Lauren White. We have multiple very large projects going on, like the strategic planning.

DW: What are some of the projects you are currently focusing on the most in the Office of Sustainability?

TL: We are working very heavily toward entering the university into membership with the Tucson Emerging 2030 District; we are working on two agrivoltaics projects, which will go on top of ENR2, which are a green roof and solar panels; and we are looking at large-scale, renewableenergy purchasing for the UA, as well as other various smaller projects. We are trying to do everything. We currently own two initiatives in the strategic planning process, both working towards the institutionalization of sustainability on campus. So operationally, we are looking at reducing our energy use, water use, greenhouse-gas footprint, applying better practices with regards to purchasing how and where we get our food and setting goals for all of these. On the non-operational side, we are looking at building a culture of sustainability, engaging with students on different projects and building sustainability into our curriculum.

DW: What other sustainable operations and development are being directly worked on right now to, for example, reduce emissions?

TL: Right now the biggest thing we are working on is largescale renewable energy and what that looks like for the university. I’ve been working with James Buizer, faculty member of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, and we have gotten UA to be invited [to] and accept an invitation to be a part of the University Climate Change Coalition run by Second Nature. Also, we are now one of 18 institutions throughout North America that is working towards leveraging our research enterprise for the benefit of place-based solutions and climate adaptation.

COURTESY TREVOR LEDBETTER

TREVOR LEDBETTER, THE NEW director for the Office of Sustainability and a University of Arizona alumnus.

DW: Can you break that down a little bit?

TL: We are going to be working more with the community in which we sit: Tucson. So, we will be working more closely with the city of Tucson and Pima County, as well as different organizations throughout the community, to really look at what it means for us to lower our carbon emissions, transition to a lower-carbon economy and to also deal with the effects of climate change. It’ll be hotter here, we’ll have less water, so we look at how we can use the research that the university has to benefit not only ourselves but also all these other institutions around North America. We’ve been going through a consultation process for the past few months looking at what those solutions look like for the UA. So that’s like us entering into a contract to put a whole lot of solar power on campus, off-campus and then mitigating a large chunk of our greenhouse gas footprint. Eventually that could look like a ton of solar power on campus. We can’t do wind in Arizona, because we don’t have a lot of wind.

DW: What can students do to get more involved in sustainability?

TL: The biggest thing is just to engage with all of the different groups that we already have on campus. The Office of Sustainability is always looking to engage with students.

SFS is always looking for new members, too, and they have many ways that they work towards sustainability and help students put their ideas into practice. Also, incorporating sustainability into what you do on a daily basis, like learning how and what to recycle.

A14 • The Daily Wildcat

Wednesday, October 17 - Tuesday, October 23, 2018

ARTS & LIFE | UA THEATRE COMMENTARY

‘Inishmaan’ rehearsals from an outside point of view ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ is a dark comedy that portrays the story of Billy Claven, a disabled Irishman.

The Arizona Repertory Theatre will be performing the play Nov. 5 through Dec. 3

BY SOFIA MORAGA @Sofiamf1

The fact that there’s no real stage or audience has zero effect on the echoing voices of the University of Arizona studentactors as they rehearse for “The Cripple of Inishmaan” in room 114 of the Drama Addition.

All the emotion and all the grit and power within each character is there and ever-present. The room feels as heavy with tension as it would on the stage during a live-audience performance.

The mannerisms in each character show through. Dylan Cotter, playing Billy Calven, portrays Billy’s disability constantly. His left hand contorts into his chest while his left foot shuffles behind his right. The defining traits of the main character are continuous and practiced from the beginning to the end of rehearsals.

Elena Richardson’s character, Eileen Osbourne, has a somewhat brutish nature to her. While Richardson herself is not brutish at all, she plays Eileen well, remembering to keep her heels firmly planted on the floor to better portray her character.

She, along with the rest of the cast, has to focus not only on the physical aspect of playing her character but also on her lines and the way they flow in a heavy Irish accent.

Dialect coach Kevin Black has been working with the students in preparation for the play. The Irish accents come through in their voices and never falter throughout the entirety of their practice. Black has worked with Irish accents in the past and said there’s no single standard when it comes to this specific accent.

“There’s probably as many accents in Ireland as there are actual people in Ireland,” Black said. “It’s very hard to find a standard, and that’s the funny balancing act we have to do. I definitely want the cast to sound like they’re authentic but also keep to their unique character.”

Black said that his main goal in terms of the Irish accents is to make it clear that all of the characters seem like they’re “from the same island and that their manner of speaking is shared and common to everybody.”

Black also mentioned that, while this is the goal that the cast is working towards, he still wants everybody to have a sense of individuality, hence the balancing act of having a confluence but also a uniqueness.

“It’s very easy for me to think of it purely as the sounds you’re making and then reshaping in order to make it sound like you are from Ireland, but it’s really much

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A MINIATURE REPLICA OF what the stage will look like for “The Cripple of Inishmaan” sits in the rehearsal room for actors to view for reference. A model like this is made for every play that Arizona Repertory Theatre produces.

deeper than that,” Black said. “It has to do with: ‘Who is this person, how is this person dealing with other people, and what are the vocal actions they take in order to accomplish what they want?’”

Aside from practicing mannerisms and accents, the actors are memorizing both their lines and the staging for the play.

Hank Stratton, the director of the production, has a very specific creative process when it comes to fleshing out the details in a scene. There is a go-stop-go nature to the directing that perfects every detail before moving on.

Stratton tries one scenario, decides it can be improved, goes back to the beginning with a different scenario and tries again over and over until the scene is as he sees it in his mind’s eye.

“What we try to do is to get a rough shape and then adjust it from there,” Stratton said.

He mentioned the collaboration he has with his student actors and the tools they have that are not in his toolbox. Stratton said he feels that this is what really makes the play flow and work from one scene to the next.

That and the actual physical scene, of course. Right now the students aren’t

racticing on stage, but in a room.

The room itself is as much a factor as the chairs and tables when it comes to blocking.

The floor of the room is taped to mimic what will be on stage. There is a space for everything: the doors, the walls, the steps from the lower to the higher stage with numbered markings and anything else that the actors will encounter when it comes time for the performance.

“That’s to scale,” Stratton said. “Those inches that you’re seeing are elevations. It’s there to give an actor a sense of awareness.”

A specific part of the set that stands out is the very bottom, where there are three different elevations leading to the main stage. There is the ground level, zero inches and two more steps, one at eight inches and the other at 16, that lead to the top.

“Joe’s idea, which is something we collaborated on, is that that’s the eroding shore line of the island going into the sea, which makes the shop itself an isolated piece for the island. It’s representative,” Stratton said. “Adding to the isolation that Billy feels, adding to the isolation that all of the characters feel. The audience will walk it, get their ticket ripped off and step into the world.”

SOFIA MORAGA | THE DAILY WILDCAT

DYLAN COTTER LEFT AND Elana Richardson (right) rehearse Monday, Oct. 1 for “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” Cotter is playing the part of Billy Calven and Richardson that of Eileen Osbourne.

The Daily Wildcat • A15

Wednesday, October 17 - Tuesday, October 23, 2018

NEWS | CAMPUS CRIME

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signature move Soliciting students for their signatures was not on the menu at the Student Union Memorial Center food court, as it ended up requiring an officer intervention on Oct. 2.

A University of Arizona Police Department officer noticed a confrontation between two men and a UA employee at approximately 11:50 a.m.

While approaching the conflict, the officer overheard the employee explain to the men that they were not permitted in the food court area.

The officer stepped in and separated the two men from the employee. When the officer asked him to stand near the UA Bookstore’s window, one of the men became verbally hostile.

Both men presented the officer with identification when asked, and the officer conducted a records check.

Two more officers arrived on scene and spoke with the men while the original officer interviewed the UA employee.

She told the officer that a union staff member informed her that there were two men soliciting signatures from students in the food court area.

The employee said that the men had previously been warned against soliciting signatures in that area.

A UA custodian also spoke with the officer and said that she saw the men asking a student questions. The men reportedly walked away when they saw the custodian coming toward them.

The officer also interviewed a UA facilities supervisor, who stated that he recognized the men as they had been told in the past not to solicit signatures in the food court area, but they could do it on the north or south end of the breezeway.

According to the facilities supervisor, the men responded to this warning with hostility.

After these interviews, the officer learned from dispatch that the first man had two outstanding warrants with the Tucson Police Department for failure to appear.

The officer detained the man by handcuffing him and seating him in his patrol vehicle.

When the warrants were confirmed

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caught on camera A University of Arizona student applied the five-finger discount to three items from the UA Bookstore on Sept. 28.

Four days later, on Oct. 2, UAPD officers received a call from the bookstore in reference to the previous shoplifting incident, as the suspected perpetrator was again spotted in the store.

Officers met with the UA Bookstore employee who had made the call at around 10:30 a.m.

The employee stated that the store’s security footage caught the shoplifting incident from Sept. 28 as well as a clear image of the student behind it.

The employee recognized her from the footage when the student returned Oct. 2.

The officers and the employee were standing outside the bookstore when the employee pointed at a student walking out of the store and said “there she is,” according to the report.

One of the officers caught up with the student, who was wearing a red backpack, at the end of the breezeway and asked for her name, which she gave.

The student denied having any form of identification on her.

Another officer asked if they could look through the student’s backpack. She granted permission. Inside, the officers found her CatCard and driver’s license.

The license listed a different first name than the one she had given.

The officer who had first spoken with her read the student her Miranda Rights and asked if she had taken anything from the bookstore on Sept. 28.

The student admitted she had stolen two items, though the security footage caught her stealing three.

When the officer asked why she shoplifted, the student replied that she wanted the items but could not pay for them.

The officer inquired into the current location of the stolen items, and the student told her that they were in her apartment and that she could get the items back.

The officer gave her a ride to her apartment and retrieved the three stolen items. She cited and released the student for shoplifting.

The items, valued at $99.37, were returned to the Bookstore.

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and was selected No. 11 overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. The Phoenix native still holds the program record of 30-plus points scored in three consecutive games.

He recently came back to UA to finish his degree, and Miller said he expects Bayless to graduate in the spring.

As for the No. 1 NBA draft pick, DeAndre Ayton was inducted during halftime as well but could not make it out to Tucson for the ceremony. The McKale video board played a message from Ayton, who said he will come visit during a game this year for his formal ceremony.

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rizona men’s basketball tipped off its 2018-19 season with the annual Red-Blue game on Sunday in McKale Center. Festivities included adding two former players to the ring of honor, a dunk contest and the team scrimmage. Here’s a rundown of the most notable topics from the event.

MILLER’S PREGAME SPEECH Every year, head coach Sean Miller opens the Red-Blue game with a message to the fans. At last year’s game, Miller’s speech was brief, as the team was trying to move past the circumstances of FBI investigation.

The 2018 version of Miller seemed much more upbeat and appreciative.

He repeatedly referred to Arizona fans as the “best fans in college basketball” and expressed gratitude toward them as well as toward athletic director Dave Heeke and President Dr. Robert Robbins for their continued support.

“When certain things aren’t going as expected, it really is amazing how you learn who is in your corner and who isn’t,” Miller said to the crowd.

2019 RECRUITS CATCH THE ACTION COURTSIDE Arizona already has three verbal commitments for the recruiting class of 2019, and two of them were in attendance on Sunday. Five-star guards — and UA commits — Nico Mannion and Josh Green took their official visits to the program and got to experience a game they’ll play in a year from now.

Also on official visits were five-star

RANDOLPH’S REPEAT Brandon Randolph made his presence known last year as a freshman during the Red-Blue game when he won the dunk contest over Ayton and Rawle Alkins.

The sophomore defended his title as he won the contest again, this time beating out freshmen Brandon Williams and Devonaire Doutrive.

The 6-foot-6 guard is the first player to win consecutive Red-Blue dunk contests.

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ARIZONA’S BRANDON WILLIAMS 2 makes an entrance at the Red-Blue game Sunday, Oct. 14 in McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. Williams is a freshman and will play both guard positions.

power forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and four-star power forward Zeke Nnaji.

Miller expects to sign four or five recruits for next season, and those two players have Arizona on their list of potential schools.

UA currently has the No. 8-ranked recruiting class for 2019 according to 247Sports, and adding either of the big men would bolster the front court.

BAYLESS AND AYTON ADDED TO RING OF HONOR Former UA guard Jerryd Bayless returned to McKale and was inducted into the Arizona Ring of Honor during halftime of the scrimmage. Bayless played for Arizona during the 2007-2008 season — the same year Lute Olson took a leave of absence — and emerged as one of the nation’s best guards.

Bayless averaged 19.7 points per game

OMAR’S ABSENCE All but one UA men’s basketball player took part in the festivities. The Belgian 6-foot-7 prospect Omar Thielemans missed the event due to “personal reasons,” according to Miller, and it seems as though he won’t be playing anytime soon for the Wildcats.

“It’s a longer-term thing,” Miller said. “He missed today because of personal reasons, and I think we’ll expound on that as we move through this week.”

The incoming freshman is a four-star recruit rated as the No. 36 small forward in the 2018 class.

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are the players who most stood out to me during the game:

The day many sports fans in Tucson have been looking forward to since March finally came, as the Arizona men’s basketball team officially kicked off its season Sunday with the annual Red-Blue game.

While the game itself is just a scrimmage, it offers the fans a first look at what is to come in the season ahead. These

IRA LEE Lee came to the game looking slimmed down from last season, and it paid dividends early. He went 6-10 from the field while leading all scorers with 12 points.

Lee also looked more confident on offense, showing off his improved jump shot by knocking down two mid-range

jumpers on back-to-back possessions.

“I’m confident in it,” Lee said. “It’s a shot I’ll definitely take a lot this year.”

Lee’s ability to defend multiple players on defense combined with a consistent jump shot could mean major contributions from the sophomore this season.

CHASE JETER Jeter sat out last season as a transfer from Duke, but playing against DeAndre Ayton and Dusan Ristic for a year of

practices looks to have paid off. Jeter finished with 9 points on 4-7 shooting, but had a game high of 14 rebounds. He was active on the glass all game and showcased a nice set of post moves around the rim.

“I don’t think you can judge Chase on one thing,” head coach Sean Miller said.

“He does a lot of different things. Very good on defense, rebounding is one of his strengths, and there will be times we depend on him to score.”

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Jeter has shown he is ready to be a leader and was named a team captain. His play today was a sign he will be counted on by UA going forward.

RYAN LUTHER A graduate transfer from Pittsburgh, Luther demonstrated that he will be one of the leading shooters on the team this season. The 6-foot-9 forward shot 4-7 from the floor and 2-5 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.

“When he looks to score, he’s only going to make good decisions,” Miller said of Luther.

Interchangeable at the power forward or center position, depending on if Miller wants to go small, Luther will be key in the pick and pop game with the guards. If he can be a consistent threat from three-point range, it expands the offense that much more.

DEVONAIRE DOUTRIVE Doutrive did not get as much publicity when he signed as Brandon Williams did, but the four-star shooting guard out of California quickly made sure fans knew who he was, showcasing a couple of highlight dunks during the dunk contest.

Once the game started, Doutrive was in attack mode, finishing 4-5 with 9 points.

“Once he learns how to go downhill, he’s going to be unstoppable,” Williams said of Doutrive.

The 6-foot-5 guard has the potential to earn minutes off the bench as a shooting guard and potentially the wing, if Arizona decides to play small, and his ability to get into the lane and finish could provide a huge spark for Arizona and the second unit.

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Lee is a sophomore this season and averaged 2.4 points per game in 2017.

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SPORTS | FOOTBALL ANALYSIS

Slow start spoils Wildcats’ road trip Arizona played three different quarterbacks on Friday, but none of them were able to do much against Utah’s defense

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Utah defended its home turf with ease on Friday night, defeating the Arizona Wildcats 42-10.

Quarterback Tyler Huntley turned in a nearperfect performance for the Utes. The dual-threat QB completed 14 of 19 passes for 201 yards, two touchdowns and scored an additional touchdown rushing. He helped the Utah offense drive methodically down the Wildcats’ throat en route to 495 total yards.

On the flip side of the ball, Arizona was forced to utilize a trio of signal-callers, each ultimately being abused in a different way.

Season-long starter quarterback Khalil Tate exited the game on the team’s third offensive series and never returned. His presumed replacement, freshman Jamarye Joiner, filled in for the hobbled quarterback for several series before handing the reins to former-head-coach Richard Rodriguez’s son Rhett.

Despite piecing together more success than either of the other two passers, posting a final stat line that included 226 passing yards and one touchdown, Rodriguez constantly dealt with pressure in his face and was routinely victimized in the backfield.

Unfortunately for Arizona, Friday night was the continuation of the same miscues and deficiencies that have plagued the Wildcats all season long.

Arizona’s defense was quick to force the Utes into third-and-long scenarios, but, following its trend, Marcel Yates’ unit couldn’t have appeared more lost when the down and distance was in their favor.

After a debilitating first drive in which Utah was on the field for more than seven minutes, eventually putting the finishing touches on a 15-play, 75-yard scoring trip, Arizona’s offense took the field with a spirit that was evidently lacking.

Similar to the slow start that set the Wildcats back in its matchup versus Houston earlier this year, Arizona’s offense simply never found a groove on Friday night.

With interchanging pieces behind center and a disregard for situational play-calling on the coaching end, the Wildcats were limited to just 318 yards of total offense, the majority of which came once the game was inevitably out of reach.

Perhaps the most concerning aspect of another frustrating performance by the Wildcats was the confidence that Arizona’s coaching staff seemed to display for its players throughout the course of the game.

A combination of poorly timed play calls and yet another bad decision from head coach Kevin Sumlin shortly before halftime (in which he chose to attempt a field goal with 10 seconds left on the clock and a four-touchdown deficit) wore the

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ARIZONA QUARTERBACK RHETT RODRIGUEZ (4) starts to throw a pass during the UA-Utah football game at Rice Eccles Stadium Friday, Oct. 12, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rodriguez threw his first career touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.

Wildcats down, and rightfully so.

In Sumlin’s defense, Arizona was out of timeouts and likely desperate to get on the scoreboard before halftime. The botched try, however, proved that it wasn’t wise to take the ball out of Rodriguez’ hot hand and place it on the tee of former back-up placekicker Josh Pollack.

It’s essential to understand the game’s momentum, yet Sumlin didn’t appear confident enough in his “third-stringer” to have faith in his ability to find the end zone.

Arizona’s best play of the night came via Rodriguez’s fourth-quarter touchdown strike to redshirt junior Cedric Peterson. But it was too little, too late for the Wildcats.

Utah’s dominant first half picked up right where it left off in the third quarter.

Rather than attempting to shield their 28-point lead, the Utes put their expanded playbook to use, pulling off one of the most aesthetically pleasing trick-plays of the entire college football season.

Huntley handed off to running back Zack Moss, who then pitched the ball back to speedy slot receiver Britain Covey.

While the play progressed, Arizona’s defense lost track of Huntley, who was racing down the Utes

sideline. Just moments later, Utah’s quarterback made one of the most beautiful plays of the night, corralling Covey’s pass in-stride before celebrating in the end zone.

The play occurred with more than 25 minutes of action to go, but it was the nail in Arizona’s coffin.

The Wildcats’ disappointing night wrapped up by surrendering a fake punt for a game-sealing first down.

Utah punched it in on the ground from 22 yards out for the game’s final score with 6:14 left on the clock.

Arizona didn’t accomplish anything it set out to this weekend, but at least the team will gain an extra day of preparation before next Saturday’s contest versus the UCLA Bruins.

The Wildcats are far from reaching their preseason expectations, but at this point their focus should be on playing winning football.

Sumlin and his staff will look to enhance Arizona’s chances at success by reloading on the recruiting circuit this offseason.

But until then, they have to work with the pieces they have, pieces that have proven to be capable of getting the job done before.

Surely, the primary question ahead of next weekend’s game is this: Who will be lined up behind center?

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SPORTS | SOCCER

Consistent Cavarra crucial for ‘Cats

BY MAURY URCADEZ @Maurcadez

In soccer, defense gets credited for winning championships and forwards get the glory, but what do midfielders get?

Midfielders are usually the play-makers of the game, but they hardly ever get the recognition they deserve for making things happen on the field.

It may be because of how sneaky they are.

They are the ones who often have the best vision on the team and see plays happen before anyone else can. They are the ones who cover the most ground but are always in the perfect position to get a teammate out of trouble.

Junior Kelcey Cavarra is a true midfielder.

She takes control of her territory. She has a strong presence as a midfielder, constantly winning balls in the air, getting stuck in on tackles and striking balls from long distances.

After another double overtime game at home, the Arizona women’s soccer team tied the Cal Berkeley Golden Bears 3-3 Oct. 13.

A goal was scored by Amanda Porter (23’) in the first half. During the second half, sophomore Jada Talley (52’) scored her seventh goal of the season, followed by Morgan McGarry, who scored the equalizer in the 76th minute to give the ‘Cats hope.

Many shots were taken by both teams to try to get the three points out of the weekend, but the end result was a tie. The Wildcats felt as if it was a loss.

“It’s disappointing. I feel like we had better chances, and we gave up three goals, which sucks,” Cavarra said. “But I feel like we had more possession of the game. We just played better, and I think we could’ve gotten a better result.”

There’s a stat sheet to prove Cavarra’s statement. The ‘Cats out-shot their opponent 31-7. Much of the possession was held up in the offensive third for the Wildcats. Cavarra, along with her other two midfielders, was the reason for a lot of the chances they had.

Her ability to play through balls to the feet of her forwards and to switch the point of attack from left to right had the Golden Bears on their toes much of the game.

Cavarra is a player head coach Tony Amato looks to as a leader on the field, according to him. She has started every game since the 2018 season started and will continue to log minutes until it ends.

“She grinds, she works, she covers ground, she wins balls, does a lot of dirty work in there,” Amato said, “She had a couple of chances tonight where she struck the ball really well.”

Cavarra took five shots, three of them on goal and dangerously close to finding the back of the net. The Wildcats look to her to take a free kick when a foul is drawn,

especially one that is in shooting range.

She forced Cal goalkeeper Olivia Sekany to make some spectacular saves to keep her team in the match.

On one occasion, Cavarra took a free kick just outside of the 18-yard line, which forced Sekany to stretch as far as she could to tip the ball out over the goal post. Another time she hit a low driven shot that forced the keeper to dive and send it out of bounds for a UA corner.

“I don’t get the ball a ton on the top of the box. I just try to execute when I can,” Cavarra said.

And she can. As a freshman Cavarra executed a long-distance goal against the then-No. 14 UCLA Bruins, which led to double overtime.

Cavarra is a consistent performer for this Arizona team and knows how far this team can go with the right mentality, one that they already seem to have.

“This team doesn’t like to lose. We’re not okay with mediocrity. We want to be the best,” she said.

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TOP: Arizona midfielder Kelcey Cavarra (6) fights for the ball with BYU Forward Elise Flake (5) on Murphey Field in Mulcahy Soccer Stadium Sept. 15. The Wildcats won 2-1. BOTTOM: Cavarra keeps the ball away from a UCLA player on Oct. 8. The Wildcat midfielder is the straw that stirs the drink for Arizona’s midfield.

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Old Tucson Studios is stripping its Wild-Western roots in exchange for zombies, ghosts, gargoyles, chainsaw clowns and moss men for another season of fright. Welcome to Nightfall.

After months of planning, building, script-writing and rehearsing, Tucson’s spooky attraction opened its doors Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. and will stay open until Halloween.

The haunted, desert ghost-town known today is very different from the spooky storyline eight years ago.

Nightfall first began in 1990. Back then its sole existence rested on the shoulders of a fictional character: The disturbed Dr. Jebediah Hyde, the caretaker of the Goulliard Asylum for the Perpetually Insane, who performed vile experiments on his patients.

According to Rob Jensen, film and entertainment production manager for Old Tucson and murderous clown Pappy Scrap, after 20 years of the same story, Old Tucson Studios decided to switch it up.

Now, Nightfall is a very popular haunt in southern Arizona, with a variety of shows, amusements and activities for all ages.

“It offers something for every kind of sensibility,” Jensen said. “You want to get scared? We’ve got that.

But if you don’t want to, you just want to celebrate Halloween, we’ve got that for you too.”

First, there’s the opening ceremony in the Terror Square, where gargoyles with Boston-esque accents poke fun at visitors and crazed clowns comedically murder mimes.

Later, attendants can watch live, original horror shows, including “Ranchero Motel” in which a demon hunts for souls at a western motel, or the comedy “Adios! Part Dos” in which willing participants can take part in “machine-aided mind reading and manipulation.”

This year’s haunted attractions include “Nightmare Infirmary,” “The Seven Deadly Sins,” “Iron Door Mines” and the infamous “Rattlesnake Gulch” — a dark hike through treacherous deserts haunted by witches, moss men and cannibals. For the little kids, “Trick or Treasure” invites those under 12 to dive into pirateinfested waters and meet mermaids.

“The Strange Family Circus”, where attendants can witness 20th-century glass-chewing and swordswallowing, is also in town on Fridays and Sundays.

Attendants can also shoot zombies and meet with local psychics, all the while getting spooked by the Nightfall inhabitants.

“It’s a haunted town, it’s not just a house. There is an atmosphere here, an ambiance, that is really special,” said Precious the Cat. “I’m a haunt fanatic, and this is one of the only places that I know that is not just a haunted house, but a whole town.”

Precious, whose actor wishes to remain anonymous, works four jobs to pay the bills. He is a school teacher that hails from New York, but in the summer and autumn months he is Precious the Cat, a Nightfall character that earned quite a Facebook following in the past few years.

Most employees at Nightfall say they have at least one thing in common: Their favorite part of their job is scaring the thousands of people that tour the town every night.

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NIGHTFALL CHARACTERS RIGHT BEFORE the doors open on Saturday night, Oct. 6. Nightfall will stay open through Halloween and brings several attractions to the western town.

“The best part is getting the reception of the audience. Whether it’s laughter, screams, shock — bringing out those emotions people don’t always feel throughout the rest of the year,” Jensen said. “Nightfall is time to step out of the box of the Wild West we have here at Old Tucson and have a little more fun, to get kinda bloody and gory and play with fire and explosives.”

According to Joe Biscroe, executive chef at Old Tucson Studios and chainsaw clown, despite the crazy nature of Nightfall and preparing for it, playing a character is a great stress reliever.

“I like screaming at people. It’s a great way to let out tension,” Biscroe said. “I still [am the chainsaw clown] on Sundays, when I have time.”

Biscroe began working at Nightfall ten years ago as the chainsaw clown. Four years later, he took a job as a dishwasher at Old Tucson and became head chef within two months. He says it was one of the most influential decisions of his life.

“I was an IT manager for 10 years. I made a lot of money, but I hated my job,” Biscroe said. “Now I make less money, but I love my job. I would much rather love my job than make a lot of money.”

Nightfall offers a unique experience that changes a little bit every year, so attendants experience something new year after year.

Unlike most amusement parks, it is relatively affordable. For $29.50, plus tax, attendants can experience nearly every attraction in the town for as many times as they would like with no additional fees.

“We want to scare people, but we want to interact with them too and give them a good time,” Precious said. “[We] want people to have a fun, authentic, memorable experience.”

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PAPPY SCRAP THE CLOWN getting ready to officially start at Old Tucson’s Nightfall. After months of planning, building, script-writing and rehearsing, Tucson’s “spooky” attraction opened its doors Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. and will stay open until Halloween.

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