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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013
VOLUME 107 • ISSUE 65
Wildcats fall victim to ASU By MarK arMao
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SEE STUDENT REACTION TO ASU PRANK
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The “Wildcat Family” went to bed last night in all its UA glory, but as classes began this morning, the bronze statue was streaked with ASU gold. The spray-painted sculpture seems to be in retaliation for a prank last week in which Tempe’s “A” Mountain was given a makeover, with the “A” going from its normal white to bright Wildcat red. But while the repainting of the rival’s mountain is generally seen as a fun, if slightly devious tradition, many at the UA are calling foul when it comes to the statue. Along with the blotchy yellow coat on the cats themselves, “ASU” was scribbled on the statue’s cement base, which is inscribed with the names of the donors who funded the project. “It’s clearly in retaliation to the ‘A’ prank,” said Morgan Abraham, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. “But I don’t think it was appropriate at all. … This was literally vandalism of artwork.” The University of Arizona Police Department arrived on the scene at approximately 10:30 a.m. to investigate what it considers destruction of state property, said Sgt. Filbert Barrera, public information officer and crime prevention supervisor for UAPD, adding that there are no suspects in the case. The 14-foot statue, which was sculpted by Nicholas Wilson in 2004, cost around $170,000, according to Kristen Schmidt, registrar at the UA Museum of Art. The museum oversees much of the art on campus. “My main responsibility is to care for artwork,” Schmidt said, “so when anything like this happens … it’s heartbreaking.” Schmidt was on hand to make sure the cleaning treatment wouldn’t damage the sculpture.
STATUE, 3
SPORTS - 6
SHOT CLOCK IN COLLEGE IS TOO LONG
ARTS & LIFE - 10
EATERY BRINGS CARIBBEAN TO OLD PUEBLO
OPINIONS - 4
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JenniFeR BeeBe, a damage restoration contractor, uses a high-pressure hot water system to remove graffiti on the bronze “Wildcat Family” sculpture on the UA Mall on Monday. The prank happened after the “A” on ASU’s “A” Mountain was painted red last week.
Researchers study Admissions looks at insects to learn GPA, not Facebook about humans By MaGGie driVer The Daily Wildcat
Although more and more universities are using social media sites to vet college applicants, the UA continues to make its annual student selection based only on applications. Kaplan Test Prep’s 2013 Survey of College Admissions Officers showed that 31 percent of admissions officers visited an applicant’s social networking
page to learn more about them. This is a 5 percent increase from the 2012 survey. However, Arezu Corella, the director of undergraduate admissions processing, said UA admissions looks at only the information prospective students provide, such as whether they took challenging coursework, volunteered or held a job in high school. Corella added that a student’s success is determined by their academics.
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UA TAKES LOGO PROTECTION TOO SERIOUSLY ODDS & ENDS - 2
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leslie TolBeRT, a neuroscience professor, looks at fruit flies in her lab with Sarah MacNamee, fourth-year graduate student studying neuroscience, on Nov. 15 at the Gould-Simpson building. Tolbert studies the cells of moths and flies to better understand humans.
By GaBrielle FerNety The Daily Wildcat
The human body is similar to the bodies of other animals in ways most people would never expect. Although it might sound strange, UA neuroscientists said animal research is one of the best ways to begin understanding the human body. Leslie Tolbert, a regents’ professor of neuroscience who studies the interactions between cells in the brains of moths and flies, said the genes of other animals have been found to function the same way as those of humans. “You can study genes and
gene products in any species,” she said, “and find that at a fundamental level, they’re working the same way in humans.” A large percentage of the genes that play a role in human diseases were first discovered in fruit flies, according to Tolbert. Though the creatures are small, their actual body systems are relatively much larger than the complex systems found in humans, making their bodies easier to observe and manipulate in the lab. According to Tolbert, researchers can use a process called “gene knock-outs and knock-ins” to observe changes in
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Haiyan hits close to home
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By GaBrielle FerNety The Daily Wildcat
After seeing how Typhoon Haiyan affected her family, a UA student began a donation drive to aid victims. Sabrina Segui-Lovely, a biochemistry junior, has been following news reports and speaking to her mom on the phone to get updates on Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines on Nov. 8, affecting millions and leaving thousands dead. Segui-Lovely’s immediate
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sTePhen hall, a library sciences graduate student, donates to the Arizona Takes on Haiyan Food Drive. The drive was started by a UA student whose relatives live in the Philippines.
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It seems as though tuition money and “miscellaneous” charges are going toward a committee set aside for investigating and scoping out every little town’s school logo.” OPINIONS — 4