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ASUA Senate questions President Hart

BY CARYN VIERIA @cmvbby

UA President Ann Weaver Hart attended the ASUA Senate meeting on Wednesday night to address questions relating to university-wide policies, among other concerns presented by students and faculty.

Executive Vice President of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Trey Cox called the meeting to order with the introduction of new orders of business.

Hart expressed her appreciation for ASUA and their progress as a senate over the last few years.

She also addressed the importance of the university and its students and faculty to spread acceptance and to promote diversity, even if not everyone agrees with one another at all times.

Hart was immediately called to question

by Sen. Kincaid Rabb, representative for the College of Fine Arts, who talked about the questionable working conditions of his colleges facilities.

Rabb said the practice rooms exist in horrible condition and requested that the university help to revitalize the current infrastructures.

Hart expressed remorse and explained the university is facing over $1 billion worth of damages to older buildings which it has neglected over the years.

“The university can not put this problem off any longer,” Hart said. “Thus far, the university has been focused on building new buildings instead of fixing the old ones.

The board is working on funding to renovate older buildings in order to help promote accessibility for the good of the university.”

Sen. Danielle Ledezma, representative for the Students of Sustainability, asked Hart about the progress of the Second Nature’s Climate Committee, which helps regulate the admittance of fossil fuels in the environment and

around campus.

Hart said all UA facilities and buildings are on their way to obtaining certification through their focus on the elimination of fossil fuels throughout campus structures.

The committee has also been promoting recycling around campus by requiring every classroom to have both trash and recycling bins.

Although she does not have a say in the order, senators asked about what kind of person Hart wants to succeed her as president at the UA following her withdrawal from office.

“Universities are remarkably bad at planning for success in leadership turnover [and] individuals tend to make this process secretive,” Hart said. “But what the university really needs to do is focus on maximizing the success of the university as a whole. It is not about an individual looking successful— it is about an organization who wants to make the entire community prosper that is most important.”

Sen. Matt Lubisich mentioned diversity around campus and asked for Hart’s opinion on whether it is improving or not. Hart said she thinks the university is making good progress on “asking people to the dance, but not asking people to dance once they are there.”

She said the concept of inclusive excellence, where individuals actually spend time together, is a hard concept for some to grasp.

Hart said she believes the university has done a substantial job of promoting and accepting diversity as the years have progressed.

Lubisich also asked Hart how the UA plans on accommodating the increased amount of students accepted to the university.

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Hart said this topic of discussion is out of her hands, but she agrees that healthier options for food should be established.

She suggested students make a petition asking for healthier food options, such as more fruits and vegetables, to submit to the Student Union.

At the beginning of the meeting, Rabb suggested the Senate approve the adoption of photo packages, which would provide senators with head shots and committee group photos to help brand themselves as an organization, but this item was yielded for later discussion as Hart entered the room.

Following her exit, the senate decided to hire Tom Price as a photographer for the ASUA photo packages.

degrees,” Hart said. “We want to give them the opportunity to do so while also accommodating for out-of state-students.

We now offer multiple online courses for our students to take, with working professionals willing and capable of teaching them.

We have enough professors who have the background to teach, as long as students are self-motivated and willing to take classes in every mode of instruction.”

Hart added that on-campus housing is working on expansion to help accommodate for the higher acceptance rate at the university.

Sen. Enrico Trevisani, representative from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, asked Hart about the lack of healthy food options on campus.

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Millennial vote may hold weight in 2016

BY CARYN VIERIA @cmvbby

With an estimated population of 75.4 million, millennials are America’s largest generation.

Millennials, a group larger than the baby boomers, have the chance to impact the presidential election, but only if they all go out and vote.

Michael Finnegan, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, said millennials at UA are notorious for their low voting turnout.

“ASUA works hard to promote student voting because we feel that student votes truly do matter in every election,” Finnegan said. “If enough students vote, those votes add up and can make a difference.

Some students don’t realize that.”

Voters aged 18-24 have become less engaged in elections over the years, according to the United States Census Bureau.

Voting rates dropped from 50.9

cast their vote easily, a majority of percent in 1964 to 38 percent in the students neglect to register because 2012 election. they don’t realize the significance Although millennial voting is of the election uncommon at and how much other college campuses, I am not their vote can truly there are many voting in this count in the long run. opportunities year’s election. I “During my last offered around the do not consider four years at the UA campus which help to promote the two candidates UA, I have noticed a multitude student voting to be qualified for that of students do during the election office and I do not not vote simply year, according to Finnegan. want to vote for because they too lazy to Justin Marks, a something I don’t are register,” Marks nutritional science believe in.” said. “Personally, I senior, said many think that my vote students feel their single vote will —Rachel Pollack, matters, and I have not count in the communications made it a point this year to send in my election, so they sophomore early ballot in order don’t head out to to help benefit my the polls. country and to Marks said contribute to an although there are important cause.” voting booths offered throughout F. Ann Rodriguez, the Pima the UA campus where students can

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County Recorder, said she’s noticed a trend in millennial voting.

“From my observation, I have witnessed that the majority of votes I receive from this county are from individuals 21 years of age and over,” Rodriguez said. “I do not typically receive a wide variety of votes from the age groups of 18-20. The reason for that, I’m not sure.”

According to a University of Massachusetts Lowell poll, almost a quarter of Americans ages 18-35 would rather see a meteor strike Earth than see either presidential nominee elected.

Rachel Pollack, a communications sophomore, said some students feel that the two candidates running in this year’s election aren’t qualified for office. She credits this as the deciding factor of whether to cast a vote or not.

“I am not voting in this year’s election,” Pollack said. “I do not consider the two candidates to be qualified for office and I do not

want to vote for something I don’t believe in.”

Meagan Silverman, a criminology sophomore, said she will vote in this year’s election because she feels it is important for her voice to be heard.

“I am voting because I feel that it is an important right to have,” Silverman said. “No matter which candidate wins, I want to say that I voted so I am not disappointed at the outcome of the election.”

Marks said he feels it is extremely important that his generation realizes how important it is to vote and that putting in the effort to do so is the most important aspect of all.

Marks said students, instead of sitting around and letting people make decisions for them, should get involved and vote.

Finnegan added that ASUA has set up polling locations around campus, promoted voting via the internet and is thinking of new ways to convince students to vote as time goes on.

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Astronaut shares space launching experience

BY MARISSA HEFFERNAN @_mheffernan

Around 40 people reclined in the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium’s newly renovated planetarium on Thursday evening, not to experience the usual FullDome show but to hear NASA astronaut Edward Gibson of Skylab 4 speak about his experiences in space.

Gibson is not only an astronaut, he is also the mentor of this year’s Astronaut Scholarship Award recipient Anson Cheung.

Cheung, a geosciences senior, said it was “really cool to be honored” and looks forward to all of the research opportunities awaiting him, as well as the connections he’ll have with NASA. Cheung thanked his research mentors, Institute of the Environment Director Jonathan Overpeck and geosciences professor Julia Cole, who motivated him to go into the field, as well as the graduate students who helped him in his research.

Part of the honors college, Cheung’s honors thesis involves coral in the Galapagos Island, which he uses to reconstruct past El Niño events.

He spoke briefly to the crowd about his passion to understand climate change.

“I’d like to talk about the planet that’s a little closer to us—Earth,” Cheung said. “Earth cannot be viewed as only a planet. You have to understand different systems.”

He emphasized not only the importance of the systems but the importance of a historical reconstruction.

“You may wonder how the past is related to us,” Cheung said. “The thing is, to understand climate change you first need to understand the past. Through the past, you can understand the present and project the future.”

After Cheung’s remarks, Gibson presented him with a certificate and added a pin to his lapel.

“Anson understands the global nature of his

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ANSON CHEUNG, A GEOSCIENCES senior and recipient of the Astronaut scholarship poses for a photo with astronaut Ed Gibson at the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium on Thursday, Nov. 3.

work,” Gibson said. “He has many awards and publications—and I won’t try to list them all— but as an undergraduate, this is amazing. It’s always a little humbling, after I hear what these folks have done.”

While Cheung’s achievements humbled Gibson, Gibson’s achievements cast their own shadow.

“I had the privilege of looking back at the Earth for three months, and I’ve got to say, it really is the most beautiful planet,” Gibson said.

With plenty of jokes and anecdotes, Gibson held the audience spellbound as he described the entire procedure of being launched into space, comparing it to a day at the office.

“Your office is located at the top of a 37-story building,” Gibson said. “You sit down and look at the lights flashing and computers blinking,

and you realize that today the whole lifeless building has finally come alive, and you try to keep a wide grin off your face.”

He described the large sucking sound, the feel of eight engines igniting and the rocket creeping off the pad.

“There’s a whisper in the back of your mind saying, ‘Hey, you. You there. The basement of your building just exploded,’ “ Gibson said.

He categorized the first part of a launch as noisy and rough and the next part as a long, smooth elevator ride, though “your cheeks and ears have slid to the back of your head.”

“At eight minutes, the engines cut off really suddenly,” Gibson said. “All the dirt starts floating up from the floor they tried to keep so clean. A nut and some bolts float by and you try not to wonder where those came from.”

After entering the earth’s orbit, Gibson said the only thing to do is look down.

“One of the most natural things to do is to turn around and look at where you just came from,” Gibson said. “You turn and look out your window, and there’s Earth—you can’t miss it.”

As photos of a younger Gibson clicked by on the planetarium’s huge dome screen, Gibson gave a history of American space exploration.

When photos of Gibson’s three spacewalks came across the screen, he paused and, for a moment, put all jokes aside.

“When you’re out there, it’s a silent world, expect for the whispers of your own breath,” Gibson said. “It feels like the world down there doesn’t even know you’re there.”

He swung back into comedy soon after, saying the only thing missing was a good pizza delivery service.

Gibson kept the crowd laughing with photoshopped images of aliens as he talked about dark matter, the expansion of the universe and how “empty space” is not empty at all.

“Space. It’s exciting, compelling and essential,” Gibson said. “When it comes to real space travel, we’ve barely nudged our collective toe out the front door.”

As an astronaut scholar, Cheung will help advance STEM in the U.S. with his work in climate research. The scholarship, worth $10,000, can be applied to both tuition and research.

Nicole Russ, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation program director, said the program started in 1984 with the Mercury 7 astronauts, who wanted to keep America on the front edge of technology.

Scholarship recipients are chosen by a panel, and the decision is based on merit and research. The UA, and other schools, submit two of their students for consideration.

“I’m always awed by how smart the recipients are,” Russ said. “I’m glad he’s the future.”

U.S. News & World Report ranks UA space sci No. 7

BY LEAH MERRALL @leahmerrall

The UA recently ranked No. 73 out of 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2017 Best Global Universities.

The ranking, which considered institutions across 65 countries, measured a university’s global and regional research reputation and academic research performance using indicators such as publications, citations and international collaboration.

The UA’s highest-ranked program on the list was the space science program, ranked at No. 7. The UA’s program trailed only the California Institute of Technology; Harvard University; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of California, Santa Cruz; Princeton University

and the University of Cambridge.

The space science program has been home to a number of significant projects, including professors with leadership roles in the OSIRISREx mission.

Chris Impey, associate dean of the UA College of Science and distinguished professor of astronomy, said he is impressed with the space science program’s high ranking.

“Just to be in the top 10 is an achievement, given that we’re a state university and given that we’re underfunded by the state, so we’re pretty happy with that,” Impey said.

Impey cited Arizona’s cut in funding for education back in 2008 as a move that has made it harder on institutions like the UA to achieve at its highest potential.

He emphasized how well the UA competes with other public institutions, since they operate

on a more level playing field in terms of money and funding.

Within Arizona, the UA was the highest overall ranked university on the list out of the three public higher institutions in the state. ASU ranked at No. 121 and NAU ranked at No. 652.

The UA also placed in the top 100 for its programs in plant and animal sciences at No. 25, arts and humanities at No. 33, geosciences at No. 34, environment and ecology at No. 40, social sciences and public health at No. 71, psychiatry/psychology at No. 72, economics and business at No. 91 and neuroscience and behavior at No. 100.

The highest rankings, which include five science programs, can be attributed to the UA’s strong reputation as a research institution.

“If you have a good program, more people want to go there,” Impey said. “If you have

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good faculty, grad students will come here.

Strength builds strength, and once you’ve got a reputation, it builds on itself.”

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POLICE BEAT

BY ANGELA MARTINEZ @anmartinez2120

The shoes were clean A University of Arizona Police Department officer responded to a call reporting vandalism near Speedway Boulevard and Cherry Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 27. The caller reported a man in his early 20s running to a bus after vandalizing a surveillance camera pole near the Architecture building.

Once the officer caught up with him, he conducted a records check and found he had an active exclusionary order for trespassing.

When questioned, the man told the officer he was just trying to catch the bus and denied any vandalism accusations.

The officer noticed the man carried a marker and black shoe polish and asked the man what he was using it for.

He said he used the black shoe polish to clean his shoes, which were dark blue with white cloth. He said the white part of his shoe was getting dirty so he wanted to use the black shoe polish to change it.

The officer did not see any existing black markings on the shoes. The officer said he noticed a hip-hop reference written on his arm with black marker. The man was cited and arrested with criminal damage and later released.

Not stargazing after all A UAPD officer was checking the top level of Tyndall garage on the night of Oct. 25, where he saw three young males at a place he recognized as a frequent location people gather at to smoke and drink.

Once he approached the three males, they all ran away. The officer caught up to the only male of the group carrying a backpack and an 8-inch bong in his hands. The man spilled the bong water near the officer, which smelled of marijuana.

The officer questioned the intention of the man that night, to which the man responded he was stargazing with his friends. The officer said it was an excuse he had heard numerous times and pointed out the night was overcast and the stars couldn’t be seen.

The man then said he was wanting to see the city, to which the officer responded by questioning their isolated gathering location with surrounded parking spots. No probable cause existed to arrest or divert the other two males for any criminal activity, so they were allowed to leave.

The man carrying the bong had a recent arrest for possession of marijuana and was taken to Pima County Jail. The man received a criminal citation and had a code of conduct sent to the Dean of Students Office.

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Researchers at the UA have recently found evidence that may encourage confidence in an undiscovered ninth planet in our solar system.

While investigating the orbital periods of objects in the Kuiper Belt, Renu Malhotra and her team were able to hypothesize the possible size and location of the mysterious “ninth planet.” This research allowed Malhotra, regents’ professor in the UA Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, to hone in on the planet’s properties— something other researchers had been unable to do.

“We don’t know if the ninth planet is really there; there’s some intriguing evidence for it, but nothing is a slam dunk yet,” said Kat Volk, a post-doctoral researcher in the UA Department of Planetary Sciences and a co-researcher with Malhotra on this project. “We have to find it before we can know for sure.”

If planet nine were to exist, it would have a huge impact on the study of the solar system, Malhotra said. The planet is thought to be about 20 times further from Earth than Neptune, the farthest large planet we now know of.

While researchers used to think of the solar system as bounded to the Kuiper Belt, these recent discoveries are challenging those beliefs. A planet at 665 astronomical units (AU)—roughly the distance from the Sun to the Earth—from the Sun would be a game-changer for scientists’ study of the history of the solar system.

The search for planet nine began in 2014 when astronomers Scott Sheppard and Chadwick Trujillo published research on the peculiarities of the orbits of objects in the Kuiper Belt, Malhotra said. They suggested the cause of this clustering of objects might be a larger, unseen planet.

Earlier this year, researchers at Cal Tech revitalized the study of Kuiper Belt object clustering. They used theoretical calculations to make more detailed estimates as to the size and effects of a ninth planet, Malhotra said.

But Malhotra and her team noticed something the other researchers hadn’t.

The orbital periods of the Kuiper Belt objects, or the distance they took to go around the sun, were in small, whole number ratios. This discovery was uncommon for seemingly random objects to be in neat ratios with each other. Malhotra discovered that if the hypothetical planet had an orbital period of 665 AU, then the most distant objects would be in simple mean motion resonances with it, Volk said.

Most Kuiper Belt objects have perihelion (the point in orbit closest to the Sun) distances not too far away from where Neptune is, so that tells us that they still interact strongly with Neptune at times, according to Volk. However, there is a population of distant, or “detached,” objects that don’t even come near the planets.

These detached objects would have had to form closer to the planets, so something must have pulled their orbits away from the planets, Volk said. This has led scientists to hypothesize about a “rogue” planet interacting with the orbits of the detached Kuiper Belt objects.

“By asking what kind of planet would produce these whole number ratios of the orbital periods, we were able to get a more specific orbital period of this planet and use physics as to what makes these special orbital period ratios, like 2-to-1 or 3-to-2”, Malhotra said.

Using these calculations also allowed them to estimate other specific properties of the planet. The planet would most likely be about the size of Neptune or Uranus, or 10 times the mass of Earth, according to Volk. Malhotra was able to say where in its orbit the planet would have to be in order to maintain the whole

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OBJECTS OF THE KUIPER BELT (blue). Plot displays the known positions of objects in the outer Solar System within 60 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. Epoch as of January 1, 2015. The Kuiper Belt in relation to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The hypothetical ninth planet would be located in this disc of icy debris.

number ratios. And at such an extreme distance from the Sun, the planet would have to be very, very cold.

Planet nine won’t remain a mystery forever. The UA is currently involved in building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which is scheduled to be in full operation by 2021 and will have the capacity to survey the entire sky on a weekly basis. If the planet is large enough to cause the mean motion resonances we’re seeing in the Kuiper Belt, then it should be bright enough for the LSST to find, Volk said.

“I really like this problem because this is a question we will get to answer,” Volk said. “Some things we hope we can answer, but we don’t know. But we will certainly be able to figure out if there’s a 10-Earth-mass planet within a few hundred AU from us.”

Even if the planet doesn’t exist, we will still learn a lot by

thinking about these possible resonances and how they might apply to exoplanet systems, according to Volk. Malhotra said that the very distant solar system is something we should care about.

Scientists know very little about the space beyond the Kuiper Belt and if the planet does truly exist, it may be able to provide some answers to important questions about comets, the way planets form and the history of our own solar system.

“My view of all the evidence we have is that it’s intriguing, but it’s not definitive,” Malhotra said. “Finding these clusterings and whole number period ratios is not impossible by chance.

It’s all in the 1 percent range of these things being by chance. It’s possible that there is no planet there, but because we are seeing at least two different lines of low probability evidence, I hold out the possibility that there is a planet.”

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Little Angels to soar through Armory Park

BY BREE LEWIS @_breezzz

The Procession of Little Angels will be taking over Armory Park this Saturday, as will many other events involved with the All Souls Procession throughout Tucson.

The Procession of Little Angels is a family-friendly event that teaches children to acknowledge and honor their loved ones who have passed away.

Throughout the day, there will be a series of events and activities, including arts and crafts and live performances.

One of the most common activities is the decoration of cardboard wings.

Children will go to the station and put their artistic abilities to work. They will oftentimes paint them, write a message and even paste their loved one’s photographs on it.

“The event is something that encourages ... integration, creativity [and] imagination and strengthens community,” said Jhon Sanders, the director for Procession of Little Angels.

“The wings epitomize those things in some ways.”

Although the children may not necessarily be aware of the deeper meanings of the wings they have created, they can nevertheless easily express their imagination and thoughts through their art and communicate a meaningful message.

Elements of Halloween and other traditional fall festivals combine with unique elements to create this celebration.

“We’ve taken back what Halloween used to be and what it was originally—it used to be [a] harvest festival and an ancestor’s festival where the world of the living and world of the dead are at their highest point of overlap,” Sanders said.

According to Sanders, incorporating some of the most important attributes of Halloween is a fun way to create an opportunity for children to learn more about the importance of their ancestors and others who have passed.

Altars of loved ones who have passed away are also important attributes of the Procession of Little Angels.

The interaction with families who have suffered loss is an eye-opening experience for children. It is startling for kids to come to terms with their own mortality, but the procession is an experience that helps them to explore and understand the relationship between life and death.

“It is good for the kids, and it’s good for Maria and her family,” Sanders said.

Maria is a woman who displays an alter every year to honor the loss

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A YOUNG GIRL DRESSED as an angel participates in the Procession of Little Angels on Nov. 2, 2013 in Tucson. The Procession of Little Angels will take place Saturday, Nov. 5 in Armory Park.

of her daughter.

Sanders explained that the altars create a great opportunity for dialogue with the children, providing opportunities for the meaning of life and death to be better understood.

Families with all kinds of different backgrounds come together to celebrate their loved ones and create a sense of community.

There will be a series of mini performances to be held throughout the day, but once nightfall arrives, the main event kicks in. As a unique attribution to the performance, most of the showcase inspiration comes from children.

Sharon O’Brien, the artistic director of the Procession of Little Angels, also helps run an organization called Stories That Soar. The organization goes around to schools with a “hungry” magic box that lets students tell stories. The children are able to write whatever they feel. Then, other actors and children reenact some

of the stories written by the students.

“Kids love to write for the magic box because they get to be free and write about whatever they want with no restrictions,” O’Brien said.

Often times, children write about death, loss and sadness, which fits perfectly with the theme of the Procession of Little Angels and the message it sends.

Over time, stories that would be fitting are performed for the finale at the procession. It is easy to incorporate the stories into the event because the whole point of the Procession of Little Angels is to view the All Souls Procession from a child’s point of view.

“These stories, which are written by children, explore the themes of loss, death, life and really the celebration of life,” O’Brien said.

The stories that are showcased are performed by students from Tucson Circus Arts.

O’Brien and her team make an effort to make every contribution of the Procession of Little Angels involve children; therefore, the stories that are acted out are usually done by young actors and actresses.

With events that are specifically made for children, it is easy for them to stay engaged while learning about All Souls.

A full day of events will leave children with a whole new view on the main procession.

For those who are looking to get involved throughout the planning process of the Procession of Little Angels, there is a series of workshops that anyone can attend. Visitors of the procession are also able to bring photos and remembrances of their fallen children and place the items upon the altar. Although the event is mainly aimed toward children, it has ways for all age groups to engage.

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The All Souls Procession, originating in Tucson in 1990, remains an inclusive public ceremony of grief, loss, celebration, life and art.

The procession was created to offer a place to those in need of mourning and celebrating their lost ancestors, friends and loved ones and remains a popular annual event in the city.

“The procession was started by a local artist Susan Johnson, but after many years, the procession has now become a formal event,” said Melanie Cooley, operations director and board officer of the Tucson non-profit Many Mouths One Stomach.

Cooley said MMOS is responsible for organizing the procession. The non-profit also operates as a way for local artists to create and inspire the public through the procession’s festival culture.

“Grief is universal,” Cooley said. “In modern culture, there aren’t many places where people can openly express their emotions. While grief is universal, it is not always culturally accepted. Here at the procession, grief and joy are welcomed.

Karel Moonen, media director and board officer of MMOS, said the procession is one of the ways he is able to give back to the Tucson community. Moonen has handled all the photographers and videographers for the past five years.

“Just seeing the community come together for this event really touches my soul,” Moonen said.

Moonen said that in previous years, people from over 30 different states and other countries have come to join the procession.

“Tucson makes this event happen; this event is a people-driven event where people come from all over the world to participate,” Moonen said.

Cooley said the reason she keeps volunteering every year is to hear people’s stories. Managing the social media aspect of the event, Cooley looks through all the ancestral photos submitted and decides what to post on the procession’s social media sites.

“Because I manage the social media, I get to hear many people’s stories, and that is a really amazing to share that connection with so many different people,” Cooley said.

Cooley said that, though the procession is a mix of grief and celebration, it is not a parade designed for spectators but rather participators. “[The procession] is a participatory walking for the dead where everyone is responsible for their own experience,” Cooley said.

People will bring what they want to this procession, and to many, this event is a funeral, so Cooley said to be respectful and responsible.

The staff dresses up every year along with the rest of the participators. Unlike the rest of the festival, though, none of the procession crews are dressed as sugar skulls.

“We [the staff] make our own costumes and it helps to ready us for the emotional experience of the procession,” Cooley said.

This year, the staff’s theme is “hunters and the hunted.” Some of the staff will dress up as prey animals, antelopes and others as predators like cheetahs.

The 10th annual Procession of Little Angels, a walk more geared toward kids’ grief, takes place in Armory Park. It happens Nov. 5, the day before the main procession, from 3-7 p.m.

“The [Procession of Little Angels] really came out of the need to focus on the grief and needs of children,” Cooley said.

In this pre-celebration event, the park fills with children and families who paint wings, make paper flowers and dress in costume. The goal of the event is to approach the concept of grief in child-friendly way.

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Kaine was able last night at Sunnyside rally

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emember 2008? Remember those halcyon days when vice presidential candidate and human Facebook rant, Gov. Sarah Palin, inspired rabid enthusiasm? Or in 2012, when Rep. Paul Ryan, then a rising star in the Republican Party, inspired dozens of feature articles that highlighted his policies almost as much as his workout routine?

2016 is a different beast. The two VP candidates were chosen for their inability to draw attention away from the top of the ticket, and both Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence have done that in spades.

Sen. Kaine succeeds almost too well. Both before and after his lackluster debate performance, Virginia’s most aggressively friendly son has square-danced at the very edge of the national media’s gaze.

Sure, his outraged comments about FBI Director James Comey’s October chicanery get published, but no newsperson lies awake at night wondering what Tim Kaine thinks about a particular issue.

Still, for his exhausting fun dad persona, the man’s a force to be reckoned with. He has never lost an election, serving as governor and then senator for his home state of Virginia. He was, however, chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2010, when Democrats across the country were collectively curb stomped by the Tea Party phenomenon.

In person, he is a marvel. His casual, conversational style does not play well on television, but to the hundreds of believers packed into Sunnyside High School’s gymnasium, his forceful calls for compassion and tolerance play like God’s gospel truth.

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DEMOCRACTIC VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Tim Kaine at an Early Vote Rally at Sunnyside High School on Thursday, Nov. 3. Tim Kaine is currently campaigning hard for Hillary Clinton, traveling around the nation hosting rallies on the candidate’s behalf.

A picture went viral on conservative outlets a couple of days ago, showing about a dozen people lined up to see Sen. Kaine in Dubuque, Iowa. In reality, about 300 people attended, but the underlying message that the Virginian is not a huge draw is a recurrent one.

One thing is for sure—Tucson ain’t Dubuque.

More than two hours before the event began, the line snaked around Sunnyside’s sprawling campus.

Police cars surrounded the area.

Secret Service men, armed and armored, swaggered around, eyes darting to and fro.

For more than one of the attendees, this will be a significant life event. Arizona has long

been a conservative stronghold, so Democratic presidential candidates rarely venture to our state, let alone to Tucson, our leftleaning southern outpost. An older couple was irrationally excited to be there, braving torrents of rain and hail that sent younger voters packing to whatever shelter the campus could afford.

By the time we had made our way through the airport-style security checkpoint and endured the prying eyes and nose of a Secret Service dog, it was still an hour before anyone of note would take the stage.

When the introductory speakers finally arrived, the high school gymnasium was buzzing. A young man near me was actually yelping

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in anticipation.

The speakers included the man Rep. Martha McSally defeated for her congressional seat , Ron Barber (who she will likely defeat again on Tuesday to keep it), Dr. Matt Heinz, who managed to come off as both smarmy and nervous.

But the most powerful moment of the evening came when Arizona’s wounded daughter, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, took the stage.

To thunderous applause, she limped onto the stage with dignity and endorsed Sec. Clinton with unexpected vigor.

Men and women looked on with eyes shining and hands aloft, as if trying to claim just a fraction of Rep. Giffords’ grit.

As she exited the stage, Rep. Barber motioned for more applause, but there was no reason to. With fire in their bellies and and cries of support in their lungs, the Democratic faithfuls paid loud and protracted homage to one of the finest people to emerge from the desolate panorama of Arizona politics.

Finally, the man himself.

Bounding up the stage, the happy warrior duly mentioned the introductory speakers, before launching into what was less a speech and more an amiable conversation.

His hand in his pocket, he ambled around the stage, touting his bluecollar cred. He was an extraordinary campaigner, flitting with ease between English and Spanish.

With eyes downcast, he recalled his time as Virginia’s governor during the tragic Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. It was at this moment that a couple of protesters made themselves known before being hustled out of the auditorium.

Like Sen. Sanders’ speech on the UA mall a few weeks ago, there were no surprises. Hillary’s a fighter. Trump is a catastrophe.

The Obama administration did a lot of work in the right direction.

These things he explained with a warm, paternal voice.

But it was when he called for unity and compassion that he came to life. He declared that “equality will be our North Star,” and manfully excoriated the divisive forces at play in this country, today and throughout history.

Historically, he did this in English and Spanish. While the Spanish phrases only comprised a fraction of the speech—compared to his Phoenix rally earlier on Thursday, delivered entirely in Spanish—it was still moving to see half of a presidential ticket make bilingual calls for acceptance, empathy and, above all, compassion.

After all, todos somos americanos.

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On Hart’s resignation, terms of departure

BY TALYA JAFFE @talyaj4

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he president of this university has been adhering to the social norm of public officials being highly controversial.

From her questionable involvement with the DeVry Education Group, to her strangely high salary and unfailingly successful ability to manipulate those above her until she gets her way, President Ann Weaver Hart is clearly no stranger to controversy.

While the aforementioned events have occurred in the recent past, the newest Hart debacle is the terms of her transition from president to ordinary faculty member.

As we already know, President Hart will not be renewing her contract in June 2018.

Now, as many would likely assume, once you leave your post, that job no longer pays you.

Come January, is Obama going to demand he stays in the White House and continues to receive his prior presidential salary and benefits, despite the fact his successor will be there, too? No, because that is

preposterous—much like President Hart’s transition terms.

Hart will continue to be paid an annual salary of $475,000, even after her replacement begins working in 2017. Despite UA policy stating that an employee must have worked at the university for six years prior to being granted a paid sabbatical, Hart is receiving a paid sabbatical after being a university employee for only five years. There is clearly a double standard, and the Arizona Board of Regents seems to be too easily coerced by Hart’s wishes.

After evaluating her questionable morals and unclear loyalties, it seems it would not be in the school’s best interest to continue employing her as a professor of education, post-presidency.

Another detail of the transition terms includes the promise of Hart receiving a salary equal to that of the highest paid professor in the UA College of Education, effective once she becomes a professor.

This level of pay is usually reserved for the most respected, valued professors at this school who have proven themselves worthy of such a salary.

Hart will receive this pay without any proof of outstanding performance as a professor.

Her salary is already $47,000 per year

more than the average public university president, according to CNN. This makes her a major point of contention for students at this university. Our tuition increased as the president’s salary increased.

This seems entirely unnecessary and borderline extortion-esque. We shouldn’t have to sell our first-born just to get a public state universitylevel education.

It is even more disturbing that a portion of the money we pay, as well as a portion of Arizona taxpayer money, is being shoveled over to a less-thansatisfactory president of

the university, who, as previously detailed, will continue to receive these monies even after she is no longer president of the university.

Unfortunately, transition terms such as President Hart’s are not exactly uncommon in the world of high-level university officials, but, this case is the most frustrating for us Wildcats as it hits the closest to home and is so clearly corrupt.

Public, non-profit universities such as the UA ought to be focusing far more on academia and individual student success and far less on the politics and money of education.

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Saturday’s 1 p.m. matchup in Pullman, Washington between Arizona football and the No. 25 Washington State Cougars pits two teams on opposite ends of the Pac-12 Conference spectrum.

Arizona (2-6) is currently on a five-game losing skid and needs to win out to retain its chances of a bowl game, while Wazzu (6-2) has won six in a row and reached the top-25 rankings for the first time this season.

The stability in the backfield and at the quarterback position has been a key in each team’s performance this season.

Cougars junior quarterback Luke Falk leads an air-raid style offense for WSU that scores 39 points per game and averages just over 50 passes, ranking them No. 4 in Division 1 for attempts. Falk ranks No. 2 in the nation with 365.8 yards passing per game and has found the most success in the end zone with wide receiver Gabe Marks. The senior wideout has caught nine of Falk’s 24 touchdowns and is the school’s career leader with 33.

“This week’s a whole different system to prepare for, and this will be as challenged as we’ve been from a pass defense standpoint,” Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez said. “I don’t think you can just show one defense or expect to be in the same coverage the whole game or they’ll eat you up.”

Accompanied by a trio of running backs managing a total 16 touchdowns on the ground while the school ranks second-tolast in rush attempts, the Cougars are off to their best start since head coach Mike Leach’s arrival.

WIth both head coaches in their fifth season at their respective schools, Leach has the 2-1 advantage in the meetings, including a 45-42 victory in Tucson a year ago. The Wildcats have won four in a row at Martin Stadium and were ranked No. 15 for their 5937 victory when they last traveled to Pullman in 2014.

It shows the turbulent nature of the Pac-12, as the Wildcats’ 7-2 conference record in 2014 was atop the South division while the Cougars

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WASHINGTON STATE RUNNING BACK James William dives for a first down against Oregon defense on Oct. 1 in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars have one of the top offenses in the country with quarterback Luke Falk at the helm.

2-7 placed them last in the North division.

For an Arizona team that looks to the running game as the foundation of its offense, receiver Samajie Grant will again play at running back. In the Wildcats 34-10 loss to Stanford last weekend, the wide receiver convert rushed 19 times for 64 yards. Having not played the position since high school, the senior impressed both teammates and coaches with his athleticism.

“He’s an all-around athlete, so that transition from wide receiver to running back wasn’t that big of a movement for him,” senior wideout Trey Griffey said.

“We’re gonna keep him there,” Rodriguez said. “With our injury situation at running back, I’m glad we have Samijae.”

Grant paired with either Anu Solomon or Brandon Dawkins in the backfield will be going up against Pac-12’s best rush defense, allowing under 115 yards per game. Rodriguez has both quarterbacks available with hopes that either will be able to revive a team that ranks No. 11 in the conference in scoring.

“There’s some things in the passing game that looked like we were a little rusty,” Rodriguez said. “We can play better overall at that position and I think we will going forward.”

For the Arizona defense, turnovers will be crucial to stay in the game. Falk has only thrown for five interceptions this season but had a pick-six on the opening drive of Wazzu’s 31-28 loss at Boise State in Week 2.

“We try to change it up and be unpredictable for the offense,” Arizona senior linebacker Jake Matthews said. “I think we have a good gameplan going every week, we just have to do a better job of executing it.”

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WASHINGTON

It is looking more and more each week like Washington will run the table for the Pac-12 Conference. However, rival Washington State is lurking at the end of the schedule waiting to upset the Huskies.

WASHINGTON STATE

Wazzu finally cracked the polls at No. 25 and it gets a tune-up game against Arizona this week. They Cougars could be in a position to beat Washington and win the Pac-12 North after starting the season with a loss to Eastern Washington. Losing to an FCS team and then beating a potential playoff team is what college football is all about.

STANFORD

Christian McCaffrey is having a down year compared to last year, but he still torched Arizona for three touchdowns. Despite not living up to their lofty expectations, five wins is still more than reasonable for the Cardinal.

CALIFORNIA

Currently sitting at 4-4, the Golden Bears have both Washington schools, Stanford and UCLA left this season.

A record of 5-7 sounds pretty reasonable, but they could upset Stanford in The Game.

OREGON

The Ducks season may be over, but you have them messed up if you think they will lose to ASU. Justin Herbert had 489 yards and four touchdowns against a defense that might not even be the worst in its state.

OREGON STATE

At 2-6 just like Arizona, the Beavers are making a solid claim for worst team in the Pac-12. Nov. 19 is shaping up to be a day that will forever be entrenched in Pac-12 infamy when Oregon State and Arizona play.

SOUTH COLORADO

The Buffaloes keep on rolling as the Pac-12 South looks like the complete opposite from two years ago. Unless USC keeps winning, Colorado’s end-ofthe-season matchup with Utah will determine who represents the division in the Pac-12 Championship.

UTAH

The Utes are coming off of a heartbreaking loss to Washington, but they should rebound this week. They face an ASU team not known for its defense, so there should be an abundance of points for the Utes.

USC

Don’t look now, but USC is currently on a fourgame winning streak. The Trojans have Oregon this week before traveling to Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies. Would USC losing to Oregon and then beating Washington really surprise anyone?

ASU The Sun Devils’ loss to Oregon was a killer as they are now two games back in the division. Kalen Ballage ran for two touchdowns, threw for one and had 105 receiving yards, and they still lost. Football is a team sport, but Ballage needs his teammates to step up.

UCLA

Picked by many to represent the Pac-12 South in the conference’s championship, the Bruins now sit at 3-5. Josh Rosen is also out for the season, so you can put a fork in the Bruins if you have not already.

Oregon State is their only winnable game remaining, but at least they are not in the cellar...

ARIZONA According to quarterback ratings, this team’s most efficient passer is a backup tight end.

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Defensive rebounding will be an issue going forward for Arizona. Their current scholarship players consist of three guards, one wing player, and three big men. Freshman Rawle Alkins will be relied on to play small forward early on in the season and Miller hinted that Markkanen will be coached up on how to play the wing.

Starting three guard lineups could benefit Arizona offensively, but the lack of rebounding was evident already against a lesser opponent.

The Coyotes had 13 offensive rebounds in the matchup Tuesday night.

Arizona basketball is reeling after a 51-point victory in its first exhibition game. Three key members of the Wildcats won’t be on the floor anytime soon for varying reasons.

Wildcats down Allonzo Trier’s status continues to remain a mystery. Tuesday night was the first time he was held out of game action and it gives more validation to the rumors. There are still only rumors swirling about his status and Arizona won’t let members of the media ask head coach Sean Miller questions about his status.

For better or worse, there is clearly something going on, either with the NCAA or internally with the program.

About 10 minutes before tip-off on Tuesday night, Miller released a statement regarding the eligibility of sophomore center Chance Comanche. He has been indefinitely suspended for academic eligibility reasons.

Just one day after Miller praised Comanche for how far he has come since last season, he suspended the sophomore for his “own lack of academic responsibility,” and there is no word on when he could become eligible.

Redshirt freshman Ray Smith, on the other hand, announced his retirment Thursday after coming off consecutive ACL tears, one on each knee. Smith suffered a third ACL injury

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ARIZONA GUARD ALLONZO TRIER, far right, pensively sits on the bench in street clothes during Arizona’s blowout 86-35 exhibition win over the College of Idaho in McKale Center on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Trier’s absence from the game has fueled speculation about his eligibility this season.

in the Wildcats’ exhibition opener against the College of Idaho on Tuesday, according to Arizona Athletics.

Miller called it heartbreaking for Smith and his family, along with the rest of the team.

Rotation issues With the loss of three key rotational players, the Wildcats have gone from a 10-man rotation to just seven. Miller commented on how this team does not have depth anymore, and that

walk-ons may be relied on early in the season.

The loss of Comanche is bothersome because of how it will affect the frontcourt duo of junior Dusan Ristic and freshman Lauri Markkanen. Early on in the game against the College of Idaho, it was apparent that the pair has developed a chemistry down low and both are exceptional passers for their size. They cause nightmares for any opponent down low, but with Comanche out, Miller will have to stagger their playing time.

Bright spots Senior Kadeem Allen will be tested as a leader early this season. For a team whose most talented players are three freshmen, it will be up to Allen to make sure that the mindset of the Wildcats stays tough through early adversity.

Allen is a lockdown defender who Miller called the “best defensive player” he’s seen while at Arizona. Allen seems to be up to the task and he could be Arizona’s best player to begin the season.

Adversity can do two things for a team: break it down until the entire team quits on a season, or make it headstrong and push players to new heights.

Arizona’s early test with the Michigan State Spartans is the best way for this team to realize where they are in the process.

Ray Smith drops the mic on career

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ARIZONA FORWARD RAY SMITH (2) prepares to slam a dunk in McKale Center on Oct. 17, 2015 during the Red-Blue Game’s dunk contest. Smith was expected to contribute heavy minutes for the Wildcats this season prior to his injury.

Arizona redshirt freshman Ray Smith injured his right ACL, according Arizona Athletics, during Tuesday’s exhibition game against the College of Idaho and officially announced his retirement from basketball Thursday afternoon.

Smith tore his left ACL in 2014 and spent his senior season rehabilitating to return for his freshman season at Arizona.

Smith competed in the 2015 Red-Blue Game only to tear his right ACL five days later.

On Tuesday, Smith injured his right ACL for a second time and suffered other ligament damage, according to Arizona Athletics. He will have surgery this month, and enter a third consecutive year of rehab.

Smith will still be involved with the team this season. Head coach Sean Miller has the utmost belief in Smith’s ability to recover and be successful in his other pursuits.

“Ray is surrounded by a community that loves Arizona basketball, current and former teammates that look at him as a brother and a coaching staff and family that is beyond supportive and forever with him,” Miller said. “Although the mountain that Ray is climbing continues to change, my belief in him to be a resounding success in life has never been stronger. His intelligence, charisma and sheer will position him to be special in all that he does. I certainly look forward to helping him, as part of our basketball family, reach all of the goals that he sets out to achieve.” Smith was a four-star

prospect from Las Vegas in 2014. He selected Arizona over multiple Pac-12 Conference schools, including Oregon, USC and UCLA. Catch the full article and Smith’s statement online.

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