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The love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and Gale­ —always something of a footnote throughout the series, seemingly added out of necessity due to the “Twilight” love triangle bonanza—finally comes to the forefront here.

I didn’t care about it anymore, though. Katniss finding love never seemed like a major concern to the movie or, honestly, to her.

I watched the previous three films in the days leading up to watching the last. When viewed in close succession, it’s apparent that the series successfully maintains its tones and themes over the span of four films.

For example, Peeta briefly mentions in the first film that he doesn’t want to lose himself and, by this final installment, he’s almost literally possessed by his enemy.

It’s a tall accomplishment to maintain consistency, especially in terms of overall quality, and, although there are some peaks (“Catching Fire”) and valleys (“Mockingjay - Part 1”), they are much closer together than I had originally thought.

With “The Hunger Games” bowing out, there are only two blockbuster series comprised of YA fiction adaptations remaining: the Shailene Woodley-starring “Divergent” series and “The Maze Runner” series, both of which started in 2014. While some would say that two is more than enough and that we’re now out of the thick

of it, three such series haven’t run concurrently before, and it doesn’t look like they will going forward either.

Indeed, the YA epidemic, which had a ubiquity to rival the silver-screen superhero film as well as Hot Topic, will quietly run its course.

“Divergent” and “Insurgent” both opened to around $50 million box offices, while the two “Maze Runner” films both netted approximately $30 million during their initial weekends.

While those takes aren’t anything to sneeze at, this “Hunger Games” finale opened to $100 million and even that was the runt of the series.

There was post-Harry Potter, post-Twilight and now we are post-Hunger Games. (I know it’s a stretch to label The Boy Wizard global phenomenon as YA, but bear with me.)

No matter how fresh I thought the first “Maze Runner” film was, the waiting-in-line-openingnight, clamoring fervor is gone. “Post-Divergent” isn’t ever going to be a term you hear.

I’ll miss Katniss Everdeen and her flaws, foibles and dogged, begrudging determination.

But the Girl on Fire needs a rest.

She, and the series, have earned it.

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he premier young adult dystopian franchise comes to a bombastic and sobering finale in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2,” rounding out the series with an impressive tonal and thematic consistency.

Apart from ending the series, this final film marks the beginning of the waning period of the entire YA film phenomenon.

This second-half installment picks up immediately after its first half; Katniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) neck is still a bruised, splotchy purple from an assassination attempt at the hands of her best friend, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). The Capitol, the totalitarian government run by the ever-grinning President Snow (Donald Sutherland), commandeered Peeta’s mind through fear conditioning, turning him into a weapon to kill figurehead Everdeen (referred to as the “Mockingjay”) and derail the revolution that is in full swing.

Just as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2,” the film that begat the money-grabbing, clunkily-titled ‘Part 2’ pattern, promised and delivered on the ultimate final battle of Hogwarts, “Mockingjay - Part 2” culminates in the assault on the Capitol.

Katniss, Peeta, hometown crush Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) and a small company of rebels pick their way through the city, which has been booby-trapped with flamethrowers, turret guns and bizarre eyeless, slimy mutants that seemed pretty out of place.

And, just like the final “Potter” film, the heartbreaking deaths are aplenty. This is a grim film, with teenagers meeting grisly fates.

The various revelations largely hit their marks.

There’s a particular sequence toward the end of the film­—where Katniss has volunteered to serve as executioner—which turns on the point of one of Katniss’ endless arrows. She has the quill on lease from Legolas, probably.

Lawrence has had to act theatrically distraught a lot throughout this series, and there’s plenty of her looking horrified, open-mouthed, at the death and destruction around her.

But there’s also plenty of what makes Katniss a very compelling, real character, and that is her flawed humanity.

She’s every bit a teenager who has been tasked with becoming a living myth; she gets worn out, has doubts and, sometimes, just gets tired of having to give a damn so much. Yet, she persists

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Pope Francis drops pop rock album

BY Paul Barlyn

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Pope Francis has received a lot of attention since he assumed his position two years ago. From his recent visits to New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. to his rather liberal views for a pope, Francis has arguably attracted more attention and admiration than any pope has in a long time. Riding off all of this recent attention, Pope Francis has pulled another PR stunt— this time, with music.

The pope, along with a handful of producers, collaborated to create a pop and rock LP, Wake Up!, with Francis on vocals.

The vocals aren’t original or recorded in a studio, though. They’re excerpts from his recent speeches and prayers. Nonetheless, this project proves itself to be interesting, dramatic and, overall, quite entertaining for the religious and nonreligious alike.

Unless a listener is fluent in Italian or Spanish, this album will probably be difficult to understand, but they can still enjoy its epic instrumentation and interesting use of the pope’s speeches.

The opening track on this LP is synonymous with the beginning of Francis’ career—it is from his first meeting in the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, back in 2013. This track sets the tone for the record with its awe-inspiring, rising string section, synths and the sound of crowds roaring during the pope’s speech in the background. It is clear that the producers of this record really wanted to capture the grandness and magnificence of the pope, and the way he is able to captivate people, much like a rock band would in a live setting.

The next three tracks, “Salve Regina,” “Cuidar el Planeta” and “La Iglesia No Puede Ser una ONG!” continue the theme of epic and lavish instrumentals on the album with apparent inspiration from Spanish and South American music.

“Salve Regina” includes the pope speaking to young people in Argentina, his home country, backed by flutes, synths, bongos and backing vocals.

“Cuidar el Planeta,” which takes vocals from one of the pope’s speeches in Rome, has Spanish-inspired instrumentation as well, with guitars, bongos and Spanish backing vocals. Although this might be an attempt by the pope and other musicians to simply make money, it is evident that a tremendous amount of effort and thought went into this record.

Wake Up!’s only English song, “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!” gives off a stadium rock vibe. Guitar riffs and a drum beat slowly

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sink into triumphant horns while Francis urges young people to be vigilant and resist sin. Towering vocals proceed his fervent words.

It’s curious just how well these instrumentals and backing vocals mesh with Francis’ gentle voice and calm demeanor.

Despite some of the instrumental loudness and the amount going on musically in each track, Francis still remains at the forefront.

While this was probably the intention of the producers, they do a fantastic job clearing the way for the pope to speak, while still adding lavish and creative instrumentation to this record.

The album concludes with “Fazei o Que Ele Vos Disser!” The track includes a string section that is quietly—yet dramatically— performing under Francis’ voice, and finishes with a gorgeous choir. It is a very soft, yet intense touch to the end of this record.

This album serves as a strange hallmark in Francis’ career. While he will most definitely be remembered for his speeches, calm disposition and unconventional views, he will also be remembered as the first pope to drop a hot mixtape.

While this album was very out of the ordinary and much of the time difficult to review, you have to give the guy credit—a lot of work went into this album. The instrumentation is grandiose but the VIP, Pope Francis, remains front and center.

This album is spiritual, loud and has the capacity to resonate with Catholics and atheists alike.

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Things to do during winter break

BY Emma Jackson The Daily Wildcat

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Get in the holiday spirit at downtown Tucson’s lights parade Join in on the 21st annual downtown parade of lights on Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Armory Park neighborhood. Arrive by 5:45 p.m. to see Mayor Jonathan Rothschild’s treelighting ceremony before the parade.

New Year’s Eve prohibition ends at last Ring in 2016 at Hotel Congress’ Prohibition-themed New Year’s event. A $25 general admission includes dancing, live music, a hookah lounge, an absinthe bar, a whiskey toast at midnight and more.

No need to hike alone Anyone 18 or older is invited to participate in a five-mile hike on Dec. 19 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Saguaro National Park East. Cost is $10 and space is limited.

Call the visitor center at (520) 733-5153 to reserve a spot.

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Go see a Christmas musical Beginning Dec. 11 at 8 p.m., go see the sequel to “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” at the Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. It’s showing on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Dec. 11Dec. 27. Friday and Saturday shows are at night and Sunday shows are at 3 or 3:30 p.m.

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Visit Tucson’s largest arts venue The Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair will be held from Dec. 11-13 and will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The street fair goes from Ninth Street to University Boulevard along Fourth Avenue.

Celebrate the holiday season at Zoo Lights at Reid Park Zoo Get a cute holiday picture taken for your Insta account under the lights at Reid Park Zoo from Dec. 4-23 with encore nights Dec. 26 and 27. Zoo Lights, presented by BMO Harris Bank, will include light displays, animal-themed light sculptures, falling

snow, Santa, sparkling bulbs and more every night from 6-8 p.m.

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Watch a holiday movie at Fox Tucson Theatre Fox Tucson Theatre on Congress Street features both old and new classic holiday films. Go see “The Polar Express” on Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. or Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m. or see “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Dec. 21 at 6:30 or Dec. 22 at 2 p.m.

Arizona Bowl at the Arizona Stadium For the first time in Tucson since 1999, a postseason college football game will be hosted at the Arizona Stadium. On Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m., watch the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl right here at the football stadium.

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Mobile clinic brings health to the masses

BY Ava Garcia

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At least three times a week, somewhere along the roads of Tucson, there is a vehicle outfitted with two complete medical examination rooms and a phlebotomy lab driving around, preparing to deliver healthcare to people across Southern Arizona.

This is the Mobile Health Program, an organization run by the UA College of Medicine that has operated for nearly 40 years. It is a mobile clinic that brings health services to people throughout the area who cannot afford health care at other clinics or who do not have regular access to health services.

According to Patrick Rivers, program coordinator for the Mobile Health Program, the program was started in 1976 by Dr. Augusto Ortiz and his wife.

At the program’s start, Ortiz provided health services out of a van, but over the years, the program has grown both in medical equipment and in the amount of people served.

Rivers said that the program now serves around 2,500 people per year across Southern Arizona.

The majority of people the clinic serves are in low-income and “medically underserved” areas, according to Rivers. These areas provide little access to medical facilities, and sometimes people cannot afford the health care available there. In these cases, the clinic is there to help.

“No individual is turned away from our services, regardless of their ability to pay,” Rivers said. “We ask for a small donation, but if they are individuals who are unable to pay anything, then we’ll still see them.”

The clinic provides different services ranging from primary care to prenatal care, according to Elizabeth Knight, a nurse practitioner and the lead primary care provider of the Mobile Health Program. These services can include immunizations, dental screenings, fluoride varnishings and diabetes education.

The dental screenings and fluoride varnishings become particularly common services the few times a year that the Mobile Health Program visits elementary and head-start schools.

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UA College of Medicine on Thursday, Dec. 3. The Mobile Medical Unit, run by the college, travels to Southern Arizona offering medical services to areas that are deemed “medically underserved.”

Two schools in particular­ — Summit View Elementary School and the elementary-and-middleschool-turned community resource center Los Ranchitos—are sites of frequent visits from the clinic, according to Rivers.

Rivers said there are about six, spread-out sites around the Tucson area that the clinic regularly visits, with about three clinics held per week and about two other days spent visiting schools or health fairs.

“I think that [these regular sites] have become established partners as it’s been noticed that these sites served a particular need,” River said. “Or that they were strategically well-placed to see vulnerable populations and kind of spread out geographically, so that we are reaching places where there isn’t great access to regular care at a

brick-and-mortar clinic.”

According to Dr. Myra Muramoto, the department chair for the UA Department Family and Community Medicine, the Mobile Health Program is supported by BannerHealth University Medical Center Tucson, the UA College of MedicineTucson and its Department of Family and Community Medicine, among other organizations in the community.

This support has helped the program grow and has enabled it to provide services to more patients, as well as helping the program in a different way: providing education and volunteer opportunities to residents at the university’s hospital, medical students and undergraduate students.

Rivers said nearly every clinic day, one medical student and one

undergraduate student will assist the program, often completing administrative tasks, acting as a translator for Spanish-speaking patients or taking patients’ vitals.

Medical students often work with the clinic through the Commitment to Underserved Peoples program.

According to Dr. Susan Hadley, the medical director for the Mobile Health Program, medical residents specializing in obstetrics and gynecology are frequently trained in the mobile clinic because OB-GYN packages are “very inexpensive” at the clinic, making them one of its staple services.

However, medical residents of a variety of specialties are also trained in the mobile clinic, so they can gain experience working in the community.

“Our family medicine residency

program is training residents to go work in rural or underserved areas, so this gives them handson experience to go work in underserved areas of Tucson,” Hadley said.

This focus on serving the community is part of the Mobile Health Program that Knight appreciates.

“It’s very rewarding. It’s really community-based care,” Knight said. “A lot of times in a specialty setting, it’s much more focused on illness and this way, we’re really focused on wellness and helping the community.”

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Cultural groups call for more diversity

BY Michelle Jaquette The Daily Wildcat

The cultural unrest sweeping across the nation’s college campuses has not left the UA untouched. Events that transpired most notably at the University of Missouri have empowered UA students to speak out and create conversations.

On Nov. 13, the Black Student Union held a protest and discussion in front of Old Main in solidarity with Missouri students. President Ann Weaver Hart participated in the demonstration and, following the event, set up a meeting with BSU co-presidents Kevyn Butler and Trinity Goss.

The meeting will be held at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center this coming week.

The evening of the BSU’s protest, an email was sent out by Hart, Chair of the Faculty Lynn Nadel, President of Graduate and Professional Student Council Sarah Netherton and Associated Students of the University of Arizona President Manny Felix, emphasizing the UA’s commitment to freedom from discrimination and the constant improvement of campus climate.

“We will not tolerate any form of discrimination against any member of our community,” the email read. “We, as representatives of the univesity, faculty and undergraduate, graduate and professional students, affirm our commitment to these freedoms and our commitment to constant improvement.”

A week later, African American Student Affairs

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Members of the UA Black Student Union present their grievances to UA President Ann Weaver Hart on the steps of Old Main on Friday, Nov. 13. The students demonstrated solidarity with student activists at the University of Missouri.

program coordinator Isoken Adodo received an email from the Faculty Senate requesting to meet with students involved at all of the cultural centers, according to Goss.

The Faculty Senate will attend BSU’s weekly meeting next Wednesday.

BSU’s co-presdients said that these meetings are something they have been waiting for. The two attended the Arizona Board of Regents meeting on Nov. 20, and during the call to audience, spoke about the problems black

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students face on campus.

Butler said one main problem is retention.

First-year retention rates for the Class of 2013 were the lowest for black and Native American students. For both demographics, the retention rate was about 75 percent, according to a 2014 chart by University Analytics and Institutional Research.

Butler called these rates “unacceptable in 2015” and pointed to lack of engagement and financial need as causes for the poor retention.

“Our administration should come to us to figure out what has not been working, so that way they can implement new programs that are new and actually different and don’t sustain the same problems and issues that students of color are facing,” Butler said.

BSU is focusing on a new goal: strengthening ties with the other cultural centers on campus.

On Tuesday, BSU held a potluck and invited leaders from other cultural centers.

Representatives from Native American Student Affairs, Asian Pacific American Student Affairs, African American Student Affairs, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán and ASUA Pride Alliance were all in attendance.

Butler said the potluck was a time of healing and fun for student leaders, who do not often get to take time out for themselves and enjoy a meal together.

“Yes, we’re taking this call to action right now and, you know, we’re getting the necessary, I guess, attention that we need right now,” Goss said. “But we want this for all of the cultural centers, and that is founded in us having relationships and us standing in solidarity—all of us [cultural centers] standing in solidarity—to support what we need and to support our action plans.”

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What do students think of food options at the UA? How do eating habits change when students come to the university?

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The UA offers more than 35 different places for students to eat at all throughout campus. The Student Union Memorial Center is a primary option for students, and has a variety of options ranging in cuisine from fast food like Panda Express or Burger King, to healthier options like IQ or Core. While some students simply just grab their daily coffee on campus, many of those who live on campus lack the resources to go off campus to find food, limiting their choices to what the UA offers.

“The University of Arizona offers one of the finest college dining services in the country. Our quality, variety, convenience and healthy food options are unsurpassed,” says the student union’s dining website.

The website goes on to say that the UA gives students the healthy and tasty food they want to eat. Just this year the UA added more places to eat like the RoadRunner Mobile Kitchen and The Den by Denny’s in the Park Student Union. Students are often faced with the daily challenge of deciding between the nutritional value and the cost of their food.

For many students, it is routine to choose the less healthy option because it is also the cheaper option, rather than paying more for a nutritious meal.

We asked students what they they think about the UA’s food options, as well as how their eating habits have changed since attending the university, here are their answers:

“I don’t really eat on campus because it’s cheaper and more healthy to eat at home.

I’ve always lived off campus, so my eating habits haven’t changed that much.”

—Valerie ZapantaDispo, physiology and nutrition senior

“I eat a lot more fast food than I used to because I think it’s something that is accessible. I think there are good options, but not any that are really accessible to me. There’s Core and Cactus Grill, but I don’t feel like there’s too many good options here. I just think it’s easier to eat less healthier.”

—Marcus Holt, business sophomore

“I like the food options and eat most of what’s here. I don’t really eat as much in college as I did at home. I live in Manzanita-Mohave [Residence Hall], so it’s a far walk over here.”

—Allie Brahms, education freshman

“The options are kind of limited because it mostly just seems like fast food. Freshman year, you kind of have to make do with what you have, but now I’m a junior. I mostly make lunches and bring them, and I don’t really eat breakfast or dinner here.”

—Nate Goss, philosophy junior

“I typically don’t eat on campus because I live really close and it’s cheaper to bring snacks. I lived in the dorms my freshman year, and so I was kind of forced to eat on campus, where there isn’t a lot of selection. Ever since I moved out of the dorms and into a house it’s been easier to eat more normal foods, rather than just Panda Express or Chick-Fil-A everyday.”

—Roxanne De Asis, biology and physiology senior

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Students walk across the UA mall on Thursday, Dec. 3. In order to cope with the cost of college, many students need to take out loans, averaging $6,562 in loans per-year, while attending the university.

Bearing the burden of student loan debt BYJulian Esquer The Daily Wildcat

Students who have accumulated debt at the UA either during or after their undergraduate career tend to struggle with student loan repayment because of varying financial situations.

Undergraduate students attending the UA take out an average of $6,562 in loans per-year while attending the university, according to CollegeFactual.com. By the end of a four-year undergraduate term, the average debt accumulated, if continued at this rate, skyrockets to a total amount of $26,248.

“It took my son six years to receive his Bachelor of Science in mathematics,” said Karla Soto, chief financial officer for

Tucson Unified School District. “Now, he is struggling to find a job that will help him pay back this debt. … At times, I wonder what it would be like if he had not accumulated this debt.”

Soto states that she deals with debt on a daily basis and realizes what a struggle it is for students and their families when they suddenly have to repay the money used for their college education and have no way of paying this money back.

Among several students attending the UA while juggling expenses is Riccy Partida, a studio art junior.

“I started off as a computer science major and did that for the first two years while attending the UA,” Partida said.

“Since then, I have had to take out multiple loans to help pay for my expenses, and now

that I switched majors, I am worried about how I will be repaying these in the future; my parents are worried about just how this is going to work out.”

Even after receiving a degree, many students still have difficulties in finding a career, which in turn can place a burden on the student, those who help them and their families.

Some students have no other option than to rely on their families for help.

Lizette Alvarez, Class of 2011, received her bachelor’s degree in education and was fortunate enough to land a job at an elementary school in Nogales soon after graduating from the UA. “I have been working as an elementary school teacher for four years now and still have approximately $30,000 in debt, and

because of this debt, I am unable to live on my own and have been living with my parents since I graduated,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez said she is grateful for the support her family has given her. She said she realizes this has been a great stress on her family and hopes to have her debt paid off in the next six years.

For incoming students worried about handling debt, the UA offers scholarships to those who qualify. Although the university offers these scholarships, many students still need to take out loans to pay off the remainder of their balances and, therefore, still accumulate debt.

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Arizona rated unready for climate change

BY Sebastian Laguna The Daily Wildcat

In a recent report grading the weather preparedness of all 50 states, Arizona received an overall grade of C- for its allaround weather readiness.

The report was released by Climate Central, a nonprofit science organization based in Princeton, New Jersey, on Nov. 18.

The goal of the report is to both recognize the challenges of the individual states and work with them to help improve their future preparations by “building an action plan, and implementing this plan,” according to the States at Risk report card website.

The grading process was comprised of five individual graded components: extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding and coastal flooding.

Arizona received a C+ in extreme heat, a D+ for drought, a D- for wildfires and was not awarded grades for inland and coastal flooding preparedness.

“Like most states, Arizona has taken strong action to address its current climate risks, but it has taken limited action to extend those efforts to understanding, planning for or addressing its future risks,” according to the report. “This is particularly true for wildfires, where Arizona’s threat level is among the highest in the nation.”

Kathy Jacobs, a professor for the Soil, Water and Environmental Science Department, said this is due to a lack of discussion on climate change.

“One of the reasons is that they do not have an adaption plan and they have not explicitly talked about preparing for climate change, and that [made] it very hard for them to get a good grade,” Jacobs said.

The report cited Arizona’s State Hazard Mitigation Plan, which recognizes some potential climate risks that the state may face in the future.

“The underlying problem is that we have been emitting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that comes from things like driving cars and coal-fired power

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The newly completed ENR2 building is an example of how the UA focuses on drought mediation. Built to replicate a slot canyon, the building uses an advanced water collection system to funnel water in to large holding tanks beneath its floor.

plants. The main way to slow things down over time is by emitting fewer greenhouse gases,” Jacobs said.

One way that the state has prepared itself is through projects in water conservation.

Within the Tucson area, water has been very influential in the climate preparation efforts of the region as water management plays a crucial component through its role in protecting against drought.

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“Water managers in the Tucson region have done an excellent job of preparing for the future. Most water providers engage in long-term planning and have drought plans,” said professor Sharon Megdal, director for the UA’s Water Resources Research Center.

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“I think that Tucsonans, including students at the UA, are tuned in to our changing climate and drought,” Megdal said. “We have a good culture of conservation in the Tucson region.”

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hy are we so obsessed with focusing on the potential threat of foreign terrorists when there are terrorists grown right on our own soil?

We should be focusing on fixing our own incidence of mass shootings and other kinds of massacres rather than pretending that barring Syrian refugees is going to protect our country from any sort of terrorist act.

Last Friday, a shooter opened fire in and around a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic, killing three people and injuring others.

On the day of the shooting, this act of domestic terrorism was commented on Twitter only by Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. Not a single other Democratic candidate, nor any Republican candidates, responded to the attack that day.

In a New York Times article, the boyfriend of one of the women who was present for the Planned Parenthood shooting casually disclosed that she had witnessed another shooting a few weeks earlier, when a man killed a bicyclist and two women in downtown Colorado

Springs. We are becoming numb to these events—not many people even see a shooting as a big deal anymore.

Obama and other politicians once again called on the country to send our thoughts and prayers to Colorado Springs and yadda yadda yadda.

How many times can we do this? People often justify their fear of Syrian refugees by claiming that terrorist attacks kill massive amounts of people at once.

Does that even matter? If 20 people are killed at five different shootings over a month-long period, that is no different than 20 people being killed in a single shooting.

Loss of life is loss of life; no matter how small the amount of deaths is, it all adds up to the same monstrous numbers pretty quickly.

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country that barely anyone even seems alarmed by the Planned Parenthood incident, let alone any other incident.

Text messages between those present during the shooting and their loved ones were originally printed in the same New York Times article. The messages seem so subdued—people were scared but not surprised.

If this is the state of mind American citizens are in, we are basically expecting to be caught in a mass shooting. America has failed as a country to protect her people.

Syrian refugees desire to come here to escape the horribly violent political conditions of their home country, but when people are shooting up Planned Parenthood clinics to protest the practice of performing abortions, it seems we are headed down the same path of politically-induced mass violence, though, admittedly, on a much

We are basically expecting to be caught in a mass shooting. America has failed as a country to protect her people.”

smaller scale.

But, as aforementioned, the unnecessary death of innocent people is still death­—no matter how few people are dying at once.

I am not claiming to have a solution, I am simply claiming to know that “#prayfor____” hashtags on Twitter and candlelight vigils are not getting us anywhere. When we start growing numb to shootings, as we now have, it is crucial that something drastically changes.

Our priorities are messed up. We do not need to focus on preventing Syrian refugees from entering America and causing violence. We have a ton of our own violence to fix before we worry about potentially violent refugees.

In a recent column by Dr. Ben Carson, published on the Time website, Carson wrote “… remember that jihadists who have spilled blood on our soil before … must never be allowed to do so again.”

What about our own people who have spilled blood on our soil countless times, in countless shootings? Just this Wednesday, shooters opened fire on a San Bernardino health care center, killing 14 and injuring 21.

What are we doing to “never allow them to do so again”?

— Follow Talya Jaffe @talyaj4

Adele’s music real; not bubblegum pop

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dele is back. And after just a single listen of her newest album, 25, it’s clear she’s back with a vengeance.

Her first full-length release after her nearly five-year hiatus is currently smashing records and dominating the world’s charts.

Her booming vocal performance on “Hello” can be heard almost

ubiquitously.

The world hasn’t seen anything like 25 since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking weekly record sales in 1991. The album’s success is doubly impressive as it is setting sales records in an era where record sales are at an all-time low.

Adele has achieved something with 25 that her contemporaries like Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé—all pop princesses in their own rights— cannot even come close to. So what’s the difference?

Adele’s music is honest. It’s raw.

It’s heartbreak, hope, nostalgia and passion wrapped together

thumping, live bass drums drive and packaged in a jewel case with many of the songs on Adele’s sepia-toned the record. portrait staring 25 broke Therein lies the back at you with the difference between breathless intensity the mold and the she captures in her of modern Adele rest of the pop music. pop albums. music industry: The album truly Adele’s music is is a masterpiece; The record is authentic. broad, lush refreshing and It’s real. Musicality string sections raw and unlike was the priority, not and the rich album sales. When harmonies of the anything else an artist focuses on backing vocalists released.” the art rather than the support Adele’s outcome, sales and sweeping vocal success will naturally performances. follow.

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Adele’s peers seem to have lost sight of that truth.

Taylor Swift brought in a slew of new producers during her transition from country darling to pop princess. While the move helped launch her pop career, the step away from her authentic self—the self that wrote her own songs in her bedroom and captured the heart of America— inhibited her ability to reach the level of success that Adele has.

Katy Perry’s plethora of megahits are engineered to induce a dopamine rush at every chorus.

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Beyoncé’s hits depend on driving, overproduced beats to create danceable tracks.

There is nothing inherently wrong with the approach of all of these performers.

Each has attained unimaginable levels of success, and each has left a mark on the industry that will remain for years to come.

To understand why Adele is smashing records while her contemporaries are not, simply compare what it took to make 25 and any other hit album: Swift’s 1989, for example. 25 featured a host of musicians on a wide variety of instruments: Piano, strings, percussion, guitar and backing vocals all came together to create the album’s signature sound.

In stark contrast, 1989 features, for the most part, Swift singing over a track created electronically by her producers. The drums are noticeably electronic and the album is laden with synthesizer-generated melodies.

Swift’s 1989 reached levels of success she could’ve only imagined in her wildest dreams. But her album, like most pop albums being released, was disposable; it lacked the artistry and authenticity that 25 so elegantly embodies.

The average listener won’t shell out $7-10 to buy a full album. With streaming services like Spotify and Tidal so easily accessible, why waste the money? The price of a single album can easily pay for a month’s worth of streaming. And yet, with 25 withheld from such services, Adele fans are flocking to iTunes and even physical retail stores to purchase a copy of the record for themselves.

25 broke the mold of modern pop albums. The record is refreshing and raw and unlike anything else released. And that’s exactly why so many people are buying the album: not simply because it is good, but because it is inherently human.

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The year of injuries has plagued Arizona sports as a whole. There is no cause or reason, just a next-man-orwoman-up philosophy.”

After one of the most physically and emotionally grueling fall seasons for Arizona Athletics, the Wildcats will desperately look for some good fortune in the form of health this holiday season

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cooby Wright III, Kaleb Tarczewski, Ray Smith, Derrick Turituri, Nick Wilson, Anu Solomon, Jake Matthews, Freddie Tagaloa, Elliot Pitts, Ryan Anderson, Tyrell Johnson, Trey Griffey, Jacob Alsadek. Do you get the picture?

This is a list of both Arizona men’s basketball and football players who have missed time this season due to injuries, and I’m probably not even close to naming all of them.

Those aren’t the only names or sports either; look at Arizona volleyball, for instance.

The Wildcats are about to enter NCAA Tournament play against Western Kentucky and may very well be without two starters in Kalei Mau and McKenna Painton.

At the beginning of the season, Arizona women’s basketball head coach Niya Butts praised the fact she has a full bench to work with this season after so many injuries over the past couple years.

The injury bug, as many call it, has inundated the Wildcats’ system for some unknown reason.

The year of injuries has plagued Arizona sports as a whole. There is no cause or reason, just a next-manor-woman-up philosophy.

“The Arizona athletic department training staff better get a raise after this fall,” Ezra Amacher, Daily Wildcat sports reporter, wrote on Twitter.

Of course they should.

There are about 12,500 injuries per year in collegiate sports, according to the NCAA and Livestrong.

Arizona football’s schedule of 12 straight games could, in large part, have something to do with the surplus of injuries.

“I’ve complained about [our schedule] a bunch, and we’re not getting healthier, so that’s not helping,” Rodriguez said in a press release in October. “We’ve got to figure out a balance of having enough time to get ready and making sure our guys are fresh and ready to play the game.”

Basketball head coach Sean Miller also acknowledged his own share of injuries early in the season, and even before the season started, in his press conference Thursday.

“Going into early October, we’ve had, I think seven sprained ankles,” Miller said. “In three or four years, I don’t think we’ve had seven [total]. We’ve had guys that missed five days, seven days. Kadeem Allen separated his shoulder very, very early on. …

Elliott Pitts, we thought tore his MCL, but didn’t, … but he sprained it. … Ryan Anderson has not practiced in two weeks.”

Luckily for the Arizona men’s basketball team, 13-year athletic trainer Justin Kokoskie is one of the best in the business. Miller has constantly praised him for his work with the team and has even hired Kokoskie to assist with the USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team, which Miller also coaches.

Golden State Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton even called Kokoskie “the best basketball athletic trainer on any level,” according to Arizona Athletics.

Unfortunately, Kokoskie wasn’t able to assist Tarczewski when he suffered his stress reaction and strained muscle in his left foot at the DirecTV Wooden Legacy. Kokoskie missed the game as his wife was giving birth to their third child, according to the Arizona Daily Star.

It was ironically the first game or practice that Kokoskie had missed in 15 years. Perhaps it was this unlucky coincidence that led to the fall of Zeus, but your guess is as good as mine.

“The team will be fine,” Kokoskie wrote via text message to the Daily Star. “We have the best sports medicine staff in the country. They have it covered.

Tough watching these games on TV, but my family needs me this weekend.”

The “best sports medicine staff in the country” is an understatement, especially with the stockpile of injuries—that is still accumulating—the staff has dealt with this fall.

In the mean time, it’s time to get some Wildcats healthy.

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Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III (33) watches from the sidelines of the Arizona game against NAU at Arizona Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 24. Wright has battled injuries throughout the season, missing 10 full games, but is hopeful to return for Arizona’s bowl game.

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Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon (12) prepares to launch a pass downfield against Oregon State at Arizona Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 10. Solomon has battled head injuries all season, dating back to the Wildcats’ College GameDay demolition at the hands of UCLA.

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Arizona outside hitter Kalei Mau (10) sets the ball against Oregon in McKale Center on Sunday, Sept.

27. Mau is in jeopordy of missing Arizona’s first-round NCAA Tournament game due to injury.

Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski (35) dribbles the ball in McKale Center on Sunday, Nov. 8. The fourth-year WIldcat suffered a stress reaction and strained muscle in his left foot against Santa Clara in the Wooden Legacy and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

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All attention on Bulldogs

The Wildcats may be without their fourth-year big man in the frontcourt, but Miller believes Arizona can still develop in the midst of a showdown with No. 13 Gonzaga

BY Kyle Hansen

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A week removed from the DirecTV Wooden Legacy, Arizona men’s basketball head coach Sean Miller and company will now turn their attention to No. 13 Gonzaga on Saturday in Spokane, Washington.

No. 19 Arizona (6-1) is coming off of a third-place finish in the tournament, where it defeated Boise State and Santa Clara, but lost to Providence in the semifinals.

The Wildcats will be traveling north without senior big man Kaleb Tarczewski.

The 7-foot center was diagnosed with a stress reaction and strained muscle in his left foot, which he suffered during the Wildcats’ victory over Santa Clara. He is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Getting healthy enough to practice and develop as a full squad was something Miller stressed in his Thursday press conference.

“It’s not just the games, … but part of what you want to do at this time of year is continue to get better and improve and develop,” Miller said. “And we’ve had very few practices where we’ve had 10 scholarship players going. That’s hurt our progress.”

Unlike Arizona, Gonzaga (5-1) returned some key players from last year’s team.

The Bulldogs were bounced out of last season’s tournament, along with the Wildcats, in the Elite Eight.

Gonzaga lost to Duke, which eventually went on to beat Wisconsin for the NCAA Championship.

Both Arizona and Gonzaga, however, have suffered early season losses at the hand of teams that are currently ranked.

Providence, now No. 23, jumped into the AP Top 25 after its defeat of Arizona, while No. 18 Texas A&M defeated Gonzaga 62-61.

The Arizona defense is still struggling in big moments at the end of games, as they allowed Santa Clara to hang around

and send the game to overtime and eventually let Providence by with a win.

But the offense has also struggled, as the Wildcats committed 55 turnovers in three games of the Wooden Legacy.

“The number one factor for us on offense is—forget who’s hurt—is turnovers,” Miller said. “We are turning the basketball over at far too high of a rate.”

The Wildcats will have to take care of the ball or they could become Gonzaga’s third Pac-12 Conference victim this year.

The Bulldogs have already downed two Pac-12 opponents this season in Washington and Washington State.

The strength with Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and the Bulldogs lies within their frontcourt, which could cause Arizona fits without Tarczewski’s presence.

Miller noted that his team will improve as the season progresses, and said he hopes to do so before Tarczewski returns to the court.

“I think the silver lining with us is eventually, [our luck is] going to come back around,” Miller said. “And when it does, I think you’re going to see a significant jump in our level of play.”

Redshirt senior forward Kyle Wiltjer leads the group, followed by senior center Przemek Karnowski and sophomore forward Domantas Sabonis.

Wiltjer is averaging 18 points and six rebounds through six games this season.

The Bulldogs and Wildcats played a thriller in McKale Center in December 2014, where Arizona came out on top 6663 in overtime. Wiltjer ended the game 6-for-16 from the field with 15 points, while Karnowski had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Gonzaga.

Tipoff for Arizona and Gonzaga will be 1:15 p.m. Saturday at the McCarthey Athletic Center and will be broadcasted on ESPN.

— Follow Kyle Hansen @K_Hansen42

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Arizona forward Mark Tollefsen (23) hangs from the hoop after a ferocious dunk in McKale Center against Northwestern State on Sunday, Nov. 22. Tollefsen may see an increase in minutes after Tarczewski’s recent foot injury.

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Power Rankings: Football NORTH 4

1 Stanford — While the Cardinal may not be completely out of the College Football Playoff, they need a ton of help to make it.

Currently ranked No. 7, Stanford would need both Michigan State and Alabama to lose Saturday to have a realistic chance.

Kevin Hogan won Pac-12 Championship MVP in 2012 and has a chance to end his collegiate career the same way.

California — The Golden Bears spotted ASU a 21-point lead before coming back and winning as time expired. A thrilling game with over 1,000 yards of offense became even better when the Sun Devils’ hearts were ripped out to top it off.

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Washington — The Huskies throttled Washington State in the Apple Cup to gain bowl eligibility.

On a side note, Chris Petersen has already lost as many games (12) in his two seasons at Washington, as he did in his eight at Boise State.

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Oregon — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. has led the Ducks to six straight wins since returning from injury. One has to wonder if his presence would have changed the outcome of the Washington State loss and given Oregon an outside shot at the playoff.

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Washington State — The Cougars ended their season with a whimper as Washington stomped them 45-10. It is only fitting a team that lost to Stanford by two would get blown out by a team needing a win to gain bowl eligibility.

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Oregon State — The two-win Beavers were one of only two teams in the Pac12 to not reach bowl eligibility this year.

Their season is finally over, but plenty of question marks remain for a team that is 7-17 over the past two years.

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USC — The Trojans fell to 3-3 just five days after their coach was fired in the beginning of the season. They would beat a ranked Utah the next week to begin a miraculous run to the South title.

USC will look for their sixth win in seven games in the Pac-12 Championship in Santa Clara, California on Saturday.

Utah — The Utes improved to 6-0 on Oct. 17 and rose all the way to No. 3 in the country. The Utes would then proceed to lose three of their next six games. As bad as the second half of their season was, at least they did not lose to Colorado.

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UCLA— The Bruins are going to end the season at 8-4, but there is reason for optimism for UCLA fans. Josh Rosen is a freshman and has a very good chance of becoming one of the two best quarterbacks in the conference next season, as UCLA will look to finally live up to preseason expectations.

ASU — The Sun Devils gained their bowl eligibility after beating rival Arizona 52-37 in the Territorial Cup. A few untimely turnovers by the thirdstring quarterback brought the Cup back to Tempe for the time being. ASU just needs to remember who won the Pac-12 South last year.

Arizona — This time last year, Arizona was in the same position Stanford was: No. 7 in the playoff poll with two losses and needing a conference title and multiple breaks to reach the playoff. The Wildcats lost that game. That was back in the good ole’ days when Arizona was a heavyweight for a season in the college football world.

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Colorado — The Buffaloes lost again to bring their pitiful season to 4-9. Alas, I do not get to make fun of their coach’s inability to beat any conference team besides Oregon State.

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The grass isn’t greener in South Carolina

BY JUSTIN SPEARS The Daily Wildcat

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ARIZONA COACH Rich Rodriguez watches on as the Arizona football team defeats NAU at Arizona Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 19.

the style and finesse Rodriguez puts to the game seems more suitable for the ACC. There were also rumors he could head to South Florida to utilize its recruiting hotbed, but that will be nothing but an image floating in our minds, because the Hurricanes are expected to hire former Georgia head coach Mark Richt.

Still, wasn’t recruiting one of the reasons why Rodriguez was so frustrated in the first place? According to him, in-state talent wouldn’t even give Tucson a visit, let alone a verbal commitment.

“I am frustrated at times,” Rodriguez said. “[Recruiting] is a lot better with the facility we have now; [recruits] see the profile and the program has been raised. … I get frustrated with in-state guys who say, ‘I have to go to school X because it makes me look cool.’ I think it is pretty cool to play at Arizona myself.”

Just imagine if Rodriguez was right-smack in the middle of a town that could finally

attract the hometown kids to stay home.

The Virginia Tech job, though, was also taken off the table after Memphis’ former head coach Justin Fuente was hired Sunday.

The only reasonable options left are South Carolina and West Virginia. It’s not likely he’s returning to West Virginia, and the SEC would punch his 3-3-5 defense in the mouth. So the Gamecocks would be rolling the dice if they were to offer Rodriguez a handsome contract.

Even the money was better at Michigan than it was at West Virginia when Rodriguez jumped ship, but his experiment in the Big Ten Conference lasted just three seasons before he was fired.

Accepting the South Carolina head coaching position is a high risk-high reward decision, and it may not be the right fit for a guy like Rodriguez.

Face it, he probably isn’t going anywhere, and the mission to take Arizona football to new heights is still in full force moving

into the program’s fourth straight bowl appearance—something that has never happened in school history.

Bowl games such as the Cactus Bowl, Sun Bowl, Independence Bowl, Royal Purple Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl and the inaugural Arizona Bowl could play host to the Wildcats this postseason.

No matter what bowl Arizona will place, Rodriguez deserves a pat on the back because not a single word has been recorded from him since the ASU game.

With all of the wild twists and turns to the season, the fact the Wildcats are even bowl eligible proves Rodriguez can win consistently.

The selection day for bowl games is Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1 p.m. The show will air live on ESPN. — Follow Justin Spears @JustinESports

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Now, Rodriguez might be packing his bags because, according to Fox Sports, South Carolina will interview him for its head coaching vacancy in hopes of finding the successor for Steve Spurrier.

It’s been nearly two full weeks since the Wildcats took the field and even though the college football world is shaping up for an unpredictable ending, Arizona and Rodriguez have done their best to remain out of the spotlight.

The only news for Arizona has been punter Drew Riggleman being named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team while the Wildcats are still awaiting their bowl destiny, and then Rodriguez flirting to go coach in the SEC. Is it really that suprising Rodriguez would look elsewhere after going 6-6 this season?

It could be argued he was saying his farewell to Arizona when the Wildcats coughed up the Territorial Cup. Rodriguez choked up in the press conference after the game when talking about the effort his team displayed.

“There’s nothing else they showed that had a little bit of competitiveness,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t even know if that’s the right word. Heart, competitiveness, they showed something.”

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Tigers in way of Wildcats’ hot start Pacific can be deadly from beyond the arc, but the Wildcats’ defense has held opponents to 27.4 percent from deep and has Arizona off to a 5-1 start

BY RYAN KELAPIRE The Daily Wildcat

Arizona women’s basketball is set to take on Pacific, coming off a comeback victory against New Mexico State.

The Wildcats trailed the Aggies by as many as 16 points and were down 13-0 to start, but Arizona clawed its way back to pick up its fifth win of the season.

“Sometimes you need to win the tough ones, and tonight we certainly did that,” head coach Niya Butts said. “I want to give credit to New Mexico State because [it] came in here and executed [its] game plan. But in the end, we just made more plays than they did.”

Despite Arizona’s high winning percentage, the team isn’t content with how it’s playing right now.

“I know we’re not where we want to be right now,” Arizona guard Taryn Griffey said. “But I feel like we’re getting there and I’m just really proud of the work we put in, and I’m proud of how we look out there.”

Griffey, who finished with 14 points and helped spark a 15-1 first-half run in the win, believes the team is noticeably better than last year’s team that finished with a 10-20 record.

“We look a lot better than last season,” Griffey said. “So I just feel like we’re gelling a lot better and I feel that we’re sharing the ball better, too.”

With Pacific now coming to McKale Center on Saturday, the Wildcats will have to make sure they end the week on a positive note.

The Tigers (4-3) are 4-2 on the road this season and have some dangerous 3-point shooters.

Hailie Eackles leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.2 points per game for the Tigers on 36.8 percent for 3s.

Erin Butler is hitting 35.1 percent of her 3-point attempts and averages 10 points per game.

As a team, the Tigers are hitting 32.6 percent of their 3-point attempts.

Defending the three has been one of Arizona’s strengths this year, however.

The Wildcats’ opponents have shot just 27.4 percent from 3-point land this season.

Arizona will have to maintain its perimeter defense, otherwise Pacific’s shooters could burn them all game.

The Wildcats’ struggles at the freethrow line may also put them at a disadvantage if it’s a close game.

The Wildcats are shooting 54.5 percent from the line this season and while Malena Washington knocked down both of her free throws to ice the game against New Mexico State, it’s a major problem for the Wildcats.

“The last three games, we’ve done a really good job of getting to the line,” Butts said. “Our goal every game is to try to get there 20 [or more] times. So if we can get there 20 or more, we feel pretty good about our chances.”

Every missed free throw is a missed opportunity to put points on the board, and it’s an area where Arizona has to vastly improve if it wants to continue its strong start.

We’ll see if it affects them against Pacific tomorrow at 1 p.m.

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ARIZONA GUARD Taryn Griffey (3) calls out a play as she runs down court in McKale Center on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Griffey continues to lead a high octane Arizona offense and will look to continue her hot start against Pacific.

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Keila Herrington, bartender at The Coronet, poses for a photo. Herrington hates making blue drinks that incorporate high fructose corn syrup.

BY Emma Jackson The Daily Wildcat

Keila Herrington, bartender since August at The Coronet, on 409 E. Ninth St., found bartending to be her passion after trying out a few different career paths.

The Daily Wildcat: How long have you been bartending?

Herrington: I would say probably about 13 or 14 years.

Have you bartended at other places besides here?

I started out in Chicago on the East Side of town. I started bartending out there, got really good at it, moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I started doing cocktail programs­—started one of the cocktail programs when mixology first came on the scene. Then, I started working for a liquor distributing company as a mixologist. Then, I would go around and create cocktail programs for other restaurants out in Albuquerque and the entire state, actually. I started a bar program for a new restaurant that was opening and, from then on, just advanced in my career

and my cocktail programs.

What made you want to become a bartender back when you were in Chicago?

Because I was in the medical field and I absolutely despised it. I actually kind of just fell into bartending. I had a friend who worked in a restaurant, so my first interview consisted of sitting down with this old, Jewish, New Yorker lady with a raspy voice who offered me a big glass of wine, and five minutes later, I had the job. I ended up managing her restaurants for her shortly thereafter, so I just kind of fell into the business.

Do you have a favorite drink to make?

I love to make them all, to be honest with you. I can tell you the drinks that I absolutely despise making. Anything blue and anything that doesn’t have character substance to it.

Anything that’s filled with [high]-fructose corn syrup, let’s leave it at that. It’s the [high]fructose corn syrup that I don’t like.

Do you like to experiment with new drinks or put ingredients that a customer gives you together?

Oh absolutely. If they leave it up to me,

what I really like to do is ask them what type of style of cocktail that they like, what type of spirit that they like and then create something specifically to their taste. I love to do that.

What’s your favorite part of working here?

The love that goes behind every single thing that we put on the table for the customer. We take a lot of pride in our cocktails, and we take a lot of pride in our food, and we take a lot of pride in ourselves. ... We hold and keep the integrity in keeping this place a home for others. It’s really nice that we create an experience. As employees, we really love each other and that really shows when we bring it to the customers.

Do you have any memorable customers?

I just had some tonight. They charmed the hell out of me. They were just extremely charming. I think the types of clients that we have come in here are people that are just really enjoying themselves, so you don’t get treated like you’re the help. People actually look you in the eyes and want to hear your recommendations and have that conversation with you, so that’s nice.

What do you think is a common misconception about bartenders?

The biggest one is that bartending can’t be a career. One of the frustrating things that you get sometimes from customers— and you do take your job seriously as your profession—people will say, “Well, what else are you doing?” expecting you to go to school.

I have friends that are in this industry and they now are making six figures—more than you would make with a degree. And that’s a misconception that, sadly, people have. I would like them to respect us more in our profession.

What can customers do to make your job more enjoyable?

Don’t be afraid to ask questions to your bartender. As the bartenders, we are the educators of it; we should know what’s behind us. If you get a bartender started talking about the history or the story behind a bottle, we dork out on those kinds of things. I love it. I can talk about alcohol all day.

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Arts & Life • December 4-6, 2015

Film industry vets share fundraising tips

BY Victoria Pereira The Daily Wildcat

You’re sitting on your couch one day when out of nowhere—bam!— an idea for a film comes out of the blue and hits you right between the eyes.

Soon enough you have a moving plot with incredible characters and some killer dialogue, but you’re not sure how to find the money to pay the cast and crew, rent equipment or to eventually enter the final product into festivals or begin distribution.

Luckily, Hanson Film Institute and Film Tucson have a little something that might help.

“Where’s the Money? How to Finance an Independent Film” is a panel being held by the two organizations this Friday in the Center for Creative Photography from 4-5:30 p.m. The event is the fifth in a series of informational programs titled “Inside Track.”

Each panel in the series focuses on a different aspect of filmmaking and brings together various professionals with differing perspectives to discuss the topic with the public. “Where’s the Money?”is all about finding the funds to create an independent film.

Filmmaking is a billion dollar industry, and it’s typical for blockbuster films to have budgets exceed $100 million with all the sponsorships and funding that they are able to amass.

When you’re just starting out as an independent filmmaker, however, even a tiny fraction of that money isn’t very easy to come by.

That is why “Where’s the Money?” is endeavoring to help UA students and the Tucson public­ , providing budding filmmakers with necessary information from experienced industry people in order to make their dreams a reality.

“Each of the four panelists comes from a different angle,” said Lorna Soroko, host of Friday’s event.

“They have different skill sets and experiences to contribute to the panel.”

Soroko, currently the president of her own company Soroko Consulting and Investigations, has been involved in entertainment law for years, has worked for a number of production companies and is also a writer of various screenplays and novels.

She has helped run the Hanson Film Institute and Film Tucson’s annual Pitch Fest Tucson festival and workshop for about a decade as well, and this week she will be moderating “Where’s the Money?”

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“Where’s the Money? How to Finance an Independent Film” is a panel this Friday featuring several professionals from different parts of the filmmaking industry. The panel will provide budding filmmakers with the information they need to make their dreams become reality.

One of the panelists is Jonathan Deckter, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Voltage Pictures and a 1996 UA graduate. Deckter is looking to provide panel attendees with valuable information that he was unaware of when he first broke into the filmmaking business.

“What I really hope to do is to give a brief overview to the people who attend on how films get financed and made from a practical, real life point of view,” Deckter said. “I want to introduce people to that world.”

Along with Deckter, the panel will feature Maren Olson, an agent in

the Film Finance and Sales Group at Creative Artists Agency, Glen Mastroberte, an entertainment attorney and another UA alumus and Matthew Rhodes, an independent producer of over 20 films.

Evan Colten, a film and television junior, is currently working on an independent film of his own and plans on attending the “Where’s the Money?” panel.

Colten and his friend Max Cunningham, a junior studying English, are in the post-production stages of a short film noir that they

funded through crowd-sourcing and donations from friends and family.

Using the popular website Indiegogo, the pair was able to raise over $5,000 for their production, exceeding their goal.

“It was all just being persistent with contacts we knew would be interested in the project,” Colten said. “We didn’t raise a single dollar from anyone anonymous; it was all mainly the people we knew.”

Colten’s project was lucky to have met its goal considering the large percentage of campaigns on the

website that are unable to raise the necessary funds.

“Where’s the Money?” was created so that independent filmmakers like Colten can learn about their options when financing future projects.

When you get down to it, financing a film is just like any other endeavor; to be successful, one has to put in a lot of effort and passion for what they’re doing.

As Deckter said, “Do all your homework and don’t give up.”

— Follow Victoria Pereira @vguardie917

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