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higher education. They have spent the last few days spreading awareness to students and collecting actual testimonies of how much students invest into their education, both in terms of time and money.

“We’ve spoken to the entire economic spectrum,” Olivo said, “and no one wants to see this bill pass.”

The “flat-Stanleys” that were hung on the ASA tent displayed different stories from people with concerns about the bill. Some expressed worry of how their grade point average might be affected

The City of Tucson is gearing up for the next phase in its Modern Streetcar project: construction.

Several companies submitted their cost proposals for the project to the City of Tucson on Jan. 17. The lowest bid came in at about $56 million from Old Pueblo Trackworks. If the company’s plan is approved, construction will begin in mid-March, according to Shellie Ginn, program manager for the project.

The budget for the modern streetcar is nearly $200 million. About $36 million has been spent so far, according to a recent update on the project’s website. A majority of the funding for the project comes from the Regional Transportation Authority and the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The streetcar line will start just west of I-10 and travel through the downtown area and onto Fourth Avenue. From there, it will turn onto University Boulevard and pass through campus via Second Street, ending at the Arizona Health Sciences Center. Rather than tearing things up along the 3.9 miles of track all at once, the line will be constructed in three-block segments, Ginn said.

UA Parking and Transportation Services is collaborating with the city to ensure the construction process has a minimal impact upon the UA campus, according to David Heineking, director of PTS. Building the streetcar line will interfere most with accessibility to key areas

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Representatives from the Arizona Students’ Association set up on the UA Mall for their third day of demonstration against House Bill 2675 on Wednesday. The paper cutouts are a representation of the students who could not attend the demonstration, but are opposed to the $2,000 fee that HB 2675 would impose on most students who accept financial aid.

Arizona Students’ Association demonstrates opposition to $2,000 tuition fee on the UA Mall

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Members of the Arizona Students’ Association covered their booth on the UA Mall with life-size paper silhouettes to represent the students who can’t show their opposition to HB 2675.

HB 2675, a piece of legislation that would require all Arizona university students to pay $2,000 of their tuition as an out-of-pocket fee unless they are on a full-ride academic or athletic scholarship, was scheduled to pass through the Higher Education Committee at the Arizona State Senate on Wednesday, but was unexpectedly pulled off

the agenda just as the interns from ASA began securing their “flat-Stanleys” against the wind.

“These silhouettes are representing the students who can’t be here because they already have their skin in the game,” said Sara Olivo, an ASA intern and psychology senior. “Skin in the game” refers to a statement made by Rep. John Kavanagh, the sponsor of the bill, who said he believes that the cost would further motivate students by giving them an extra financial stake in their education.

The interns of ASA said they believe the state Legislature has misconceptions about the actual costs and investments that go into receiving a

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By Rachel Gottfried DAILY WILDCAT More than 30 undergraduate students participated in a 25-year-old tradition presenting year-long research projects at the UA Honors Research Expo on Wednesday.

Every spring, students have the chance to apply for the UA’s undergraduate research program.

Each student is partnered with a professor to research a topic he or she is passionate about. If a student has a good idea, but does not know the right professor to work with, the Honors College guides the students toward someone appropriate.

Students can receive a grant of up to $1,500 for their project, which can cover an array of topics from multimedia to science.

“The wide variety of topics is what makes this expo special,” said Danielle D’Adamo, the Student Affairs marketing specialist.

The Undergraduate Research Program was started 25 years ago by Marlys Witte, a professor of surgery.

Witte said she was struck by the amount of success undergraduate researchers had with only a small percentage of grant money for funding.

“Something that really stands out this year is the breath of the proposals,” said Patricia MacCorquodale, dean of the UA Honors College. “Also, that students are able to explain research in nontechnical terms, even though it often is very technical.”

While some students decide not

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Phi Beta Kappa’s Visiting Scholar program welcomed James J. O’Donnell, provost of Georgetown University, for a presentation of “Death of the Gods: What we can learn from paganism” on Wednesday in the Union Kiva Room at the Student Union Memorial Center.

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The Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society invited Georgetown University Provost James J. O’Donnell to give his speech on “Death of the Gods: What we can learn from paganism,” in the Union Kiva Room of Student Union Memorial Center on Wednesday.

“If you compare ancient gods to Republican candidates … they get their moment, they have their votary,” O’Donnell said, explaining how paganism faded gradually over time.

O’Donnell, a specialist in

Roman history and culture from 100 BCE to 600 CE, talked about Roman and Greek paganism and how it evolved and eventually turned into Christianity.

Classics professor Cynthia White said she saw the opportunity to bring O’Donnell as a guest speaker to the UA and asked Phi Beta Kappa Nationals about hosting a public lecture.

“He (O’Donnell) is a gift to us,” said Margaret M. Houghton, president of the Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa and a retired superior court judge. “He is an incredible classics expert.”

After discussing the many

gods, what they look like, where they exist, who worshipped them and when they were celebrated, O’Donnell said the many gods of ancient Rome and Greece “didn’t exist.” He also compared belief in paganism to modern day thoughts about hobbies, entertainment and exercise. According to O’Donnell, people’s feelings and practices about which gods to respect, and when, changed freely and frequently without much fear of punishment.

O’Donnell also lectured about the history of sacrificing animals

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by the time required to work off the $2,000 tuition contribution, while others showed sympathy for friends who don’t have the same economic advantages.

“If the legislators were more aware then they would understand us better,” said Sara Mattio, an international relations freshman.

In an effort to show students’ concerns to the Legislature, ASA interns have already gathered approximately 300 students to register to the online service, Arizona Listening Information System. The system offers students the opportunity to vote in on a piece of legislation, and for the Legislature to hear their voice.

“I am extremely against this bill, and it’s just moving so quickly,” said Marc Small, a sophomore studying pre-business and political science.

Small was recently appointed as a senator in the Associated Students of the University of Arizona, and said he wishes to support ASA in all the efforts of spreading awareness.

“We’re working together to fight against this legislation from passing,” Small said. Representatives from both ASA and ASUA traveled to Phoenix on Tuesday to express opposition to the bill.

ASA interns said they hope their “flat-Stanleys” will strike a nerve with the public over how this bill will negatively impact the student body.

“We’re not going to stop doing what we’re doing,” Olivo said. “We want this bill to die.”

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to continue their research after the expo, many of them continue their work and even earn fellowships and admission to graduate schools because of their projects, MacCorquodale said.

Other times their study might fail, but then the student may become inspired to research another topic. MacCorquodale said that two years ago a student wanted to study pests that were coming to Arizona, but she failed because she could not keep the pests alive. She was then inspired to find a way to keep the pests alive, and spent two years researching a way to do this.

Out of the 32 students who participated in the research program, 25 of them came from the Honors College.

Andrew Richard, an anthropology junior, was one of the seven non-honors students in the expo.

Richard said he found out about the research project in an anthropology class, and decided to enter. For his project, Richard pursued his interest of the outdoors and researched locating unknown populations of Pinus aristata, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine, in Southern Arizona.

Rebecca Patterson-Markowitz, an international studies senior, researched the “discourse of transitional justice women’s rights

and the emergence of justice organizations in Guatemala City” while she was studying abroad in Guatemala.

Patterson-Markowitz worked with women’s organizations in Guatamala that aimed to help women who had experienced sexual violence during an armed conflict that lasted 32 years. The conflict was later classified as genocide by the U.N. “I was introduced to international justice my sophomore year in my International Relations class and I liked the idea of post conflict healing,” Patterson-Markowitz said.

Patterson-Markowitz said she wants to continue with similar studies about gender perspectives in international conflict when she attends graduate school.

Farid Eythrib, a junior studying physiology and molecular and cellular biology, researched why birds, who have higher blood glucose levels than diabetic humans, do not suffer from the same inflammatory response in their blood vessels that diabetic humans do. This inflammatory response can eventually lead to fluid buildup, amputation and Alzheimer’s disease.

Eythrib is continuing this study during his last year at the UA and in graduate school. Eythrib said he hopes to eventually control similar damage that occurs in diabetics.

The Undergraduate Research Program is now accepting applicants for next year.

An artist’s rendering of the Tucson Modern Streetcar in Main Gate Square. The streetcar will serve as an alternative form of transportation between the university area and downtown Tucson. Construction for the project is scheduled to begin in March.

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surrounding Second Street, including the Second Street Parking Garage and the loading dock of the Student Union Memorial Center, Heineking said.

“People are still going to need to get downtown, people are still going to need to get to the university, Fourth Avenue is still going to have businesses open, so it will be a big coordination effort to get everything happening in that relatively small time period,” Heineking said.

According to Ginn, the streetcar line could be under construction through June 2013. Ideally, most of the line that travels through the UA will be built during summer, winter and spring breaks, Heineking said.

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not OK with the idea of girls being sold for sex,” Riley said. “Students can protest that by symbolically stepping into their shoes.”

Future legislators, business leaders, social workers and educators come to the universities, which is what makes university visits particularly strategic, Riley said. The long-term solution

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Once the project is near completion, a portion of the line along Fourth Avenue and University Boulevard will be used to test the system and train drivers, Ginn said. By October 2013, Tucson’s Modern Streetcar should be running and open to the public.

The system will include six vehicles that will travel with traffic, just like buses. There will be 17 stops along the route and the streetcars will run from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., according to the project’s website.

Tucson’s Modern Streetcar will enhance the city’s already existing public transportation, Sun Tran and CatTran, according to Bill Davidson, marketing manager of Parking and Transportation Services. The streetcar will replace the CatTran’s “teal” route and connect to others

throughout the campus.

“We’re going to be able to nicely integrate the systems so that they’ll be seamless,” Davidson said.

In addition to building upon the current transit system, the streetcar will connect the university area and downtown Tucson, allowing for economic growth, Heineking said.

The UA plans to build two student housing complexes along the route, and companies like Unisource are installing facilities near the line to take advantage of the streetcar.

“We’re two years away from this thing opening up and there’s already people building stuff,” Heineking said. “The end result, I hope, is a really vibrant downtown and a great university and everything in between, and the street car just supporting it all.”

entails a growing movement of activists, some of whom come from the same universities that iEmpathize visits.

“The whole point of iEmpathize is to take people’s apathy and turn it into empathy,” said Emily West, a prebusiness sophomore and iEmpathize volunteer. “So, I think if people come to the exhibit and see these pictures of these real victims, then hopefully it’ll touch their heart and make them want to help stop the sex trafficking and child slavery.”

The exhibit’s last day on campus is today and the organizers will host an event on the UA Mall at 5 p.m. showing an outdoor mini documentary series.

“I think it would blow people’s minds if they saw this,” Mlodzik said.

“We get in our routine here in our American culture and we have to realize this is a real issue. This isn’t something you just hear about, this is someone’s life and you have to understand that.”

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ASUA and UA administrators met Wednesday to discuss the layout of a new set of classrooms planned for construction sometime in 2015.

Gail Burd, vice provost for academic affairs, presented the project to the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate in hopes of getting their opinions on which of the designs the senators liked best for the new classrooms.

The building has three different types of classroom options for the UA faculty to choose from, Burd said. One option is a 6,400 square-foot, 600seat classroom with chairs similar to Centennial

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to the gods, the fade of this trend and the eventual fallout of all pagan practices and beliefs. “Fashions come, fashions go,�

O’Donnell said. “When something has been fading for 200 years it’s not a revolution. You didn’t need to convert to Christianity ‌ you just had to get

Hall with desks that rise out of the arms. Another option is a 240-person capacity classroom very much like the lecture halls in the Manuel T. Pacheco Integrated Learning Center. The third and final option is a ballroom-style classroom with 300 seats. The seats would surround tables in a hexagon-shaped room with the teacher in the middle of the classroom at a podium.

The senators all had different opinions on which classroom style would be best to place in the new building. Senator and ASUA presidential candidate Chad Travis said he liked the ballroom-style classroom the best. “Number one, I think that it is a little more experimental for our school, which I like,�

Travis said. “We can try some new things and ‌ we have enough lecture halls already.â€? Travis added that it would be good for the freshmen to have this style of classroom because it is a better way for them to connect academically, due to the style of seating.

Sen. Danielle Dobrusin said she also liked the ballroom-style classroom because it is potentially very useful for people with physical disabilities, and that the ILC-style classroom would be useful with its long rows of stadium seating. “The wide-open table spaces are very useful,�

Dobrusin said. “The moveable chairs with the ability to turn around and talk to people behind you is a really good kind of space.�

After about 30 minutes of discussion, Burd thanked the senate for their input and said she thinks they had some good ideas. She added that most of the faculty is in favor of the Centennial Hall-style classroom, so it was good to see what the representatives of the student body thought. Burd added that the project was recently approved for planning by the Arizona Board of Regents and is projected to be completed by January 2015. The project is being paid for through a long-term bond that will be paid off over the coming years.

According to the executive summary by the board, the project is expected to cost $68 million.

right with this God (Christ).�

Ultimately, O’Donnell said, instead of fencing paganism as non-Christian historic beliefs, we should understand the resemblances and differences between paganism and Christianity.

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rom coffee runs to making copies, internships can sometimes involve unfavorable tasks. If you couple these seemingly frivolous responsibilities with the likelihood of working long hours for free, then voluntary internships sound irrational.

The New York Times recently proposed the question of, “Do unpaid internships exploit college students?” in its Room for Debate section online.

Thousands of students have weighed in on the heated topic, offering stories ranging from job offers to lawsuits.

The notion of working for free can be unappetizing, but internships are now just as necessary as a student’s degree for getting a job. If you’re currently in college just focusing on your studies, then unfortunately you’re not doing enough.

A degree once opened doors for college graduates, and now a graduate is lucky to get through one door with one. Employers want to see more, they want to see experience, they want to see work ethic. At first this might seem unfair, but there’s a great chance you’ll learn even more through unpaid internships than you will in the classroom.

Susan Miller-Pinhey, the marketing and special events senior coordinator at UA Career Services says whether paid or unpaid, internships are worthwhile.

“One of the most important aspects of internships is receiving any kind of career related experience,” Miller-Pinhey said. “It’s important to employers to see how you perform in the workforce.”

Through internships, students can mature, learn about their field of interest, possibly change said field, add weight to their resumes and make connections. But the benefits don’t necessarily outweigh the hard reality of not getting paid.

As a result of various lawsuits, many employers were scared into not offering internships unless students were compensated with something tangible, like college credits.

Many colleges and universities, like the UA, now have internship programs, where students can earn college credits for participating in unpaid internships. Although, if students aren’t on scholarship, then they’re technically paying for their unpaid work. It’s one hell of an oxymoron, but considering how vital internships have become for a student’s success, are they justifiable expenses?

Political science junior Chloe Steadman says this system isn’t fair for all students.

“Unpaid internships seem to contradict the American capitalist belief of equal employment opportunities, and the idea that everyone has a fair chance to succeed regardless of their financial status,” Steadman said. “This is due to the fact that less wealthy students, or students who don’t have the luxury of being financially dependent on their parents, can’t afford to accept an unpaid internship if they’re supporting themselves through school.”

Steadman is right. Many students can’t afford the time or money to participate in unpaid internships, hindering their employment opportunities after they graduate. That’s why college and university programs should get with the times.

If a student is able to earn an internship and it’s unpaid and requires the student to receive credits as compensation, then the school should waive the tuition on those credits. Students shouldn’t have to pay for their unpaid internship.

— Kelly Hultgren is a junior studying journalism and communication. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatOpinions.

Plan B in vending machines sends inappropriate message effective in reducing pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, according to a 2012 Sex Talk flier.

“It would be super convenient for freshmen but I think that by having it so accessible they are not having to Caroline think about practicing safe sex when it should be used as an emergency Nachazel contraceptive instead of birth Daily Wildcat control,” Bridgewater said. “They might become dependent on the morning-after pill as their only means seriously affect the lives of students, lamin’ Hot Cheetos, Twix, especially those that live on campus. of birth control and would not be Pop-Tarts and the Plan B educated on other forms of it.”

“I think it’s not something to be contraceptive pill have one Since the pill is already available thing in common: they’re in vending selling in a vending machine, and for purchase in the heart of our I don’t think that by having it in a machines. campus, there is no reason for it Shippensburg University, a public vending machine promotes safeto be additionally sold in vending college in Pennsylvania, has sold the sex,” said Chelsea Bridgewater, a machines. Shippensburg’s decision to resident assistant at Arizona-Sonora morning-after pill for the past two install the vending machines’ sexiest Residence Hall. “What happens if years in vending machines and is they are dependent on it, and they are item was prompted by the 85 percent just now receiving media attention. of students who supported the idea in sold out?”

Due to the recent controversy a campus-wide survey. Students told If several students need the surrounding the coverage and cost the Associated Press that they would pill on a Saturday morning after of contraceptives, sexual protection be embarrassed to go into the small devices have been casted as lead roles one regretful Friday night and the Pennsylvania town and purchase selection is empty, the students are in society’s most prevalent drama. the pill for all to see. With more than out of luck until Monday when the Making Plan B pills accessible 30,000 students enrolled at the UA, vendors refill. as pre-packaged snacks sends a such conservative modesty about sex The Plan B pill is sold at the dangerous message to students seems silly.

Campus Health pharmacy the same that could potentially increase risky Selling condoms in vending way it is sold at any other pharmacy. business on campus. It would not machines would be a much more Anyone at least 17 or older can only classify the female population purchase the pill, which is 94 percent reasonable way to encourage safe as nymphomaniacs but would also

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sex. Although condoms are sold in every convenient store both off and on-campus, putting them in vending machines doesn’t project such a precarious message. Conversely, providing such rapid accessibility to Plan B only makes unprotected sex seem less risky and inconsequential.

It focuses only on one outcome of unprotected sex: pregnancy. Plan B does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases.

“I would be very receptive of a vending machine that had different options like condoms,” Bridgewater said.

Access to contraceptives should not be restricted when keeping students healthy, aware and protected. However, selling Plan B in a vending machine gives students the impressions that behaving carelessly with sex is OK. Having the emergency contraceptive pill down the hall, minutes away, at the touch of a button is an absurd way to encourage healthy sex.

— Caroline Nachazel is a junior studying journalism and communication. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatOpinions.

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ll across the country, students are abusing Adderall for performance’s sake. They start out thinking that it’s OK as long as they take it only once or twice.

But Adderall’s allure keeps bringing them back with the seductive high you can only get with amphetamines.

It is a Schedule II drug, which is the tightest legal control the government can place on prescription drugs. They need to realize that with each pill they take, they’re that much closer to becoming addicted.

Adderall is a widely prescribed drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. According to the Food and Drug Administration, it helps patients

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told CNN Health that drugs like Adderall can “lead to psychosis, a mental disorder that includes the loss of contact with reality.”

Additionally, he worries about pressure on students to be perfect, saying, “If you’re a student and you Cheryl Gamachi feel you are not good enough to be able to do things without the aid of Daily Wildcat external help, that’s an idea that gets reinforced that can lead to a whole with focus and concentration issues. bunch of different problems.”

With doctors’ monitoring patients A 2009 report by Scientific can lead as normal a life as possible.

American suggests that while there “(Adderall) makes me do work are short-term benefits of the drug, for a ridiculous amount of time,” long-term use could alter brain said Rachael Sacks, a geography function enough to increase the risk freshman who has ADHD. “Before, of depression and anxiety. Young when I first started taking the drug brains are particularly vulnerable as medication, not even once a because they are not fully developed week, I’d freak out and clean stuff. until their mid-20s.

Without it, I sleep all the time, don’t At the UA, many students admit to get anything done and am crankier using Adderall when the pressure to for sure.” excel becomes too much. With all the However, too much use can lead stress and pressure of doing well in to abuse. school, some say that they can’t help Dr. Raymond Kotwicki, the medical but turn to the “smart drug.” Others director at the Skyland Trail mental feel that if they don’t take the drug health treatment facility in Atlanta, they are at a disadvantage. Students

are using the drug to combat term papers and finals, and they’re actually winning the battle with their “study buddy.”

Two UA students who admitted to using Adderall without a prescription said their main motivation was to focus while studying without having to drink coffee or energy drinks.

It’s unfortunate that students feel they have to resort to popping pills in order to stay competitive academically. Adderall is the steroids of academics, it’s illegal, unhealthy and users are going to pay a much bigger price than they bargained for.

The risk of dependency is too great to ignore, as the classification of the drug can attest. The long-term use of the drug can cause permanent damage to the brain. Thomas Edison said it best, “There is no substitute for hard work.”

— Cheryl Gamachi is a pre-journalism freshman. She can be reached at letters@wildcat.arizona.edu or on Twitter via @WildcatOpinions.

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Employee rejects his calling University of Arizona Police Department officers responded to a call made by a university employee at 10:37 a.m. on Monday. The employee told officers that he had continually received calls from people asking about an employee who had been laid off in 2009 and that he was tired of being bothered by the calls.

When told the employee in question no longer worked at the university, the unknown callers would either hang up or yell, “I know she still works there.” The employee stated that the former employee would have many bill collectors calling when she still worked for the university, so officers and investigators suspect that the unknown callers are bill collectors. The employee did not have caller ID, so police were unable to trace the phone calls.

Police advised the employee to not only continue trying to get a name and phone number but also to contact the police if this happened again.

One roommate does a line, the other draws the line

UAPD responded to a call made by a female student reporting that her roommate was using cocaine in their dorm room in Graham-Greenlee Residence Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.

The student said she was in her room speaking to her father on the phone when her roommate walked into the room and asked if she could close the door and lock it. The roommate said, “I don’t mind.” The suspect locked the door and sat at her desk.

The roommate watched as she pulled out a small bag containing a “white powdery substance,” which she then poured out onto the desk. She then grabbed a $20 bill and her CatCard and attempted to flatten the cocaine and separate it into two lines.

She grabbed a straw and snorted the powder. The roommate asked her, “What is that, and should you be doing that with your Crohn’s disease?” The suspect responded that it was cocaine.

As the suspect put the powder into her mouth, she asked her roommate, “Do you want some? It makes your mouth feel good.”

The roommate declined, and was mostly speechless, but at one point said, “Oh shit, dude.” The roommate then continued to consume what was left of the cocaine. Her roommate then stood up, grabbed her bag and left for class. At that point, the roommate called UAPD. When officers arrived, they spoke to the suspect and asked her if she knew what this was all about and she told them yes.

She admitted to snorting and rubbing cocaine on her lips. She said she received all of her illegal drugs from someone else. Her room was searched for further items where they also found a Hello Kitty pipe. She was arrested and taken to Pima County Jail.

The other roommate was transferred to another room for the night to ensure her safety.

Unauthorized overlogging A student called UAPD to inform them that her work computer had been used without her authorization at 4:36 p.m. on Monday. The student was an employee in the pharmacology department and said that someone had logged into her work computer and tried to get on the Internet and change her desktop background. Police said that more than 75 pages had been browsed through, and many of the sites were either illegal or social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Puppy Wars and ESPN. Police interrogated the student employee to find out if she had given her password to anyone. Police documented the incident and are finding out who else had access to her password.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. A complete list of UAPD activity can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.

Campus Events

Empathy Week at the University of Arizona This is an opportunity to help eradicate slavery in our world and make a direct impact in the lives of vulnerable and victimized children.

All funds raised through this event will serve specific efforts of prevention, rescue and restoration in the United States and Mexico.

Participate in Empathy Week (inspire others to join you) and make a difference in the lives of vulnerable kids! Monday, February 13, 2012 - Thursday, February 16, 2012 in the Student Union Memorial Center. Please visit http:// www.empathyweek.com/ for details such as the times and specific locations of Empathy Week’s various events.

‘Love Notes: A Collaboration of Dance and Poetry’ Performance “Love Notes” is a double celebration marking both Valentine’s Day and the 100th anniversary of Arizona as a state. The University of Arizona School of Dance joins forces with the Poetry Center to promise an unforgettable experience. Both dance and poetry spring from the heart of music – from the line of melody, and the beat of rhythm. In this performance, love is a dance, the dance is a poem, and all poems are acts of love. Poems by contemporary poets Richard Siken and Catherine Wing spark movement in this collaboration with UA choreographers and dancers. To purchase tickets, visit http:// www.arizona.tix.com or call 520-621-1162.

Admission: $18 general, $15 senior/UA employee/military, $12 student. Stevie Eller Dance Theater, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Thursday, February 16, 2012. 7:30 p.m.

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“Mapping Arizona: From Mexican Territory to U.S. State” (exhibit) This is new exhibit on display in the UA Main Library from Jan. 6 – March 28, 2012, details the path Arizona took to become a state – first as part of the Territory of New Mexico, then as the Territory of Arizona, finally attaining statehood in 1912. In addition to an array of historical maps, “Mapping Arizona” also includes books and unique documents selected from Special Collections extensive holdings. These additional materials offer insight into the stories that accompany the lines, boundaries, and borders within the maps. UA Main Library, 1510 E. University Blvd.

Volunteer for Cats in the Community Day It’s that time again! Volunteer registration is open for Cats in the Community Day, UA’s annual faculty, staff and student volunteer event, affectionately known as “The UA’s Extreme Non-Profit Makeover.” This year’s project is scheduled for Saturday, March 3, 2012. and volunteer registration will close on Friday, February 17. From past experience, it is truly incredible to watch the site transform before your eyes. I hope you’ll join us for this inspiring and meaningful day of community service! Register online at http://www.catsincommunity.arizona. edu/2012_volunteer_registration

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Borderlands Community Film Series: Farmingville The shocking hate-based attempted murders of two Mexican day laborers catapult a small Long Island town into national headlines, unmasking a new front line in the border wars: suburbia. For nearly a year, Carlos Sandoval and Catherine Tambini lived and worked in Farmingville, New York, so they could capture first-hand the stories of residents, day laborers and activists on all sides of the debate. This timely and powerful film is more than a story about illegal immigration.

Ultimately it challenges viewers to ask what the “American dream” really means. FREE Monthly Film Series at El Pueblo Neighborhood Center (Room 1C) Refreshments Served and Everyone is Welcome! 6pm Thursday, February 16 Official Competitive Cyclist Racing Team Fundraiser Party to Benefit Local Organization El Grupo Cost is $10 and tickets are available at the door. Cost includes: beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres. Cocktails are available at cash bar. The official Competitive Cyclist Racing Team presentation will have 100% of proceeds benefiting El Grupo, a Tucson-based youth cycling program to expose local at-risk and underserved teens to the sport and discipline of bike racing. For more information about El Grupo, please see www.ElGrupoCycling.org. For more about Competitive Cyclist, please check: http://www. competitivecyclist.com/proteam Playground Lounge & Bar, 278 Congress Street. Thursday, February 16th.

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HITS Arizona Winter Horse Show Circuit Six-week hunter/jumper horse show circuit produced by HITS, Inc. that runs from January through March annually. Held at the Pima County Fairgrounds in the heart of the Arizona desert, the six-week Arizona Winter Circuit has been a staple of West Coast circuits for many years. When the facility is set up for the HITS shows, there are five show rings and multiple schooling rings for hunter, jumper and equitation classes. Classes offered range from Grand Prix show jumping classes to a selection of divisions for both the novice and experienced rider.

In all, HITS Arizona offers six Grand Prix events worth $150,000 in prize money. 11300 S. Houghton Road.

Phone: 520.762.9100 (during horse shows only). Wednesday – Sunday, February 15-19, 8 am to 4 pm.

Butterfly Magic Tucson Botanical Garden: Be transported on a global quest for the most beautiful, exotic and rare butterflies of the world, hundreds of live, tropical butterflies in this intimate exhibit, $6.50 - $12.00, 9:30 am – 3 pm, http://www.tucsonbotanical.org. 2150 N. Alvernon Way

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Labonté not slowing down after undefeated season

By Emi Komiya Daily Wildcat

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Junior shot put thrower Julie Labonté has been keeping busy. Since finishing last season unbeaten, Labonté has broken her school record and made an appearance in the International Association of Athletics Federations over the summer.

Shot put thrower Julie Labonté found her place last year as a sophomore in the UA history books, setting the Arizona record and becoming the best thrower in the nation.

Coming off of an undefeated year and a summer appearance at the International Association of Athletics Federations in Daegu, South Korea, Labonté broke her own school record with a mark of 59-1.25 feet at the Razorback

Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. last month.

“I’m at a point where I feel like I am ready to push myself harder than ever,” Labonté said. “After going to Korea and throwing against all my idols, it’s all become very real.”

Originally from Sainte-Justine in Quebec, Canada, Labonté grew up in a small town and spent her summers playing sports. Her father initially encouraged her to try shot put. Previously, Labonté had delved into other sports, such as volleyball, basketball and softball,

but the rush individual competition excited her most.

“I initially thought I might stay in Canada, but after competing and realizing I had a shot I began to look at the U.S. as a big opportunity,” Labonté said, “It came down to my connection between me and the coaches and the team.”

Labonté’s said her decision to become a Wildcat was not easy.

Hailing from a primarily Frenchspeaking family, Labonté was

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Miller hoping adjusted travel plans will help Wildcats on Washington trip

By Nicole Dimtsios Daily Wildcat

With rowdy crowds and longdistance travel awaiting the Arizona men’s basketball team this weekend, head coach Sean Miller is trying to make his third trip to the Washington schools better than the first two.

The Wildcats are staying in a new city and using charter flights to travel more quickly between Washington State — which the Wildcats face Thursday — and Washington.

Earlier this season, junior Solomon Hill said the Washington trip was the most difficult in the Pac12 Conference, not only because of the atmosphere both schools provide, but the sheer time it took to travel between the two of them.

Miller’s changes have Hill thinking a little differently about the journey.

“He’s changing it up,” Hill said.

“I think it will be, this year, one of the better trips staying in the city. Coach is taking steps to take away from (the results of ) that first year’s trip.”

Miller’s motives are clear. During the 2009-2010 season, the Wildcats were swept in Washington, losing by six points to the Huskies and getting blown out by the Cougars two days later — a particularly tough loss because it knocked Arizona out of first place

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If you’re not ready to play the game, you’ve probably got something wrong with you. ­— Brendon Lavender Senior guard

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in the Pacific 10 Conference at the time while breaking a four-game winning streak. The trip left Miller with a bad taste in his mouth and led to the alterations of the Wildcats’ travel plans this season.

Arizona (18-8, 9-4 Pac-12 Conference) will play Washington State (13-12, 5-8) first rather than starting the trip at Washington (18-8, 10-3). That gave Miller the option to change up how the Wildcats would travel to and from the games.

“We’ve never played Washington State first. We’ve always played them second,” Miller said. “This trip is much different than our previous two.”

The Wildcats will stay in Spokane, Wash., rather than in Moscow, Idaho, where they have stayed the past two seasons. Arizona will then charter to Seattle after Thursday night’s game, something Miller said would be “beneficial” because

of the extra resting time before the Washington game.

“You just try to put your team in the best position,” Miller said. “I believe staying in Spokane is the best position.”

Senior Brendon Lavender, who has seen his minutes increase due to sophomore guard Jordin Mayes’ injury, said that the travel plans didn’t concern him because of the number of times that he has made the trip to the state of Washington.

“It doesn’t really matter,” Lavender said. “If you’re not ready to play the game, you’ve got something wrong with you.”

But the biggest impact may be on Arizona’s freshmen who have never made the trip to Washington State. Miller said because of the difference between high school and college basketball, the chartered flights and direct transportation would be beneficial. Hill agreed.

“It’s different this year. Instead of staying in Moscow — that’s always different — the middle of nowhere,” Hill said. “Now we have to take that long bus ride.”

But Miller is hoping staying in a city and cutting the travel time will benefit the Wildcats turnaround time between the games, especially against two teams that feverishly guard their home courts.

“It’s a tough place to win at,” Miller said, “and we’re going to have to be ready to go.”

Slowing down Motum will be key for ‘Cats WSU forward is doing more than filling in departed Casto’s shoes

By Mike Schmitz Daily Wildcat

In 2005, Washington State signed a 6-foot-10 center from Australia named Aron Baynes. The Aussie came through the international ranks under the tutelage of Marty Clarke, at the Australian Institute of Sport, and brought size and toughness to Pullman, Wash.

Baynes put in four years at Washington State, where he finished with respectable career averages of 8.7 points and 5.7 assists in 22 minutes per game. Toward the beginning of Baynes’ senior season, Wazzu signed another 6-foot-10 Australian center to take the torch as WSU’s rock-solid big man.

His name is Brock Motum.

The rail-thin lefty grew up just a few towns away from Baynes and also trained under Clarke in high school.

The Cougars’ center succession

plan was in place, and through two seasons it looked like Motum would carve out a legacy similar to that of his Australian counterpart.

He averaged 2.9 points per game in 6.7 minutes per contest as a freshman and upped that to 7.6 points in 19.2 minutes his sophomore season. It appeared Motum would develop into a serviceable big man, albeit with a very slim chance of ever having his name called on Brock Motum draft day.

Washington State Fast forward forward 25 games and now it looks like Motum may not even make it to his senior season. His game has gotten that good.

“When you average 20 points a game in conference play, you’re an All-Conference player. I would put him in that category,” UA head coach Sean Miller said. “He’s one of

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W-Hoops tries, again, to break lengthy losing streak Arizona looks to feed off home crowd, avenge an early-season loss to WSU

By Cameron Moon Daily Wildcat The Arizona women’s basketball team will once again try to snap its current eight-game losing streak tonight against the Washington State Cougars at 7 p.m. in McKale Center.

The last time the Wildcats (13-12, 2-11 Pac-12) faced the Cougars in Pullman, Wash., Washington State

was able to pull out a 78-68 victory By the numbers over a hobbled Arizona team playing without its leading rebounder and second-leading scorer, sophomore Erica Barnes. wins out of 13 games points per game Davellyn Whyte’s ppg in Now the team is back home, and in Pac-12 play scored in conference the first six Pac-12 games head coach Niya Butts said she expects her team to step up and gather energy from the home crowd. place the Wildcats sit points per game Whyte’s ppg in the last “It’s always good to be home,” Butts said. “They give us a lot of energy. in the Pac-12 standings allowed in conference seven Pac-12 games They’ve been with us this entire season, through the ups and the downs.

If there is a silver lining in this game, in both scoring offense and defense, When you can hear the home crowd giving you that support, it gives you it’s that the Cougars are not a very scoring 61.1 points per game while something else to play for, some en- powerful team. They are currently allowing 60.6. The Cougars are also in the bottom half of the conference last in the conference in field goal ergy down there on the floor.”

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Despite their offensive struggles, Butts is more worried about Washington State’s defense, which has given Arizona fits in recent games.

“We have to come out and make sure we’re poised and don’t force things,” Butts said. “It’s easy to do that, especially when they’re playing a zone. They’re kind of baiting you into making certain decisions. We need to do a really good job of picking our spots with them.”

Apart from getting through the defense of the Cougars, the Wildcats need

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Women’s swimming gets confidence boost Gordon bates / Daily Wildcat

Arizona’s Candice Warthen drives to the basket. The Wildcats will look to snap an eight-game losing skid against Washington State on Thursday in McKale Center.

energy from page 6

to keep the energy up. The Wildcats usually go as leading scorer Davellyn Whyte goes, which recently has looked like a sputtering three-wheeled car.

Before posting 22 points against Utah Saturday, she averaged just 9.3 points per game in the previous six contests. Arizona was outscored 449354 in those games.

motum from page 6

the hardest individual players that there is to guard in our conference.”

After sitting behind former Cougars’ starting forward DeAngelo Casto last season, Motum has exploded in his third year with the program. He’s averaging 17.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, shoots 56.7 percent from the field and is on a tear as of late.

Over his last five games Motum has averaged 25.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 60.5 percent shooting and 55.5 percent from three. He’s emerged as the conference’s top big man, and similarities between him and Baynes stop after the words Australia, 6-foot-10, center and Marty Clarke.

While Baynes tries to stick with the Ikaros Kallitheas Basketball Club in Athens, Motum is building up quite the resume for the NBA due to his multitude of talents.

“He’s very physical. He rebounds the ball at a very high level. He can score both facing the basket and with his back to the basket,” Miller said.

“Look at his three-point percentage, free throw attempts, free throw percentage, how he can really put the ball on the floor and drive.”

Pac-12 play is winding down, and now that Arizona is alone in last place, salvaging the season may be out of the question. The Wildcats can, however, gather momentum heading into the Pac-12 Tournament in the hopes of making a surprise run, starting tonight with a win over Washington State.

“The slump sucks,” freshman center Aley Rohde said. “But every team will have to go through something like this to be successful eventually.”

As Miller implied, Motum can do it all. He leads the Cougars in scoring and rebounding and is their second-best 3-point shooter at 41.2 percent on the season. He’s made more buckets than anyone in the conference, and can beat teams from virtually anywhere on the floor. With that said, it’s up to Jesse Perry, Solomon Hill and Angelo Chol to keep the Aussie in check tonight.

“He’s their go-to guy right now,” Hill said. “He can do it from the inside and outside. He’s real efficient from the outside so we have to play them differently.”

Perry will start with the assignment on Motum, but Miller made it clear it’s going to have to be a group effort to slow him down “It’s not going to be a one-onone matchup, we have to do it as a team,” Miller said. “He’s a load.

He’s a handful. We certainly want to make the game hard for him.”

Arizona limited Motum to 4-for13 from the field in their first meeting, despite his scoring 18 points.

However, no one’s been able to stop Motum as of late, and Arizona may not be an exception.

What’s Motum’s secret? Like Dirk Nowitzki’s one-footed fade away or Manu Ginobili’s side-step, Motum

Wildcats look to build off of win over ASU heading to Pac-12 meet

By Christopher Cegielski Daily Wildcat

The Arizona women’s swimming has experienced a surge of confidence after coming off a decisive 170-114 victory over its in-state rival, No. 21 ASU. The No. 9 Wildcats have experienced high and low points during their dual meet season. They started off 4-1, managing a win over No. 25 UCLA while the only loss came in a close meet to No. 3 USC. However, after a superb

By the numbers 17.4: Brock Motum’s scoring average this season.

25.2: Motum’s scoring average over the lasst five games.

56.7: Motum’s shooting percentage this season.

60.5: Motum’s shooting percentage over the last five games.

is unorthodox, and it plays to his advantage.

“He utilizes what they call the euro step, which to me sometimes looks like a travel,” WSU head coach Ken Bone said. “That’s just not the way you teach it, at least in this country.

I look at that and think ‘what in the world are you doing, that’s not even a good shot.’ He’s pretty efficient and accurate with that shot. He does just a few things a little bit different than some other guys.”

Whatever Motum is doing, it’s working. He’s making the most of his added minutes to separate himself in the Pac-12 and earn an AllConference slot.

Unlike Baynes, Motum is an “individual player who can really dominate a game,” as Miller described. To think, all he needed was some playing time.

beginning, the women dropped three straight dual meets until last weekend’s win over ASU. Given these three loses were to the likes of No. 2 Cal, No. 6 Stanford and No. 4 Texas, the Wildcats can remain confident heading into the Pac-12 Championships.

Sophomore captain Margo Geer was able to finish with a trio of firstplace finishes over the weekend, in the 50-meter, 100-meter, and 200-meter freestyle events.

“We had a meeting the other day and we emphasized that we are a championship team, not exactly a dual meet team,” Geer said. “Going into championship season we are very excited and very confident.”

The Wildcats’ main focus all season long has been the NCAA

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initially overwhelmed by the large student population, dorm life and speaking only English.

“I’ve really grown up here in Arizona without my parents,” Labonté said. “Adjusting to life as a foreign student athlete was not easy. Luckily, I think I am very sociable and made the effort to make friends.”

The Canada native is constantly on the move as she tackles struggles like time management and the pursuit of professional shot put throwing while remembering her responsibilities in the classroom.

“I really admire Julie,” said teammate Brigetta Barrett. “She’s one of my best friends on the team and she’s my family. We’re both far from home and

Championship, but that doesn’t mean they’ll take the Pac-12 meet lightly. This meet can further propel the women’s confidence by putting them in better position to shoot for the NCAA title.

A few of Arizona’s women have a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships, giving the Wildcats a little extra fuel during the conference meet.

Senior captain Alyssa Anderson and fellow senior Emma Darlington said they see the Pac-12 Championships as a bittersweet experience, as it will be their last time competing in this event.

“Our main focus is obviously the NCAAs,” Darlington said. “It’s my last year. There’s going to be a lot of fast swimming and it’s going to be fun.”

offer support systems for one another.”

Not only has Labonté made an impression on her teammates, but her coaches just as glad to have her at the university.

“Julie’s really excelled here,” head coach Fred Harvey said. “As coaches, we need to make this place home for athletes like her and it’s important to remember that everything is a new experience. We do need her to perform well so we can succeed as a team, but we look not to overuse her so she can focus on long term dreams too.”

Labonté has already earned her bid to the NCAA Championships and is looking to the summer Olympic games tryouts as her biggest challenge yet.

“Everything is possible,” Labonté said. “Coming here has presented so many opportunities, it wouldn’t make sense not to go for it.”

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Students gain ‘perspective’ from empathy presentation

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Mary Wade, iEmpathize team project and events manager, and Lindsay Hill, representing the Central City Assembly church, sit on mattresses to protest human trafficking. The UA’s Empathy Week aimed to raise awareness about human rights throughout the world.

By Brittny Mejia Daily Wildcat

A national human rights awareness organization is hosting presentations in the Union Gallery of the Student Union Memorial Center throughout the week to explain the issues of sex trafficking and child

exploitation to UA students.

The iEmpathize group, which focuses on combatting child trafficking, is holding an exhibit in the gallery, as well as events aimed to engage the public throughout the week. Pictures, artifacts and videos from Southeast Asia, Russia, the U.S. and Mexico are placed around the gallery,

allowing viewers to see children affected by trafficking and exploitation.

“Our mission is to eradicate child exploitation and engage culture in creative solutions,” said Brad Riley, the founder and president of iEmpathize. “It’s a cultural issue, not just a criminal issue, and we need culture to rise up against it.”

The iEmpathize group promotes their mission nation-wide, and some of the events show up at universities and galleries, Riley said. Union Gallery curators contacted him about installing a social justice media exhibit at the UA. Each artifact, photo and frame of film is authentic to the stories of the kids they serve, Riley said. The iEmpathize media team, which works closely with former victims of child trafficking, collected each piece personally.

“I’ve heard about a lot of these facts before, but I’ve never seen pictures like this,” said Kayla Mlodzik, a communications junior who viewed the exhibit. “It definitely gives you perspective.”

Along with the exhibit, the iEmpathize group is hosting a “mattress vigil” that stands as a silent protest against the issue.

For $10 each, attendees sit on a mattress for 15 minutes in order to empathize with victims of child trafficking.

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